20 Mule Cafe

Super impressed! My husband and I stumbled upon this gem on our way to Vegas. It was very inexpensive and tasty! They split an entrée into two plates for us, and accommodated all of our special requests. Free salad and chips and salsa, too! This will be a tradition now every time we drive to Vegas. We highly recommend stopping by for a yummy meal and excellent service.

the best taco salad ive ever had. really. i ordered the carne asada taco salad. my son had a burger and fries and liked it. my husband had the carne asads tscos and he liked them. good place to stop while driving through the desert.

Mother and I were on our way back to Santa Clarita, and a road sign for a random California museum caught my eye. I decided to take the exit and check out one last thing before putting the last endstamp on the roadtrip. We pulled off to see the Boron 20 Mule Team Museum. We then walked across the street to see the giant dump truck across the street from the parked jets. It’s a mighty odd corner right here. Jets on one side, Giant yellow dump trucks on the other, and this restaurant in between.
We entered, and after chuckling at some of their hanging signage, I took a looksee at the specials board. The Torta with fries and a drink sounded pretty darn good at the moment. As we sat down at a table and looked around the place. I first noticed that it was fairly empty. We then began looking at the menus that had been placed by the place settings. After looking at the menus for a little while, I decided upon the sandwich special, and my mother settled upon the quesedillas. A waitress came over, and after being given several options of sandwich, I ordered a chicken torta.
After a little while passed, a carne asada torta was placed before me. A bit confused, I accepted it regardless. I was pretty hungry after driving all morning. While the Torta was actually pretty great, the fries were just passable. Certainly nothing special. Mother agreed with me on that point. She said that despite the poor show on the fries, her quesedilla was actually pretty great.
Additionally, after our food arrived, the waitress suddenly stopped visiting. We never got our beverages refilled, we were never asked how we were doing, nor did we eventually get a bill. After enough time had passed, we decided it was finally time to leave. We picked up our dishes containing our leftovers, and walked over to the register to pay our bill and get takeout containers.
So, while the main items we ordered were really pretty great, the sides, as well as the service were questionable at best. I think I’ll skip that particular exit on my next roadtrip.

A tad off the highway but well worth stopping for. Food good and the waitress is all one could ask for. We’ll be back.

The previous owners had awesome Mexican food. After the change, the Mexican food was crap. The only food I go here for are the burgers. There is a family pack that comes with 4 burgers, 4 fries and 4 drinks for about $ 20. It is definitly worth the money. They do offer a military discount so they get a thumbs up in my book.
I’ve never gotten anything from their coffee bar but had heard good things
Updated from about four years ago.
They have since expanded to North Edwards and the food is identical. Still like the family pack deal

The food is AMAZING!!! SPICY!!! I enjoyed my brunch huevos rancheros!!! Excellent service, reasonable prices!!! Thank you!!! Kudos to the cooks!!!

We came to Boron for the museum across the street. The 20 Mule café was open and looked promising. The building has character (AKA old and re purposed). It was clean and open. We were greeted promptly. The staff was friendly and attentive.
The menu leans heavily to the Mexican side of things, but has a healthy dose of classic diner fare. I went for the steak fajitas and was not disappointed. Its a very generous portion for under $ 10. I was stuffed the rest of day.
Definitely a good place to stop if you’re on Hwy 58 and looking for a leg stretch and bite to eat.

The food is awsome, portions are generous and you cannot find a better service within miles. If you pass by Boron, take a break at this great place and enjoy the food and friendly service, it is more then worth it.

This place was perfect for the weary traveler driving from San Francisco to the Grand Canyon in 1 day. It was inexpensive, the food was tasty, and service was fast. I would definitely come back, especially given that there’s not much else going on in Boron.

Best food in Boron by far!!! Service can be a bit off at times but The food is worth the small chance of hassle. The chorizo egg burrito is the bomb dot com. Mexican sodas too! Holla!

I love checking out little off the wall places. Nothing too special about the menu, the plastic over the table cloths are a nice desert touch :-)
Menu is more of a Denny’s with a twist of Mexico.
Big flat screen tvs are cool for watching sports.

One of the best values going! Very good food. And great service. I have been here multiple times my favorites are the Carne Asada Burrito, Double Bacon Cheese Burger, and the Steak Sandwich!
Generous servings and the price is great too.

Worth the detour off Highway 58. We had a very good breakfast burrito and will return next time we drive to las Vegas.

Good food for the right price. Cheese burger fries and drink 5.25 out the door. Good size burger to many fries and good tea.

I DIDN’T HAVE ESPRESSO — so if you’re jonesing for a caffeine-​laden drink, this might be the place to go if you’re in the area. It’s a long haul to the nearest coffee joint.
I really wanted to like this place. But… it was just okay. I went with a group from work for someone’s birthday. We had called in our orders the day before, but we still had to wait about 15 minutes for them to get them all together (there were 12 of us).
They did have a table set up for us. The décor was brightly colored walls with various Mexican pottery.
The chips were okay. The salsa a little too much like red enchilada sauce for my liking. The iced tea was okay.
My tuna melt on sourdough was okay. Nothing special, I should’ve asked for a slice of tomato. People liked the bisquits and gravy. Some talk of the ‘mystery meat’ in the carne asada burrito as being okay. Although I am suspicious of burritos with a diagonal slice of melted American cheese on top. People did like the yellow rice.
SOOOO, if I go again, I’ll try the breakfast.
I was a little disappointed they were out of t-​shirts. But I did see my guidance counselor from high school (I had been wondering if he was still alive).