El Sitio

The food is good but their salsa bar is always gross looking, and the salsas are NEVER fresh. They always taste like they make huge batches and are left in the fridge uncovered … I’ve come several times and I won’t lie I’ll continue to come because it’s so close to work… Just wish the salsa was amazing. Bottom line, get the breakfast burritos, stay away from the salsa.

Really weird vibe and not quality food compared to other food offered in the area.

My favorite place for chilaquiles! Everything is solid here. Out of all the El Sitio this location is the best.

I’m a local and grew up right around the corner. I never been fond of this place and just went the other day. This place is gross, all that is good is a bean and cheese, I added chicken. They are racist and didn’t want to give us chips saying they ran out for the day but then gave some to the Hispanic man after us. I wouldn’t waste my time here nor recommend it to no one. My mom got a super burrito and it looked and tasted disgusting, my sister ate some and felt sick within 5 minutes. I’m surprised this is still open, guess they give better service and food to darker skin people…
Staff has changed since the past two years and wow what night and day. For the worst.
Go across the freeway to Camino, Dont risk getting bad service, rude hostess and get sick. I would give zero stars.

Love this place!!! Brocheta de pollo is amaaaazing and their salsas are the best. Not a fancy place but perfect lunch spot for a work day!

This is by far my favorite El Sitio location! They are all pretty good, and all have slight differences in quality, but this is the one I’d go to if given the choice.
Pretty big burritos, done right. They don’t fall apart in your hands and don’t require a fork or a ton of napkins like most other places in town, and the ingredients are always good.
The tacos are good if you just want something small.
Go try it if you haven’t!

The pork adobado tacos are out of this world! Service is friendly, but don’t expect them to bend over backwards for you. It’s a basic taco joint serving up great food, what more do you need?

Excellent burritos close to my house that last for me 2 – 3 meals great value when it last a couple days. Thank you

The brocheta de bistek is out of sight good. Sautéed onions, peppers, mushrooms, cheese, beef. Order 2 extra tortillas. It makes me think about it for lunch… often. The adobado is also very tasty as are the tortas.

Mexican restaurant with a nondescript exterior located behind 7-​Eleven. Like most Mexican cuisine, very fulfilling. The horchata was standard fare. Tried the burrito with green peppers, which was so-​so. I also tried the chorizo burrito thinking the chorizo would be tasty, but I couldnt really taste it. The condiment bar includes green salsa, red salsa, and fresh Pico De Gallo. There is also free soda refills.

I’ve been a regular here lately and have been hooked on the adobado tacos. They are super moist and tender, not spicy and huge! Two tacos will run you around $ 6 but they are at least 4 tacos worth of meat.
If you compare to Lilly’s, it’s more than double the meat in the taco. In fairness Lilly’s tacos are about half the price.
As I said before, the place is super clean even though the surrounding shopping center is pretty crummy. And the employees there are always very friendly to this gringo.

SERIOUSLY good tacos here! The meat is fantastic and always nicely cooked. The same lady is always behind the counter when I order and always treats me well.
It’s hard to find authentic tacos anywhere in town, but I’m glad that El Sitio exists to bring them to me. Try the tacos de buche; you’ll love them!

I used to work for Public Health when I was in the military so I know if I will give negatives.
Here we go:
1. The sneeze guard was not properly installed, their sauces and condiments (onions, and etc.) were exposed, not even a cover, a NO NO! I saw people come and go from this sauce and I can say that no matter how good the sauce is if it’s dirty or contaminated, a turn-​off.
2. Their soda machine, there were signs of stains where it has not been cleaned for days.
Let’s stop here. It makes me throw-​up.
Food is a OK, but I experienced better ones. I did not see cilantro, maybe you have to ask for it, for a $.
Me not coming back here. I can find better Mexican joints than this place.

Five stars, because customer service is never a disappointment! The owners are always so friendly, and never stingy with the sauce bar. When they make a mistake on my friend’s order, they were genuinely sorry, and fixed our order and I love that. Also, the Carne Asade Tacos here are bomb, and I don’t even like tacos! :) Definitely an hidden gem in the end of Pardall, check it out!

There are toothpicks right at the order counter for a very good reason.
That being that their meat is full of fat and gristle. Not only that, a nice piece of bone was mixed in that could have cracked a tooth on some poor unsuspecting diner. All of the meat was hard and crunchy like it’s been cooked two times over like some redone french fries.
Ladies were nice behind the counter but the food wasn’t.

Super-​friendly, super old-​school place in a strip mall that looks like it hasn’t changed since the ‘70s. The torta and burrito we had were fresh and very high-​quality in the best classic Cal-​Mex tradition. We’ll be back!

Best Mexican food in town. Reasonable prices, friendly staff, & fresh salsas. Surprisingly, the staff here handles large orders w/​ease. I placed an order of about 10 custom burritos & between cash exchange & devouring, there was not a single issue.

Most authentic Mexican food in IV. This is definitely my go to place, especially for tacos! My favorite is the lengua cause it’s soo tender and jam packed with flavor. Also their pico de gallo: fresh tomatoes and spicy mouth watering jalepenos.

I tried the lengua, cabeza and adobada street tacos and they were all amazing (and filling)! The salsas are spicy and delicious. After being in Boston for over 2 years, I’ve been looking for good Mexican places, and so far so good!

Talk about neighborhood Mexican food! I’ve been going to this place for years, because its so close to home and everytime I return home I CRAVE this food. Its simple homestyle Mexican food set in a residential neighborhood.
This place doesn’t seek out the masses of crowds aching to eat American-​style burritos, no this place serves mostly tacos and tortas. Yes there are gringo style food, but go for the everything else. Their meat selection is expansive as they even have pig stomach (MMMMMM), and 5 varieties of pork. The adobado pork is tasty, moist and quite simply fantastic, and PILED high with meat with one LARGE taco for only 2.80! I can see this place being a replacement for home cooking in my predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, because its SO close to homecooked food and homecooked prices!
Get over the fads of so-​called ‘authentic’ Mexican food in Santa Barbara (with exception to Super Rica), head on out to the neighborhood eateries here or El Sitio #1 on Fairview and Hollister. Its a place thats easy to miss, but if you find it your taste buds will never forget it!!!