Ocotlan Restaurant

Most authentic mexican food in oxnard. seriously. .hand made tortillas. I kind of like that they don’t have a menu. its just a few dishes that are cooking. so good.

We just had breakfast here. We loved it! Very friendly, warm staff, large portions, excellent chunky salsa. The handmade tortillas were amazing — probably the best we’ve had in a long time, and we just got back from 3 months in Mexico. This is wholesome, authentic Mexican food and totally worth the trip!

Dark and dingy of a place that resembles more of a saloon than a restaurant but hey I’ll eat anywhere, I’m greeted by a nice waitress and I told her I just wanted some tacos what kind of meats do they offer, she replied Carne Asada… I waited, and waited… then ask what else?, she replies just Carne Asada, seriously?, YES…
So then I quickly look over the menu and order Mole, while waiting for my food she served me.
Salsa —
very watery though it had good flavor and Med/​Heat
Chips —
Some cheap store brand not very good.
Mole —
Well my bad for not reading as the pollo is leg and thigh and I’m not a fan unless were talking females *(Chickens don’t count) I only like breast
the mole itself was very good just didn’t like the meat, would have given it 4-​Stars if it was breast but they don’t even offer breast meat. 2-​Stars

I went back. I sat down at the lunch counter. It took a few minutes before the server came around, but when she did she had a smile and pleasant manner. She didn’t give us a menu, but that’s okay, we just wanted burritos anyway. I asked what kind of meat they had. «Carne Asada and Chili Colorado», she said. «No lengua, cabeza, al Pastor?» I said. She shook her head, «no». We went with Carne Asada. It was chewy and bland with at least two large pieces of inedible grisle in each one. However, I’ll give them a star for the molcahete (mortar & pestle filled with peppers and oil?) that she put in front of us to make our own salsa with.