El Cholo (Irvine)

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Been here a couple times, foods decent but the winner is the salsa..

Habanero salsa (extra $0.50, but worth every penny), watch out it got quite a kick

Combo 1

Fajitas, I love sizzling plates, let the beans cook a bit then scrape off, delicious

These little cookies don't look much but very tasty, caramel or brown sugar?  My kd was fighting me for these.

A tad on the high price side, but the chips and salsa are great!  Order a $5 Pacifico to go with the Habanero salsa, the beer will taste like honey.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Love those cookies.

The kids meals come with a Bomb Pop for dessert... be wary of sugar high.

Although this is probably the closest Mexican Restaurant to us in Irvine... we prefer Don Jose's in Lake Forest (or Tustin) and even more... Flamingo's in Laguna Hills.

 

[zovall]

That Habanero salsa is super spicy!  They have a very spicy 'medium' one as well - ask for the beto salsa.

Many of the drinks there cost more than my entree.  Their house cadillac margarita packs quite the punch

Miguel's in Foothill Ranch is definitely worth trying too as far as these types of Mexican restaurants go (although I like Miguel's Jr even more haha)