Carmelita's Taqueria & Grill (Authentic Mexican Cuisine)

34255 Pacific Coast Hwy Unit 109, Dana Point - 92629
66 reviews
Mexican
(949) 503-4107

Delicious food and great service! I ordered the asada bowl and my husband ordered pollo burrito. The asada was such high quality and flavorful, and the other many ingredients in the bowl were so fresh and tasty. I especially loved the guacamole! My husband liked his burrito but wish it had more chicken than it did. We ate outside on the patio and enjoyed that too. The prices seemed a bit high for a quick serve restaurant but the food was great.

Found this place by accident and WOW!! All the food we ordered are all delicious. The chips are warm and perfectly crispy. The carnitas tasted great, as does the Mexican street corn. My wife ordered the chicken tostada and it also very delicious and pretty big portion too. It's definitely more on the pricey Mexican fast food, but we'll worth every penny. Will be back here for sure.

Fantastic food. Had a beautiful pollo asado bowl with fresh veggies, guacamole, black beans, rice cheese and pico de gallo. A little pricey but quality is high and portions large. Beer and wine options. Fresh salsa bar.Next time the al pastor! They had it on a spit...didn't see it til after I ordered.

Very expensive for less than decent Mexican food. Kinda disappointing

Delicious fresh food. Had been staying at the Marriott eating meh hotel food for days and finally got to eat real food here. The bowl was a Very large portion that left me happily full. The outdoor dining was good too!

Such a great location and the food was delicious. We were promptly greeted by Jagar… he was wonderful and informative and friendly. We have four boys and he was so helpful. Got the steak salad based on his recommendation and it was so good! Boys for flautas, chicken tacos, steak tacos and a carnitas burrito… hubby for a steak burrito. It was all great quality, handmade pressed tortillas, juicy tender meat, and fresh veggies. A must if you are in the area. Didn’t even have time to take pictures.

Absolutely delicious. Had crispy chicken tacos, Mexican street corn and rice. The tacos were stuffed with chicken, the shell wasfreshly fried. No one in the area does freshly fried crispy tacos. The corn was the perfect, I can't stop eating it and the rice was good too. Give this place a try.

Blew away my expectations. I got the carnitas tacos and am looking for an excuse to go back for another round. Tortillas were made to order and incredibly soft. Sizeable carnitas portions we’re perfectly cooked, well seasoned, and not overly fatty so you could enjoy it all. Salsas ranged on the spice scale enough to add flavor or make you sweat. Girlfriend got the cauliflower tacos that were also well seasoned and a great meat sub. They were super tender and worked great with the taco. Super swell-friendly crew as well.

Food was delicious plentiful portions. Staff was outstanding

Best crispy tacos in the area. Had both the short rib and the chicken taco. Excellent!