El Puerto Restaurant

Reviews

• Eric R.

  star star star star star_border 23 July 2026

  Located on West Capitol Avenue, just west of downtown West Sacramento, CA, El Puerto Mexican Restaurant #3 is number one, in a small chain of two Mexican restaurants, located in the greater Sacramento area.  You'll be treated to authentic, delicious Mexican cuisine, served by friendly staff, in a beautiful dining room.
  
  I walked into a dining that was about half seated, as I'd arrived around 1:30 in the afternoon, well past the peak lunch hour.  As you enter the restaurant, you'll be greeted at the meet/greet/cashier station, and if the restaurant is busy, the "greeter" will seat you.  Since the dining room wasn't busy on this early Friday afternoon, I simply seated myself.  The main dining room is very comfortable, squeaky clean, and the furniture is mostly tables, with a few booths.  I sat at the rear of the dining room, with my back turned toward the attractive painted mural on the wall.
  
  From the "Combinations" section of the lunch menu, I went with #24, which is a Chilie Relleno, soft taco, along with rice and beans.  When it comes to the taco, you get to choose between chicken or beef, and the carnivore in me chose beef.  As a side note, all combination meals come with rice and beans.  The chips, house-salsa, and the icy-cold Pacifico beer add a nice touch to this fabulous lunch!
  
  The "Combinations" menu describes the #24 as, "One chilie relleno and one chicken or beef soft fried taco."  The top of the "Combinations" menu reads, "Combinations are served with homemade rice and refried beans."  Can you spell "winner" in any language, especially Spanish?
  I chose this combination because it had been many months since I'd enjoyed a chilie relleno, and I always enjoy a fried taco of any variety, and I can't resist beef, although I adore chicken.
  
  The relleno was what I assume to be an Anaheim chili pepper, stuffed with cheese, battered, deep fried, and covered with sauce, and more cheese.  Such goodness!  It was tasty, cut with a fork, and each bite melted in my mouth.  
  
  The taco started with a medium size corn tortilla that was lightly fried, stuffed with meat and vegetables, and actually held together when you bit into it, and didn't break into pieces.  That's a HUGE bonus for a delicious taco! The ground beef - not really authentic to Mexico - was fried perfectly, and the lettuce, diced tomato, were fresh and crisp, and the taco was garnished with lots of shredded Mexican cheese.  Such a great taco!
  
  The in-house made refried beans were simply delicious, and the yummy Mexican rice really helped to absorb all of the sauce, juice, cheese, and everything that made this a great lunch!  The Pacifico beer, along with the chips and salsa rounded out an outstanding meal at El Puerto Mexican Restaurant.
  
  El Puerto serves delicious Mexican cuisine, and if you're in a hurry to enjoy your wonderful lunch, set your stopwatch after ordering, and tick off 10 minutes, and your server will have it on your table, ready to enjoy.  Delicious Mexican cuisine, lightning fast service, and friendly staff, make El Purerto Mexican Restaurant #3 a great place to enjoy an amazing lunch, on West Capitol Avenue, in West Sacramento, CA.
  
  El Puerto isn't perfect, but it's really close, so it nets a solid four stars in my Yelp review book.

• June F.

  star star star star star 19 July 2026

  Broooooo.. If you have not been here yet, then what the heck are you doing with your life??? Jk lol. I found out about this place through a coworker who came across this place by accident. I've definitely been looking for some good Mexican food near work, but of course working in Downtown Sac, you'll really only find overpriced Mexican joints that aren't even all that.
  
  I want to say that this is a fam-owned store, which I am all about. There is plenty of seating and you seat yourself. The servers come by quickly if they are not currently helping out another table. They greet you with a bowl of chips and salsa. The salsa has a little kick to it, so if you're not about the spicy life, then you can ask for a side of pico de gallo. Prices are ridiculous here!!! And I mean that in a good way. For a 2 entrée item, it's less than $10. I believe it was in the range of $7-$8. Restaurants in Midtown would charge you $20-$25 for that. :/
  
  I had the carnitas with beans, rice, guac, and a side of corn tortillas (you can get flour tortillas if you want). The carnitas were on point! Super flavorful, cooked just perfectly. It was not dry at all!! They refill your chips without even you having to ask. This place is just overall A1. I'd recommend coming out here if you live in the West Sac area or if you work close by. Will be back here!

• Karen A.

  star star star star star_border 15 July 2026

  This is great Mexican food at reasonable prices.  Nice size portions.  Friendly staff too.

• Eugene L.

  star star star star star_border 8 July 2026

  First time visit today. It won't be my last. Delicious food, deep menu, great prices, friendly staff. I mean, what else do you need? Nice quiet restaurant and clean too!

• Eileen S.

  star star star star star 1 July 2026

  This is my go to place for Mexican food in West Sacramento.  We eat here at least a couple of times a month.  Their salsa is pretty amazing.  I like their shredded beef tacos and enchiladas.  They serve a large variety of Mexican food and have French fries for the picky eaters in your life. Overall, we really enjoy eating here and encourage you to try their delicious food.