Everything is homemade. Their salsa definitely has a kick but it’s incredible. My favorite is the green sauce over red but both are incredible. The asada burritos is finely chopped tender steak. The Flautas are FILLED with meat and again homemade and so delicious! The way their cheese is melted is so yummy and just one of my favorite Mexican spots! You can always count on nothing but the best every time you come. Worth the wait if you don’t have a reservation!

Fabulous and flavorful food. Everything I’ve had is excellent but I keep coming back to their carnitas. Order them crispy for an extra treat. Lard is prominently used - enjoy the flavor! It’s why the beans are delicious. The rice is delicious. Damn you guys. Even the usually forgettable sides are excellent. Don’t fill up on the chips and salsa!

We love Farolito! Very good service and it's fun eating outside under the canopy. I had the chicken fajitas this time and my wife had a combo with taquitos and an enchilada. Both were delicious. Plenty of free parking BTW.

Hands down my favorite enchiladas in OC. The rice is light and fluffy, beans are creamy and flavorful. Sauce and tortilla are perfectly cooked. Salsa has a nice kick to them. I just ate here the other day and I’m craving for them already. Service is fast and friendly. The margaritas are refreshing but on the light side of alcohol. There is always a wait. It’s a local spot and people from the neighborhood are always there. My best friend moved to Westminster/Huntington Beach area and still come here for enchiladas.

Wait time (in a covered seating area) was not long at all for a Saturday lunch hour rush, food was delicious. The 4 of us total was less than the cost of my wife and I alone at a national wings chain the night before. Service was polite and courteous. Food arrived quickly and in good portions. We are visiting from the East Coast and this place was Highly recommended. After experiencing it ourselves I completely agree.

The chips are freshly made and the salsa is spicy goodness. For me, the beans make or break it, the beans were awesome!

I've been here over 8 times now! Every visit is a treat for my taste buds, and my favorite dish is hands down the arroz y pollo. The salsa is fantastic and spicy, which adds an extra kick to every bite. The staff is always friendly and welcoming, and they make me feel like a valued guest every time I visit. The atmosphere is casual but it is truly a gem.

Excellent food and service. Very authentic. Parking can be a challenge in the neighborhood.

Our hunt for a great local, Mexican restaurant near Brea continues. El Farolito didn't tick all the check boxes. Nice service, good people, seems popular with the locals but we felt that the food was mediocre. Salsa tasted like it was made from canned tomato sauce. Chips were fresh. Pork was fresh but seemed just a bit overcooked. We came with great expectations but fell short.

LOVED IT here!! I don't know maybe just me, but you can tell it's legit right when you walk in. I ordered the cinnamon coffee, chicken quesadilla (my friend's order across from me in the photo was the breakfast enchiladas), and a "cup" (small bowl) of menudo. The cinnamon coffee wasn't sweetened but it didn't need to be -- it wasn't bitter at all, and the cinnamon wasn't overpowering either. The chicken quesadilla was a bit oily but otherwise quite good. Now. This was my first time trying menudo (purely due to not knowing it existed until recently, forgive me) so maybe I don't know better or worse but. This. This is the one, y'all. This stuff is SO, SO GOOD. If you're like me and love squishy things like tripe, which is in it, you'll love this too! I haven't been this blissed out on a single dish in a long time and I am a picky eater. PLEASE for your own good try it!! Will be back with my family for sure!!

Love this place. Family favorite, and we have very picky young ones. I knew it would be a hit the first time we came as soon as I saw the rice...if the rice is good, the rest of the food should be spot on. The beef taquitos are almost as fat as me - they are so stuffed with delicious shredded beef. My husband loves the shrimp dishes, and they are not tight with the shrimp. Good service, chill spot, great food.

We had to wait for 20 minutes at around 6 pm. Its location is in a secluded area from main streets. The atmosphere makes you feel like somewhere in Mexico. The food and the prices were well worth waiting for. I particularly liked their spicy salsa. It was quite different than anything I had tasted before.

The food is really really good.. very tasty.. staff very friendly.. price is right😋

Food was ok. I had two taquitos and they had no flavor. Beans and rice were good at least. Tostada was good. My wife had the chile rellenos which were good.

Been coming here for three years straight during our vacation in LA. Very consistent and haven’t had a bad thing on the menu. Their Arroz con Pollo is what keeps me coming back though! Big portions, decently priced and ample seating in the “parking lot” ;) We’ve stopped before our trips to Disneyland and knotts Berry farm to game plan and fuel up beforehand. Definitely hit this spot up!

The food was absolutely fantastic, had the carnitas enchiladas one with red sauce and one with green. Both were really good, but I'd say the green won out. Service was slow to get orders in and drinks, then a refill. Worth the wait though

Had a birthday brunch for my Grandmother here. Every dish was fantastic, service was great even though it was a bit busy, portions were large, and the temperature was comfortable with the heaters even though it was rainy outside. We tried the breakfast enchiladas, bacon & eggs, chilaquiles, and chorizo w/ potatoes.

El Farolito Mexican Restaurant is a popular Mexican food restaurant located in Placentia. We had a short wait to be seated. The staff were friendly and efficient. The food was good but not fantastic. The menu was pretty extensive The restaurant ambience was nice and colorful.

El Farolito’s never disappoints! Family owned and operated. Today I enjoyed the Papas plate. Your choice of 3 plus rice and beans. (The three can be any combination of the main dish) today was 1 shredded beef taco and 2 cheese enchiladas. Can you say delicious!! When you try it let me know what you think! Enjoy!! ☺️😉😋

Food was incredible! They were busy, that's why the servers were a little slow. That doesn't change the fact that this restaurant deserves all the business they get! I am definitely going back.

Love the food everything made fresh and hot great service from the door to our table thanks

I had the Burrito Special with shredded beef. It was very good with cheese, sauce and sour cream. Very large so I had leftovers. The service was good too