Carnitas Junior

"I've seen a lot of hype for Doña Chicharrón but unfortunately...it definitely didn't live up to it. If there's one word to summarize my experience...it's blandness. I always see Doña cooking the carnitas and chicharrones in the AM I believe. So if you arrive at midday... they've been sitting under a heat lamp for a few hours already. They lose the freshness just a bit. We ordered her namesake... carnitas and chicharrones. The carnitas were lacking definite flavor. They were soft but they NEEDED some lime and salsa. I needed to add flavor because it didn't have much. The chicharrones were hard. If you look at the pic...the white part is obviously lard...the rest is meat. Since the chicharron had been sitting already for several hours, the lard part really was unappealing to eat and it had very little meat, and what it had, was very tough and dry. I know she says she makes them fresh every morning, but these felt almost like a day old. Doña herself seemed very friendly and amiable...I think people return more for her than the food, because the food wouldn't draw me back."

"I went to try the chicharrones and discovered the gorditas are just as good, if not better. The chicharrones are really good but they could use some seasoning. The gorditas can be ordered with any filling and they're so flavorful. The quesadilla junior is a whole meal in itself and it was also great. The beans with carnitas they bring out with the chips is the best and we asked for another cup of that to go. Limonada was also good and they bring you a huge cup. The servers were super friendly."

"Totally impressed! Carnitas and Chicharon on point. Awesome salsas! Beans were very good. Excellent guacamole!"

"1st visit here. Will not be our last. We were greeted as soon as we walked in. Great staff only down side service was a little slower than expected.Carnitas were great juicy n toasted. Tacos de bistec were great. Loaded baked potato was dripping with butter n toppings. Everything was reasonably priced for the amount of food served. Worth the 2.5hr drive from home."