La Fuente Mexican Food

"I live near this place and go here often and the food and service is perfect like 4 out of 5 times. The only negatives I can point out is that their Jamaica is too bland most of the time, but the Horchata is fire!!! Every once in a while I might get rolled tacos that are too peppery (with literal black pepper) or maybe some guac that's a little more brown then I care for, but otherwise I love coming here. I am a vegetarian and this place is very accommodating and I will happily walk past other restaurants to come to La Fuente. The photo I attached is Carne Asada fries (with no meat) and they filled that container to the brim!!! I've never been happier. I usually spend $15-$20 each visit and they do have a rewards system! Plus an open salsa bar with several different salsas and veggies. I love the habanero salsa (the orange one). Yes there is seating inside and outside. Sometimes they have really good music playing. They also do taco Tuesdays outside! Take it from someone who lives in the area and comes here often, La Fuente is worth it. That and Colima's down the street are the best 2 Mexican places in Hillcrest."

"I phoned in to place a pick up order. The person that answered the phone acted as if she didn't speak English. I hung up and called again this time there was no issue with her English. When I picked up the order it was ready but I had to ask for the drink that was included in the order. Not sure why the attitude, but I didn't let it disturb me. Will I go there again? Not likely. The food was fine but the attitude with the order; I can spend my money elsewhere. As far as the atmosphere, the place was empty. Maybe that has to do with the customer service."

"Ordered a burrito here and there was a 3 inch nail in it, which I didn’t realize until I bit into it. I told the kitchen staff asking for a new burrito and they tried to gaslight us that there was no nail in the burrito (it was literally in my hand). The burrito was honestly fine tasting, but this is an ACE store before a burrito shop. If you need more iron in your diet come here"

"La Fuente is a terrific place to stop by for late night Mexican food if you get the munchies after dancing or having some other type of fun earlier in the evening. We walked in and were greeted by a worker who didn’t welcome us or say anything. He just walked to the register and waited for us to order. Not the friendliest by any means but maybe he was having a bad night. The place has plenty of seating, both inside and outside and it’s brightly lit. There is a salsa bar to meet any sauce requirements you may have. We ordered the carne asada quesadilla and the fish tacos and the cashier handed us a receipt with our number (without a thank you or any sort of acknowledgement). They have a machine that calls out the numbers for them as food becomes ready for pickup. We grabbed our selection of salsas and sat down. A short while later our number was called and we grabbed our food. The carne asada quesadilla comes with cheese and pico de gallo inside. I was surprised by the pico but it was tasty enough. That being said, I think it contributed to the tortilla getting soft too fast though so if I were to order again I might ask for it on the side. My partner had the fish tacos and said they were huge and tasty. All three salsas I tasted were delicious but I liked the red salsa the best over the green and the hot orange one. The orange was supposed to be the hottest but still wasn’t crazy hot like I’m used to. Overall the food is great late night fare and maybe the cashier was just not having his best night. Hopefully they will be friendlier next time. La Fuente also has a drive through available and a few parking spots on the side if you’re lucky enough to nab one."

"Legit got every single item wrong. Didn’t get any of the extra rice or beans. Didn’t follow instructions for the orders. And the rice was the worst rice I’ve ever had in my life, pretty sure it was made days ago. I’ve been in the service industry for over 15 years. I mean read the ticket and the instructions and look at the pictures. And sorry I can’t take pictures of the extra rice or beans or tortillas, because we didn’t get it!"