★ 4.4 · Authentic family Mexican in Lake Forest · 661 Google reviews

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On El Toro Road in Lake Forest. The walls are blue, the salsa is fresh, the welcome is the family's.

Phone
(949) 586-1477

We pick up. The kitchen starts the moment your order is on the line.

Hours
  • Monday 11:00am – 9:00pm
  • Tuesday 11:00am – 9:00pm
  • Wednesday 11:00am – 9:00pm
  • Thursday 11:00am – 9:00pm
  • Friday 11:00am – 9:00pm
  • Saturday 11:00am – 9:00pm
  • Sunday 11:00am – 9:00pm

Catering

Feed the whole table.

  1. 01

    Family Packs

    Pack #1 feeds the table with 12 tacos, enchiladas or mini chimichangas, beans, rice, salsa fresca and chips. Pack #2 goes bigger: 5 lbs of carnitas, asada, chicken, tinga or beef with tortillas and the sides.

  2. 02

    Family Trays

    Charolas of tacos, enchiladas, miniburritos, taquitos, tamales and chiles rellenos, by the dozen or half-dozen, for the party you're hosting at home.

  3. 03

    By the Pound

    Carne asada, carnitas, pork tinga, grilled or shredded chicken, chile verde and shredded beef by the pound. Add guacamole, salsa and chips to round it out.

Good to Know

Before you come.

  1. 01

    Order online or by phone

    Pickup, DoorDash and UberEats. Call us and the kitchen starts your order. Most plates are ready in about fifteen to twenty minutes, longer on the weekend rush.

  2. 02

    Chips and salsa to start

    You sit, and warm chips with fresh salsa come to the table. It is how the family says welcome, before you've even ordered.

  3. 03

    Open seven days

    Every day of the week, eleven in the morning to nine at night. Breakfast, lunch and dinner all run off the same menu.

  4. 04

    Family packs and trays

    Hosting at home? Family packs, charolas by the dozen, and meat by the pound. Tell us the headcount when you call and we'll set you up.

  5. 05

    Parking

    Right off El Toro Road in Lake Forest, with parking in the plaza lot. Easy in, easy out.

A carnitas plate at La Cocina de Ricardo with roasted pork, guacamole, rice and beans

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