After living in SoCal for decades, I'm spoiled for good Mexican food. Food is okay, but not hot when delivered to your table. The servers are very nice and friendly. Would I recommend it? Yes, but with reservations. Not for me, but other people will probably enjoy it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Visiting from California for a quick work trip, I was excited to see such a well reviewed Mexican joint to try while in town. Tolteca met my expectations and then some. The skinny margaritas were tasty and strong. Chips and salsa top notch. Shredded chicken on anything super yummy. Staff attentive. Good music in the background.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Great place for Mexican food! The portions were so big we took half of the food home and had it for lunch the next day! The drinks were also super nice and so was the staff :)
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chimichanga
I had an excellent "LA Flaka" salad with grilled chicken. There were several interesting salad options! And rather one of the many different Mexican beer and margarita selections, I chose a grilled pineapple mojito! It was excellent!
The chips and salsa were the run of the mill distributed stuff, or I would have rated La Tolteca higher.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Plenty of seating outside and inside. Was seated right away. Drinks and food were delivered quickly after ordering. The nachos were fresh and warm and the salsa was mild enough to not bother my tastebuds (doesn't like spicy foods). The staff was very friendly and quick about everything. Food was delicious and very filling. The guacamole was made at the tables on mobile carts.(didn't get guacamole but nice touch). Took a little bit to get the check but it was getting busier at that time. Highly recommend for something different and unique other then chain restaurants!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Fresh Tableside Guacamole
My daughter and I stumbled upon this place while in the area for a college visit. We’re both seasoned veterans of Mexican food and critical of the places that we patronize. (Neither one of us is a big food reviewer or photographer.)
We arrived on a Wednesday, about 1:30pm and were promptly seated in our covered patio table, as requested. Dave, our server, attended to our drink and meal orders quickly. I ordered the special watermelon Margarita and the shrimp tacos. My daughter ordered a chicken and cheese quesadilla platter.
The table-side point of service ordering facilitated us getting our drinks and food in amazingly quick time. The Margarita was scrumptious. Both lunch platters were extraordinary! This was the second best shrimp tacos that I’ve ever had, and I’ve had A LOT! They didn’t need the extra sauce (served on the side) because the sauce the shrimp were cooked in, along with the veggies in the tacos, provided plenty of flavor. (I did save the sauce to take hole and use on eggs or something this weekend.)
My side of refried beans was phenomenal, as was my daughter’s rice.
I HIGHLY recommend this place and look forward to eating there if my path takes me that way some day again!
Always great food for a great price!!! Guacamole is my favorite, they make it fresh at your table.
Only negative is the water, tastes horrible! order something else to drink.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Best customer service. Food was served fast and it was delicious. First time and definitely will come back
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The only thing better than the food is the service. The staff is friendly and accommodating. The food is fresh and flavorful. The portions are generous with a good selection of texmex style items. They also have a very extensive selection of tequilas. The dining room is cozy and clean, but they do a great job of neatly packing up to go orders if you cannot stay.
La Tolteca has great food--best loaded nachos in the area that I've tried--and good service. It was incredibly noisy on a Saturday evening, but great for small parties of family or friends.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
