Dona Felix Restaurant

If you need your fast Mexican fix, Dona Felix is the place. They have a couple of tables where you can enjoy your food, but it is definitely more of a take out place. I loved the torta de milanesa and the guys in the back were super friendly! Good salsa, good service and quality food.

They’re settled in the most random, weird location — can’t see them from the street. Can only tell if they’re open if they have their umbrellas out. On the weekends they have the best Birria around. Huge portion. Great. The daily specials are hit or miss, mostly hit though. Not a fan of the fried chicken. Love the carne asada, though.

Yum yum and yum. Great enchiladas done authentic in salsa rojo, queso fresco, crema and lettuce. Too much salsa for my taste but still taste bud arousing good. Their grilled fish is tasty too. Generous portions of food for sure! Nachos are just okay. You are better off going down the street to Tacos el Paisano. Also the banana liquado is delicious and so is the Agua de Jamaica.

My review is only based on one lunch there.
First of all, know that they have a $ 10 minimum for credit cards.
I got the two taco combo plate ($ 5.99 + tax) which came with two tacos (I chose asada for my taco meat) beans, rice, salsa and a larger than good portion of chips in a bag on the side (I ordered to go).
I think i have found my favorite carne asada in L.A. I grew up in San Siego and the all night Mexican food stands there set the standard for me.
So back to Dona Felix, I watched them cook a good portion of meat and grill the corn tortillas. I watched them squeeze fresh lemon onto the meat as they were cooking it. I was asked if I wanted cilantro and onion on my tacos. I did (English is not the staff’s first language, so be patient if Spanish is not yours).
This restaruant is a little hole in the wall in a mini-​mall that is behind another mini-​mall. It’s tucked away and hard to see from the street.
The beans were smooth and a little smoky with the crumbled cotija cheese on top. The rice was a little better than okay… maybe a little bland. The chips were plentiful. The carne asada… ah, the carne asada. The flavor was good, the meat was fresh, the seasoning right. I squeezed on more lemon and used their salsa on the tacos too. This is the carne asada I remember from San Diego. It’s not tender beef… I even had to pull some gristle out of my mouth and put it on the side as I was eating my tacos… but Mexican food isn’t supposed to be posh and tender and clean. Not the mexican food I like anyway. The Mexican food I like is rough, tasty and a little scorched.
There are a handful of tables… maybe two inside and three outside.
They also have a selection of Mexican and American bottled sodas.
I saw one guy eating there the huevos rancheros. That looked good too.