El Caporal No 2

The only place i go for mexican food. The nachos supreme are bomb!!! I haven’t found one thing on their menu I dislike.

I entered on a rainy night, the cold breeze freckled my husband’s vintage Broncos jacket with rain drops. Ordered two carne asada burrito (cheese inside burritos) combos + 2 large horchatas. Have been to El Caporal in Sylmar which has set a high precedent on Caporal restaurants in the valley. Red sauce is bitter fiery pit of hell which is A1. Green sauce is a bit watery for those less inclined to sleep with a bottle of Pepto under your pillow. Had to drench my burrito for flavor with sauce and a light sprinkle of salt, horchata was too sweet it hurt my teeth. There was no cream or tortilla chips in both of our plates. I would say for $ 25 I am taking El Caporal to Caso Cerrado con La Doctora Maria Polo for a refund. I give it a 2 out of 10. Wait… I don’t have a husband.

Menudo is Cleanly Trimmed, well cooked, and Served in a Large Bowl with Plenty of Tortillas.
Carne Asada is well Cooked in Tacos, Burritos, Nachos
And Sopes.

The burritos at this place are no joke. I live across the street and religiously have a burrito at least once a week. Carne asada is great but ever since I ordered one with chorizo (not on the menu last I checked) I was officially converted. Only complaint I have is sometimes it’ll be way too oily and the tortilla will be dripping oil midway through. Most orders come with homemade fried chips. The tacos are good too. I’ve tried a lot of salsas in the SFV and this place reigns supreme with their red salsa and green salsa — so much flavor! Be prepared to order in Spanglish!

Plenty of parking. It has seating inside. The speak very little English. The options are the usual. The food was good. Nothing unique from other Mexican restaurants.

Its a little hole in the wall hidden in a shopping center. Good food! Been here a few times for lunch. Carne asada is really good! However the lady working rhe cash register could smile a little and not look so annoyed and pissed off! Lol!

We came back for breakfast recently and I just loved the machaca burrito and he had the menudo. Menudo was so tender, although the soup was not thick as he was used to, but really would you not want Tripe to be tender rather than rip out the teeth?
Much bigger portions than Daniel’s Taco down the street and the prices are just right.

Best tacos, burritos, and salsa! I’ve been coming since I was a kid and they’ve stayed consistently good. In case your vegetarian they accommodate and will make you the tastiest veggie burrito, nice and spicy. The workers are really nice too! Wouldn’t go anywhere else.

This is absolutely my favorite Mexican restaurant. I’ve tried the torta de milanesa, nacho supreme, gorditas, tacos, quesadilla, and fries. After you order, your food is ready in about 5 minutes or less. The restaurant has a T. V which they often show soccer games. Love this place!

This is my favorite burrito spot in the valley. I go here pretty often to get my fix. It is pretty hard to find spots that sell good tasting Mexican food that doesn’t make you run to the bathroom for the rest of the night. The carne asada burritos are my favorite. & there is conveniently a liquor store next door so you can also have your cerveza with it when you take it to go.
When I am driving I don’t usually let people cut me off. But today I prepared myself to flip them off until I noticed it was my burrito lady from this spot. So I smiled and waved at her instead. Burrito lady can cut me off anytime I love this place.

Been here thru it’s up and downs and they have potential to do better but they need to step up there game if they want to keep up! Food is pretty great, just really bad location.

This is one of the better Mexican restaurants in the SFV.
The Tortas de Milanesa, are bomb!
Tacos are bomb, especially when eaten rite there.
Only problem is they don’t have restrooms.

This place needs 5 stars for their bomb Menudo. Breakfast is good and affordable! Machaca is awesome and the service is genuine !

The al Pastor was flavorless. The carne asada was good but it would have been so much better if it was a little crispier.
Salsas were very flavorful so that edged it up to a three.
It was fine if you want to push some food down your throat. If you really want to enjoy good Mexican, look elsewhere.

Great homemade salsa, good carne asada burrito.

Damn the food is good.
I have been here so many times, and I always have to get the nachos.
They have carne asada, guacamole, beans, chopped tomatoes and lettuce, a bit of sour cream, and melted mozzarella cheese.
None of that yellow salt water people call nacho cheese.
The meat is seasoned enough to have its own taste, but not enough to overpower the taste of every thing else. That is good, because the beans are amazing, and the guacamole is out of this world.
When you get a bit of every thing on one chip, man is that good.
My father loves the menudo here, he used to come all the time. He says that my mom can not do what they do to menudo, and she is a pretty damn good cook.
It is a bit disappointing, because most of the time there are drunk men or angry homeless people outside that scare people off. I have seen people heading over here many of times, but then changes their minds and walk the other way.
Personally I still go in regardless, because the inside is clam and nice to hang out in.
The people who take our order are sometimes scary, because they seem really angry all the time.
Other than that, this place is still worth going to.