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Colina de Oro
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Colina de Oro
9 reviews in English
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Review from Fail B.
Shingle Springs, CA
8/14/2011
Whenever I'm feeling mexican, this is the place. Great chips and salsa. Pretty good prices for fantastic food. Service is always friendly and fast.
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Review from Aaron S.
El Dorado Hills, CA
2/8/2012
Great food. A bit run down. Needs a little updating.. Good dive.
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Review from Shannon E.
San Francisco, CA
Great service and really solid Mexican options at very affordable prices. All in all, a pretty unbeatable combination if you're looking for a quick, unpretentious bite. Four of us stopped in on our way back from Placerville and were seated immediately. The space is big and it was actually quite packed for a Sunday afternoon. Between the four of us, we had a cheese quesadilla, chicken quesadilla, nachos and fish tacos. We all left incredibly full WITH a ton of food to take home. Best part? The bill was under $40 for the four of us!
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Review from Bryan P.
Berkeley, CA
7/16/2009
I don't know what they do to make their food taste so good, but I'm fairly certain their secret ingredient must either be manna from heaven or crack, because I'm completely addicted. I've been going to Colina for around ten years now and I never seem to get tired of it. Now I live in the Bay Area so I can't go as often as I'd like, but it's still my favorite Mexican restaurant and I still visit several times whenever I'm in town.
Colina's food is delicious. I've never had anything bad there and I've tried most of the menu. My absolute favorite item is the chicken quesadilla. The chicken has a delicious seasoning and the quesadilla is also filled with cheese, avocado, mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions and is topped with salsa and a dollop of sour cream. I have literally eaten hundreds of these. Some of my other favorites include the spicy pork burrito, the veggie burrito, the chile relleno, and the chile verde burrito.
Colina's chips and salsa are also top notch. The tortilla chips are served warm and seem a little thinner than the chips many restaurants serve, so they have a delicious crispiness to them. The salsa is tomato-based, with small bits of onion, jalapeño, and cilantro. It's only mildly spicy (which is unfortunate), but flavor-wise it's great.
Their portions are large, but that's pretty typical of Mexican restaurants. A burrito, for example, is similar in size to one from Chipotle (quite big), but it also comes with beans, rice, chips, and salsa, so you definitely get full.
Their prices are modest for a "sit down" Mexican restaurant. Most items are around $7-$10 at lunch and $9-$12 at dinner, plus tax and tip. Those prices include beans and rice, but you can also order food a la carte for a little less.
The wait staff is great and has always been happy to give me a copious amount of beverage and salsa refills. The kitchen is amazingly fast, too. Often, the food is on the table five minutes after I order it.
For groups, Colina has a second room that probably holds around 20 or 30 people, but make sure to call a few days in advance so they have time to schedule enough wait staff.
Colina has great food, but now let me talk about what it's not. Colina is not a fancy restaurant where you would take someone to impress them. Its atmosphere is a little dark and the tables don't afford much privacy. It's also not a place to go to party. The Colina de Oro in Shingle Springs (which is the one I'm reviewing) doesn't have a full liquor license. They offer bottled beers, wine, and wine margaritas, but no tequila or other hard alcohol. When you go to Colina, you go for the food.
If I had to choose one thing about Colina's food to complain about, it's only that none of their food is particularly spicy. I don't think they cook with anything hotter than jalapeños, which is disappointing, and even the jalapeños are used sparingly. However, I've heard several people complain that the food was spicy at all, so I guess I should be happy that they even use jalapeños (why you'd go to a Mexican restaurant and expect the food not to be spicy at all is beyond me).
So to recap:
Pros:
+ Excellent Mexican food
+ Large portions
+ Reasonable prices; most lunches are around $7-$10 and most dinners are around $9-$12
+ Can accomodate parties of 20-30 in back room
Cons:
- Atmosphere isn't great
- Only beer, wine, and wine margaritas, not a full bar
- Food isn't very spicy (in my opinion)
Bottome line:
+ Go to Colina right now for great Mexican food! The cons are petty when compared to the excellent food. -
Review from rich l.
El Dorado, CA
9/22/2011
Still the best Chili Verda in the area. Great service and priced reasonable. Kind of hidden. Go find it.
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Review from donna b.
Shingle Springs, CA
7/21/2010
Solid Mexican food. Pleasantly surprised actually. It's near my house and I've driven past it a bazillion times and finally got the chance to try it out. Service was great - except for the Mgr there - her voice is SO LOUD it literally echoed through the place. Chips were fresh, warm and yummy. Salsa was super fresh and peppery. Dave loved his Chile Relleno and my fish tacos were pretty good. I like when they offer me the option to grill my fish - which they did and they cut up the breaded and fried fish in chunks rather than just giving you a whole piece of fish - I dinn't love that but flavor wise, everything was good, solid, fresh food.
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Review from Holly B.
Shingle Springs, CA
7/20/2008
This is the best Mexican food in this area hands down!! They have the best chips and salsa and the best beans ever! Great place to bring your kids because the food comes out quick!! They don't mess around. I love this place.
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Review from Jeff L.
Shingle Springs, CA
4/28/2010
Quick review:
Location is hard to find - rest. faces the 50, not Motherlode.
Food is pretty good - standard Mexican but good. Chips are a bit stale.
Service is local and friendly. -
Review from Kathy B.
Shingle Springs, CA
7/12/2010
Yummm, who doesn't love Mexican food? Colina De Oro in Shingle Springs is a true locals restaurant. The waitresses know what you eat and remember your children's names.
The food is good. Try their chicken supreme soft tacos... they add a dash of ranch dressing.
Service is fast without feeling rushed.
Decor is dated, but the great tasting food and friendly service overides the one and only drawback.
