Lola's Mexican Restaurant

When it comes to Mexican Food my palate is quite exact and with Lola's I've never been let down.

Lola's offers enough variety without losing track of their strong suites. They're most known for their Carne Asada Burritos. Their carne asada is simply delicious. The secret is their Salsa Verde which is out of this world.

Everything, from the tortillas to the beans, is made in-house and they all have a distinct style and taste. Part of the genius of this establishment is that they do things their own way: simple but well. For instance, their tortillas are hand-made. They are thicker than average and have so much flavor for something made out of such basic ingredients as flour, water, and presumably lard.

The only complaint I've heard about Lola's is that their chicken has been bad. I've not experienced this, but enough friends have reported it that I tend to stay away from it.

If you don't want to be a noob here's some insider info:

Dining-in gets you one free order of chips and salsa. It's worth it.

You can order by phone ahead of time for dine in or take out.

They serve sodas bottled in Mexico which are delicious.

Lola's was the place I checked out on Yelp before even moving here.
Supposed to be the best restaurant in Apple Valley and i would have come here much sooner had I really checked if it was open/
It seems closed and run down in a tiny strip mall behind a gas station, finally I bothered to look and sure enough i was open.
The girls working are nice, its clean, the free chips and salsa are good.
I had fajitas and they were good but not all that.
The man wasn't too hungry and got 2 tacos with 3 different meats, said they all weren't special.
Prices are fair but not the best in the area.
They sell freshmade tortillas $4 for a 10 pack so we got some to take home as well.
They tasted almost sweet like cinnamon or something, totally not what I expected.
Not bad in any way but did not meet my expectations at all, don't think I'd bother to go back again.

I really don't think this place is good at all. Service is horrible, cashier is rude and food not worth a dime. We had the cheese enchiladas and my husband's says its canned salsa, and tortilla was a little funky. Beans and rice were very bland. And the chorizo burrito was not really great.

This is a bust!

After 5 years of living close to Lola's, I finally stopped by tonight. I ordered the Tuesday special, hard tacos for 99cents and an order of Pueblo Nachos (Nachos Supreme) to go. I did not expect to wait 30+ min. It seems they get a lot of phone orders. The food was good and inexpensive. Next time I will phone order ahead.

While I love Lola's homestyle Mexican food, I simply cannot overlook the service we received last Thursday, when we came here for lunch.

We waited a good 10 min. at the counter for someone to take our order. And there was no one ahead of us. We ordered potato tacos, flautas, a side of refried beans, and my friend ordered a diet Pepsi. The lady taking our order had difficulty understanding us (I don't think she spoke much English). I had to repeat the order at least five times. Then she had trouble totaling the order. Finally, another lady came over to assist. We paid for our order and sat down. They brought out the order, and we received beef tacos and the flautas. My friend received a Dr. Pepper! We went back to the counter and told them of the error, which they corrected. But then they forgot our cup of refried beans, so we had to go back to the counter.

All the while enjoying the food, I couldn't help but notice how COLD the dining area was....and it was a very cold day in the high desert. It's kind of hard to enjoy your food when you're freezing.

My suggestions to Lola's are as follows:
1. Hire more help, especially at peak times. And please have someone at the counter who speaks and understands English.
2. When it's 40 degrees outside, please turn on the heater in the restaurant. Likewise, when it's 100 degrees outside, please turn on the air conditioning.

Does the food make up for the service? I'll have to think about that.

P.S. Your salsa would be so much better if you didn't water it down.

Great authentic Mexican food!! The Carnitas nachos are to die for, burritos are just delicious. Tortillas are amazing, especially in the carne asada or carnitas quesadilla. I have been a loyal customer for years. Shout out to victor, he is awesome.
Please stop by next time you are in the area, you will not be disappointed.

Great place to stop in for authentic Mexican food. I've had several different dishes and they are just like my mom use to make, delicious. Lola's is a very casual, come as you are kind of place. You order up at the counter then they bring your food to you. It is a family run business and the prices are very reasonable. I love that you can go in eat drink and be merry and they never seem to rush you out. This place is located pretty far east on Bear Valley, closer to Apple Valley. If you are ever in the area. it's a must stop in. This place get's my 5 stars, it is what it is and great at it!

I'm always surprised there is no wait at Lola's. I'm a 62 yr old mexican so i know good mexican food. Food is great and you can't beat their low low prices.

Just had Lola's again tonight. What was I thinking giving it only 4 stars.

I had the best Chicken Chimichunga Combo ever! Yeah. It's definitely 5 stars.

I probably was taking off a star for the cash only thing. But even paying $1.50 for their funky cash machine is worth it.

Just had an egg/bean/cheese/potato breakfast burrito today at Lola's and it was awesome (and huge - saved the other half for tomorrow!)

I have to say again that their flour tortillas are so yummy. On Monday and Wednesday they have a few items for 99 cents like cheese enchiladas, tacos, and bean and cheese tostadas.