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Sal's Mexican Restaurant

4 star rating
based on 9 reviews

Category: Mexican  [Edit]

7476 N Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93720
(559) 438-3030
Price Range:
$
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Parking:
Private Lot
Attire:
Casual
Good for Groups:
Yes
Good for Kids:
Yes
Takes Reservations:
Yes
Delivery:
No
Take-out:
Yes
Waiter Service:
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes
Outdoor Seating:
Yes
Good for:
Lunch, Dinner
Alcohol:
Full Bar

9 reviews for Sal's Mexican Restaurant

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sklabahula X.

Santa Rosa, CA

5 star rating
10/7/2008

Awesome shrimp tacos!!  The beans are yummy too.
The food here is excellent.  So is the service.
Now that Francos has closed, I will come here when in town.

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Richelle R.

Madera, CA

5 star rating
11/4/2009

Awesome food! I'm in love with their Short Ribs dinner and burrito, and their Chili Relleno(sp?).

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Kelly H.

Fresno, CA

4 star rating
7/13/2009

I think it's surprisingly hard to find good Mexican food in Fresno. There are a few "joints" but if you're in the mood for a place without a drive-thru, I'd recommend Sal's. The service is friendly and FAST and the food is, as another review said: "solid." Definitely solid.

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Mike M.

Fresno, CA

2 star rating
12/29/2008

We experienced take out for Christmas Eve from this restaurant this year but we won't do it again.

The place was doing big business from two lines. Front was sending out sampler trays and in the back they were dishing out the enchiladas and tamales.

The tamales were terrible, period. They were hard, uneven and did not taste good. The enchiladas looked good in the pan but were cold and dry.

To send this product out the door in exchange for good money means you either don't care about your customer or your customers don't care about quality.

Take your pick.

Finding good food in Fresno is becoming a mythical journey.  I don't think it exists.

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Martin W.

Vallejo, CA

5 star rating
6/21/2009

famous for its ribs but everything here is BOMB!!  authentic mexican food!!  on my annual trip of LA i gotta stop here

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S C.

Playa Vista, CA

3 star rating
8/25/2007

Solid Mexican food - great price. Good for families or for a couple just looking to get a bite to eat. I heard a little about the family drama between the Salazars - quite interesting, but the food here did not suffer. Simple menu, nothing crazy, nothing too fancy.

I went with a group of friends, 6 of us, and food was good. Only complaint would be that it cost extra $ for additional tortillas to go with the fajitas plate. Even in LA, most places provide additional tortillas at no additional cost...

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Jerry M.

Fresno, CA

4 star rating
10/16/2007

Consistency here...alway very good. Always the same.

I am a sucker for this branch of the Salazar family...the same I believe as the location in Selma (the original). They just execute the family recipes on a higher level than the Bobby Salazar's chain. Better quality of ingredients, better attention to detail.

This is a nice mix of flavors that blend traditional Mexican style with the Americanized style.

I know it's subjective, but their chili verde is some of the best I have had...they use nice cuts of pork, not fatty, airy and grissle-ridden pieces like you get at some places. Their salsa is also seriously the best...whether you go there in January or July...it's always consistent.

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i s.

Fresno, CA

3 star rating
6/15/2007

I loves me a Sal's Fancy Burrito! But I hate getting caught in this family drama between the Sal's restaurant and Bobby Salazar empire.

Sal's restaurant in Selma, the original, is the best and this updated version in northeast fresno is about as close as it gets. I believe the restaurant is run by one of Bobby's brothers and the food has a much more freshly cooked flavor than that of the warehouse distributed and warmed up in the restaurant flavor of Bobby Salazar's. (See my Bobby Salazar review and why I will never eat in one again.)

The new Sal's has a great outdoor eating area and is conveniently located east of the 41 from River Park. You get all the best Sal's recipes and nice clean atmosphere. The kids loved the friday night magician and the service is always friendly.

While it's not the most authentic mexican restaurant in town, it is consistently good.

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Nichole M.

Fresno, CA

5 star rating
6/19/2006

We had our rehearsal dinner here.  It is good food, and inexpensive.  They closed off a portion of their restaurant for our party.  They also have a very nice patio.  Great Staff.

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