La Pinata

Always good. It's a local chain. The one on Mission Blvd in Hayward is intimate. ..as in small. We like it. Everything from soups to burritos to enchiladas and great salads and lot more. We've never had any issues. You get chips and salsa. Warning, the salsa has some heat to it. Addicting.

There are a couple good Mexican places in or near castro valley. This is one. They are redoing the place for a wheelchair ramp, and apricot up the interior (early 2019) making it both vibrant, intimate, and fun. Good food, good vibes, good value.

The photos online of this restaurant made it look much bigger in my opinion than it really is, but it was still a pleasant experience. The food was good, the salsa was the right amount of spicy and the chips were perfect! The waiter we had was excellent and it was nice that this place has a small parking lot in the back.

Used to love this place. Been several years since my last visit. Really excited to be going. Missed this place. Don't know what happened? Did my taste buds change, did they change? Must be them because we walked in and got a table, 8 of us. Used to have to wait. But now it's empty? What happened? It was not as good as I remembered? Something has changed and not for the better.