El Dorado Authentic Mexican Food

que rico! thank you for your yummy food, coming from LA, found this delicious gem, ordered the carne asada fries(wow!) enough to last you the whole week! both the shrimp enchiladas and chicken enchiladas were tasty no salty or greasy. the lady who answered the phone was so sweet and has great customer service. this is a perfect example of a fantastic mom and pop shop. the margaritas have a generous kick of alcohol

The best fish tacos really really awsome ceviche. Very good sirvece.

I don't know how they do it - the seafood is so fresh! They have seafood everything - even rolled tacos. I always have trouble ordering chicken at restaurants because they always use dark meat and I just can't eat it! This restaurant actually has fish rolled tacos! I was in heaven they were so good. They also have breakfast choices and some liquor choices - authentic Mexican! Best in Chula Vista!

El Dorado is one of my favorites out of the many excellent under-the-radar Chula Vista Mexican restaurants that need to be getting more love than they do.

They serve a fantastic "Shrimp Taco" owing mainly to their sizable shrimp, sweet and clean, battered and deep-fried until crispy. Slaw and white sauce on top are on-point and applied in reasonable ratios, and the red sauce from the salsa bar is pure fire and must be added. The "Fish Taco" is the same thing, but with fish instead of shrimp. It's a decent fish taco, but it doesn't work as well as the shrimp does.

What you must really get here, however, are the "Camarónes a la Diabla," a dish consisting of taut prawns in a spicy, rich, and garlicky sauce of roasted tomatoes and chipotle peppers. In San Diego, I have never eaten a superior version of this coastal classic than what is served at El Dorado with rice, refried beans, and fresh avocado to take off some of the fiery bite.

I want you to love this place, so I must manage expectations appropriately: El Dorado is a low-key and quiet "mom 'n pop" restaurant in a small strip mall, probably more ideal for lunch than dinner.

Delicious food at reasonable prices. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Had a delicious 7 Marzs soup and my boyfriend had the Tilapia which I kept eating as well cause it was so good. Really enjoy dining here.