la cabana de raya

fabulous chile rellenos!. earlier this year, my wife and i had an event in astoria, and i searched for mexican restaurants to try. la cabana de raya had great reviews, so we tried it. just recently, another event brought usbackto astoria, and we returned because the food was so good. we ordered guacamole and chips to start. the guacamole must have been freshly made because it was perfect, and the chips are definitely not off-the-shelf chips. they are crispier and a little smaller, ideal for scooping up delicious bites of the guac. the greatest reason we returned to la cabana de raya was their chile rellenos. they use fresh roasted poblano chiles filled with creamy mozarella cheese, and then dipped, not wrapped, in a fluffy egg batter and deep fried to perfection. most mexican restaurants wrap their chiles in an omelet style egg covering, but at la cabana de raya, they take the extra time and effort to prepare their rellenos in the authentic mexican style. the flavor is divine! combined with the delicious rice, beans, and homemade tortillas, our meal was amazing, and the server, always with a smile on her face, took very good care of us. this place is a jewel!

i found this place on urbanspoon, it had 97% so i thought this has to be good food. urbanspoon was not wrong! anything i say on here will not do justice to the amazing tasty fresh food. this place has real mexican food. the stuff you find in california. we live two hours away and we will bebackhere just for the food because it was that damn good. the service was awesome to. you can tell this place takes pride in the food they make you can see it and taste it.

worse food ever. this restaurant needs to some serious talent to keep this open any further. i've lived in man areas of the world: los angeles and mexico, and had delicious mexican food and the food here comes no where near to being authentic nor edible. my family and i ordered the beef tacos and several other dishes. needless to say, it was dry, tasteless, and not worth the money. when i complained, the manager acted like he could care less and was not interested in making it up to us. so, we just left - never to comebackagain. the worst food i've had - if you can even call it food. if you want something better, i suggest taco bell. that's how bad it was.

really delicious & quick lunch. we had basico platter with al pastor (pork) & sopes with a variety of meats. all yummy! fresh tortillas were so amazing! washed down with jaritos or mexican bottled coke. i'd gobacktomorrow if it wasn't a 6 hour drive!

what's not to love about this restaurant? i mean from the hand made tortillas,gorditas and sopes. wow i was very please with there friendly staff and customer service. i love comingbackto this restaurant where they treat u like family and always put up with my picky eating and making my food just the way i like it.best mexican food i have had in years.