Valenzuela's Cafe

What a great little family restaurant! We've always wanted to try this when passing through, but it was always on days they were closed. Fernando and his mother, Jesse, 82, are very gracious and serve up great food. The Chili Relleno was excellent. I had a chili verde tostada which was a first for Fernando as he would normally serve up a pork tostada. I like tostadas "wet" and this did not disappoint. They are closed from mid June till December, summers are just too hot, says Fernando. Well return early April and time it so we can visit them again.

Good food! The overly attentive service staff pretty much checked on everybody took to make sure the meal was still good. I like good service but I did try to let them know I was going to be fine until I finish my meal. I think you get what I'm saying. I have the two enchilada meal with rice and beans and it was really good!!! I love authentic Mexican Cuisine and this was the real deal. If I'm in the area again I will definitely be back. Highly recommend! They tried to get me to have a piece of pie for dessert but I was full. They're pretty proud of their pies there. :)

We spent two weeks in North Shore RV Resort in Needles, California in late March 2018. We enjoyed eating at several of the local restaurants, among which, VALENZUELA’S CAFE! Our midweek late lunch visit found us the only customers. VALENZUELA’S CAFE is located in a residential area of Needles and according to our very gracious waiter was his family’s home and where he grew up. The cafe is his Mother’s and he and his siblings take turns helping her run the cafe. We parked along the street in front of the cafe. The building is old but kept clean and tidy. We sat in a booth but noted tables and a more private dining area. We were served chips and salsa. For me, the chips were too salty and the salsa too hot. My other three family members were pleased with the hot and saltiness. Cindy and I ordered toasted burritos with the usual sides, rice, beans. Large servings had us taking home our leftovers! The food was well presented and tasted very good. The food prices and quality were very good. Overall, we enjoyed our lunch at VALENZUELA’S CAFE and will definitely go eat there again when we next visit Needles, California.