Petes Mexican Food - Huntington Beach

The Best chicken taquitos in all the land. Served at the last reasonably price authentic Mexican restaurant in the whole of Orange County.

My favorite type of restaurant…A hole in the wall with great food and excellent service! I had my usual ground beef taco and cheese enchilada with red sauce combo, served with rice and refried beans. The cheese enchilada was exceptionally yummy and the beef taco was good. I think I expected the meat to taste like Ortega taco mix that you get in the grocery store, so I don't know if a girl from Florida should be judging true Mexican tacos. I'm just used to the grocery store and Taco Bell. But the taco was very good! Nothing was spicy at all, thank goodness! I asked first this time, and they assured me nothing was spicy and they told me the truth. The refried beans and rice were excellent. I don't usually care for refried beans and rice, but these were something to brag about. The chips and salsa was the main event, however! The chips were about the size of my palm, and they were delicious! The salsa was very good, too! The guacamole was ok and expensive. I've had better guacamole, but it was still good. The service was another highlight! think it was the owner that kept coming outside and checking on me to make sure everything was OK, speaking to me in simple Spanish, which made it fun! They have a few tables inside and a few tables outside. It was a beautiful August day in Huntington Beach with a temperature of 75° and with cool breeze, so I sat outside and it was wonderful! I could have never done that in Florida this time of year.

If you want authentic Mexican food along with great service and beach like atmosphere, that's the place to eat! I go there at least twice a week.

I had the super deluxe burrito. Excellent, with lots of chicken. I had to take some home. My wife had a tostada, which was also excellent, and we took a lot of that home too. The big guy behind the counter was very friendly and efficient. I appreciated the pictures of Pancho Villa and Pope John Paul II. We sat outside and watched the Tesla's and BMW's go by. I will eat here again, if I ever go back to California.

This hidden gem has some of the best Mexican food in all of OC but definitely one of the best (if not the best) in HB! Everything I’ve had here has been perfect and I have zero complaints. The staff is also incredibly kind. The space is small so it’s definitely the perfect to-go place but when the weather is nice and tables are available, sitting outside is nice if you want to dine-in. I would recommend the enchiladas!