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Family-run since 1999

Real Mexican food.
Made from scratch.
Every single day.

Hand-pressed tortillas & slow-simmered salsas. Sizzling fajitas that arrive still crackling. Margaritas built with fresh-squeezed lime. Four California kitchens. One obsession.

No shortcuts. No microwaves. Just a family recipe book, a plancha at full heat, and the kind of food that makes strangers at the next table lean over and ask, “what did you order?”

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4.6★ average Open 7 days Online ordering & catering

Frozen mangonada margarita with chili-salt rim on a wooden patio table

Our Story

A restaurant built on abuela's recipe book.

Our first restaurant opened its doors in 2005 with three tables, one plancha, and a promise: nothing pre-made, nothing frozen, nothing you couldn't make at home if you had grandma's time.

Twenty years later, we've grown to four Central California locations, but the promise hasn't budged. Salsas are stone-ground each morning. Beans simmer all day. Fajitas hit the plate still smoking. Every margarita starts with a lime we cut in the back.

Come hungry. Leave planning your next visit.

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Qué Pasa Spicy Burger — half-pound Wagyu with bacon and pepper jack, knife standing in the brioche bun, sweet potato fries

Qué Pasa Spicy Burger

Half-pound Wagyu. Bacon. Pepper jack. Roasted tomatillo aioli.

Enchiladas in chipotle cream sauce topped with pico and queso fresco on hot cast iron

Sizzling Enchiladas

Cast iron. Chipotle cream. Still bubbling at the table.

Three street tacos with radishes and cilantro alongside charro beans, chips and a pink margarita

Street Taco Trio

Asada, carnitas, chicken. Pink margarita on the side.

Tall tequila sunrise with orange wheel and cherry, held at a dimly lit bar

Tequila Sunrise

El Tesoro Reposado. Cassis. Grenadine glow.

Weekday Happy Hour

The best hour to have a bad day.

Signature margaritas, imported drafts, and a proper appetizer lineup. That quiet moment before dinner where everything slows down.

Monday – Friday 2 PM – 6 PM

Bar and lounge seating only. No weekend happy hour.

Drinks

  • Margaritas
  • Imported Drafts
  • Well Drinks
  • Mexican Bottled Beers
  • Domestic Drafts

Appetizers

Classic Corn Tostadas

Two corn tostadas with beans, choice of chicken or beef, lettuce, queso fresco, tomatoes, salsa, and Mexican crema.

Super Nachos

Chips layered with beans, jack cheese, ranchera, guac, sour cream, jalapeños, tomatoes, green onions. Add steak or chicken.

Tacos de Barbacoa "Estilo Jalisco"

Two crispy corn tortillas filled with barbacoa, onions, cilantro, and salsa.

Street Taco Trio

Three soft handmade corn tortillas — asada, carnitas, or chicken — with guac, cilantro, onions, hot or mild salsa.

Flauta de Maíz

Two rolled corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat, topped with guac, sour cream, and pickled red onions.

Papas Nacho Fritas

Loaded golden fries with nacho cheese, sour cream, green onions, tomatoes, jalapeños. Add steak or chicken.

The Bar

Fresh handmade margaritas. And then some.

Two ounces of tequila. Fresh-squeezed everything. Rims we build by hand. A signature cocktail list you'll want to work all the way through.

Frozen mango Mangonyada margarita with chili-salt rim beside chips and salsa
Mangonyada Margarita
House frozen mango. Chamoy drizzle. Chili-salt rim.
 Frozen pink watermelon margarita in a salt-rimmed coupe against a moody backlit bar
Watermelon Margarita
Herradura Reposado, fresh watermelon and mint.
 Frozen mango margarita and berry margarita side by side on a marble bar top
Frozen Margarita Duo
Mangonada meets berry. Tajin, chamoy, dried lime.
 Tall red michelada with tajin rim, olive and tamarindo straw held over a bar
Michelada
Mexican beer over ice. Chamoy. Tajin. Olive. Tamarindo straw.
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Every Tuesday

Taco Tuesday, done properly.

Delicious food. Tasty drinks. Great music and entertainment. Come for crispy tacos, stay for the margaritas.

Every Tuesday 3 PM – Close

Tacos

Have yourself crispy tacos with your choice of shredded beef or chicken — the star of every Que Pasa Tuesday.

Shredded Beef Shredded Chicken

On Special

  • Premium House Margaritas
    Signature margaritas, ready to sip.
  • Mexican Bottled Beers
    Victoria · Modelo Negro & Especial · Pacífico · Tecate · Bohemia · Corona · Dos X Lager
  • Don Julio & Patrón Shots
    Top-shelf tequila, at the bar.

Music. Entertainment. And a room full of people doing the same thing you are.

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Catering & Party Platters

Feed the office.
Wow the wedding.
Save the birthday.

Three platter sizes, hot buffet setups, or full-service catering across California. Give us the headcount and we'll handle the rest — the food, the setup, the wow.

Party platter close-up with taquitos, mini quesadillas, chips, salsa, and guacamole in stone molcajetes on a wooden table
The Party Platter

Perfect for any fiesta.

Flautas, quesadillas, mini tacos, mini chimis, taquitos, 10 spicy wings, fresh guacamole and sour cream, chips and salsa. All on one platter.

Flautas Quesadillas Mini Tacos Mini Chimis Taquitos 10 Spicy Wings Guac & Sour Cream Chips & Salsa
Feeds 8–10
$74.95
Full Catering Menu Order

Enchiladas by the dozen, hand-held burritos by the tray, fajitas for 15, salad trays, rice & beans. And plenty more.

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Four California Restaurants

There's one near you.

From Central Coast to Central Valley — pick your restaurant. Each one runs the same kitchen, the same recipes, and the same hospitality.

What Guests Say

The reviews cook themselves.

“The carne asada fajitas showed up sizzling so loud the whole restaurant looked. Best margarita I've had in years.”

— Maria G., Fresno

“We drove down from Paso just for lunch. Worth every mile. The chile verde is unreal and the staff treated us like family.”

— David R., Atascadero

“Catered our office holiday party. Everyone raved. Half the team already asked when we're doing it again.”

— Jenn T., Bakersfield

Contact

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General Inquiries

Phone
Each restaurant has its own line — see locations.
Hours
Open 7 days · 11 AM – 10 PM (Atascadero varies)
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Catering & Events

Planning a party or corporate event? We'll handle the food, the setup, and the wow.

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