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Lola's Kitchen is a small, family owned and operated Mexican restaurant tucked away in a shopping center, located near the center of Barstow on historic Main Street, which happens to part of Route 66. Lola's opens at 0400 in the morning, and features delicious, home-style Mexican breakfasts, cooked by Lola herself, and stays open until 1900 in the early evening. As with all of reviews that I publish, I have no affiliation with the restaurant reviewed, and there is no monetary gain on my part, as I am simply a person who likes to eat, and I love to write-up, and publish my dining experiences.
Photo: It's a little past 08:00 in the morning, Friday, December 29, 2023, and my friend Dan has arrived for breakfast at Lola's Kitchen, located on Main Street in Barstow, CA. Lola's Kitchen opens for breakfast at 04:00 every Monday through Saturday morning, and breakfast is served any time the restaurant is open. This photo and the following six photos are posted, thanks to my friend Dan Weir, who paid a visit to Lola's upon my recommendation.
Photo: You pick up a menu and you place your order at the counter. When your order is ready, a friendly staff member will bring it to your table.
Photo: The "Desaynos/Breakfast" section of the menu, which is served anytime the restaurant is open. Although not listed on the menu, menudo is always served on weekends, and weekdays, assuming there is some left from the weekend. I found it interesting to note that Beer is listed on the breakfast page of the menu. No worries, as there are many motels within walking distance!
Photo: Tacos, sopes, tortas, hamburgers and more are served on the "Lunch" menu. I find it quite fascinating to visit a fine Mexican restaurant and order a hamburger and fries! No kidding... as one of the best burgers that I can remember I enjoyed during a visit to Tijuana, Mexico, back on Monday, March 11, 2011 at Hamburguesa de Loren, in the shadow of the Tijuana arch.
Photo: All meals at Lola's Kitchen are served with a complimentary order of tortilla chips and delicious in-house-made salsa.
Photo: From the "Desayunos/Breakfast" section of the menu, Dan went with "Machacha Plate con Huevos," and he chose the optional jalapeno peppers. The menu describes this amazing breakfast as, "Shredded beer, scrambled with two eggs, fresh tomato, onion, cilantro and optional jalapenos." You get your choice between corn or flour tortillas, and Dan went with corn. Like all plates on the "Desayunos/Breakfast" section of the menu, the breakfast included a side of refried beans and Mexican rice. I didn't have the pleasure to dine with Dan, but he reported the meal was delicious in every way. I believe him, as she and I share similar tastes, and I've visited Lola's Kitchen before!
Photo: Machacha and eggs, rolled up in a corn tortilla makes for a great breakfast taco. Dan rolled up his machacha and eggs, just the way it's done in Mexico for a great breakfast sensation. Back on Tuesday morning, December 28, 2010, I had the pleasure to visit Lola's Kitchen, and enjoy an amazing breakfast, served by super friendly staff...
Photo: Lola's Kitchen is sandwiched between a pawn shop and a pet store, and is located at the west end of the shopping center, anchored by Barstow's only super grocery store. If you look in the window, to the right of the door, you can see the reflection of the photographer, me, snapping this photo. Update: The major grocery store, Von's closed as of summer, 2020. Stater Brothers is the only major supermarket in town... On Tuesday morning, December 28, 2010, I had the pleasure to enjoy a delicious breakfast of chorizo, eggs, Mexican rice, refried beans, corn tortillas, and many cups of their perfectly blended coffee.
Photo: The dining room of Lola's Kitchen is compact, (read... small) and I suspect they do a lot of take-out business, as Lola, herself, prepares an order for the gentleman dressed warmly to ward off the 32-degree chill of this Tuesday morning. My table is located at the extreme left of the photo. Note that Christmas decorations are still in place.
Photo: A peek through the open door into Lola's Kitchen, literally into the kitchen, shows waiter Albert stirring a pot of beans, and Lola, barely visible behind Albert. I love candid kitchen shots, which are a challenge due to insurance issues, but this photo was a cinch.
Photo: My friendly server Albert poses with my breakfast, as he brings it to my table. It's quite informal at Lola's Kitchen, as you simply walk in, sit at the table of your choice, and the server brings you a menu, and asks for your drink choices. Let's see... at 0700 on a Tuesday morning, coffee was my beverage of choice, and along with my coffee came a bowl of fried tortilla chips and a small bowl of delicious, in-house-made red salsa. Does it get any better than to savor a delicious hot cup of Joe, along with chips and salsa, while you're waiting for your Mexican breakfast order to arrive?
Photo: I'm not photo shy, so I asked Albert to photograph me just before I was to start enjoying my delicious breakfast. If you're in a hurray, Lola's Kitchen features fast service, as from the time I placed my order, until the time it was placed on my table, was around the 10-minute mark, which is fast... fast... fast - I barely had time to read the headlines of the newspaper before my breakfast order arrived.
Photo: Lola's Kitchen menu offers authentic breakfast, lunch and dinner Mexican entrées, but since I was here for breakfast, I ordered a classic Mexican breakfast of chorizo, mixed with eggs, refried beans, rice, and corn tortillas. I'm a coffee lover, so I ordered coffee as my beverage of choice; the chips and salsa are complementary with the meal. My breakfast began with flavorful, in-house-made chorizo, scrambled with two eggs, in the style of Mexico. Sides included refried beans - using real lard - along with Mexican rice. You choose between corn or flour tortillas; I went with corn tortillas. Like all "plates" at Lola's, an appetizer of chips and salsa are part of the meal. Delicious chorizo and eggs any way you look at it! The beans were super creamy, with just enough "chunk" to make them perfect. The beans were simply amazing, and tasted like the countless orders of refried beans that I've enjoyed during trips to Mexico. The Mexican rice was great, and made for a welcome side to my delicious breakfast. The warm corn tortillas rounded off this delicious breakfast. If you don't believe me, goggle "barstow lola kitchen" and you'll receive many reviews. Most are very favorable, a few aren't, but I'm not writing for "them," as I only review restaurants for this web site. Lola's Kitchen serves a delicious Mexican breakfast at an attractive price, and I absolutely love Lola's! Highly recommended! Lola's
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