Mesa Vista Cafe

We made a wrong turn and ended up driving through OC, so decided to give this place a shot.  The service couldn't have been friendlier and it was also prompt.  The food was tasty and a reasonable value for the (low) price -- I preferred the red chile sauce but my friend liked the green... get 'em both FTW.  We had some veggie and chicken enchiladas and tamales. It's not gourmet and it's not the best you ever ate, but it tasted fresh and good.  Fun decor seals the deal.

Best service, the lady that works there, is like being around family.  She is so easy to talk to.  We sat at the counter, because I don't get to do that very often.  It is becoming at thing of the past, diner counters.

The inside of the restaurant is filled with tons of pictures, horse shoes, nostalgic cooking stove and more.  You could spend a good amount of time just looking at everything.  I find that part of the charm.

Food not bad.  I ordered the breakfast burrito with green chili.  I don't really recommend that on an empty stomach.  I learned the hard way.  We also ordered 2 bean and cheese burritos, Christmas style for togo.  Ate them at the airport.  I used some of the salt they put in the bags.  Tasted great.

The food is fine,  the service is great, and the place smells of old grease.  I had the breakfast burrito and my fellow diners had the tuna sandwich with fries (crinkle cut), and chicken and cheese enchiladas with red.