Baja Fresh Mexican Grill   

19960 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818-888-3976
www.bajafresh.com

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Blue Plate Special: All the Mexican food favorites (burritos, tacos, tostadas) prepared with the freshest ingredients around. The Dish: Freshness is nearly a religion at this immensely popular health-Mex chain. Even the walls are painted with the restaurant's dependable motto: "No microwaves, No can openers, No freezers, No lard, No M.S.G." The commitment to quality means some of the best Mexican food for the money anywhere around. Forget about the talking Chihuahua -- this is the way Mexican fast food should be. The menu flaunts meal-sized burritos stuffed with your choice of charbroiled chicken, steak or grilled veggies. Baja style soft tacos, including a popular breaded snapper taco, are offered alone or in combination plates. It's impossible to go wrong with the menu's other Mexican mainstays like tostadas, tortas, quesadillas, fajitas and nachos, which are all above average. The Atmosphere: The chain's interior (decked in stark black and white) is nothing short of generic. But who cares when the food tastes like this? The customers line up day-to-night, and there isn't much difference between the lunch and dinner crowds of suburban families, lunch-breakers and virtually anyone with an appetite and only a few dollars to spare. Word has spread to the point where there's a Baja Fresh almost within a short jog of nearly every community in Los Angeles. In the gridlock capital of the universe, that's a good thing. Mikael Romano