El Chilito Oxnard

Food and service is always so good very attentive, every dish is bomb and it’s my boyfriend’s and i favorite place to go for a hangover ? probably the best caldos in the city.

They have live music/karaoke on the patio. Food was very good. Drinks were great. Wautress was very nice but she was very busy so service was slow.Kid-friendliness: No kids menu, so it's adult plates and prices.Parking: Plenty of parking

Had not been here since before the pandemic; food was good, service was.. so so.. waiter was a bit slow . Sadley no o'dourves only guacamole... What they do have is mostly fish, before the pandemic was a very good variety of dishes.. salsas home made, now is mostly fast made salsa.. now their main foods is fish and beer... ? Not going back..

I so badly want to give a five star review due to the friendly and fast service, ambience of the whole restaurant and the delicious drinks we ordered.The chelada menu is very creative but most importantly, DELICIOUS with the added ingredients they use to make them unique (vegetables and protein-ours had shrimp).The reason for the three stars is the food, although very fresh, was not seasoned enough during the process of “cooking” the shrimp with lemon. The shrimp were also large and whole. There was plenty of protein, a big plus on that. But the size of them, and of the cucumbers, as well as the seasoning (particularly pepper) would have made a big difference in the ceviche botana. For raw shrimp aguachiles, whole shrimp and and chunky veggies go well, but for traditional shrimp ceviche cooked in lemon juice, it’s different as there is no spicy liquid to offset the taste of the raw shrimp and if there’s not enough time to cook the raw shrimp in lemon juice or not enough juice, the dish’s taste is compromised.Now I’m wondering, had I chosen a “tostada” of shrimp ceviche, would the protein and cucumbers been cut smaller?The dish my friend ordered, similar situation with the seasoning.But also, the restroom was not kept up at all.In writing this review, I did consider location, but I also considered comparison to several other places with same cuisine and also considered the dishes as comes-as-is, without having to add anything myself.But guess what? I’m going back! The drinks were bomb. And I’ll ask if they could accommodate ceviche to my liking perhaps, if I feel like it.Excellent customer service. Great vibes (beautiful lights, dj music and I think live too). Clean inside restaurant (tables, booths).And I ordered a bean and cheese burrito to take home to my son, he said it was great.Vegetarian options: The ceviches and cocteles can be made without protien I suppose.

The michelada with shrimp and octopus was amazing. We ordered molcajete and the asada was hard, chicken has a salty marinade and shrimp we're already cooked and throw in there. Coctel was okay. The tostada was ok.