Culturas Hidalgo & Oaxaca Restaurant

Fantastic. Transformative. The BEST Mexican food I've ever had, and I've lived in San Antonio. Great service with the sweetest ladies working there.

This place deserves more recognition. Come here and you won't be disappointed

Now my favorite spot for vegan Mexican food in Salinas. I absolutely love the blue zone Tostada with corn truffle and added avocado! With their amazing salsa on top.

The entire blue zone menu is a steal especially the 3 dollar tacos. I used to always get mushroom but I'm so happy I tried out the corn truffle it's now my favorite to pick. Thank you for providing these amazing options. Their homemade drinks are also delicious. Highly recommend this place to all, vegan and meat eaters included. Such a beautiful restaurant too, I enjoy being inside

Authentic Mexican food. Great service. Great prices, friendly staff
Birria Tacos, Camarones Tacos, Carne Asada Tacos all great!! Fresh ingredients, hand made tortillas, jimica was authentic and very tasty
You will not be disappointed

Enjoyed my first visit! We stopped on our way from the Bay Area to SLO. I wanted something light so I opted for a tamale (wrapped in banana leaf) and a small open face Hidalgo-style enchilada. The tamale was my favorite of the two, nice and moist. My dining companion's torta filled with sausage and enchiladas was amazing! If I'm headed down the 101 I'd surely return and try more specialties. Friendly service, casual atmosphere, reasonable prices, easy parking.

Highly recommend for catering! We hired Culturas Hidalgo to cater for a lunch event my organization was hosting and they were amazing. Not only was the food delicious, but Norma was extremely responsive and attentive to any concern I might have had. She also offered us a menu that served our needs and really went out of her way to ensure everything arrived perfectly. Will definitely recommend for any future events.

Seriously legit tacos!! We searched and yelp pointed the way!!!

Small little restaurant in So Salinas, but worth the trip across town.

We ordered Tacos and all were delicious-

Carne Asada - my fave! Fresh, hot and delicious

Pollo - grilled chicken, good portion of tender juicy chicken

Camerones- shrimp, grilled with a nice mildly spicy sauce

Restroom was clean and fully stocked!!

Had to eat them in the car because they smelled so good- we didn't want to wait the drive back to the hotel!

Utensils, napkins and salsa a plenty too!

Go here!!

Looking for some authentic Oaxaca food, this is the place for it. This restaurant is full of so much culture. Family owned and operated. As soon as you walk in you're transported. Such friendly and attentive staff. Not to mention some wonderful items on their menu.

Although not all my cup of tea, there are some delicious food options I had never tried before. I would highly recommend getting out of your comfort zone and trying something new. You might be surprised!

Culturas Hidalgo & Oaxaca Restaurant

The hotel I was staying in was in Salinas and this place happened to be really close to it. Super happy it was because the food and service here was wonderful! Per the recommendations of my waitress, I got a Tacos de camarón (4.99), quesabirras (4.99), and a gordita (5.50). On top of that, of course I had to get a jarrito to complete the palate. Limey, filling, and delicious. My favorite was definitely the tacos de camarón. It was a crunchy, cheesy, shrimpy delight. This restaurant gave me exactly what I needed for my late night cravings.

¡Muy delicioso! That's for sure

Anytime our big family wants birria tacos this is where I call. I'm ordering a platter. It's always on time and hot. Comes with all the fixings too. I appreciate when they don't forget the small things like limes, salsa and consomé. They're friendly too

Another one off my book mark

Came her on a Sunday and the restaurant was busy
I got on the waiting list and sat on the bench outside

Within 5minutes or less I got a call that my table was ready

Inside is decorated nice There is a huge beautiful mural representing Oaxaca Along with other decorations from Mexico

Waitress was nice and efficient
Chips and salsa are $3.50
Salsa is good Spicy but good

I got ONE Corona $5.99 That price is kinda steep for a Corona in my opinion It was not a Chavela or anything fancy !! (See receipt )

I ordered the Mixiote
Pork meat with red sauce and Nopales, rice and beans and 3 tortillas. Entree is good !! Very flavorful, meat was very tender and I LOVE nopales, Ingredients are very authentic and fresh. The Spanish rice had chunks of potatoes and carrots I wasn't expecting that but it was good!!

My daughter ordered enmoladas (chicken) she said it was OK (We ordered that to go)

We really came here for the empanadas de mole but we were told that those are special order, you need to call days before and order that

Alcohol situation is BEER ONLY

Bathrooms are located outside of the restaurant but same building if that makes sense

There are a few tables outside for outdoor seating
There are a few paved parking spots in front of the restaurant, the rest of the parking is on gravel with potholes and big rocks So be careful

I would definitely come back