El Chilito Oxnard

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.

Great service! It's my 2nd time having dinner here and food was great on both occasions. Shrimp tacos, governado tacos, shrimp coctel all delicious- salad was fresh, rice and beans taste authentic AND TORTILLAS ARE HANDMADE ! They care about serving good fresh food ! Muchas gracias :

I have not been to this place in about 6 years from my last review and this place has changed alot from micheladas selection and they also down sized their menu. The visit was great the beer and food was alos great

IDE was our server and we can speak enough Spanish to order food. She had incredible energy and we ordered the fried tacos, they were unbelievable. I will drive there on a Sunday from Los Angeles in the future. Hopefully IDE is there again, she likes her job and that makes our experience great. A couple of Modelo Negra’s doesn’t hurt either.