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Mitla Cafe

602 North Mount Vernon Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92411
(909) 888-0460
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Ranked #8 of 50 restaurants in San Bernardino
4.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
Cuisines: Mexican
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Mission Viejo, California, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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“a great place !”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 February 2012

Another really cool place is Mitlas Café in San Bernadino. An authentic Mexican restaurant still owned and operated by the family of the founder. The food is delicious and the staff is really friendly. Mitlas Café has preserved that “family-restaurant” flair which makes you feel welcome. More

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“From an old timer, the best of the best.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2011

Grew up in San Berdoo, remembe when it was a vital community; Mt. Vernon, the stree this restaurant is on, was once a thriving hub of Mexican-American life: The Teatro Azteca, a movie theater where my first girlfriend's mother worked. "The Sissy" and "The Cocky Cactus", great night clubs in the classic, '40s noir sense. At the center of it... More

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Tucson, Arizona
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“Classic Mexican at its best”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2011

Mitla Cafe, just off old Route 66 on Mt. Vernon, has been a San Bernardino institution for over 75 years. My father started eating there in 1937 and I can still remember Don Diego, the founder, proudly roaming the restaurant in the 1950s. The third (or is it fourth?) generation now runs Mitla , and the recipes haven't changed much... More

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