Welcome to Real de Oaxaca, a trusted Oaxacan restaurant in Lynwood, CA, where bold flavors and warm service come together.
With a 4.10-star rating from 1171 reviews, we are proud to offer Fast service, Fireplace, Great beer selection, Great cocktails, Great coffee and Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet for a welcoming dining experience.
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Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at Real de Oaxaca
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Mexican Custard
Critics favorite. Includes a flan, fried plantains, and strawberries. Incluye un flan, platanos fritos, nicuatole y fresas con crema.
Traditional rice pudding.
Fresh strawberries, topped with Mexican style cream.
Sliced and fried plantains topped with sour cream walnuts.
Chile-marinated fried or grilled chicken breast. Served with rice, black beans, and salad. Pollo marinado asado o frito. Servido con arroz, frijoles negros y ensalada.
Breaded chicken breast served with potato wedges, rice, and black beans. Servida con papas fritas, arroz y frijoles.
Critics favorite. Grilled cactus, topped with grilled beef or chicken, onion, bell pepper, tomato, and melted oaxacan string cheese. (Vegetarian option available). Tasajo o pollo cocinado con cebolla, chile morron, tomate y quesillo. Servido sobre un nopal asado.
Chicken breast cooked with our special chipotle sauce sauteed with mushrooms and onions; accompanied with french fries, rice and beans. Cocinada con championes y cebolla con un toque de chile chipotle. Servido con papas, arroz, y frijoles.
Tasajo or cecina, sautéed with mushroom and onions. Served with rice, black beans, and salad. Su eleccion de tasajo o cecina picado y cocinado con hongos. Servido con arroz, frijoles negros y ensalada.
Assorted tasting plate, includes: grilled tasajo, cecina, chorizo, and oaxacan string cheese. Served with rice, black bea.
Critics favorite. Chile-marinated fried or grilled pork ribs. Served with rice, black beans and green salad. Costillas de puerco marinadas en nuestra salsa especial, asadas o fritas. Servidos con arroz, frijoles negros y ensalda.
Critics favorite. Tasajo, sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeño peppers (spicy) served with rice and black beans. Tasajo picado concinado con tomate, cebolla y chile jalapeño. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Spicy. chorizo covered with spicy tomato sauce. Served with black beans. Chorizo banado en salsa de tomate. Servido con frijoles negros.
Critics favorite. Fried pork marinated with a unique house recipe. Served with salad, guacamole, black beans, and pico de gallo salsa. Costillas de puerco marinadas con nuestra receta especial. Servidas con ensalada, guacamole, pico de gallo, y frijoles negros.
Critics favorite. Grilled tasajo, cecina or chorizo, served with rice, black beans, and salad. Su eleccion de tasajo, cecina, o chorizo (asados). servido con arroz, frijoles negros y ensalada.
Tasajo (beef) sautéed with onions, bell peppers and melted oaxacan cheese string. Tasajo concinado con pimiento verde, cebolla y quesillo fundido.
Critics favorite. Three tortillas dipped in black mole, folded and sprinkled with cheese. Served with a choice of oaxacan string cheese, chorizo, tasajo, cecina or chicken on the side. Tres tortillas bañadas en mole negro, dobladas y espolvoreadas con queso. Servido con una selección de queso oaxaqueño, chorizo, tasajo, cecina o pollo.
Critics favorite. Three tortillas dipped in coloradito mole sauce, folded and sprinkled with cheese. served with a choice of Oaxacan string cheese chorizo, tasajo, cecina, or chicken on the side. Tres tortillas cubiertas de mole coloradito con una eleccion de quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina encima o rellenas de pollo.
Critics favorite. Huge, handmade corn tortilla rolled around young goat (tender) cooked in broth flavored with dried chiles, avocado leaves, and herbs. Served with young goat broth. Tortilla a mano rellena de barbacoa de chivo. Servido con su consome.
Critics favorite. Fried pork ribs covered with spicy tomato sauce. Served with rice and black beans. Costillas de puerco fritas banadas en salsa de tomate. Servidas con arroz y frijoles negros.
Critics favorite. Huge handmade corn tortilla folded over and stuffed with chicken and yellow mole. Empanadas de maiz cocidas al comal, rellenas de mole amarillo con pollo.
This traditional soup is a favorite of Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy, with meat, seasoned and garnished with shredded cabbage, chile peppers, onion, radishes and tostadas.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Fried tortillas pieces in spicy tomato sauce and sprinkled with cheese. Served with a choice of oaxacan string cheese, chorizo, tasajo, cecina, or chicken on the side. Totopas de tortilla tlayuda cubierta en sasa de tomate con una eleccion de quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina o pollo.
Critics favorite. Thick handmade tortilla smeared with asiento, black bean purée and topped off with sprinkled cheese, comes with the option of tasajo, cecina, chorizo or oaxacan cheese (quesillo). tortilla gruesa hecha a mano con asiento, frijol y queso fresco con una eleccion de quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina o pollo.
Three tortillas dipped in a black beans sauce, folded and sprinkled with cheese. Served with a choice of chorizo, tasajo, or cecina on the side. Tortillas fritas banadas en pasta de frijol y queso fresco. Servidas con una eleccion de: chorizo, tasajo, cecina, o quesillo.
Three tortillas dipped in a red tomato sauce, folded and sprinkled with cheese. Served with your choice of oaxaca string cheese, chorizo, tasajo, cecina, or chicken on the side. Tres tortillas fritas bañadas en salsa de tomate y queso fresco con una eleccion de quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina, o pollo.
Critics favorite. Our famous banana leaf-wrapped tamale. Finely ground corn dough packages, filled with shredded chicken in black mole. Served with rice and black beans on the side. Nuestro famoso tamal oaxaqueño envuelto en hoja de platano. Servido con arroz y frijoles.
Critics favorite. Three handmade tortillas stuffed with chicken covered with mole rojo topped with onions, fresh cheese, and Italian parsley. Tres tortillas suaves hechas a mano, rellenas con pollo, cubiertas de mole rojo; con rodajas de cebolla, queso fresco y perejil.
Critics favorite. Fried crisp taquitos stuffed with chicken picadillo. Covered with a choice of guacamole or coloradito sauce and topped with fresh cheese. Taquitos dorados rellenos de picadillo de pollo, cubiertos con su eleccion de guacamole o mole coloradito con queso fresco.
Chicken and rice stew soup. Served with vegetables. Big and steaming hot! Servido con verduras acompañado con arroz.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Fresh chile stuffed with chopped chicken or cheese, raisins and nuts, battered and fried, covered with spicy tomato sauce. Served with rice and black beans. Chiles de agua rellenos con picadillo de pollo o queso, pasas y almendras, bañados en salsa de tomate, acompañados con frijoles negros y arroz.
Huge, handmade corn tortillas folded and stuffed with a choice of huitlacoche and oaxacan string cheese or mushrooms and oaxacan string cheese. Empanadas de maiz cocidas al comal rellenas con su ellecion, Hongos con quesillo o Huitlacoche con quesillo.
Critics favorite. Mole tasting, plate includes black mole, red mole, estofado, and coloradito, served with sliced chicken breast, a side of rice and hand-made tortilla. Pechuga de pollo servida con mole negro, mole rojo, amarillo, y coloradito, acompañado de arroz y una tortilla a mano.
Six people. Assorted tasting plate. Includes: eight memelas, Oaxacan string cheese, chorizo, tasajo and cecina, a fresh chile with picadillo, fried pork ribs, guacamole, and black beans with cactus. Six personas. Incluye: medio quesillo, eight memelas, chorizo, tasajo, cecina, un chile relleno, costilla frita de puerco, guacamole, frijoles de la olla, chile toreado, cebolla, y nopal asado.
Critics favorite. Three people. Assorted tasting platter that includes: fried quesadillas, fried chicken taquitos, molotes, chalupas, and marinated pork feet. Three personas. Variedad de antojitos Oaxaqueños que incluye: quesadillas, molotes, taquitos, chalupas, y patitas de puerco en vinagre.
Two people. Shrimp, chicken strips, potato wedges, and fish fillet breaded with special Oaxacan seasoning. Two personas .Camarones, pollo, y filete de pescado empanizados con el sazon especial de la casa y papas fritas.
Mexican Soda in a Bottle Jarritos o Sidral
Agua de Horchata con tuna y nuez. Sweet rice water drink, topped with cantalupe, chopped nuts and prickle pear juice. Unlike any other horchata you have tried before!!
Fountain Drink
Critics favorite. Small version of our nopal zapoteco. Grilled cactus, topped with grilled beef or chicken, onion, bell pepper, tomato, and melted oaxacan string cheese. Tamaño lunch. Tasajo o pollo cocinado con cebolla, chile morron, tomate y quesillo. Servido sobre un nopal asado.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Fried pork ribs covered with our spicy green tomato sauce and cactus. Served with rice and black beans. Costillas de puerco con salsa verde de la casa. Servida con arroz y frijoles negros.
Chile-marinated fried or grilled chicken breast. Served with rice, black beans, and green salad. Pollo marinado asado o frito. Servido con arroz, frijoles negros, y ensalada.
Snapper served with epazote, tomato, onions, and yellow peppers. Filete de pescado con la receta de la casa epazote, tomate, cebolla, y chile guero.
Fish fillet hand-dipped in light batter, breaded and fried. Served with rice, black beans, and green salad. Filete de pescado empanizado frito. Servido con arroz, frijoles negros, y ensalada verde.
Three folded tortillas dipped in our spicy green tomato sauce, sprinkled with cheese. served with a choice of Oaxacan string cheese chorizo, tasajo, cecina, or chicken; on the side rice and black beans. Tres tortillas cubiertas con salsa verde de la casa con una eleccion de quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina o pollo. Servida con arroz y frijoles negros.
Marinated pork feet, paired with pickled jalapeños and carrots. Pies de cerdo marinados, acompañados de jalapeños y zanahorias.
Critics favorite. Melted Oaxaca cheese with chorizo and mushroom skillet.
Critics favorite. Fried grasshoppers sauteed with jalapeños, onions, and tomatoes. Served with oaxacan string cheese and avocado. Chapulines oaxaqueños fritos con jalapeños, cebolla, y tomate. Servidos con quesillo y aguacate.
Fresh Guacamole.
Critics favorite. Fried corn dough rolls filled with potatoes and chorizo. Rollos de masa de maíz, fritos y rellenos de papas y chorizo.
Critics Favorite. Grilled cactus.
Critics favorite. Quesillo real de Oaxaca is an artisan cheese crafted in the finest Oaxacan tradition, served with tomato, onions, and pickled and jalapeños.
Order of Oaxacan world famous grasshoppers. Served with oaxacan string cheese, tomato, onions, and avocado. Servidos con quesillo, jitomate, cebolla, y aguacate.
Our cactus salad, tossed with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. Con tomate, cebolla, y cilantro.
Fried quesadillas.
Two fried chicken taquitos accompanied with soup and fries. Dos taquitos fritos de pollo. Servidas con papas fritas y sopa del dia.
Two small quesadillas served with fries and small bowl of chicken soup. Dos quesadillas pequeñas. Servidas con papas fritas y sopa del dia.
Breaded chicken leg or chicken tenders. Served with fries and a small bowl of soup. Servidas con papas fritas y sopa del dia.
Critics favorite. Two small thick handmade corn tortillas with black beans, topped with fresh cheese. Served with fries and a small bowl of soup. Dos memelitas pequeñas untadas con frijol y queso fresco encima. Servidas con papas fritas y sopa del dia.
Fresh cheese covered with spicy tomato sauce. Served with black beans. Queso fresco con salsa de jitomate y jalapeño. Servido con frijoles negros.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Chilaquiles covered in a pasilla sauce. Served with beans and your choice of tasajo, chorizo, cecina, or chicken. Chilaquiles bañados en salsa de chile pasilla Oaxaqueño servidos con frijoles y tasajo, chorizo, cecina, o pollo.
Scrambled eggs with chorizo. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Scramble eggs with ham. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Scrambled eggs covered with spicy tomato sauce. Served with black beans. Huevos en torta, en salsa de jitomate y jalpeño. Servido con frijoles negros.
A oaxacan chorizo, epazote, and cheese omelet. Served with beans and two quesadillas. Huevos con chorizo, queso fresco, y epazote. Servido con frijoles refritos y quesadillas al comal.
Critics favorite. Fried eggs on crispy tortillas covered with spicy tomato salsa. Served with rice and black beans. Huevos estrellados bañados en salsa de tomate con arroz y frijol negros.
Scrambled eggs with chopped tomato, onion, and jalapeño chile. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Spicy. Three scramble eggs covered in a three salsa variation; a Chile pasilla salsa, green tomatillo salsa, and a red tomato salsa. Served with black beans. Huevos revueltos servidos con salsa de chile pasilla Oaxaqueña, salsa verde de tomatillo, y salsa de tomate. Acompañado de frijoles refritos.
Critics favorite. Chilaquiles covered in your choice of either black, red, or coloradito mole. Served with eggs and oaxacan string cheese. Chilaquiles bañados en mole de su eleccion: negro, rojo, o coloradito servidos con huevos estrellados y quesillo.
Critics favorite. Two over-easy eggs, each covered in a red and green tomato salsa separated by fried corn tortillas. Served with a side of black beans. Huevos estrellados bañados en salsa de tomate y salsa verde de tomatillo servido con chilaquiles y frijoles refritos.
Critics favorite. Imported tortilla tlayuda layered with asiento paste, and black bean paste, topped with fresh cheese, lettuce, tasajo, cecina, chorizo, and oaxaca cheese. Tortilla tipica oaxaqueña untada de asiento y pasta de frijol con queso fresco, repollo, tasajo, cecina, chorizo y quesillo.
Critics favorite. An absolute must-have, your choice of chicken breast or chicken leg covered with oaxaca's famous black mole made from chiles, nuts, seeds, spices, and oaxacan chocolate. Rich bold flavor. Chicken thigh or chicken breast. Served with a side of rice. La especialidad de la casa. Servido con su eleccion de pechuga o pierna de pollo acompañado con arroz.
Imported tortilla tlayuda layered with asiento spread, topped with qesillo, fresh cheese, and epazote leaves. Tortilla tipica oaxaqueña con asiento, queso fresco, quesillo y epazote fresco.
Critics favorite. Imported tortilla tlayuda layered with our black mole, topped with fresh cheese. Tortilla tipica oaxaqueña cubierta con mole negro y queso fresco.
Critics favorite. Wondering what that delicious sauce on your chips is? Chicken breast or leg quarters with oaxaca's famous coloradito mole, made from chiles, nuts, seeds, spices, and oaxacan chocolate. Rich, mild flavor. Served with rice. Receta especial de la casa. Servido con su ellecion de pechuga or pierna de pollo acompanado con arroz.
Critics favorite. Imported tortilla tlayuda layered with asiento spread, topped with shredded chorizo, oaxaca cheese (quesillo), and fresh cheese. Tortilla tipica oaxaqueña con asiento, chorizo desmenuzado, quesillo y queso fresco.
Critics favorite. Your choice of chicken breast or chicken leg covered with oaxaca's famous red mole made from chiles, nuts, seeds, spices, and oaxacan chocolate. Rich bold flavor. Served with rice. La especialidad de la casa. Servido con su eleccion de pechuga o pierna de pollo acompañado con arroz.
Critics favorite. Imported tortilla tlayuda layered with black beans paste, topped with queso fresco, cabbage, mushroom, cactus, avocado, and tomato. Tortilla tipica oaxaqueña con pasta de frijol, queso fresco, lechuga, hongos, nopales, tomates y aguacate.
Bowl of chicken or vegetables served over yellow mole flavored with chiles, cloves, and cumin. Mole oaxaqueño a base de chiles secos, espesado con masa de maiz. Servido con pollo acompañado de verduras.
Critics favorite. Imported tortilla tlayuda layered with asiento spread, black beans paste and sprinkled with cabbage, and fresh cheese. Comes with an option of tasajo, cecina, chorizo or oaxaca cheese (quesillo). tortilla tipica oaxaqueña con asiento, pasta de frijol, repollo y queso fresco. Servido con su eleccion de tasajo, cecina, chorizo, o quesillo.
Red snapper, fried or sautéed in a garlic sauce. Served with rice, black beans, and salad. Servido con arroz, frijoles negros y ensalada.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Tender shrimp amped up by the smokey heat of our tomato chipotle sauce. Bañados en la salsa chipotle de la casa.
Critics favorite. Pineapple stuffed with shrimp, octopus, and fish, sautéed with onion wedges. Served with rice and salad. Pina rellena de mariscos: camaron, pulpo y pescado. Servido con arroz y ensalada.
Shrimp octopus, abalone, and baby clams in sweet sauce tossed with chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and avocado. Camaron, pulpo, abulon, y almejas en una salsa dulce con tomate picado.
Breaded fish fillet.
Shrimp in sweet sauce tossed with chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and avocado. Camarones en salsa dulce arrojado con tomate picado, cebolla, cilantro, y aguacate.
Sautéed with a garlic sauce.
Critics favorite. Warm up your heart with our seafood soup. This hearty food will lift up your spirits.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Sautéed whit bell pepper, olives and yellow peppers. Cocinados con chile morron, olivos y chile guero.
Critics favorite. Shrimp cooked in a bath of garlic, which has itself been slowly cooked to make it delicious and full of flavor. Served with rice, black beans, and salad. Camarones bañados en salsa de ajo. Servido con arroz, frijoles negros y ensalada.
Spicy. Ceviche of raw shrimp marinated in a chile-lime juice mixture, or aguachile (chile water). Ceviche de camarón crudo marinado en una mezcla de jugo de chile y lima, o aguachile (agua de chile).
Fresh tilapia, fried or sautéed in a garlic sauce. Servido con arroz, frijol y ensalada.
Critics favorite. Spicy. Fish fillet sauteed in a chipotle sauce. Bañados en la salsa chipotle de la casa.
Critics favorite. Sautéed white bell peppers, olives, and yellow peppers. Cocinados con chile morron, olivos y chile guero.
Crispy tortilla layered with shrimp, tomatoes, onion, and cilantro. Tostada de camaron con tomate, cebolla y cilantro/ tostada de camaron,pulpo, abulon y almejas.
Hear from our valued guests
Love it the best of the best. Everything is so delicious and they give a lot
Good service and welcoming. Food serve quick and place pretty nice and clean.
Excellent place to quiet and really delicious dinner, is the best place with food almost identical to the ones in the south states of Mexico
If you want to try an authentic Mexican cuisine, Real De Oaxaca is the place that you should try. Before coming here my perception about Mexican food was just limited to tacos and burritos. After having the food from here i got an experience of this Mexican food diaspora. It is more than what we think, it is beyond just tacos and burritos. Here the main attraction is the hospitality and the staffs are awesome. They even let you try some of there iconic dishes. Food served here is unique and have a homily touch. I think you guys should try Atole panela, which is a sweet taco having chocolate in the sauce, Then Claytuda vajet, Paloma real .... so on...
Service was great... food was delicious and prices are $$ to $$$. They recommended coming back on Fridays and Saturdays live music. Mexican decor is beautiful, restaurant is pleasant over all. I am local but never been here before and yes I recommend it as a great Mexican restaurant...
Great service and the most delicious Mole I had
Everything is so delicious, and they provide top notch service! Vegetarian friendly too!
This is by far one of the best Mexican restaurants I have ever eaten. The food is typical Oaxacan, and is the best. Hand made tortillas, different mole styles, Cafe de la olla, we had the huitlacoche empanadas, and enchiladas, very authentic, and also pan de azucena, delicioso 😋. I recently had a very bad experience at el Torito in Redondo Beach, you can read my review. But from now on El areal de Oaxaca is my favorite and my wife's as well. By the way our server Jeremías was superb.
The tlayudas (I call them a Mexican pizza), a huge thin tortilla topped with lard, beans, and your choice of toppings - string cheese, beef, chorizo, vegetables, etc. Depending on your hunger, each tlayuda can easily feed two guests. Their Mangoneada is a delicious mix of mexcal, mango, and chamoy. It's sweet and salty with a hint of spice.
We’ve been coming to this restaurant for years, and we absolutely love it. It’s one of those rare places that gets everything right every single time. The interior is beautiful, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and it’s the perfect spot for a wonderful meal with friends or loved ones. The food is consistently spot-on perfection. The tlayudas are incredible, the memelas are a must, and honestly, you need to try both. They’re that good. And if you want the full experience, don’t leave without trying the chapulines. It was my first time having them, and they were absolutely amazing. This restaurant has become a favorite for a reason. Delicious food, beautiful setting, and a consistently great experience. Highly recommended.
Common questions about Real de Oaxaca
Real de Oaxaca is located at 11215 Long Beach Blvd #1010, Lynwood, CA 90262, United States, Lynwood, CA, United States.
You can reach Real de Oaxaca by calling +1 310-438-3961.
Real de Oaxaca has a rating of 4.1 out of 5 based on 1171 customer reviews.
Real de Oaxaca features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Real de Oaxaca features the following service options: Outdoor seating, No-contact delivery, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Real de Oaxaca features the following highlights: Fast service, Fireplace, Great beer selection, Great cocktails, Great coffee, Serves local specialty.
Real de Oaxaca features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Real de Oaxaca features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Private dining room, Quick bite, Small plates, Spirits, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Real de Oaxaca features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Real de Oaxaca features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
Real de Oaxaca features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Historic, Quiet, Romantic, Trendy.
Real de Oaxaca features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly, Tourists.
Real de Oaxaca features the following planning: Brunch reservations recommended, Lunch reservations recommended, Dinner reservations recommended, Accepts reservations.
Real de Oaxaca features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Real de Oaxaca features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
Real de Oaxaca features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
Real de Oaxaca features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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