• Perlita's Authentic Mexican

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Small Mexican restaurant, has a "veggie" section on the menu. The beans have no lard, but the rice has meat stock. Vegans could ask for potato tacos, flautas, fajita veggies, and dishes can be made without the rice. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-8:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm, Sun 11:00am-8:30pm.


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13 Reviews

First Review by NewVeganKristin

bEzz

Points +1753

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Perlita’s FTW!

Wow. First of all, the portions are HUGE and the prices are low. You could easily split just about anything on the menu. I appreciate that the menu is clear that while the refried beans do NOT have lard, the rice is cooked in meat stock. (I asked, and they don’t have just plain white rice on hand either.) First basket of chips and salsa is free, they charge a nominal fee for additional baskets of chips. However, the salsa you get comes in its own little carafe, so you get enough salsa to last the basket of chips and your whole meal. I’ve never seen a place do that. It was nice not having to always ask for more salsa! Service was SUPER friendly and the food came out quickly. This spot doesn’t look like much from the outside, but it’s a real gem!

Silly Little Vegan

Points +1180

Vegan
23 Jul 2024

Absolutely Fantastic Food

One of the best meals that I've ever had! My family stopped into Perlita's for dinner and ordered a couple of vegetarian fajita burritos, the potato tacos, and the huarache. The potato tacos were served in a deep-fried homemade shell. So good!!! I ordered the huarache. It was a homemade thick corn tortilla, served with red sauce, refried beans, grilled veggies. The veggies included strips of cactus. I think the cactus was lightly pickled. It added a brightness to the dish. I highly recommend that dish and this restaurant.

Pros: Fresh delicious food, Easy to veganize the vegetarian dishes, Love the atmosphere!

Cons: The rice isn't vegan

MatthewFoster

Points +95

Vegan
19 Sep 2023

Authentic indeed, and great service

4 Crispy Potato Tacos (no cheese or sour cream) and Guava Jarritos

Veggie Huarache Supreme (no cheese) and Jimaica

Quick service, inexpensive and tasty food, authentic Mexican options that you don't often see, what more could you ask for? Well, of course, more vegan options would be great, but what we got was good. The salsa was delicious. Only downside was an overly sweet Jimaica agua fresca. If we're in Crescent City again we'll definitely try to visit Perlita's again.

SofiaZarfas

Points +162

Vegan
26 May 2023

Large portions

We had the burrito supreme, added potatoes. It was a a large portion, tasted ok. I would go back, only because of the lack of options around.

GyanS

Points +82

Vegan
28 Nov 2021

Gr8 vegan dish

We walked into the restaurant looking for vegan food. Chose veggie Huarache Supreme without cheese. Loved the dish with hot sauce!

Updated from previous review on 2021-11-28

Pros: Gr8 taste, Reasonable price, Nice clean location

Cons: Limited vegan options

menmydog

Points +36

Vegan
21 Aug 2020

The BEST fajita burrito! Minus cheese, rice, sour cream and add guac and pico!

The best mexican food since San Diego

kaylamarietaylor

Points +22

Vegan
09 Jul 2020

Yummy!

I ordered the supreme veggie burrito, no rice, cheese or sour cream - added potato and it’s so yummy!

VegMC

Points +186

Vegan
29 Jun 2019

Vegan and vegetarian options available with knowledgeable servers

The vegetable fajita burrito supreme with mild sauce was great!

Pros: Options available , Servers knowledgeable about substitution items

Cons: Rice cooked in chicken stock

Pearl_Luv

Points +20

Vegan
28 Jun 2019

Delicious Wet Veggie Burrito

I ordered a Wet Veggies Supreme Burrito without sour cream, cheese, and added potatoes. I didn’t tell the waitress I was vegan but she asked me if the rice was ok because it is cooked with chicken broth. Wow thank you for looking out!

Pros: Yummy , Staff is knowledgeable of menu and friendly , Inexpensive

Cons: Vegan options are not marked on menu

n8finan

Points +74

Vegan
17 Jun 2019

cute & yummy

Perlitas Mexican Food is a solid choice when needing to find a medium between meat-eaters & vegans. their retried beans, tortillas & red sauce are all without animal products (not sure about the rice) so i went with a wet bean burrito which was the epitome of homemade mexican food. definitely worth a try & worth a stop!

jpeacock87

Points +24

Vegan
28 May 2019

Vegan

It was pretty good. I ordered the potato tacos with beans on the side. I was disappointed that the rice is made with chicken stock though. A bit tricky as a vegan but not impossible.

lazylimabean

Points +200

Vegan
17 Jan 2018

Mediocre

Kid who took our order didn't know what 'vegan' meant, but was knowledgeable about the menu, such as the fact that the rice is cooked in chicken stock. Ordered veggie fajitas, no rice, sour cream or cheese. It was okay, but as of early 2018 there aren't any good options in this city, so this is one of the few places a vegan can eat here.

Pros: Staff knowledgeable about menu

Cons: No marked vegan items, Mediocre flavor

NewVeganKristin

Points +16

Vegan
07 Jul 2017

Very good Mexican restaurant with staff that knows about vegan options.

Staff will give you info regarding vegan options. Very helpful. Quaint restaurant that has regulars, even though it is a tourist town. I will eat here again.

Pros: Potato tacos were awesome. , Very good meal

Cons: Can be busy, but worth the wait. Also, has to go o




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