Don Felix Meat Market

It’s really good! Every Sunday they do BBQ. The meats are juice and have a great smoked flavor.

Great find. I bought chorizo, carne asada and marinated short ribs. Also bought the salsa roja and it was all delicious. It’ll be my destination to buy meat from now on.

This Mexican meat market has the best carne asada ranchera probably in the entire city of Los Angeles. It’s probably some of the most expensive meat per pound compared to other meat markets, but it is totally worth it. I live in the valley, and still make the drive to west la to buy this meat when we BBQ. Believe me, the next time you BBQ, try this meat, you will not be sorry. The meat is marbled, but not to much fat, and the meat is cut real thin so the marinade soaks its way through the entire piece of meat.

At first site the meat looked funky but we took a chance and we are glad we did. The carne asada was marinated to perfection the al pastor was juicy and good the chicken was an amazing price and worth every penny. I would go back and will go back again. The avocados were huge and same cost as the chain store so good hookup

Good menu, good prices. The meat is tasty but too tough! I tried 4 tacos — lengua, carnitas, asada and al pastor. Ony the lengua was moist.

So meh. I was really disappointed becauE this place is close to home and looks like it would be a good hole-​in-​the-​wall. I was craving a flavorful, saucy, cheesy, comfort food burrito and this really missed the mark. Carne asada was ok — bland and kind of dry. I ordered my burrito mojado style (wet) and there was hardly any sauce and only a sprinkle of cheese on top that wasn’t even melted. And the guacamole that was supposed to be in it was nonexistent. I had to get up and find my server after my burrito was delivered to request chips and salsa. She finally brought it about ten minutes later. The salsa helped spice up my burrito a little bit but by now everything was cold. Servers seemed nice but were just unattentive. The portion size for the price ($ 7) saved this place from getting one star. I won’t be coming back and don’t recommend this place. :(

The prices for their food in the restaurant portion are too hard to pass up. Considering it’s location to Titos a couple blocks away, this is a great alternative. Sometimes the communication might be sketchy regarding your order but the quality, especially from the asada and the monstrous sized tortas are pretty awesome.
One thing to really note about this market are the avocados. Highly recommend purchasing the avocado from this place. It is ready the moment you buy it!

Outstanding carne asada at a great price. Always fast, friendly service.

Unfortunately these guys are BAD neighbors. They were playing Mariachi music so loud (on a Sunday) that I could hear it IN my apartment down the block. I asked them to turn it down because they were waking up sleeping babies in my home, and NOT only did they openly refuse, I was called a «f*****g a****le» to my face by the OWNER for daring to even bring up how inappropriately loud they were being. It’s a shame that they don’t have simple respect for the people who keep them in business. I’ll never shop there again.

We came to this grocery store for some quick, casual Mexican food and were surprised that it offered casual table service. We enjoyed a basket of freshly fried nacho chips and salsa upon seating. The carne asada tacos and burrito came on fresh corn and flour tortillas. Decent sized portions that were not too large. Prices cheaper than many trucks — the tacos were only $ 1.50, burritos only $ 6.
We really enjoyed the adjoining grocery store which sold fresh meats, salsas, cheeses, and regular convenience items.

The best carne asada around. Just be careful when buying any non-​perishables there because they’re often expired.
All their meats and fresh tomatillo/​avocado sauce are the tastiest in town though!!!
Also usually have great quality avocados.
Just make sure to check your itemized receipt before you leave. I’ve gotten double charged before on salsa.

Fantastic find! Can’t believe it’s within walking distance of my place and I didn’t know before. Service was sweet and friendly — family run and family treatment. THe pork shoulder I got was only $ 3 a lb and they were wiling to cut it up into 2″ pieces for me. Tight but good selection of other Mexican essentials like avocados, tomatillos, fresh peppers, tortillas, chips, and fresh, housemade salsas! Price can’t be beat, service is great, quality is as good as I need. Yay!

So you know when your friend says, «Hey, Jon, I’m coming over to go swimming and I’m going to bring over some carne asada, cook it on your bbq, and then make us carne asada tacos to eat for lunch.» And then he comes over, sure enough, he cooks fresh carne asada. Sure enough, he has those authentic small tortillas that you don’t find in any regular supermarket. Sure enough he also has fresh chopped white spanish onions. And sure enough (tired of my sure enoughs yet?) he has chopped up fresh cilantro. After he cooked the carne asada, he cut the meat into tiny pieces, laid the pieces out on fresh perfectly heated on the bbq corn tortillas, added the onions and cilantro, and his own special conconction of some kind of green salsa… anyways the rest is x-​rated, ALL THANKS TO THE CARNE ASADA FROM DON FELIX MEAT MARKET.

I live in the neighborhood and am here almost daily for produce, snacks, items from their deli, or for a bite in their restaurant attached to the store. It’s family run by a sweet family who live in our neighborhood. Very friendly service and really delicious home-​made Mexican dishes. It’s definitely an undiscovered gem of a restaurant.
They usually don’t have a ton of produce in the market at any given moment, but what they do have is ready to eat and they re-​stock almost daily I think. Today the owner gave me free strawberries :)

I laugh every time I drive by the people in line at the taco joint nearby because they don’t know what they’re missing.
The Don Felix market has a family restaurant. Today I had the barbacoa tacos made with homemade tortillas and they were delicious. I bought 6.
The owner Juan and his wife are very gracious and the menu is full of many delicious items all served by nice people. Unfortunately Juan works elsewhere now so the place is run by his help who aren’t always as attentive to the business.
If you need some chicken soup, try it here. The special spicy one is good.
9.19.11 we tried the lamb special. it was decent.
9.23.11 tried the pazole today. it was good.
9.24.11 had the short beef ribs. also good.
9.25.11 today i had the pork ribs in rojo sauce. yum.

Don Felix is a good stop in preparation for a barbecue. We used to live just around the corner and in the two years or so since we’ve moved, they seem to have changed ownership. The store layout is more visually appealing, with the fresh produce on display near the door instead of buried in the back with the beer. There are more Oaxacan choices at the meat counter, like tasajo, a cured meat that you can get on tlayudas, those big, big pizza-​like things with the cheese and the cabbage and the… well, the meat.
We originally ordered espaldilla to grill for tacos, but the cashier at the front asked us what were going to do with the meat and then told us we would have better results with a different cut (chuck?). He had the butcher take back the package and prepare a different one for us. «Espaldilla is too dry,» he said. «I don’t want you to have dry tacos and think that we did not sell you good meat.» He was friendly and genuinely proud of the products that were going out of his shop. And he was right: the tacos were a big, big hit. Tender and deeply flavorful.
This is a great place to go if you want to have a really awesome barbecue and you don’t want to fuss with going to the supermarket. Everything is here: meat, tortillas, limes, salsa, cerveza, even paper plates and cups. All you have to supply are the grill, the fire, and the fine-​looking people.

I read about this place on the good ol’ Unilocal so I gave it a shot.
I think it was the owner that was helping me out. He was a friendly cat and started to explain the different types of meats he had for the day.
I opted for their flagship: prepared carne asada.
The owner started to really talk up the meat saying he only uses prime cuts as oppose to the «leftovers» other meat markets use.
I jokingly said that if the meat wasn’t good, I was going to come back and talk smack. He sternly looked at me and said if I wasn’t happy with the meat, to come back and he will refund me my money. I laughed and said OK but he insisted on his guarantee.
The prepared carne asada was fantastic and at what I thought was a decent price ($ 5.99 per lb.).
I bought some prepared chicken fajitas equally as tasty ($ 2.99 per lb.).
I didn’t go back for a refund but I will go back for more.
He had me taste the salsa which was good but I make my own which is better. In the future, in a pinch I may purchase theirs.
The produce is way overpriced. Stick to the meats.

This place is first and foremost a convenience store. You would never suspect that they also have some of the best pre-​marinated carne asada around. At $ 5.39 a pound, it is excellent.
They have aothers meats as well and I have tried the pork. It is not the bes cut of meat, but seasoned very well. They also have everything else there for your taco bbq as well, including avacados, tortillas, etc.
Just get over the outside appearance of the place and come inside to discover their meat selection!

A very unassuming place, I have driven up and down sawtelle so many times and whizzed right by it… never giving it a second thought.
That was dumb. This place is a three in one convenient store/​carneceria (meat market) /​restaurant. My dumb ass didn’t walk through to the meat market while waiting for my meal. I will be back though… the food was that good.
I walk in on the side where the restaurant was at and stood dumbfounded. I see a menu… ok, thats good, I see a doorway to a kitchen… ok, thats good too, then I see a girl at a register to the far left by the market. Confused, I’m like… «where the fuck do I place my order?» I ask the girl and she gladly let me know that she would take the order. Relieved, I order myself 1 carnitas taco and a torta de carne asada. Both with their «famous» habanero sauce. She gives me my receipt and I quietly wait by the side. I start watching the tele for a couple min’s and she’s like, «Oh, go give your receipt over there» she pointed at the doorway to the kitchen. At this point I feel like a serious newb. Embarrased I give my receipt and once again wait for my food.
Finally I get my food. It’s funny cause homeboy must’ve thought I knew spanish cause he was all about it with me. Good thing I know just enough to get by, I shoot the shit for a couple seconds… get a chuckle outta gordo and head for outdoor seating.
I was a little disappointed my meal didn’t come with chips, but that quickly went away after my first bite into the carnitas taco. So moist and tender, I picked up a stray piece on my plate and it literally buckled under the soft pressure of my finger tips. You can tell they properly simmer the fatty cut of shoulder meat for a long period of time, which gives the taco its soft, moist consistency. As for their famous Salsa Roja, it wasn’t as spicy as I have previously read. But good enough for me.
The torta de asada was good… not great. The meat was very tender, with the flavors heightened by the sour cream, guacamole and frijoles. What really gets me everytime with a good torta is the bread. I don’t know what it is, but the bread they use… soo good. This place must bake their own cause I could have literally eaten the bread by itself. It was very warm and soft in the inside, with the outsides equally as hot and crispy.
Next time I come back, I’m gonna make sure to try out their milanesa torta. As well as a heffty order of carnitas.
Pro’s
–Meat Market/​Mexican Convenient Store
–Big menu at inexpensive prices
Con’s
–Chip’s not included
–Could be a bit confusing for a first timer
Taco’s @ 1.25, Torta’s @ 3.99

Still a fan…
i’m an even BIGGER fan because the liquor store side of the carneceria had my el yucateca habanero XXXtra hot sauce. and only for like $ 1.50.
i say HAD because i bought the entire shelf. ok ok. it was only 4 bottles but still. i’ll go back and check again to buy them all.
so the main update is. i love that they take credit cards. don’t you hate it when you just don’t have cash and you are craving one of those taco truck treats?
well anyway. they take credit cards BUT they are only allowed to swipe the card once. so make sure you buy everything you want to buy all at once.
I still have to go back to figure out the salsa situation. it turns out i like the green salsa more. but it could be due to the fact that had the habanero sauce to kick it up.
i’m going to try to suadero next time. i think i liked it better than lengua. and i forgot to try the pastor again. but then again. i think i should just stick to the nice charbroiled carne asada that i love to death. i also said that i’d get 5 asada tacos. i had 2 and i was FULL up. so. it’s a nice cheap lunch. my extras cost more than the food. check out the photo i took of my lunch.