Meals Are Tastier with Coca-Cola

Don't forget to ask for a classic Coca-Cola with your meal from Favela's Mexican Grill!

Try an Entrée from Favela's Mexican Grill to Experience the Freshest Mexican Food Around!

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience to you. That is our commitment. All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Platillos Fuertes

All entrees are accompanied with rice, your choice of beans, chips and salsa.

ENCHILADAS ROJAS

Our traditional red sauce Enchiladas, stuffed with your choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, shredded savory short beef, or cheese.

ENCHILADAS VERDES

Enchiladas made with a fresh tangy tomatillo sauce with your choice of savory shredded chicken or cheese topped with melted cheese.

Shrimp Enchilades for additional charge

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Made with our tomatillo green sauce, stuffed with cheese, sauteed zucchini and grilled onions. Topped with cheese and sour cream.

FAJITAS 

Best fajitas in town!

Grilled to perfection with our own sauce, onions and bell peppers.

Choose from:

Steak or Chicken

Jumbo Prawns

CHILE RELLENO DINNER

Favela's famous chile relleno, a fresh roasted poblano chile battered and stuffed with mexican cheese and topped with our exclusive light tomato broth.

TAMALES

Red chile pork tamales made right in our kitchen.

CHILE VERDE DINNER

Braised pork with peppers in green tomatillo sauce.

CHILE COLORADO DINNER

Savory slow cooked braised chile colorado.

CARNITAS DINNER

Succulent tender marinated port shoulder braised with garlic, onions, spices and oranges.

HOUSE COMBINATION PLATE

Choose two

A Brie(f) History of Cheese - Paul Kindstedt

Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization. Today, the world produces roughly 22 billion kilograms of cheese a year, shipped and consumed around the globe. Paul Kindstedt shares the history of one of our oldest and most beloved foods.

Lesson by Paul S. Kindstedt, directed by Charlotte Cambon.

Super Good Jarritos Mango and Tostadas

Jarritos has been making authentic Mexican Food Super Good since 1950.

It's Always a Good Time for Tacos!

Tacos available at Favela's Mexican Grill

Traditional Soft Street Tacos

Tacos are made with two soft corn tortillas, your choice of meat and fresh salsa topped with cilantro.

Meat Choices

Carne asada steak • Pollo asado (grilled marinated chicken) • Al pastor (marinated pork in red chile)

Chile colorado port • Chile verde with green peppers • Picadillo short rib pulled beef

TRADITIONAL TWO TACO COMBO 

Your choice of two traditional street tacos topped with fresh salsa and cilantro and served with rice, your choice of beans, ships and salsa.

A la carte single taco

FAVELA'S STYLE TACO COMBO 

Favela's style tacos with BIGGER tortillas, choice of meat, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

Favela's style single taco

SHRIMP TACOS

Two soft tacos made with jumbo shrimp sauteed in garlic and onions, topped with cabbage, salsa and served with chips and rice.

A la carte single taco

FISH TACOS

Two sauteed diced Mahi Mahi tacos, topped with cabbage, fresh salsa and served with chips and rice, with little spice.

A la carte single taco

VEGETARIAN TACOS

Two soft tacos made with corn tortillas topped with sauteed zucchini, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and bell peppers and served with rice, beans, chips and salsa.

(2) tacos a la carte

Mexican Foods You Need To Try at Least Once In Your Life

Almost everyone has been to a Mexican restaurant at least once in their lives, but there's a good chance that most people don't know just how rich and expansive Mexico's culinary tradition can be. These are the Mexican foods you need to try at least once in your life.

Burritos at Favela's Mexican Grill - Try One Today!

Choice of flour, wheat, tomato or spinach tortilla filled with rice, pinto whole beans and mashed beans (lard-free) or black beans and fresh salsa. 

Carne Asada

Marinated, charbroiled chopped steak

Pollo Asada

Marinated boneless and skinless chicken breast

Carne Al Pastor

Lean marinated pork

Chile Verde

Lean sauteed pork with green peppers

Chile Colorado

Lean sauteed pork in red chile

Picadillo

Steamed shredded beef

Vegetarian

Your choice of beans, rice, jack cheese, guacamole, salsa and sour cream

Vegetable

Sauteed zucchini, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers with rice lettuce, sauce and your choice of beans

Frijoles Y Queso

Your choice of beans and jack cheese

Favela's Burrito

Same as above plus cheese, sour cream and guacamole

Shrimp Burrito

Sauteed jumbo shrimp, rice, cabbage and fresh salsa. Not available at downtown Fairfield

Super Good Combo

Try a Super Good Jarritos with your next taco meal and you'll discover why they are the Official Drink of Tacos.

Our History - Favela’s Mexican Grill

Favela’s Mexican Grill delivers a fun Mexican dining adventure at a moderate price. We have become Solano County’s favorite Mexican Restaurant by being a place where every guest will enjoy fast friendly service and delicious food served in a fun, festive atmosphere. Favela’s is more than a restaurant. It’s an attitude. It’s a spirit. It’s a way of life. We’re committed to making sure our guests are greeted with a smile and that they leave with one. It’s what we stand for and is reflected in everything we do.

In 1990, a young Veronica and her father Elisardo Favela found a need for a new style of Mexican restaurant; it would be a casual style with festive surroundings. Along with an attractive environment, the food would be the freshest and best tasting every time. This service would also have to fit a family’s budget.

Most importantly, the overall focus would consist in the customer’s appreciation of every savory item. The Favela’s “Familia” believed strongly that the values they established would eventually lead to success. They were right.

By 1993 and demand from out-of-town customers, prompted Veronica to expand the business and open a second location in Vacaville which has been a success since it’s opening. Never straying from the original intention, never losing focus on consistent and affordable Mexican food and excellent service, the restaurant has continued its steady rate of growth. To prove this, by 1998 a third location on the north side of Fairfield was opened. This restaurant was capable to offer many new additions to the menu that only made the restaurant more appealing to the community. After fourteen years, Favela’s is ready to expand into the Sacramento market finding a niche in the West Sacramento area.

Delivery is Available - Order Dinner from Favela's!

Don't want to leave your house? No problem. Favela's Mexican Grill is available on Doordash and Grubhub! Now you can have your lunch or dinner delivered this week!

Check Out Our Menu HERE

Delicious Dessert Available at Favela's Mexican Grill!

Don't forget to leave room for dessert! Try one of our delicious homemade churros or home-style flan!

CHURROS WITH ICE CREAM

Warm French vanilla custard filled Churros served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

A LA CARTE WARM HOMEMADE CHURRO

FRESH HOME-STYLE FLAN

Jarritos. It's Like Drinkable Fruit. You'll See.

Atención: You may get very thirsty after watching this delicious video. Jarritos.

Churros: A Brief History

Learn the brief history of Churros

Small Bites - Big Flavor!

Small Bites Available at Favela's Mexican Grill

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you.

CHIPS AND SALSA FRESCA

ORIGINAL GUACAMOLE 

Made with fresh chunky avocados, tomatoes, jalapenos, queso, fresco sprinkled and cilantro.

NACHOS 

Freshly made chips, topped with lard-free beans, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole, fresh salsa and your choice of meat.

ROLLITOS

Two rolled crispy flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken, topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp greens.

TAQUITOS 

Three rolled crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded beef, topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp greens.

QUESADILLA

½ folded grilled flour tortilla, filled with jack cheese, served with greens and guacamole. With choice of meat | With shrimp 

SUPER QUESADILLA

Full size double tortilla, plus with your choice of meat. With shrimp 

TOSTADA

A crispy corn tortilla topped with mashed beans, your choice of shredded beef or chicken, lettuce, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

CHICKEN TACO SALAD 

Crisp greens topped with marinated grilled chicken breast, sour cream, guacamole, fresh salsa and served in one of our freshly made taco shells.

Which Celebrity Has The Best Guacamole Recipe?

We prepared and tasted five celebrity guac recipes to find out who's is best.

TACO-BOUT Delicious!! Try a Taco from Favela's Mexican Grill Today!

Tacos available at Favela's Mexican Grill

Traditional Soft Street Tacos

Tacos are made with two soft corn tortillas, your choice of meat and fresh salsa topped with cilantro.

Meat Choices

Carne asada steak • Pollo asado (grilled marinated chicken) • Al pastor (marinated pork in red chile)

Chile colorado port • Chile verde with green peppers • Picadillo short rib pulled beef

TRADITIONAL TWO TACO COMBO 

Your choice of two traditional street tacos topped with fresh salsa and cilantro and served with rice, your choice of beans, ships and salsa.

FAVELA'S STYLE TACO COMBO

Favela's style tacos with BIGGER tortillas, choice of meat, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

SHRIMP TACOS

Two soft tacos made with jumbo shrimp sauteed in garlic and onions, topped with cabbage, salsa and served with chips and rice.

FISH TACOS

Two sauteed diced Mahi Mahi tacos, topped with cabbage, fresh salsa and served with chips and rice, with little spice.

VEGETARIAN TACOS

Two soft tacos made with corn tortillas topped with sauteed zucchini, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and bell peppers

The Unique History of Flan, a World Traveled Dessert

With Cinco de Mayo approaching, we were trying find a delicious South of the Border dessert to make for a blog post. This led a topic of great debate in our kitchen. Where the heck does flan come from? They serve it at Mexican restaurants, we’ve all had it in Mexico, and yet the name in no way sounds Mexican. I was sure it was of Spanish descent, Tina, our graphic designer, attested to it being French, and Lucretia, our marketing specialist, swore it was Italian.

So I did some research and it turns out we were all kind of right.

Dessert: Flan

Pronunciation: According to the Mother Ship of all pronunciation websites, Forvo, you’re supposed to say “flayn,” as in it rhymes with “plan.” Glad that’s settled.

Origin of the Name: The name comes from the Old French word, “flaon,” from the Late Latin word, “fladon,” which is derived from the Old High German word “flado,” which means a flat cake or object.

History: Like many desserts, flan’s existence began during the Roman Empire. The Romans were the first to domesticate chickens and they found themselves in the middle of an egg surplus. So they used techniques they stole learned from the Greeks to develop new egg-based recipes. These recipes, as you can imagine, resulted in loads of dishes and desserts, including flan.

Back then, most versions of the dessert were savory rather than sweet and included flavors like eel sprinkled with pepper. But a few early recorded recipes contained the only sweetener of the day: honey. And as the Romans conquered basically all of Europe, their customs, beliefs, and recipes went with them. The sweet variety of flan gripped the newly vanquished lands and when the Empire fell in 476 CE, flan survived.

Of all the peoples introduced to this dessert, the Spanish were particularly taken with it (and were the first to top it with a sweet caramel sauce). Like the Romans before them, the Spaniards brought flan to new lands, when in 1518, the famous conquistador Hernán Cortés landed in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

The Mexicans took flan to a whole new level. They created coffee, chocolate, and even coconut flavors and the recipes became popular not only in Mexico, but the rest of Latin America.

We hope you enjoy this traditional, worldly dessert on Cinco de Mayo (or any time, really) and from all of us at the bakery, thank you for visiting!

Article Source: https://www.cheesecake.com/Blog/post/the-unique-history-of-flan-a-world-traveled-dessert.aspx

Super Good Tacos al Pastor and Pineapple

Jarritos has been making authentic Mexican Food Super Good since 1950.

What Ingredients Make the Greatest Taco?

We had a data scientist comb the numbers to determine, definitively, what makes the best taco, and where you can get it.

Try Favela's Mexican Grill's delicious Fish Tacos made with Mahi Mahi or any of our other mouth-watering taco choices! We have locations in Fairfield and Vacaville, and are currently open for outdoor dining, pickup, and delivery. 

https://favelasmexican.com/

Delivery is Available - Order Dinner from Favela's!

Don't want to leave your house? No problem. Favela's Mexican Grill is available on Doordash and Grubhub! Now you can have your lunch or dinner delivered this week!

Check Out Our Menu HERE

How Tacos Al Pastor Is Made • Tasty

How Tacos Al Pastor Is Made • Tasty

Which Celebrity Has The Best Taco Recipe?

We test recipes by Eva Longoria, Danny Trejo, Aaron Sanchez, and Frida Kahlo. Whose tacos are the best?!??

Top 5 Traditional Mexican Breakfasts

Doña Martha shares with us the best authentic Mexican breakfast.

Hungry for Something Extra Yummy? Try One of Favela's Mexican Grill's Entrees!

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience to you. That is our commitment. All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Platillos Fuertes

All entrees are accompanied with rice, your choice of beans, chips and salsa.

ENCHILADAS ROJAS

Our traditional red sauce Enchiladas, stuffed with your choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, shredded savory short beef, or cheese.

ENCHILADAS VERDES

Enchiladas made with a fresh tangy tomatillo sauce with your choice of savory shredded chicken or cheese topped with melted cheese.

Shrimp Enchilades for additional charge

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Made with our tomatillo green sauce, stuffed with cheese, sauteed zucchini and grilled onions. Topped with cheese and sour cream.

FAJITAS 

Best fajitas in town!

Grilled to perfection with our own sauce, onions and bell peppers.

Choose from:

Steak or Chicken

Jumbo Prawns

CHILE RELLENO DINNER

Favela's famous chile relleno, a fresh roasted poblano chile battered and stuffed with mexican cheese and topped with our exclusive light tomato broth.

TAMALES

Red chile pork tamales made right in our kitchen.

CHILE VERDE DINNER

Braised pork with peppers in green tomatillo sauce.

CHILE COLORADO DINNER

Savory slow cooked braised chile colorado.

CARNITAS DINNER

Succulent tender marinated port shoulder braised with garlic, onions, spices and oranges.

HOUSE COMBINATION PLATE

Choose two

We Use Only The Best and Highest Quality Ingredients

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you. That is our commitment.

All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Favela’s offers a variety of appetizers, traditional combination plates, and excellent kids’ items. In addition, we offer mash and whole pinto beans as well as whole black beans. A choice of the finest and freshest flavored tortillas such as spinach, wheat, tomato, and the traditional flour tortillas can be selected to wrap-up your burritos. We even feature daily blackboard specialties to ensure that we provide our guests with a wide variety of choices for every palate.

Thousands have enjoyed signature dishes such as Top Sirloin Steak Fajitas, Enchiladas Suizas, outrageous Burritos, Fish and Shrimp tacos, Chiles Rellenos and many other flavorful dishes.

Avoiding the use of preservatives and lard makes our products more desirable and healthy in a society where health consciousness is an important factor. Being so sure of our products, we were among the first business in our County to work with a nutritional consultant to create a nutritional guide. But don’t let the health factor fool you because when it comes to taste, the food is raving in flavor. The secret ingredients individualize every item in the menu assuring you that no two items will taste the same and leaving you only with the desire of indulging in other items.

Delicious Dessert Available at Favela's Mexican Grill!

Don't forget to leave room for dessert! Try one of our delicious homemade churros or home-style flan!

CHURROS WITH ICE CREAM

Warm French vanilla custard filled Churros served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

A LA CARTE WARM HOMEMADE CHURRO

FRESH HOME-STYLE FLAN

15 Foods To Try In North America

Trying staple foods when traveling is a bucket-list experience. If you're traveling to Canada, you must try poutine, and if you're in Chicago, settle the debate over the best pizza by trying deep dish. For those seeking staple foods in North America, here's a list of 15 iconic dishes to try.

The Story of Jarritos

Have you ever wondered where our delicious flavors come from, and how they traveled from Mexico all the way to your mouth? Let us quench your thirst for this knowledge while we quench your thirst for Jarritos.

Burritos at Favela's Mexican Grill - Try One Today!

Choice of flour, wheat, tomato or spinach tortilla filled with rice, pinto whole beans and mashed beans (lard-free) or black beans and fresh salsa. 

Carne Asada

Marinated, charbroiled chopped steak

Pollo Asada

Marinated boneless and skinless chicken breast

Carne Al Pastor

Lean marinated pork

Chile Verde

Lean sauteed pork with green peppers

Chile Colorado

Lean sauteed pork in red chile

Picadillo

Steamed shredded beef

Vegetarian

Your choice of beans, rice, jack cheese, guacamole, salsa and sour cream

Vegetable

Sauteed zucchini, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers with rice lettuce, sauce and your choice of beans

Frijoles Y Queso

Your choice of beans and jack cheese

Favela's Burrito

Same as above plus cheese, sour cream and guacamole

Shrimp Burrito

Sauteed jumbo shrimp, rice, cabbage and fresh salsa. Not available at downtown Fairfield

The Ancient Chemistry Inside Your Taco

Dive into the world of nixtamalization, and find out how you’re eating a small bite of ancient chemistry each time you bite into a taco.

Horchata: The History of the Delicious Beverage

Orxata de xufa, the delicious milky beverage made from ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley or tigernuts (chufa nuts), better known as Horchata, varies in name and flavor from region to region. The sweet and infectious drink, which is served chilled or over ice, originated in Valencia, Spain, has become a favorite natural summertime refreshment throughout Europe and South America.

In Mexico, Guatemala and the U.S.
Taquerias often have large dispensing fountains, where the rich liquid rotates in the belly of the large containers, waiting to act as the perfect accompaniment to tacos, burritos and other fast food-style Latin food. In Mexico and Guatamala, Horchata is made with rice and cinnamon, and often with vanilla. The United States on the most part has adopted the rice-based or, less frequently used, morro horchata of Mexico, and horchata is sometimes available in grocery stores in powder form or is sold ready-made. Some places in the U.S .even offer Horchata Frappes.

in Honduras, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Southern Honduras and El Salvador use morro seeds, not rice, but includes the traditional tigernuts, as well as peanuts, almonds and cashews. It is strained before it is served. Other parts of Honduras and Nicaragua refer to horcata as semilia de jacaro, and it is made from jicaro seeds ground with rice and spices. Puerto Rico calls the drink horcata de ajonjoli, and uses ground sesame seeds, water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and evaporated milk; sometimes coconut milk, allspice, barley and lime zest is used. Venezuela uses sesame seeds, water and sugar; but, they also make chichi, a similar drink, is comprised of rice flour, sugar, water and an alcohol made from fermented corn flour. In Ecuador, they use an infusion of 18 herbs.

Horchata Word Origin from Catalan
In terms of etymology, the name derives from the Catalan word orxata, from ordiiata, because the drink was made from ordi (barley). There are farce tales regarding the development of the name, including one legend where Spanish Conquistador James I of Aragon visited the village of Alboraria for the first time, and partook of the sweet beverage, and allegedly proclaimed, "Açò és or, xata!" ("That's gold, darling!").

"The gold" is fairly easy to make at home, but does take patience in order to yield delicious results. There are thousands of recipes on the internet, adding and subtracting key ingredients, but there are also traditional recipes that are rumored to be quiet delicious: Find recipes HERE.

Article Source: https://www.latinpost.com/articles/3801/20131116/horchata-the-history-of-the-delicious-beverage-how-to-make-it-at-home.htm

Our History - Favela’s Mexican Grill

Favela’s Mexican Grill delivers a fun Mexican dining adventure at a moderate price. We have become Solano County’s favorite Mexican Restaurant by being a place where every guest will enjoy fast friendly service and delicious food served in a fun, festive atmosphere. Favela’s is more than a restaurant. It’s an attitude. It’s a spirit. It’s a way of life. We’re committed to making sure our guests are greeted with a smile and that they leave with one. It’s what we stand for and is reflected in everything we do.

In 1990, a young Veronica and her father Elisardo Favela found a need for a new style of Mexican restaurant; it would be a casual style with festive surroundings. Along with an attractive environment, the food would be the freshest and best tasting every time. This service would also have to fit a family’s budget.

Most importantly, the overall focus would consist in the customer’s appreciation of every savory item. The Favela’s “Familia” believed strongly that the values they established would eventually lead to success. They were right.

By 1993 and demand from out-of-town customers, prompted Veronica to expand the business and open a second location in Vacaville which has been a success since it’s opening. Never straying from the original intention, never losing focus on consistent and affordable Mexican food and excellent service, the restaurant has continued its steady rate of growth. To prove this, by 1998 a third location on the north side of Fairfield was opened. This restaurant was capable to offer many new additions to the menu that only made the restaurant more appealing to the community. After fourteen years, Favela’s is ready to expand into the Sacramento market finding a niche in the West Sacramento area.

All the Tacos: Al Pastor in Mexico City

In this episode of 'Todos Los Tacos' we explore the most famous taco in the world, al pastor. Our host Francisco Gómez visits Marco Antonio Buendía, owner of the first taqueria that sold al pastor tacos in Mexico - at least as far as there is a record.

Small Bites - Big Flavor!

Small Bites Available at Favela's Mexican Grill

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you.

CHIPS AND SALSA FRESCA

ORIGINAL GUACAMOLE 

Made with fresh chunky avocados, tomatoes, jalapenos, queso, fresco sprinkled and cilantro.

NACHOS 

Freshly made chips, topped with lard-free beans, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole, fresh salsa and your choice of meat.

ROLLITOS

Two rolled crispy flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken, topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp greens.

TAQUITOS 

Three rolled crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded beef, topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp greens.

QUESADILLA

½ folded grilled flour tortilla, filled with jack cheese, served with greens and guacamole. With choice of meat | With shrimp 

SUPER QUESADILLA

Full size double tortilla, plus with your choice of meat. With shrimp 

TOSTADA

A crispy corn tortilla topped with mashed beans, your choice of shredded beef or chicken, lettuce, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

CHICKEN TACO SALAD 

Crisp greens topped with marinated grilled chicken breast, sour cream, guacamole, fresh salsa and served in one of our freshly made taco shells.

Jarritos - The Official Drink of Tacos

Authentic Mexican tacos deserve to be eaten with an authentic Mexican Soda.

Delivery is Available - Order Dinner from Favela's!

Don't want to leave your house? No problem. Favela's Mexican Grill is available on Doordash and Grubhub! Now you can have your lunch or dinner delivered this week!

Check Out Our Menu HERE

Make Dinner Easy This Weekend - Try One of Favela's Mexican Grill Delicious Entrees!

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience to you. That is our commitment. All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Platillos Fuertes

All entrees are accompanied with rice, your choice of beans, chips and salsa.

ENCHILADAS ROJAS

Our traditional red sauce Enchiladas, stuffed with your choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, shredded savory short beef, or cheese.

ENCHILADAS VERDES

Enchiladas made with a fresh tangy tomatillo sauce with your choice of savory shredded chicken or cheese topped with melted cheese.

Shrimp Enchilades for additional charge

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Made with our tomatillo green sauce, stuffed with cheese, sauteed zucchini and grilled onions. Topped with cheese and sour cream.

FAJITAS 

Best fajitas in town!

Grilled to perfection with our own sauce, onions and bell peppers.

Choose from:

Steak or Chicken

Jumbo Prawns

CHILE RELLENO DINNER

Favela's famous chile relleno, a fresh roasted poblano chile battered and stuffed with mexican cheese and topped with our exclusive light tomato broth.

TAMALES

Red chile pork tamales made right in our kitchen.

CHILE VERDE DINNER

Braised pork with peppers in green tomatillo sauce.

CHILE COLORADO DINNER

Savory slow cooked braised chile colorado.

CARNITAS DINNER

Succulent tender marinated port shoulder braised with garlic, onions, spices and oranges.

HOUSE COMBINATION PLATE

Choose two

Mexican Foods You Need To Try at Least Once In Your Life

Almost everyone has been to a Mexican restaurant at least once in their lives, but there's a good chance that most people don't know just how rich and expansive Mexico's culinary tradition can be. These are the Mexican foods you need to try at least once in your life.

We Use Only The Best and Highest Quality Ingredients

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you. That is our commitment.

All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Favela’s offers a variety of appetizers, traditional combination plates, and excellent kids’ items. In addition, we offer mash and whole pinto beans as well as whole black beans. A choice of the finest and freshest flavored tortillas such as spinach, wheat, tomato, and the traditional flour tortillas can be selected to wrap-up your burritos. We even feature daily blackboard specialties to ensure that we provide our guests with a wide variety of choices for every palate.

Thousands have enjoyed signature dishes such as Top Sirloin Steak Fajitas, Enchiladas Suizas, outrageous Burritos, Fish and Shrimp tacos, Chiles Rellenos and many other flavorful dishes.

Avoiding the use of preservatives and lard makes our products more desirable and healthy in a society where health consciousness is an important factor. Being so sure of our products, we were among the first business in our County to work with a nutritional consultant to create a nutritional guide. But don’t let the health factor fool you because when it comes to taste, the food is raving in flavor. The secret ingredients individualize every item in the menu assuring you that no two items will taste the same and leaving you only with the desire of indulging in other items.

Burritos at Favela's Mexican Grill - Try One Today!

Choice of flour, wheat, tomato or spinach tortilla filled with rice, pinto whole beans and mashed beans (lard-free) or black beans and fresh salsa. 

Carne Asada

Marinated, charbroiled chopped steak

Pollo Asada

Marinated boneless and skinless chicken breast

Carne Al Pastor

Lean marinated pork

Chile Verde

Lean sauteed pork with green peppers

Chile Colorado

Lean sauteed pork in red chile

Picadillo

Steamed shredded beef

Vegetarian

Your choice of beans, rice, jack cheese, guacamole, salsa and sour cream

Vegetable

Sauteed zucchini, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers with rice lettuce, sauce and your choice of beans

Frijoles Y Queso

Your choice of beans and jack cheese

Favela's Burrito

Same as above plus cheese, sour cream and guacamole

Shrimp Burrito

Sauteed jumbo shrimp, rice, cabbage and fresh salsa. Not available at downtown Fairfield

How Chardonnay is Made

Learn how Chardonnay, the world’s most popular white wine, is made in the Napa Valley. Includes information on different styles of Chardonnay and food pairing suggestions.

What Is the Difference Between Crème Brûlée and Flan?

Is it only surface level, or are there other distinctions?

Silky smooth, sweet, rich custards are a sensual way to end a nice meal without being too heavy. Dessert custards all share something in common: a glossy, silken texture and lavish flavor. The difference between crème brûlée and flan (two of our favorite kinds of custard) lies in four factors: the ratio of ingredients, the manner in which the custard is thickened, the method of cooking, and any additional components. Those extra components—different toppings and presentation—are easiest to see.

The Balance of Eggs, Sugar, and Dairy
In custards, the proportion of eggs to sugar to dairy is critical, since texture and flavor hang in delicate balance. Eggs lend sturdiness, and the most opulent custard desserts contain only egg yolks. Sugar also affects texture: The more sugar in a custard, the less firm it will tend to be, and the longer it will take to set. And the amount of fat in your dairy, whether cream or milk, will affect the dessert’s level of richness.

Which Thickening Agent?
Custard is set in one of three different ways: with eggs, starch, or gelatin. Crème brûlée, pots de crème, and flan are thickened with egg; in contrast, pastry cream and American-style cheesecake often employ cornstarch or flour. Gelatin is used to add a gel-like consistency to Bavarian cream and most mousse recipes. And Mexican flan uses condensed milk and evaporated milk along with eggs.

Cooking and Serving Method
All custards are set using low, gentle heat. However, they fall into one of two categories: stirred (cooked on the stovetop) or baked (set in a water bath in the oven). Crème anglaise, pastry cream, mousse, and pudding are stirred; flan, crème brûlée, and pots de crème are baked. Custards can also be served at a wide range of temperatures: Serve crème anglaise warm, and it’s a sauce; freeze it and it becomes ice cream (and vice versa).

Additional Components
More elaborate custard desserts involve additional components, such as toppings or coatings. Crème brûlée contains a layer of hard caramelized sugar on top, achieved by melting sugar with a blowtorch; crème caramel is coated in a layer of soft caramel sauce before being turned out.

When it comes to crème brûlée and flan, it’s mostly the toppings that distinguishes the two, as well as the presentation. The former has that signature crackly sugar crust on top, and the latter has the gooey, soft caramel top. Crème brûlée is served within mini soufflé dishes, and flan is served out of the baking dish, standing alone. And it’s also the culture each dessert hails from: French and Latin American cuisines, respectively.

Try your hand at one or the other, or both, and don’t forget your spoon!

Article Source: https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/158647/creme-brulee-vs-flan-what-is-the-difference/

Respect the Taco

Jarritos - Super Good. 

Know what goes well with Jarritos? Tacos!

TACO-BOUT Delicious!! Try a Taco from Favela's Mexican Grill Today!

Tacos available at Favela's Mexican Grill

Traditional Soft Street Tacos

Tacos are made with two soft corn tortillas, your choice of meat and fresh salsa topped with cilantro.

Meat Choices

Carne asada steak • Pollo asado (grilled marinated chicken) • Al pastor (marinated pork in red chile)

Chile colorado port • Chile verde with green peppers • Picadillo short rib pulled beef

TRADITIONAL TWO TACO COMBO 

Your choice of two traditional street tacos topped with fresh salsa and cilantro and served with rice, your choice of beans, ships and salsa.

FAVELA'S STYLE TACO COMBO

Favela's style tacos with BIGGER tortillas, choice of meat, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

SHRIMP TACOS

Two soft tacos made with jumbo shrimp sauteed in garlic and onions, topped with cabbage, salsa and served with chips and rice.

FISH TACOS

Two sauteed diced Mahi Mahi tacos, topped with cabbage, fresh salsa and served with chips and rice, with little spice.

VEGETARIAN TACOS

Two soft tacos made with corn tortillas topped with sauteed zucchini, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and bell peppers

Delivery is Available - Order Dinner from Favela's!

Don't want to leave your house? No problem. Favela's Mexican Grill is available on Doordash and Grubhub! Now you can have your lunch or dinner delivered this week!

Check Out Our Menu HERE

What Cheese Looks Like Around The World

Cheese from all around the world comes in different forms, textures, and colors, from white to blue. It’s eaten in many different ways, and some cheeses have legends or myths behind their invention Let’s take a look at what cheese looks like around the world.

Beer History: Mexico

Did you know the history of beer in Mexico dates back further than anywhere else in North America? Check out Mexican beer history and how the Vienna lager became a major influence throughout the country.

Check, Please! Bay Area Wine Tips: About Chardonnay

KQED's Check, Please! Bay Area host Leslie Sbrocco shares her wine tips about Chardonnay.

Small Bites - Big Flavor!

Small Bites Available at Favela's Mexican Grill

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you.

CHIPS AND SALSA FRESCA

ORIGINAL GUACAMOLE 

Made with fresh chunky avocados, tomatoes, jalapenos, queso, fresco sprinkled and cilantro.

NACHOS 

Freshly made chips, topped with lard-free beans, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole, fresh salsa and your choice of meat.

ROLLITOS

Two rolled crispy flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken, topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp greens.

TAQUITOS 

Three rolled crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded beef, topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp greens.

QUESADILLA

½ folded grilled flour tortilla, filled with jack cheese, served with greens and guacamole. With choice of meat | With shrimp 

SUPER QUESADILLA

Full size double tortilla, plus with your choice of meat. With shrimp 

TOSTADA

A crispy corn tortilla topped with mashed beans, your choice of shredded beef or chicken, lettuce, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

CHICKEN TACO SALAD 

Crisp greens topped with marinated grilled chicken breast, sour cream, guacamole, fresh salsa and served in one of our freshly made taco shells.

Respect the Taco! Tacos al Pastor

Respect the Taco! Tacos al Pastor

The Science of Spiciness - Rose Eveleth

When you take a bite of a hot pepper, your body reacts as if your mouth is on fire -- because that's essentially what you've told your brain! Rose Eveleth details the science and history behind spicy foods, giving insights into why some people continue to pay the painful price for a little spice.

Lesson by Rose Eveleth, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.

We Use Only The Best and Highest Quality Ingredients

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you. That is our commitment.

All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Favela’s offers a variety of appetizers, traditional combination plates, and excellent kids’ items. In addition, we offer mash and whole pinto beans as well as whole black beans. A choice of the finest and freshest flavored tortillas such as spinach, wheat, tomato, and the traditional flour tortillas can be selected to wrap-up your burritos. We even feature daily blackboard specialties to ensure that we provide our guests with a wide variety of choices for every palate.

Thousands have enjoyed signature dishes such as Top Sirloin Steak Fajitas, Enchiladas Suizas, outrageous Burritos, Fish and Shrimp tacos, Chiles Rellenos and many other flavorful dishes.

Avoiding the use of preservatives and lard makes our products more desirable and healthy in a society where health consciousness is an important factor. Being so sure of our products, we were among the first business in our County to work with a nutritional consultant to create a nutritional guide. But don’t let the health factor fool you because when it comes to taste, the food is raving in flavor. The secret ingredients individualize every item in the menu assuring you that no two items will taste the same and leaving you only with the desire of indulging in other items.

Delivery is Available - Order Dinner from Favela's!

Don't want to leave your house? No problem. Favela's Mexican Grill is available on Doordash and Grubhub! Now you can have your lunch or dinner delivered this week!

Check Out Our Menu HERE

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Every state has its own iconic food — Idaho potatoes are world famous, and New York pizza is legendary. Here's a look at the most iconic food from all 50 states. And yes, we're including coffee as a food.

Super Good Combo

Try a Super Good Jarritos with your next taco meal and you'll discover why they are the Official Drink of Tacos.

Delicious Dessert Available at Favela's Mexican Grill!

Don't forget to leave room for dessert! Try one of our delicious homemade churros or home-style flan!

CHURROS WITH ICE CREAM

Warm French vanilla custard filled Churros served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

A LA CARTE WARM HOMEMADE CHURRO

FRESH HOME-STYLE FLAN

The Ancient Chemistry Inside Your Taco

Dive into the world of nixtamalization, and find out how you’re eating a small bite of ancient chemistry each time you bite into a taco.

What's for Dinner this Weekend? Try One of Favela's Mexican Grill Delicious Entrees!

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience to you. That is our commitment. All our food and sauces are prepared daily from scratch in our kitchens with top-quality products.

Platillos Fuertes

All entrees are accompanied with rice, your choice of beans, chips and salsa.

ENCHILADAS ROJAS

Our traditional red sauce Enchiladas, stuffed with your choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, shredded savory short beef, or cheese.

ENCHILADAS VERDES

Enchiladas made with a fresh tangy tomatillo sauce with your choice of savory shredded chicken or cheese topped with melted cheese.

Shrimp Enchilades for additional charge

VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Made with our tomatillo green sauce, stuffed with cheese, sauteed zucchini and grilled onions. Topped with cheese and sour cream.

FAJITAS 

Best fajitas in town!

Grilled to perfection with our own sauce, onions and bell peppers.

Choose from:

Steak or Chicken

Jumbo Prawns

CHILE RELLENO DINNER

Favela's famous chile relleno, a fresh roasted poblano chile battered and stuffed with mexican cheese and topped with our exclusive light tomato broth.

TAMALES

Red chile pork tamales made right in our kitchen.

CHILE VERDE DINNER

Braised pork with peppers in green tomatillo sauce.

CHILE COLORADO DINNER

Savory slow cooked braised chile colorado.

CARNITAS DINNER

Succulent tender marinated port shoulder braised with garlic, onions, spices and oranges.

HOUSE COMBINATION PLATE

Choose two

Tacos: A Brief History

Tacos: A Brief History

Happy Father's Day!

 

Happy Father's Day from Favela's Mexican Grill

Burritos at Favela's Mexican Grill - Try One Today!

Choice of flour, wheat, tomato or spinach tortilla filled with rice, pinto whole beans and mashed beans (lard-free) or black beans and fresh salsa. 

Carne Asada

Marinated, charbroiled chopped steak

Pollo Asada

Marinated boneless and skinless chicken breast

Carne Al Pastor

Lean marinated pork

Chile Verde

Lean sauteed pork with green peppers

Chile Colorado

Lean sauteed pork in red chile

Picadillo

Steamed shredded beef

Vegetarian

Your choice of beans, rice, jack cheese, guacamole, salsa and sour cream

Vegetable

Sauteed zucchini, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers with rice lettuce, sauce and your choice of beans

Frijoles Y Queso

Your choice of beans and jack cheese

Favela's Burrito

Same as above plus cheese, sour cream and guacamole

Shrimp Burrito

Sauteed jumbo shrimp, rice, cabbage and fresh salsa. Not available at downtown Fairfield

Our History - Favela’s Mexican Grill

Favela’s Mexican Grill delivers a fun Mexican dining adventure at a moderate price. We have become Solano County’s favorite Mexican Restaurant by being a place where every guest will enjoy fast friendly service and delicious food served in a fun, festive atmosphere. Favela’s is more than a restaurant. It’s an attitude. It’s a spirit. It’s a way of life. We’re committed to making sure our guests are greeted with a smile and that they leave with one. It’s what we stand for and is reflected in everything we do.

In 1990, a young Veronica and her father Elisardo Favela found a need for a new style of Mexican restaurant; it would be a casual style with festive surroundings. Along with an attractive environment, the food would be the freshest and best tasting every time. This service would also have to fit a family’s budget.

Most importantly, the overall focus would consist in the customer’s appreciation of every savory item. The Favela’s “Familia” believed strongly that the values they established would eventually lead to success. They were right.

By 1993 and demand from out-of-town customers, prompted Veronica to expand the business and open a second location in Vacaville which has been a success since it’s opening. Never straying from the original intention, never losing focus on consistent and affordable Mexican food and excellent service, the restaurant has continued its steady rate of growth. To prove this, by 1998 a third location on the north side of Fairfield was opened. This restaurant was capable to offer many new additions to the menu that only made the restaurant more appealing to the community. After fourteen years, Favela’s is ready to expand into the Sacramento market finding a niche in the West Sacramento area.