Lua La Porteña Reviews

Update: this is not a fake review by a competitor, I'm a concerned citizen who what's people to know that your food makes them sick. Unfortunately Tustin City Hall won't send an inspector out to your location for weeks, but they'll get you. I don't need a war of ymwords with you, your customers and health inspectors will decode the fate of your nasty establishment! You have cockroach pizza!

Sick! I ordered a pizza and got home and it had a cockroach baked into it! I go back and tell the Mexican owner about it and she denies selling it to me saying "this isn't our pizza, get out". I'm basically threatened that they're calling the cops for harassment and can't even get a refund! If you want to buy bugs go to a pet store! Sick sick sick sick sick!

Stopped here for a "take-out" Argentinean dinner on my way home to San Diego from L.A. -- perfect mid-way point stop, with convenient access to and from I-5.



Will visit again. Wish it were closer to San Diego!

Best empanadas in Orange county, I tried empanadas from many places in Orange County but here they have the best !!!

The food was perfect and prices are very reasonable. I am glad this is close to where I work I will be there often

Surprisingly awesome food for a spot behind a liquor store

Excellent empanadas very popular with the Argentinian community only problem is too long to get your order that's my experience as so far if you're not in patient like I am then it's fine

The enpanadas and the portena pizza are great I definitely recomend this place.

Not impressed at all! Don't know how they got all these good reviews, but the empnadas were chewy and not tasty! The Lumito sandwish was so so, but the fettuccine was absolutely terrible!

Great sandwiches. Unfortunately this place is closed now.

Amazing Argentinian food in OC!!!! Truly Authentic, best empanadas and Milanesas i had in a long long time!!

It is a very nice place, they always serve us well, the food is always rich, fresh and with our flavor.

Delicious tuna empanadas + Lavazza Coffee, love the chimichurie sauce. Just few people working there so they ignore the phone if you want to place an order in advance. I had to wait 40 minutes for my order. Hard to find parking space.

This is a place to grab a sandwich o facturas from Argentina quality and service is good food is average.

Tasty, authentic, with many great Argentinean choices. Friendly staff, and even a small market of products from Argentina.

disgusting place live roaches and they reserve uneaten food off other customers plates to NEW customers ! NASTY GROSS

La Farola is no longer there. It is now just a deli.

Edit: Changed review upon learning from owner response that this place will be back. Can't wait to get a pizza as I've still been craving it since I found out they were closed. CAN'T WAIT!!!

Don't plan on eating in the 'restaurant' because it is in the back of a liquor store. But. . . Take out is great. Eva, who runs the restaurant, was very pleasant. The food was fresh and different from any standard sandwiche shop. Very creative sandwiches. Even though I am not an empanada fan, I tried them and these far excelled over specialty empanada bakeries - I ordered 3 different choices and they were all better than any I have tried.

Good empanadas and s good variety of them. I will definitely be back!

The lady was really rude bad service...didn't even get to try the food and won't be going back there.

Some of the best empanada's made fresh daily that I have ever had with excellent service to match.

Market section was tiny but wonderful! Felt transported to another place. Restaurant section takeout was a bit of a letdown after high hopes. Pastry on empanadas was subpar. The desserts looked great--sorry I didn't give them a try. The owner was absolutely lovely, and very helpful.

Amazing place. Food is delicious. Staff is friendly. Can't go wrong coming here. Who knew?

I was a little confused because the place is in the back of a liquor store but I'm glad I found it! Very friendly staff who make you feel at home and a large variety of menu items. I ordered a dozen of the beef empanadas and they are delicious. Baked fresh right when I ordered them, and came with a side of chimi churri and another sauce which I forgot the name of but is very good! The chimi churri is one of the best I've tasted from restaurants. These empanadas were as good (maybe better but shhh) as my grandma's (who was born in Argentina). I also bought a bag of mate, which is usually hard to find around here. Great place! can't wait to go back and try more from their menu!

Ahhhaaaaa !!!! the best place to eat Argentine food !!!! And bring you the pasta or the ricotta tart and bills ((the most ours ke prove aka in California ... he! )) for some good mates

Delicious empanadas and sandwiches and the best service

First time there wanted to try this place with my wife. It was 630 i ordered fettucene and she said we closed at 7 and wont be able to do it. So we ask how long does it take to cook she said 15 minutes. So obviously shes not good at math. Since the moment we got there she was looking at us from feet to face. So i took my business elsewhere instead we went to Buccaneer Pizza great choice and definitely going back there.

Weird thing...it is in the back of the liquor store. But the food is delicious. Especially the Argentinian sausage.

Great empanadas. Really odd location in rear of liquor store.

Really good argentinian food. Great place for lunch, excellent service. The desserts are awesome.