El Rio Mexican & American Food

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13423 Sierra Way
Kernville, CA 93238

History

El Rio is a small family restaurant named after our beautiful Kern River. We strive to bring authentic and great tasting food to our Kern River Valley. Come in and say hi :)

Specialties

El Rio specializes in bringing great tasting Mexican food from our family to yours.

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4.0121 reviews
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Seth E.
8/27/2025

I am not from Kerville, and I am pretty picky when it comes to mexican food, so this isn't just a random 5 star review for the sake of it. I was there over the weekend with my wife, and my father...

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Christopher C.
7/20/2025

The waitress was working hard flying solo, but she was super friendly and attentive. The food was good--nothing extraordinary, but satisfying. No major complaints from me or my family. We're on a...

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Darren B.
7/13/2025

After a hard and exhausting day adventuring out in the Domeland Wilderness, we needed a bite before we headed on the road back home to Los Angeles and we almost always grab Mexican, so it was a...

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William R.
6/16/2025

We chose El Rio for a birthday celebration, while staying in the area. The first thing that caught our attention was that they only brought one small bowl of chips for our party of 6. While we...

Tasha B.
6/15/2025

Food was good! Horchata - some of the best ever! The place got busy & a little hectic but definitely recommend & would go back!

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