Great Mex

About Great Mex

Great Mex is a Mexican restaurant you'll find at 5530 E Atherton St in Long Beach, California. It is one of 379 places to eat and drink we list in Long Beach. It sits in the affordable price range ($10–20 per person).

Great Mex is open 7 days a week, usually 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM.

The menu we have on file lists 29 items across 5 sections, including Breakfast, Breakfast Plates, Breakfast Burritos, Breakfast Sides, and Omelettes. Menu highlights include GM Slam, Huevos Rancheros, and Egg and Cheese Burrito.

Service options include outdoor seating, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups, tourists, and university students. The place is family friendly and LGBTQ+ friendly. It is especially popular for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Offerings include alcohol, beer, cocktails, coffee, and comfort food.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (562) 493-4761 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Mexican Restaurant

Address

5530 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815

Phone

(562) 493-4761

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 7 days a week, usually 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Menu

29 items

Listing updated

May 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Great Mex’s weekday schedule with 27 other Mexican restaurants in Long Beach. On a typical weekday it opens at 8:00 AM, earlier than 67% of them (the typical opening time is 9:00 AM) and closes at 9:00 PM, earlier than most (typical closing time: 10:00 PM).

In total it is open about 91 hours a week, 7 hours more than the local median of 84. 93% of Mexican restaurants in Long Beach open on Sundays, and Great Mex is one of them.

Compared with 27 other Mexican restaurants in Long Beach that list their hours in our guide.

• GM Slam

  2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links, and 2 pancakes

• Huevos Rancheros
• Egg and Cheese Burrito
• 2 Pancakes
• Denver Omelette

  Cheese, ham, onions & peppers.

• Carne Asada & Eggs

  Flank steak, 2 eggs, home fries, and toast

• Chorizo and Eggs
• The Slim Burrito

  Egg whites, spinach, mushrooms, and avocado

• Side of Hash Browns
• Fajita Omelette

  With chicken breast or carne aside, onions, bell peppers, and cheese. topped with sour cream and guacamole

Typical prices for Mexican restaurants in California

Based on 595 menus with 44,447 priced items from Mexican restaurants in California, the median menu item costs $12.50, and half of all items are priced between $6.49 and $17.00.

Calculated from 595 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Great Mex there are 2 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 37 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Cafes & Coffee (7), Burgers & Fast Food (6), Sandwiches & Delis (6), and Mexican & Tex-Mex (5).

Competition is healthy: 4 other Mexican restaurants are within a mile and 22 within three miles. The closest is El Pollo Loco, 0.8 mi away.

10 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Asian & PacificPickup Stick Fresh Asian Flavors0.4 mi
• Japanese & SushiBai Plu Thai & Sushi Bar0.4 mi
• Cafes & CoffeeStarbucks0.5 mi
• Sandwiches & DelisPanera Bread0.7 mi
• Burgers & Fast FoodPlant Power0.7 mi

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