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    Birrieria Ocotlan

    4.2 (29 reviews)
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    3 Birria Tacos with chorizo, onions, lettuce, topped with lime juice and consume to dip the tacos in. With a Horchata to drink!

    If you are looking for a super authentic Mexican restaurant Birreria Ocotlan is a fantastic choice to go to. Located at 2033 S State Avenue Birreria Ocotlan is so authentic that you literally must know how to speak Spanish if you go there. Literally no one who worked there knew how to speak English which made my friend and I really dig deep and try to remember our high school Spanish classes to communicate. It was fun and was a cool experience being in that situation where you had to speak another language in order to get our food and pay. The pros of Birreria Ocotlan are their food and hospitality. The server we had seemed nice from what I could understand from her Spanish. She was always smiling and was very patient when we were trying to tell her our order. For their food I suggest trying their birria tacos with their consume to dip your tacos in. I also really highly suggest you give the horchata drink a try if you ever come to Birreria Ocotlan or a Mexican restaurant in general that offers it. It was my first time ever trying it and I have always heard it was a popular Mexican drink and so I decided to try it with my friend. It tasted like iced vanilla/cinnamon cream milk, and I am now obsessed with horchata. The cons of Birreria Ocotlan was the atmosphere. When you walk in the restaurant you just had happy birthday balloons when you walk in at the entrance, a tv playing salsa music on YouTube on your right after walking in, and that was it. Walls, booths, and tables were just all plain white. They just have baskets for the food and Styrofoam cups for the drinks and dips. Which kind of stinks because it could be so much more of an experience! They just need to show some love on the inside and make it more unique like other Mexican restaurants and not plain. In conclusion If you want some really authentic Mexican food that's pretty good with cool drinks to try, want to talk to people in Spanish that have a really good hospitality staff, and do not care about atmosphere as much like I do personally then Birreria Ocotlan is a great place to try!

    Alyssa K.

    With all the hype around the birria tacos , I had to try some. I wasn't aware that this place even existed until I drove past it one day and saw a sign. So I hopped on the chance. Unfortunately the whole menu isn't online so I had to call and ask if they had them, which they did. 6 tacos and 2 consumes were $21.50 which isn't too terrible. I opted for three fried and three regular. I would highly suggest the fried taco, especially when dipping in your consume. It holds way better and doesn't get soggy. The meat was tender and the broth rich. I would definitely order again.

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    Bre'Onna P.

    yoooo!! i'll just start by saying the overall experience of dipping a taco is okay so i tried to call to check to see what meats they had and to verify their hours but the phone rang and went to voicemail. i just went ahead and took my chances and made the drive: they were open and people were seated inside. unfortunately there is no signage about masks or covid risks. this is disappointing to ya girl as this location is minority frequented and located in a high minority high poverty area. anyway it's a yellow spot right on the corner so you can miss it but you shouldn't lol it's super authentic in them taking your order on a receipt pad and they had to call the young woman up to speak to me due to the language barrier . they don't serve queso cheese dip. it was clearly mostly family inside working. i asked her questions about her favorite and she specified if i wanted my shells hard or soft. i showed her a picture from yelp and i'm like FRY THEM . i got a small consumé i totally regret only getting 2 tacos but i was already cheating on my diet. i asked how long she said 10 mins and i went back to my car to wait. they do have plexi glass up between the kitchen and the dining area, unsure if that's new or been there. there was your typical real sugar sodas and beers. they have all the meats from chicken to lamb. my order was ready when i got in like she said it would be. it stayed warm my 33 minute drive home and whew were those tacos banging!! the consumé was okay i wish it would have had meat inside of it? i wonder if i can just ask for that. if didn't know what to expect taste wise but i really enjoyed the whole process together and even pouring my favorite salsa verde on top added to the flavor. i spent $8.50 the service was quick, they were patient, my food was fresh. support them okay? who doesn't love tacos

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    Katherine C.

    This place is such a fantastic hole in the wall serving really delicious, affordable food. As others have mentioned, there can sometimes be a language barrier but all the staff are super friendly and patient. And honestly, the first time you go, the ordering is really easy! You've got to get the birria! The "plato grande" and "plato chico" are two sizes of birria meal that come with meat, broth, fresh corn tortillas, chopped onions, cilantro, dried chiles, and limes. The chiles have to be broken up and put in the broth to release the heat. The meat on its own is delicious, but when put in a taco, dipped in the super flavorful broth and topped with lime/salsa, it's fantastic! There are two salsas on the table, a tart/fresh green salsa and a smoky/salty red salsa. The also have HUGE micheladas, another plus!

    Birria! "Per libra" per pound
    Patricia Abigail H.

    This place is such a hole in the wall, this place is very small so you have to wait for table because they are always busy. If you don't see a parking in front they have more spots in the backside if the restaurant. My friend brought me here to try their Birria and it was amazing. Birria is their specialty hence the name, it is a goat stew delicacy. They give you the meat by itself, the stock/broth in a pitcher and the onions, cilantro and limes for you to make it on your own soup bowl to your liking, it comes with lots of tortillas if you prefer to eat it taco style. I ate it as a soup and as a taco which were delicious, the meat were very soft and savory adding the stock/broth made it more comforting. The were 3 of us and shared the "por libra" option which means "per pound" and it was not enough for us! so we had to ask for more meat and tortillas because it was just that good! They also have burritos, tacos and ceviches if you are not up for the birria! Food 9/10 Atmosphere 7/10 Service 9/10

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    Jackson H.

    This is definitely an authentic Mexican experience! Our waitress actually didn't speak English and we were the only people in the small, but crowd restaurant not of Hispanic descent. Their specialty is a soup brought in a pitcher that you mix yourself with cilantro and onion and then a pay by weight stringy meat. You put in all together and into corn tortillas. Definitely not like anything I have had before. It was very flavorful and tasty. One star off for odd hours, they close at 6pm every day. Definitely brush up on your Spanish skills as the menu is in Spanish and most of the wait staff only speak Spanish.

    Two pastor tacos on the left, and two chicken tacos on the right.
    Willy F.

    I've driven by this place enough times that I thought I should give it a shot. Stopped in for lunch to find a packed house full of Spanish speakers (great sign!) eating tacos, burritos, soup, etc. I don't speak Spanish, so the menu was somewhat difficult for me to read, but I just wanted some staple items anyway. I ordered two chicken tacos and two pastor tacos. They were ready in just a few minutes. Authentic Mexican tacos are simple -- meat, onion, and cilantro in a tortilla. These were true to form. I topped them off with a couple squirts of both salsas available and some fresh lime. Overall, the taste was very good but not the best I've had. But Indiana standards, this is peak Mexican. Can't wait to go back and try some of their other menu items.

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    Buena comida, buen sason y lugar limpio. Servicio amable y acomedidos. Recomendable!!!

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    amazing Birreria. solid tacos. my daughter loved the horchata. it's busy for a reason.

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