Outstanding birria soft tacos with a dipping sauce that's perfect - do you think I liked it??? Big plus for friendly staff. read more

Brenda Lee Restaurant - Birria - Mexican Near Me - Dover, New Jersey

Authentic is the first thing that comes to mind. I just returned from visiting my family in Mexico and I was already going through withdrawal from the food. Not only is everything aesthetically pleasing it's AMAZING! Everything is fresh and the flavors just combine so well. For me every Mexican restaurant should have agua de Jamaica that's how you know it's good. The service could have been better. But the food surpassed where they lacked read more

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This is is everyone. The real deal. The Dover Delight. This is the crème de la crème of Tacorias. The empanadas are insanely good: flaky, crunchy, delicious meat. The stew tacos are authentic, loaded with cilantro and meat with broth to pour over. The breaded chicken is flattened and perfectly cooked to crunch. AUTHENTIC, AMAZING. read more

I love this place! The seating area is perfectly hand painted. The horchata is so good. I got a small size but it's pretty big. The birria tacos are delicious, I highly recommend. The service was great and the chips are free. Keep in mind there is a surcharge if you pay with card. Great place to eat! read more

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Love ordering from here. Located in the Main Street of Dover (Blackwell) they have indoor seating and take out. If you're paying with a credit card you'll be charged an added fee for use of the card. Pay cash only if you want to avoid the fee. Their tacos are really good and not dry. We had the chicken, chuleta, al pastor tacos and they all were good. Prices were reasonable too. The quesadillas aren't your typical looking quesadillas (they look like a large oversized taco) but taste even better. The portions are big and decent and you won't leave disappointed. The guacamole is chunky which I love rather than emulsified. The guacamole isn't spicy so ask for it spicy if that's your guacamole vibe. If you're ordering to go make sure to check your order for chips because on two occasions the chips were left out of our order and who wants to eat guacamole without chips. read more

Brenda Lee Restaurant - Pollo Quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Dover, New Jersey

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This. Place has good Food service, ambience, interior design, great food. Good recommendations.

I ordered birria tacos off of Uber eats and let me tell you something whoever prepared these tacos put they work into it. It was very flavorful and delicious. Definitely 10 out of 10 would recommend. read more

Solid place for Mexican cuisine at a fair price. The chicken milanesa was great and so we're the Huaraches were unique and also good. Brand new. Just opened in October (they were a victim of the fire last year). I'm going to try some tacos next time. They have some pretty wild choices including pig ear, head and pig skin. Free delivery over $15. Nice. read more

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Tried the birria, pastor, and carnitas tacos. Everything was on the bland side and needed more spice and seasoning.

Solid tostadas and birria tacos. If you get chicken, get the tinga and not the grilled chicken. We found the grilled to be dry and salty. read more

I ordered the Alabre taco for lunch. It was advertised as a set of three tacos with beef and onion. The tacos were warm and the meat was thoroughly cooked. It came with a few lime slices and a taco sauce. However I'm really disappointed with the lack of clarity around what the tacos were made with. Nowhere on the menu did it mention there would be melted cheese and pork bacon bits in the taco. I know cheese is more customary for a traditional taco, but I would've appreciated a heads up that it would be melted cheese as opposed to fresh crumbled. More importantly, I would not have ordered the tacos if I knew there was bacon in them. I have never heard of a traditional taco having bacon in it, and I was too little too late in learning there was in fact pork bacon after having eaten two tacos. I called after suspecting the bacon and explained I had ordered without knowing there was pork in the tacos because the menu did not advertise it as such. I do not eat pork for religious reasons and consuming it could've resulted in me getting sick, too. They did not apologize or offer a refund. I think it would be a good idea for this restaurant to be clear with the ingredients in their tacos and in the future do more to make up for their errors. read more

Ordered enchiladas verdes and chicken tacos, the food was really authentic; added pico and it was fresh made, yummy. For the bad reviews listed below, you should google what an alambre is lol read more

The absolute BEST MEXICAN!!! Everything is authentic and so fresh!Every week I come back and Have some thing different off the menu and I'm impressed every single time! If you're in the Dover area you need to try this place and you can thank me later!! read more

Great atmosphere and very friendly staff. Guacamole was delicious and there was a lot of it. I got the Pastor tacos and they were amazing. Lots of flavor. read more

Amazing food and the service was fantastic - we really enjoyed our meal and will be back!! read more

Brenda Lee Restaurant - three plates of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Dover, New Jersey

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Excellent food and service. Very attentive staff, loved the special of the day. Nice atmosphere

We just ordered food from here and the shrimp quesadillas and steak entree were so authentic. The portions are huge and the prices are extremely reasonable. Will be ordering from here again! read more

I been here a couple of time and to Dine in totally great, but y take out it's been really bad. Last two times I ordered delivery, first got the wrong order and the second time I request for not onions in my husband food (my husband is allergic to it), and they didn't care... as soon as we opened it was pack with onions, called them up and they told me nothing they they could do . read more

Fresh authentic food. Inexpensive and great service! Can't be beat. The owner is here frequently and addresses any issues himself which I really like. Service is top notch because of that. read more

Decided to try this restaurant out since it's fairly new. In all honesty, was very disappointed... food was lacking flavor, the salsas were very very watery and flavorless, and I didn't feel too well after eating. Food was very greasy, maybe that's why my stomach hurt afterwards. But shortly after, I had the runs and even worse stomach pain. Couldn't sleep. I really hope they improve. It stinks that such a nicely decorated and cultured atmosphere serves below average food. There are many other Mexican restaurants within walking distance that are 100 times better. Brenda Lee needs to step up their game. I ordered a "cemita de res", not sure what kind of cemita this was bc the cemitas I've had in the past at other Mexican restaurants are very much different and 3 times the size of this one. The other plate were tacos al pastor. While they were better than my cemita de res, they still wouldn't have me coming back for more. My hopes aren't completely shut down for this place. Going to wait until they acquire more reviews and see if things change for better. But in the meantime, I won't be returning as I don't want to get sick again. read more

Brenda Lee Restaurant - Tacos al pastor- $10 Not too bad, but wouldn't return for more. A bit over greasy - Mexican Near Me - Dover, New Jersey

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I been here a couple of time and to Dine in totally great, but y take out it's been really bad. Last two times I ordered delivery, first got the wrong order and the second time I request for not onions in my husband food (my husband is allergic to it), and they didn't care... as soon as we opened it was pack with onions, called them up and they told me nothing they they could do about it. read more

The quesadilla definitely is a taco, right? Idk how it qualifies a quesadilla. That said, it was a good, well-portioned taco. The burrito was just okay. We requested no beans, so we got a thin burrito with a lot of lettuce. The quality of the ingredients is good and the food was fresh, but we felt like we didn't quite get what we ordered. read more

Brenda Lee Restaurant - Chicken tinga queadilla - Mexican Near Me - Dover, New Jersey

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Churros amazing but tacos okay I asked for sour cream and got whipped cream wtf is wrong with these people l can u do that

Only had tacos there but they were the best. Had two chicken and two Cueritos (pork skin). Will definitely go back...maybe today for lunch. The decor is fun. The tables, chairs, floor was perfectly clean. I see they have a breakfast menu. Will definitely give breakfast a try. They open at 5am. read more

I came here believing this was the same owners as Brenda Lee Taqueria that burned down over a year back. While I'm unsure if they're in the same family, it's not the same. We order lengua, tripa , al pastor, and cueritos tacos. We only liked the lengua. Now I used to come to the original Brenda lee taqueria for the tripa and ojos but they don't/didn't have ojos. We also got chorizo huaraches. Overall the flavor was lacking. The lengua had no flavor at all. The al pastor looked more like chicken and didn't have the right seasoning. The huaraches was ok. I am disappointed and we probably won't return. The original was a chain and there is one still open in Paterson. While I'm not a fan of the area, at least the tacos are great. Last, I forgot to mention the sauces. The green sauce had no heat and very little flavor. Then there was, what I believe was supposed to be the red sauce. It had no flavor, no heat, and was a pale brown. I thought that was weird. We have been very loyal to the original Brenda lee Taqueria and will be taking a longer drive to get to the one in Paterson. It's worth it. read more

terrible food, I asked for an order of chilaquiles in red sauce and according to them they brought me chilaquiles in tomato sauce it looked like a soup, the chicken was super salty, I didn't eat it, I informed the waitress and she just said it's fine, and of course they charged me, lousy read more

Food has no flavor at all, I only went because it looked clean and colorful, but was very disappointed with the tasteless tacos I got and never went back read more