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    El Garage

    4.5 (66 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Good for kids
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    Guacamole and house made chips! Yummy
    Angela W.

    Place is amazing! Family owned, not a chain! Little hole in wall with great flavors! Loved everything we ordered! Coffee with cinnamon! Carne Asada Tacos, guacamole. All amazing and great portions. Definitely coming back and recommending that a must eat at place!!!Carne Asada Taco

    Carne asada, carnitas and chorizo sopes.
    Ms. W.

    El Garage is a hidden gem in Manassas located in an old strip mall. I ordered the carne asada, carnitas and chorizo sopes. The food was delicious.

    Chicken Fajitas and beans and rice
    Darin K.

    Service was great really nice. food- had chicken fajitas and thy were really authentic! Beans and rice were great. The tortillas are made hot and fresh!

    Fruta con Chile y limon. (Mexican fruit salad)
    Brittany M.

    In a rough looking strip mall. Dont be detered. Walk inside and it is clearly homey and family owned. There was a stroller with a kid sleeping in it and some halfeaten plates with kids kicking a ball around out front in the parking lot. This is some authentic Mexican food with good portions and pretty cheap. I took mine para llavar. I ordered 4 tacos: 1 carne asada, 1 chorizo and 2 carnitas. They are "2 bite" (and only $2) tacos, but actually 3 because they come heaping with meat. I also ordered a milenesa de res torta (7$). Finally a place I have found in NOVA that has the bread i have been longing for. The meat portion was disappointing for the side of the sandwich. The carnitas Sope ($3) I got was pretty plain. The meat had great flavor, but it was only topped with beans and queso fresco. I assume some cilantro and lime accompanied it, but where's the avo slice? Being in a box it quickly became soggy/floppy and just seemed like a thick, dense tortilla as a taco. I was asked if i wanted green or red sauce and naturally, I went with both. Both had fresh flavor. Green was medium and bright tasting; red was slightly bitter from fresh pepper snd spicy. There was a good portion of fresh onion, cilantro and a lime crumbled up in some foil on the side. The tacos come on a Styrofoam plate covered in foil. How this homemade food is wrapped to go reminds me of going home from a family get together. I got a mango jarritos and a Grande horchata to drink. The horchata was perfect, not too sweet, not to cinnamony. It had a good milky white to it and nice slim milk-1% texture. It was the best I have had in a long time. There was who appeared to be the mom in the family out in the front cutting some fruit and making fruta con chile y limon cups. How random, first. And YES for me, second. The fruit was heaping out if The cups that it was amazing to me how they stood up because they sure looked top heavy. The Mexican fruit salad had fresh watermelon, mango and pineapple, squeezed fresh lime, chamoy (sauce made from pickled fruit), hot sauce and that delicious savory dry chile lime season salt. I told her the last time I ate some I got a spicy tamarind straw to compliment it and it was amazing. Then they pull some out of the kitchen and generously gave me one. This bumped it from 4-5 stars in my book. I asked for a box to put it in and it completely filled the box. Yum.

    Variety of food and taste great
    Alexander L.

    The food makes you really feel like you are in Mexico. It's a perfect representation of the food in Mexico. The people were nice and had a variety of options. Everyone there makes you feel like family. I eat there with my family every other day. It's as authentic as it gets, it's family owned so you will occasionally see some of the kids helping out too, the prices are the highlight of this place. It's cheap compared To other places around here. The service is fantastic. If they mess up your order even a little, they make it all up. The food gets a little salty sometimes. This place deserves five stars

    Fajitas Mixta (to go) - Oct. 2013
    Yaasmeen D.

    I stumbled upon this place after attending a birthday party for a friend that lives in Manassas. I'd originally planned to head over to my good ole standby (Tortilleria El Molino) but it was a gray, rainy day and I was craving enchiladas, which my good ole standby doesn't serve. Hence, my quest for another option. Thanks to my fellow Yelpers, I was led to explore the fare at El Garage. The reviews are right in saying that El Garage is nothing fancy. 'Course, that's not a bad thing in my book. The strip mall that it's located in is home to a couple of Taqueria trucks - which I'll have to check out another time - as well as other Mexican-themed establishments. When I entered, I was greeted warmly and asked if I wanted to be seated. After confirming that I was getting my order 'to go' I was promptly given a menu. I ordered Fajitas Mixta (w/steak, chicken & shrimp) for $12.95, Cheese Enchiladas for $8.95 and 2 tacos (steak and chicken) for $2 each. Ok, don't judge me. I was hungry... Both the Fajitas and Enchiladas were served with rice & beans. I waited @ 15 - 20 mins, though I'm not complaining since my food was cooked to order and came out piping hot and fresh! Sadly, I was served chicken enchiladas, instead of cheese, but I'll live...As others have commented, the freshly made tortillas that came with my Fajitas were somewhat thick. I prefer mine thinner, but again, not complaining too much. As for the food itself, it was pretty tasty, though a little under-seasoned - nothing a quick dash of salt couldn't fix. All-in-all, I have to say that this place definitely earns its current 4 star Yelp rating and will be added to my list of local faves. Though still not up to my beloved SoCal standards, I was happy to enjoy a tasty, generously portioned, reasonably priced meal.

    Glen I.

    I don't know what these people are talking about, there's nothing wrong in this neighborhood, just working-class neighborhood. But getting past that, if you want to eat some authentic Mexican food, made by real Mexicans, this is Manasses Mexican restaurant for tacos. Oh have a very extensive menu, so the hardest part was deciding on what to order. I went with one I am taco, it was really great about this restaurant is the tortillas are homemade. Then I couldn't resist and got an order of chicken enchiladas, with red sauce. Top this off of the Mexican Coke, and this is more food that I can eat in day. I highly recommend this authentic Mexican taco joint. If you're looking for five-star dining this may not be your place. But if you're looking for the best Mexican food in Manassas look no further. Great service, and the food speaks for itself.

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    The neighborhood reminds me of sumner lake very nice with alot of polite people.

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    The best Mexican food in Manassas. Words can't describe how good and authentic it is. JUST GO THERE.

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    This my favorite restaurant it has ethnic Mexican food,the best food that you can eat. You guys should try some mangonadas

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    Chicken enchiladas with verde sauce... very good. Tasted very fresh, can't wait to try more things here.

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