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    El Paso Del Norte

    3.6 (23 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Bakeries
    Closed 5:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    a plate of mexican food
    Luis L.

    Top three things to note about eating flautas and enchiladas at El Paso de Norte: 1) I'm almost certain there are more than a few health code violations, beginning with the lack of proper ventilation in the building--there's significant haze in the room, the lack of employees washing hands as they are visibly seen handling cash and touching food with the bare hands in front of customers, and the overuse of old oils and old foods being served well past their original cook time. 2) There is smoke everywhere...you will come out smelling like fried foods, despite the large size of the establishment. It's clear that the large kitchen ventilation fans are not in use. There should be a clear distinction that while smelling like food isn't the worst thing ever, smelling like burn oil is. 3) Prices are great and service is fast; but maybe a little too fast. We ordered flautas and enchiladas at 11:01 AM, and were served at 11:03 AM. There's a large trade off between speed and freshness, with the first one being a priority. The plates looked better than they tasted. All fried foods have the same after taste: old oil. They almost always run out of foods...our plate included a makeshift salad in exchange for beans, which were allegedly included...probably for the best, as it's probably a healthier choice. The Champurrado was good. We love hole-in-the-wall type of places and frequent them often, but El Paso del Norte is at the bottom of the list of places we're likely to return to...at least for enchiladas and flautas. We have not tasted the bread, but the bakery has great reviews. -- Ojalá nuestros establecimientos latinos tomaran un mejor enfoque en mejorar la experiencia del cliente. Cocinar es una cosa, pero cocinar bien requiere mucho más.

    Barbacoa taco
    Susan S.

    El Paso del Norte is a grocery/taqueria in Kansas City's Northeast neighborhood. It's much more along the lines of the taco places I was used to visiting in KCK, where you order at a counter and then sit at a table in the store itself. Their selection of tacos was great, although the menu wasn't exactly accurate. They had picadillo, which I completely missed because I was going straight by what was on the sign. A couple of my friends got it, however, and it was delicious. I had a barbacoa taco, which was huge, and wonderful. Very tender and well seasoned. The salsa bar had flavors for every heat level, and both that I tried were great. The lady behind the counter did not speak any English, so there were some questions we had that went unanswered. The delicious food, however, spoke for itself.

    Dining Area
    Steve D.

    This bakery/restaurant serves up great tacos. My al pastor taco was memorable. The meat was moist, and nicely seasoned. The toppings bar had several salsas with various heat levels available, but no pico de gallo, and no cilantro. The service was good, and the price was very reasonable. There is also ample parking in a private lot.

    Chocolate cake and flan
    Billie H.

    El Paso has a great pastor taco! It is a little more saucy than most pastor tacos you will find, but the sauce is loaded with flavor. There is also pineapple mixed in with the meat. I could have just spent the taco crawl here, ordering a taco every 30 minutes and been more than happy. We were also intrigued by the chocolate cake and flan. It is a super moist chocolate cake topped with flan. Both the cake and the flan were delicious. This is truly a unique dessert. They have a nice selection of desserts and pastries and also make cakes that looked delicious, and I am not a cake person! The condiment bar had a spicy lentil sauce that was really good and different. It has a little too much of a kick for me to eat it like a side of lentils, but perfect added to a taco. It was disappointing that there was not any cilantro. Service was great. The lady preparing the tacos offered a taste which was much appreciated.

    Tax os

    This is a great place to go late night when you are craving tacos or something tasty to eat. The food was great. The only downfall I experienced was the food wasn't as warm or hot when I received it. Nonetheless, I would revisit and try some other options from the menu.

    My first but definitely not my last meal here!!!

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    The experience is like you are in Central or South America. The Al Pastor tacos ruined me from any other tacos ever. They were that good.

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    The salsa tasted like tomatoes sauce...

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    Great hot food and a large bakery selection to top it all off. Already have my next visit planned.

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    The pork was fine - 3 stars, the chicken was plentiful and flavorful - 4 stars, but the barbacoa was out of this world!

    $3.45 Barbacoa

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    El Paso Del Norte - mexican - Updated September 2026

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