My friend and I stopped here on a whim while we were out shopping. He was craving steak tacos. I wasn't super hungry so I just ordered one pastor taco. When we walked in no one greeted us or said anything. They seemed short staffed. People were eating and paying for their food up at the front. When the waitress came over to us she said a brief hello and gave us menus. My friend ordered a coke and I got water. My water came in a bottle, which I don't like. I prefer getting a class of water. The coke is only sold in cans and not bottles. Between us we had two steak tacos, a lengua taco and a pastor. The pastor meat was a little dry and did not have great flavor. The lengua was similar, but the asada tacos were great!!! The meat had great seasoning and flavor! If I try this spot again the asada tacos will be my go-to. read more

El Pastorcito - Taco de pastor - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Customer service was great. Place is a little small but has a sufficient amount of tables. Was greeted and attended very well. Came here with a few friends and all of us liked it very much. Ordered 4 tacos of asada which were very tasty and delicious. They came with charro beans on the side. They were okay but I really liked the tacos. A big plus was the tacos came with double tortilla which is rare here in Indianapolis. Furthermore I totally recommend trying this place out for sure. read more

Passing through town and stopped in here for dinner with my daughter. It was a little disconcerting that we had to get let in by key like it was a pawn shop lol. From living on the Mexican border in Texas and in California, I think I'm a pretty good judge of Mexican food. The food here was really authentic from the best guacamole I ever had to the salsas verde and roja. We had the tacos and they were really good. The horchata was on point too. We both ordered our tacos on corn tortillas but my daughter got hers on flour. We also wanted cilantro and onions and they didn't come that way they were still good. The server was really nice. read more

Exactly what I was looking for! I was on the west side with my son and daughter-in-law and wondering where to eat. The reviews on Yelp steered me here. Authentic Mexican. Service could have been faster but we wanted a leisurely meal so it didn't matter. I loved the enchilada rojas. Just enough spice to it to let me know this is the real thing. read more

El Pastorcito - the front of a mexican restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Not bad. The food is bomb, taste authentic, and service is friendly, sometimes you have to wait for a table, or when you eat people are at your side getting drunk. I recommend this place only in the day time. read more

El Pastorcito - a plate with a sandwich and a bowl of soup - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

This place has bad customer service and the waitress need to shower and wear clean clothes. The food was just god awful. When we asked for chips and salsa she pull them our from a doritos bag and not mention the community salsa. Gross this place should close down!. read more

This is one of my absolute favorite taquerias in Indy. The owners even indulge me in selling me meats by the 1/4lb. The lengua (tongue), tripa (tripe), cabeza (head), barbacoa (goat), and sesos (brain) are all so phenomenal I have trouble picking just two each time I go. It's all cooked absolutely perfectly, and the taste transports you to Mexico. Their salsas are fantastic, and the menudo is decadent. The nopales are a bit slimy, but worth it (IMHO). For years, this place was my absolute favorite place, and I've only found two (one central and one south) that even compare. Take some time to visit one of the two locations -- they're both fantastic! read more

Tasty morsels. Friendly service. Authentic. Affordable for any budget. My partner and I decided to venture outside of our typical Mexican food comfort zone yesterday at lunch, and this place was no disappointment. It is by far the most authentic Mexican restaurant we have ever visited in Indianapolis. The service is a little slower than other places, but I will accept that in return for the friendly smile and delicious food we were served. Knowing a little Spanish will probably spark a conversation with your waitress, but isn't necessary. Not your typical "chips and salsa". Instead, customers are served a green sauce, orange-ish sauce, and a pickled assortment of veggies with chips. DELISH. The queso is a little thin, but tastes great nonetheless. Make sure you get some guacamole. It's AMAZING! read more

Stopped in for some cantina food while doing the wash around the corner at the Scary Laundromat. Just what the doctor ordered: menudo, tacos, tamales, beans & rice, Negra Modelo -- everything a body could wish for. Language barrier no problem. Hoping those murderous looks from the locals were due to the behavior of my mother-in-law, who means well but doesn't blend in, if you know what I mean. read more

An authentic little gem: Good carne asada tacos, a very nice if almost too rich goat barbacoa taco, all served with onion, cilantro, and a tray of orange salsa, green salsa, and pickled onions. For add-ons I recommend grilled green onions and the unusually good guacamole. Pleasant service, and you may end up conducting your entire transaction in Spanish. read more

Been here a couple times. Once with a large group of friends and the service was horrible, the food was just plain disgusting and the chips were stale. The female server we had was rude and very disrespectful, was rushing us to place our orders and couldn't give an opinion when asked to give suggestions. She mumbled complaints numerous times when we would ask her for something and she even had the nerve to give is some horrible looks like we were an inconvenience to her. The food was brought out to some of the people at our table and the rest took so long to come out that the food at the table was already cold. Second time around was almost the same except I went with just a couple of friends who rave about this place and convinced me to try it again. Although, the service wasn't half as bad as the first time the food was still horrible and takes long to get to the table, again only one of us got our order and the rest came later when the the food that was brought out first was cold already. Poor service, horrible food, I'm amazed how they have so many establishments, but then again it's more of a bar type of joint than a taqueria. Both times I was there, there was groups of men just drinking away on one occasion I seen a couple men walk out stumbling. Never again will I come here. read more

The Tamale place does not open until 11 on Sunday, their loss. Win goes to El Pastorcita which was OPEN. Simple menu, the usual Mexican foods, tamales, tacos, enchiladas, and caldo. Great for me, I am from El Paso. Pozole was my choice today. Meaty, lots of hominy, great broth, and flavorful. The side of sauces as described in previous reviews. Not to far of the beaten path, near 465. Good service, good music on the jukebox -I like Tejana musica. I felt a bit out of place, confirmed by the looks of others in place. But I will be back. Menudo looked good -next time? Thanks. read more

I went to the is place I wasn't happy At all the server acted as if she did not care for my business and took her time about acknowledging my presence. The traços was ok average at best. The service sucked. read more

The place looks a little sketchy, but it's actually quite good! Check it out, have the torta. It's a simple, yet authentic menu! read more

Best steak tacos in Indy....Period. The guacamole and pico is fantastic as well. A gentleman who lives in Bakersfield CA and spent some time in Indy sorting out which brakes to use on the Singer Porsche turned me on to this spot. I'm forever indebted to Seamus. read more

Fabulous and very authentic. Service is always very personable, even when there is a language barrier to overcome. Prices are super reasonable and the food is outstanding! They also serve Mexican Coke by the bottle which is great. I love all the varieties of tacos, although I'll warn the gringos that the goat meat is prepared very authentically and will probably have more fat and connective tissue than you are used to eating. It was still good. The Tortas are good and the refried beans are the best in the city. read more

Best place on the west side to get fast and definitely delicious food, really authentic Mexican food! Salsa's are spicy to perfection

It's good Mexican food. It's average, hence the 3 stars. Prices are fair, food is good.

Good restaurant for tacos and tortas. Not in a great area, and the restaurant could use a good cleaning. I have eaten here in the past and found myself sick the next day. I question how clean they are, but if you want authentic tacos, this place is ok. read more

Wonderful authentic restaurant. Tacos were wonderful. My son loved the rice drink. Very reasonable prices. Server was very attentive. I think you would have to be looking for it. Located in a strip mall in between a liquor store and laundromat. read more

If you like authentic Mexican and don't mind a small language barrier this place is great! Queso was a little thin, but food was fresh and delicious! read more

Had the house special El Pastorcito (pastor, chorizo, steak, bacon, onions, peppers and cheese) Flavor was delicious. Coming from So Cal, I wasn't sure what kind of Mexican to expect in Indianapolis, but this was better than some of the places back home! read more

Yeah it looks a little "sketchy" but the food was delicious and the server was very nice. Excellent!!!

DO NOT GO HERE! This was absolutely the WORST experience I have ever had. The waitress didn't greet us for about 5 minutes and I asked for water and chips ... after about 10 minutes, she brings a bottle of water (which they charged$2 for!) The chips came out of a bag from the grocery store and get this! They brought a community salsa, once your done with the salsa that you can clearly tell other people ate out of; they put it in the fridge and then once the next customer comes they get the SAME exact one!!! There has to be a many health violations with this place. Additionally, they scoop things with cups out of large containers that are in the fridge... it was the most bizarre experience and I have no idea how they are still open. The waitress had to flip the menu open to put the prices in the register for the items we ordered. It was a big fat no from me. I couldn't even eat it. Don't waste your time or money. read more

Amazing food!! The guacamole was probably some of the best I've had in Indy ( I eat out 4 days a week). I got the carne de pollo fajitas and they didn't disappoint. My friend got the al pastor tacos and was also thrilled. Overall the experience was a good one and I would recommend this place to anyone looking for AUTHENTIC Mexican dishes. read more

The food is kind of bland but it's cheap and the sauces make up for the lack of seasoning

Very good!! Had the langua and tripa tacos. Traditional and good. Not fancy place, great for take out.

Staying by the airport and stumbled into this restaurant. Menu was in Spanish so I played it safe and had chicken tacos. So flavorful. We loved the food at this place. Price was very reasonable for the amount of food we go. Will definitely come here again. read more

I went with the waitresses recommendation of the cubano. It was pretty good except I'm not a big fan of hot dogs on a torta. Everything else about it was good and as I looked around at the other tables all the food looked good. I would definitely give this place another shot...I just think the Cubano wasn't for me. read more

I would give this place no stars if I can. Me and my co workers frequent this place often up until Tuesday when we found roaches crawling out of our food. Don't eat here if you don't want to get sick. The health department has been called on this nasty place. read more

Got severely sick 2 hours after eating 3 steak tacos. Haven't been right a week since. NEVER GOING BACK

excellent! great queso fundido, very good Pollo en salsa verde. good prices....only thing missing is the beach. ;)