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    El Pikante foods

    4.0 (18 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    On the grill
    Tara D.

    On the road traveling and looking for authentic Tacos for breakfast (I.e. before 10am), and this fit the criteria. El Pikante is located across from the Framingham MBTA and part of a very large, well stocked Mexican mart. The food was made fresh to order. Also everything was delicious. We ordered a beef and pork burrito, fried chicken and chorizo taco. helpful to order in Spanish if you want substitutions. Best burrito I have had since 1995. The meat was crisped up on the grill, nice spice and very flavorful. The burrito wrapper also tasted homemade. It did not taste like it was it was out of a package and warmed up. Wonderful stop and worth the drive/ traffic!

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    Isabel F.

    Central Food Market, is one of those hard to find places that serves authentic Latin American food. This market has everything from hot food made daily to frozen food, from different Central American countries. All is very yummy, I've tried the pupupas mixtas and the plantano con frijol (fried banana with black beans) and have loved them both. They breakfast burritos in the morning and tacos for lunch. The only down side to this place is that it's a first-come-first-serve kind of take out, stuff tends to run out towards the end of the day and they don't make more until the next day. Being Guatemalan I love tor-trix, it's the national snack of Guatemala, and to my surprise they had snack size bags of lemon flavored tor-trix here!

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    3 months ago

    Awesome vibes, and the pork and cheese pupusas were great! Also an excellent selection of drinks!

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    2 years ago

    Wonderful food!! Love eating homemade dishes like, pupusas , tamales and yuca con chicharrones !!!

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    3 years ago

    I ordered a quesadilla and when I was eating I noticed something weird. I looked closer and it was a cockroach.

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    8 years ago

    Had the asada quesadillas, it was phenomenal my only complaint is their delivery menu is in spanish. Totally worth the effort to translate.

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    8 years ago

    Great spanish food .. my family and i love this place we come here a few times a week

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    4.8(5 reviews)
    1.1 mi

    Faros Restaurant opened recently next to the Second Street Market behind Aztec Restaurant. This…read moreDominican restaurant offers takeout and full service dining in a cozy and clean dining room. I stopped by here mid afternoon for an early dinner. The place was not busy and the staff was in the kitchen. It did take a while for someone to come out as I was looking over the menu offerings and I decided to eat here and took a seat at a table. I placed my order for the Empanadas Trio ($9 plus tax) and the Spaghetti with House Cream Sauce ($14 plus tax) and chicken (add $2). I was brought over some cold water and complementary plate of homemade fried crisp tortilla chips and fresh tomato salsa. The Empanadas Trio came out first, very hot, 3 good sized deep fried empanadas, 1 filled with cheese, 1 filled with shredded chicken & cheese, and 1 filled with ground beef. The shell was light and crisp and ketchup and tangy orange dipping sauces were provided. I would say their empanadas are some of the best I've had in the area! Next, the Spaghetti entree came out, a modest portion served in a bowl. The spaghetti was cooked soft with a light cream sauce not too rich and pieces of boneless pulled chicken, some pieces were chewy. After I was finished, I requested the check, but the total was initially incorrect since they charged me an additional $6 for shrimp instead of $2 for chicken. I saw the staff try to fix my check on the computer, but there was no pollo chicken option. I already knew the total with tax should be $26 and change and I paid cash with tip rounded up. Overall, I pretty good meal here and I would definitely order the empanadas again and try some other things next time. They also have a tres leches cake too.

    Extremely good empanadas!! Really all of the food was fantastic. Expect large portions and plan…read moreaccordingly. We went home with leftovers which as it turns out was a pretty good thing. Looking forward to going back!

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    RR6 Kitchen & Bar

    RR6 Kitchen & Bar

    3.7(12 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    Wandered in here one Saturday afternoon and tried a steak taco…read more The service here was not terribly great, but it was an odd time of day and there was only one waitress. Seems like a place with steady regulars. There is a digital jukebox in the corner that was used every so often. Although I only ordered 1 taco, looking at the weekday specials and prices, it seems like a great place for cheap alcohol and food. I was really unsure how the quality of food was going to be so I decided to get one taco. Initially ordered the chorizo but was told they were all out so switched to steak. The steak is cut into little chunks which helps to disguise it's tough texture. However, the actual taste of the beef is okay insomuch as I could actually taste it, which is more than I can say for some other restaurants. The beef also had a nice browned outside, adding a hint complexity along with some grilled onions. I doubt the tortilla is made from scratch, but it was soft and appealing. In addition I was provided with a cilantro sauce as a condiment. It added a good note of complexity along with a squeeze of lime. Some hot sauce in combination with the cilantro sauce could be addicting. Pleasantly surprised by the steak taco. No frills, but decent enough and at a very affordable price point. I would return to try other items on the menu.

    RR6 in Framingham offers a great, attentive, hospitable owner and staff and some of the best…read moreMexican food you can find. I have tried and tried to find fish tacos that were not dry and offered strong flavor. Good news, I found them! Their fish tacos come with a delicious grilled filet that is flavorful and juicy (if fish can be juicy). The grilled onions are a perfect match (to all their tacos actually), and I was so happy I ordered them. Try the two pork options as well (carnitas and el pastor). They are both just delicious! I cannot wait to return, as I think about these tacos all the time.

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    Mexico City Taqueria

    Mexico City Taqueria

    4.1(352 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    We love going to Mexico City Taqueria. For her persuasive essay in first grade, my daughter chose…read moreto write about why Mexico City Taqueria is the best restaurant. I'm posting this review on behalf of my first grader. Note that she simply calls the restaurant "Mexico" because she doesn't know the full name. "In my opinion Mexico is the best restaurant. One reason I like Mexico is that there is funny skeletons in the entrance. It is funny. Another reason I like Mexico is because it is fun to wait. You can play iSpy or a card game. Also, I like their cheese quesadilla. For example the cheese quesadilla is cheesy. Now you know why Mexico is the best. Do you want to go?" We love going here. The food is great and atmosphere happy and colorful. And they are always kind to my kids. Thank you for many great evenings.

    Very disappointed. We stopped here on our way home, thinking it might be busy on a Saturday at 5:45…read morebut we were 1/3 parties in there. The restaurant is relatively clean and decorated like a typical Mexican restaurant. Service was still pretty slow considering there were only 3 groups but atleast they were friendly. We finished our chips and they never came back to see if we wanted more. My husband and I both ordered burritos and should have read it more carefully it was literally just a burrito, dry as could be with no sides, no guacamole, no sour cream. They were just rice, beans, and meat. My husband's had very little meat in it and mine had a lot of inedible pieces of steak. Honestly chipotle has much better burritos. She never came back to ask if we were all set or needed anything. The margaritas were just okay. I ordered a side of refried beans that came in a broken bowl with a plastic spoon? Not sure if they are just really stingy on their prices (no chip refill, extra $ for sour cream), or what was going on but definitely won't be going back here.

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