Servicio horrible.... La señora no fue amable para nada los tacos de taco Tuesday ni carne tenían super mal todo

This review was in my drafts from 2019. This was my go to place until today. Bad service and just a bad day. Not sure if I'll come back. read more

El Taquito - Decorations - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

What on earth is this? How does a Mexican place not have crema? Why are the menus dirty ? How come the napkin dispensers are empty and greasy ? Why does the romaine taste wet ? Why is the service so horrid ? What's with the two pieces of cilantro on my taco when I literally asked for cilantro instead of lettuce. Why does the bathroom smell ? How is this place still in business? Why are the tortilla chips resembling a bad Tostitos batch? How come my "churrasco" is tougher than a tire? (breathe in, breathe out) I understand that every restaurant cannot be authentic but this was such a far cry from what it's supposed to be. If you don't care about authentic food or friendly service then you should be content here. I cannot believe I actually had to eat that food. My esophagus will literally never forgive me. Wrong on so many levels that it's exhausting to think about. HUGE NO! read more

This is not your Miami's fancy restaurant with a sophisticated and overpriced Mexican food menu; this is just straight awesome simple Mexican food that tastes like the real deal. I have eaten here several times so I kind of feel guilty by not having published a review before. The restaurant is located in the calle 8th area, which complements the picturesque look of little Havana. Besides their mariachi frogs that stand proudly at their patio, their food is just delicious and inexpensive. My favorite will always be their taco al pastor. They also have great hot sauces made in house and offer an option to add fried beans, yellow rice, guac, Pico de gallo and sour cream for only $4 bucks...come on! That's just bananas. Anyway, if you love tacos and have not been here yet, you might as well reevaluate your foodie life. read more

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THE MICHELADAS AT EL TAQUITO ARE TO DIE FOR! They are the tastiest most delicious michelada's and trust me I've had my fill across the country. I would go back here for so many more michelada's - the only reason why I didn't have more than 1 was because it was SO hot and with all the doors open in the very tiny restaurant it wasn't exactly comfortable to sit and eat/drink. Foodwise - things were decent, not great. I had a chicken burrito and my sister had Taquitos. Both were okay - we likely would not come back here to eat, just drink Michelada's!! :) read more

I went to this place on a Friday night and after having a few happy hour drinks at a different venue. To be honest, I was starving and desperately needed food prior to continuing our night at the so popular Ball & Chain which is very closed by. The place is very small and it was pretty full but the waiter was able to quickly sit our group of 4. I ordered the queso fundido and the quesadillas and they were both very good!! I liked that the food came out pretty quick and the overall service was good as well. My only concern was that since the restaurant is so small ( literally few tables) and we were closed to the kitchen that we were going to smell like food for the rest of the night. Not sure if we did but I did enjoy it and will definitely go back!! read more

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Things started off bad as soon as we walked in. The attendant kept barking at us asking whether we were eating in or to go. Relax lady. We were looking at your menu. After having decided, or at least after my girlfriend decided because I would never be caught dead here, we decided to eat in. Then, we encountered more problems with their system. Do we order at the bar then sit? Do we sit and does the waiter come to us? Idk. They don't know. Fix the system please. The food was what one would expect Mexican food to be like in Florida. They know the food names and how they're generally cooked, but they're nowhere near good. And the service. Good God. An unhappy girl bringing down the atmosphere with her attitude alone. The final kicker? No free refills. I'm sorry I thought this was America. Never again. Jamas hombre, ahorate la vuelta. read more

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Visiting Miami from out of town with my girlfriend. Checking out Little Havana and stopped in. Service was prompt. Beer was ice cold, Margarita was very good. Split the Carnitas (pork) Taco platter with rice and refried beans and it was excellent. read more

El Taquito - Sitting outside enjoying a Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

Service is okay. Food is overly salted Food doesn't taste like Mexican food. Go somewhere else.

Terrible food. They are not nice people. They have no respect to customers. I paid a lot for meals that I couldn't eat because it was so bad. read more

Cozy small location. Parking was a pain. They have a small parking space in the back, however it gives you the impression your car is going to get towed. Waitress was super friendly and attentive. Ordered nachos and they were made with fresh ingredients. The guacamole super fresh. Ordered the churassco tacos and extremely disappointed. All the wait staff seemed mexican. The chef was cuban lol. Looked clueless on what he was doing as well . read more

El Taquito - Steak nachos - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Came here for lunch and ordered 2 steak tacos and 2 chorizo tacos. The steak in the steak tacos were a little chewy and not great. The chorizo tacos were better. I also had rice and refried beans that were good. The Horchata drink was really good but small and when asked for more they charged me for a second one. The service was good and the waitresses were friendly. Price wise, not terrible for the location but a tip is added to your total. read more

El Taquito - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

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We were recommended to come here from the bartender at our hotel. Right our alley. Authentic authentic authentic. Large drinks all made, delicious food and great service and atmosphere. read more

Generally predatory practice in a location that has turned into a nasty tourist trap... Beware a Michelada (which is perhaps intentionally not listed in the menu) is a shocking $18!! Food and service was ok, but the rip-off was off the charts. read more

Hands down the worst dining experience ever. We are visiting in Miami and decided to try this restaurant. Placing our orders was chaotic and repetitive but we still remainded optimistic throughout this process. After we sat for an hour and a half waiting on food, as our party FINISHED their food, we grew impatient. Eventually the waitress approached our table and asked if we were ready for the check, unknowing that we had not even recieved our food yet. She failed to put our order in and we continued to sit for an additional 30 minutes waiting to eat. When we got our check, there was a 22% "Service Fee" on our check that they refused to take off. Completely undermining the fact we sat for two hours and didn't receive our food till it was time to leave. read more

Terrible overall experience. Poor organization and horrendous management. Nice effort by our waitress. Will not repeat.

The quality of food here is very good! I've been coming here for a while and haven't ordered one bad thing. However, online ordering is a disaster. I ordered two entrees today and they only delivered one (I was charged for both). I was only compensated by the delivery service, which they gave me $2.46 for. The entree was $10.00 plus the additional cost of the sauces, some of which were also missing. I reported it online but I also tried calling and it sounds like the phone lines are disconnected (this isn't the first time by the way, it has happened many times before). I'm a regular customer here and feel that I should at least be compensated for the missing entree or offered a free one for my next order. The food is great, the customer service not so much. I feel disappointed that no one reached out in regards to this error. read more

LOUSY SERVICE, MEDIOCRE FOOD (if it comes at all), RUDE INSULTING COOK, AND HUGH COCKROACHES!!! WoW still shocked from the experience at El Taquito last night. I took a party of 8 for what should have been a good hip taco place in little Havana. Should have been clued off when the signature frog was not out but hidden in the bushes. First the service was lackluster and they were not not busy when we arrived. Then all the food came for 7 out of 8 of us, when I asked were my tacos were the waitress said she can't help me b/c the line cooks went on break, WTF???? That was the last I ever saw of waitress. Then when cooks returned to the kitchen 10 mins later I figured the food finally was coming, another 15 mins goes by and all my guest were done eating and NOTHING OR NO ONE CAME BY. Finally I went to look for the waitress and found the cook, I asked him for server b/c i had not received my food, he basically told me to F*ck Off it's not his problem!! My family has been in the restaurant business all my life and what cook serves 7 out of 8 meals on a check, then takes a break and then insults the customer???? While this sorry excuse for a cook was insulting me, a Hugh Cockroach walk between his shoes in the kitchen. This was the last straw, wouldn't recommend anyone going to this place, nothing hip only a dump. read more

El Taquito - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

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WORST EXPERIENCE - DO NOT ORDER ONLINE!!!!! So, they advertise that you can place an order through Yelp's Eat24 app. I placed an order at 2:15pm and received THREE notifications from the EAT24 APP with updates on my order... My order was said to be ready by 2:50pm and I arrived at 2:52pm. 1. The women working did not greet me because "I don't speak Spanish" 2. My order had NOT EVEN BEEN STARTED 3. They claimed that they don't do pickup orders...meanwhile, there's a BIG RED SIGN ADVERTISING PICKUP ORDERS THROUGH EAT24 RIGHT BY THE REGISTER. 4. The ladies were extremely rude and they're reasoning for not helping us was because we didn't speak Spanish and claimed it was Yelps problem - not theirs. 5. I was charged for the order and still could not get my food.... the women working just shrugged me away and moved on to the next customers... I showed them my yelp notifications & confirmation email and they STILL refused to help. They continuously claimed that it was MY mistake and YELPS mistake when all they needed to do was say "our apologies let us just make your food now" but instead, arguing and constantly reminding us that we "don't speak spanish" was apparently the better route for them. To the guy that swooped in to help us - thank you! You were very kind and managed to help us AND make our food in LITERALLY 5min. To the 2 women with awful attitudes.... you give your restaurant a bad reputation solely based on how you treat customers. Great food though... read more

The interior of the shop is lovely with burnt orange paint resembling the clay interior back home, and the restaurant had spacious outdoor seating. The staff is lovely. The beans that came with my tacos were delicious and I paid under $10 for 3chicken tacos/beans/rice. Now I call that a steal in this economy! The restaurant was also not too crowded. A must visit if you are in Little Havana! read more

This place is ok at best. Very small on the inside, they do have outdoor seating out front and in the back. Their food isn't authentic, it tasted like an imitation of someone trying to make Mexican food. I had the supreme burrito with no cheese or sour cream (I'm dairy-free) and that burrito was left with practically nothing. I expected beans, veggies, etc. but instead it was just meat and rice, not supreme at all. The meat tasted like dry ground beef, blegh. I couldn't finish my burrito from how dissatisfied I was. Save your money and do a little more digging for some better Mexican cuisine. read more

The worst food I have had the displeasure of eating!!! We got 8 tacos and 2 sodas for $40 for takeout, they forced us to pay a $2 tip (included) and the meat was disgusting!! They shouldn't even call themselves a Mexican restaurant that meat was dry, unseasoned and tasted so bad. The tortillas were stale and the drinks were very small. It was absolutely not worth the money and we are disappointed we even thought about ordering "Mexican" in little Havana... just the worst most expensive tacos ever! Please don't eat here and go get yourself some Cuban food from the corner restaurant next door. read more

This place was delicious! Great service and awesome atmosphere! I'm so glad my husband and I stumbled on this place!

Really?! Come on fellow yelpers!!! Come on Latinos!!! I can't believe this place has a good rating. It was absolutely terrible, not only the tacos were made with re heated meat but the service was terrible and the place was not even busy. We waited more than 20 minutes for 3 tacos that by the way we're not made fresh by order Give Me a break!!! This tacos are FAR from real Mexican tacos plus it was made with disgusting rubber meat I bet that this is the after hour place where drunk people come after clubbing so they can eat anything and think it is good. I will NOT recommend these tacos to any Latino Moreover, I will not recommend this place to any tourist or any yelpers. I really can't believe this place has some good reviews. Food was very very bad. You are probably better off going to Taco Bell that going to this place. I mean they have the same concept. All the meats are pre_cooked and stored in containers then they just put in on a tortilla and heat it up for a minute when you order. In our case, it was 20 minute wait for that . I bet Taco Bell has better service and flavor. Biggest disappointment I had so far in Calle Ocho I can see Chef Ramsay having a field day in this place read more

As far as Mexican goes, I have just a handful of places I go to around my neighborhood. El Taquito always delivers. Service is always exceptional and the food is incredible. Ask for Sharon the server and she will Make sure you're taken care of. Tony in the kitchen never disappoints, his food will have you saying órale in no time. Buen provecho! read more

Great tacos but don't be fooled by the cheap taco prices; you might end up with a $25 check on tacos alone. Hahaha. Very recommended. read more

El Taquito - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

The server was nice enough, and the food was not bad. That's about where the good things stop. The taco al pastor was good and well priced. The guacamole was good, but it was $7 for basic chips and guac... ok our fault we didn't ask how much it was. The Torta was soggy and not great even if it were not. The flautas were ok, but definitely under filled and lacking in flavor. The place was tiny and the tables were packed in. It was uncomfortable. The worst part was the fact that we got very little attention from the server, and the food took nearly an hour for a simple order. It really didn't seem that busy either. That for $50 for two people, I'm not impressed. read more

food is very average service wasn't great- there were pieces of beef in my vegetarian quesadilla and staff refused to acknowledge it honestly just avoid this place read more

We had a really good time! All dishes were 8-11 and filled us up quite nicely! They also had a nice variety of vegetarian dishes. They gave us chips before we got our food, which was a nice touch. Beverages were cans/bottles so no refills (which by what we have been doing in US, seems to be the standard) but as it is everywhere in Argentina so we didn't mind. They didn't have lots of tables but seated us (5) nicely in some outdoor zone. Which remained good even though it was pouring! I would recommend it for casual dining on a budget. There are lots of options! Would love to come back and try something new. read more

The service was horrible and the food wasn't that good the sopes weren't what I expected, wouldn't recommend it the lady that serve me gave us horrible service and kept staring at us read more

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Went to this place tonight and it was infested with cockroaches!! They were crawling, then flying everywhere. The staff were killing them which made it smell horrible. We tried to take our food inside but the bugs were there too! The food was pretty bland. I had the flautas. My mojito was weak. read more

Looooveeeee the food and cheap!! Tacos are good fajitas are good cold beers great prices read more

El Taquito - Machos chorizo y queso yum! - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

Had the tamarindo, some chips & salsa, and a carne asada taco but it was pretty solid.

We came in during covid- took at least an hour and a half to get our food. As Mexicans the food was disgusting, the taco meat was watery and soggy like it had just came out the can. There were only two customers there and then when you get the bill they charge you so much on random stuff like for paying with card and service fee. They literally took half an hour to serve water. At the end they can't do simple math because they were supposed to pay us back $20 but only gave us back $5. McDonald's would've been WAY better than the entire restaurant. read more

Staff was miserable and inconsiderate. Food was terrible no where near "authentic". Don't recommend.

Great taco spot, not too expensive!!! I don't think they open late like the one in the grove. Right in the heart of 8th Street little Havana. read more

El Taquito - Mexican Near Me - Miami, Florida

Ive been here three time. Last night will be my last. The food is good, the quality is good. However, the service is terrible. Even sitting at the bar, i cannot get one of these servers to provide me with a refill. In fact, Im rarely acknowledged. Last night my server disappeared altogether. I also seen other customers have to come into the kitchen asking for the bill. I noticed last night that the receipt already has the TIP included. Thats explains alot. But beware, signature receipt does not say ADDITIONAL TIP so i would guess about 99% of people add extra tip on top of that. In other words these servers are getting overtipped for bad service. At the end of the night i ended up paying $14 dols tax and tip for a burrito and water. No thank you. I will go the well know competition next time (CHP) for $6 better taste too. read more

I was actually...somewhat pleasantly surprised. I expected the food here to be awful, but it was not. Would I say it's authentic, the best I have had, or that it uses quality ingredients? Probably not, but it is still tasty, filling, and very inexpensive. Sometimes, that is good enough, depending on the circumstances, level of appetite, your attire, and how much time you can allot to eating. It works just fine for those who are hungry, want something very low-key, and not Cuban food, which is pretty much 99% of the restaurants you will find here -- it IS Calle Ocho in Little Havana, after all, don't forget. read more

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Little hole in the wall but phenomenal food. I still think $10 for guac and chips is too much but it was still delicious. We got chicken and carnita tacos. Chicken was awesome, they weren't dry which is what most tacos places serve. Carnitas were fire too. We wanted steak and al pastor but they had no meat ‍ Next time! Highly recommend. Not a lot of seating space so it's better to just order and pick up. read more

I had been here before and I liked the food for a quick bite and nice service. Went back with the husband for tacos and although the restaurant closes at 10 and it was 8:00 pm and there we two full parties outside along with 4 more empty tables outside, server wanted to sit us inside in the heat (no A/C). I explained I preferred to sit outside and I was told the outside was closed and inside was the only option if I wanted to stay. We ended up enjoying wonderful mojitos down the street! Service must improve if they are to stay in this area with all the new thriving nightlife coming to Calle 8. read more