We called in a to go order for 45 minutes ahead of when we were going to pick up. When we got there we were told we had to wait in line to order even though we called ahead. When we got to the front of the line our food hadn't even been made yet. The guys working by the registers were very rude. read more

Great neighborhood spot. Decor is minimal but the homemade gorditas are spot on. Easy to go plates, but I recommend calling ahead as it can take a minute. read more

Yum. Enchiladas had green sauce in it. The beans are delicious. You get fresh lettuce. My husband liked his menudo, it had a lot of tripe and a giant pork bone in it. We took that as leftovers to make broth. Don't get coffee. It's just instant coffee that you make yourself. Lol. I'll need to come back to try their gorditas. They gave a giant tv that was playing soccer. Lots of people for a Saturday morning. read more

Gorditas Durango - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

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We used my Dad's method of finding a good place to eat--check the parking lot. We drove past many empty or scanty lots and then struck gold at Gorditas (little fat ones) Durango. This was the classic shoestring eating place. No need for a high priced menu board, they took photos of each dish, added a description and price, framed it and hung it on the wall. Voila! Attractive, informative and cheap. Upon entering, we saw that the place was full of Latino people. We had just struck gold. When the locals pack the place, get in line and prepare for a great meal. Drinks were ladled out of glass coolers. We were very pleasantly surprised at the lovely presentation on the plate. The food was great and we highly recommend Gorditas in Wichita. We left feeling just a little fat. Five Stars. read more

Gorditas Durango - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

Every time I come back home to Wichita I make it a point to stop in with my friends and family to show this place off. I used to come here a minimum of once a week when I was in high school. Always have the nicest staff, freshest food, and just overall a welcoming environment. I wish I could give more than 5 stars! read more

I really want to like this place. I really do. I came here with very high expectations due to excellent reviews and high ratings. I came here around noon and it was packed. That was a good sign. I was the fourth in line. I didn't mind. "It'll be worth it," I thought. What I liked best about this place was their menu on the wall. It was big enough for people waiting in line to see and it had pictures of most of their dishes, which I thought was immensely helpful. The next thing I knew, it was my turn to order. The girl spoke to me in Spanish. I did not know what she said (I guess Spanish 1 was not so helpful after all). I smiled and said "Hi." It took her a few seconds to realize I could not speak Spanish. She switched over to English and we were able to communicate that way. I ordered three flour tacos: barbacoa, beef and pork. I was thirsty and wanted something refreshing to drink. I got a small cup of "fresh" cantaloupe drink. The total came out to be a little over $11. Compared to many mainstream places, the items here are fairly cheap. However, compared to many decent hole in the wall restaurants, I would have to admit everything here is... a tad bit overpriced. The girl gave me my drink and a ticket with a number. I looked around for a place to sit but couldn't find an empty table. I take that back. There were empty tables. Lots of them. Except those tables had dirty plates and cups on them. No one bothered to take those back. I didn't want to just stand there, so I went ahead and cleared one of the tables and sat down. Eight minutes later, the girl called out my number. I didn't understand her at first (once again, I did not learn much in Spanish 1). Actually, I didn't know she was calling out my number. She figured that was the case and brought the food to my table instead. She asked if I wanted hot sauce. I said yes, which was the best decision ever because their green hot sauce/salsa tasted amaaaaazing. Their tacos were filling. They looked pretty and I like pretty things. They smelled alright but tasted quite delicious. I wouldn't say they were the best tacos I've had, but they were certainly not the worst. Their "fresh" fruit drink did not taste so fresh. In fact, it was too sweet for me. Did they use some kind of fruit powder/mix or something instead of fresh fruits? I guess I'll never know. Honestly, I'm not sure if I'll be back. I probably will if I'm close by but I don't know if I'd go out of my way just to order something from there. read more

Gorditas Durango - a plate of tacos and a bowl of salsa - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

The best gorditas in town! Always fresh and quality service.

Weekends are busy at Gorditas Durango: the limited number of tables in the small restaurant quickly fill, and there's often a line of people at the register waiting to place an order or pay for their food. The owners have been running restaurants in Wichita for over fifteen years - most recently the 21st Street Carry Out, which closed in 2011 - and the confident and esoteric flavors they're producing help them stand out from the majority of Wichita Mexican restaurants. If the name wasn't a big enough hint, taking a look at what's on each of the tables should tell you the specialty of the house. Translated as "little fat one," the gordita is a thick tortilla stuffed with a variety of different meats. It's made from masa, or in northern Mexico - especially Durango - it's made with wheat flour, making it more akin to a pita. In neither case is it the loose flatbread and ground beef that defines the average gordita at certain fast food restaurants. This is better. Any true Mexican restaurant is defined by their taco (and gordita) fillings. The delicious barbacoa and carnitas that serves as the backbone of most places represent well here, though Gorditas Durango has plenty to be proud of in the radioactive red and green colors of the guisados, glistening with pork fat, and a big burst of earthiness and acidity that comes from chiles and limes. The dough isn't strong enough to hold up to their gravies, and your fingers will come away stained as a result. You won't mind. Guisados are not easily found in Wichita, and it may be even harder to find fillings such as rajas (poblanos and cheese), picadillo (minced meat), and chicharron (fried pork skin), so take advantage of them here. The flour gorditas hold together well and serve as a perfect pocket for their fillings. The corn versions are even better: two conjoined disks of dough are fried on the griddle, making them crunchy and an excellent contrast to the soft and tender meat. They don't hold the fillings as well as the flour version, but it's worth suffering through a little extra mess. As is the case for many Mexican restaurants, Gorditas Durango has an expansive picture menu dominating the wall behind the register, but it serves as a means to detract from the star of the show. As long as you're putting some kind of meat into some kind of a tortilla, you won't choose wrong. read more

Gorditas Durango - a mexican food menu - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

We live in Kansas City and if we ever stop at Wichita for any reason this is stop #1!

My meal was warm and tasty. I got a chicken Gordita with corn tortilla. It was good. My husband got a beef Gordita on a flour tortilla. It was a little crisp so it cracked. The chips were fresh. The salsa was so hot a finished my water bottle in no time. I am more a medium heat person. read more

Quick friendly service. Best gorditas in town. All menu items made to order, worth the wait.

Best Gorditas in town. I have never had anything else from here and probably won't. This is a destination worth making the drive for. My only complaint is they are not open in the evening. read more

Yo!! Gorditas Durango has one of the best hand made gorditas in wichita!! The hours kinda suck cause they close at 3 but they are worth the drive & the freshwater's some heat (aka good) too. Try not to go during North High lunch hours cause them teens are all over the place & rude af. The gorditas are a good size & they stuff them pretty good so they will fill you up. They do take debit cards read more

Cramped space inside with not much of an option besides take-out but the gorditas are worth it! The brisket & pork gorditas here are the best I've had in Wichita. Have yet to try other items on the menu. Will be back soon!! read more

The food here is excellent. Seasoned and cooked well, served up hot. People who eat a lot of international food in this town know how difficult it is to find a place that does rice well. Gorditas does rice well! They are affordable, friendly, and know how to cook some serious Mexican food. The space itself is not great by any means, but they are making it work, for sure. I think you just have to have appropriate expectations when wanting to dine in. The seating is very limited, and it is not a very clean dining area at all. The amazing food, and the cold, glass-bottle Coke make you forget that though. Gorditas truly is my go-to Mexican joint. Truly authentic. Truly tasty. read more

Delicious authentic Mexican food! Small restaurant just across the street from North High. Friendly bilingual service. Family owned.

THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE ARE SO FUCKEN RUDE.... let me tell y'all why, so I first call to place an order of plenty gorditas and was going to take about 15 min to go for them so I was like ok that's good do to the amount of gorditas I was buying. So I got there and payed for the gorditas and they had them ready in a little table stand (Not in a worm place they should be in ) then went to my car to see if all of my gorditas I ordered were all in there.. I WAS MISSING 2 GORDITAS FROM MY ORDER. So I was like ok it's fine I'm here in the parking spot I'll just ask them for the missing gorditas.. I told the lady about what happened (the ugly short ass girl that always has a daum attitude when someone places an order) she was so rude that was telling me that the gorditas I was missing were inside the bag they gave me.. ( I Double checked when I was in the car ) I was telling her that no they weren't inside and that she needed to give them to me because I payed for them. Or I'll just bring back all the food inside for she can see I didn't have them.. then she was ok I'll give um to you but you need to pay for one of them cuz she didn't charge me it. ( so I had to pay mf extra)(and the gordita she charge me extra she said I had it supposedly inside the bag at first) so why would she charge me more ??? And then when I got home with my order the 2 gorditas she gave me (the missing onces ) were loaded of onion and just a little bit of meat.... ( I feel like they did that cuz I asked for them) what type of customer service is that???? And I called to complain about it and yet they WERE SO RUDE ABOUT IT SAYING IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE IN WICHITA... THEN WHY TF YALL ARE DOING IT TOO.. read more

If I could I would put -0 stars ... terrible service.. worst customer service ever.. who ever is In charge should talk to the cooks about not fucking up people's order just because they don't like the customer. read more

Early mornings after working all night Gorditas Durango never disappoints! Gorditas al pastor are where its at!!

Wichita has a lot of bad "Mexican" places, but this is not one of them. Gorditas Durango is definitely one of the best I've had the pleasure of trying. I really enjoy authentic Mexican food, and Gorditas Durango satisfies that craving. The food is fairly simple but the flavors are big and the salsa verde is quite good. The prices are very inexpensive with most items costing $2 to $5. Gorditas and tacos are $2 each so it's easy to try several different things at once. I recommend the barbacoa gordita with salsa verde and the sope with rajas y queso (peppers and cheese), and the tacos al pastor. The taco's corn tortillas taste fresh and home made, which in and of itself is worth $2 in my opinion. The tacos are smaller than the gordita, but that's the traditional way of preparing them. If you've ever had authentic Mexican tacos you'll know what I mean. This place is awesome and I really hope they stay open. I'll be giving them more business for sure. read more

I'm currently living in California, but this is my go-to mexican place when I'm in town. California has nothing on gorditas durango's gorditas, and my personal favorite, sopes. Don't let its' looks deter you, your mouth will rejoice in all the flavors offered here. Superb! read more

This place is just great. I've come to Gorditas since it was 21st Hamburgers, and they consistently deliver. Obviously their specialty is gorditas, however everything they make is worth trying. I would get their early, or prepare to wait... thought it is worth the wait every time. read more