There are two Mexican spots to eat in New Castle PA. El Canelo on Wilmington rd., and the place on…read more224 going to Poland OH. i've eaten at both several times each. El Canelo is just better. the other one is always packed. i'm guessing because it's nice and safe and tastes just like what your Mom who really isn't crazy about all that flavor would like. Hey, I get it! I grew up eating pirogies fried in butter and served with more butter and a big glop of sour cream. It's definitely a filling meal. and then there is El Canelo, i had been just getting to go. they had some good street tacos (only took 40 years, but i get to eat street tacos in the Midwest!) and they cook the most tender (tenderest?) pork i've ever had anywhere. in fact, if you like carnitas on a taco, in a burrito, as part of an adobo, this is it. El Canelo has better carnitas than any other joint and that includes the new place in Boardman! (look it up) Wife got the chimichanga. which she gets literally every single time at every single amex Resaurant we've been too. This time, i tried hers. shredded beef and chicken in the other one. It was thoroughly enjoyable. seriously so. she had one of my soft (not flour tortilla, CORN heated on the flat grill, like was intended!) tacos. AL PASTOR TACOS that i finished. and THAT is the upshot. we both finished our meals completely. even the refritos (refrigerated fritos, look it up) for the first time pretty much ever. i can't remember the last time either of us didn't haul home a styrofoam container full of shredded lettuce and beans and guacamole, just so i could throw it out two days later. now, just one thing, they use some spice in the salsa and guacamole here. the mild salsa is great! the guacamole is great too, but probably spiced up past what you ever tasted in guacamole. the interior is just fine. the food is killer, and the salsa is really great, or really hot. depending on what you get. the pics. sorry, i usually do a better job. but i was hungry. and the wife's chimichangas, bet it's the first time you saw chimis that weren't the size of a large stuffed cabbage. these chimichangas were great. the seasoned beef and the chicken was just so darn goood!

When we tried this, the first time was vaguely okay. The 2nd and last time, it was NOT good. The…read morerefried beans were watery and tasteless. And in general they had some things that did not seem authentic. It just wasn't really good. If you want a great pork carnitas burrito, go to Los Amigos on State st in New Castle.

Great service very fresh food, and very authentic. A bit pricy but way worth it if you like…read moreauthentic Mexican food.

Gordo's Street Tacos is solid! Eat here! $3 street tacos, all kinds and the real deal at that…read more Lengua, chicken, al pastor, carnitas, on two kinds of grilled corn tortillas. Oh, and birria too. I put up pictures of the menu so look there. In an old '70s Taco Bell that has been totally blown out and refurbed as far as the kitchen. Comfortable seating. This isn't some joint in a run down location. It's totally new inside. The food was great! I got two birria and a pastor with onion, cilantro, and lime wedge. Several kinds of salsa. Wife got a carnitas burrito bowl. They aren't skirt but still great. The bowl was loaded up and everything is assembled in front of you, so you can say "More onion! More cilantro! Guac and cheese too!" (it's real Mex cheese, shredded) So, it's unique in the area, being exactly what it is, a Tacquerea, serving delicious food to order. This spot is worth a drive. Let's all do the math... Go to that fake place in Boardman on 224 for some $7.00 crunchy tacos, or you can zip up 224, get on Wilmington (like you're going to Edwards or Chuck Tanner's, and Gordo's is on the left) and get some real tacos here. No beer, and no servers in funny shirts, but genuinely great food, so there are trade offs! And the folks making the tacos etc were friendly, the place was spotless, they are in a spot with good parking and easy in and out access. And a mile from my house so, the only reason I didn't get anything to go is, I can go back later. And I will...

The Quesadilla Fajita I ordered was so delicious and served very quickly! It is a small restaurant…read morebut has a friendly atmosphere. We will be going back whenever we can. Not sure why this is showing I am from California because I live in PA! lol!

We go all the time and enjoy it. The restaurant is small and the service is usually pretty good…read more The carnitas are delicious!

Just tried this delightful little Mexican restaurant for lunch and it was fabulous. Our service was…read moreextravagant and the food was even better. Make sure you bring your appetite because the portions are huge. I ordered the Lunch Chimichanga and it came with guac , sour cream, refried beans a cheese sauce. It was so good that I ate every last bite. This little restaurant was very clean and they were socially distancing tables. I should of took pictures but next time I will. I cant wait to make this a regular lunch spot.

I ate at this place for the first, and LAST, time yesterday evening. The place was busy and they…read morehad one waitress who was just learning how to wait tables. 1 new waitress in a busy restaurant on a Saturday night. Ridiculous. We were a party of 10. I had to order a drink three times before this waitress remembered to put the order in. I felt really bad for her, she was too busy. Only a complete dummy would run a restaurant this way. I am very very familiar with Mexican food. It is my favorite. I grew up in California eating delicious Mexican food for years and years. The food at El Canelo is garbage. It is all wrong. I wish I could give negative stars for this place. It is the absolute worst.

Took the family for dinner there for the first time. Impressive menu options and great atmosphere…read more There was a nice mix of families, older couples and young people. The food was really good. Seemed liked they were a little short staffed with wait staff. You could tell the other patrons were slightly annoyed. My only recommendation would be for them to have a mixed drink menu. They had a draft beer menu but nothing for mixed drinks.

Welcoming servers, nice spot. The rain brought us and glad it did. It was a nice drive up north New…read moreButler Road. The ambiance was good, started getting good when we arrived. We ordered some fried mushrooms to start, very nice. Hot Italian sub was fun to watch my partner enjoy, satisfied with the quantity and quality. I had the Philly cheesesteak and it was so juicy!

ordered a quesadilla and it was completely COLD. the cheese was not melted AT ALL! it was just…read moreshredded cheese in a cold tortilla and the chicken was only around the outside edges. not to mention they didn't cut it the smashed it. SO disappointed. paid for food should be given out the way you would want to be served for what you paid for. it is disrespectful that employees do these things.

The only thing that is consistent at this location is that your order will be wrong. I've gotten…read morewrong orders more than I've gotten the correct items.

I don't get the hype over this place. I'd rather go to hot heads any day of the week. The…read morerestaurant is a chain so it's nice inside and the service was good. As for the food, barely any steak. They charge a lot for extra. Then all the toppings were nearly ice cold. As I was eating my burrito it was more cold than it was warm. But wait it gets better, the one burrito with a cup of water comes to $18.93... again I don't understand the hype of this chain restaurant. I more than likely won't be back.

2 & 1/2 hrs before close and they're out of half of the menu...literally the fourth time I…read moreexperienced this at this location.