This is the best authentic Mexican food in Wilmington. I've been here twice so far and both times the food was excellent. Their roasted chicken torta and al pastor burrito are perfection. Watch out for their red sauce, they aren't joking when they say it is nice and spicy. No frills, but authentic and kind owners. Cash only! read more

Food was super bland, an I ordered a spicy beef burrito and there was barely any beef even though the burrito was the size of the carry out container. read more

It used to be good here but it has since gone down hill... chicken is DRY and unseasoned... I ordered some Fried tostones and French fries with my chicken and they were both DRY undercooked and SOGGY!! Sucks I spent so much money here . Will never come back . Also this establishment looks dirty. Need to clean Esta comida esta mala!! Hize una orden grande de 5 pollos combinación y todos los sides estuvieron horrible. Los nopales son de lata. Las papas fritas y tostones son viejos y desabridos aguados !! El pollo ni se diga. Estaba seco y sin sabor. NO COMAN AQUÍ!! Ese lugar se ve sucio. Necesitan limpiar read more

Burritos are like pizza. They both are often just ok and in most situations are good enough if you are starving. Luckily the burritos here are great. Can't think of a place where I had better. Also i enjoy the fresh and chunky guac. Btw they take cards and Apple Pay. read more

The best burrito spot in the Wilmington area in my opinion. The Pastor tacos are great also! Friendly service, they now take cards and they just updated the inside as well. My buddy always wants to eat there when he's visiting from NYC. read more

Amazing authentic Mexican food! CASH only! Limited seating. Pork burrito is a MUST! Prices are reasonable. Long wait time for food but it's worth it. read more

Kukurukoo Express - Specialty dish: chicken, chorizo, fried onions, radishes, steak, avocado, mexican cheese, lime and cactus. - Mexican Near Me - Wilmington, Delaware

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Holy kukurukoo this place is Amazing. We have lived down the street for three years and we're afraid to give it a go as the outside is not very appealing. While the kids power wheels and broken patio sets may scream food poisoning I can tell you it was quite the contrary. We braved ourselves looking for spice and sick of el amigo across the street. We ordered rice and beans the beef chicken and marinated pork tacos with a side of chips and salsa. The entire thing was $20 I've spent more at Starbucks sadly. Anyway the inside is very family and low key the staff was super nice. But I know what you came for and let me deliver. Let's start with worst first this wasn't worst however. The chicken tacos, they were mildly seasoned but in a pulled texture that absorbed the amazing tomatillo sauce and melted in your mouth. My wife had the steak as I do not indulge in the meat of cow her review "absolutely amazing" she is a stickler for a food steak so it had to be good. The pork OMG THE PORK! If my religion said not to eat Hooved animals I would become an sinner for this pork. It was slow marinated and combined with onion and pineapple we both agreed next time to only get that! Please treat yo self and try it! I would a million percent come back and will soon. It's cash only so bring a $20 and have the food adventure of a lifetime. The chips were homemade and the Salsa so authentic I found myself taking shots of tequila and shooting my revolver outback. Ok that didn't happen but hot dang. The beans were perfection and the rice was yellow rice. Honestly get off yelp and go get you some bro or chick or whatever you wanna be just be eating here! read more

Kukurukoo Express - a variety of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Wilmington, Delaware

Even with a waitstaff that is less than attentive (not to mention nowhere near fluent in English) and an outrageous $3 charge for using a credit card on bills over $50, I have always found Kukurukoo Express to be a charming little Mexican/Colombian restaurant in the heart of Newport, Del. Kukurukoo Express is one in a line of many Mexican restaurants that have come from this standalone, flashily painted bulding on Market Street. None of the previous occupants seemed to last more than six months or so; Kukurukoo has defied the odds and has been there for more than three years. Upon entry, we were greeted by the kind woman who presumably owns the place. She recognized us even though it had probably been a year since we'd visited. But one thing hadn't changed: The laptop atop the bar upon which she often whiles away her time while we wait -- somewhat annoyed -- for her to come take our roder. If service in restaurants is a uniquely American thing (as one who's traveled to Europe, I kind of agree with that generalization), this woman does nothing to disprove that stereotype. It often takes upwards of five minutes to get her attention. As a health-conscious eater, I was throwing all caution to the wind last night. I decided I was going to do it up right! So, to get started, I enjoyed a watermelon agua fresca. For those unaware of this Mexican street drink, it's a wholly intoxicating blend of fresh fruit, sugar, and water. That's it. No alcohol. With a little bit of ice blended in, it was a refreshing foil to a warm summer day. My friend ordered the mango agua fresca, which was tasty, but not nearly as refreshing. Mango is a little thicker and more syrupy, so it doesn't have that same absolute-cooling effect like watermelon. We ordered chips, salsa, and guacamole to get started. The corn tortillas for the chips are hand cut and fried and totally perfect. The salsa is unbelieveably savory and the heat is there, but not overwhelming. The guacamole was a little disappointing. Previous trips have been better, but my friend mentioned he thought they "diluted" it with a little too much pico de gallo, meaning someone in the kitchen was cutting back on the creamy avocado. My friend didn't touch much of it because of the presence of cilantro, an herb I like. For my main, I ordered the house's specialty: roasted chicken. A half roasted chicken is only $5! A BIG score. And this is no ordinary roasted chicken. Rubbed with a magnificent blend of spices (cumin, pepper, cayenne, more?!?) and roasted, this bird is perfectly golden brown on the outside and the meat on the inside is ridiculously tender. For sides, I tried to keep it a little healthy. Nopales (cactus) salad with onions and the refried beans proved a perfect yin and yang of flavors to compliment the chicken. But I didn't stop there...I also ordered two chorizo tacos. Chorizo is a guilty pleasure of mine and these tacos did not disappoint. Spicy, meaty, and beautifully greasy are how I would describe the chorizo. Topped with some salsa verde and cilatro, and you have a perfect three-bite taco. Times two! I ended up saving most of the chicken and salad and beans for today's lunch, so I'm quite pleased! Try out Kukurukoo Express. The service isn't great and if you bring cash you won't have to deal with that obnoxious fee. read more

I'm so mad I didn't find this place sooner ! I'm Mexican so it's hard to find good food but this place is legit!

I couldn't even buy my food because they don't take cards. I waited all day to stop by there to grab food and to find out they only take cash, in 2017, when they've been in business for over 10 years?... I was hopeful. I heard good things. But that I didn't hear. They lost my business, and my son and I had to go elsewhere. read more

Good food but little bit expensive. On rush hours service needs to improve. Music a little to loud for me. read more

Went with co-workers for lunch. Wasn't that good. The roasted chicken is very salty. The rice and beans lack flavor. Wasn't awful but not somewhere we would bother going back. read more

I'm pretty sure once you enter the front door, you're actually in Mexico. That's all you need to know to make an informed decision.

I like to think of myself as having a pretty hard to impress palette when it comes to Mexican food, growing up in Southern California will do that too you. I really liked this place, they do excellent pollo (chicken). The prices are fair and the portions are pretty big, I ordered a burrito (I know I know not authentic but I wasn't feeling tacos) and the wife ordered a quesadilla on a corn tortilla, both of which came out quickly enough and were excellent. The shredded chicken is wonderful juicy with a good char. The quesadilla was made with very very fresh queso fresco. I really cant recommend this place enough. I want to go back and try some tacos. The hot sauces were good and I suspect homemade. Anyway, anyplace that blares durango while you eat has to be good. read more

Today they don't accept credit cards. It was just a month or so ago another reviewer was complaining about the convenience fee. If memory serves, this happened before and then all of a sudden they started taking cards again. Banking issues, maybe? Food is still good, but not as fresh as it could've been because of having to make a special trip to tap an ATM, setting me back an additional 15 minutes which isn't good when part of your order is a burrito and a torta. They really need to get it together cuz this is ridiculous. read more

OK food but can be better and please don't charge customers extra money for use there cards that a rob

So we got stuck at the Exxon on Newport Pike and decided to check this place out. It was in Spark magazine a while back and always intended to try it but never did until now. The place is fairly small, we grabbed our own table and were greeted quickly. Our server was very attentive, spoke English well enough to understand and recommended the fried fish special. So, I ordered the fried fish and it was absolutely fantastic. My other half had the steak special which was also very good. If you give this place a shot, I definitely recommend the whole fried fish, which is Tilapia btw. And we will definitely eat here again. 4 Stars! read more