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    La Chapinita

    3.6 (7 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Este lugar es bonito pero pedí garnacho y ni me dieron salsa y nos cobraron 20 de propina.

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    The staff there aren't welcoming at all. I called to place an order and got hung up on twice. Clean place and good food though.

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    El Gallo Tropical

    El Gallo Tropical

    4.5
    (121 reviews)
    1.4 mi
    $

    possibly the best local mexican food i've ever had in New Jersey. absolutely delicious and very…read morekind staff. 11/10 amazing.

    My first trip to El Gallo Tropical was to try their fish tacos as part of my goal to find the best…read morefish tacos in/around Hamilton Township. I'd known about them for years, but they were kind of out of the way for me. The place is small and unassuming, which gave me high expectations, as sometimes I find myself having lower expectations for a more "Mexican" decorated place (I'm wrong as often as I'm right). As far as the Fish Tacos went, they do not serve the Baja style fried fish tacos that I'd grown up on out west, so it was a downer when the plater arrived and I saw the tacos filled with chopped fish cooked in broth. That said, at least the taco was well filled and the fish had a very good flavor. The broth turned out to be a major issue, as the (very tasty) single layer tortillas were soaking up the broth while I ate the first taco, and the second and third tacos both split at the seams and fell apart after one or two bites. A second tortilla may have prevented this debacle, but I won't order fish tacos here again. I'd have loved a fish soup made in this style. The next visit I tried Tacos de Tripa (fried pork intestines), which is my current go to taco style. They were very good, and I enjoyed the heck out of them. They were nice and crispy as I'd requested, and the excellent tasting tortilla made them an excellent choice. My wife had a cheese tamal that had ribbons of poblanos inside as well, and it was also very good with the poblanos providing a nice balance to the heaviness of the cheese. I'd get both again in a heartbeat. My third visit was at lunchtime, and I opted for a Torta de Chili Relleno--essentially a chili relleno sandwich. It wasn't the first I've ever had, and it's a fave torta when I see them on the menu--which isn't often. The torta arrived with a nice sized chili relleno along with the usual smear of beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and a couple pieces of queso fresco served on a lightly toasted roll. Overall, the torta was very good tasting, and it went down nicely. However, I wish they used a little firmer roll instead of the soft one they did use. The torta was big and warm, and a crustier roll would have been better. The soft one used was near to collapsing under the weight of the ingredients. Fries are an option on the many torta options for a couple dollars extra. In retrospect, I'd have liked to have added a layer of fries to the sandwich for a little extra kick. All in all, El Gallo Tropical is a place I'll continue to go to. The staff is very friendly, and the menu is extensive (too big?). Although I had them initially at three stars after my first visit for fish tacos, the second (4+) and third (4-) visits have raised them up, and I'm rounding up to a four.

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    Torta de Chile Relleno.  Yes, you read that right.
    Torta de Chile Relleno. Yes, you read that right.
    Fish tacos. -- very good flavor, but very wet, and tacos two and three fell apart quickly after soaking on the plate.
    Fish tacos. -- very good flavor, but very wet, and tacos two and three fell apart quickly after soaking on the plate.
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    El Potrillo Mexican Restaurant

    El Potrillo Mexican Restaurant

    3.8
    (10 reviews)
    0.4 mi
    $$

    Wow do not miss this absolutely delicious small restaurant in a nice neat little block in Trenton…read more This was once Marsilio's & now serves the most delicious fresh Mexican food with salsa & chips that made me sing every bite! My friend and I ordered tacos. I order Al pastor, carnitas & an enchilada taco. My friend ordered a chicken taco & an enchilada taco. We actually thought we were ordering enchiladas.. Rolled cheese with a sauce. Instead they were soft steak tacos. Delicious! I'll be coming back often. So good & my friend and I are from Texas! We know Mexican food!

    Another of the growing cadre of very good Mexican restaurants in and around Trenton. This one, El…read morePotrillo (The Colt) has taken over Marsilio's Kitchen on Roebling Avenue in the Burg. It is amazing how Mexican rugs thrown over tables change the look and mood of one of the classic Italian houses. One can only hope they can do something that is the Mexican equivalent of the great Chicken Cacciatore that its predecessor was known for. The space is casual, but also clean and well organized. The bar is no longer servicing alcohol, but in its place are fresh squeezed fruit/vegetable juices. My large snifter of Carrot Juice was sweet and coolly refreshing. The menu is diverse and provides just enough English to hint at what you will get. My Torta Carnitas (slow cooked pork) was huge and enough for 2 meals. The Roll was thin and nicely crunchy. There was plenty of meat at the bottom and it was the base for the Lettuce, Avocado, Onion, Jalapeno, Fresh Cheese, Tomato and Spicy Mayo that all came wrapped neatly in paper. I needed knife and fork to work my way through the half torta, taking the other piece home for another lunch. The combination of fresh veggie juice ($4) and the torta ($8), may seem steep for this type of shop, but when you realize they are preparing two meals for you, the value proposition becomes outstanding. El Portrillo asks if "You have tried the best Mexican food around?" They are certainly entitled to their hyperbole, because it is among the best I have sampled in Trenton.

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    El Potrillo Mexican Restaurant
    El Potrillo Mexican Restaurant
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    Totopos

    Totopos

    4.1
    (8 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    There are alot of great Mexican joints around Trenton these days, and Totopos up on Brunswick…read moreAvenue is one of them. True, it is tiny (2 tables inside and 2 more out front), and it is a dive (in the best sense of the word), but the skilled hands in la cocina tell a different tale. When I parked on the street in front and walked in, a telenovela was playing on the HDTV high on the wall, and several people were working behind the counter. I approached to check their trifold menu and engaged the man who appeared to be the owner or manager. He was fluently bilingual making it easy to explain what was available and then how I wanted my Torta Milanesa de Pollo prepared. I took a chair at one of the tables, and moments later my lunch was placed before me. It was an enormous sandwich on an oversized oblong roll, dressed in heavy foil at its waist and showing its internals at its edges. Just take a look at the photos. It was an amazing piece of working peoples culinary art. I maneuvered my jaws for a first bite and attempted to compress the width of this monster to fit more in my mouth. I clamped down full force and cut through its many layers. The flavor of the breaded cutlet, spicy mayo, avocado, tomato, onion, queso and lettuce burst out and had a fiesta in my mouth complete with pinata. It was just an excellent sandwich. Eating half would have been enough for a satisfying meal, but I indulged and ate the whole thing right there. Totopos has been in business for about three years. The family running it is from Oaxaca in southern Mexico. They give this corner of North Trenton another reason to visit along with some of the other great hidden kitchens in the neighborhood. .

    We ventured to this little hole in the wall restaurant one night in search of tacos, and boy did we…read morehit the jackpot! At first glance the place is tiny, but with some outdoor and indoor seating. We chose to do takeout and get our tacos to go. We ordered the chicken, steak, and carne enchilada tacos. Each taco comes in a soft corn tortilla with cilantro, onions, and side of green salsa. The steak and carne enchilada (marinated beef) are by far the best and beat the other tacos out of the water! Everythint from the sauce to the onion and cilantro was absolutely delicious! We also decided to order the horchata and we were both pleasantly surprised. The horchata was so good! This place has now become my go-to place for take out tacos. Last time we tried the chicken quesadilla and were not disappointed! I can't wait to go back again and look forward to my next taco craving!

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    Front of building
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    Totopos

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