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    La Morenita Restaurant

    3.9 (7 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    3 years ago

    Best Mexican food I have ever had! Nachos Mixta are amazing, especially for take out.

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    4 years ago

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    3 years ago

    i ordered tacos and they were very small portions and not worth the expensive cost that they were. I do not recommend.

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    9 years ago

    They always running out of stuff customer service is horrible and if you ever order anything to go they screw it up

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    9 years ago

    Hidden gem! Everything is delicious their green sauce is out of this world . I go for the quesadillas with mushrooms or the flautas

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    11 years ago

    REAL Authentic Mexican food. One of the best Mexican spots in Paterson!

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    Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina - Mimosa flight

    Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina

    3.9(238 reviews)
    4.5 mi
    $$$

    Bitol has a small menu but the food is good. The al pastor tacos are delicious and are…read morePacked! It also comes with rice and black Refried beans which are delicious. Margaritas are good. They also have some cute instagramable drinks. Cute decor and plenty of parking

    I want to like this place, but I've been here twice now and it just misses the mark and is so far…read morefrom being authentic. For starters, we had guacamole and chicken flautas. The guacamole didn't taste fresh at all and the chicken in the flautas had no flavor. For dinner, I had the enchiladas suizas. The chicken was the same chicken used in the flautas aka flavorless and the tomatillo "salsa" did not taste like salsa at all. It actually tasted more like the "avocado mousse" that the flautas were drenched in. My husband had the carnitas michoacan and he said they were just okay/super greasy/wouldn't get them again. Both our meals were supposed to come with rice and beans, but they only bought one side for us to share. When I looked around the restaurant, it seemed like they only bring one side per table regardless of party size. This to me is a rip off especially since this place is pricey. My 2 year old was also with us and we got him chicken fingers and fries from their very limited kids options. When I asked if he can have rice and beans instead of fries, they said no. You're a Mexican restaurant - maybe put a taco option with rice and beans on the kids menu. For dessert, we got tres leches- it was fine. The only other things ordered were a cocktail and a beer. We waited SOOOO long to get the bill and even longer for someone to come back to take our payment. With tip included- our total was about $180. That is very steep for the quality and quantity of food. Sadly, I don't think we will return.

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    La Fortaleza - Chicken & Shrimp Fajitas

    La Fortaleza

    3.2(389 reviews)
    1.2 mi
    $$

    La Fortaleza is bright, colorful and super fun inside with all kinds of cool decorations. It feels…read morelike I walked onto a television sitcom set with how surreal it looked. El chavo del ocho fretted me at the door which really caught me off guard. Quesabirria 8.1/10 - The quesadilla was insightful, the oaxaca was inquisitive, the meat, bulbaric. I really appreciated the stretch quality of this cheese and oaxaca combination, a pairing to remember for the ages. The tortilla.l, crispy yet sogggy yes indeed. I couldn't begin to fathom how enriching it all was when it came together in a collision. I was extremely heartbroken however when I discovered there were no green ORR red sauces to accompany my food. I'm not mad, i'm just disappointed... Chilaquiles 7.6/10 - First things first, I was thrown off by the layering of chicken on top, all the sauce on the bottom, and beans served separately??? The accumulation of saucy liquid in the bottom resulted in confusion, and moistness in my crispies. This lowkey reminded me of a chipotle bowl where I have to mix everything myself, but instead of rice it was chips :( I would also like to point out the taste of some of the chips resembling an oven like flavor, which made me a little uncomfortable and reminded me of a story from my childhood, hansel and gretel a true american classic. when I eventually hit rock bottom I was met with a pretty decent salsa flavor, but i also chocked on some weird pepper watchamacallit. Some bites were good, some bites were really good, the avocado was good, the chicken was nice. But some bites were just wrong, and i don't know why. Will i ever know why? why wont she call me back.

    I guess i forgot to post this review but I do remember the food was good and the atmosphere was…read moregreat It is a fun place with good food and vibes Go with a big group and you will have a great time

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    Chicken & Shrimp Fajitas

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    Tio Taco Tequila Bar - Fried Plantains

    Tio Taco Tequila Bar

    3.4(160 reviews)
    4.7 mi
    $$

    The server was great she was personable. The restaurant was clean and music was at a moderate…read moretempo. Vibes are there. We ordered Tacos on Tuesday which are 1/2 off. The drinks were mixed really good couldn't taste the alcohol but they crept up on us. Definitely will be back the food was good. I didn't really like the steak taco but the fish hit the spot. The best empanadas I've ever had.

    Some of the verrrrrrry best chain restaurant food we've had in a longgggg, longgggg while…read more With only 4 locations in NJ, I honestly wasn't very familiar with Tio Taco at all. With this area being our go to after a Salvation Army drop off run in Passaic, Tio Taco was next up on our list after we had already hit up a few of the restaurants in the Clifton shopping area. We came by at around 12pm on a wintry Saturday afternoon and there was only one table occupied at the time. When we walked in though, unfortunately we weren't greeted by anyone for a good few minutes, so alarms already were going off in our heads of a potentially bad experience coming up. We ended up walking in on our own and seating ourselves before being greeted. The menu was Mexican-oriented as you can imagine - empanadas, tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, steak and seafood Mexican-inspired entrees, etc. It wasn't a huge menu, but plenty to still choose from. We started off with the Beef Empanadas, which were FANTASTICCC. There were 3 large pieces in the order, which easssssily could have been an entree. It was some of the best beef empanadas I've had - honestly. Juicy seasoned beef and very good flavor from the sofrito. It came with a side of lettuce and pico de gallo and cheese dipping sauce. Next, the entrees. We ordered from the Kids menu for the kiddos - a Kids Chicken Quesadilla. First, the order was absolutely HUGEEEE! We were so shocked that the serving was so big that we double-checked with the waiter that it wasn't 2 orders. This was one of the largest kids meals items I had ever seen. There were 6 cut up pieces of the quesadilla, which was generously filled with lots of chicken and melted cheese. There was also a side of deliciously super crispy fries. I had 1 piece of the quesadilla and it stunned me that it was soooo gooood and the entire order probably would have filled me up with ease. My better half ordered the Churrasco Skirt Steak and I had the Short Rib Enchiladas. BOTH were ridiculously superb. The skirt steak was tender, juicy, flavorful and the chimichurri sauce was perfect. One of the better "non-fancy restaurant" steaks that we've had. As for the enchiladas, absolutely delicious! The short rib was soooo juicy and flavorful. Both entrees came with a side of rice and beans. The rice was a bit on the hard side, but I mixed mine with the beans, which made it better. We've been to our fair share of restaurants and, especially chain restaurants, and this was one of the best experiences, service wise and food wise, that we've had. It didn't get off to the best start having to wait a few minutes to be greeted, but our waiter was very friendly, accommodating with our requests for non-glass plates and plastic forks and even brought over extra ketchup and napkins without us asking. He came by to check on us every once in a while as well. And, yes, initially I was brought the wrong order of enchiladas, but they fixed that up asap with a brand new order for me. In closing, I'll say that when we visit chain restaurants these days, most of the food is decent and satisfies our hunger, but nothing very memorable ... the food here was absolutely MEMORABLE and we'll definitely be back.

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    Agave Cocina Mexicana - Salmon Tacos

    Agave Cocina Mexicana

    3.8(378 reviews)
    4.4 mi
    $$$

    We came to this place for a Friday night family dinner. They had parking lot adjacent to the…read morebuilding. When we arrived the restaurant wasn't too busy, but since we made reservation we got a table right away. Inside of the restaurant looked nice, several tables and a full service bar. The menu had a good mix of Mexican and Peruvian dishes. I started with the mango butterfly lemonade that was such a tasty drink. For appetizer we got the Flautists, a dish full of cheese and guacamole, but the shells so hard from deep fry. For entree I got the steak burrito. It was huge, filled with decent steak, lots of rice and other ingredients. We also had ceviche de mariscos, which was full of semi steamed seafood items. The chicken quesadilla was actually good. The service was fine overall. Staff members checked on us time to time. The dishes came out in short intervals. Overall it seemed like a okay dining spot to me.

    Nice local Mexican Peruvian fusion restaurant. They have a Parking lot which is great…read more Chicken quesadillas is huge. Burrito is huge. It's a size of my forearm. Both were pretty good. Warm and good flavor. I was eating that quesadilla for 2 days. I want to order sopa de mariscos but either I slipped or he heard me wrong, I got ceviche de mariscos. Couldn't really enjoy much of the dish. I don't eat raw food. But really big portion. People who like ceviche will enjoy it. Lots FIFA decoration. It's not a big restaurant. But it's a good size for locals.

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    Bar area.

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