If you're in the Durham area, this is the place for good tacos! Store is neatly organized and each department is easy to find. The restaurant is easy to order and food was served quickly. Now the tacos, they were delicious! Barbacoa full of flavor and juice. They have a self serve station for your toppings, which is a big plus. I am already looking forward to going back for another plate of tacos! If you're in the area definitely make this one of your stops. read more

La Superior Carniceria - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Authentic food with plenty of fresh tacos and baked goods to snag home. We got several tacos and dressed them up at their generous salsa/condiments bar. The tacos were 5/5 for the price and quality. The flan is a winner as well. read more

La Superior Carniceria - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Top tier tacos for a very reasonable price! Located inside of a humble mercado in Durham, you already know that this place is going to be authentic. I had the chicken tinga and grilled chicken tacos and thought that the tinga tacos were fire. They also have a salsa bar complete with pico de gallo and various salsas, onions, and other toppings. It's a good spot for a casual hang. Service was efficient and we got our tacos within 5 to 10 minutes of ordering them on what was a fairly busy weeknight. read more

This place is amazing. Anything g and everything you need. They even have a back counter with hot food. Service was nice and quick. They even make fresh tortillas. I wish I could get flour ones like I did in Texas. read more

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Taquitos are genuine here. I got a lengua, cabeza & al pastor & dressed them up with my favorite condiments from the veggie/salsa bar. The taste was fresh & the original flavors of the meats came through spectacularly . I also got a cabeza Gordita! Best lunch of the week. The place is humble, with a strong Durha-mexi local vibe. Service was friendly & effective. Enjoy! read more

La Superior Carniceria - Taquitos de lengua, cabeza & al pastor-Enjoy! - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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Love the tacos and the tortas!!! Quick service and very friendly people Feels like home read more

Love the authentic food here! Especially love their cabeza and tripa! Tacos are $2-4 depending on the type of protein. And, some other perks are: the people working here are so friendly, there are plenty of clean & spacious seatings, the kitchen is fast, and you get to pick up a concha at the pastry shop right next door, and then even do some snack shopping at the grocery store in the same building! read more

La Superior Carniceria - Tacos and gordita! - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I was very sad that these tacos did NOT live up to the expectations in my head. I tried the taco asada which they give you plain and you add the toppings at the taco bar. On its own, the meat did not have any flavor. I relied on the salsa verde which made them "just okay." The horchata was okay but not great. read more

La Superior Carniceria - Tacos and Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Asada is divine, true authentic food. Reasonable prices with a full salsa and taco topping bar. Great energy and you can get a sweet treat on the way out. We go out of our way to get tacos here every week. read more

THE BEST place to purchase freshly made corn tortillas and virtually anything else you could want to make authentic Mexican food yourself. Also a walk up counter to order a wonderful selection of freshly made entrees (and agua frescas) to go or to eat right there on picnic tables inside. read more

Will be coming back. The food was good and easy to order. The service was treat and fast during the afternoon. The ambiance was nice we got to look again and found some things to buy but over all it's a good place to eat some good mexican food. read more

La Superior Carniceria - Yummy - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

The menudo is really bland the broth is not well made or rich it is like water with a few sprinkles of menudo mix added,there is definitely no dry peppers used to make the broth which is the authentic way,there was no effort put into making the menudo.The Tamales are horrible the filling in the pork one is not even edible including the mole tamale they are both extremely nasty,I was not impressed with the food or the few pastries that I got I will never ever return don't waste your time or money read more

What a hidden gem? I was actually looking for another Taco place and ended up coming here instead. It's a supermarket with everything! The kitchen includes a bakery and taqueria. I went with 3 tacos and an order of rice. I was very impressed with the quality. I was given a number and the food came out instantly. Shredded Beef Taco: This was my favorite! It was so tender and juicy. Steak Taco: Delicious but nothing special, just steak! Asada Taco: I was hoping more for flavor. Rice: This was the MVP! Tasted like fried rice. Super flavorful! Hot Sauce: Just enough heat without it being too overwhelming Overall, fantastic customer service! read more

I've been looking for a good taqueria since moving to North Carolina - I finally found one! My fiancé is vegetarian and there were plenty of options for him. Excellent food, great price, wonderful service. Will definitely be my new go to spot for Mexican food! read more

Used to he my goto place but their prices are sky high now. The guy taking my order pretends to not know what I'm ordering. Chile relleno platos... going down hill fast. read more

I stopped in with the family for a late lunch. We split chilaquiles, two huraches, tacos, and rice & beans. The food is very good (not outstanding but solid) and reasonably priced. This place has it all. It's well worth checking them out. read more

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I must say this is my only and best experience visiting a Hispanic supermarket that is this huge in Durham. So many selection of goods from snacks, variety of meat at the butcher's, household objects, different cheeses and meats in the deli section from jamón to Oaxaca cheese, and freshly made chicharrones, masa for tamales, and FRESHLY MADE AND PACKED TORTILLAS TO GO!!! I am in love with this place because anything you ever want to cook Latin cuisine or unique foods you can't find anywhere else is here. I love the food court that serves authentic Mexican cuisine and fresh agua frescas. We went on the weekend and the place was packed but everyone was masked. Tables were distanced, but I wish they were distanced just a little more. They do have signs on table to tell you that the tables get cleaned and disinfected. However, if the staff is too busy, they may not get to it as quickly before someone else hogs the seat. Just an FYI!!! We kept an eye out on a table that was freshly cleaned before seating ourselves. Anyway, the food court food is banging. I got a champurrado to drink and it was nostalgic. The tacos had hot and juicy meat, fresh-tasting tortillas, and banging salsas. I had a tamale mole for the first time and it was so flavorful, I can just eat the masa by itself by the spoonful! If you want good food court food and grocery variety, come on by but just know it gets busy on the weekends. read more

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This supermarket has a cafe and bakery inside. They make fresh corn tortillas and sell them by the pound in large or small stacks. The baked goods are fresh but a little dry for my taste. At the cafe,they make everything fresh. They also have a small salsa bar that has tasty, spicy varieties. My obsession are their tamales. Pork, chicken, chiles and cheese - all DEEEELICIOUS. it's a quick and easy meal and then pick up a few groceries after. Very cultural experience. I love it here. read more

A huge grocery/bakery/produce/meat market/restaurant in an old car dealership. Totally intimidating from the outside, but very complete and friendly. Spanish skills or a translator will be needed to get your meal ordered. The food is good, but not nearly as flavorful as I was expecting from the other reviews. I got the al Pastor and Pollo Tonga, and doctores them up with the sauce bar, which is very complete. Even with Pico de Gallo and salsa verde, the meats still needed a bit of salt, but none was to be found. The fresh corn tortillas were good, but I'm more a fan of Cort flour tortillas and cooked to new from corn. Doubled up, they overwhelmed the stuffing of the tacos. I'm bought a store-made cup of flan from the bakery area, but it was pretty tasteless and stiff. There are other Places here in Durham that offer a better flavor to me. read more

La Superior Carniceria - Three tacos-$8 total! - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Authentic Mexican food with great customer service. I love that they have a self serve salsa station. The Horchata was delicious and made to perfection. The restaurant is constantly being cleaned up by the ladies read more

La Superior Carniceria - Menudo, it has a nice kick - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I love this place. It reminds me a lot of my home town in New Mexico. It looks a little rough around the edges, especially with the fence with the barbed wires and the security guard out in front. But let me tell you guys, this place is utterly amazing if you give it a chance! It's a shop that sells meats, produce, and a lot of Mexican goodies. It's like any Mercado but a lot cleaner! When you enter and keep walking straight, you'll end up in the bakery area. That make fresh tortillas and bakes goodies everyday! You can buy tortillas by the pound and you can really smell that they are being made fresh! If you go further back, you'll find the restaurant. They have a menu on digital screens with photos. The prices are cheap and the portions are generous. Each person I was with was about $10 for a full plate of food! Also they have horchata and many other Mexican drinks at around $2/3 per large container. They don't put too much ice in it (SCORE) and the refill is $1. YOU HEARD ME CORRECTLY. $1. I will definitely be going back for my salsa, guacamole, tortillas, baked goods, and food. Basically everything was charming about this shop! I cannot emphasize how much people should come and try it out! If you haven't been, please do yourself the favor to try authentic Mexican cuisine at this location. read more

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Great please to do all your grocery shopping and an excellent restaurant to try out different foods! The bakery has some of the best breads I've ever tasted. read more

La Superior Carniceria - The menudo and freshly made tortillas is the absolute best! - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

There is a food court inside the Mexican grocery store. The horchata was great! The taco al pastor -- not so much; the meat was tough and overcooked, and did not have enough seasoning. It's a convenient choice though if you're already planning on doing some grocery shopping, and is also located right next to some delicious smelling freshly baked pastries that could be a good accompaniment. read more

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Everything was good. The service, and ambiance too. I'm coming back soon and try a slice of cake with my meal.

La superior is infact superior to all markets!!! This authentic Latin supermarket is the one of your dreams! Everything you need they have! Groceries, food, fresh cheese, meat, and delicious authentic food! The service is great and everything you could think of, they had. Organized, clean and smells Devine. The bakery was amazing. We stood for a while just in awe of their endless desert options. Everything was yummy vibes. I've been once and I plan on coming back. This was an epic experience and I advice anyone who wants to try authentic Latin food or deserts should come here! read more

La Superior is a great place to stop in and get a bite to eat or to restock your fridge and pantry. Their meats and bakery products are priced nicely and the variety of Latino/Hispanic cuts of meat are super!! Do yourself a favour and stop in! read more

Cheap, safe, delicious, huge portions, Authentic. I have nothing to complain. If you like Mexican food, just go there and enjoy the simplest food experience. read more

This place is incredible and there is a place in my heart for it even though I no longer live in the area. I have only tried the tacos, but the steak and lengua meat options are cooked so well and filled with so much flavor that sometimes I still daydream and can taste them. My favorite condiment is the green sauce, which has pieces of avocado inside. From my experience, these are the tastiest and most authentic tacos I have ever tried, not to mention also very affordable. I would highly recommend giving this place a visit! read more

La Superior Carniceria - delicious-ness - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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Great food and catering options. They are flexible and will served upwards of 100 people with ease.

"Whoah-- excellent Mexican food, super-cheap!" I saw Andrew D gave this 5 stars and knew it HAD to be great! This appears to be a grocery store from the front, and indeed, it does have a pretty decent sized one there with typical US and Central American goodies. But we came inside to try the taqueria. My review is based on the taqueria. You order at a counter, and wait for your number to be called, but you can watch the chefs making the food behind some windows. Positives: + Very, very cheap. Tacos were $1.50 each, giant burritos were $4.50, huge tortas were $6. + Great selection of Mexican goodies. In addition to the items noted above, they had tostadas, tamales, quesadillas, and much, much more. They have a nice salsa bar set up. There are tons of aguas de frescas, like horchata, piña, guanabana, fresa-- 20 oz for $1.50, larger $2. And of course, there's the whole bakery and dessert section with various related goodies (e.g., flan, puddings). + Taste. We were quite happy with our food. I had the asada torta, and it was excellent-- pretty similar in quality to my favorite local one (at La Vaquita). My son had the carne asada tacos, and the meat was great (especially with some of their salsas). The horchata was excellent-- one of the best I've had in the area, too, and the fresa (strawberry) version was good for anyone who wants something sweet (my daughter loved this). + Friendly. They were quite patient with us even though we took forever to order and were clearly a bit confused/ overwhelmed overall since it was our first time here. A few of the employees didn't know English (and I don't know Spanish), but they were patient and helpful nonetheless. Negatives: - Relatively clean, but not for the nitpicky. Several of the tables could have used a good spraying and wiping down, though there were people constantly sweeping to clean the floors. Bathroom wasn't well stocked, etc. - Trivial: Very hard to understand the numbers being called with the echo-y microphone. Synopsis: DEFINITELY plan to come back. Super-cheap, very tasty, lots of options, desserts in-store. Loved it. read more

La Superior Carniceria - Asada torta... yum! - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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4 tacos packed with delicious protein and a medium horchata for less than $13 in this economy..?! Yes, please! The service was friendly and fast. The tacos just come with meat and there's a little condiment bar you can head to and add your own toppings. I only purchased my meal today so I I can't speak on the grocery store or bakery but everything looked very clean and organized. read more

This is one of our closest grocery stores, and if you are obsessed with Mexican food like I am, then having this place a few minutes away is amazing! First, they have a huge Mexican bakery section and a tortilla maker! We always get our tortillas here and you order by the pound and they come out all fresh and warm and amazing and they freeze well too! And we always get at least one of their in store made salsas which are spicy, but we love it! If you are nopales (cactus) fans like we are also, this place always has some which I don't see at most markets. But the other real reason to come here, is their restaurant inside the grocery store--SO GOOD! You can eat there or take it to go, and they make a mean torta! Their tacos are pretty solid, they pack everything with lots of meat if you get a meat filling, their sopes are incredible, a different style quesadilla than I am used to, but still very good, really you can't go wrong! It does help if you speak a little Spanish going here, but everyone is so friendly and you can tell they all are just happy that you are in their store! read more

Another Good Mexican Restaurant located in a Supermarket Folks!!! Now it's is much larger than it appears. Parking is ok but can get Busy due to the Supermarket shoppers!!! The Food is very Tasty and Prices are low compared to the Chain Restaurants!!! I always try the tacos but other choices look good too!!! Try it for yourself and you probably will find something you really like!!! read more

La Superior Carniceria - Tacos are very good!!! - Mexican Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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Their cafe food is delicious. I like the barbacoa (barbecue) tacos and the tamales are scrumptious. They are doing take out during the pandemic - I'm so glad they're still open! The Agua Fresca is delicious - I've had the Horchata and the strawberry. Spouse just brought home take out. We had red tamales and they were as good as usual. No salsa bar. Spouse said they had the cafe cordoned off from the rest of the store - using the typically-unused side-door. Everyone was wearing masks. So good to have tamales from La Superior again! read more

Love coming to this place! We have lunch and do our grocery shopping here! Meat is so fresh ! Highly recommend it read more

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I feel bad writing this review without any pictures. Seriously, I could describe how amazing the food here is, and still do it no justice without the pictures. First of all, they have many different kinds of meat (in addition to your usual chicken, barbacoa and carnitas). I usually like to get the beef tongue, beef cheek, suadero or lamb. And wow, they really load up the meats for you. It's almost as if the two tortillas they have per taco is for you to make two tacos out of all that meat they give you. Remember to go to the taco bar and load up on the salsas. They really give a kick and round out the flavors. It's not just all tacos though. I love their gorditas, which are like arepas filled with meat and refried beans and queso. They fry it so well that the outside is slightly crunchy, with a soft pillowy texture inside. And of course, load this up with salsa as well. They call out your number in Spanish, by the way, so make sure you listen carefully if you don't Spanish! read more

You can get just about anything you want mexican food wise and being from San Diego I can tell you everything is legit. I got the Chorizo Quesadilla and Carne Asada Tacos and they were great. Im looking forward to going back when I can shop for groceries and grab another meal. Make sure you are looking for a huge building that doesnt totally look like a grocery store and not a store front. read more

Even though it's a tiny bit hard to figure out how to order your first time there, the food is super fresh and all made to order. Once you enter the bigger grocery store (housed in the home of an old car dealership), keep walking straight until you get into the bread area and then turn right. Once you're in the taqueria area, scan the menu boards and the picture items on their large electronic boards, make a selection and then get your number. If you want an aquafresca or fruit or tamales, order those as well and then walk to your immediate left to give that station your ticket. The food comes out pretty quickly and is always delicious. It's sort of strange that you can't get any chips with your meal, but they are homemade and come with a side order of guacamole or beans or rice. I've had almost all of the meats in both taco, sope and gordita form and most are really good (especially love the lengua and the pastor). The tacos dorados are especially excellent too and the meat platters are usually solid. Other than a really greasy carne asada and an overly chewy pork chop, everything I've had there has been flawless. And finally don't forget the salsa bar. Escabeche, pico, 3-4 types or salsa, cilantro and onion -- all fresh and all great. The only pain in the butt part is that there are no places to put the salsa bar items unless you either beg the folks behind the counter for little containers or you get your food to go and load up on the less saucy items in that container. read more

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If you want authenticity go here. Their food is delicious, prices are reasonable. This is the place to go if you have a large family!

This place is a hidden gem for sure! Used to be an auto mechanic building that was turned into a Mexican grocery store with attached food court and bakery. Fast forward to the more important topic: review of their food. Ordered types of tacos- al pastor (seasoned pork), lingua (beef tongue), and borrego (lamb). All 3 were amazing!! For me, borrego stood out the most! What made it even better was their fresh made tortillas. Definitely not the type you'll find at regular supermarket. They also sell their tortillas in bulk. Within a span of 10 mins while I enjoyed 3 tacos, there were probably 6 customers buying 50-100 stacks of fresh tortillas! Will be going back again to try other items on the menu. read more