The staff were extremely friendly and the place was clean and they had a spacious dining area but…read morethe food I ordered, and looking at what others ordered, the food is extremely lacking! The cup of soup had tortilla strips that were extremely too large for the tiny soup and they were rubbery and extremely salty. It just felt like I was eating soggy chips and not a proper tortilla soup. I'm glad I didn't order the bowl. The queso was also very salty. By looking at others food it was very generic food and, yes I'm Mexican and therefore bias, but even allowing for the fact that we're not in Mexico and giving some type of grace, nothing appeared Mexican! I'm sad they sell this and market it as a Mexican restaurant as the food was not even remotely close to Mexican flavors. They need to look up basic tortilla soup online and try again. I'm disappointed and will not be coming back. Please check your recipes and at least get closer to Mexican flavors. I understand there are a variety of Mexican flavors but this completely missed the mark. I do not recommend it if you're looking for real Mexican flavors or flavors that are remotely close to Mexican flavors. Look elsewhere.

This was an okay experience. Decent food and drinks. They have the margarita dispensers & basic…read moremargaritas are buy one get one free on Tuesdays. Hubs had the house recommended burrito and said it was good. Our friend had a combo, enjoyed part then and took the rest home. I went with the stuffed poblanos with chicken. Note that when you add meet to these it is put on top, makes sense if the poblanos are prepped early. I'm not sure it needs the breading but things seem to get breaded in NOLA. It was also oddly salty in some spots, almost like someone had poured instead of sprinkled. It was a good option after a day of Mardi Gras fun, especially given wait times at other places closer in (we were told 1.5 to 2 hours for good at Buffa's and Port of Call had closed at 6 so we headed out a little at our friends suggestions.

Ambiance is nice, and the outside seating is a plus. Clean and spacious indoors. Staff was nice and…read morefriendly, but service was super slow. 2 servers to make drinks, take phone orders, run the food, clean tables, play hostess, etc on a Saturday afternoon...nah! The food came out 5 minutes apart, kids got their stuff last. Food was not great! Nachos grill chicken was so bland. Prob will try them again for tacos, and maybe it'll be a better experience.

Always pass this place up thinking the patio looks nice, so my mom and I decided to stop in on Good…read moreFriday. We sat on the patio because of the nice weather. Our waitress gave us some chips and salsa. It was fine, salsa was a little peppery (not necessarily spicy, but a good bit of black pepper). Since it was Good Friday we ordered seafood dishes. My mom ordered the shrimp taco salad and I ordered some shrimp tacos. When my mom ordered the waitress asked what kind of dressing she wanted, but when she brought it out she didn't tell my mom they already put a dressing on the salad. So the other dressing wasn't needed. My shrimp tacos were okay but needed a sauce to go on them. I asked the waitress and she said she could bring me one of the sauces they had, but that it'd be 50 cent. I still decided to get it and it added some flavor/moisture to the tacos. This place has some cute photo worthy areas. I've attached pics of 2 of them, but there's also a swing to take a pic by. When I went inside to take a pic of the chair with the tequila made me do it sign, there was a good bit of fruit flies around there which was aggravating as I had to keep trying to swat them away as I took the picture.

They were extremely nice and the Norris pizza is awesome. They open everyday Sunday 12-8read more

Really enjoyed the food from here. The lady running it even showed me the birria pizza they made…read morefor the previous order and gosh darn it, I have to go get it!! I ordered the birria and chicken flour taco and a chicken quesadilla and they were so good! The rice and beans had flavor. I def have a new taco Tuesday spot. So made I've been here this long and have never tried it

My wife heard great things about this restaurant from her fellow employees. First of all parking is…read morea problem. We weren't the only ones who heard that this was a great restaurant. After finally finding a place to park we were told that it would be a 15-20 minute wait. We went to the bar to get a drink while waiting. We didn't even get a chance to order a drink because a table was ready that quickly. We didn't order an appetizer we just went straight to the meal. My wife ordered the fish taco dinner with corn tacos and I had the ground meat tacos with flour tortillas.Well, to make a long story short, the tacos were a big disappointment. My wife said the seasoning on the grilled fish tacos was nonexistent. Whenever we order tacos she usually gets the grilled fish taco's and she said these just weren't up to snuff. As far as my tacos they were pretty bad. They were greasy and gummy, a bad combination. I don't know if it was my fault that I didn't specify corn tortillas but I thought tacos were with corn tortillas unless you asked for flour tortillas. Anyway, I couldn't even finish mine..My wife washed hers down with a beer as did I. The service was great and there's a magician who goes around the tables doing magic tricks while you're waiting for your food. We loved him. It was almost worth going just to see him. For dessert my wife ordered the flan and I the 3 milk cake. Liked the cake a lot and the flan was okay. The restaurant was recommended so highly that we'll give them another try.

Really great atmosphere! Service was excellent and Yani,…read moreour waitress, was extremely nice and attentive. We had a very nice meal that started with chips and salsa (free), chicken fajitas which were extremely tender, birria enchiladas that was so yummy and we shared a delicious jicama aqua fresca. Overall, we had a great dinner and a nice night out. We'll definitely be back!

Wonderful to find good Mexican food in St. Bernard. I eaten there twice, the El Rey and the birria…read moretacos. Having lived in Houston for 15 years, traveled extensively through Texas and spent some time in Mexico, this is authentic and very good. The service is excellent, the owner friendly and the place, while casual, is very nice. Don't miss out.

Delicious food. Great service. Relaxing atmosphere and really unique Tequila Room which used to be…read morea bank vault.

If you haven't had the birria tacos from Burritos Grill yet, you are seriously missing out! Hands…read moredown some of the best I've ever had. The tortillas are crisp, loaded with flavorful beef and melted cheese, and the consommé for dipping is rich, savory, and absolute perfection. Every single bite was packed with flavor.

Didn't even know they were here for 11 years with all day happy hours and street Mexican. I took my…read morebaby girl and we had a good time with the chips and salsa and strawberry margarita and Maddie had a Mexican soda.

The birria pupusa was fantastic! It had a ton of flavor and the Consome is one of the best I've…read morehad. The plantains came with a cream on top that I would probably ask to remove next time. Overall everything tasted great!

Great little hidden gem over on West Bank. Also go by and check out their grocery store next doorread more

I made a reservation for Tacos del Cartel to have a bite before a concert nearby. I was quite…read morepleased at the level of service from the staff. Everyone was super attentive. The decorative ambiance always steals the show here, of course. I've visited this location before and thought it to be mediocre for my first experience. However, this visit changed my perception. We were told that the menu was shortened to include the best of the best from the menu. I ordered an espresso martini, which was crafted to perfection, and the fish tacos. I absolutely loved the tacos, especially because they were made with red snapper. The flavors complimented each other well. We also had the ribeye tacos topped with French fries. While that combination wouldn't have been my choice, I was told the ribeye was seasoned perfectly. The energy and ambiance of this restaurant has always been very good, the food seems to have stepped up to match it.

We walked in and the lighting and music, along with the margarita transported us to a tropical…read moreLatin location. The lighting was beautiful. The food excellent and our server Andrea was delightful. We will return. Gracias Andrea!

Great local spot for Mexican and margs! The server was very nice and attentive. The ambiance is…read moregreat and not too loud and plenty of TVs for sports. The food is good with nothing really setting itself apart from most other similar restaurants but you get large portions. The margaritas slap though as the kids say. And 2 for 1 at happy hour.

Listen... the birria tacos? Fire. You get three and they do not disappoint--crispy, cheesy, and…read morethat consommé? I wanted to drink it. But the real surprise was the pineapple bowl...rice and steak cooked to perfection, served in an actual pineapple. It's giving tropical, it's giving delicious. Drinks were strong enough to make me text my ex but classy enough that I didn't. Vibes are right, food hits every time. 10/10, will absolutely be back.

Checked out this spot while in town for a conference…read more Cute place! Walked a mile from hotel past a lot of empty restaurants on a Wednesday night but once I got here, place was pretty full! Got the shrimp and chorizo arepa after being recommended by server/bartender and what a great choice, the chorizo was really flavorful/ spiced well, shrimps were huge and delish. Even the plantain chips were yum, light and crispy. Got the flan to-go b/c was too full and was also very yummy. Great spot!

We ate at this place a year and a half ago and we still talk about it! Everything we had was…read moredelicious. This is the Aba that we compare other rapes too when we travel or are able to find them locally (we are from Oklahoma). Our next New Orleans trip will definitely be featuring this place Ps- they sell their hot sauce in bottles and it was delicious! We were there to go on a cruise and I grabbed a bottle of their sauce and took it with me.