this is the authentic Mexican food I grew up eating in Detroit. to find out the owner worked at the place I went to all the time back then. apparently her brother owned it. the food is so good. the best tacos you will eat. they are deep fried shells that make them extra good. tostadas, burritos, quesadilla so good. her guacamole is made fresh for each order and is the best. so glad they are here in Howell. Sue read more

I haven't had tacos this delicious since I ate at my favorite taco truck in California. I mean it these are the Best tacos in town. The enchiladas were also amazing and so was the rice and beans so delicious! The three taco meal is a good portion and on top of all of that it was so fresh and travels great, I live five miles away and our take out was not soggy and was still hot and delicious. I feel like this is the most authentic Mexican food around and we are now regulars for sure. Highly recommended. read more

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I hadn't visited Mexicali Allie's (downtown) and have avoided this place for the reviews. Since the chicken and rib place a few doors down was closed down, and this was open, I decided to see for myself. The server (only employee I saw, the owner?) was certainly friendly enough and the food was quite good. The way I remember it from downtown. I have no idea what all the bad reviews are about. If you're nearby, give it a shot and see for yourself. read more

This was my first time trying this restaurant and it will be my last. I have over 20+ years of customer service and I have never received worse customer service experience than I did at this restaurant. There is another review about this restaurant that talks about staff being rude and it couldn't be more spot on. Specifically, the elder older blonde women working the register. In addition to staff being rude, their pricing of food items is a scam and misleading. The prices of their meals on the website do not match the prices listed in the restaurant. When bringing this up bc my order was higher than expected (bc I ordered takeout off the website) I was told, "we haven't updated our website in 3 years so there's nothing I can do for you." I asked if they would honor the prices I thought I was paying off the website, the elder blonde women said she wouldn't and "the prices are what they are." Lastly, the food descriptions on the site are wildly in accurate with what actually comes on meals. For example, the Mexican sandwich is topped with a "gravy sauce" ....which, on the online menu, there is no mention of gravy sauce in the food description. If your appreciate good customer service, price integrity, and just basic patron to restaurant experience, do not go to this restaurant. read more

To start, Mexicali and More used to Mexicali Allies in downtown Howell. They closed a bit ago and have opened under a new name in a new location. This being said, I was not overly impressed with my experience. The menu is limited. This is fine. The food is ok. The decor is lackluster. Everything is muted and gray. I'm not saying you have be "Olay! We are Mexican!" but some color would be great rather than all gray. You can tell they just opened with the lack of organization, putting in tickets for sour cream, which held up the kitchen. They have little glasses, which our waitress had to come back three times to refill. I would be willing to try them again down the road, but I think they have a bit of work to do to get there. read more

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Feel free to look at my public review on Facebook ... I HAD been a loyal customer of Sandy Blake's for 25 years ... But no more ! Yesterday ... the old lady waiting on us complained about things we (their guest) did & she even did odd things as a waitress as well ! But the worst part was Sandy herself ... She complained about people where guests could hear her mouth running ... Even US ... he paying guests ! ! Who in their right minds does such a disrespectful thing ? I will NEVER return to that gross strip mall & her bland environment of a restaurant ... and she knows it ! ! WOW ... look at all these horrible reviews about your customer service ! Karma is a nasty thing Sandy Blake ! ! read more

I would give no stars if possible or for the owner and wait staff if I could. The owner complains about her guests to the wait staff and the wit staff does the same. The complaining is done in earshot of the customer so the customer knows they are being disrespected by the establishment. I work to hard for my money and have stopped supporting this establishment. There are a lot of other restaurants to support. I hope the owner sees this review. read more

We'll with the stop in. It's located in a strip mall off of grand River. I didn't know they were there. I was waiting for a Hearts pizza on Valentine's Day at hungry Howies when I noticed the little restaurant. It used to be Mexican alley in downtown Howell relocated to this location. Very worth stopping in because the food is fresh upon order. The lettuce is chopped per meal and the food is authentic Mexican cooking. It's a family running it and very efficient and timely to get your order to the table. The tacos are amazing, the nachos are abundant, and every dish is fresh and looks delicious. They also serve various beers, and of course the famous margaritas. The staff is friendly and ready to please. read more

Good food - HORRIBLE Customer Service. We supported this restaurant at least 5 times during the stay at home order. Each time we ordered we had a quantity of 5 or more meals. This last time we ordered we were greeted by an angry, unreasonable woman who acted like we were bothering her for wanting to support her and her industry. While the food is very good, we cannot be treated this way or disrespected. I'm not going into full details, but this will be our LAST order from there. Sadly, I don't think the owner and management really care if we return or not. Tip: Work on your customer service before you don't have anymore customers. read more

Best Mexican food in the area. We moved from Arizona a few years ago and really have been missing the authentic Mexican food there. Mexicali is the closest that we've come to the Mexican food we grew up with. The crunchy shells are the BEST and really make the difference here. They're not the store bought, bland shells found elsewhere. The included salsa is flavorful (albeit thin) and the beans have good flavor, too. The service is hit or miss. We've only ever taken out, but sometimes have experienced rude service picking up. My husband was reprimanded for asking for sour cream upon arrival and forgetting the number we were given to pick up. Why not just use names and keep it simple? This isn't to say we haven't had good service- sometimes they are very friendly, too. It just depends on who the cashier is that day in our experience. read more

The food is good but the service is horrible. The one woman wait staff should stay home.....

Excellent food.Service not so good..Ordered the burrito. Tasted like home cooking. Stopped in with a close friend I don't get to see often.. Wanted to enjoy her company. Staff/owner wouldn't stop talking to us about other customers they didn't like . Felt unprofessional. Plus we were rushed out. Friend placed carry out order that was placed on our table, code for time for us to cash out and leave.Felt very rushed to leave Disappointed.. Again, food was very good, but service was poor. Probably will not return. Yet maybe place carry out ...Mexacali read more

Stop being such jerks with your reviews. My peeps, I got to meet one of their employees (Lenna) and SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE GEM!!!! I know everyone has an opinion, but: 1. The food is amazing. Best mexican joint around. 2. The staff, while overwhelmed, still cares about you, and 3. JESUS DOESN'T HATE YOU. God bless read more

Never will eat at this place again. No matter how many times I've tried to give this place the benefit of the doubt they are always extremely rude. read more

This is easily the best Mexican I've had in Michigan. I've been from east to west, north and south in Michigan, and this is better. The servers and the owner are absolutely wonderful people. I couldn't have greater things to say. You just have to try it. Get the enchiladas suizas or La Bandera. The desserts are mind-blowing as well. This place and the owner's story deserves a new story read more

I've never sat down and eaten in here I've always had carryout, but I've never had any problems with food or service. Anything I've ever ordered has always been good, it's always ready quickly I've never had to wait anymore than maybe 15 minutes, and the staff has always been friendly to me, would definitely recommend! read more

answered the phone very rude and disrespectful so I just hung up and ordered from a different place

Fantastic food. Friendly staff. My son orders the seafood enchiladas every time. The specials are delicious. A must try if you haven't been here! read more

Unfortunately I agree with the poor reviews. I give them a chance about every 10 years but the service is lacking or downright rude. Some of the all caps wording on the menu is the first clue the will treat you like you're in a prison cafeteria. My Fiancé and I were the only customers there a few weeks ago-trying to support after the pandemic. No masks required, we're both fully vaccinated and they didn't want us moving a chair to sit next to each other! We asked to move to a table that had closer together seats and the woman rudely said they could get a rush of people and we'd be taking up the larger table. Very condescending service. We left before they could insult us anymore. read more

The owner is the rudest b_tch she had no business dealing with the public, her sign on the door says be kind they are short staffed how about being kind to the people trying to support you, the food is mediocre to say the least get prices are high she charges a $1.50 for a empty saucer plate she says it's sharing and she had the worst attitude I have ever seen being she deals with the public read more

Service was awesome, hostess and server were very friendly and helpful. I have to admit the decor is boring, everything is grey and it's just classic rock playing in the background. For the area the food was amazing, tortillas were real, chicken was great, and salsa was solid. It's not really authentic Mexican, but it's good! read more

Misses this place. Could eat here every day. Best Botanas and Mexican Sandwich. If you are lucky enough to be there when they are making General Chicken it is amazing. I drive from Toledo to ea read more

My favorite taco place and more! The food is always fresh and delicious. The owner is wonderful. Desserts are insane, always order one to three! read more

Last time we will ever go to this restaurant. Customer service is the worst I have ever experienced. It's sad as the food is decent but don't you dare ask for any adjustments to what the menu offers or any add ons you will not only be told NO, you will rudely be told NO. With all the covid craziness we have tried to support our local businesses. I'm doing keto so I asked not to have chips in my salad which was acceptable to them but how dare I ask for a side of avocado or guac. I was screamed at that they do not do sides and they have only hard avocados.....avocado or guac at a mexican restaurant? If they can't get that right, they should get our of the business. Aside from that disappoint, they ladies attitude is the worst. read more

Worth the wait. Temporary limited hours, dinner only for next couple weeks. Was difficult to locate. Google kept showing across from Walmart or further down Grand River? read more

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we have gotten take out here every couple weeks during this past year. Always pretty good. Today was very good, they have Margarita's now. My wife had a huge smile on her face when she came out, after removing her mask, she went back in and came out with a couple sealed bags to take home.$8 ea. I got chunky beef burrito dinner, very good, beef ,cheese and tortilla, pretty basic but just what I wanted. Wife got a combo and loved it. Always enough food for lunch the next day.We will go into restaurant soon, but take out is great. Did I say they now have Margarita's. read more

I had high hopes for this place. My girlfriend said she loved the place and the food was good when it operated in downtown Howell. I had the tacos because I figure go for the most basic food and if they get that right they have the fundamentals down. Unfortunately, I was surprised to eat what I beleive was essentially a traveling carnival's idea of what is Mexican food, or even Tex-Mex food. Not terrible to eat but certainly not good or authentic Mexican food, and absolutely not great food. Honestly, I've had better at Taco Bell. I'm a bit saddened because good and great Mexican food is difficult to find in the area. read more

Just tried the new Mexacali and more....super food! Ok the decor is boring and they are still pulling things together....but the food was super fresh and tasty. Staff is friendly and eager to make your dinner remarkable. Can't wait to bring friends! Good job! read more

So good, I love how everything is made from scratch in-house. Although people are complaining about the decor, I adore the old photos of Mexico and Mexican culture that they put up. More importantly, the food is delicious and the menu will be expanding as they get more comfortable in their new space. read more