Danielf Ferguson

Moving my daughter in to BC, I thought we would try some Mexican food , good choice, right down the street from the BC campus ! Small place but pleasant ; food was fresh and tasty . When going back to BC I will certainly stop in again fir them delicious food ! Enchiladas were great! Burrito was excellent , according to Victoria . 😁

Andrew Huang

Great burritos and quesadillas. Comparatively smaller portions than other places, or similar to the small/regular option of other taquerias with large options. The food I enjoy: The burritos are simple but satisfying and filling. My favorite is the El Guapo, which has steak and plantains. The two ingredients make it a sweet and savory burrito which I surprisingly enjoyed together very much. The quesadillas are on the smaller side, but very delicious. The enchiladas and tamales are also good. Their guacamole and hot sauce are tasty additions to your food as well. I've eaten here many times and every ingredient has always been fresh. The food that wasn't to my tastes: I enjoy fish tacos, but I wasn't of fan of the ones here. The shell was fine, but asides from the small fish pieces, the only flavor was from some chile mayo. They were filled with blandness from six whole slices of cucumber that I didn't think went well with the tacos and a bunch of pickled cabbage. The tortas have a generous amount of the same great ingredients, but they are not executed well. Both times I've ordered them, including eating in, the bread was soggy and the torta just fell apart outside of the aluminum foil. I didn't have this issue in other places. If they would get rid of some of the extra liquid, I think they'd actually be really good. The Calabacitas (veggies) was okay, but nothing special. It was very liquidy. Service: The atmosphere and employees here have always been great and I would recommend this place for most items. Atmosphere: There are several tables here, most college students since this is right next to Boston College. Parking: It is difficult to park in the small area right out front. There are about 10 spaces, but it's for several stores in this area. There are a few more spots on the side, but you'll be driving down the side street filled with one-way residential streets, which may make it inconvenient to back on your route.

Asher Maslan

Okay just to start out I'm only rating this a four-star because there is no decent salsa and no alcoholic beverages served. Aside from that, super extra delicious loving comfort Mexican food that I will go back and seek out again every time I am visiting my daughter in Boston. It's very convenient to the Boston College campus and is always lively with students. Don't go there if you're not expecting to get some food on your lap. The burritos come wrapped in aluminum foil and that is a great thing until you unwrap it and start biting into that burrito which ends up on your lap and on the floor and on the table and on the napkins. That's the way it ought to be.

+2

Only reasons for going here was to use the restroom. I paid for my food first and then asked to use the restroom and was told no. Had to go in and out of every business to find a bathroom as I'm a school bus driver and this is a daily struggle finding a restroom. The billboard out front was cute. I originally planned to go into subway and decided on Mexican because of the cute chalk sign out front. It said vegan tamales. I'm not vegan but love vegan/ vegetarian food., I bought the vegan tamele and Al pastor tacos. Tacos were great. But let's just say I tried to vegan tamele so you don't have too. It was awful. It was just Masa. Literally just dough mixed with corn. There was no filling. I dipped it in salsa Verde sauce just to get it down because I was honestly starving. And I complained the whole time. I love that they offered a vegan option but if you can't do it right then don't. Could have filled with with jackfruit or oyster mushrooms. They did offer vegan cheese too I saw on the menu. This was a one stop kinda of thing I don't know if I'd go out of my way for this place but the tacos were good.

Silas C

The tacos are ok. The carnitas are dry and the cucumbers don’t really add onto the tacos. The fish tacos were decent and so was the carbs asada tacos.

Emily Breen

Edit: went back tonight and my food was awful. Clearly rushing as it was close to closing time (in winter hours ). Had to throw out the tacos shells (super wet) and just eat the inside. Mushy and over stuffed black bean quesadilla. The college students of Boston and everyone nearby is so lucky. Visiting from out of town. Delicious and cheap. Hot sauce is a 12/10

Alita Wings

It doesn't matter if they use 2 tortillas on the tacos. They get destroyed as soon as you grab them.

Anne Marie DeBarros Miller

This was the most disappointing Mexican food I’ve ever had. The restaurant should remove the word “authentic” from its name because nothing about my meal reflected real Mexican flavors. I ordered the rice plate with chicken and refried beans. The beans tasted straight out of a can—bland, mushy, and processed. The salsa was equally bad, tasting like canned tomato chopped with no freshness or spice. The chicken was dry, barely seasoned, and certainly not Mexican in flavor. The rice, how can you get that wrong too? If you’re looking for genuine, flavorful Mexican food, skip this place and try Amuleto Mexican Table instead. Their food is fresh, authentic, and absolutely worth every penny. Try for yourself and taste the difference! Those who gave this restaurant thumbs up for delicious Mexican should get their taste buds checked!

J P

If you want bad food, bad service, and over-priced food this is the place to go to. $20 dollars for a bowl. This is what happened. Ask for a bowl with Chicken (The worst chicken in a Mexican place, I think this chicken was boiled with rubber), told the lady what I wanted on my bowl, didn't pay attention didn't care didn't offer advice, Asked for a little rice got a bowl full of rice. Asked for extra lettuces I got a little lettuce Ask for no cheese got cheese, paid for extra chicken, got 0 extra chicken. Asked for no cheese, got cheese in my bowl. Asked for pico de gallo, extra $.75 cents. It was the worst pico de gallo, if you can call it that. Went I got my order and so what I got I told myself maybe is good what a joke. I was some bad that Ithrew it away right in front of them and they didn't even ask me what was wrong with it.So for $20 I got a bowl full of bad rice, a little bit of bad chicken, whatever they call pico de gallo ( you have to pay extra for this ), and watery black beans. I will stick to los Amigos or Chipotle, pay less and get more. Better food and better service.

Jane Doe8888

Last month I traveled to one of the most historic cities in the US to visit my cousin. Her husband is from Boston BTW. "Brads" family swore up and down this was the "best Mexican food they've ever tasted". My cousin "Mary" and her husband "Brad" are nowhere near fans. So we went to El Pelón anyway. His family has NEVER had actual Mexican food in their lives, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt. We went and the service wasn't great. I ordered two fish "tacos" and a steak "plato". I wasn't in the least bit shocked that both items I ordered were, hands down, 2000%, a cultural appropriation nightmare. The fish in the wannabe tacos was dry, salty, and extraordinarily bland just like the crap in the steak "plato". This is just white food in brown face and it's very insulting and extraordinarily racist. If you want authentic Mexican food, try eating at a Mexican restaurant owned by actual Mexicans. I absolutely LOVED "Brads" moms Italian cooking. She's Italian. His dads German/Austrian food was a dream. The dad is German and Austrian.

keith mcdaniel

I got a Fish burrito yesterday and I told them just a little rice.. got chips and dip also. I walked 10min to bus stop and had 13min to eat and I opened half of the foil and the burrito exploded with rice 🙆🏽... food everywhere.. then tried to continue eating on bus and made a mess. I just left there again and I wanted to tell the manager what happened and the cashier told me sorry about yesterday and the manager is not here. I paid $21 for chips and burrito and queso... I will not go again for their lack of an apology also. Easy instructions just bad service

Carlz R Pierre

I’m so mad, because i come to eat there every afternoon before class, for the past few months you guys been lacking in making the food, I don’t know what’s going on with you guys, I usually ordered chicken tortillas plate with a side of guacamole for some reason the guac is so salty 🤢and the chicken 🐔 is Burnt🔥 and there’s a lack of flavor. So I don’t if they meant to be like that.