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En Gordo’s Cantina, te damos la bienvenida a un ambiente relajado donde disfrutar de auténticos bocados mexicanos. Nuestra especialidad son los tacos de carnitas y el elote asado, preparados con cariño y los mejores ingredientes. ¡Ven a descubrir por qué somos un rincón favorito...

Gordo’s Cantina

Bagel, sandwich, burger, coffee · Brooklyn

4.5 · 661 reviews Google
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Yelp 4.0 (326) TripAdvisor 4.3 (13)

About Gordo’s Cantina

En Gordo’s Cantina, te damos la bienvenida a un ambiente relajado donde disfrutar de auténticos bocados mexicanos. Nuestra especialidad son los tacos de carnitas y el elote asado, preparados con cariño y los mejores ingredientes. ¡Ven a descubrir por qué somos un rincón favorito en Saint Nicholas Av...

En Gordo’s Cantina, te damos la bienvenida a un ambiente relajado donde disfrutar de auténticos bocados mexicanos. Nuestra especialidad son los tacos de carnitas y el elote asado, preparados con cariño y los mejores ingredientes. ¡Ven a descubrir por qué somos un rincón favorito en Saint Nicholas Avenue!

What Customers Say About Gordo’s Cantina

Gordo's Cantina is a popular Mexican spot known for its delicious food, generous portions, and friendly staff. Many rave about the tacos, quesadillas, and margaritas. Some recent reviews mention a decline in service and food quality.

Popular Dishes

shrimp tacos (4) steak quesadillas (3) birria tacos Pozole arrachera asada quesadilla open faced poblano and corn burnt cheese quesadilla octopus tacos Pescado tacos

Best For

Groups Casual Locals

Tip: Try the margaritas, especially the passionfruit flavor. If the Pozole is on the specials menu, don't hesitate to order it.

Features

📶 WiFi 🌳 Outdoor 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🌅 Breakfast 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian Coffee
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy Trendy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 👥 Groups

What to see nearby

Starr Playground
A 560m

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Maria Hernandez Park
A 572m

Maria Hernandez Park

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Heisser Triangle
A 708m

Heisser Triangle

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St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church
A 829m

St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church

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Bushwick Fields
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Bushwick Fields

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Hope Ballfield
A 830m

Hope Ballfield

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Explore the area around Gordo’s Cantina

Gordo’s Cantina is located in Brooklyn, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Religious Buildings

  • St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church (A 829m) — church in NY, United States of America

Parks & Gardens

  • Starr Playground (A 560m) — park in the United States of America
  • Maria Hernandez Park (A 572m) — Brooklyn park
  • Heisser Triangle (A 708m) — park in Kings County, New York, United States of America
  • Bushwick Fields (A 830m) — park in the United States of America
  • Hope Ballfield (A 830m) — park in Brooklyn, NYC
  • Grover Cleveland Park (A 865m) — park in Queens County, New York, United States of America

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Frequently asked questions about Gordo’s Cantina

Gordo’s Cantina is located at 140 St Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, Brooklyn.
Near Gordo’s Cantina you can find points of interest such as Starr Playground, Maria Hernandez Park, Heisser Triangle, St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church.
Gordo’s Cantina offers bagel;sandwich;burger;coffee cuisine.
Gordo’s Cantina has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Gordo’s Cantina offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Gordo’s Cantina based on customer reviews are: shrimp tacos, steak quesadillas, birria tacos, Pozole, arrachera asada quesadilla.
Gordo’s Cantina is ideal for groups, casual dining, locals.
Gordo's Cantina is a popular Mexican spot known for its delicious food, generous portions, and friendly staff. Many rave about the tacos, quesadillas, and margaritas. Some recent reviews mention a decline in service and food quality.
Try the margaritas, especially the passionfruit flavor. If the Pozole is on the specials menu, don't hesitate to order it.
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Gordo’s Cantina Brooklyn Reviews

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Dwight Kenneth

Born and raised in the neighborhood. Seen a lot of businesses come and go. What makes this place stand out is the homemade tortillas. At first I was a little skeptical when I saw the tacos were $4 each. Pretty high for my standards to be honest, but then the order came in and I was super excited. What stood out was the warm greeting by the staff. The efficient kitchen workers, and the best part was the food. We try a sampler for tacos. Carne Asada, Chorizo, Pollo and Carnitas. The chicken and carnitas were my favorite due to how juicy they were. The flavor profile was great, not too much salt, the sauces were fresh and the tortilla is what always makes it breaks the deal for me! Super glad to have tried them and they have gained a new customer!

Ada Desmond
Ada Desmond

Fattest birria tacos I’ve ever seen - worth the price IMO. Also super tasty, and loved the cocktails music and ambiance. Recommend the esquites, birria, and salsas.

Evan Franca
Evan Franca

Hands down the best Pozole I’ve ever had and I’ve had them all over Mexico. Hearty portion in a rich pork broth with tortillas on the side. If it’s on the specials menu do not hesitate to order it. Margaritas are also perfect plus the staff and vibes are on point.

Brittany B.
Brittany B.

Gordo's Cantina is my favorite Mexican restaurant up north, no contest, not even close. I After moving back from Texas (where I lived for five years), I tried many Mexican places in the NJ/NYC area, and nothing hit like Gordo’s. The food is consistently delicious, drinks are perfect (I really missed prickly pear margaritas, and their's is fantastic), and everything is a great price, especially for the quality! I highly recommend any appetizer, the Arrachera Asada quesadillas are to die for, so we're the chicken enchiladas i got on the seasonal menu. Every time I go I try something new and can confidently say that you really can't go wrong. The staff is always lovely, and the whole atmosphere is warm and welcoming. They’ve earned a forever customer. I’ll keep coming back as long as I’m here!

Matthew Penta
Matthew Penta

Maybe some of the best Mexican food I’ve had in the entire north eastern United States. Extremely friendly staff and not a single bad item on the menu.

Helen G
Helen G

The food was great, chips and salsa variety were a nice touch (loved the garlic salsa the most). Their Michelada was exquisite and extremely flavorful. The tacos and pulled pork tacos hit the spot. Service was good too — would totally come back.

Concepcion Bulo
Concepcion Bulo

Amazing gem in Bushwick. As a native New Yorker, this is the best Mexican I’ve ever had in NYC. Food combinations are stellar and pack a punch of flavor. The shrimp tacos were top notch, get those and the quesadillas with steak and also rajas leave you happy and satisfied. I wish my stomach could handle more food, I will be coming back over and over to this one.

Lydia E Moscoso-Martinez
Lydia E Moscoso-Martinez

GEM IN RIDGEWOOD!! this place you must try. The food is great. the margaritas 🍹 😋 are exactly what you need after a rough day.

Steven Ramirez
Steven Ramirez

Sat at the bar was very hungry, food came out fast and the bar tender made an amazing cocktail with cold brew in it. Forgot to take a pic of the main dish. Will definitely be back

Edwin Kye
Edwin Kye

The flavors in my arrachera asada quesadilla were unreal. This place is deserving of all of its positive reviews. Would personally characterize Gordo’s as “elevated Mexican”

Johan Naviel
Johan Naviel

My mom and I were visiting a family member at the nearby hospital and we wanted to get some lunch. She specifically wanted shrimp tacos and when we asked if they had them we were in luck because it was on their specials that day! We sat down around 2:30pm on a Saturday and we had a calm delicious lunch! I had the chicken tacos with some guacamole on the side. My portion was filling for me. The staff were upbeat and kind which we always love to see. I would definitely recommend a stop here!!

N Ade
N Ade

Great Atmosphere! Cute spot with lots of windows, small but has good seating. Hostess/Waitress very friendly and responsive. Drinks were soooo good! We got the Mezcalitas (Margaritas but with Mezcal) in hibiscus and mango. Both flavors were excellent. Tacos are a good portion size, a little on the simple side. No sides - no sour cream. Ordered the steak, fried fish and grilled octopus tacos. Octopus was the best followed by the fish.

Susie Su
Susie Su

Cute Mexican restaurant with outdoor seating and the staff was very nice. Delicious drinks as well. We really liked their steak quesadillas, packed with flavor! They also had an interesting hotdog with sour cream as well.

Naya Leite
Naya Leite

This restaurant was rated with one Michelin star in 2021 and 2022. It is worth checking. The food was delicious, and the portion sizes were large. They have margaritas and mezcalritas in 6 different flavors, and my favorite was the passionfruit. The staff was very friendly too! I can’t wait to come back!

elton dedaj
elton dedaj

I’d been to many Mexican spots in the last year that turned me off to the food and experience, and randomly on a day least expected I went to this spot not expecting much and got some of the best food I’ve had in a while. The waiter helped a lot with the choices and when they messed something up they offered dessert on the house for it, which was not necessary at all but very appreciated. This spot made me feen for Mexican food like crazy lately I can’t wait to go back. I also always hated seafood but their shrimp tacos changed my mind now. 10/10 spot 100% must try.

Joshua Touriz
Joshua Touriz

Awesome food. Pretty sizeable portions, quick and friendly staff, and nice cozy location. I definitely over ordered, not expecting the tacos to be as packed as they were. But it's called Gordo's for a reason lol. I got the shrimp tacos, octopus tacos, and open faced steak quesadillas. Everything was hot, fresh, and delicious. Will definitely be stopping by again.

Bridget Coolick
Bridget Coolick

Gordo’s Cantina is INCREDIBLE! They are open and have a good outdoor dining set up. Can’t wait to go back! I tried the open faced poblano and corn burnt cheese quesadilla and the shrimp tacos - both hit it out of the park. For dessert, their key lime pie is the best I’ve ever tasted!!! It’s creamy with layers of cookies and to die for! And churros with cajeta caramel and chocolate sauce were SO delicious!

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JEA.M NYC

Nice spot, and the drinks were decent. However, the quesadillas I ordered were overly oily,the tortilla was soaked, which made them hard to enjoy. I wouldn’t recommend them. The guacamole trio was just okay, but it lacked salt and didn’t taste as fresh as I expected.

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Erick Probeck

If I could write my own definition of the word average I would be Gordo‘s Cantina as the definition. The food was average, bland and $ for what you get, the $20 guacamole is not worth it. Do not go to this place if you are looking for good food. The food trucks outside are way better more authentic and won’t let you down. Drinks are good.

Lauren Rodriguez
Lauren Rodriguez

I’ve been a fan of gordos for about two years and it was one of my happy spots. Unfortunately the service and food has declined. Food came out super fast and was definitely rushed because It was not super delicious as how I’d remembered. The guac was bland, the carnitas tacos were chewy. And not a lime in sight. If the prices were food truck prices, it’d be reasonable, but for a 100$ lunch for two? Not worth it at all. Very sad on the decline of this establishment, especially considering its consistent Michelin ratings. Margaritas are good though

Rus Trana
Rus Trana

Fine! Food was warm and hearty, service was fast. Was not blown away by the flavours, location is pretty at sunset.

Daniel
Daniel

Eh, it’s alright. Pescado tacos had a sauce on them that didn’t really jive with the flavors of cod and honestly kind of drowned out the flavor, which makes getting fish tacos kind of pointless. Food is a bit expensive considering it wasn’t stand out which was a bit of a shock since it’s on the Michelin guide

Venus Child
Venus Child

Ordered here only to wait an hour and for my entire order to be incorrect. Did not receive my vegetable tamales (the main reason i placed this order) received 3 funky greasy smelly kale tacos that were squished and cold. The fish tacos were bland, greasy and squished as well. See pictures I attached. The icing on the cake is no one at this establishment apparently answers the phone.(odd for a place that sells food?) After 5 calls I decided to go through grubhub for my refund instead of trying to give them the chance to remedy this like I initially was.

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About Gordo’s Cantina

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140 St Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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Highlights

Highly Rated
4.5/5 stars
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Many Reviews
661 reviews
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Moderate Price
Price level
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bagel;sandwich;burger;coffee
Cuisine type

Services

🥞 Breakfast
🥐 Brunch
🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥗 Vegetarian Options
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in

Dining Options

🍽️ Dine In
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery

Restaurant Info

Status
Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
5-10PM
Rating
4.5/5
💬 Reviews
661
💰 Price Level
$$
⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 45 min to 1.5 hr here
📞 Phone
+1 917-947-9208
🌐 Website
gordoscantina.com
📋 Menu
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Amenities

📶 Free WiFi
🌿 Outdoor Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
🚻 Restroom
💳 Credit Cards
📱 Mobile Payments
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The Neighborhood

Starr Playground

park in the United States of America

A 560m
Maria Hernandez Park

Brooklyn park

A 572m
Heisser Triangle

park in Kings County, New York, United States of America

A 708m
St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church

church in NY, United States of America

A 829m
Bushwick Fields

park in the United States of America

A 830m
Hope Ballfield

park in Brooklyn, NYC

A 830m
Grover Cleveland Park

park in Queens County, New York, United States of America

A 865m
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