El Girasol
Mexican · HUEHUETAN
About El Girasol
El Girasol is a neighborhood favorite in HUEHUETAN, offering authentic flavors and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. We're known for serving delicious, fresh food around the clock, with specialties like our exceptional tostadas and flavorful tamales. Customers rave about our signature shrimp tacos and u...
El Girasol is a neighborhood favorite in HUEHUETAN, offering authentic flavors and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. We're known for serving delicious, fresh food around the clock, with specialties like our exceptional tostadas and flavorful tamales. Customers rave about our signature shrimp tacos and unique mushroom breakfast tacos. Whether you're stopping by for a quick bite, enjoying a leisurely meal, or grabbing takeout or delivery, you'll experience fast, friendly service in a thoughtfully decorated space. We take pride in our commitment to quality ingredients, affordable prices, and creating a vibrant, accessible dining experience for everyone. Plus, don't forget to try our great coffee and desserts!
What Customers Say About El Girasol
El Girasol is a neighborhood bakery and taqueria known for its fresh, authentic Mexican food and warm service. Customers rave about the tostadas, tamales, and breakfast tacos, especially the shrimp and mushroom options. Some negative reviews mention inconsistent food quality and order errors.
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Tip: The food is delicious and fresh, especially the tostadas. Be aware that it's cash only.
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El Girasol is located in HUEHUETAN, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Grand Prospect Hall (A 373m) — Brooklyn, New York, NRHP-listed Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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El Girasol HUEHUETAN Reviews
everything served here is absolutely delicious and authentic. they keep the place super clean and lively 🔅
Delicious, good portions, great service. This neighborhood needs girasol
We’re lucky to have this place in the neighborhood. Good food, great prices, and good people.
The people working here are so warm, the aesthetic is clearly put together with effort and always reflecting the holiday while retaining the soul of the place, and the food is delicious. The place and people here are all gems. Honestly, I love this place!!
Food, customer service and vibes are unmatched!! Been coming here for the past 3, almost 4 years and the food is always delicious!! Highly, highly recommend the shrimp tacos and mushroom breakfast tacos! Latte with cinnamon is too good and I make sure to get a large cup almost every morning. I guarantee you they will make you the best food with the biggest smiles on their faces ❤️
This is a hidden gem that’s not so hidden! I absolutely love it here, whether it was take out or delivery I’ve never been anything less then happy. This bakery sells the most delicious tostadas ever and they’re fresh. I’ve been ordering from here for five years and I have never experienced anything less than finger licking GOOD! One of my favorite desserts is their tres leches cake (three milk cake). Whew! Did I mention that they are affordable and filling with fresh produce? I think I’ve said enough— please try them out!
My friend and I went to find a rare place that develops film - in an era where we all use smartphones. After sending his film to the store in Brooklyn, we went to a local, humble tacqueria in the borough. The lady who served me and my friend was so nice and humble. My friend had to comment on why I gotta order a burger and fries in a tacqueria. But I got the food anyway and it tasted so good, with authentic ingredients only found in an A-grade tacqueria. I would go back and order again another time. In my friend’s case, he enjoyed his food so well that he ordered the same dish twice - and finished it clean. The place has a home vibe and I don’t mind stopping by again.
Every ingredient on their burritos was immaculate. That said, the burrito was made very poorly Not even exaggerating. All of the meat was on one side of the burrito with no sourcream(I paid for extra) or rice. The rest was beans, rices, lettuce, etc Photo I added was halfway through, after the chicken was eaten and rest was rice
This place is cute and well kept. The tres leches came in a container that was not water tight and ended up all over me and the car. It tasted a lot like eggnog and the milk was thicker. The empanada plate was pretty good, I would order that again. That being said, I’m not sure I’d return. Overall, it was good. Proportions are solid. One meal fed two people
We ordered Rosca de Reyes. The bread was absolutely ridiculous!!! Tasted like yeast and pure flour. Sugar was falling off on all sides, was flat as a pancake. Not to mention the bread was as hard as a rock. Was told it would be ready at 1 PM but took 2 more hours!!! Never coming back here again. Would rate it a zero if I could!!!!
They charged me for two flan when I only ordered one and then told me no refunds.
I’ve been to this place since I can remember back in the 80s. Lately the service at the counter is disgusting. They’re not Mexican girls anymore and these ladies have no customer service at all. Treat you with a very bad attitude and a very disrespectful. It’s a shame because this has been our corner place to go for many many years and even though we like their food, we will stop going only because of this bad customer service.
I did used to love it. I thought the place was beautiful idk what it is ab the workers always getting my order wrong i order without certain stuff bc i am allergic and at the end of the day i am paying for it and when i get my order their is always something wrong or they would just not put stuff in that goes with it. I am able to understand mistakes but the worse is that they dont want to take accountability i told a girl trying to say if they can change it (im allergic) she told me i never said for it to have jalapeños? Ofc i would if i am allergic its a cute place js needs better listeners
Use to love this place but not really sure what happened. I ordered two sandwiches one with no tomato or onions and one with everything. Instead our order was wrong and a hero… we could only eat half of the sandwich because the other half had no chicken. It was just lettuce and mayo. It was so expensive just to only enjoy half the sandwich for both sandwiches.
After waiting nearly half an hour for a single taco, I GAVE IT BACK. Not only did the Taco look unappetizing, I was shamed for saying that it was thing long; for asking how much more did I have to wait. A bully of a man then picked on me. He was the type that loves to put women in their place. I told him this matter doesn't concern you, thinking INCEL in my head. Whilst I was waiting NOTHING was being grilled. Instead the women to whom I had been so friendly were frantically cleaning with overpowering smell of bleach. I will never go there again. Apparently the food comes last. And this I saw clearly as I stared at the dry El Pastor taco pushed my way at last. I left it on the counter by the cashier. 5th Avenue in Brooklyn is a heaven for Mexican food. I've enjoyed a ton of it. I don't think these workers had real experience. My advice: avoid.
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690 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
HUEHUETAN, NY 11215
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