I have been to this little place several times usually takeout but for me it's one of my favorite…read moreMexican restaurants for several reasons. Many Mexican restaurants specialize by region and don't have one of my favorite dishes - sopes - but they do and they are delicious! I love their flautas too. And although the item is Salvadorian they have great pupusas! It's barely visible from the street but they seem to do pretty well.

This place is a hidden gem in Tucker! I got the birria tacos, esquites, guacamole and a burrito to…read morego for dinner. The food was delicious and you could tell it was freshly made! The service was fairly quick. The ambience was fast casual, and I'll definitely return for whenever I have a Mexican food craving!

I was born and raised in Atlanta, but I am a first-generation American señorita. Both sets of my…read moregrandparents, along with my mother and father, came from Cuba in the early days before Castro's catastrophic revolution. I AM CUBANA PURA Y CON ORGULLO. En mi alma llevo tabaco y café con leche. En mis ojos y de los cuentos de mi madre y mis abuelos, puedo imaginar ese mar azul y bello. En mis oídos puedo escuchar aquellos Versos Sencillos, nacidos del corazón de José Martí and later sung so beautifully by Celia Cruz... and again by Willy Chirino. Cubans are passionate, affectionate people by nature, and for us, food has never been just food. Food is family. Food is memory. Food is home. Every summer when I was growing up, we made the long 12-hour drive from Atlanta to Miami to visit my dad's parents, his four older brothers, all of my cousins, and our Cuban family and friends. We usually broke the trip up into two days, staying in some cheap little motel somewhere around Gainesville and, later, Ocala (we had more money by then and felt like royals going from Days Inn to a Hilton.) And as kids, we always knew when we were finally getting close to Miami. We started seeing Cuban restaurants pop up here and there. Then came Calle Ocho. Croquetas. Pastelitos. Empanadas. Medianoche sandwiches. The smells. The sounds. The flavors. That feeling of, we're here. And when it was time to make the long haul back to Atlanta, everybody in our Cuban family who lived in Georgia already had their requests ready. Our car would literally be packed with boxes of pastelitos, especially pastelitos de guayaba y queso, to bring home and share. Because back then, you simply could not find that kind of authentic Cuban food in Atlanta. For years, that was how we brought a little piece of Miami -- and really, a little piece of Cuba -- back home with us. Then one day, my best friend Alicia , una Cubanita TREMENDA, took me to Buena Gente. I remember walking in and immediately thinking: Oh my gosh... I'm in Miami. The smell hit me first. Then the food. Then that familiar feeling I quickly realized I missed so much. Buena Gente didn't just remind me of Cuban food. It reminded me of my grandparents. My cousins. Those long summer drives. Calle Ocho. Boxes of pastelitos stacked in the car for the ride back to Atlanta. It felt familiar in a way that is hard to explain unless you grew up with food tied so deeply to family, culture, and memory. So when I tell you that I take Cuban food seriously, I mean it. And Buena Gente gets it. For this Atlanta-born Cubana, walking through those doors felt a little bit like coming home. AZÚCAR!!!

The service is excellent, very friendly and helpful when asking questions as a first time…read moreexperience. The place looked clean, but the all star is the food. The ham croquet, the papa rellena, chicken empanada all flavorful & delicious. My favorites were the mango milkshake, and the guava cream cheese pastellio. Definitely get you some, next time I come to atl I would come back for sure.

Good enchiladas nice flavor. I've eaten twice. They do a nice job. Best Mexican around. Great…read moresalsa. Lots of unique ways to cook dishes you've had before.

Came in for lunch on a Tuesday. It was pretty quiet and we were seated right away. There aren't any…read morelunch specials and the menu is large. However, the food and service was great! I ordered the Marisco Enchiladas, and subbed the side salad for refried beans. The enchiladas come with shrimp and crawfish with a cream sauce. Very unique and a great flavor profile. Would definitely come back.

Tortas & Tacos & Tires is so fire. Their tortillas are hand made and outstanding. Pricing is fair.read more

NEVER ATE HERE BUT 5 starts cause Mexicans rule…read more This place is truly timeless, and the experience never seems to age. While the enchantment of the surroundings persists, there's a minor drawback in the form of less-than-pleasant odors emanating from the restroom facilities. However, this minor inconvenience doesn't overshadow the overall positive aspects of the venue.

Visited on a Saturday after seeing them on my tik tok several times lol. It's a cute spot. Looks…read morelike a renovated house. We looked at the menu for a while and then were ready to order. I got the oyster mushroom taco bowl and he ordered the oxtail taco bowl with one of their berry blast refresher in the case. They also had half priced lime margaritas so we got 2 of those as well. The front area had a couple tables and a couple high tops. In the next room over, there were a few more high tops and bar area for seating. Bc of the heat we decided to sit at the bar area with our number for the food. Drinks came out first and was that a drink lol. It was good and the alcohol content surprised me. Food came out shortly after. The taco bowls are served in a taco shell with black beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, pickled onions, and this sauce. Nice sized portion and great flavors. I was able to taste the Oyster mushrooms in the bowl and the flavors were good. Hubby enjoyed his margarita, but the bowl got a little dry for him due to him mixing the full tortilla shell into the mix and that soaking up the moisture in the dish. He wasn't a fan of the berry blast either. Overall this is a cute spot with food packed with flavor and margaritas that aren't lacking. They had live music being set up that we unfortunately couldn't stay for but love to come back with our son one Saturday evening.

Simple little taco shop definitely a mom and pop place with Food that was worth it came , I came…read morehere for lunch one day and had a great time. The tacos were hot and fresh. The food is cooked to order . They had nice music playing just as well as they were setting up for some kind event. The event had a DJ coming or they were the DJ setting up outside. The place had outdoor seating and a little bit of room for inside seating but more outside soon than inside like I said the food is cooked to order nice and hot pretty fresh right down the street from Stone Mountain Park walking distance. I definitely recommend this place. If you're in the park or just living in the area try it out they have reasonable prices and good tacos. The service was fast and all different age groups were there.

Whoops! This is an overdue review from December…read more Xela Pan Cafe is a Guatemalan restaurant/bakery/convenience store on Buford Hwy in Doraville. Just a quick warning that, depending on which employee helps customers, there may be a slight issue with their understanding of English. They absolutely speak and understand Spanish. Xela Pan Cafe is in a small strip mall that is next to the strip mall where Kung Fu Tea is located. There is limited parking in front of the storefronts. This small business is made up of a restaurant, a bakery and a convenience store all run by the same employees. The convenience store sells a lot of seemingly random items, just about all in glass display cases. I noticed a lot of things to help with digestion and upset stomach, and hoped that this wasn't an indication of their food (Thankfully, it turned out that it wasn't!). The bakery items were in a separate area of display cases, but customers are free to self-serve themselves by using a tray to place whatever they choose, using either tongs or disposable gloves (I can't remember which they use) to take the items out of the cases. R and I came here for breakfast on a Sunday morning just before 9 am. There is an order counter, but that's for customers who are ordering items to go. Once the employees found out that we were going to eat breakfast inside the restaurant, we were told to seat ourselves and an employee would be by soon with menus. The restaurant area contains mostly booths, with some tables and chairs in an area between the order counter, convenience store and bakery areas. A very helpful and knowledgeable server came by our table, bringing a couple of glasses of water and menus. For a small restaurant, there were many items on the menu. We both ordered the scrambled eggs, rice, black beans, plantains and cheese. We didn't wait very long, in spite of other customers lined up at the counter to order takeout meals. The scrambled eggs with tomato and onion in them tasted a little bland, but I dressed it up with some bottled red hot sauce that was on the table. The plain tasting white rice, which had peas, carrots and corn in it, was pressed into a heart shape. The black beans in its watery sauce were very good. The plantains were cooked to a perfect firmness, and had a perfectly matching natural sweetness to them. The small block of slightly salty cheese also had a nice firmness to it. The price for each meal was very reasonable. Overall, this was a good dining experience.

This is probably the best Guatemalan food inside the perimeter of Atlanta. When you walk in, they…read morehave a lot of typical Guatemalan things hanging up, and the menu has many of the typical dishes you would find in Guatemala. There are certain things they make better than others. For instance, the chuchitos are pretty good! The Pepian that I ordered didn't really taste like Pepian, but more like a guisado. It was still pretty good, it just wasn't Pepian haha ! They have traditional drinks and they even have pan francés! The Guatemalan snacks they have are very convenient when you have antojos! I would say the service is pretty friendly and the ambiance is pretty authentic! We have been here several times and will definitely return!

Very friendly and welcoming Service is incredible…read moreThe patio is amazing The location is great and parking is very accessible

The service was 10/10 here, truly! The staff taking orders and bringing things out was nothing but…read morekind and attentive. That said, I am so sad about this spot now. I knew it when it was at the smaller location before, and the food quality has changed so dramatically. Except for the drinks, we truly felt like the food was lacking flavor. I ordered a reina pepiada and it tasted super flavorless and needed salt and spices and cilantro. My boyfriend ordered the asado negro arepa and liked it but said it also lacked more flavor. The yucca was way too thick and needed way more sauce than what we got to eat with it. Even the plantains lacked salt. I'm not sure if it's because they are trying to cater to a certain audience, but the quality has gone steeply downhill. So much so, I don't think I would go back after that experience. Parking was also a bit difficult to find so plan ahead. There was no line to order. Really sad about how this spot has changed.

Taqueria the neighbor is very good very good atmosphere very good service attention the bestread more

Delicious! The food…read morecomes quick, plenty of seating and love that they have mocktails and vegan options. Very kid friendly with lots of high chairs and outdoor seating. I like the salsa bad and the servers are all Beth's west and accommodating.