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    Aureas Mexican Restaurant

    3.9 (94 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Bars
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    AUREAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Al Pastor Quesadilla
    Kimberly W.

    Small little hole in the wall restaurant. It seems family owned and it has plenty of seating available. It's probably big enough to cater a holiday event. The restaurant has two sections and a bar. The staff were kind and very welcoming. The portions were a lot bigger than I expected for the price. It's definitely worth visiting. I was able to eat the gringa for three meals because it was so much food. The staff did warn me that the portions were going to be large, but since I'm used to paying more and getting less in NYC, I didn't change my order. She was so right that the portions were really big, but I did enjoy being able to try multiple dishes. The only thing is their pictures don't really exactly match the food that is presented to you. Nonetheless, the food was delicious and we had a lot of extra food to take home. Tl;dr - food is delicious, portions were big, food was similar but not exactly like the pictures.

    Mushroom Quesadilla
    Akash J.

    Merely ok. Kid got a mushroom quesadilla, I had a chicken chipotle torta. Was hoping for a lot more spice on the torta. Not a bad meal but there's lots of competition in the area, so not my favorite.

    Aureas Fajitas

    Hole in the wall but with ample seating. You could bring your family here and not have any issues finding a seat. Food was good, seasoned well. Rice and beans are really well seasoned and very flavorful

    Meat combo meal
    Lana S.

    My husband eats here all the time with his co-workers and i love hole in the wall type places :) when we sit down we are greeted by a friendly waitress that delivers us hot chips and fresh salsa. We we're already starving so we scarfed them down quickly. Nothing like good chips and salsa :) Next we ordered our lunches. I decided to go with shrimp and steak fajitas which came out in the brimming hot sauce. Yummmmm. My husband got this combo that I forgot what it was called but it's prob the best thing I've eaten in awhile. It's a combo of different meats and topped with this delicious white cheese. Very authentic place with pretty good food! Next time I'm getting what my husband ordered lol.

    Super duper spicy sauces
    Minaz M.

    What a gem of a place.. hidden and undiscovered (at least by me until now!). The mushroom quesidilas were delicious!!! It came with caramelized onions. Yum yum yum my husband enjoyed his chicken fajitas too. The sauces - the red and the green one - woah super duper spicy but loved them!

    4 crunchy tacos in an order
    Thanh L.

    To be honest, we only found this place because we were on our way to Total Wine and were starving. We stopped here for a late lunch on a weekday. The service was fast, and they brought out free chips and salsa soon after we sat down. The red salsa doesn't mess around- it was pretty spicy. I ordered a horchata and it was huge! Definitely needed it after eating that salsa and definitely worth the $3. We also ordered tacos (beef and chorizo), beef sope, and crunchy carnitas tacos. Everything had so much sour cream on top but otherwise decent no frills Mexican fare. Also decent prices! I wouldn't go out of my way to come back but maybe I'll stop by the next time I'm in the area... Total Wine is only 5 minutes away from there afterall.

    Looks and tasted great! Authentic mexican with plenty of yummy flavors for you!

    If you're looking for authentic mexican great tasting food this is your place. Best in Wilmington and I've tried most. If you want your average chain Tex-Mex for some ambiance but food is second then go there instead (Chi Chi's etc). Aureas has great food, fair prices but definitely a no frills place. It's my new go-to place...thanks for recommending to us Anna from Richardsons fluorist.

    Three tacos at Aureas
    Bruce K.

    Not very well marked from the outside, Aureas doesn't spend much on the frills and extras to decorate the place. Several plastic covered tables and two televisions tuned in to Spanish channels. Service was VERY slow but we stuck it out because the reviews said the food was good. Ten minutes to place our orders. Another twenty minutes to get three glasses of water for us. And then another twenty minutes for the food. Yes, really. One of the guys had a chicken burrito which was a good size and served with a pile of fries. I stole one - very good fries. I had three tacos - one pollo, one asada and one lengua. And honestly, I could not tell the difference between the meat on those two. And other than two lime wedges and a couple rounds of radish (what's the deal with radishes, anyway?), not much food. No chips or salsa for the table. The gal told us that they were out of chips. Maybe my experience was a one-off and they're usually better? If I'm back in Claymont, I would give them another shot and have something else to eat.

    Rachael B.

    Nice mom and pop spot for great steak and chicken tacos, Calderone (spicy shrimp) soup, and complimentary chips and salsa. Prices are nice. They serve beer now and maybe hard liquor. Love practicing my Spanish with the servers worth checking out once to see if you like. Support local!

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    27 days ago

    this place has good Mexican food and great service. Quick access from Highway. Would love to go back when get a chance

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    3 years ago

    Prepare to be overwhelmed!!! This seems to be the place our local Mexicanos eat. Not much on ambiance, but the food! You gotta go.

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    2 years ago

    Great authentic food. Great service, placed a pickup order which was ready quick and was delicious highly recommend the food.

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    4 years ago

    Excellent! Authentic Mexican at its best! Burritos are amazing. Enchiladas too. Yummy

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    This is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. The steak tacos are delicious! Friendly staff, great experience!

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    7 years ago

    Solid Mexican food in a really authentic interesting restaurant behind a shopping center in Claymont.

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    Simple Mexican restaurant hits all the right notes with ample portions fit for hard working folk all served with a smile.

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    We stopped in on a Sat around noon, the bar was a lot busier than the dining area. I was impressed…read moreby the decor, it was like an 80s pizza parlor and Elizabeth's in Greenville had a baby, with a really good playlist. It was decorated for Christmas, very cheery. We got the meatballs and ricotta and a round cheese pizza with half of a side with hot cherry peppers on it and a side of vodka sauce and garlic parm sauce. The meatballs were beefy and the sauce was delicious. Sadly the pizza was more done than I like it. I think if it spent 5 min less in the oven, it would've been perfect. It was very cheesy but the crust was so overdone that I did not enjoy it. The garlic parm dipping sauce was good but I think it could've used a little more parm and some salt. The vodka sauce was PHENOMENAL. I would come back again to try some pasta in that vodka sauce it was that good. The service was perfect. We were greeted promptly, our server was so friendly and attentive. The bathroom was clean and on the way to the bathroom, every employee that I encountered similed and said hello. They also had a wonderful beer list, though it was lacking in sour beers they had more than enough IPAs on draft. I would definitely give this place another chance. Even though the pizza was overcooked, the service was fantastic and sauces were so delicious, the beer list was great and the music and the ambiance were so perfect that I would come back.

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    Very delicious!…read more Service was strange or odd, but it was delicious food. I don't know why, when we walked in, it looked like the place was closed, because the tables were not set up, and didn't even look like it was open for business. It also took a really long time to wait for the food to be given to us. We ordered take-out from my friend's home, and had to drive all the way there to get it, had to deal with traffic, and got there kind of late, and it still wasn't ready. Other people also came in, got their food, and left. Just really strange. But, the food was still amazing!

    The Real Deal: If you're in the mood for some authentic Mexican food, handmade tortillas and fresh,…read moresavory ingredients definitely show this restaurant some love. FYI: it's tucked away inside of a small shopping center. Be Careful: They serve complimentary tortilla chips and 4 different dipping sauces, which are all different levels of spicy (the red sauce being least spicy and the green the hottest). But the level of spice will sneak up on you, so try a little bit at a time because the kick will come with the after taste. These spices are hand-crafted and unlike any I've had at even some of the best Mexican restaurants I've been to. Come Hungry: The portions are big so come hungry because it will be the last meal you'll need for the day. Feel Good Eating Here: The server we had was patient, kind and willing to explain what certain things were that we didn't understand on the menu. She made recommendations and advised us about the spice level of certain items. I took off one star because it was kind of cold in there. They had an ineffective space heater I guess to supplement the building heat but it wasn't sufficient. But all in all, I'd still recommend.

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