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    Brenda Lee Restaurant

    3.7 (27 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Chips and salsa

    I love this place! The seating area is perfectly hand painted. The horchata is so good. I got a small size but it's pretty big. The birria tacos are delicious, I highly recommend. The service was great and the chips are free. Keep in mind there is a surcharge if you pay with card. Great place to eat!

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    Mirella D.

    Love ordering from here. Located in the Main Street of Dover (Blackwell) they have indoor seating and take out. If you're paying with a credit card you'll be charged an added fee for use of the card. Pay cash only if you want to avoid the fee. Their tacos are really good and not dry. We had the chicken, chuleta, al pastor tacos and they all were good. Prices were reasonable too. The quesadillas aren't your typical looking quesadillas (they look like a large oversized taco) but taste even better. The portions are big and decent and you won't leave disappointed. The guacamole is chunky which I love rather than emulsified. The guacamole isn't spicy so ask for it spicy if that's your guacamole vibe. If you're ordering to go make sure to check your order for chips because on two occasions the chips were left out of our order and who wants to eat guacamole without chips.

    Robert N.

    Solid place for Mexican cuisine at a fair price. The chicken milanesa was great and so we're the Huaraches were unique and also good. Brand new. Just opened in October (they were a victim of the fire last year). I'm going to try some tacos next time. They have some pretty wild choices including pig ear, head and pig skin. Free delivery over $15. Nice.

    three plates of mexican food

    Amazing food and the service was fantastic - we really enjoyed our meal and will be back!!

    Tacos al pastor- $10  Not too bad, but wouldn't return for more. A bit over greasy
    Kevin A.

    Decided to try this restaurant out since it's fairly new. In all honesty, was very disappointed... food was lacking flavor, the salsas were very very watery and flavorless, and I didn't feel too well after eating. Food was very greasy, maybe that's why my stomach hurt afterwards. But shortly after, I had the runs and even worse stomach pain. Couldn't sleep. I really hope they improve. It stinks that such a nicely decorated and cultured atmosphere serves below average food. There are many other Mexican restaurants within walking distance that are 100 times better. Brenda Lee needs to step up their game. I ordered a "cemita de res", not sure what kind of cemita this was bc the cemitas I've had in the past at other Mexican restaurants are very much different and 3 times the size of this one. The other plate were tacos al pastor. While they were better than my cemita de res, they still wouldn't have me coming back for more. My hopes aren't completely shut down for this place. Going to wait until they acquire more reviews and see if things change for better. But in the meantime, I won't be returning as I don't want to get sick again.

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    This. Place has good Food service, ambience, interior design, great food. Good recommendations.

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    Tried the birria, pastor, and carnitas tacos. Everything was on the bland side and needed more spice and seasoning.

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    Excellent food and service. Very attentive staff, loved the special of the day. Nice atmosphere

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    Churros amazing but tacos okay I asked for sour cream and got whipped cream wtf is wrong with these people l can u do that

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    I'd love to find a fast casual Mexican place in Rockaway, because I'm not always up for a full…read morerestaurant when I get a craving. The service at Lola's is quick. The cashier knew the menu, so he knew to clarify if I wanted a taco platter or just three tacos. They handed me a beeper so I wouldn't have to stand in a crowd. But the ingredients didn't come through. My tacos had cilantro, raw onion, a guacamole sauce, and steak - pretty classic, standard combination. Unfortunately the steak was of middling quality - easily worse than Chipotle's, which is a good standard - and I didn't feel the flavor either. On top of that the hard shells were all stale. I guess I'll try the newly opened Cuban Eddie's the next time I'm at the mall.

    Located at the Rockaway Townsquare Food Court, Lola's Tex-Mex counter serves up made to order…read moretacos, nachos, quesadillas, chimichangas, enchiladas, burritos, tostadas, bowls, fajitas, burgers, skirt steak, and desserts (churros, flan, tres leches). They are connected with the adjacent Cafelombia counter. I placed an online order for pickup from Lola's recently and ordered the Grilled Chicken Soft Tacos ($12 plus tax) served with Mexican rice and black beans. The place was very busy when I arrived. When they got to my order, I watched the cook prepare the sizzling chicken on the grill, similar to a hibachi grill and make my 3 soft tacos. The grilled chicken soft tacos had tender pieces of grilled chicken, cilantro and onions in warm double wrap corn tortillas and limes and verde sauce on the side. The Mexican rice was cooked firm and not mushy. The black beans were cooked firm too. The flavors of the food were pretty good.

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    3.9(33 reviews)
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    Pretty decent Mexican fare with an awesome bar. They were having a party that day some the seating…read morewas a little messed up so we sat at the bar. My wife loved her margarita and our food was pretty decent (my burrito had an excessive amount of onions which I should have asked for none, but that's my mistake). The guy serving us at the bar (I am note sure if he is the owner) was super cool and constantly checked in on us while he was busy.

    We went to Tequila 55 and were very unhappy with the food and the service. First we were told to…read morepick a table (there were about 2 other occupied tables - mostly empty). The waiter asked us for our drink orders which was fine (Seltzer). Then we went to order the food and the waiter never asked the other two people I was with what they wanted. The complimentary chips and sauce which was not salsa but more of a crema blend was ok but the chips were not salted and not fresh. Probably fried the day before. The guacamole came out cold and unflavored (no salt lime or cilantro). So we cancelled the order and told them we would pay for the drinks and the guacamole but they left us sitting there with out a bill. So we added what the items cost and left $20 for the things we did receive but did not like. They did not seem to know how to handle the disappointed customers.... so unless you like flavorless Mexican food I would not waste your time. There are better places to go in Dover for good authentic Mexican food.

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