I spent most of my birthday this year on a plane. We did eat a late dinner at Huck Finn in Oak…read moreLawn, Illinois, but my parents wanted to celebrate my (and Marlene's) belated birthday(s) with, well, Tom and Marlene, so my parents asked me to pick a spot. I love finding good places that Tom and Marlene haven't been. At first, I thought this was the Mexican restaurant on the south side of McKinley Street, but that one is long gone. I believe it was was called Cancun--or was it Acapulco? In any case, we drove separately because Tom and Marlene had some of their typical do-gooding to do, and I was a little surprised at how late they were. Well, they had gone to a takeout version of Puerto Vallarta (the same business?) located near where that other old closed Mexican restaurant was, but on the north side of McKinley. In any case, Puerto Vallarta--the real one tucked way behind a secret strip mall with this weird fire lane between the first line of parking spots and the storefront curb itself--is a great place. The menu is pretty vast for a sit-down Mexican restaurant in South Bend, and it's not just different versions and combinations of the same items, although you can seemingly get anything as part of a combination plate. The service is excellent and attentive. It was very busy when we came, and we were seated right when a lot of other people were seated, so our food did take a long time, but it wasn't ridiculously long, and our server continually stopped by to let us know what was happening and to refill water and complimentary chips. There are two or three dining rooms total, and we were seated in the one to the right as you walk in the door. I'm glad we weren't seated in the main (?) central room, because that's where they had a speaker on one of the tables playing music very loudly. I thought this would annoy me, but when you're in one of the other rooms, the music is at a reasonable volume. I guess their method is cheaper than actually installing a sound system throughout the restaurant, but I don't know who actually sits in that main room, because it was empty when we entered and had only two parties dining when we left. There was basketball on the TV when we were here, but the volume was turned off, and they have what looks like an antenna service without an actual antenna, so the broadcast was constantly dropping out for long periods during the entirety of our dinner. I wasn't interested in watching, so I didn't care, but if you're coming here to watch a game, you will be torturing yourself. Our dining room was festive and fun. It was also reassuring to see so many Latino families eating here and to hear them speaking Mexican-accented Spanish. I grew up in Southern California and have lived in the Golden State most of my life; I never judge a Mexican restaurant by who's eating inside it at home, but in the Midwest? Yup, Mexican restaurants get the same treatment as Chinese restaurants everywhere: The more Chinese people you see eating at the restaurant, the better the restaurant. It's also nice to see how many more Latinos there are in Michiana than when I lived there.

Great service despite a rather busy restaurant on Sunday midafternoon. Food was authentic Mexican…read morewith plenty of meat. Chicken chimichanga was great and almost big enough meal to split. Carne asada burrito also good with plenty of steak and lime. Fresh salsa to start mild but good, fresh flavor. Ambiance fine with many families. Key was excellent price point for overall quality food, service and experience.

I don't understand the bad reviews for this place my husband and I have been at least 5 times now…read more Every meal has been consistent and delicious. Servers have always been good and the atmosphere is fun. We drive 45 minutes each way for our favorite enchiladas.

You can't beat the price of an entrées here when it's surrounded by Carrabba's and Logan's. My…read moremeal, Pollo Al Pastor (?) the chicken was supposed to be "marinated" al pastor style and topped with mango pico. It was just a thin chicken patty smeared with pastor sauce topped with pineapple. The mango pico was absent. The table side quac will alway be the star. The menu is too diverse for there to be any focus on epic food. It's all gringo-ified for the Midwest. The service made up for the food not hitting it out of the park.

Reviews are right about this place. Great food, great drinks, great prices , just burnt tortillas,…read morebut absolutely terrible service . Slow, says there were things on the menus but the server said they didn't have them so we were confused , and when they believe you're done they just leave the check and never come back not even to see if we want another drink. We would come back for cheaper Mexican food or drinks but we will stick to salsa's for better service

Great restaurant with the very authentic food. Reasonable prices. Decent service. Very clean. The…read moreonly thing we didn't like was the queso fundido that came out piping hot, but did not seem to have any queso in it.

Tampico's has some of the best mexican food I have ever had in my whole life! I live only a few…read moreblocks away from Tampico's and was hungry, So I decided to try it. I got 2 soft shell taco's (One with no tomato's for my picky sister) And one hard shell taco for my dad. The total was 11 dollars with 2 cups of mild salsa, which is not bad for "Authentic Mexican Food." The taco's tasted AMAZING and the salsa was some of best salsa I had. Plus, I found a bench outside of the restaurant. So I got to enjoy nature on a quiet street. Overall some of the best Mexican food I have ever had. (First review ever, Please don't hate)

Tampicos never disappoints! The food is fresh and delicious!…read more Service is friendly, and we go as often as we can! I always try to order something new or get something on special. Amazing!

They took away the 1 appetizer that I loved! Not really sure if we will go back. Very…read moredisappointed overall

Delicious food and a fun atmosphere with quality service and bar. A totally new view of central…read moreamerican food.

Food was good. Everyone in my party was happy with their food. Prices were good. My mother felt her…read moretaco salad was half the price it is back home. The environment looked family friendly. Not real loud but the noise you'd expect with many families. Service was prompt and they answered questions for us about the menu.

My dish was fine but the pork seemed a bit dry. Others in the party loved their dishes. Our room…read morewas crowded but well taken care of.

When I know that a town has an arepas restaurant, the choice of where to eat becomes pretty easy…read more Service was prompt, portions were fair for the price, and my vegetarian arepa hit the spot. A shout out to the kitchen for their black bean recipe. It's packed full of flavor! My only critique is that I would have loved a sauce to drizzle on my arepa. Perhaps I'll ask for some pink sauce next time...because there will be a next time.

Amazing dining experience! The food was SO good; the milkshake was delicious and served with a big…read morestraw, so you won't pop a blood vessel when trying to drink it. They're super clever with securing the mug with Nutella onto a plate (it is definitely needed with all of the generous toppings). The food we ordered was delicious, and we will be coming back for more. What a fantastic gem!

Excellent. The best ! Food quality and price super good and service excellent. This is our go to…read moreMexican cuisine restaurant. Everything is super.

So we've been coming to Monterrey for a few years now, and to me, it's been getting consistently…read morebetter. Today, our waiter (Brayan) was super cool and helped us pick a couple of really good entrees. I got the Tres Amigos, which is a pounded out chicken breast that's grilled to perfection with oiblano peppers, onions, and tomato and then a drizzle of queso and a bed of rice.. it was amazing and will become my new go-to item. We also got shrimp enchiladas, which are grilled shrimp, peppers, onions, mushrooms, with maybe a little too much queso on top and served with rice. We got a guacamole side, and for $6 was amazing. They also serve a tableside guacamole that is about 5 avocados for like $10. The menu goes on and on, and I haven't found anything I wouldn't get. It does get pretty busy, and service can suffer a bit, but today, the service was outstanding!

Hubs really wanted tacos and so he got the monthly special and a few others. He was very pleased…read moreand scarfed them down nom nom. The waiter was polite and the food came out quickly. My Korean chicken bowl was also delicious.

$3 taco Tuesdays go HARD. Great deal, and a fantastic selection of well-balanced tacos that just…read moreblow Jesús out of the water. On Christmas Eve Eve, we were spoiled with free samples and an all-day happy hour. Service is always great and the ambiance is hip and inviting. Would be five stars, but my only gripes: 1. The social nachos came out cold and had hardly any cheese! What cheese it did have was so runny it sank and sat at the bottom in the middle of the tray. More like chips with toppings really, but still great flavor and you can't beat the price. 2. My friend got the same tacos I got but he got his on corn instead of flour. His were like half the size of mine, the corn tortillas being a bit smaller, but he really got stiffed on the toppings comparatively. So get em on flour, or your tacos will be smaller! 3. Music is way too loud sometimes. The dubstep tracks can be really annoying when you're trying to taco bout things, but that's more of a personal preference. Otherwise, Social is exactly what SB/Mish needed! Keep up the great vibes :)

Oh my word! Went for girl's night. So much food. I ordered Carnitas. They were delicious. I…read moreliterally took 1/2 home. My kids raved about Franky's . Very glad we stopped in to try.

The food and the service was excellent can't wait to go back the lunch buffet was well stocked.read more