The best kept secret in this area. It's a great little restaurant with strong drinks and live music…read moreon the weekend. The DJ/singer even sat down at our table and serenaded us! Amazing show! The churrasco (medium rare) is absolutely some of the best I've had. The chicken enchiladas were so comforting and filling. I almost never order chicken at restaurants because I'm afraid it will be dry - this was anything but. They have daily specials but you can't beat half off tacos on Taco Tuesdays. The carne asada tacos are great and come 4 to an order. The birria tacos come 3 to an order with a small cup of consommé. The highlight of this place is their house-made hot sauce. You can purchase it separately as well to take home. One is a habanera sauce and the other is an avocado jalapeño. I'm obsessed and use it on everything: chips, fish, steak, eggs.

Food was authentic Mexican and it was delicious Service was…read moreexcellent Ambiance fun and relaxing

Another review from a poor man. I am surprised this has a…read morelower review scoring than I think it is! As I usually do, I will give you the good, the bad, and the overall. The good. The ambience of the place was very interesting and they definitely tried to put a lot into their space. The food was good! The outside sitting area was nice and I liked how try did a good effort to take you away from the fact that this place is situated off a major highway and a major road. Guacamole was freshly made at your table, drinks tasted good, dinner tasted good as well as dessert! THE BAD. The service kind of began to lack by the time we got dessert. Once we were served dessert, our server was no where to be found to get the check and settle up for the night. The only other complaint is the pork and beans side was just ok and a couple of dishes were a bit pricier than I have gotten it elsewhere. Overall, the flavors were good and there was enough food. For the eyes and my stomach! I would go back!!!

PROS: Food was fantastic, priced well since the food is fresh, came out on time, atmosphere brings…read moreme back to my trip to Texas, loads of parking, great hours CONS: They got my friend's order wrong and had to send it back. The waiter also was miserable to us. OVERALL: I think getting the food wrong was a fluke and I don't want to hold that against them. But the waiter needs to cheer up. As for everything else, it was perfect and I recommend coming here

This has to be one of the best Mexican restaurants we've ever been to! Everything is made fresh,…read moreand you can smell the delicious food as soon as you walk in. The flavors are authentic, and every meal we've had has been amazing. The portions are just right, and their freshly made nachos are one of our favorites. The chips are crisp, the toppings are generous, and everything tastes so fresh. The restaurant is cute and cozy, but seating is limited, so we order takeout quite often. The good news is that the food travels really well and tastes just as great when we get it home. If you're looking for fresh, flavorful Mexican food, this place is definitely worth a visit! Ops almost forgot they have plenty of free parking.

This place is so cute . I can't believe I never came before . The service is good. The food was…read morereally tasty . Great environment!!! Will definitely come back.

El Azteca. The Aztec. A civilization which rose to and held power for centuries. Their leadership,…read morein some indirect fashion, has led to the craftsmanship of El Azteca - A slight chain of Mexican restaurants in a 30 min radius of Bergen County. I will copy and paste this review across the Park Ridge and Mahwah locations so emphasize my appreciate for their consistency in providing great Mexican food. If you are consistently performing, Linguini will take care of you. Like I've taken care of many others. I will bring you to the top with me. If you backstab me. Oh if you come for me at the top, you will reach an abyss so deep you may end up digging to China. Don't test me. I'm not that guy. Anyways, I've tried a lot from Azteca. Most of what they've got is a 4/4.5 out of 5 but I'm rounding up for the full experience. Phenomenal price point. Variety of food that all comes out well. Performs well in restaurant and when the food travels. Friendly staff. And local business of which I support. I suffer from GGS - Good Guy Syndrome, sorry not sorry. My motha, bless her soul. I legit mean bless her soul. Be nice. Pray. Bow down to her. She doesn't eat much food but she even loved the taco salad here so much that she asked to go again. So much protein, so well seasoned. Just as their other options showcase as well. My personal favs are the Kash Burrito and the, what I'd call "trademark" Cod Burrito. Never have seen it elsewhere like this. The wrap is toasted wonderfully, great rice, great salsa. I mean this place just does it real well. I've had tacos, appetizers, desserts. Never let down. El Azteca is consistently good. Constantly pushing out quality product. Is it the best Mexican I've had? No. But it's the most underrated. Being a consistent 4, makes you a five in my books. It's like that girl that's occasionally a 6 or occasionally an 9... you can't bring her home. But that girl that's consistently a 7 or an 8? You let her meet the fam. I don't where I'm going with this one. All I'll say is STOP. Stop going to Chipotle, Bubbakoo's, etc. when you could be supporting a better quality and friendlier priced location in El Azteca. Thank you in advance. I will be watching - LB.

Every time absolutely everything was so delicious. Churrasco asado,black beans and amazing rice and…read morepico de gallo. Enchiladas suizas, black beans and rice. Always consistently delicious and generous portions. And this was takeout, everything was hot. The staff there whether you eat there or take out are so friendly. Try them!

Would never return The rochelle park location was so much…read morebetter - in service and food. This location was an easy 1/5. Service sucked and the waitress disappeared. There was a hanging nail on the shelf and it scratched me. The bartender came and literally hammered it in. Service took forever to grab the bill that we almost walked out. Cleanliness was questionable because the seat/tables were sticky Bartender made inconsistent drinks

I was planning to have dinner at El Asadero, but decided to order takeout instead. We ordered the…read morefish tacos, skirt steak fajitas, and the ceviche with shrimp and octopus. Unfortunately, the meal was disappointing. The fish tacos were incredibly bland. They tasted like almost nothing--no noticeable salt, spices, or seasoning--and there wasn't even a sauce on the side to add flavor. The ceviche wasn't much better. The shrimp and octopus tasted fresh, but the sauce had an overpowering smoky flavor that felt out of place and overwhelmed the seafood. The skirt steak fajitas were the best of the three dishes. The steak was well seasoned, but it was also quite tough. For nearly $70 for three items, I expected much better quality and flavor. I do plan to give El Asadero another chance and will update my review after dining in, although there really shouldn't be a difference in food quality between eating in the restaurant and ordering takeout. Overall, this was a disappointing experience.

Excellent food and GREAT service. Not a place full of atmosphere but the food and service…read moredefinitely makes up for that. Fajitas are amazing and sangria very good. Authentic- down home style delicious food.

Have to say, this place has never disappointed !! Had the Burrito Pastor tonight. Wonderful meal. I…read moreordered it for carry out. It's such a cute place. One of these times I will have the time to eat in. The man at the counter was friendly offered me a drink while I waited. I noticed they have a happy hour that looks great too. Bravo Molcajete. See you soon.

We regularly order from Carlos's (now known as Guerreros) and enjoy the authentic Mexican cuisine…read more The owner is very nice and very friendly. Please support this local gem.

The best authentic Mexican food around. It's my go to always…read more The elote and Mexican Shrimp Cocktail are to die for

Very nice deco, great food and service. We had the aguachile which was fantastic and the cochinita…read morewas delicious.

Service here was great, it was pretty dead so we were sat immediately and were adequately checked…read moreon throughout. staff was exceptionally nice. ambiance in here is great, the interior is upscale but homey and we enjoyed the music they played the entire time. i loved the esquite with truffle, it was fantastic. tons of reall truffle and truffle flavor, i've never quite had anything like it and it was my favorite esquite i've ever had. The guac was good but could use a bit more salt, i wish they had chiccarons as chips instead of tortillas but the chips were great so wasn't a big issue. overall though expensive for some pretty average guac in my opinion. the seabass crudo was great, i loved the sauce and the mango went great with it. Super fresh, super tasty. Unfortunately the tacos were a mess, when it arrived the tortillas were so soggy that they were just coming apart, the meat was also falling off and overall the presentation was horrendous. the tacos weren't balanced as well, there were some with too much meat and then some with basically only cheese. overall flavor was not birria im typically use to but it was solid. honestly these tacos are probably the worst tacos i've ever had, for $20 it's a travesty. overall for a place nearby i'd come to get some drinks and the crudo and esquite because those were fantastic. but i'll pass on their tacos hard.

I have been to the Garfield location years back and had a good experience there. I came to this…read morelocation on a Sunday late afternoon with some friends and the place has the same lively atmosphere and vibes. They give you iPad/digital menu. They serve complimentary chips and salsa. Ended up getting the nachos with Al pastor for the table to start. It was huge and the Al pastor tasted great with the nachos. For my main, I got the Al pastor and chorizo tacos which were solid but for $25... it's a bit pricey but still delicious. Overall had a good experience with good company. * Valet parking

Made a reservation for a group of 8 to watch Mexico play (lose) in the World Cup. It was a great…read moreplace for the occasion, vibes were good, and they had specials on bottles. Despite the place being packed, the service was very attentive. Definitely not a place for a quiet dinner as there is music constantly blasting.

The food at this restaurant is great. A nice quiet family environment. It's BYOB and the Chips and…read moreSalsa and Fajitas are amazing!

Overall, a pretty solid meal. To start, the chips and salsa were perfect- appreciated that the…read moresalsa tasted so fresh. My daughter really enjoyed her chicken empanadas, my birria quesadillas were good but not amazing. The meat was tender and the consommé was yummy, but the meat itself needed a little more salt and the cheese spread more evenly inside so it wasn't all just lumped in the middle. The maduros were great too but the sprinkles took away from it (they're chalky and just don't taste good), and the chocolate sauce was a pretty mediocre chocolate syrup. Overall a positive experience but if they fix some of those little things it would be a 5 star for me. Service was friendly and seating was comfortable.