Delicious authentic food. Small little place, sadly does not serve alcohol. Went on a Wednesday night and had no issue getting seated as a party of 5. read more

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This place is tucked away but it's worth the trek. Especially on tuesdays! 1.50 tacos ( 4 specific kinds) and 1.50 pupusas. There are no margaritas here. But they do have a great selection of non alcoholic bevs to accommodate that food! read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Tacos, chips and salsa. Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

We love El Cabrito. Our most ordered to go food by far. Their taco Tuesday and birria taco Thursday deals are unreal (1.50$ each!) and so so good with roasted jalapeños, roasted onions, lime, radish, and ample salsa. Everything else on the menu we've ordered has been great too. The people who work in there are so nice. I'm grateful there's an authentic taco spot back here in Pasadena! read more

The Food, the Service and the Ambiance is absolutely Great. If you want all this in one restaurant this is definitely the one to go to, you will not be disappointed. read more

In the area for Memorial Day weekend, couldn't find crabs at first - had to feed the kiddos so stopped here as around the corner fm AirBnB. Such a hole in wall (English wasn't great over phone) - wasn't expecting much and was pleasantly surprised - food was the bomb. Yummy tacos & pulpsas - saw another table got shrimp dish - so sad we don't live nearby to try more dishes. read more

El Cabrito was delicious. They had a tray of taco special for $35 bucks which included 20 tacos. There were al pastor, pollo, carnitas and barbacoa. All were delicious with plenty of limes, cilantro and onion, whole jalapeños, salsas and green onions. The green salsa was our favorite, lots of flavor, bright, fresh and had chunks of avocado. Highly recommend. We will be back Tuesday to try the pupusas and more tacos for taco Tuesday ($1.50 each). Service was wonderful. The lady there was friendly and quick to respond. read more

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Authentic tacos!! The food is always great and prices are amazing, but I have had hit or miss speed of service for take out orders otherwise would be 5 stars. The bean & cheese papusas and tacos al pastor are my favorites. I love the slaw with the papusas and the salsa verde is to die for. I haven't had a bad dish from here. They're always very friendly. I prefer to order online as there can be a bit of a language barrier on phone orders. read more

I was dogsitting last week for friends in Pasadena last week, and popped into El Cabrito from seeing their "quesobirria tacos" advertising flag out front. This is little more than a taqueria, and it seems like table service is little more than an afterthought. I say this not bc the staff weren't friendly and appreciative, but more that the menu is mostly a la carte, they don't have fountain drinks, and chips and salsa costs $3.99 a basket, instead of complimentary like most places around the area. So my suggestion if you are local, just get carryout and skip the chips and salsa and overpriced cans of soda. The waittress seemed to doing double duty with phones and food prep and I even witnessed some confusion with other guests who ordered at the counter and then sat down. I *think* you are supposed to approach the counter and say you want to dine-in. It's an awkward set up. That all said, the birria tacos were on the menu with another dozen or so style tacos for $3 each. They came out quickly and were filling and hot. The consomme was a smaller container than I am used to for this item, but it was good. All in all, a good value and good food, but I will get carryout next time to skip extraneous items like the chips and a tip. read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - order of 4 quesobirria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

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Great priced food in an expensive time in this country. Always greeted with a smile at the counter, my favorite is the birria tacos. Burritos are huge!! read more

Some of the best food hands down.. I've been ordering from them for almost 2 weeks straight. Their food is fresh even for delivery. It's not only fresh but also affordable. Not overly salty or under seasoned. If you are hesitating don't.. read more

I'm a usual customer when I'm in the area it's my to go place for Mexican food but last time I went I ordered my usual a nacho burrito but this time it had a layer of cheese on the outside told the waiter and she was really rude about getting me another one with out the cheese layer saying that's how they always made it and I told her no because I always get and it was the first time they made it for me like that she said she would ask to get another one but I would have to pay for the two burritos for me that was crazy how am I going to pay for something that I didn't even touched and just simply rude never going back again read more

El Mochajete. Just get it. My favorite and a bargain as a bonus. Shrimp burritos are really good. The Carne Asada is tender and flavorful. Corn tortillas here are thicker than I'm used to, but what a pleasant surprise. read more

Ooo how I love this place. I am a huge devotee of their carnitas tacos and I get them with avocado added, finished off with their delicious tomatillo salsa and you cannot go wrong. Highly recommend. Do yourself a favor and call in your order or expect a bit of a wait. read more

We've been getting food here since late summer. I would guess we've ordered 7-8 times and that means it's pretty good. We've tried many of the different taco meats, Taco Tuesday specials, pupusas, and meals with sides. This is way better food than a lot of Americanized taco places, however, the quality is inconsistent. The chicken taco is dry, dry, dry. I mean very dry and flavorless. We've tried them several times and they're dry each time. The tortillas are fresh, homemade, and tasty. The chorizo and pork tacos are much more flavorful and moist. There have been times when you can tell the chorizo has been reheated one too many times. We've had the steaks be dry and lacking flavor or very moist and flavorful at different times. The rice side has also been dried up, clumpy, and almost crunchy on more than one occasion. The biggest ongoing issue is the large blobs of fat that are in the pork tacos. I should have taken a picture of how many flabby fat chunks I pulled out of our last order, but I only have a picture of one of the tacos which shows pieces of diced fat (not to be confused with diced onions) and it's happened so much that I can no longer eat without sorting the fat chunks out first. I could have filled two tacos with the fat I pulled out of my last order. Whoever is cutting the meat certainly knows they are leaving these pieces in there and then proceeds to grill these pieces of fat that we're spending money on. I just hope they will take their customers feedback because I really do like the food and want to continue ordering, but I want to know that I'm not spending money on something inedible. This place is good and just needs to work out small problems. Also, the person who is complaining about Spanish speaking people in a restaurant owned and operated by Spanish speaking people should learn to use Google translate and stop being rude and ignorant or stay home and eat boiled hotdogs instead. read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Taco Tuesday - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

This place is amazing! It's authentic Mexican food that's rich in flavor, perfect levels of spicy, and consistently great. The staff is really friendly, though it's helpful to know a little bit of Spanish if you want any modifications on your food. The place is really chill and relaxing, and I love the music. It's not TexMex, so don't go in expecting that, but it's absolutely the best Mexican food I've ever had. read more

Love this place new to the area happy to have authentic Mexican food their tacos are phenomenal and they are always friendly read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Shrimp, chicken, and steak tacos with their pork and cheese pupusas - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

I just moved about 5 minutes from here and have been meaning to check it out. I'm from California and the last place I lived before moving to Maryland was San Diego (so Mexican food in the states doesn't get much better than that!). I've been having trouble finding good Mexican restaurants, even those that are highly rated here on yelp are very underwhelming to me. But since this place is so close to me, I wanted to try it out. It just so happened that I ran into a Mexican guy who also moved here from California, and when I asked what the best place around is, he actually mentioned this place! So then I was even more determined to try it. From the outside, it looks dark and empty (but that's just the tinted windows). I was hoping there'd be a salsa bar like many fast-food type Mexican restaurants have, but there wasn't one. To my surprise, though, you still get complimentary chips and salsa while waiting for your food! We were dining in, so not sure if you still get it if you order your food to go. The Salsa is like an orange-red color and doesn't look very tasty, but it was actually one of the best I've had in Maryland! It's a little spicy and you can tell it is homemade, along with the chips! I ordered the Original Burrito, but asked for it to be vegetarian (I liked what was in included in that burrito versus the actual vegetarian burrito). Most Mexican restaurants around here include grilled squash, carrots, zucchini, etc in their Vegetarian options and I find that so weird! You never found that in California and I don't want that in my Mexican food! So I came to El Cabrito thinking it'd be the same, but when he asked if I wanted the grilled onions and peppers in my burrito to replace the meat, I was pleasantly surprised! Those are the veggies I believe should be in Mexican food! Not all that zucchini and squash crap. But don't get me wrong, I love zucchini and squash, just not in my Mexican food. Anyway, my fiancé ordered the 3 tacos combo and we both were highly satisfied with our meals. It came with salsa verde salsa, which had chunks of avocado in it and was just as yummy as their regular salsa. I can eat a lot and I was pretty full after the meal. The burrito wasn't too big, but also wasn't small. The last thing I need to give them praise for are their beans. I'm always weary of refried beans since it's often cooked in lard and I can't eat it. But they actually have black beans here, which means I don't need to worry about that! The black beans come with cotija cheese on top and are so yummy. I can't praise this place enough and I will definitely be a regular, especially with how close it is to my house. read more

The food wasn't as good as I wanted. The prices were reasonable but I've had some good Mexican food and this wasn't it. read more

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Amazingly authentic Mexican food at great prices! Especially taco Tuesday where you can get $1.50 tacos. My husband and I usually get the original burrito for $8 and it's very delicious. The staff is very kind and easy going as well. Over all great restaurant and service! read more

If there was a zero it would be zero. We ordered delivery through toast and they never actually brought our food. We called and they had no idea what was going on and said just come pick it up- we wanted delivery! I never got the food and am still trying to get my money back. read more

Most authentic Mexican food ANYWHERE! Delicious tacos and pupusas! I can't get enough of this delicious foods. There was a period of three weeks that I was here multiple nights a week... It's a good thing that I stopped eating so much there.. I gained many pounds but was so worth it read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Taco Tuesday! - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

The staff are friendly. And the food. Where do I start. The food is amazing. I didn't take pictures of everything and don't know all of the names of the dishes-I forgot. Sorry. But I literally went back the next night to order the same tacos because I was craving them. I got the tacos combo-three birria tacos. It came with black beans and rice. I don't like black beans in the first place, but I really didn't care for these. They were a bit crunchy. But other than that the tacos and rice were amazing. It comes with salsa verde which was bomb and consume. And a red sauce that was really nice and smokey. My mom had a meal that came with shrimp in a red sauce, cactus, a stick of cheese, veggies, chicken steak, and the red and green sauces. She loved it. My sister got enchiladas with salsa verde. And my other sister got almost exactly what my mother ordered but it came with a fried egg instead of shrimp. Everyone loved their dishes. But note that the Pasadena location doesn't serve alcohol. My family said that a margarita would have gone perfectly with the meal. When I went back the next night, it was late so they were blasting reggaeton (not too loudly). And I loved it. If I lived closer, I would come here multiple times a week. And while we were eating, A LOT of customers came in and out ordering takeout, so you know it's good. read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

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So gross and greasy. Torta fell apart completely, and wasn't even assembled properly. It was just a pile of mush. Flat out refused to sell me fries unless I bought the kids chicken nuggets. And took 34 minutes to prepare. Garbage restaurant. I will never return. read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - My torta, after I was finally able to get it out of the paper. Disgusting. - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

My first time trying this place out I ordered to go I ordered 2 carne asada tacos and the shrimp ceviche, the food was good but the "shrimp ceviche " was more of a shrimp cocktail I was expecting more of a citrus ceviche if anybody can recommend where I can find any please let me know, but the tacos deserve 5 stars! read more

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We were in the neighborhood and looking for some Mexican food. We checked Yelp and came across El Cabrito. We deciced to try it out because of the high rating and glad we did. I cannot say that the service was anything to write home about. Our waiter gave us the impression that he had better things to do. Now the food was excellent! The guacamole was made table-side (and she even threw an avocado out because it didn't meet her satisfaction). I ordered the pork house special. Best decision. It was tasty with a little spice. I cleaned the plate. My husband ordered a burrito. He said it was tasty and only managed to eat about 1/4 due to the size. (His lunch next week). If we make it to the area gain, this will be our choice of restaurants. read more

Seriously delicious and beautiful presentation. A little wait for it off hours but worth it! This is a family business and authentic Mexican - not filler and flavorless. Pozole was also amazing. Even the salsa- wow. I'll be back! Tuesday is Taco night- special! read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

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Pork and chicken Posole were outstanding!!! Highly recommend this soup! Will be back!!! Don't forget to ask for oregano and extra lettuce !!!! read more

The most authentic Mexican food I've had in Maryland with nice & friendly service. They also have GREAT specials during the week. read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

I drive by all the time but finally went to this place! It's so good, great prices, and they give you a good amount of food. The birria tacos were great and they were stuffed! read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Birria Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

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You have to order at the register! When we were offered drinks, they listed at least 20 so it was a little overwhelming but very very nice employees! Food is okay... nothing really separates them from other Mexican restaurants. Very small inside as well. read more

The food was really good and the side dishes and salsas were perfectly seasoned. We will definitely be back. My husband is a little picky and he enjoyed the lengua tacos . My carne asada tacos were very great too! This is a must try! read more

Stop by for a quick dinner and what a nice surprise. We ordered one chicken and one steak burrito. I have to say it was the best burrito I've ever had. The tortilla was hand made and was stuffed with meat. We'll be back. read more

El Cabrito Mexican Grill - Steak burrito - Mexican Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

First off the food is great and comes at an affordable cost. However, this review isn't about the food, but more specifically about their service. After paying for my food in person at 9:13pm, there was an agitatedly long wait for tacos and a papusa. There's not many people inside, considering that El Cabrito closes at 10:00pm. We sat and observed one man finish his entire meal with his kid, two customers walk in and get their take out order and a family that dined in get platters of food being served to them without us being addressed about our order. After checking my phone, it was clear I had waited 30 minutes for food that still wasn't being prepared. We decided to get a refund, so we left the bench we were sitting on and stood by the register with receipt in hand. At this very moment the server mentions to the cooks in the back to start our order. We felt like a magician turned us invisible because the both of us weren't seen standing by the tip jar patiently waiting for service again. Another server behind the counter asked us if she can help. That's when we kindly requested the refund and it was given to us without hesitation. I believed that we were treated unfairly and never accommodated for the wait. This experience left a foul taste in our mouths and made us believe our money, time, and business wasn't respected. We don't speak or clearly understand Spanish, and our skin isn't fare, personally I believe because of the color of our skin we were treated with poor customer service that only reflects on their insecurities. This establishment regardless of location will never see my dollar again. El Cabrito is not the only place that has "authentic" taste to their menu. read more

Best authentic Mexican food in Pasadena! My family loves coming to this location and the service is always friendly.keep up the great work! read more

Service wasn't friendly but food was good. Tables looked a little dirty which isn't good especially during this time.

This place is amazing! I love so many items on the menu and have a hard time deciding what to order each time we visit. Two current favorites are the tostadas de tinga and the enchiladas with the green sauce. The food is all cooked fresh to order and the prices are great too. It's authentic and the staff is super sweet. Make the trip! read more

Great food! Great prices and friendly service! We will definitely be coming back. Love the chicken nachos!

Eat authentic Mexican in the area. My husband doesn't usually like authentic it they offer both corn and flour tortilla options which made him try and he think they have the best carne asada every. I think they have the best chicken. Either way we will continue ordering from here :) read more

What a great place for Mexican food at crazy cheap prices it's literally unfair. Nice atmosphere and nice hosts read more

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This place is just ok. The salsa is orange and almost looks like a mango flavor salsa but has no spice to it. The taco salad was just ok, not much flavor. I might give them another try in the future. read more