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    El Canelo

    3.0 (6 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    El Canelo - chimichangas. good? more like great!

    El Canelo

    3.7(47 reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $

    There are two Mexican spots to eat in New Castle PA. El Canelo on Wilmington rd., and the place on…read more224 going to Poland OH. i've eaten at both several times each. El Canelo is just better. the other one is always packed. i'm guessing because it's nice and safe and tastes just like what your Mom who really isn't crazy about all that flavor would like. Hey, I get it! I grew up eating pirogies fried in butter and served with more butter and a big glop of sour cream. It's definitely a filling meal. and then there is El Canelo, i had been just getting to go. they had some good street tacos (only took 40 years, but i get to eat street tacos in the Midwest!) and they cook the most tender (tenderest?) pork i've ever had anywhere. in fact, if you like carnitas on a taco, in a burrito, as part of an adobo, this is it. El Canelo has better carnitas than any other joint and that includes the new place in Boardman! (look it up) Wife got the chimichanga. which she gets literally every single time at every single amex Resaurant we've been too. This time, i tried hers. shredded beef and chicken in the other one. It was thoroughly enjoyable. seriously so. she had one of my soft (not flour tortilla, CORN heated on the flat grill, like was intended!) tacos. AL PASTOR TACOS that i finished. and THAT is the upshot. we both finished our meals completely. even the refritos (refrigerated fritos, look it up) for the first time pretty much ever. i can't remember the last time either of us didn't haul home a styrofoam container full of shredded lettuce and beans and guacamole, just so i could throw it out two days later. now, just one thing, they use some spice in the salsa and guacamole here. the mild salsa is great! the guacamole is great too, but probably spiced up past what you ever tasted in guacamole. the interior is just fine. the food is killer, and the salsa is really great, or really hot. depending on what you get. the pics. sorry, i usually do a better job. but i was hungry. and the wife's chimichangas, bet it's the first time you saw chimis that weren't the size of a large stuffed cabbage. these chimichangas were great. the seasoned beef and the chicken was just so darn goood!

    When we tried this, the first time was vaguely okay. The 2nd and last time, it was NOT good. The…read morerefried beans were watery and tasteless. And in general they had some things that did not seem authentic. It just wasn't really good. If you want a great pork carnitas burrito, go to Los Amigos on State st in New Castle.

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    My tacos al pastor. just.so.good.

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    Hot Head Burritos

    Hot Head Burritos

    3.7(18 reviews)
    1.1 mi

    This is a chain restaurant and I describe it as a subway but with burritos. You walk down the…read morecounter picking what you want in your burrito or salad. Service always seems nice. The inside is like a modern industrial look, atleast that's how I feel. The food isn't great but not terrible. I like it but the price is kind of a lot these days. Last time I went my burrito was almost $17 and that just made me think I don't really need to spend that much. They charge for certain items that are added.

    Very disappointing. I tried to order online but when I went to pay, it said something wasn't…read moreavailable and wouldn't let me finish. I tried again. Finally went in person. Told them what happened.The young man was not friendly even before I opened my mouth. I asked if they have the Big Beefy Burrito . He said yes and proceeded to make it without asking about salsa etc. When he made my veggie burrito bowl he asked what kind of rice. I said brown. (Got home to find he put white rice and it was over salted.)When I went to pay, he charged $10.99 for the beefy burrito. He said they can't honor the $6.99 online price. I explained it wouldn't let me pay online. They said it's not even on their menu. I said based on size it wasn't worth $10.99 , I don't want that and that I'll just go thru the line and get a regular burrito. He went back down the line. The other guy said "what are you doing?!" And threw the big beefy down on the counter telling him, " Just open it and make it. " I said I only want the burrito bowl. That's all I'm paying for." Worst meal I ever had there. And worst customer service!

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    Chipotle Mexican Grill

    Chipotle Mexican Grill

    1.0(5 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    I don't get the hype over this place. I'd rather go to hot heads any day of the week. The…read morerestaurant is a chain so it's nice inside and the service was good. As for the food, barely any steak. They charge a lot for extra. Then all the toppings were nearly ice cold. As I was eating my burrito it was more cold than it was warm. But wait it gets better, the one burrito with a cup of water comes to $18.93... again I don't understand the hype of this chain restaurant. I more than likely won't be back.

    It's almost a joke. Every time I go into the State Street store, there is always an issue. By…read moreissue, I mean they are ALWAYS out of items. Typically, I go in between 5pm and 6pm which is the heart of dinner. I went in tonight and they were just about out of chicken and steak. By the time I left, there was a line of about 10 people behind me. What were they going to eat? No one was even contemplating putting chicken or steak on the grill. They are always out of something. On top of that, the restaurant is always dirty. Many times they are out of forks and no one is monitoring the station to clean food and spilled drinks from around the fork containers. Gross. If their aim is to minimize product that gets thrown out at the end of the night, they are missing the bigger picture. They are pushing customers away. THAT will cost them a lot more than throwing away a little leftovers. AND, if you are making bowls...You should NOT check a customer out at the register in your plastic gloves and then immediately get to work on another customer's order. Management issues, training issues, or both?

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