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El Especial Mexican Restaurant

4.6 (28 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Two wet tamales yummm!!
Debra M.

I've been here last before Covid, I would be here more often but it's a little far from home. I had fond memories of their food and all my hopes came true, they are still open and still amazing!! I got 2 wet tamales and some guacamole for my chips, so so good! I left with a happy tummy leftover guacamole that I of course had to get extra chips lol. When I told hubby where I was having lunch he was sad he couldn't have come so I took home a dozen soft tacos for dinner tonight!

Try the pozole...muy sabroso!
Andrea V.

Hands down the best pozole anywhere. Always a generous serving of tender chunks of pork, the broth is beyond flavorful of Mexican chiles and seasonings, and of course the fresh cabbage, radishes, and homemade chips completes the perfect dish. If you only go there for the pozole you will NOT be disappointed. (The taquerias in Pontiac have nothing on it). My family loves their menudo, enchiladas, flautas, chimichangas, and tamales. I always look forward to their seasonal menu item "turkey tamales" -- this is a must have! Waitstaff is friendly, fast, and very efficient...even when they're trying to manage take-out orders, bus tables, and serve the entire dining room single-handedly.

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9 months ago

best tacos in flint!...they fry your shells medium hard!!! IO love it! even though is small the atmosphere is warm and friendly .

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2 years ago

Always good food and great service everytime I ate there. Love the Lunch Chimichanga.

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3 years ago

#1in FLINT MI! Hands down. Food, service, location, prices, hours, overall experience - 5 star! No other restaurant compares!

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3 years ago

My food was 10/10 . Definitely one of the most reliable taco/mexican restaurants in flint . Definitely better than La azteca

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6 years ago

Fast service and friendly staff make this a must visit. The tacos are superb and the place is very clean.

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7 years ago

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3 years ago

super authentic favorite mexican restaurant in the area staff is very nice and accommodating !

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6 years ago

Walked in at 7:21 they close at eight and said they're only taking Karrie out. I will never come back to this restaurant. Poor business

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9 years ago

Maybe my taster was off but the food wasn't as good when I went a couple nights ago. The previous two times were 5 star.

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5 years ago

this is the best place ive been to the food is great aswell as the customer sevice

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This place is a hidden gem in downtown Flint! The food, service and atmosphere were all fantastic…read more The staff went out of their way to make sure our order was perfect. Highly recommend the queso, chicken fajitas and birria tacos. We will be coming back here!

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Home-style Mexican food!…read more This is good, authentic Mexican food, made with love and infused with a little bit of flair. It's so nice to have good Mexican food at the Flint Farmer's Market. Their chips are homemade and the salsa is awesome. Vegetarian loaded nachos are ridiculously good, made to order, with super fresh ingredients. Whichever veggies you want on your nachos, you'll get and whichever ones you don't want, they'll leave off for you. The tortilla chips are a bit greasy, but not overly so. It's not like you'll double over in GI distress afterwards! Besides, I like my chips a little oily, with just the right amount of salt. These aren't of the dry and flat ilk, but have a little zest to them instead. They also sell my husband's favorite line of seltzer water, which he can't find anywhere else around town, so that's a big plus in my book. He's always going on about that specific type of seltzer water, so even if I'm not stopping in for food, I still need to grab some of that seltzer water just to appease him. The price is right, too, with two people easily dining together for just $10. There's also a small line of grocery items, featuring rices, seasonings, spices, tortilla chips, salsa, and more available as well, with decent prices on most everything.

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Mexico At the Market - My 13yr old son said, "easily the best taco I have ever eaten. I would walk here if I had to"

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