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    El Hidalguense

    4.2 (105 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
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    Janelle M.

    Located in Roma Sur neighborhood is one of the most amazing food places with authentic flavors from Hidalgo Mx. According to our waiter, many of the staff travel from Hidalgo to CDMX to ensure the authenticity and quality of the food! We went around 2pm and waited about 5-8 mins to be seated. We went to the second level and past all the beautiful decor. We ordered a bunch of food and drinks. The Maracya Pulque ( Passion Fruit with Fermented Agave Sap Drink) was sweet with that tang you get from a kombucha or tepache. It does have low alcohol like 4-7% but it's also rich in probiotics so definitely a must try! We also got a Mixtote de Champiñones a dish with mushrooms, poblano chile steamed in an agave leaf. It was sweet and the mushrooms had so much flavor! I also loved the emoladas rancheras with barbacoa. It's a blue corn tortilla similar in shape to a sope topped with spicy and chocolaty sweet mole, a healthy portion of barbacoa meat that was amazing and panela cheese. So good definitely my favorite dish! We also got a variety of quesadillas : huitlacoche, flor de calabaza, and chicharrón. Definantñy a must try not just for the flavor but also cause with the salsas your given it's so good! We got serveral more plates and everything was delicious. Service was impeccable and quick. Unlike in many places however, when we paid with card we had to leave tip in mxn cash so just make sure to take that as well. Loved the experience and the food and I can't wait to go back to CdMX!!

    Lady E.

    If you are a foodie , yes, this is for you! They served all lamb related things! Must try the Guava Pulque, so yummm! The Azteca beans were super delish too!

    Barbacoa tacos
    Michelle T.

    My first time trying barbacoa as this place is known for it - maybe good for those who are fans, but personally I am not! It just tasted very fatty, with lots of fat dripping out of the taco. I didn't find much flavor outside of that as I prefer a bolder taste rather than subtleness. Lots of salsas and limes and toppings but I think they reuse (at least the limes) between customers which was a bit scary due to some mixing. Check took a bit and they also took my card away to pay, which I thought was not common practice in MX as this never happened anywhere else.

    Barbacoa
    Stephanie N.

    This place is pretty famous and in the top 50 list of tacos, so I decided I had to check it out. It's very expensive, they would not let me get a liter of pulque for the table. Food was very good but also very filling, a plus. All their sauces were great, but the check ran me at 400 pesos for 3 tacos and 2 pulques. Holy wow. They also had a very bad service and took them half an hour to bring my check. Overall for the price and quality I think you can get better.

    Damaris G.

    Delicious authentic Mexican food with such a busy beautiful restaurant vibe. This place gets busy but with two floors our large party was seated within minutes upstairs. As you walk through you get a view of the busy kitchen and vibrant dinning room. We ordered a little of everything but my favorite dish were the chicken sopes and mango gelatina. They also had fresh aguas frescas and I had the pineapple with celery which was refreshing and delicious. The waitress we had was great and handled are large party amazingly.

    Sopas
    San A.

    Amazing food. Very authentic. Ambience is really nice. Very quick service. They helped us with good recommendations.

    Housemade salsas. So damn good.
    Desiree D.

    exceptional service, a little high priced, but lovely place. i came here by myself around 11 am to try the infamous lamb bbq taco. you will be seated and greated with their house salsas - which were HOTT, but chunky, and one of my favorites while i was in CDMX for the week. full disclosure, i havent had lamb in about 25+ years. however, i was being open minded. i tried one for 70 mexican pesos. the meat has a lot of flavor, and its juicy. its served in your traditional blue corn tortilla. i didnt hate it, but didnt love it. its just not for me, but i can tell theres layers of flavor here and well worth the try. i also grabbed the egg taco breakfast platter which comes with 6 blue corn tortillas and beans and eggs. i was BEYOND stuffed. this is easily sharable between people. hit the spot!

    Front of Restaurant
    Brett M.

    Great authentic Mexican meal that was close to our Air BnB during our stay in Mexico City. Mostly all locals that were frequenting the restaurant and little to no English was spoken by the staff. They're famous for their Barbacoa, but we had their enchiladas and Sopes as well as guac and chips (and authentic salsa). Definitely recommend if you want an authentic meal. Accept VISA and Mastercard (no AMEX). Full bar and fast service!

    1/4 kg Barbacoa and Corn Queso
    Caili C.

    Came here for lamb barbacoa after seeing it feature on Netflix's taco chronicles and had a great experience here! The restaurant is only opened Friday - Sunday as the barbacoa is cooked in Hidalgo (known for it's barbacoa) and transported to CDMX. We cam around 10am and seated quickly. We were helped by a server who spoke English and recommended that for 2 people, we order 1/4 kg of barbacoa which comes with tortillas and salsas. We also got an order of queso with cheese to start as we wanted something to eat with the barbacoa without having a full meal. The 1/4 kg is definitely enough for 2 people (makes about 4 tacos per our server) and you can also order single tacos. The barbacoa comes in lean, medium and fatty and we got the medium to get a mix of lean and fatty meats and it turned out to be super juicy and just the right about of fat! We loved the barbacoa which has a good lamb flavor which I love but may turn off people who are not a fan of the gamey taste in meet. The accompaniments are also great and the cheese we got was also good but a but heavy as the queso isn't a melty cheese but more of a sturdy dry cheese (almost similar to the texture of paneer). Will definitely be back for barbacoa the next time we're in CDMX and would love to try the other dishes if we come with more people / a bigger appetite!

    Sopes and barbacoa tacos
    Abby B.

    We happened to be staying down the street from El Hidalguense and luckily discovered it on a Sunday since they're only open on weekends! Everything from the pulque, to the sopes, to the barbacoa was amazing. But don't make our mistake! We watched the Netflix Taco Chronicles on barbacoa AFTER our visit (Hildalguense is featured on that episode). Watching before our meal would've been so informative - but we appreciated our experience either way!

    Barbacoa 0.5kg
    Reed S.

    We went early around 10:30. Wait was 5 minutes. Food, service, and atmosphere were all great. We loved the barbacoa.

    Sopes Huastecos
    Laura M.

    Found out about El Hidalguense on Netflix's Taco Chronicles. They live up to the hype! It was an amazing culinary experience. Our waiter gave excellent recommendations. We tried the Sopes Huastecos, Escamoles, Tacos de Barbacoa, Pulques de Fresa, Guanábano, y Guayaba. Everything was so authentic! The Barbacoa tacos came with blue corn tortillas and were even wrapped in a Maguey leaf that was still warm. I had no idea what to expect when it came to the pulque we had heard it's not to everyone's taste because of the texture. I would describe it as a yogurt-like drink that tastes similar to flavored kombucha. Good companion to the tacos and a must have local specialty! Edit: Being from Northern Mexico/United States my family is used to Barbacoa de Rez (Beef) but here they have Barbacoa de Cordero (Lamb). I'm not usually a fan but this was a great exception!

    Agua fresca guayaba
    Celina S.

    One of the most memorable meals of our trip! This place is only open Friday through Sunday because the process of cooking their barbacoa is so intensive. It was fun to see the open prep stations in the front and we were happy with the 1/4 kg we ordered for 2. Make sure to order it "with fat" :p The guayaba agua fresca was also really nice. Would recommend this place to anyone.

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