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El Huequito

4.3 (71 reviews)
InexpensiveTacos
Open • 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Tacos al pastor
Daisy L.

Yo vine solo por los tacos del pastor! Si tú estás estás buscando un lugar con tacos al pastor definitivamente recomiendo este lugar.

Tacos come rolled up - you unwrap to add salsa and lime
Tom T.

Came here cause Phil came here on his show "Somebody feed Phil" which we love! Awesome awesome tacos. Clean, fast, friendly service. I only had the al pastor because they were perfect. At 6 and total bill was like $10 with a soda!! Meat was melt in your mouth tender with the correct amount of char. The tortillas were soft and fluffy. I liked the added touch of sautéed onion vs raw. You get a little tray filled with 5-6 different salsas to try. Overall Phil didnt disappoint - really loved it here.

Irene B.

We heard a lot of good things about this place and had to try it ! Cute place with fast and friendly servers. The restaurant was clean and small but since service was so fast there was always an empty table and not a long wait. We were a party of 6, but decided to split into 2 parties of 3 so that we could be seated right away. We ordered the Al pastor and I'm not a big Al pastor person but the flavors and seasonings of this Al pastor was soo tasty and juicy. My favorite is the succulent suadero tacos ! Amazing flavors and plenty of meat for each taco. Good tacos and great service ! Highly recommend this place.

Especial Al Pastor Taco
Patrick S.

El Hueqito delivers huge Al Pastor tacos that are great quality and worth checking out! While traveling in Mexico, tacos are a given. There are so many different types of tacos also! You can get something simple like on the street or you can get something a little more fancy. El Huequito is definitely on the fancier side! With table side service and a selection of salsas to choose from, the dining experience is a nice change of pace especially after a long day of walking around. Everyone talks about the Al Pastor and these did not disappoint. The especial came in a mountain of Al Pastor meat drenched with salsa and tortillas fit to make several decent filled tacos. The meat was nice and juicy. The service was quick and friendly. They do take credit card! Overall, El Huequito has great tacos worth checking out especially if you are in the mood for some Al Pastor tacos.

Erich B.

El lugar es agradable, a medio día no hay demasiado ruido. Vine con un amigo y nos sentamos en la esquina del lugar, hay sufientes mesas. Es un sitio donde sirven buena comida y no demoran mucho tiempo en traerla. La calidad de las salsas le da el toque perfecto a la carne. Existe estilo vegetariano y carne asada de pechuga de pollo. La atención fue la adecuada.

Free salsas
Young C.

Went here little late.. Close to closing time. Tacos were pretty good.. I had the Azteca soup which tasted ok.. But the soup was Luke warm.. I prefer my soup hotter... It wasn't too bad but I would not order again. The tacos were huge.. You pay little more then next door but it's about twice the meat.. Meat was nice and tender and good flavored.. Price was also good.

El torro del pastor
Anton P.

Overall a very clean place, however the prices will be a bit higher than your average taqueria. However worth it if you're looking for something that's more upscale than standing on the street but not expensive as eating in a restaurant where people speak English. El torro del pastor is really worth it, it's a mix of pastor, cheese, onions and like 8 tortillas.

Al pastor
Wanting H.

We came here for their Al pastor tacos! We came late so the dine in area was closed already. Luckily they left us ordered to eat outside. It's a fun and different experience to eat Street tacos. The Al pastor tacos here are very good. One of the best that I ever had. I would totally come back again for more!

Queso relleno with Al pastor
William W.

Sweet lord - these were some good tacos. If you want a place you can sit down and enjoy some al pastor with a beer this is it. I love the street tacos but it's also nice to be able to sit, pay with card and enjoy food leisurely with good service. The al pastor tacos were very good - not as sweet but certainly as flavorful as other places. I also got the queso relleno with al pastor, which was a full meal! It was the size of a burrito and came in two pieces featuring a hunk of al pastor lightly fried in cheese with a tortilla around each. The salsas were good to - would absolutely recommend if you're near the zocalo and want to sit down for a meal

Tony Y.

Yet another taqueria that claims to have invented the al pastor, this one has quite a bit more to offer on their menu. In comparing this place to el Tizoncito, Tizomcito has the better al pastor. That said, this is still a great spot to eat. Great the al pastor supreme which is basically an al pastor tower for you to make your own. Very Instagram worthy. We also order their namesake alambre. It's basically 3 types of meat with melted cheese, onions, and peppers. It was very good and a ton of meat. The only thing I disliked about this place was that the waiter tried to be a bit sneaky. I gave him 500 pesos to get change for a tip but instead of giving me smaller denominations, he gave me large bills. This resulted in me giving him a smaller tip than the one that I had originally intended.

Pastor Tacos: 18MXP each
Paul V.

While neighboring Taqueria Los Cocuyos gets a lot of the attention having been blessed by Bourdain, El Huequito's pastor should not be missed if you're in CDMX. Star 1: How were the service and atmosphere? El Huequito is a sit down spot, so go next door if you're on the fly, but if you're able to have a seat you'll enjoy some fast, friendly, and English-speaking service at El Huequito. It isn't fancy, but it gets the job done. Star. Star 2: How were the portions relative to the cost? El Huequito charges what is a fair market price of 18 MXP for their pastor tacos, which is entirely reasonable. Star. Stars 3 and 4: How was the food? The pastor at El Huequito is the flagship offering, and you'll quickly understand why. While it's not the red-tinted tangy pastor with pineapple that you might be used to, the flavors at El Huequito are strong and the pastor tender. My only gripe was that the peripherals were a bit weak - good salsas, but no onions or cilantro to speak of and tortillas that were just okay. Single Star. Star 5: Would you eat here every day if you could? Especially because Los Cocuyos doesn't have pastor tacos, El Huequito is a must visit for Pastor in this part of town. Star.

Their Arrachera torta. Goddamn....an unassuming sandwich, but perhaps the best sandwich of my life.

Oh man, like most places in CDMX, it was really easy as an americano to communicate with the staff. They were very excited to share their culture with me, which I really appreciated. The waiter suggested their classic taco, which I enjoyed, but what i really came for was a torta. The waiter recommended the arrachera. It's hard to even describe this sandwich. I'm not sure I've had anything like this arrachera torta. It was beef with cheese, I think mayo and avocado? I'm writing this review a few days after I ate it so I could be mistaken......NONETHLESS, I left very happy. If you get this, you will not be disappointed. Viva Mexico!

Table salsas and limes
Marcel M.

This is for Al Pastor tacos! The pastor tacos are one of the best I've had here in Mexico City! Super fresh, fatty yummy pork served with fresh tortillas. There are so many fresh salsas and guacamole provided at the table. All are so tasty and vary from mild to habanero. Highly recommend

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6 months ago

Such an incredible variety of foods. I can eat here all day and always see something even yummier.

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6 months ago

Home of the rolled taco was pretty disappointing. Not much to it and fairly bland in flavor. The quest for good pastor in CDMX continues....

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Amazing! Food, service...everything. Best el pastor taco we've ever had. It was the perfect experience.

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The best al pastor I had in México, and I was eating at like 4 spots a day like a lunatic

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El Cardenal - Enchiladas cochinita pibil

El Cardenal

4.5(514 reviews)
0.5 km•Centro Sur
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Came in for breakfast 7/27/27, table for 4 on 2nd floor…read more Definitely a nice place to have breakfast outside of eating tacos every wherelse. We order pan de dulce for the table and we got 2 conchas, soft and warm just made. A chocolate roll and a fig and nata pastry along with coffee for the table. We order hievos rancheros with the red sauce. Huevos revueltos con chorizo, omelete con flor de calabaza y tamal de elote con crema. We also order a birria de res to share with the table. Service was very quick, efficient and friendly menus can be had in english or Spanish . My daughter order a hot chocolate with preparation table side, she said it was amazing. Fantastic place for brunch but arrive before 9:45am otherwise lines and some slight wait after 10am.

Found on Yelp as we were in the area. Yelp rating is earned. Came in at dinner time, like 5:45 on a…read moreweekday. Sent to 2nd for right away and seated right away as place was maybe 1/2 full. No music beyond the 2 guitar player going around table to table to see if you wanted a serenade. Skipped their offer 1st time around. Pretty quiet, bright and clean. Found that waiter spoke a little English and with our little Spanish got things done. Menus are bilingual Spanish-English. Ordered 4 lamb tacos, chile en nogada, cooked chicken in green sauce and a fish dish (forgot name, little spicy) then a coke, horchata and a pineapple drink. We got chips, cheese, sauce while waiting. Those were all nicely done but average. Dishes out maybe 10 min later. All presented well and hot. We shared each dish. Lamb tacos nicely done, little dry, but they give you some guacamole, a brown sauce, along with the green sauce and cheese with the tortilla chips. Nice, not fatty. Next was the chiles en nogada. First time tried this and really enjoyed, many flavors and nicely flavored beef. In general little on sweet side, so probably couldn't eat more than 1. The chicken in green sauce was a homey, comfort food. Nicely cooked chicken leg and thigh was an ever so slightly spicy sauce. Also came with tortilla wraps and Spanish riceLastly was the spicy baked fish. Done well, fell apart pretty easily, was spicy, but not too much. Had green beans on side done well, not too soft or hard, and Spanish rice. Drinks were all a hit. Coke is coke. Horchata and pineapple juice served in big mugs. Pineapple tastes freshly squeezed and horchata was a super solid example in every way. Oh almost forgot, later in the meal we figured out how to get the 2 guitar fellows to play for us. 2 songs for 300 peso, about 7min total. They did a good job with both the guitar and singing, was enjoyable to listen to them. Would stop back again if in area.

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El Cardenal - One of many dining rooms

One of many dining rooms

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Oaxacan enchiladas

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Taqueria Orinoco - Quesadilla Maiz (MX $29)

Taqueria Orinoco

4.6(605 reviews)
3.1 km•Roma Norte
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It's my first time in Mexico City and this was my first tacos spot in the city. It's TikTok famous…read moreright now so if you go right around dinner time into the late night hours, there is going to be a huge line. We visited around 3:30/4 pm on Friday so we missed the dinner rush. Our wait in line to order was about 10 minutes. You order first at the register and then seat yourself They have seating downstairs and upstairs. I recommend dining upstairs because they have some windows along the wall and it's a nice view of the neighborhood. For drinks we had the agua de jamaica con guayba and a topo chico. I've never heard of mixing agua de jamaica con guayaba but it works well. It's not too sweet, and they somehow balance each other out. It is served in a chilled steel cup, so it's quite refreshing. The drinks came out within minutes of us being seated. For tacos, I would skip the carne asada; it wasn't bad but it's not the best I've had. The stars of the show were the ornico taco and the taco de trompo. Their ornico taco comes with chicharon, ornico salsa (very spicy), and pickled onions. The tacos de trompo had fresh pineapple in them and they were just wow. Please try them. They do have non-meat options like quesadillas and a taco de aguacate. You can order any of the tacos with tortilla de maiz o harina (corn or flour). We also had the half order of papas which are nice and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They serve everything with 5 different salsa options. I loved all of them except for the yogurt-based one. It looks white and creamy but it wasn't for me. The food took about 20 minutes to come out but at least we were seated. Like I said, it's a crowded spot but I think it's worth the wait. ¡Provecho!

Came in late one night after flying in. No wait, they know enough English you probably can get by…read morewithout Spanish. Not sure if it's what we ordered but thought it was just average honestly. We got the three types of tacos they recommended at the counter Quick service, decent prices, but you can definitely find something better if you're going for straight taste.

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Taqueria Orinoco - Cute logo

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Taqueria Orinoco - Idk what this is but it looks amazing

Idk what this is but it looks amazing

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Churrería El Moro - hot chocolate + whip

Churrería El Moro

4.4(450 reviews)
0.3 km•Centro Sur
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Churrería El Moro has been around since 1935 making churros and they do it exceedingly well. This…read morelocation is located by the city center and after sight seeing, my husband and I decided to stop by here for churros. Luckily when we came last Sunday, around 2 pm, there was no wait for a table. An employee saw us and told us to sit anywhere. As soon as sat down, another employee brought us menus. We ended up getting: Grande Lechero, $54 MXN ($3.13 USD)- Large size coffee with milk. When our server brought over my husband's drink, she made a grand show of pouring the milk up high into my husband's coffee. I just wished I had gotten a video of it but it was definitely very fun to watch. My husband said his coffee was good (I didn't have any because I am not much of a coffee drinker). Combo 1 with Grande chocolate drink, $155 MXN ($8.98 USD)- So this combination comes with 4 large pieces of churros, 1 dip of your choice and also a chocolate drink. I ended up choosing a Mexican hot chocolate, which is made with cinnamon and sugar. Surprisingly the drink wasn't overly sweet. And really was perfect to dip my churro into the hot chocolate. For the dip, I picked cajeta, which is caramel made with goats milk. The cajeta was excellent with the churro. I don't know if this was the best churro that I have ever had, but it is definitely one of the top ones I have ever had. My husband also enjoyed the churros and the cajeta (he also liked my hot chocolate too). --------------------------- (Total= $209 MXN or $12.11 USD prior to tip) Wait time for our items was pretty quick. We waited less than 10 minutes for everything. Also credit card is accepted so my husband paid (We have the Costco Visa credit card which does not have a foreign transaction fee, which we used exclusively when we were not paying cash). Our server brought a card reader machine to our table when we were ready to pay (for those of you unaware, in Mexico, you will not be brought your check until you ask for it because it is considered rude to give it to you beforehand, assuming that you are being rushed). Overall, we had a really great experience at this location and highly recommend checking out any of the Churrería El Moro locations the next time you visit Mexico City.

If you're in Mexico City and craving a tasty dessert, try churreria el Moro for some fresh warm…read morechurros and hot chocolate. They are quick and efficient. The plain sugar dusting was our favorite. We personally felt there was no need for the dipping sauce which was too sweet (condensed cream). Hot chocolate is good for a cooler day. They have many locations around the city.

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Churrería El Moro - Cute uniforms

Cute uniforms

Churrería El Moro - Churros made fresh.

Churros made fresh.

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Tacos de Canasta Los Especiales

Tacos de Canasta Los Especiales

3.9(59 reviews)
0.5 km•Centro Sur
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Super solid cheap eat in central Mexico City. If you're looking for a super messy, authentic,…read moreplastic bag-coveted plate of tacos, this will certainly scratch that itch. The tacos are super cheap so you'd assume they're small but they're actually massive and we severely over-ordered (not a bad thing). It usually has a big line, but it moves quick. Once you get your plate, there are numerous stations where you can put some delicious avocado salsa and pickled jalapeños/carrots on the tacos. They're very thoughtful as well as they provide sinks right in the main area for you to wash your hands afterwards, which is 100% needed after this meal. The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is I felt the tacos were actually a bit bland, I was kind of searching for flavor. I've had much better tacos de canasta, but these are by no means terrible. The size of the tacos compared with the price and accessibility is the main draw here. Highly recommend stopping in nevertheless if you're in the area, just note you only need to order like four of them to be satisfied.

Probably the best tacos we had during our trip in Mexico City. While this is my first time trying…read morebasket tacos, I must say I was blown away but the flavors that's packed into these tiny tacos that are steamed within the basket itself. We opted for the Combo which I believe was 4 or 5 tacos and a coke. We picked both the red and green Chicharrón and the potato and beans to give them all a try. The Chicharrón tacos were outstanding and were beautifully paired with the green salsa and the veggie pickles. The potato one was just okay and the bean was good. They are located in a very busy area right around the square so getting here can be very hectic but it is well worth it.

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Tacos de Canasta Los Especiales
Tacos de Canasta Los Especiales
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