These are probably my favorite tacos in the whole city, well my opinion might be a little biased…read morebecause I've come here since I was in my mother's womb; but besides my personal story, having grew in Mexico City I have developed my own criteria when it comer to Tacos al Pastor, and I still defend La Onda as my favorite. Besides Tacos al Pastor, I would recommend you to try the Taco Taurino or the Tacorral.

When a local takes you out to their favorite taco spot you know it's good. This isn't one of those…read moreplaces that's written up in every foreign publication or at least I haven't seen it! La Onda is in the Las Lomas neighborhood. Packed with locals and regulars- go there for tacos al pastor, the chicharrón (crispy cheese rolled up like a burrito), and the gringa. Everything we ate was delicious. The al pastor with cheese was my favorite. Tacos and a cold beer and you're set! The minute you walk in, you're greeted by the trompo and cooked flopping tortillas and cooking tacos. It's heavenly.

Came in here on a cold Mexican night.. Aka 55 Fahrenheit…read more Was a little worried in the beginning because it was mostly empty on a fun Friday evening but everyone enjoyed their meals, particularly the grilled chicken which was fire grilled right in front of us (see through kitchen). We will be back here soon for the chicken. Salad was great too as well as the shrimp soup.

I've been all over Mexico and CDMX, this meal and night absolutely stands-out to me as one of the…read morebest. The beef carpaccio might be the best I've ever had. Was that micro cilantro? All of the tapas-size plates we ordered were different from one another and bursting w/flavor. Maybe it was the rain, heat lamps and delicious wine, but everything was special. Our waiter knew what we wanted before we did. Great, relaxing, romantic night (w/my mother LOL). Total favorite!

We only had drinks here, but it was decent. Cool bar, good service, I really would not describe…read morethis as a brewery.

I came in here accidentally as I was looking for Corazón de Maguey right next door. I sat down,…read moreordered a drink, realized my mistake immediately and called the waitress over to cancel my drink. She said that it was impossible because they were already making it. And so, I waited...and waited...and waited...waited so long that I asked again for my check so I could pay and go. I then saw the waitress go to the bar, watched her wait while the bartender made the drink and brought it to me with my check. I was then angry...because clearly the drink could have been cancelled the entire time. My guess is that this has happened before and that this restaurant takes advantage of gringas like me who this happens to to make a quick buck. It's slimey and I recommend you stay away from businesses which operate this way. I paid and left the drink. What a waste. I also explained on leaving how upset I was about what had happened yet no one offered to make it right.

The restaurant environment was amazing. We enjoyed the service and food as well. It was packed on a…read moreWednesday night. We were party of three, had to wait 5 minutes to have a table ready for us. Ordered cochinita torta and suadero en relleno negro tacos. Specially the taco was great. Overall we had great experience.

The ambiance at night time as it got darker was super loud inside and seems like it's a good idea…read moreto make a reservation before coming. The food was okay as I got freaked out because I saw brown spots in my ceaser salad but the server assured us that's normal. The reason why I'm making this review is for our server, I can't remember his name but he was amazing. He checked in on us many times and made genuine conversation with us and made our experience super enjoyable :)

So the girlfriend and I were on the hunt for a dinner spot in Mexico City. We were disappointed by…read morethe first establishment we went to, as they stopped service food an hour prior to our arrival. The staff there recommended this place, which sat less than 10 minutes away via uber. When we got here, we found a bar and grill with a lively presence. Most of the patrons were locals of Polanco. We were able to find seating despite the place being busy. We sat on one of the outside tables, and ordered drinks and coffee while we decided what to order. We decided to get a cold cut platter, which we ended up regretting. It was not appetizing at all, and I recommend steering clear from it. The girlfriend ordered some shrimp, which was so-so. My order, the hamburger with fries, was the best tasting. The burger was done well, and the fries were very tasty. The coffee hit as expected. The girlfriend ordered an apperol, but she did not like it due to it being overly sour. She opted for a different drink, which she found it ok. I have to dock several stars because the service was very slow, even for a busy place. They had us waiting for along time, and no they were not understaffed. This, and the fact that my order was the only delicious plate out of everything we ordered, makes this a 2-star rating. They need to work on their timeliness, not prep the shrimp to blandly, and cut the cold cut platter out of their menu completely, then they'd be on the road to improvement.

My friend and I stopped by here after work to hang out and unwind a bit. They have a cool…read morepromotion which made coming here even better. Two for one margaritas or Daqueries was an offer we couldn't pass up. You would be hard pressed to find a promotion like this further up on the avenue. We both ordered two margaritas and they were pretty strong margaritas, not watered down at all. We convinced ourselves to drink slow and not gulp it down too quickly. The ambiance was upbeat with the 80's songs playing though out most of the night. This place is low-key and not too rowdy.

Came here with my girlfriend's on a Saturday night and we're seated right away. The restaurant is…read morereally nice and the service was wonderful. Our drinks were good, but unfortunately our food wasn't that great. Our tacos fell apart cause all of our tortillas were very soggy. Quite disappointing

My girlfriends and I were here for dinner on Valentine's Day and we had a lovely time! The…read morerestaurant was lively and beautiful and our service was amazing. Our orders were taken quickly and we were constantly checked on. The food was also pretty good, the drinks were yummy and strong and dessert was so delicious! They also had a live band playing that night so the atmosphere was loud and fun! Just a heads up, they do allow smoking indoors. It wasn't a problem for us but I was a little surprised when I noticed it initially.

Nice old school place! Great vibe and great staff. I stopped in after a long day of sightseeing and…read morehad some cold cerveza. One of the oldest bars in town of you're into that thing.

Established in 1874, this place embodies Old School (although México being ANCIENT, 1874 is like…read morebeing a teenager). El Gallo de Oro, or golden rooster, is all dark wood, atmospheric cantina and restaurant in the heart of Mexico City's Centro Historico. A very sweet Coyoacan barista (thanks, Ana Victoria!) recommended I try the weekend buffet here that starts at 2:30 on Saturdays and Sundays (ignore the Yelp info that says it's closed on Sunday because that's the day I ate there!) The spread was truly awesome, think home cooking that your Mexican Grandma might make on Sundays, except you'd need several grandmas because that's how many main dishes there were. For 149 pesos ( about US$8 ) you get all you can eat Mexican rice, veg and ham soup, black beans, bread or tortillas, and a variety of guisados, or stews. Today the list included (deep breath): chicken and mushroom stew, pork in green mole, albondigas (meatballs) in chipotle sauce, pork chile verde, pork in red chile sauce, chicken tinga, rajas (pasilla chile strips) in cream sauce, beef flautas, pata (cow foot) in vinaigrette, chicharron in salsa verde, potatoes and sausage. Phew! If reading this list was rough imagine trying every item like I did today. Pacing yourself and taking small helpings got me through the marathon session of over an hour of slowly working my way through each dish. I can't say that I had a favorite but nearly all of them struck me as tasty, carefully and lovingly prepared by the team of six cooks (only two are men) who, according to my server Felipe, have all worked for years at Gallo de Oro. At 79 years old, Felipe says that he has no plans to retire despite having put in 34 years already there! As I was finishing my meal a bus load of about 20 tourists from Puebla sat down at a table next to me, so I felt lucky that I'd beat the rush. I am looking forward to going back to Gallo de Oro not just for the mind boggling array of good, down-home Mexican cooking but also to see if anyone turned in my favorite prescription sunglasses I lost while eating there. Well...win some, lose some I guess.