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    El Nopal Restaurant

    3.9 (35 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Tacos
    Andrei L.

    I've been meaning to try all the food spots on Post Ave and I've gotten takeout from this place a bunch of times over the past year or two. The place is fairly small and has a bunch of tables on the inside plus some bar-ish seating. Wouldn't be a bad place to dine-in but I've always grabbed food to go as I live fairly close by. I always get the same thing when I come here: 2 carne asada tacos ($3.50 each) and 2 pupusas ($2.75 each). As with pretty much all restaurants, prices have gone up in the past year or so. This order used to be about $12.50ish but it came out to $13.58 when I came most recently. I think the prices here are pretty worth it considering how good the food is and how much they give you. Both the tacos and pupusas here are fantastic. The carne asada is actually very tender and is a far cry from some of the other taco places on LI that put overcooked / dry steak on their tacos. Everything they put on the taco (fresh guac, diced onions, cilantro) works really well. I'm not a pupusa expert, but I think the pupusas here are pretty amazing. I always get the pupusa revueltas with pork and cheese inside. I can't get enough of these; they are so good and so satisfying. They always give you a lot of red sauce and cabbage to put on it as well. They're pretty huge as well for just $2.75. Honestly, it's probably best to just get 2-3 pupusas here and you'd have a huge meal for under $10. The only reason I'm docking a star is because I got burned using credit card here. Prices are 4% more expensive if you use a credit card FYI. So it's best to pay with cash. I didn't think their sign was very clear and the lady there wasn't too great about explaining it when I came on one occassion. Otherwise, customer service has been ok. Would gladly have given 5 stars otherwise. Cheers.

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    Howard H.

    Hidden gem in Westbury. Easily the best tacos and Mexican fare in the area. The restaurant is small with fun decor that takes me back to Mexico. The food here though is legit - easily on par with any eatery in Jackson Heights or Corona. Natives eat here while gringos eat at the eatery across the street - should give you an idea of the difference. The lengua tacos were amazing - just the right amount of tender meat seared on a flat top grill topped with onions and guacamole. Carne asada taco was juicy and tender. Pozole rojo was spicy and warmed to the core. Jamaica was overly sweet but the horchata was spot on. Portions are huge here, you will get more than your fair share for your money. Service was good too. Prices are really reasonable for the quality and quantity of food. Thumbs up.

    Perfectly packed for take out
    Jenn S.

    Hangry as hell so made a quick search for best Pozole soup near me, because that's what I was craving randomly, on my trusty Yelp app and Nopal was top of the list! They make a flavorful and hearty red Pozole soup with generous amounts of tender meat and hominy too! Also ordered a regular sopes that came with a good schmear of fresh refried beans, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cojito cheese and cream and it was the perfect accompaniment to the soup! Tried their horchata and sadly it wasn't as flavorful as I hoped it would be but loved that it was not clawingly sweet either! The staff was really nice both on the phone and in person and packaged everything nicely so there was no chance of spillage on the way home. There were a few customers at the counter saying area but all covid precautions were being done here. Parking was not an issue as well, but maybe because I came around 3 instead of in the AM... I Would love to try and eat in at the restaurant one of these days but for now I'm happy to have great authentic Mexican take out so close to home that I can enjoy piping hot! Y'all! Eat local! Support local!

    Chicken enchiladas.
    Nancy B.

    I had the enchiladas again and they are different from any others I have ever had. They look more like tacos. The chicken is put in and they are folded in half. Then a small amount of sauce is put on and they are covered in salad.

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    Food took forever. They focus on the take out deliveries rather than in person. Very disappointed. Probably just order out next time. Don't come if you don't like to wait an hour for your food. Plus the food was not good. The waitresses hide in the back so it's very hard to get anyones attention.

    Micaela F.

    Hella amazing!!!! We ordered pupusas (gone before we could snap a picture, cheese, cheese and beans, and loroco) sooo cheesy goodness heart warming appetizer.... I ordered a barbacoa burrito and dan ordered a al pastor quesadilla... the best, big portions, good flavors. Eat here. No question about it. Best food around.

    Ren Z.

    Delicious food! Ordered some pupusas, chicken flautas, chicken Texan nachos & a carnitas Torta. Everything was delicious and everyone was pleased.

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    This place was so amazing. Will definitely come back. The service was phenomenal, and not to mention they were open a snowy day.

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