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    El Norteno

    3.8 (30 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:50 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Alex P.

    Excellent service and tacos The staff was super friendly and welcoming. The tacos came out fast and fresh. The beef had a deep smoky flavor. Great experience overall

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    Jessica A.

    Carry out only. These are the best tacos in town! The regular soft tacos are always on point! Full of flavor. I don't get to eat tacos much. Whenever we are in town this place is a must! They now make you wear a mask to enter (for now). Thankfully we still had some in the car. Will always be back.

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    4 months ago

    Great tacos! Been going here for years. I have tried others in area but this is the best

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    2 years ago

    I live out of state but everything i come home to Gary this is my 1st stop been eating here for about 43 yrs

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    2 years ago

    No better tacos anywhere!!!! I miss & absolutely love this place!! I wish I didn't live so far away!!

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    8 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Best pork tacos I have EVER had and that includes ones I've eaten in actual Mexico. This is a must have every time I'm in the area.

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    8 years ago

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    9 years ago

    Didn't realize this was fake Mexican food until I left the Gary. Seriously stewed pork in Ortega seasoning from Walmart.

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    8 years ago

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    9 years ago

    This place is awesome, a mandatory stop when visiting family. I grew up eating at this place, wish there was one in Michigan.

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    14 years ago

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    15 years ago

    What can I say but even though they are a bit pricey, you won't find better tacos around!

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    10 years ago

    Food is Great, been eating here for years(20).After work or before work. Lots people there and it's carry only. Try it .

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    Tacos Burritos Y Más

    Tacos Burritos Y Más

    4.5(2 reviews)
    8.2 mi

    We were driving through Indiana on a road trip and stopped at this place for dinner. If you stop…read moreby, I hope you are lucky enough to have Darnell as your server. He was the best. Friendly, kind, great humor. We loved chatting and getting to know him. It's a no frills place with solid food. The guacamole, gorditas, salsa and chips were great. They were able to easily accommodate my vegetarian diet and their rice and beans are meat-free,

    A wonderful thing is happening inside the kitchen of this little restaurant…read more.. These folks are cooking from scratch! I stopped in today for a beef sandwich and the sweet young lady suggested the special, 2 Beef sandwiches to your liking regular/dry/wet and choice of peppers and cheese if you please...plus a order of French fries. All this for$10!! And the beef is cooked in house! This wasn't your typical bucket of precooked slop that sooo many restaurants buy frozen . Restaurants don't cook anymore, they simply heat up pre- made frozen tasteless slop. Imagine a Beef roasting in the oven..Just how it should be made and served. Stop in and give this nice couple a try! I promise you'll be happy. I also bought a few tacos but I was so filled from the beef sandwich I didn't really try the tacos. But I think I wanna try the Ribeye steak burrito on my next visit.

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    Tacos Burritos Y Más - Chicken, pork& lengua on flour with cheese, lettuce & tomatoes well SEASONED.  Food was cook to order Definitely will be back again.

    Chicken, pork& lengua on flour with cheese, lettuce & tomatoes well SEASONED. Food was cook to order Definitely will be back again.

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    Tequila and Tacos - Pico and guacamole!! So yummy

    Tequila and Tacos

    4.2(74 reviews)
    7.3 mi
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    My wife and I dined at Tacos Tequila tonight and honestly it was a less than acceptable. When we…read morearrived though what I believed to be the front door, there was people waiting but no sign to show if you were the front was. We did find it, put our name down and was told it was a 20 minute wait. No problem, it was Friday and the place was packed. It was exciting because that meant the food had to be great. We get seated and then.. nothing. No one comes to greet us, no one is taking our drinks. I finally had to grab someone and I told him we as well as the people next to us haven't gotten drinks. I repeated it three or so times, pointing to the other table as well. He only came out with waters for us. The other table, which was seated as we were, waited 45 minutes for drinks and had to request them twice. 10 minutes after that, I was finally able to flag someone down to put our order in. The man taking our order stood awfully close to us and it was an uncomfortable experience. But we got our food order in. I think another 20 minutes later the table next to us finally got to order after they also grabbed the waiters attention. We waited another 45 minutes for food. No one came to check on us, tell us there was a wait and apologized. I even called another server over to say hey, people are not getting taken care of. He kept ignoring me and asking me if I wanted them to check on my food. I repeated no, I want people to get service, a table that was across from us hadn't even had their order taken and they were sat 10 minutes before us! He said that the kitchen was backed up. I said that wasn't the issue, that no one was even being served until we flagged them down. He kept going back to asking if I wanted him to check on our food. I repeated no and said Nevermind. Our food finally came and we were so hopeful. I ordered the Steak Mexicans, which comes with grilled peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. No mushroom. The rice and beans had no flavor whatsoever. It was also cold. Steak was fine, it wasn't my favorite. It was very tough and I ordered it rare. My wife had the Quesabirria. There was no abundance of cheese. The meat inside was sparse and dry. The consume was meh. She couldn't get the meat to soak up any juice, it was so dry. Her whole meal was cold. It looked like maybe our food had been sat there for a while. As soon as someone came by, I asked to pay. I'm unsure if anyone else is trained on the device they used to take order and pay, but the same man was there. I had read a review that the man stood close while paying, I'm guessing in a way to put pressure on the guest for bigger tips. We got up shortly and we heard someone shocked that we were done because they for their way before us. Also, the table diagonal to us JUST ordered their food. The table that was sat 10 minutes prior. I understand this place is new and that's why it's important to say this. I saw who I thought might be the manager (he was wearing a different shirt) for a total of 15 minutes during my meal. I saw a lot of walking back and forth in a very quiet kitchen. It had no idea if we had a waiter assigned to us, or even our section. The service was terrible and no accountability was taken for how "slow the kitchen was". Based on how cold our food was, I wonder if the kitchen was pushing out food and maybe the wait staff was too overwhelmed? Overall, extremely disappointing and I am hopeful that in the next few months, things turn around and we can actually enjoy a meal, not our whole evening, at this establishment.

    This place was hopping. We decided to eat outside. The inside was a little noisy. The drink menu…read morehad more than just tequila drinks. My group all ordered different drinks. They were a little heavy on the pour. Now let's talk about the tacos. I ordered the chicken and salmon. What a perfectly made tacos. My friends had the jerk option. They thought they could have been a little bit more spicy. Check them out. So good.

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    Barbacoa and chicken tacos! Delicious, highly recommend the barbacoa

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    The pico is beautiful! And so yummy

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    El Norteno - mexican - Updated May 2026

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