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El Portal

4.8 (13 reviews)
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The taco salad a la Maria! Yum.
Patricia N.

Cozy hidden gem along Rt 512 in a small town tucked away with an awesome taco salad. Just opened few months ago, we love to visit monthly for the layers of goodness piled into that taco shell. A nice variety of ingredients with choice of meat.

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Mike S.

Enjoyed my chicken tacos. Ingredients were fresh and the hot sauce was unique and flavorful. Serving size was just right for me and the price was reasonable at $11. Just a personal preference of mine, I'd throw more cilantro into the taco.

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DaFood C.

Don't snooze on El Portal in Pen Argyl. Great people, very clean dining room and the food is all made with good fresh ingredients. I like that you can get black beans instead of refried in the burritos. You order at counter and can eat in or take out. They give you a big basket of chips with 3 quality sauces included with the burrito. I did not leave hungry. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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20 hours ago

Great food and people! You will love the home style food they make here! We always order more to take away as well.

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Had lunch there today. I ordered the chicken quesadilla. The food was excellent! Can't wait to go back again.

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My girlfriend picked La Perla Tapatia and we DoorDashed our dinner…read more Our food knocked us right out. I love Mexican cuisine and this is the best I have had in roughly ten years. My girlfriend got three pork tacos with pineapple. They were stellar due to high-quality meat that was perfectly prepared. The pineapple added some great flavor to the dish without adding sweetness. My barbacoa burritto (no rice by choice) came heavy with exceptional meat and flavor. Absolutely incredible and well balanced. And their guacamole is phenomenal. Although we cannot wait to order from here again, we look forward to visiting the restaurant. Our thanks to the entire kitchen staff for preparing amazing food as if we were dining in their establishment.

As a 5+ year resident in southern california i've come fairly accustomed to Mexican cuisine. I have…read moremy go-to's as well as trying something new from time to time to enrich my taste. that being said i was very interested in seeing what mexican food on the east coast could offer me. It's a small restaurant with limited parking and the dining space being fairly spacious considering its size. Walking in we approach an empty podium but are greeted with a warm welcome within seconds of entering. Our waitress politely greeted us and let us choose our seating. Within a few minutes we received menus and assistance with spice levels and items on the menu and for food i chose a few items. I started with a Chicken and cheese empanada. presentation was good and the flavor was OK but also isnt something i typically get. i didn't eat it right away and will say it's something that's best eaten the moment it hits the table. A few minutes later came the Flautas and i don't like to compare my food to other places but i couldn't help but think of my Fathers flautas when eating these. again, presentation is nice and they weren't inedible but it felt like something was missing. Minutes later came the Carnitas and barbacoa tacos with 1 of them being the carnitas and the rest barbacoa. The waitress recommended i eat the carnitas first then move onto the barbacoa. Doing just that i ate the carnitas and was immediately blown away. The Pico was well made and the flavor was something new, i couldn't compare nor think of something similar to its taste and that became my favorite thing there but moving forward the barbacoa was fairly the same as the flautas in the sense that something was missing. Presentation was good and the crunch on the tacos was just right; not too crispy, not too soft. My girlfriend has the Carne Asada plate with her rating being a 3/5 stating the carne asada was thinner than she prefers and portions being slightly uneven. Overall i'd give it a 3/5 but i give it a 4 due to excellent service. The ambiance is slightly lacking but is something that could improve overtime. For the price id say this place is a great choice for their tacos but some items are questionable. I would come back here again!

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El Portal - mexican - Updated November 2026

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