El Tamaulipeco Mexican Restaurant is pretty much the ultimate definition of a hole-in-the-wall. Honestly, pulling in, I thought that it might have been a closed building and even after walking in, I still wasn't certain.
The place was a battered looking room with a few tables, but it had a toddler watching "Baby Shark" videos in this otherwise empty room.
This was definitely a strange experience and something that would be scripted in a horror movie. It was pretty much that bizarre.
A friendly man exited the other building and came in and greeted me warmly. I ended up ordering two tacos and a gordita. He informed me that it was cash only and would be about twenty minutes.
Lookin around, this room was spartan. The toddler was intent on the television and every now and then, would join in and sing along with the songs.
I looked around the room. There was no bathrooms. They had toys in a corner. With the exception of a few booths and a few other trappings, you would never think that it could be a restaurant or even considered as one.
My food came out quicker than the twenty minutes. I paid fir my food and it was pretty cheap. The menu written in the wall dies not have prices, but for the gordita and two tacos, it was just over eight dollars ($8.06 to be exact).
I took my meal to go and I have to say that it was pretty good. I preferred the gordita over the tacos, but both were good.
This is a hard one to grade. I don't think that I would want to dine in here, but the tacos and gordita were okay. They came with a green salsa and a crema and instead of a napkin, I had a small paper towel thrown in the bag.
I guess that I will give it four stars. read more