Admire their consistency in work ethic. They're open all the time seven days a week with very friendly service. Miguel can be testy at times but I would be too if I had to work seven days a week. Their green hot sauce is to die for and is worth the $10-before two o' clock is best. Lots of competition now but will always be a loyal customer here because they're hard workers and always serving the community to get by. read more

Very delicious tacos and burritos. The go to Mexican restaurant in Northfield! Staff is friendly & lots of items available that can't be found in grocery stores, i.e Mexican tortillas, cookies, & ice cream. Good area & very clean. read more

El Triunfo was essential stop after returning to Northfield for a morning. I attended college in Northfield and would frequent El Triunfo often! The burritos are fresh and large!! The green salsa on the side is not for the faint at heart, but adds a wonderful spice to an already 5-star burrito. I always order extra green salsa to bring home because their recipe is so delicious! If you are a locale or just passing through, you will not regret going to El Triunfo- I need to still find a mexican restaurant in the Twin Cities that compares! read more

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Literally some of the best, most authentic Mexican food I've ever had. The people there are very helpful when explaining the menu. Definitely call ahead for pick up orders.. and come ready to eat!! read more

Only time I've ever given my restaurant food to the dog was the food I got here. 2nd worst restaurant I've ever been to in my life. Dog actually wouldn't eat the meat he knew better apparently. Will never come back to this place read more

Best food in Northfield. A taste of real Mexico, nothing fancy as far as decor, but tasty and plentiful. read more

Great food, large portions. A must when you need flavour not provided in the St. Olaf or Carleton Caf.

El Triunfo carried me through college! Delicious food, friendly staff, and consistent service. I also appreciated how I could get it to go or simply sit there. I love their chicken platillo and will make a trip to Northfield just for it next time I visit MN. read more

With all the wonderful Latino restaurants in Minnesota, I don't understand how this place is included on any list. I went there to look at their menu and order a takeout meal. The owner was rude, the place was dirty and when I saw someone come out of the kitchen holding the carcass of a rotisserie chicken in its container, I left. read more

Exceptional, authentic Mexican food. The Carne Asada tacos reminded me of my favorite restaurant in Monterrey Mexico during my college years, yum! read more

El Triunfo - two tacos on a white plate - Mexican Near Me - Northfield, Minnesota

Good and service are excellent. My go to is the chicken burrito. Service is fast when eating in or calling ahead for pickup. Don't forget the green sauce! read more

This place was amazing very affordable and authentic I recommend it if you like real authentic fiod

I would give this place 6 stars if I could. This is my favorite restaurant in town! Love their beef burritos, and quesadillas. The green sauce is perfection if you're a hot sauce lover. Wonderful service. This place is one of those restaurants where the foods on the menu are all crossed off, website is down, and the building looks old and sketchy but the food is fucking BOMB! read more

This is an inexpensive restaurant. But if you like basic Latino cooking from really nice people, go here. I do...all the time.

Absolutely phenomenal!!! Spending a night in the area and asked several friends who know the area what their favorite meal in Northfield is - El Triunfo was the answer all three gave me. Just the right amount of spicy and delicious. read more

El Triunfo - Chips & guac and steak burrito with green sauce - Mexican Near Me - Northfield, Minnesota

The word on the street is that this restaurant has some of the best Mexican food in the state. The menu definitely points that out with weekend options of barbacoa de chivo (mini ), pozole, and menudo. I had the barbacoa de res and it was rich with very tender beef cooked for hours in a family recipe broth. Tortillas come from a local Minneapolis tortilleria and are good. Rice and beans have amazing flavor. Lots of effort and passion put into them. Salsa has fire so use caution. Authentic Mexican food here. Great service. Has Jarritos soda. read more

I've debated writing this review because El Triunfo is a family-owned establishment, but our experience was disturbing enough that I feel compelled to counter some of these positive reviews. El Triunfo is dirty and poorly maintained. The tables look like they've never been wiped off. If the food and service were good, that might be tolerable, but nothing about this place is good. We waited 30+ minutes for our food (an enchilada and a quesadilla) and they forgot our appetizer. When the food finally arrived, it was cold and confusing. The quesadilla was clearly microwaved -- the tortilla was still white -- and it was just a tortilla with partially melted cheese, nothing on the side. The enchilada was even worse. When you hear enchilada, you probably envision some sort of tortilla filled with meat, sauce, and cheese, right? Well, what we got were some cold, chewy chunks of pork -- no tortilla, no sauce, no cheese. We tried to give our meals a chance, but the food was inedible. My boyfriend was disgusted by his chewy, reheated pork chunks and I was disgusted that I paid almost ten dollars for a microwaved tortilla and some shredded cheese. We decided to ask for a refund and eat elsewhere. Well, the young woman at the register insisted that she didn't know how to give a refund (a lie). She said that because we'd taken a couple bites to try our food, they couldn't give our money back. Um, how would we figure out the food was bad if we didn't try it? The whole dang family argued with my boyfriend for a VERY long time and only half-agreed to refund our money when I said I'd be writing a Yelp review. How is this a business? How do they get away with serving bad food and treating their customers like garbage? We exited the restaurant and got in our car. As we were driving away, the male owner ran out of the restaurant and started yelling at us about the fact that we'd taken a few sips of our sodas while waiting for the food we requested a refund for. He accused us of stealing, even though we'd paid for everything upfront and weren't even convinced we were getting a refund for our uneaten meals. The man's daughter ran out behind him, rushed up to our window, and begged me not to write a bad review. Ummm. What? We drove away disgusted and ended up eating at Taco Bell that night, where both the food and the service were miraculously superior to El Triunfo's. Watch out for this place! I have no idea why their reviews are so positive. Maybe being from big cities means our standards for Mexican food are higher? I'm really not sure. This family is beyond unprofessional and their immediate display of aggression was alarming, to say the least. We're new to the area and our experience here put a terrible taste in our mouths. Pun intended. Find somewhere less toxic to eat.... like the local Taco Bell, sadly. read more

Without a doubt, the best eating to be had in Northfield. On my semi-annual trips to visit Northfield, I make much more of an effort to find time for El Triunfo than I do for my dad, or my cousins, or really anything. If El Triunfo had longer hours, and served its barbacoa all-the-week-around, I'd be pre- (honestly, maybe post-) diabetic. If it served mezcal -- and thank god, it doesn't -- I'd have died in a ditch, long ago. You don't go to El Triunfo for the tablecloths and flatware. You don't go for the sommelier. You go for the best, most authentic taqueria experience between the Mississippi and Colorado. And certainly the best in Minnesota (a massive state massively bereft of legit Mexican). If you don't like El Triunfo, go back to your country. These salsa verde colors don't run. read more

THE BEST RESTAURANT IN NORTHFIELD. no contest. Everything I've had there is excellent... tacos... burritos... guacamole. ... tamales... milanesa. .. The green sauce is their crown jewel. Over the years I've watched them slowly add tables one at a time, and I hope their success continues. Grab a can of coconut water or mango nectar, and treat yourself to a wonderful meal there or take it to go. Mood lighting and cloth napkins? Nope, and if that's what you're looking for you can go enjoy your overpriced and mediocre food and leave this goldmine for the rest of us. read more

El Triunfo - Mexican Near Me - Northfield, Minnesota

the owner is very rude, I have called to ask about some grocery's and food prices or availabilit, he let me know he's busy he can't tell prices over the phone and hang up. read more

fantastic chicken tamales and burrito, satisfying for a craving and then some! service was quick and kind and the green sauce they give you could be worth the visit alone. could not recommend it more for a place to eat when stopping through northfield. thanks for the grub! read more

The food may be good. Seemed like I was standing inside someone's kitchen. Seen the goat on the menu and decided to pass.

Looove this place! Their green sauce is top notch

I stopped going here a LONG time ago! The food was ok I guess, but the place was so dirty anytime I went in. I had to wait forever to get service or attention. Not much for seating and no one came out to clean off tables so had to move trash and sit at a dirty table. It was the only place I could find my favorite hot sauce. After looking through the grocery section and finding foods up to and over 3 years expired, plus dust so THICK on the products.... think about the rest of the atmosphere of the place. I hear people talking this place up and how awesome it is, but after my experience I can not bring myself to go back. read more

As a Mexican/Puerto Rican visiting from California, I really wanted to love this place. The owners are super nice. The food is not that great. I got a Carne Asada burrito and the meat was inedible it was so hard. Worse I have ever had. I agree with other reviewers the green sauce is really good and very spicy. I will go back next time in the area and I hope I was there on a bad day! One big plus they have a grocery store inside with all the Mexican food items you can't get in other local grocery stores. read more

Really good food. Don't be deceived by the restaurant/store look from the outside. They gave this little green sauce on the side with all our order and that was delicious. The rice and beans were delicious. I had the fried fish, and my family had the quesadias, carnitas and streak tacos. Good large portion too. read more

The salsa verde (green) is incredible.......Their asada steak tacos are tied for the best I've ever had (with El Taquito in West Saint Paul.......Steak dinner here too is fantastic......I'll have to try a pollo burrito next time......Not fancy, not big, but SUPER tasty and authentic....Friendly employees too read more

Always made to order. There are a number of really great options on the relatively short menu. Lots of options, though. Fish, beef, chicken, pork, veggie. The tacos and burrito are among my favorite, though I notice other customers getting pretty much anything from the menu and seemingly liking it. Sometimes the side veggies are a little off. The green hot sauce is amazing! If they sold it by the gallon, I'd buy it. The dining space is so-so. It's not fancy, but it's kept clean and there is plenty of seating. Love a place where the owners are there! They care. They are super consistent and make really tasty food. read more

Extremely authentic family run business. Some of the best tacos you'll ever have, but be careful with their homemade green sauce because you won't be able to stop eating it even though your mouth may be on fire and you're sweating lol read more

This was my first time at El Triunfo but definitely not my last. I got a beef burrito and it was the size of a newborn baby. The beef was perfect and complemented well by the salsa verde--which is very hot. I love spicy food and it made my nose run, but I could stop adding it to my burrito it's that good. There were a bunch of people waiting when I arrived, but service was fast and the food was still hot and delicious by the time I got it home. read more

El Triunfo - Beef burrito, with the best salsa verde ever in the corner. - Mexican Near Me - Northfield, Minnesota

I am writing this review not just because El Triunfo is our favourite restaurant in Northfield and because their food is delicious but also to counter the bizarre negative review by Leif G, which was also left on TripAdvisor under a different name. In years and years of eating at El Triunfo I have never encountered anything like what is described in that review and the family that runs it is not capable of the behaviour described. I have no idea what went down on that visit but it is deplorable that someone would run down a small family-owned business to settle some random grudge. If you're passing by El Triunfo please stop in for a meal. It's delicious Mexican food of a kind you wouldn't expect to find in rural Minnesota. Get the spicy chicken either as a plate (with rice and beans and tortillas) or in a quesadilla. And make sure to get their amazing green salsa. read more

I was excited to come here based on the good reviews, but leaving quite disappointed. They used this red sauce on ALL the plates we got which did not taste good. It was runny, VERY messy. I just wanted my good ol chicken quesadilla but did not get that, instead it was all mushy with that red sauce. The tacos are safer to get if u dont want to get dirty, we had the (fried) pork ones. Size portion was probably the only good thing i got from here. It may be just me liking mexican food from another region than where these people are from read more

El Triunfo - Pork tacos - Mexican Near Me - Northfield, Minnesota

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Please go to another restaurant to see what it takes to run. Need to clean this place up. Not that appealing of a place to eat. Has potential but missing the concept of how to run a restaurant. read more

Hard to go wrong with one of their burritos... if you get one of their softer meats. Wouldn't necessarily recommend their mediocre steak. Calling this the best restaurant in town? Boy, the people doing that had better only have eaten here. Best Mexican, sure, but the only competition is cookie-cutter Tex-Mex and Taco Bell. Don't get too psyched. read more

Don't judge a book by its cover. The little store/restaurant isn't much to look at, but it's what inside that counts. I'm from California. Santa Ana. THE place for Mexican food in Southern California. El Triunfo is the real deal. Excellent and authentic. I had the chorizo burrito. It was so big I ate half one day and the rest the next. It had a little more rice than I like - would have preferred some beans - but the chorizo was good. Side salad wasn't anything to write about. The green sauce, however, as others have mentioned, is addictive. Creamy and a little spicy. I have it only one other place near home. My daughter had tacos (asada and al pastor). She is the taco truck queen at home - she pronounced them excellent. If you want great Mexican in Northfield, this is the place! read more

Miguel not only served us the best Mexican food I've had in a long time, but he also wowed us with the best customer service. I am visiting from Washington and my good friends said that this restaurant was the best part of Northfield, MN. They were absolutely right! 10/10 would recommend and return. read more

Best place to eat in town. Prices are good, especially considering it's the best Mexican food I've ever had.

These guys have some of the freshest most authentic Mexican I have had in mn love this place have a 30 min lunch and order all the time all way hot and ready when i come to get it and the green salsa is to die for read more

Authentic, fresh Mexican food for rock bottom prices? Yes, you may have to go into a small, questionable market to get it but the food is soooo worth it. Their chicken burrito is literally bigger than my face and is so full of meat, beans, rice and other fresh ingredients that I have craved nothing else since I last ate it. My husband likes their tacos al pastor and carne asada tacos and has said that they're the best he has tried in the area. We've also tried their quesadillas which are great for my kids who prefer their food on the 'vanilla' side. Call ahead, order it to go and eat at home. You won't be disappointed! read more

This place is so so so amazing. Located in a small Mexican grocery store and run by a really friendly family. But the main thing is the food. I am from Austin, TX originally, where there are literally over 400 Mexican restaurants, and I have grown up on the stuff and found the best of the best. This place is located in small town Minnesota, and it is a TREAT. The point is I would go here even if it were in Austin. Enjoy! (However, be forewarned: there is very limited seating... but you can get it to go if need be.) read more