Nice little spot. It's the only business on a very small street in an unassuming part of White Plains. Never knew it existed even though I've passed the street a million times. We went with the cheeseburger and chicken taco specials along with a piece of tres leches cake. I'm not going to say it was life changing or anything but everything was solid. The tacos were fresh, had good cuts of chicken, and came with a few spicy sauces on the side which we loved. The burger was surprisingly good. Nice amount of char, a bit overcooked from what I requested, but quite delicious nonetheless. Loved the way they toasted up the bun and added a bit of mayo to it. Delicious. Fries were sensational. I think it was something like $16 for the 2 meals and each one was huge. Three of us easily split everything and there was a lot left over as well. Worth checking out for sure. read more

Gourmet Laguna - Mexican Near Me - White Plains, New York

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The best and most authentic Mexican food (NOT Tex-Mex) in the area here - and at a great price. This place may escape your notice unless you're looking for it, but it's a hidden gem. The quesadillas are enormous and stuffed with goodness, the mole is divine. Lovely little patio hidden in the back. This is not a glamorous place at all, but the food makes up for it! read more

Gourmet Laguna - Quesadilla - no Mexi-melt cheese to be seen! Yay! - Mexican Near Me - White Plains, New York

amazing best restaurant in the world! the whole menu is made with love. best chefs, this place is a second home to many laguna. casa maya has my heart for life!!!! read more

Gourmet Laguna - look how happy my mom is eating this amazing TORTA - Mexican Near Me - White Plains, New York

Great Mexican food. I call it my little Jackson Heights in White Plains. Small place but awesome Food. Great service read more

Sopes were delicious and for that one star. Minus all the other stars for moldy Tres Leches. read more

Gourmet Laguna - Moldy tres leches - Mexican Near Me - White Plains, New York

This has to be one of the best if not the best Mexican restaurant around White Plains, NY. It calls itself "Authentic MEXICAN Cocina" and per my wife also an Authentic Mexican, it is. The service is excellent, we once brought in a bottle of wine, they opened it and brought out wine glasses. Since then they now carry several selections of wine and I doubt you'll be able to byob. We haven't priced the bottles but I'm sure they too are reasonably priced just like their food is. The only problem I have with this place is that it's off street parking. It hasn't been and issue to us thankfully, don't get between me and some good food. Overall, this place is great and if you are near then check it out you won't regret it. read more

Highly recommend trying this place. The food and drinks are great. And their service is very good. They are very helpful and polite. read more

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For some reason, three of the better inexpensive Mexican restaurants in Westchester have decided to congregate at the northern end of Central Avenue. Hidden away on a side street near White Plains Honda, Gourmet Laguna is the most charming, and arguably the best. There is a small dining room in front. On my first visit, a warming table held a good looking roast pernil and a fish dish, ready to eat/ A lot of the business is takeout, and this would seem to be a convenient option. In the back, a large patio has a funky charm and on a warm evening I can imagine it evoking memories of the home country. On a solo lunch, I went with a cemita filled with a beef milanesa. To pass the time I ordered chips and salsa ($4.95). The chips took a while to come, arrived warm, accompanied by a "salsa" that was more like pico de gallo, fresh and delicious. The cemita arrived a minute later, enormous, delicious, but just a bit dry. If you go for it, make sure to request some of the red and green salsas. The watermelon agua fresca was excellent. On my second vist with a colleague, we started with nachos, the perfect accompaniment for our cervezas. At $7.95 they are a much better value than the chips. They were fairly typical, but elevated by above average guacamole. Our mains delighted, although the ample nachos had taken the edge off our appetites. Enchiladas with green sauce and chicken were decidedly better than the version I had eaten at Poblano, more tender, better filling, richer sauce and fresh avocado. The rice and beans were a bit of a let down, without much flavor. I prefer Poblano's. My colleague was quite pleased with his tacos of carne asada, topped with whole grilled scallions. This was the kind of lunch where you violate the gourmet code and skip dinner, Recommended. read more

Stopped by. So.......the food was delicious! The quesadilla is huge but tasty. The enchiladas are great too, they are not spicy at all. Totally recommend this place. Great service read more

Gourmet Laguna - Mexican Near Me - White Plains, New York

I've been working on Central Avenue for 12 years now. So I am always looking for new spots to get lunch & dinner at and on the way home from work. I am ecstatic that I finally walked into Laguna a couple months ago. The guy who is the cook there KNOWS HOW TO COOK... PERIOD... Anything he makes will be at least good, most of it will be great. The potatoes & meatballs, stewed fish with vegetables and the potatoes with sausage/eggs/peppers could not get any better. If you want a great home cooked meal for 7.95, this is the place to go. Their rotation of hot food has a huge variety of dishes, which could be seen as good or bad depending how you look at it. Unlike a spot like Lola's in Yonkers, you can't always count on your favorite dish being there. But like I said, something good will always be there for you. On the not as positive side, I've heard people RAVE about the tacos here. I would have to say their tacos are good 7 out of 10 maybe, but not nearly on the level of most of their hot prepared foods. Gallo deli in Dobbs Ferry still has the best tacos in the area (chorizo especially). read more

A great little spot that I found by accident, while looking for the Choco Coco bakery. There was roasted chicken and pernil in the steam tables but I instead went for the number 6 special (steak with onions, rice and beans, tortillas) and I was not disappointed. Portions are generous and there was enough food in my order for two meals. The Young lady at the counter was friendly and helpful and willing to answer questions. I tried a freshly made hibiscus drink, which was cold and refreshing, while I waited for my takeout food. All in all great food at a great price, with a friendly staff. I lucked out and grabbed one of the two parking spaces outside the restaurant, I think if you make a right turn on the next street there's parking available there also. read more

Gourmet Laguna - #6 Special: steak with onions, rice and beans, tortillas with red and green sauce. - Mexican Near Me - White Plains, New York

Excellent food, inexpensive, not fancy. The best Cuban sandwich I've ever had. Enormous, always bring half home with me. The food is fresh and delicious. read more

Back again. This place never disappoints. Really friendly people, excellent home cooked food you can't go wrong here. The specials are also a huge bargain. We will be back! Best Mexican food in Westchester. Authentic Mexican Food at a great price. read more

Complimentary tortillas and salsas were delicious! We had the Tacos Al Pastor and a Vegetable Quesadilla. The quesadilla presentation was impressive, it was loaded with goodness, and tasted fresh, but the vegetables were steamed/boiled without any seasoning (which would've been nice). But they gave us another green salsa (presumably tomatillo) with our meals and that was a great accompaniment to the quesadilla. Tacos al Pastor had wonderful flavor and were really meaty. They also serve Mexican beer and a good selection Mexican sodas - I had the Sidral (apple soda). Would definitely come back again! read more

Best Mexican food in Westchester...by far! Burrito is massive, avocado is fresh, fries are incredible, prices are more than fair. Without question, I will be going back, probably sometime this week. Would give it 5 but I mean, it's takeout Mexican... read more

Don't come here.. tried to order ceviche to go and I got all the way home to find out it was warm. Being that I don't want to get sick I brought it back and got my money back. They didn't give me a problem but all I got was "sorry" and that was it.. if the ceviche they feel comfortable serving is warm I can only imagine what other food their serving not cooked or handled correctly.. read more

Best Mexican food in the area. Way better than mariachi loco. Love the tacos el pastor.

Bestest mexican food in town!! You should totally try it! And theres music live some days. The owner is always around and is very friendly ! Great service read more

I was enjoying the guac and chips until I found a roach. I told the waitress and all I got was "so are you going to cancel your order?" Yeah I left at that point. read more

So, I am not sure if this was a bad night or something, but the food was abominable. It was dry and tasteless, my pork chimichanga just about inedible. My mother's beef chimichanga was rife what we think is msg ( traditional msg symptoms following consumption). I'm currently hoping that we don't get sick. If you go, I'd say the rice and the chips are acceptable and the pico de gallo is fresh (although quite seasonless). I should mention that our order was delivered, may be a different experience in person. read more

This is a great find in the area. If you know Azteca in Mt. Kisco, this is nearly as good. The mole (chicken enchilada) may actually be even better. It is so good I haven't ordered anything else - except for very good nachos and good, but basic, guacamole. I have had a lot of the Mexican in the area and this is the best by far. read more

This restaurant does not deserve a star, my wife had beef fajitas and I had the chicken quesadilla, both were cook well done they were both uneatable . We will not return to this restaurant. The only thing that tasted good was a bottle of Pepsi. We will not recommend this place to anyone. read more

I wouldn't eat there again. It just doesn't look clean. they sat us outside and the tablecloth was so dirty that I had a hard time swallowing my food. read more

Really solid food and very reasonably priced. Service was friendly. My wife and I split the steak chimichanga and the pork tacos. Tacos were great and very authentic and stuffed with meat. The steak in the chimichanga was tough but overall it had good flavor. Next time I would get the chicken or pork as the meat filling. read more

Had the skirt steak, very tasty. The guacamole was great. Also had the fried fish...a very large order of fish perfectly cooked. The meals are very reasonably priced and the employees were friendly. read more

Hands down the most delicious and affordable Mexican food in the area. I've been here dozens of times over the years and there have never been more than one or two other diners in the place, maybe due to it being located on a weird little side street behind an ugly shopping center. I don't know how they've stayed in business all of these years, but I'm grateful they have. Having moved here from Texas, knowing how to find a good taco when you need it is highly important. The Tijuana tacos are particularly good. read more