Delicious food made fresh to order. My husband enjoyed his carne en su jugo which he couldn't find…read moreanywhere until we discovered this place. Living in Lytle we hadn't heard of this place until we entrusted Yelp to recommend an old food truck turned small, rustic diner. Don't let the looks fool you! The food is great!

All the way from Houston TX this is a hidden spot great mexican food and breakfast serve breakfast…read moreall day friendly staff great service if you drive to Houston or away and want some authentic Mexican food check em out

We love the soup they start your table with however the food and the service unfortunately is hit…read moreor miss and lately unfortunately more miss.

Good food, fresh seafood. Good service. Clean interior. Great location. Gonna be a regular for me.read more

The breakfast tacos are service great staff is friendly. The store and meat market are superbread more

25 Mar 2023 Ate here…read moreduring the Natalia Bluebonnet Festival. Solid Tex-mex. The husband had the short ribs special. They were more like three thinly cut steaks, but decent none the less. Served with nopalitos and refried beans. I had the puffy taco plate. Nice crunch. Served with rice and refried beans and your choice of tortillas. Iced tea is pretty good. Service is good. Our server was around when needed. The restaurant is only one half of the place the rest is a meat market, grocery store and souvenir shop. Pretty cool. Go there when in the area.

The best breakfast burritos ever!! For real!…read more Loaded with several protein choice options. I like to add steak to my breakfast burrito, includeschunks of potato, bacon, eggs, refried beans and cheese sauce with their speciality sauce. These burritos are HUGE BTW, and at least 6-7 inches long. The cost is very reasonable

Awesome service and love the food. Cheese Enchiladas are great! Love the Nachos too. If passing…read morethrough swing in and get the Carne Guisada with cheese tacos, breakfast try the Bobs special.

OMG! First time here, and I loved it! Prices are so reasonable, and portions are...WOW! I had the…read moreCrazy Burrito, and it was fantastic. From the tenderness of meat and the rice and beans were perfect. It's usually a hit or miss with those. My husband got the Mexicana burger, and that thing was massive! He truly liked it. We will be back!!

Dog slow at the drive through, don't go unless you want to wait foreverread more

I reviewed this Taqueria Jalisco ten years ago when they were located off of Benton City road…read more Well, they've relocated to Lucky Road but their food is still delicious. Home made tortillas and the best carne guisada you've ever tried, and really good chorizo and egg tacos. service if always friendly and quick. Plenty of seating in the new place too.

Good food for the area. Served nice and hot. Going in about an hour before the close the weekend…read morebefore Christmas was probably not the best call on our part. Staff cleaned all around us and everyone was in "closing soon" mode. Forgot about service and the smell of cleaning products permeating while we ate. Our bad but, in my opinion, a tad inconsiderate of their paying customers. Other than that, all was good.

I have eaten there many times and the food and atmosphere has always been great and the service is…read moreoutstanding. Would highly recommend it to family, friends, coworkers. We have other Mexican restaurants in the area but the food and atmosphere just lacks something that El Portal has, AUTHENTICITY.

It's a Hit! Our…read moredentist office across the street suggested El Portal when I asked for best Mexican in town. They mentioned the great daily specials for 8.99 which includes a drink. Mon 21 Sep 26. Daily special Pork Chops That's what I ordered, with charro beans. My companion had the Mexican Plate combo with two cheese enchiladas de carne, charro beans. Those beans are up there as some the best compared to my own. Those two sauces in my pic were super good... Green and Roasted. Tortillas are homemade, both corn and flour were excellent. Chips weren't my favorite, but everything else was great! Service was fabulous too! She smiled big when ordered the charro beans. She was right!

We come here whenever we go to HEB in Lytle. The servers are always sweet & efficient. And the…read morefood is good with reasonable prices. Great atmosphere too! Just south of Lytle on I35.

Food was disappointing. Instead of separating the food they stacked it up onto top of each other…read more Chalupa stacked on the enchilada and the taco on top of the chalupa. Lesson learned.

This place is one of those spots that often has a line out the door, and for good reason. The line…read moremoves quickly as they have their process down to a science. The tacos and menudo are great as are the tamales, carnitas, and chalupas. There is no dining area so send one or two people to pick up food for the family. Drinks are only sold from a vending machine (quarters only) and nobody seems to care since the focus is on the food. Call in your order for a quick grab and go breakfast!

Small little place. Service was fast and friendly. I ordered 2 bacon egg and cheese tacos with…read morerefried beans. They were not bad. Did not really notice the bacon. Tortillas were homemade and thick. I got green salsa that was good but oily.

Roach as a side is something no one wants midway through lunch, much less a waitress to invalidate…read morethe severity of the situation. The roach ran across our table and we smacked it to present to the waitress. Once she was made aware she didn't apologize; she instead excused it by saying it wasn't on our plate. We couldn't stomach the idea of continuing the meal and asked for the bill, and she refused to discount no more than $3 off our $30 bill. So disappointing and so unhygienic. Cockroaches carry dangerous germs like Salmonella and E. coli which can cause severe illness especially dangerous during pregnancy which can lead to miscarriage, waving $30 was bare minimum. A complaint to TX DSHS will be made.

Fantastic little spot in C-ville! If you're looking for great menudo, chorizo and great service,…read morethen look no further! It's telling when you see A LOT of people eating here, and we were cautiously optimistic. Yet, we were seated immediately and food came out less than 10 minutes after ordering! Being from Tijuana by way of Guadalajara, I think I've got really good menudo figured out - and this is it! Our experience was amazing! Service was just as good (not sure what the bad reviews are about, but everyone was nice, serviceable and very welcoming!) Our new favorite spot in the SATX area for menudo!