This has to be hands down the best spot. Most authentic Mexican food you'll have I highly recommend to any food lover.

Oh how I love Picante! The tacos, guacamole, and various other offerings remind me of my time in Mexico. I am holding back on the fifth star because the service is miserable. No smile. Ever. Get it to go! read more

The terrifically worst Mexican food and delivery of food I have ever experienced and we order delivery from places at least three times a week!!! Absolutely disgusting. Food all fell into each other- a total gross mess! Nachos all dried up and soft. Asked for pico and cilantro on the side and it was mixed in with the shrimp tacos and we had to literally pick the shrimp out to at least eat that and nothing else in the taco was salvageable due to that. Beans just a spoon of slop. Rice dry. Worst take out preparation and food all ever the place in each carton. Our first time trying this place bc our go to was closed. Disgusting. Absolutely nothing great or even good enough to want again at this place. I don't get the positive reviews. I forgot to mention, that all the dishes (we spent up to 100.00 on this garbage) that had sauces in them leaked so they came in white foam take out that only latched at the front and then put in plastic bags - with the bags full of the leaking sauces. This place can't be sanitary or clean. read more

Authentic Mexican. What else can be said? The TexMex offerings are very good because they're cooked with traditional Mexican style. The mole sauce is killer and elevates the chile relleno to another level. You want some corn smut? They've got it in the form of huitlacoche quesadillas. Earthy deliciousness! The black beans are cooked very nicely, flavor and texture-wise: soft yet firm without splitting. Carne asada, tongue, al pastor - all the tacos are spot-on. The guacamole is served in a molcajete, and yes, it's overpriced, but it is overpriced everywhere, and the chips are made in-house. The green tomatillo sauce has a nice kick to it, perfect on enchiladas. The casual space is small but bright, with Diego Rivera and traditional artifacts adorning the wall. They easily accommodated me in a party of 8 before. It's BYOB, but they have a selection of sodas and their own horchata. In the summertime, I bring ingredients for a michelada, and have a good time. read more

Horrible service. Wasn't greeted when walked in and when trying to ask about the menu they pointed to a hanging menu for clarification. Staff greeted the customer who walked in behind me. After a long walk with my elderly mother, it was a bad experience. Heard customers complaining about the wait time as well. Definitely not worth it or recommended read more

Picante is in a terrible place in Springfield. If you are driving by, you would never know its there. If you are walking by, you would never know its there, but its amazing. I have only had a few things there, but everything was amazing. I am a huge fan of their burrito's, mainly because they grill or toast them a little bit so its extra crispy. Also, their pico and chips is amazing, probably the best I've ever had. If you are in the area, don't waste your time at Chiptole, instead visit Picante for some real, home-made Mexican food. EDIT! I have been going more often and bringing my friends, within the last month, I have been 4 times, almost weekly. I have been ordering the guacamole every single time, and besides my own guacamole that I make in my house, it is the best. I LOVE IT. It has become a hit among my friends as I try to let everyone know about how great Picante is. read more

One of the best Mexican restaurants I've been to. Small, family-owned. The food tastes fresh and is cooked to order.

Way overpriced for the amount and quality of food. $10 for guacamole that would barely be an appetizer for a recently-fed person. I recommend avoiding it! read more

Picante - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, New Jersey

My husband and I try to come here at least once a month! Great spot with great food and the family that owns it is very courteous and friendly! Great food at a good price. read more

Great local mexican place! Guac is excellent. Chicken fajitas, quesadillas & skirt steak are our fav's!

Picante provides great dining in and take out. Great Mexican cuisine and Byob. Very casual restaurant. I love the stuffed Poblano and steak tacos. My husband always gets a burrito, and is always more then happy. I've had soup for take out that's hit the spot! read more

This place opened 1 1/2 years ago in downtown Springfield. Sadly, that area is like Death Valley. The whole strip is drab and uninviting, and parking is not obvious or convenient. The town needs to do something about that. I've been wanting to stop in for awhile, and I finally got a chance to go for lunch today. It's a small place, seating less than 30 people, and there were far less than that at lunch today. Picante is small, clean, and very informal, i.e. the way I like a restaurant to be. It's sad because I thought the food was really good. I love good Mexican food, and it's always a challenge to find it in this area. Here is a place where the owner is cooking, and his daughter is the hostess / waitress. I ordered a cup of sopa frijoles (black bean soup), which was very tasty, but could have used just a touch more spice. The poblano (roast chicken burrito) was superb. The chef has a way with mole that I haven't encountered anywhere else. It has just a touch of sweetness. It is chocolate-based after all. The total bill for this feast was about $12, and there were plenty of leftovers to take home. I'm going back soon. read more

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo here - we competed for a table with many others, but we were seated promptly. After that, we had lots of time to talk to each other, but finally we did get served. We forgot to bring our favorite beverages (BYOB) with us, but the Mexican sodas were just fine. The guacamole was just ok, but the cactus salad was very good. My main meal was ok, but nothing to rave about (I think that it lacked salt and other taste enhancing spices). The final bill for two was $45. read more

I just moved to town and based on the Yelp reviews I ordered takeout for dinner. We were held captive waiting for Comcast to come so we were in serious need of some happiness. We found it here. I had the Duo combo (chile releno and chicken enchiladas). My husband had the carne asada and enchiladas with mole sauce combo. Both were delicious. We also had chips and guacamole. Everything was very fresh and delicious. The owner was very friendly and personable when I picked up our food. We will be spending money in this restaurant on a regular basis. read more

Great traditional food made healthy! Not spicy but you can spice it up with their delicious homemade hot sauce!

I am from California and definitely love my Mexican food which is hard to come by out here. This place is like heaven for me. The tacos are great (order them on a corn tortilla with just cilantro, onions, lime, and pico). The quesadillas mexicanas, camarones al ajillo, and tres leches are all to die for! I would definitely recommend coming here for some good authentic Mexican food. read more

Always looking for a decent Mexican Restaurant in New Jersey near my inlaws and we finally found it. I'll go back whenever we are in town. The chorizo nachos were delicious. My husband really liked his skirt steak quesadilla and my Picante enchiladas were fantastic, really spicy but very flavorful. BYOB. The ambiance could be better, small strip mall location. Really friendly owner and delicious food. Reasonably priced with some overpriced exceptions. Highly recommended. read more

Fresh , delicious, amazing .... Nice little in the wall. Had skirt steak quesadillas .... And the nachos were spectacular.

This is the type of place you wish more people knew about. Small inside with a couple of tables for people to stay and eat at, but that's not why you come here. The food. It's delicious and portion sizes are healthy. I had a burrito here and it was perfect. Chips and salsa were just ok, but my entree more than made up for it. It was very quiet in there on a Friday night so getting a table wouldn't be a problem. Will go back again! read more

Have only eaten there once - and that was back at the old location. But the food hasn't changed. It's great. Incredible chicken soup.

You walk into a colorful place with great music. Owner and his family are great! They really care about their customers and try to make adjustments for people like me, vegetarians. The food is great! I usually order a vegetarian burrito or a quesadilla and I love their green and red sauces. Definitely recommend it, best Mexican restaurant in Springfield! read more

I honestly do not know where to start. I am not a picky eater. Quite frankly I'm probably not picky enough. I rarely complain about food and never send it back. Well tonight, when my wife had a craving for Mexican, we started searching the Union county area for a good spot. Growing up in Essex County, we were very close to Don Jose on Route 10 and Mexicali Rose in Montclair before they sold. So tonight when we found Picante on the internet and read some pretty good reviews we thought we'd give it a shot. My first thought when stepping foot in the door was, what was my wife thinking this place is a dump! My second thought was, it gave off a fast food place type of vibe. It's definitely not a nice BYO that you might go to with a couple friends or for a date night where you want to spend a few hours at. I literally wanted to order and get out of there. On to the food....My wife and I started with the special, the Chorizo Quesadillas. I was pretty excited about this choice since I love Chorizo and I love quesadillas. Well, when they came and the inside of the tortillas were filled with a few pieces of crumbled of chorizo and ridiculous amounts of black beans I was pretty deflated. For $13.95 I expected a lot more. To top it off, there was no cheese. We called the waitress over and asked if they were supposed to come with cheese and she glanced over at the special menu and said, no just chorizo and beans. My wife asked if she could just bring a cup of cheese over and we'd put it on. (PLEASE REMEMBER THIS FOR LATER) Well, they were terrible and not worth $13.95 For the main course my wife got the shrimp with garlic/butter. The whole meal tasted like there was lemon juice poured all over it. It was disappointing. I went with the Chicken Burrito, thinking, how the hell can they screw this up. When it came out I actually thought to myself, ok, descent size, definitely didn't look like they skimped out on anything and I also loved the fact they cut the burrito in half. I've never been to a place where this was done. I actually appreciated that since sometimes eating a giant burrito can be a pain and real messy. Unfortunately the burrito itself did not live up the the standards of the actual presentation. It was 90% rice and beans. The amount of chicken in the burrito was honestly laughable. The chunks of chicken were the size of skittles and the amount they put in the burrito almost made it seem like I was getting a piece or 2 every 2 bites. Rice and beans dominated the burrito which was extremely disappointing. As mentioned earlier, I rarely complain about food and almost never send anything back. That held true tonight, I did not complain, I did not send anything back. I politely asked for the check and thought to myself, you couldn't pay me to come back here again. When the check came and I saw I was charged $1.50 for the cheese I asked for with the quesadillas, I shook my head and walked out. For those of you that gave this place a good review, I question what you were drinking that night because I want some. Oh....and by the way Picante is the only "authentic" mexican restaurant I have ever been to that does not give chips & salsa read more

This is our neighborhood go to. The food is amazing - everything is a 10. The service is great and fast. Never ever had one bad thing to say about it. It's BYOB which is also great. Prices are reasonable. A must go to! read more

'Mexican' food for white people. Mole was too salty. Horchata too grainy. Their 'hot' sauce was not hot at all. The beans had zero flavor - thankfully table salt made them edible. They gave my friend the wrong order. I told her to send it back but she was too bummed out. She picked at her food and gave up. Definitely will not be back read more

Delicious food, reasonable prices ($21) for two entrees, and good service. I highly recommend the hot, yummy, chicken taquitos.

Good authentic lil Mexican Restaurant! Casual atmosphere, family friendly, better then most other Mexican in the area! We enjoyed the Tacos al Pastor, the enchiladas picante & mole, and the chile rilleno! read more

My actual rating would 3.5 if I could. The food was excellent, the portions were perfect, and the atmosphere was friendly. My biggest complaint was that I could hear them tenderizing the meat from the kitchen in a very loud fashion. It made conversation difficult, but this only happened once and only for a few min. read more

Food is great and a lovely family runs the place. We love the chorizo and tres leches!

Love the burritos and steak quesadilla!! Awesome food and we have been ordering take out a lot more here.

Taste of Acapulco! This family run restaurant has been feeding my family on a regular basis since its opening. The food is consistently well prepared and tasty. The chef/ owner and his family are from Mexican state of Guerrero...and prepare menu items like enchiladas, mole poblano and cerviche in a manner not found in most other americanized restaurants. The dishes are light and extremely flavorful, yet easy to digest (not too much fat/salt afterglow like many mexican restaurants!) Everything is cooked to order, but service is quick. The surroundings are very casual, but the food is delightful. BYO beer/wine but they stock Mexican sodas, bottled water and american sodas as well as some good bottled iced tea brands. There is no comparison between Picante and its competition, although its location is such that it does not get as much traffic as it should. Parking is around the back but as stated in the other review of 2.16.09 it is not immediately evident. read more

Great food. Some of the best Mexican I've had in NJ. The owners are also great people when they're in. I highly recommend any skirt steak dish as well as the tres leches cake. My only gripe is that it seems like they raise the prices every time I go back. read more

I went there last week for Mexican food. I've been wanting to go there for a while, because my mom and her friends go all the time and they always tell me to pass by! There's a parking lot attached to the complex that's meant for all the businesses there, so it was very easy to find parking. When we entered, there was only one table full. While we were eating two other tables came and went. I was very impressed by the menu there. They have authentic Mexican cuisine. For our appetizer we had nachos and pico de gallo with chips. I loved both of them. They had amazing flavor and tasted delicious. For my entree I had the chicken tostadas, and they were delicious. My date had the skirt steak/shrimp combo with rice. He said his meal was good. I definitely would go back. One suggestion I would make for the owners is to have some low ambiance music, so it doesn't sound so quiet, even when no one is there! read more

Went to Picante for the first time recently and was thoroughly impressed. Though they normally close at 10 on Saturday's, they seated us at 9:45 p.m. and weren't trying to rush us out at 11 when we actually left. The place is small and super casual but has great food and great service. The waiter asked about our likes and dislikes and made some on point recommendations. And did I mention the food was great? Picante's a real treat, just don't forget to BYOB. read more

The woman behind the cash register looks like she is smelling something bad all the time. Never smiles or welcomes you. It seems like she is doing you a favor by serving you. She looks at you with disgust. The nachos were good at one time, but now it seems that there is a cheese, meat, and bean shortage, but olives were plentiful. Tacos were not good, no taste. read more

Probably the noisiest dining room ever - unable to carry on normal conversation with our friends. The food was just OK; they ran out of mole sauce (what???) and three of the four dinners we had were barely passable as authentic Mexican food. The service was poor, the help was overwhelmed, and getting ice and chips & salsa was a big deal. We will not return. Choosing this place over Taco Bell down the street is a push. read more

I had a horrible experience here! To start, we're in a pandemic and none of the employees are wearing gloves. I was picking up an order for someone and the girl behind the counter was extremely rude to me. I didn't catch her name but she was Spanish and had blonde highlights. Definitely steer clear of her and her attitude. Anyway, after giving me my order she said she needed to take it back and check the bags because she thought she gave me the wrong order. Three different people (al without gloves) started touching the bags and opening up the food. I asked her how long it would take and she said if I was going to be impatient that I could leave because they were so busy and clearly "they didn't need the business" to which point she said she gave me the wrong bags and could not tell me how long it would take for the order to be ready. I told her I thought it was unsanitary for me to touch the bags and then for four other people to touch the bags and then give it to another customer. She then told me to mind my own business and ignored me when I asked again how long it would take for the order to be finished. A door dash driver then gave his name and under my breath I told him good luck getting his food and the girl got upset and told me my food would be ready in 5 hours. I told her I'd be calling the board of health due to their unsafe practices and she told me to go f*** myself. Real classy lady. Not to mention she sneezed into her hands and continued handling the food without washing them. read more

My mom and I came here after she had heard good things about it. Coming from the west, it's really difficult to find good Mexican food on the east coast, but this place was great. I had spiced pork fajitas and my mom had enchiladas. Everything was incredibly fresh, the portion sizes were great, and the service was excellent. We definitely like things a little spicier, so he gave us some green hot sauce that was perfect. We will definitely be back! read more

Fantastic food. As a former Californian, this is as close to real Mexican as we get in NJ. Highly recommend it.

The nachos were delicious; definitely something to get when there. Even proportions of cheese, meat and veggies piled high and served with salsa and guac. read more

Had lunch with my co workers at this place today. We saw the 4 star rating on Yelp and decided to try. The food was delish!!...and the place is clean. Its BYOB, which i couldnt take advantage of due to going back to work. However, i plan to go back and bring a bottle of wine read more