Truly a hidden gem! Food, drinks, staff and atmosphere are amazing! Worth the trip to try! 10 out…read moreof of 10, would recommend!!!!

This restaurant was amazing! The food and drinks look beautiful and taste even better…read more Best Mexican we've had in the area by far. Even as simple as chips and salsa was amazing.

Stopped at Norte 175 for the first time for dinner, and I'm so glad we did! It's conveniently…read morelocated just about 3 minutes from Costco, making it a great spot to check out if you're in the area. We ordered the guacamole with pineapple and mango, which was delicious. The seared tuna, and the wedge salad with chicken excellent. I had a passion fruit margarita, and it was SO yummy! The restaurant is small but cozy, with a really great vibe. I especially loved the music, it was such a nice touch and really added to the atmosphere. Prices are around $20-$35 per person, depending on what you order. Definitely recommend giving Norte 175 a try! Great food, great drinks, great music, and a great overall vibe.

***2 1/2 stars***…read more It's rare that I have a mediocre experience where I actually want to go back to the place to give it another shot. I came here yesterday for a post-Odyssey meal with my top-tier chum from the Kingdom of Sussex around 3:30pm. We found this place by playing one of my favorite games, Yelp Roulette, where you scroll through the nearby activity feed and just pick a place that shows up on there. You can really get burned doing that, or find an interesting spot you wouldn't have otherwise stumbled upon. This one was a little column A, a little column B. The overall space is what Norte 175 really has going for it - it's a really cool building, and they've done some edgy interior decorating. It's super spacious and definitely a place I could see myself coming back for drinks in the future. My chum got a margarita but I'm in training so had to forego - arguably, maybe that was the issue; comparing notes, the drink was probably the best item either of us had, and I didn't get it. And it IS a tequila bar. I did get a diet soda, which had solid carbonation, so there's that at least. Neither of us were insanely hungry (we had a bit of fuel before our three-hour movie screening) so we split three apps - the guac, the chicken quesadilla and the grilled octopus. None of them were particularly noteworthy. Palate preference, but the guac had way too much stuff in it for me; I like a smooth, avocado-forward guac, not obscenely chunky with tons of onions guac. The octopus was not the best - texture is really important with that dish, and this one was way too chewy. The accompanying sauce didn't do enough to negate that for me. And the quesadilla was just okay; a bit bland and could probably use some kind of aioli sauce in it, or perhaps more seasoning overall with the chicken. It was fine and the best of the three, which sadly isn't saying much. We also got the raspberry lemon mousse cake (well, pretty much I did - my chum had literally one bite to be polite). As you can see from the attached, it doesn't look like anything like its stock photo on the menu, which is worth noting - still looks fine but given how different it looks in person, arguably false advertising on some level. If you're thinking about getting it, I'd rely on customer photos versus the menu if the optics are important to you. Tasty but a little too sweet - they doubled down, essentially, on the tartness, which made it a bit overwhelming, but I could easily see a lot of people being into this. The service was just okay. Our waitress did stop by occasionally but just didn't seem to be in a great mood. It honestly felt like a bit of an imposition to ask her for anything. Obviously could have just been having a bad day, but when your primary responsibility is hospitality dot dot dot. She wasn't mean by any stretch but I just wouldn't categorize her as pleasant. Is what it is. This place could really benefit from its location, literally five minutes from the Rockaway Mall - and this isn't an area with an enormous amount of options beyond the chains, so they have a legit opportunity to cash in if they can improve the food options. We'll see what happens in the future with round two.

One of the best Mexican places in the area. The food, service and atmosphere all are a win…read more There is outside seating and inside also. The tables move fast so usually get a place to quickly. The staff is very courteous and professional. If you do not know Spanish, still way to order. The tacos are placed at salsa bar when they come out from kitchen. You go there are dress up your tacos. There is lots of choose from sauces, salsas, peppers etc.. great presentation. The tamarind drink was great. The food was great.

Delicious authentic tacos, though on the pricier side. Around $15 for 3 tacos... You pick your…read moremeat, and the toppings (salsa, onions, cilantro, tomatoes etc..) are available for you to pick on the side. Radishes are also available for a nice palette cleanser. We got the al pastor and lengue tacos. This al pastor did not come with pineapples, but the meat was juicy regardless. The lengue tacos were on the drier side but still had a nice chew and were flavored ok. Not the best tacos I've had (I'd say Cali does them better and cheaper), but still a good option in northwest Jersey!

Went back somewhat recently and ordered the noodles special this time around. It was, like almost…read moreeverything I have had at White Owl across multiple visits - brilliant. It is on the spicier side, so this is something to consider if you do not like spice. That said, the noodles were terrific, and you are served a large portion of it. I got it with chicken and was thoroughly pleased from top to bottom. The presentation is also smart, being served in an oversized Chinese takeout rice container. Definitely getting better after each visit. Can't wait to come back again!

Food good. Jose was good server. Price was fair. Place was clean and attractive. I had the Jersey…read moreBoy and a hazy IPA.

Delicous and very reasonably priced Mexican food. The atmosphere is casual and the service is…read morealways friendly

Went in for early supper on Sunday 3/29. Street parking along Dover streets. Greeted warmly. Place…read morehas a nice vibe: people in conversation, laughing, being friendly. We were served chips with green sauce (gets spicy) and red sauce (is spicy) and were given a second basket of chips by our friendly waiter. I ordered a hot chocolate (delicious) on a whim, and enjoyed every sip. Laura ordered a burrito, I ordered three tacos. Large servings -- and, be advised: heavy hand on the cilantro, although I found it just fine. Food was excellent. Our waiter is from the Mexican state of Veracruz, and he was really friendly and nice. Great value for the money. Laura has been there before. I know I'll go back. Highly recommended.

best tacos in the area and my favorite spot to go to on my lunch break. looking forward to trying…read moretheir al pastor tacos next week.

Such a cute local place that has a homey authentic vibe. The service is quick and the portions are…read morea good size for the price with the right amount of flavor.

Torta was amazing especially the bread, tacos were decent but i didnt order something crazy, the…read moretorta was really good definitely WILL buy again

Outstanding birria soft tacos with a dipping sauce that's perfect - do you think I liked it??? Big…read moreplus for friendly staff.

First time visiting with co-workers for lunch. A decent "hole-in the-wall" Colombian restaurant…read more Pros: I tried the "Typical Colombian" under their breakfast menu, which included steak, rice and beans, corn pie, and scrambled eggs. Not bad for $9! Their portions are big! But I'm not complaining because I always love taking leftovers home to enjoy for another meal. I had asked for water and the waitress brought me a bottled water. I thought she was going to charge me for it, but she didn't! (Not sure if she forgot, or of they give out bottled waters for free, but I'm not complaining). Food came out pretty fast, especially since we were on our lunch time crunch. Cons: Street parking is not always easy, not sure if they have a lot in the back. Also, my steak was a little too dry. Overall, a restaurant I would recommend and revisit in the future!

Great food and service price was great for the amount of food. Will definitely try again.read more

DELICIOUS FOOD, STRONG DRINKS, AMAZING ATMOSPHERE…read more My family eats here once a month- originally we were going to visit a different restaurant once a month but once we ate here we knew we found our spot. The food is delicious, the atmosphere is delightful, and the owner is incredibly sweet and friendly. It feels like coming home every month and each time we eat here it's a better and better experience. I recommend this restaurant to everyone in my real life and thought I should give them a review online as well. You can not go wrong eating here - I usually get the salmon and it's incredible. My family gets tacos and they are wowed every time. Can not recommend enough.

Pretty decent Mexican fare with an awesome bar. They were having a party that day some the seating…read morewas a little messed up so we sat at the bar. My wife loved her margarita and our food was pretty decent (my burrito had an excessive amount of onions which I should have asked for none, but that's my mistake). The guy serving us at the bar (I am note sure if he is the owner) was super cool and constantly checked in on us while he was busy.

i always go to taco bell, and there's usually no problems. but yesterday was DIFFERENT. yesterday…read moreit was about 12am when i went to taco bell right after the paranormal circus in rockaway so a lot of people wanted to get taco bell after because it was only 2 mins away. we were behind 2 cars and when we were ordering our food this guy said to wait a moment and so we did, but it was about 5 mins now so we asked and he said to wait again. at this point there was 3 cars behind us and 1 of them even started to honk at us. finally we ordered but it still took 10 mins to even get our food. before this we guessed that something must've happened upfront because the cars infront of us were not moving. at one point this guy that was a assumed door dash driver asked for the order because it said it was ready on the app and the drive through person didn't give him it even though the guy could see it in the back. he got mad and said he was going to report the store. when we finally moved up the drive through worker went on the phone as we already payed and we could see our food on the table, so it was cleary ready and the guy could give it to us but he remained on the phone until he was done and then gave us our food. i was confused because why couldn't he have just gave us the food instead of waiting for his phone call to be over. then when we left i started to eat my nacho fries and there was a weird goo on it. i always have had a good time with this taco bell but clearly not this time. i wouldn't go again with all this disturbance.

Quite literally the slowest Taco Bell I've ever been to, each and every time I give it a chance…read more Their new method is by ignoring you at the order speaker for about 5 minutes so by the time you order their ticket times don't seem ridiculous on paper. In reality be prepared to wait every bit of 20 min for five cars to get through the drive through.