Was looking for an authentic place to get some tacos after a long drive from Key West. Walked in and the ambiance was nice and the staff was welcoming. My first impression is that this is the cutest Mexican restaurant. There are three tvs and the main one was playing a nice Mexican music concert. FOOD: Tacos are amazing. We ordered carne asada and Al pastor. Both were so good but the Al pastor was so flavorful and delicious. Highly recommended! CAUTION: The extremely important thing that I would like to add is the at there are peanuts in the salsa at the table. As our second time visiting Miami, we're not familiar with all native cuisine. From Cali, we frequently eat Northern Mexico cuisine and orange salsa is popular. We are aware of mole having peanuts, but never heard of salsa de Cacahuates. Unfortunately, my husband is extremely allergic to peanuts! It's sitting on the table as an orange sauce with no labels. Please consider labeling or removing it from the table. As he started getting a severe allergic reaction, we left quickly to get his medicine. Luckily we didn't have to call an ambulance. read more

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The place it's nice, they have a small parking lot which makes a little difficult to park, we arrived and someone welcome us and let us know where to sit because it was busy. We sat at the bar, the girl from the bar gives us the menu and we order some drinks and tacos, all came fast! The tacos were good, perfect amount of meat, nice tortillas, hot and just as we ask them, I drink an Horchata that was delicious and the salsas they have are good, de foods flavor was good, this is an authentic Mexican restaurant. read more

Tacos El Carnal - Horchata water, original juice made from rice. - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

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The cheese was hard, the carnitas was very fatty. The birria and steak were good but $5 for a small birria taco is not worth it. Won't be back. read more

Tacos El Carnal - This for $9. Gave it to my dogs. - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

The food was delicious! The service was Great! The overall price for food was fine. NOW!!!! The side of sour cream, which was very small! wasn't even extra large side of sour cream cost more than a taco! $4.00 per sour cream!!! AND they didn't even warn us! that's unheard of! Just cause of that I won't be returning! And that's just out of principal! Do better! The inside was a bit rough, and the bathroom smelled like fart which kind of grossed me out a bit. read more

Very small portions. Carne asada tacos were only meat, tortillas & cilantro leaves. No onions, little meat. This place used to be good but they raised the prices & lowered the quality. read more

Came across this place by chance.. so happy I did.. the authentic atmosphere just made the experience even better.. We ordered the queso fundió and guacamole for appetizers.. 10 out of 10! Delicious.. we then ordered the enchiladas mole and tacos birria.. and of course a Chelada! Everything was delicious! The sauces they have to complement the food is fire!! And to close it all out.. we had the choco flan... delicious...delicious....if you are in the vicinity of Flagler and 69.. highly recommended you give it a try.. you won't be disappointed.. the menu offers a lot of choices! We will most definitely be back! read more

I love this place. Good and reliable food always the trips tacos are my absolute fave specially when I ask for them extra crunchy!!! So so good and the music and vibes 10/10 read more

Tacos El Carnal - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

Coming from Los Angeles where we have the best Mexican food, I was skeptical about eating Mexican food in Miami. But my friends who lived there said it's the best Mexican food in town. So I decided to try it and they were right, this place is so good! First off, if you're staying in South Beach, this place is far! It's in Little Havana so be prepared to drive. Inside of the restaurant was like a loud fun party and our server was great! She didn't speak much English but had someone come to us and explain everything if we didn't understand. I came in a group of 4 and we ordered guacamole, 3 carne asada tacos combo, tacos pollo, taco camaron, taco fajita de res, burrito pollo, and ceviche de pescado. Everything was really good, but the guacamole was exceptional. If I'm ever in Miami on this side of town I will visit again, but it's not worth driving 30 min from Sobe. Still very good! read more

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This restaurant was right around the corner from our hotel so we decided to check it out. We arrived around 1ish and it wasn't busy. I ordered two tostadas with carne asada. It was loaded with creama, tomato, lettuce, and meat. Every bite was absolutely delicious. The next thing I ordered was a tostada de ceviche. You can tell they make it fresh. The shrimp wasn't cut into small pieces. It was a lot so you can definitely share it with another person. It came with lime on side, I squeezed it all over and ate it with chili verde. I liked how they put mayo on the tostada. All the flavors together were great together. My fiancé ordered a combo. She got carnitas tacos with rice and bean. The meat was juicy and wasn't dry. The waitress was patient with us while we looked at the menu and kept checking on us. I would definitely come back to eat in the evening to see how the vibe is. They play music so I know the evening will be a great hang out spot. Their restroom was clean but before you go into the bathroom, grab some tissue before hand since there is no tissue to dry your hands once you wash your hands. You can also change your baby's diaper in the bathroom if you need to do that. That's a plus for folks who have babies. read more

The tacos were not good. We went at 2pm right when they opened and I had the elote and the tostadas. I wish I could say it was good but it wasn't. read more

I remember going to their hole in the wall in little Havana years ago. We went to this "new" location and didn't really think much of it. It's ok but don't think we'll be back. The service wasn't the best they came took our order and then just stood around in the back we had to ask for more water a few times. The food wasn't bad but it wasn't very good, flavorless, and not well presented. read more

Had the late night munchies and decided to give this place a try. Upon arrival the place was pretty packed for 1am on a Sunday and they had the music bumping in there. I placed my order and waited in my car 15 minutes while the food was prepared. Now for the Tacos, the Al Pastor tacos were very flavorful and chunks of pineapple which I liked only downfall was the tacos were pretty small. The Carne Asada tacos had to be carried by the Salsa Verde but overall I was quite surprised for a spot that's open till 3am. read more

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Tacos El Carnal has quickly become my favourite Mexican spot in Miami. The decor is authentic, food is always delicious, the music is always perfect (all Mexican, all the time) , margaritas are strong & the service is fantastic; everyone is SO nice! I have been here no less than 15-20 times since discovering it & always had a wonderful time. Have brought many people here & they are also blown away. Do yourself a favour & come on a Friday or Saturday and get treated to live music by their amazing singer dressed in full mariachi regalia! read more

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The campechano tacos are great!!!! I have not found any place that makes them since I left Mexico City!!!

One of the my favorite Authentic Mexican restaurants. Servers are nice but not super friendly or chatty, but everything comes out quick & correct. Which is the important part! Mexican music is always playing in the background and decor is bright and TVs always playing. My favorite has to be combo #1, which is a hefty mix of two crunchy flautas, a loaded chicken tostada, and a cheese quesadilla for 10$. Parking is complicated and limited, so be warned now! read more

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I know I'm going to eat GOOOOOOD whenever my fiancée says we're going to Tacos El Carnal. It's alway's a great time, quick service, nice atmosphere, great for a good ol' munch. I'm a "play it safe" type of girly--I always order the order of chips (their salsa is to die for) & 3 Birria tacos...YUMMM!!! Oh! & can't forget the Chilada. My mouth waters just thinking of this. 10/10!!! read more

Found this spot late night. There wasn't a wait to be seated. The waitresses were great and came by to check on us frequently. I ordered a Combo #1 that came with a cheese quesadilla, 2 flautas and a chicken tostada. It also included guacamole, crema, and onion on the side. It was a great sized portion for $9. The flavors were really good. Definitely tastes homemade and fresh! I'm looking forward to come back and try some tacos. read more

Tacos El Carnal - Combo #1 Cheese quesadilla, 2 flautas, chicken tostada... guacamole and crema - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

New taco spot for our household! I've been meaning to try tacos el carnal for weeks now and today was officially the day. Started off with the guacamole(not pictured) I thought the medium was rather large even splitting it between 3 people, I would definitely get the small next time. The tacos were the star of the show!!! Every single one I tried was mouth watering and delicious... they all tasted extremely fresh as well. I will 100% be back. read more

Tacos El Carnal - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

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I had such a great time stopping by Tacos El Carnal for a last minute dinner. There was no wait (thankfully, because we were starving) and the staff was very nice and attentive. It was the middle of the week but all the staff was so energetic, even though there were only a couple other groups sitting. With the music, it really brought up the vibe. We ordered the queso fundido which was soooo cheesy. I ordered the burrito but I couldn't decide if I wanted green sauce or mole, so the waitress brought me some tasters of the sauce to help me decide. I went with the mole sauce and the carne asada burrito which was delicious. read more

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First time at this Taqueria.....very authentic and very reasonably priced, we went on a Tuesday so it wasnt very busy, they have live music on weekends, would expect busier atmosphere. Server was nice and polite, had to call her over a couple of times, they tend to mingle near the door. We had the chicken nachos as appertizer, a couple of combination meals and all were delicious and portions were just right. Complaints 1) Speaker music was to LOUD, 2) Parking is a problem 3) Some of their social media sites have their old Flagler and 26 Ave location, told the server and she said "Oh yea we know"..WHAT...and they dont do anything about correcting the info???? Will still go back to the restaurant Bueno, Bonito, Barato. read more

Came here with a party of 3 and ordered a carnitas nachos and the 4 taco carnitas combo meal. Both were amazingly made and came out fast. We were the first ones in on the dinner rush, and my waitress was very good at refills and asking probing questions on what we needed. 10/10 I'm definitely coming back! read more

En Ingles: The food is SO good. The waitresses are so kind. Classic mariachi music is playing, just the right volume. It feels like home. If you have been looking for authentic Mexican food and haven't found it in the Coral Gables/Miami area, you're in luck. This is the place. The Al Pastor is marinated so well, and the pineapple is tender. The corn tortillas are soft and sturdy. A slice of lime for each taco. And actually reasonable prices! The horchata is made by somebody who knows what they're doing. The food comes out so quickly and the quality isn't compromised. Not to mention they are open until 2:00 AM even on weekdays! I'm in tears. Since being in Houston, I have looked for a taco that were as good as the ones I tasted there. This is it. Thank you Tacos El Carnal. En Español: La comida es MUY buena. Las meseras son muy amables. Tocan música clásica de mariachi, al volumen perfecto. Se siente como si estara en casa. Si has estado buscando comida mexicana auténtica y no la has encontrado en el área de Coral Gables/Miami, estás de suerte. Este es el lugar. El Al Pastor está bien marinado y la piña está tierna. Las tortillas de maíz son suaves y resistentes. Una rodaja de lima por cada taco. ¡Y precios realmente razonables! La horchata la hace alguien que sabe lo que hace. La comida sale rápido y la calidad no se ve comprometida. ¡Sin mencionar que están abiertos hasta las 2:00 a. m. incluso de lunes a viernes! Estoy llorando. Desde que estoy en Houston, he buscado un taco tan bueno como los que probé allí. Eso es todo. Gracias Tacos El Carnal. read more

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I've been here twice now and both times have been good. The first time we ordered a medium guac with chips. It was a really big portion and very tasty. They also give you a selection of four sauces to dress things up as you like. Then I ordered a combo meal that included a cheese quesadilla, 1 chicken tostada, and 2 Chicken Flautas. I was not crazy about the tostada, and the flautas didn't really do it for me, either, but the cheese quesadilla was really yummy. I do not care for El Carnal's crema at all. It tastes more like mayonnaise, and has the same texture as well, so it's a hard pass for me. The second time we came I ordered a steak quesadilla and was very pleased with that, and my friend ordered 3 steak fajitas that looked yummy and I'd like to try next time. The prices are fair enough, and service is ok but is on the casual side. Our waitress did not speak English and as we started to speak she simply walked away. We were left feeling confused. Luckily she returned a minute later with an English speaking co-worker. This place is open very late night, which makes it a cool option for a late night meal after doing some drinking or what have you, and I would recommend a stop in :) read more

Tacos El Carnal - Combo #1 - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Some friends invited us for some dinner and told us about this authentic Mexican cantina style restaurant off Flagler. We arrived and it was packed but with a simple atmosphere, they found us a great table close to the Mexican tenor with great vocals. We ordered their cheese dip with chorizo bits, beef nachos, steak quesadillas, and several tacos. The cheese dip was delicious with the right amount of gooeyness and the chorizo was bursting with flavor. The nachos were also very good with good chunks of beef and the right amount of cheese. The steak quesadilla had a nice crunchy exterior with tender steaks and cheese inside. When I thought this meal couldn't get any better than came my tacos, I decided to mix it up by ordering shrimp, fish and pork tacos. It was a spectacle of flavors and freshness, the shrimps were nice plumped, the fried fish moist and the pork had no words. For desserts we ordered their bunuelos which were seem like tortilla chips coded in cinnamon sugar with a vanilla strawberry ice cream with chocolate chips, a perfect way to end our meal. It looked like we found a great option for Mexican that does not break the bank. read more

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We were so excited to find an authentic Mexican restaurant in the area that we decided to go today even though it was pouring and thundering. Although the service we received from the waitress was ok, the prices and the food did not meet what we were expecting. The place seemed good but the food was not as good. We were charged even for the chips they served us prior to eating. The cachete tacos were not what we expected and seemed overcooked and extremely dry. The only two things we can recommend is the beef soup and the nicely chilled Corona beers. That was it. Beware - the starting tipping rate is 18% and above. Would we go back? - not in our wildest dreams. Do we recommend - nope, not at all. read more

Tacos El Carnal - Beware of 4% charge "to you" if you pay with a major credit. This is what the credit card companies charge them not you! - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

Authentic Mexican food close to MIA airport and opened late! We dined in- the vibe was fun and service was super attentive. We tried a couple of different tacos, chips and guac, and a gordita. Would definitely come back, especially because there doesn't seem to be a lot of good late night food options in the area other than fast food. read more

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The food was phenomenal, like actually amazing, the service was pretty good, and the whole place was just a total vibe, wood chairs and furniture, authentic vibe about the whole place, highly recomendació read more

Great food, pricey add-ons. The 3 tacos for $7 is the go to order to save money and get a good meal. Incredible carnitas, and birra. Definitely a worth while place if you're craving some authentic tacos in Miami. Service is always great, but a little slow sometimes. If you wave them over, there are no issues though. You're always treated well, and they can accommodate fairly large parties. Recommend highly for their tacos and limonada. read more

I've been to this place many times after having a night out. Probably the only place open at 3am and they still offer a very extensive menu. The food is good and the service too. The waitresses are very attentive and have knowledge of the entire menu. I have tried many different plates and all are great. Worth to mentioned there is free parking and prices are very affordable. read more

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We went to this place at 4:00 am and they still had a lot of business. The service was pretty fast and the tacos and horchata were great. Definetly would go back! read more

I was staying around the area and was not familiar with the area. Checked out the reviews and found this place . Had a cold draft Modelo beer and three Al pastor tacos. It had been a while since I had some good tacos. I sat at the bar. The service was quick , fast and efficient. Parking was a little challenging but manageable. Ask for Angel. read more

Tacos El Carnal - A nice cold Modelo draft beeer - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

Was on the hunt for some late night tacos and somebody recommended this place. After arriving past midnight I was shocked to see how packed it was. Because of that we opted for take out instead. I got the barbacoa tacos while people in my party got chicken/carne tacos with queso fundido. The tacos were honestly average in flavor but the queso fundido was not what we expected. We had to reheat it at home because it wasn't that hot she the cheese was so difficult to eat. It practically broke your chip each time you tried to dip it. I don't see myself coming back as nothing really stood out but it's good if you get a late night craving. read more

Good tacos and great service! I've dined at the other locations over the years and my first time to this location. Tacos served with corn tortillas which I love. Taco served with lettuce, pico de gallo, but you can order additional things like cheese, crema, guacamole and so forth for extra $. They have four different salsas to choose from. I enjoyed the orange colored one. We ended with churros for dessert and man were they delicious filled with caramel and served hot with chocolate drizzled on top of all that cinnamon goodness. I'll be back again. read more

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Was a late night in Miami having flown in for work and needed a bite to eat. Looking thru my phone for places still open I stumbled upon the list to Tacos El Carnal. Was close and still open, so I risk it. Was not a mistake. This is authentic mexican tacos. A small place in a strip mall just south of Miami International on Flager, not only are the tacos great, they are open until 2:30 am. So even late at night, you can get some great mexican. The primary language here is spanish, but who cares when the food is this good. I ended up having 5 tacos, they were all excellent and authentic. I sat at the bar and the bartender was very pleasant nice and attentive, as were all the staff it seemd. Round that out with a decent beer list and this place is a winner. read more

Is better than going to denny's late night. Great place I highly recommend. Sometimes we are meant to stumble. And this time my stumbling. Did me some good found a hole in the wall. Thought that I was going to regret it. When We first arrived we saw the restaurant was packed and parking was not available. About fifteen minutes later, one of the patriots exited the parking and we were able to take his spot. This is a very small place that has a beautiful decorated bar to the left hand side and mid section. We were instantly greeted and told we can sit anywhere we wanted to. Service was outstanding and Quick. The waitress recommended the cheese with Chorizo. As a starter and let me tell you she was correct. The cheese was not greasy and the Teresa was not salty, very good. It was a company advice handmade chips. Then to our surprise we had a singer as you can see on the videos. The ambiance was authentic mexican. Ordered a couple of beers a steak burrito and five different types of tacos. The food was great perfectly seasoned not salty and presented very nice. Overall this is a great place to go relax listen to some good Rancheras. I highly recommend going to this place. And it's very convenient that they're open until four a m on fridays. read more

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It was just ok. The food, the service, the prices. It wasn't that authentic and it isn't that affordable. The only thing is that the place looks like you are in a cheap establishment in Mexico, but not in a good way. It was disappointing because I wasn't under the impression that the food was real authentic Mexican food, but it wasn't that good. read more

On the hunt for tacos after moving here from Los Angeles. So far, it's the closest I've found. Pastor tacos were on point. Carnitas were juicy and delicious. I got a rainbow of salsas with my order. The only disappointing one was carne asada, kinda dry, but not enough to make me take off a star. Will be coming back! read more

Our server was great! The food was delicious and authentic. As authentic as you can get. I felt like I was at ABUELA's house! Food tasted so fresh. read more

Food was mid ... to charge $4 for a taco that didn't even have a double tortilla was outrageous. I'm hispanic and speak fluent Spanish and the server had such a hard time understanding what I was ordering and brought out the food wrong. Our "appetizer" was chicken nachos that were $9 and it only came with 8 tortilla chips........ anyways. The main dish was tacos for both my partner , I asked for steak tacos for him with only cilantro no onion and still brought them out plain , forgetting the cilantro . The steak was not juicy and the taco was pretty small , again most places put double tortilla for that exact reason because the meat is juicy and this place did not. I've had better for much cheaper. Now moving onto the dessert . We ordered churros which were small in size and it was four churros for $4 . I asked her if they had ice cream and she replied "chocolate" so I'm guessing she meant chocolate syrup and asked if they had caramel. She again only replied "chocolate" so I asked if she could just put the chocolate on the side . Why I would think that she understood that ? Idk. The churros came out with chocolate drizzle on top and I took one bite out of the churros and did not like them so I asked if she could just take it off the check since we wanted to leave . She did offer to bring another set of churros the right way and I just wanted the check so I declined the offer. If you stuck around long enough you're going to enjoy the ending . The server seemed to be having a dispute with the manager about my check so I got up to see what the problem was. Once I stepped next to them I overheard the manager say "she's going to have to pay for them regardless since she ate them ." I interrupt and state that I did not eat all of the churros I only took a bite to try them to see if I liked them and I did not. She went to the table to see if I did eat them and stated that she could bring another set out . I declined the offer once again and stated we were just ready to leave . Manager said we would still have to pay for the dish and she could just bring a new set of churros to us or the server would have to pay for the churros since we didn't want to pay. That clearly made no sense because she was offering to give us new churros wasting $8 of food instead of just taking the $4 off. I told the server to find a different place to work because this manager was insane. Would never go back, hate that I had such a bad experience here :( read more

Tacos El Carnal - "Nachos" - Tacos Near Me - Miami, Florida

Authentic Mexican tacos with authentic salsas! Delicious food and great customer service! This place gave me hope of having good Mexican food in Miami read more