You know a restaurant is good when they have a musician duo playing music outside the establishment to keep folks entertained while waiting for their table. This spot probably seats about 40 people total and every table was packed. My in-laws cook up some mean meals and the one thing that always stood out to me was the tortillas they used. Once I found out they were sourced from Tortilleria Crystal, it was a matter of immediately driving from their house to here. They're so light and fluffy and are so big that they can literally cover your entire face. The best part? You can grab a dozen of them for only three bucks. You have to pay cash but they even have an atm machine to use. This is a true hole-in-the-wall restaurant and is well worth discovering. read more

I love It all the food it comes out so delicious they only take cash so that sucks other than that it's a cool hidden spot. The service people are so polite as well. read more

Be prepared to wait. There is always a lot of people. There's limited seating but they do have a pretty fast to-go area. The customer service is great. They are friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable of their menu. Their food is delicious! This is as authentic as it gets in a good way (coming from a California Mexican). We loved the menudo and tamales. Also, love that they provide chips and salsa with spicy salsa options. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone I can. They are family owned and operated, and the food is delicious! read more

Tortilleria Crystal - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Love it there. Good food for a great price. Owner always there. Breakfast and lunch very busy 4 stars

Great local spot when in town! I got the enchiladas verdes with egg on top and oh my god I've been thinking about them since I went. The cheese they use was so delicious. I will be back next time I'm in town! It is a very small place so bigger groups will probably not sit together but seems like lots of people pick up to go! read more

Tortilleria Crystal - Enchiladas verdes with over medium egg on top. - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

So the service is great if you speak Spanish and read Spanish if not there will be a language barrier so to me that's a knock on this place, the food is good it not amazing it's not bad, definitely worth visiting and going back due to the price point definitely making it worth it. read more

Great local spot for delicious food at an excellent price. I visited on Saturday because I was craving huevos rancheros. Although I hadn't tried them here before, I've had their burritos, which my husband was also in the mood for. The huevos rancheros were exactly what I wanted. The beans were prepared just the way I like them, the papas con chorizo were perfect, and the eggs were delicious. They did go a bit heavy on the green chile, but that didn't stop me from giving it a fantastic rating. My husband ordered the deshebrada en chile verde burrito with some beans, and he enjoyed it as well. It had the perfect amount of spice. The service was excellent--very attentive and quick. The space is a bit tight, but it doesn't feel overwhelming. If you're looking for a truly authentic local spot, this place is fantastic, and the prices are very reasonable. Just be sure to bring cash; if you forget, there is an ATM on-site. read more

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I was craving breakfast burritos; it was 7:30 a.m., and Tortilleria Crystal was the only open place near me. I was surprised to see that there was a line to order that went all the way outside the restaurant, and that made me happy because, most times, this means the food is really good. Tortilleria Crystal is a hole in the wall on McCombs Street in Northeast El Paso. They have a wide variety of guisados to make burritos to go, or you may also eat at their dining area. Tortilleria Crystal serves breakfast plates, tamales, menudo on Sundays, and others. Everything looked delicious, and the people in line assured me all the guisados were worth trying. One burrito is big enough to satisfy hunger. I noticed their staff primarily speak Spanish. Tortilleria Crystal only accepts cash and has an ATM by the register in case you have no money with you. It is a humble restaurant with affordable and delicious food. read more

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I was in town visiting some of my husband's side of the family. My sister in law suggested going here, she follows a lot of influencers and said this restaurant was owned by the parents of one of the influencers she follows. She had gone once before, said she liked the food and that it was cheap - say no more. The place is tiny, almost no room to walk around and very limited amount of tables. There's people coming in and out ordering tortillas and meat by the pound. From reading other reviews, it seems they actually expanded to the spot next door. When the back door was opened, you'd hear loud music coming from a guy playing the guitar outside. I looked up, and saw so much dust and spider webs on their decorations, they definitely could do a better job cleaning. My husband and sister in law ordered menudo, my brother in law had barbacoa and I ordered chilaquiles verdes. We all had manzanita sol sodas and chips and salsa while we waited for our food. The salsa was really good. Food came and we started eating. I am not a menudo fan, but my husband and his sister were loving it, made authentic to the point it reminded them of their childhood in Mexico. The barbacoa was soft and pretty tasty. The chilaquiles were good, but a little too spicy. I love spiciness, if a plate of food doesn't have a type of spice I feel like it's not complete, but it got to the point I was not enjoying eating them halfway through so that's saying something. I couldn't believe how cheap it was for pretty good food. Would recommend to check it out. Just beware with the spice level! read more

Tortilleria Crystal - Chilaquiles verdes - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Amazing and cheap food! Our food was brought up quick. Even though it's always pack we got our food in less than 10 min. Not dirty or smelly. read more

Delicious burritos and amazing service! Guisuados are very full of flavor and perfectly spicy! The owner is very friendly! Also, someone commented that the tortillas were thick, but that is not true. Tortillas are thin and tasty. 10 out of 10. read more

Tortilleria Crystal - Burrito desebrada en verde. - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Been here before to get burritos and they are damn good. The chile colorado and arriero burritos are on point. Went today to sot down. Even with it as busy as it was the service was damn good and food was out fast. I got Pozole and man it had a mild spice to it and so much flavor. One of the best at a restaurant i've ever had. It is a small environment so if you are claustrophobic, maybe order to go. I wanna keep going back to try more items. read more

Tortilleria Crystal - Pozole - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Very Delicious food, employees are kind and very quick, just make sure to bring cash, the atm inside charges you 3$ and the minimum you can take out is 20$. Here's the menu just in case you are curious about prices and options! read more

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Love there service, makes you feel like, your in Juarez and that's a good thing, food is super good, I give this place two thumbs up , all there food is amazing, out of towners, you must go and support and try this place read more

Was in town from LA and had to come try this place. Food was 10/10 Customer service was 10/10 Definitely a must try if your visiting El Paso read more

I went to visit the place today for breakfast. I was sat behind by the kitchen doors. Through the door gap i was able to see one of the servers take back dirty dishes, wipe utensils WITH NAPKINS and proceeds to give to new customers. I WAS DISGUSTED! Paid my bill, left my food untouched. Wont be returning. Also they REUSE the salsa, onion and pepper. I witnessed that aswell! read more

Mi menudo tenía un pelo y sabía muy salado! And then the place smelled dirty my coke was bland and when I grabbed the salt it was frozen like it had been there a very long time read more

Rico's burritos pero le han cambiado mucho a la receta de las tortillas. Ya están muy gordas las tortillas y me empanzan los burritos. Por eso casi ya no voy. Prefiero las tortillas más delgadas. Provecho! read more

Small facility, but authentic appeal. Buy the tortillas for home & cook the rest at home to save money. read more

Most Excellent Flour Tortillas! Corn tortillas are the best around for making tacos! Crystal is always busy!

Burritos are delicious, well packed and affordable The staff is very friendly and attentive read more

AmaIng authentic home style cook meals can't go wrong a Restaurant to appreciate thee service is quick an very good atmosphere excellent services read more

The people seemed nice but I honestly observed and walked in and walked out cuz I couldn't bare how hot it was in there poor cooks and ladies running around the restaurant sweating their life away it was extremely hot. I'm sure this place makes a pretty penny cuz it's cheap and quick. But the food didn't look that appetizing besides some lady carry a huge platter of chiles rellenos from who knows where she pulled them out from it just was a bit off putting the way it was set up, it was packed as heck and they only take cash?! I hate it give bad reviews but this was a no for me. read more

I'm from Denver, CO when I drive into town Crystal's is a MUST!!! Service is great and fast, burritos are always on point! I always get a dozen on my drive back to CO. I also witnessed the owner offer the homeless man food and checking up on him, very heart warming and it's just something no one really witnesses or talks about! read more

Best gorditas in town! Not a lot of tables though so you may have to wait. They close at 3pm, not 6 like yelp says.

I love this place I came to visit El Paso and I've been coming almost every day, it's very economic food but the best flavor and tortillas!!! read more

Tortilleria Crystal - a table with plates of food - Mexican Near Me - El Paso, Texas

I went in to get menudo since I heard it was good, but the older cashier lady was not very friendly at all. Points at a handwritten sign that says " cash only". She says I have an ATM that charges $3 per withdrawal....Needless to say not today. The place is in a small strip mall type building. Very tightly cramped in there. Has 6 tables that I saw. The other side serves tamales & sweet bread. The menudo is already bagged by size from what I saw. Will give it another shot n hope for the best read more

Highly recommend coming here! We love their burritos! About 2$ can't beat that and they are thick burritos! I personally love getting the picadillo and carne asada and my husband loves The mole one! also this restaurant is owned by the local makeup artist and celeb of El Paso Leslie (lesdomakeup) family! her dad is so nice and cool! He runs the place! Also if you do decide to go, take cash!! read more

I will say one thing. The service is the friendliest! Everyone is so nice and quick! We ordered burritos for the road and unfortunately, all of them were very bland. If they had more salt, they would've been a hit. Not one of the burritos we had had salt and we ordered 8. Again, service is great, food--not so much. read more

The food was fairly decent. The building is very old, so the outside and inside looks pretty worn out. The environment inside of the restaurant felt very rushed. Be mindful it is El Paso so if you can't speak Spanish then you're going to have a hard time ordering your food like I did. read more

Normally satisfied, but bought burritos on 4.06.24 and they were tainted and had to be discarded.

I come from Alamogordo and I eat here when I can! The food is so delicious that I've told lots of people they need to try it.

Fast service delicious food a definite good place will be returning ..the place was busy not a lot of parking but was great

I came back home from Georgia extremely excited to order my usual favorite from Tortilleria Crystal- barbacoa. I purchased several pounds for my family to have the next day. Upon eating it, my son bit into two small, clear beads. I think whoever was preparing the meat must have been wearing a tiny beaded bracelet or ring and it busted during the process. I called to make the manager to make aware of the situation and still have not received a call back. The food here is delicious and it's a shame something like this would happen. read more

The local neighborhood gem. They have amazing burritos (guisados in general). There's always a line here and with due reason. The food is served generously and for the prices you can't beat it. My favorite is their lengua (tongue) some days its spicier than others but amazing. Their salsas are spicy period but their food has amazing flavor. They got it down and mastered. The only downside is that they are cash only (they do have an atm on site) so go prepared. FYSA; I'm personally not a fan of the menudo or their tamales but everyone has different taste buds and I've heard others rave about it. read more

Menudo was excellent!! I was kinda disappointed with the barbacoa burrito. The meat had no flavor, they didn't include salsa or any fixings for the burrito. This was my first time ordering from here I will definitely ask the next time! read more

Great food! Great prices! Super friendly and great customer service! Definitely recommend! The burritos are super good as well as the quesadillas! read more

Great food and service. Very affordable too! Menudo and posole were delicious! Worth every penny. read more

Quick service, food is delicious, would order a head and buy this for my employees around 6 in the morning and they would always have them ready by the time I got there. read more

Good Burrito spot , always fast and convenient. Not he best but a place worth trying nonetheless.