La Mexicana

This is just good, authentic, Mexican comfort food. My breakfast of Huevos con Chorizo was plentiful. The beans and pappas are tasty. Homemade flour tortillas fluffy and hot. Definitely recommend. 4 stars because there's not a wow factor.

I feel like I know a thing or two about hole in the wall types of places. I like them, I like to find them, I then become the duchess of them. I like a good deal and hidden gems almost as much as I like sushi.This place is making it difficult for me though. After finally eating here though, I can't say that I had the same experience as other reviewers.We actually tried to come here a couple of months back and there wasn't an employee in sight. We stood around near a counter trying to figure out if it was a seat yourself place or an order at the counter place or what. After four minutes, no one emerged, despite the front door ringing the bell and we were getting unfriendly stares from the patrons... weird. Now, this place is on my route home and I didn't notice them for years because the sign was really run down and it looked abandoned. Then the sign got spruced up and I wanted to try them out, as I am a fan of Mexican. However, I noticed after this event that they were closed for nearly two weeks. Since then I've noticed they will be periodically closed in the middle of the day when I am passing by. They have strange hours, but Wednesdays are the only days they close early and they do not seem to stick to their operating hours.I finally made it in today and the gentleman at the counter wasn't really interested in my business and was pretty cold and unhelpful. He told me that I order at the counter and then proceeded to stare at me wordlessly. That was unnerving so I took the menu to a table to determine what I wanted.Five minutes later, I was still looking through their varied menu when the only friendly person in the building stopped by. I placed my to go order with her and paid at the counter. About 10 minutes later I had my food and was home in about five minutes.When I opened up the order, Carne Tampequena $10.19, I didn't even say anything before my husband piped in that it looked like slop. Now this man is someone I refer to as a garbage disposal who will eat anything, he is not picky at all about food... but he had a point. My steak was thrown into my beans and the enchiladas didn't look very good. He then mentioned it smelled bad and looked like a frozen dinner.Now that sounded harsh for anyone, I was pretty surprised, but I couldn't really disagree. I ate two bites of each item and it just tasted awful. It all had the texture, taste and smell of something that had been reheated, even the rice wasn't good and the beans were watery. The meat was tough and had a terrible taste. The beef enchilada had a similar texture, but was completely bland. It all ended up in the trash, money wasted.When it comes to bad food, I usually try to chalk it up to a bad day, but reheated food is not a good sign. The inability to stick to their operating hours and the lack of customer service by everyone, except the one woman who was nice today, is not acceptable. I can't give this place a higher rating, too many things were disappointing. There are many places in town that have really good to outstanding food. You can take your pick of Mexican, Tex-Mex or taquerias- there are so many that are tasty and affordable. I am disappointed in this experience and suggest they step up their game to keep up with the competition.

Haven't been here in a while but food was good, i ordered the Carne Tampiqueña, I know the tortillas aren't homemade but most restaurants now a days aren't. Either way it was good cause it was mostly empty when I went lol.

Horrible service menu said that we had to order minimum 3 tacos but didn't say they needed to be the same , then they charge 1.75 a taco and they are all the size of mini tacos, and the tortillas are not homemade ... bill miller bean and cheese are 99 cents this is really ridiculous the mini tacos were 1.99 a piece and they were made sloppy do not come here ... seriously we are from San Antonio and these tacos are ridiculously priced and super small . Don't know how this business is still open

La Mexicana has been around since 1998, so it's safe to say they know how to make some good Mexican food. I've seen many of my Yelp friends make stops here quite frequently. It made me finally make my way over there. I was glad I did.They have everything. Tacos, burritos, tortas, tostadas, enchiladas, menudo, pozole, nachos and too much more to name on here. I was in for something small and ended up with a milanesa torta with jalapenos. Fresh bread, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, jalapeno, mayo and a pounded thin piece of breaded beef. Creamy and very filling. The homemade salsa also hit the spot. Not too hot but it had a kick to it. Add a tall horchata to it and damn, I was a happy, happy guy.As other reviews have said, the place isn't much to look at, and even inside that holds true. A half painted mural lines the back wall that never got finished and all sorts of random knick knacks and pictures all over. But you come for some good food, good, inexpensive food.Do stop by. Support Denton businesses.

Let me tell y'all how good their meat is, if you like pineapple on your pizza then you'll definitely love pineapple in your tacos! They cut the pineapples in perfect amount, where the pineapple doesn't over power the meat but aids it, to make a magical taste. I definitely recommend this place to UNT and TWU students, if they want some Authentic Mexican food in Denton. Their michiladas are good as well

I've been going here for years!!!! The food is AMAZING!!! Real AUTHENTIC Mexican food!

One of the more authentic Mexican eatery in Denton. I was lucky enough to have one of my friend from Mexico took me here couple of time, and showed me what were authentic and good in his opinion. I would highly recommend Torta or Tacos. My favorite are Torta de Lengua (Beef Tongue Sandwich) or Taco de Lengua. They are cheap, generous in portion, and tasted great as always. Another dish I frequently order, especially during the winter time, is the Sudado de Pescado (Fish Stew). Mind you, it does have whole fish with bone in the stew, so please order with your own discretion. To be honest, I won't be too excited to order Tex-Mex dishes here, they are decent of course. But if I want good Tex-Mex I will go to an authentic Tex-Mex place. My amigos emphasized to me over and over again, Tex-Mex and Mexican food, although shared some common ingredients, are different beasts.

They should have a no stars option. This spot needs to close tf down immediately Such a waste of $ ain't shit good in there and what Mexican restaurant don't sell green avocado salsa, got me fucked up

When we arrived at the Denton El Fenix and found it permanently closed, we searched Google for nearby Mexican restaurants and found La Mexicana. This place is small and the food is excellent. The waiter was courteous and everything came out as ordered. We look forward to our next meal there.