El Arbol

I like the upstairs dining area of this restaurant, which is decently spacious and quiet enough for good conversation with people at your table. It was warm and welcoming.Service was just okay - food was brought out pretty timely, but I didn't get water refilled during my meal.As for food:- Chips & trio (salsa, queso, guac) was good, especially the queso. Bummer that chips aren't complimentary like at many other Mexican places though.- The al pastor taco was incredible: tender, juicy pork seasoned perfectly, with pineapple on top to provide a sweet contrast. I got mine without onion and cilantro. Honestly, I wish I just got 3 of these!- Gringo taco (ground beef, chihuahua cheese, lettuce, pico) was okay, pretty run of the mill. Not sure how I feel about the tangy flavor of the chihuahua cheese - would've preferred a crema which is also tangy but not quite as much, and would be a good contrast to the acidity of the pico.- Appreciate that they use corn tortillas for the tacos, which were very good (and tasted fresh/homemade)- Sadly, my tamal wasn't great: the masa was crumbly and the pork was kind of dry/bland. The salsa verde was hotter than others I've had, so I'm glad they had the sweet salsa roja to balance it out. Pricing is on the higher end for tacos: it ranges from $3.50 for the gringo up to $6 for carne asada!Overall, this was a really good experience and I would come back for more al pastor tacos!

I came here for Dia des los Muertos. They did a great job sponsoring the event. This place is very cool. Authentic Mexican decor, beautiful murals and an adorable walk-up taco window. The tacos are spectacular, particularly the Brussels and nopales. Their Palomas are also amazing, as are the fruit infused tequilas. We had: chips and salsa, various tacos, fruity, spicy and blood orange Palomas. We ate lunch upstairs, then had drinks on the patio to enjoy the beautiful weather. I will return for more tacos and to try a few other Paloma flavors.

This place was fabulous. It was definitely similar to Imperial, in Ferndale, but with more convenient parking, on the street nearby.Some friends and I went here after shopping for a wedding dress for me nearby, in Howell - it's only about a ten-minute drive. We found street parking about a block away and there are also a few city lots nearby.I had horchata, a carne asada taco, and a Brussels sprouts taco. All were great but the carne asada had huge chunks of steak in it and pickled onions. My friends had the Brussels sprouts tacos, the mahi mahi taco, and the cactus taco, and enjoyed all of them.Tacos range from $4-6 and are small (corn tacos) but have a large amount of veggies and/or meat on them. The Al Pastor taco looked great too, may get that next time.Overall, was very pleased with this taqueria and will be back at some point.

My love language is Mexican food so I can realistically go anywhere and eat anything. Today we went to downtown Brighton. There is parking everywhere but Brighton is packed so finding availability to park is a different story. We parked about Two blocks away. We walked up to this restaurant and our options were to either order food from the exterior window to go and take it to the water front and eat, go inside and go upstairs or downstairs, or our choice eat at the first come first serve outside parking lot/margarita garden. We chose to sit outside. The seating area was gated surrounded by plant boxes with thyme and basil plants so I liked that. We sat a table for two. The table was metal and the seat was very uncomfortable. I was wearing a sun dress so the metal slates of the seat sut into my legs. I did not enjoy that so much. There is a QR code to scan for the drink and food menu. The waitress was prompt and very polite. I had a margarita on the rocks, Dad had a coke. They do not serve Pepsi products. We ordered the chips and queso. The queso was beefed up. It had meat, onions, cheese, and cilantro with chips so it was almost a meal in itself. Dad did not think there were many options to choose from. We ordered tacos. When the food came it was only one taco each. We assumed for the price it would have been three tacos at least. So it was comical to sit there and eat our one taco each. The total was around $40.00. we paid with a card at the table with the waitresses hand held device. Overall a beautiful evening to eat outside. As long as you don't mind the traffic and random people looking at your food it was good.

Great crafted local Mexican joint! They have rotating specials all the time and they're always great! Most recently they had a lobster taco and crab cake taco that hit the top charts!Their mags and Paloma's have great flavor and the vibe inside matches the experience they provide. If you're looking for great tequila too, they have it! Service is great! Team is hospitable!

This place is a real treat. I never thought I'd ever eat a brussel sprout taco let alone enjoy it...but I did. The taco was amazing and my family enjoyed it as well. We also had the Mahi Mahi taco and it too had a great flavor profile. The verde salsa is our favorite. Service is very good and efficient as we use the walk up window.

Had dinner with some friends at El Arbol this week and enjoyed this new dinner spot for us! The menu is pretty typical for a Mexican Restaurant, with the tacos being the highlight at this place. I decided to try the chorizo burrito, which was calling my name at the time! The burrito was a little disappointing, as it was filled mostly with rice. Towards the end of the burrito I found the chorizo, but it wasn't quite as flavorful as I was expecting compared to other chorizo I've tried. The rest of the table ordered tacos and a salad and all really enjoyed their meals! Maybe I should have followed suit and tried the tacos--until next time El Arbol!

Best Mexican food in Metro Detroit and surrounding area. The staff were friendly and so helpful, especially with a kid under 2. Place and two floors, but was still on the more smaller chill side. They had really good guacamole and tacos were yum yum. Seems to love pickling a lot of stuff. All around loved it and they had excellent drinks!! Small thing - Summer 2023 - construction craziness - so keep that in mind.

I lived in San Diego for over 20 years and this food reminded me so much of all of the amazing Mexican food I took for granted down there! My kid was born in San Diego and grew up there and they said it reminded them of their childhood. Huge smile! The service was great, the food came super fast after ordering. The best part of the service was our waitress not rushing us with our appetizers at all, and giving us time to eat before taking our main order!I used to work in the same building about 25 years ago when it was the Yum Yum Tree, and it looks a lot different but I love it!

Three words...BEST. TACOS. EVER! The Brussel sprout tacos are soooooooooooooo GOOD!! Highly recommend them!