Mexican Town Restaurant

We were in the mood for Mexican food, and there's no better place for Mexican food than Mexican Town....the neighborhood, not the restaurant of the same name. And, one good thing about going to Mexican Town (the neighborhood) is that, if one restaurant has a long wait, you can go to another one nearby that is also very good. This is how we ended up here.The atmosphere here is...well, you don't go here for the ambiance. It's a mostly open space with tables. I like the brick in certain sections, but the area is mostly utilitarian. As with other situations like this, it honestly makes zero difference to me. I'm not here to stare at the walls and look at the decorations. I'm here to eat.The eating starts early, because you get a bowl of the most awesome tortilla chips, with hot and mild salsa. These are crunchy, flawless, freshly made chips, and you will definitely want to buy some to take home with you. I got the Chilaquiles. I'm very happy to report that they have other Mexican dishes with eggs, too. The refried beans were smoky and delicious, unlike the tasteless mush you get it most places. The rice was a nice accompaniment. But, the eggs were overcooked. I still liked stuffing everything from the plate into a tortilla, and topping it with hot sauce, but it would have been better if the eggs have been better.We got fried ice cream, of course. They are different here than anywhere else I have seen before. Instead of bringing out a crunchy ball of fried goodness, they bring a ball of ice cream that they ignite. It took a long time to burn down, so we had to blow on it and roll it around a bit before we could eat it. It was delicious, but I would have liked a crunchy coating on it.The prices were reasonable, and the service was ridiculously fast. We got freshly prepared meals not long after placing the order. And, we got a gargantuan bag of those amazing chips to go. This is a great place to go if you want a large amount of tasty food in a hurry.

This use to be one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. The mini Botano had cheap, nasty cheese and long gone are the olives. It gets a zero rating. I had the Mexican sandwich which was ok except for the "old rice" buried underneath. I personally asked the waiter if the rice was fresh? He assured me it was but it was clumpy and tasteless "just like last time". This dinner gets 1/2 star.The only saving grace was the excellent hot salsa and fresh corn chips with "stale" corn-chips on the bottom of basket.One star and after several years and last attempts we wont be back.

My family came in a large group of 12 on Sunday around 3 or 4pm (after St Patrick's parade). Part of our group was already upstairs at the bar drinking margaritas by the litre. The hostess, made a big deal about how we all had to be in front of her to get seated.. the others were upstairs drinking and we completely the entire party. It was annoying,, as they weren't even busy (nobody else was waiting for seats). We went up to the bar and asked the bartender if we could eat up there and he said it would be fine. We come here every year after the parade. The margaritas are usually better, in fact it seemed very weak, because we also got more liters at the table, and I didn't feel tipsy at all.My main issue was the food, the beans had absolutely no flavor! Even some salt would have helped, I've never experienced bad food here. This was so bland, even the guacamole was bland, none of the food impressed me, to be honest. This is generally a good experience, we were so disappointed.

Pre pandemic this place had the best seafood chimichanga! No more seafood, aside from $30 shrimp flaming fajitas. Cheese on anything is $2. The pandemic has not been good to this place. Prices are kind of steep now. Inflation is real. Food isn't bad, just quite bland. My dad ordered fried mushrooms & the dish was literally just mushrooms lightly fried. No seasoning on the thin batter or the mushrooms. Mom ordered a plate/appetizer of guacamole ($9.75) instead of a 2oz side. I had wanted a large botana but it couldn't be served w/o refried beans, so i settled for super nachos. Even the jalapeños on top were mild. Best thing about (& most flavored part of) the dish was the copious amount of cheese. 3 entrees & 2 appetizers was $75.

Stopped in tonight. Very disappointed!Food was served cold and portion size for prices were not aligned! Won't be back!

AWFUL FOOD! So down hill. . Good was awful, served cold, We got the cheese and mushroom app and all of us said "what the heck is this" cold, tasteless, cheese was not real cheese and no sausage and canned mushrooms. DONT WASTE YOU MONEY. Go down the street!

Im not one to write reviews but i feel it is necessary after eating here. My parents and I came after the place next door was closed and i could tell right off the bat it wasn't an authentic place based off the ambiance. If you want Americanized Mexican food then this is the place for you and there's nothing wrong with that! However, if you want authentic Mexican food in Detroit, this is not it. Only taco options were chicken, GROUND BEEF, and steak. My family is ethnically Mexican directly from Mexico and this was a huge disappointment. Service was not bad but my mom kept saying they were taking forever so. Overall, I think this is more so a complaint I could've given my parents for making us eat here but maybe someone else can learn from this experience so here is my review.

The good was the food, the prices and no wait. The bad was the length of time to get our fajitas.

You know what you are walking into when going to ANY of the Mexican joints in Mexicantown. No frills just solid comfort food. Few things to keep in mind. They do not do draft. Bummer as I love Dos Equis amber on draft with a lime...They do not make pico de gallo. Odd to me but whatever. Suggestions.Order the asada tacos "carbon" comes with all the fixings guacamole onions tomatoes. The flank asada steak is some of the best I have ever tasted. Shaved pieces piled high inside the tortilla shell. Damn those were 10/10. Enchiladas with beef. Solid standby. Nothing out of this world but good. Chips and salsa were fine and complimentary.

The worst food of my absolute life. The nachos didn't come with sour cream or guacamole and the ground beef tasted like dog poop. The tacos weren't a rave either and i could've made better ones at home. They charged us two extra dollars for cheese on the tacos without telling us, so a complete scam. They also didn't give us water until we asked THREE times when she wasn't even busy. Overall a horrible experience and way too overpriced for crappy food and service.