Tikalito

Ambiance: Comfortable and cozy if a little cheap looking. Nice paint job and design--Southwest / Mexican style. 4/5Service: Friendly, quick, five-star! Ordered tamales for pickup. 5/5Food:Tamales were great! Devoured 3 of them as a late lunch within 10 minutes.4.5/5

I have a friend who also lovew trying new restaurants. For our latest get together, she suggested Tikalito. Located on the east side of Ypsi, I realized as I pulled into the parking lot that I had eaten at the location before when it was a different restaurant. We were promptly seated and placed our orders. The menu is full of tacos, quesadillas and other delicious foods. My friend opted for a trio of tacos, and I went with a quesadilla for our visit. Our food took a decent amount of time to arrive, but was very good once it was on the table. The quesadilla hit the spot for me and I finished the whole thing. Prices for our dinner were quite reasonable. We paid at the front register before we headed out, and both said we would love to come back some time. If you're looking for a new Mexican restaurant to add to your restaurant rotation, check out Tikalito for a great spot!

I ate too fast and I didn't take any pictures. Tacos (pastor, asada, carnitas) and quesadilla (pastor) were very solid. The star was the churrasco de maiz by far. It's a little far from me (Scio Township/Ann Arbor), but I will definitely be trekking out here again.

I checked this place out after one of my coworkers raved about it, and wanted to get the word out. The need more business! We pulled up and a guy was in his car near the back door, and Cam jokingly said that's probably the cook. Then came in and the place was completely empty. A few minutes later we are finally greeted by, I think the guy in the car! Super nice and helped us place our order. Cams tacos came out quickly and he really enjoyed them. I'm a bit more picky and wasn't a huge fan of mine, but more so because I'm not a huge fan of cooked green onion, and there was an entire green onion in the Churrasquito that I ate. That's more about my picky palate than their food, though. I also didn't get silverware and it was a bit messy eating it while holding it like a burrito. The server would bring stuff out, then disappear. (It took a good 15 minutes easy to see her again after dropping off food for a takeout order. I had Cam run up to the counter to get rung up before she disappeared again.) Three other customers came in while we were there, and everyone seemed to enjoy their meals as well. When we go back, (and we will be back!) I'll probably get something a bit more familiar, like tacos or a quesadilla.

It's been a long time since I've reviewed something on here, but this place was great and deserves another good review. Some of the best tacos we've had in southeast Michigan! The asada were super flavorful and well cooked, the pastor very good, and the tilapia was great with some delicious veggies on top. Chips/rice/beans all were very solid too, adding up to a great meal that is very reasonably priced.

MADE TO ORDER FLOUR TORTILLAS!! That's what got me in the door, the burritos and quesadillas are so much better than average just based on that. In addition all the meats are expertly cooked, we had the carne asada plate, a carne asada burrito and a shrimp quesadilla. All were fantastic, some of the best we've had in SE Michigan. Can't wait to return!!

Came to this spot that opened up just a couple months ago and loved it! The owner was super nice and welcoming and was appreciative of all the support from the community. The dishes were huge and delicious! The masa with the tamales was super soft, I forgot the name of my dish but it was essentially a giant tortilla with carne asada and pickles inside. Could have used salsa which i forgot to ask for but still enjoyed it. Would recommend to anyone in the area!

We ordered the campechano quesadilla and campechano gordita. The food was great and they were polite and fast getting our food. We will be back soon... like today, lol.

We had Gorditas, fish and pork. Authentic and delicious. The owner is super friendly and welcoming. This was our first visit and I look forward to returning. The restaurant was surprisingly nice inside given its location and the food prices are very modest especially given fresh prepared.

Had a great dinner here. Food was delicious, price is right, good portions, atmosphere is much improved from Hana's, and staff/owners were muy friendly. Tamales, tacos and beans were excellent. Bone up on your Spanish because the menu does not rely on English. Definitely recommend.