El Molcajete Mexican Restaurant & Sea Food
El Molcajete Mexican Restaurant & Sea Food
Molcajete filled w/ camerones, chuleta, chorizo, nopales, avocado, cambray, queso, & fried jalapeno
Begin with nachos & frijoles
My tasty molcajete El Rey Maya
El Molcajete on the edge of Little Mexico in Norristown
Colorful Pueblan cantina
Warm tortillas
Chalk board on the inside
Informal taqueria
Tacos,burritos,tortas,sopes,gorditas,postres
Outside side window "open"
Mexican rice and beans
menu
Customer parking only!
Huarache Especial
chips and fiery salsa
menu
interior
Front door entrance
Tacos carnitas a
Crushed a ton of food!
Delicious home made Tamarindo agua fresca.
food, donuts, dough desserts
food
drink
Jeff H.
Apr 13, 2021
El Molcajete is one of my favorite Mexican spots in the Philly area. This Pueblan eatery is located around the corner from the Little Mexico principal street in Norristown. Though not much to look at from outside, inside it's a colorful and cozy Mexican cantina.The food here is authentic and delicious. A recent meal began with a complimentary basket of nachos & refried beans. Of course I ordered one of their namesake meals and the molcajete El Rey Maya didn't disappoint. Served piping hot in a molcajete was a tasty combo of shrimp, chorizo, and chuleta (pork chop) with cheese cactus, cambray, fried jalapeno, pico de gallo, and avocado. Warm tortillas came with the feast. I couldn't eat everything so enough went home for another meal. Service was very efficient and friendly.If you want great Mexican food in an eatery where most of the clientele are native Mexicans, put El Molcajete at the top of your list.
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Matt R.
Jul 27, 2018
Had to get their namesake which was a fiery stone cauldron filled with delicious meats. Carbs need not apply, but of course it does come with a half dozen tortillas. I opted for the restaurants namesake. Good call. Great price and left the restaurant stuffed. Also had authentic horchata in a half gallon glass.
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Jan K.
Apr 9, 2018
El Molcajete is an unassuming little taqueria on Market Street directly across from the Elm Street Station. It would be easy to miss.While the menu is not as extensive as El Primo, a mile or so up the road, it holds its own as a purveyor of authentic Puebla-style Mexican.It certainly helps to speak Spanish here (the signs for specials are not translated.) Gringos automatically get English menus, which are well translated. Also, the manager who saw us struggling to decode the various tacos immediately came to out assistance and explained the more esoteric fillings (beef head, tripe, etc.)My wife went with the more traditional carnitas for her tacos (served with house made tortillas.) I went with the special huarache - steak and cactus on a bed of refried beans and an elongated flatbread of masa. It was sprinkled with a nice queso fresco and drizzled with crema.) My wife also ordered a side of Mexican rice and beans, which were simply seasoned, but very savory.As we waited for out orders, we were served a plate of fresh tortilla chips with a thin refried bean drizzle, and red and green salsas, both of which were pretty fiery. There was also a small condiment bar with roasted hots, lime wedges, onions etc.My Agua Fresca (tamarind) was huge and fresh.. among the better ones I can recall.)Certainly worthy of a try for adventurous fans of authentic Mexican. The most expensive item on the menu is less than $19. Our bill came to $25. They do accept credit cards.
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Bill R.
Jun 18, 2018
Good food, huge drinks and a great selection! A lot of cactus stuff. The feel of authentic food and location!
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Vida C.
Jun 24, 2018
This restaurant is a little hidden gem! So hidden that if you're driving to fast, you might miss it. It's an authentic Mexican place and the first thing I usually judge is a places horchata. Their horchata was super good and it had the perfect amount of cinnamon! I had the al pastor burrito and would absolutely go back to get it again! The outside was crispy and everything inside tasted fresh. It came with fries and was a nice size because I was able to take a little less than half with me to work the next day. I also had churros which came out hot and fresh with a side of chocolate! Best part of my experience there. The inside is small but cozy and service was great. Would definitely recommend this place!
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David L.
Mar 24, 2017
Excellent, authentic (insofar as a white kid like me would know) Mexican food at pretty reasonable prices. Having just eaten at El Primo up the street last week I feel confident in saying that this is better by a noticeable margin. Atmosphere is somewhere between cantina and small local diner, but the server was very attentive, friendly, and willing to suffer through my translating Spanish food names into Chinese for my wife. It took us about twenty minutes to order and she didn't rush us.Business was not booming despite our going on a Friday night, so to my fellow Yelpers, get in there. I want this place to be here ten years down the line!
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Pamela G.
Oct 13, 2017
This place is a real gem. The most likely reason for the lack of many reviews is that the only other diners were Mexican American locals and maybe not your average yelpers. That said, I am a big yelper, and a somewhat harsh food critic. This (very casual) place was soooo good and sooo authentic. The molcajete was amazing. I can't wait to come back and try everything on the menu. Note: they have a menu in English but the more extensive explanations were in Spanish. The waitress was very helpful.
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Daniel K.
Oct 17, 2017
Just picked up a quick bite here. Best Carnitas Tacos I've had yet. Just the way I like it, some heat but not enough to be painful. Friendly staff.
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Rachel L.
Apr 25, 2020
Really great food. I recommend the steak tacos, stewed chicken tacos and churros! I've had their takeout service twice during this pandemic, and the service was kind and accommodating regardless of the circumstance.
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Brenda A.
Aug 23, 2020
Idk what happened to this place. Maybe the cooks . The tortilla they use to make guaraches and quesadilla seem to be very hard on side like if were made way before. Also trying to make tacos al pastor with ham instead the traditional way its just sad. I know the pandemic is hard but dont do that just take off menu.
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