El Palmar

We came here for a birthday. My in laws have come here before and like it better than the more famous restaurant down the street. This is right next to another popular spot on Summer that sells ice cream and popsicles. Everyone's orders were generous and you will definitely have leftovers for dinner. Also they have their lunch specials running Monday through Saturday which I like because a lot of places only do lunch specials during the weekdays.Kids orders:1) chicken tenders and fries (there was an abundance of fries): this plate is large enough for an older kid2) cheeseburger and fries (shredded white cheese so my son was disappointed it wasn't the orange square American cheese)My order: the combination plate-all carne asada: one taco, one green enchilada and one Gordita -meat, lettuce, beans, tomatoes and sour cream (except it tasted like ranch or table cream which is more watery and has less flavor than Mexican sour cream or American sour cream)My favorite was the enchilada, the tortilla was soft with the green sauce but it wasn't all so soggy that it was unpalatable. The taco meat was not little crispy bits or pieces of fat. It was real pieces of steak. However some of the not so great pieces of meat were in the Gordita.I ate the Gordita last so I was already stuffed. I couldn't finish it. The other members of our party got the happy chicken, chicken Milanese and a mushroom dish where the mushrooms are only found growing on corn. Containers of tortillas came with some of the dishes but each plate had the protein, rice, beans, avocado, salad and or potatoes. It was a lot of food.Of course chips and salsa was the complimentary appetizer. There are 3 salsas ranked mild to hot: red tomato salsa, creamy green guacamole green salsa (lacked salt/flavor) and a smoky red salsa.Miscommunication is why I took off a star. I asked for 2 kids waters and he brought them horchata which is more expensive than water and one of my kids doesn't like it. I will definitely be back though for their authenticity (I.e. not selling out) and portion generosity).

We found this place on accident and it has been our go-to spot for the last 3 years. The food is at a great price and it's authentic Mexican cuisine!

Good menudo and tortillas. The place looks like it's seen better days, but the inside is clean and inviting. I arrived midmorning on a Saturday and was promptly seated with a basket of chips and salsa. They only had two kinds, but both were good. I ordered a half liter of Coke and a water to drink. For breakfast I ordered the menudo. It was well prepared and tasted great. This place is solid.

I had a great night. I was in MEMPHIS for Tai Chi tRaining and wanted to return to this old haunt I had the seafood soup. In a word. Wonderful. Full of veggies and seafood. Some might find it hot but I loved it. The was a guy with a guitar just playing and singing Spanish songs. I'll be back.

Love this place. Authentic mexican food and great prices. Friendly waiters and i never have to wait too long on my food.Chips and salsa are fantastic, my favorites are the breaded chicken torta and the pollo flautas.Both come with beans and rice

I always review and rate restaurants comparatively with other places in town. I give Palmar 4 stars because of taste, portion size & price. It is authentic Mexican cuisine, and features some things that can't be found elsewhere like huitlacoche. The salsas are great. The verde is one I crave. It is gritty, airy and thick, with a wonderful spiciness. The tomato salsa is fresh. The chips are normal. The tacos are my go-to. I always ask for light oil at any place because I am wary of most commercial cooking oils, but the price, portion sizes and taste of the meats and of the hot salsa, and chips and salsas draw me back weekly. I love the lengua & the tripa (cooked soft), and also frequently get the asada. 3 tacos with chips and salsa is filling and very inexpensive. This is no organic, healthy, locally-sourced restaurant, but it's tasty, filling, cheap enough to be my usual. Nice staff, too. They do take cards.

I gotta give credit to the rest of the yelpers, for doing reviews on El Palmar - because if not for them I wouldn't have come across this place.Food was Dee-lish, off the chain, the bomb! I like authentic mexican over text-mex, simply because tex-mex is about some type of ketchup based salsa slathered, covered in cheddar cheese, upscale taco bell cuisine.Basic restaurant, Univision is playing and people are chit-chatting. Menu is very expansive - burritos appeared huge, however I ordered the Cecina Encebollado - which was a shrimp stew, with tomato, potato, celerey, with cilantro, diced jalapeno peppers, onions, limes to garnish. I ordered two steak taco's as well.My wife had the steak fajaita dinner, white queso dip and she was very pleased.My mother ordered two beef tacos, with mexican rice with sliced avacado.They brought three different dips to the table and all three had some heat to them, but they were goodFor the complete meal, 2 sweet teas and 3 bud light bottles, we spent right at $45.The cool thing about the place, they had pictures of entree's - so if something looks good to you, try it, thats what I did with the Cecina Encebollado and I loved it. My grandmother is from the caribbean and she would make a dish called boiled fish and it put me of the frame of mind. Fresh, hearty, but not super heavy on your stomach.All in all, I was very pleased.

This is about as authentic as it gets. Situated in an old strip center on Summer Avenue near Graham, this isn't a place you'd typically discover by accident. But if you're into the real deal Mexican dives, this is one you'll want to visit. What do I love here? Almost everything! Not kidding. The menu is really big and it always takes me forever to decide exactly what I want. But of course, you always start with the chips and salsa. And right away you notice theirs is a bit different. Most places give you one type, but here you get three. There's a chile sauce, a tomatilo and some other kind of chipotle flavored sauce. I have no idea what the official names of these are, but they are all good. And they are a bit thinner than your chunkier type salsas, so they give you spoons to sort of pour over your chip before you take a bite. Different, but delicious. And I really enjoy their tacos, carne asada style, with corn tortillas and veggies. The portions are extremely generous and the prices are el cheapo.

Food was pretty good! The pastor taco was 2/10 for me. The male server there was super nice, and helpful. Michaladas we're good also!

Great hidden gem. If your looking for authentic Mexican food, this is the place. Must try the homemade corn tortillas!