El Tlaxcalteca Restaurant

Yep - other Yelp ppl are right, this place is great. It's small, like less than 20 tables and we were probably the only folks who didn't speak fluent Spanish.The inside is clean, welcoming and casual. Staff hustles and are very pleasant. Menu wise, expect your standards but look for specialties like machetes, vampires, alambres and of course red tacos.My general benchmark is a taco dinner and for $12 I received a plate of well filled tacos with tender, flavorful meat. They double the tortillas so things stay intact - appreciated. Tacos - delicious! Rice and beans were pretty good , perhaps done extra seasoning.Portions = huge. Prices = reasonable. Chance of return? You know it.

The other day I was scouring yelp for a New Mexican restaurant near where I was stationed for work that day. I came across good reviews for the birria at Al tlaxcalteca and decided to give it a try. When I walked in, I was taken with the decor - a map of breweries in Mexico on one wall and I loved how much color they incorporated. Lots of bright happy colors that make you feel welcome. You are pulled in with the smell of all the meats they are grilling and your mouth starts to water! There were plenty of tables to choose from and it was very clean, including the bathrooms. One of the employees greeted me right away and invited me to take a seat. As I always do at Mexican restaurants, I got a small horchata which I totally regretted because it was SO GOOD I wished I had ordered a large. I was also served complimentary chips and salsa, which are always great and I demolished pretty quickly I was so excited to see that they offer Nicaraguan food because I used to live in Costa Rica and both Costa Rica and Nicaragua boast gallo pinto as a typical dish that transports me to the days I lived the pura vida! When the Nicaraguan menu caught my eye, he suggested a typical Nicaraguan plate with marinated meat (beef) with gallo pinto (basically black beans mixed with white rice and some seasonings) and a fried Nicaraguan cheese. IT WAS SO GOOD! I wish I got the name of the dish so I could put it here but I'm sure if you asked for the typical Nicaraguan plate they recommend, this is what you will get. Some of the most tender and delicious beef I've ever had in my life. Think arrachera, but better. The gallo pinto I already knew I would love, so no surprise there. I loved that they added a little cucumber tomato and cabbage salad, too. And that fried cheese! Holy cow it was so good. And the portion! I didn't even finish half of it, and I brought it home and my husband and I ate it two more times. I'd say minimum 2 portions for the one plate. It had to be like a full pound of meat on there.

Who doesn't love cheese, meat, & authentic Mexican food? Lucky for me, my partner took me here before my flight. The restaurant's located in the far corner of a huge parking lot. When we walked in, we were stared at, but the lady who served us was nice & helped us how to pronounce the name of the restaurant lol. We shared the machete de birria (thanks to social media craze) & it was the size of a machete alright, but packed with delicious marinated beef, cheese, & cilantro & came with consommé that I thought of getting just a bowl of soup of it! Complimentary tortilla chips & mild salsa were a plus & the café reminded me when I visited Puerto Vallarta since it was served in a nicely decorated clay-style mug & was just what I needed after eating. Finally, we found some good authentic Mexican food here.

This restaurant remains the place for the best birria tacos I have ever tried. When I tell you guys I had barbacoa tacos in Illinois, I was missing home sooo bad! I immediately ordered a pick up order when I got back in town. The tacos are crispy but still juicy from the meat. The consomé is savory as well. I love that it has cilantro and onion. I actually like it so much I drink it after I'm done eating my tacos.

Incredible food. Freshly made. Exceptional ingredients. Maybe the best salsa I've ever had. You know a place is good when they don't have to hide their flavors in salt. The carne asada and carnitas were of the "melt in your mouth" variety without plaguing your mouth with those little white crystals. The salsa had chunks of pepper, jalapeño, onion--and tasted amazing. The guac was superb. The avocado, perfect. There is no way it wasn't freshly made, on the spot.Service was a slight bit slow, but one guy was serving everyone, running the counter, delivering chips and salsa, and, I'm pretty sure, personally mashed and made the guac. So he gets five stars!

My go-to food at a Mexican restaurant is Chicken Mole. This place gets all the stars, because O. M. G. The chicken was so tender, it literally slid off the bone! That's not to say it was overcooked, because it certainly wasn't. It retained it's juiciness and flavor, which was only enhanced by the brown mole sauce. The sauce here is a bit sweeter than other places I've eaten, which made for a nice change. The side of rice was nothing to speak of, but that is ok; I just used the mole sauce to give it some oomph.This is a small, hole in the wall type of place, discretely tucked in the corner of the building that houses El Rey. Blink and you may miss it. The interior is decorated in vibrant colors and typical Mexican decor, making you feel like you are, indeed, in Mexico. Service is spot on: friendly, helpful, and efficient.Missing Mexico? Stop in...you'll feel like you never left!4/2024

Amazing and the most authentic Mexican food I've had in Milwaukee. Best birria tacos I've ever had! The quesadilla was great too, I can't wait to go back soon!

Looking for authentic Mexican food. You don't have to look far a hidden gem in the south side. Don't let the store front deceive you. Service was good and staff were friendly. We had the Birria and some combination and fried tilapia.If you like Mexican food trust me this place will not disappoint you.

Best authentic Mexican food in Milwaukee! We live in Green Bay and have talked about driving down sometime just to get food from here. And someday, I'm positive we'll do just that.

The food and service was amazing! The drinks good- guacamole- Fajitas Yummmm My friend had a giant burrito and the others had tacos- all good