La Chiquita, Taqueria Y Panaderia

Authentic Mexican Food, felt like eating at one of my friend's house. Menu is in Spanish with no translations, I still ordered something I was unfamiliar with and it was pretty good. They also sell Mexican sweet bread.

This is one of several choices for authentic Mexican food along Drew street. Tacos come in two soft corn tortillas. The meat was flavorful. The horchata was very large and tasty. They also do trees leches cakes (chocolate too). I was happy. Definitely a hole in the wall. :) Decor is understates. the one painting was fun.

As Warren stated, this place lacks the English language and I think it was worse in my case as than his. I truly don't mind going to a whole in wall and having the servers speak another language, it does not make logical sense to me but I can accept it...as long as the food is good. I walked into the place at 1:00pm on a Saturday and the tables were not cleaned and not a worker in sight. At around the 5 minute mark I figured their ciesta was going to be longer than I wanted to wait so as I was heading out the counter girl walked in. I know about two Spanish words but if I am ordering off the menu you should be able to understand. After about 5 minutes of asking for a steak torta dressed all the way and 2 tamales I sat outside to wait for the food. The food was ready in about three minutes. The torta was average at best. The steak was underdone. Not like medium rare underdone but underdone like they just tried to turn on the grill and not let it heat up. So it was warm but not seared meat so soggy chewy texture. The portion of meat was much less than most in the area and not served with fries for a higher price. Also no jalapeños and other layers of flavors. The tamales had good flavor but whoever assembled them needs a lot of practice. One was soggy from water and the others crust was only half around, so chicken one half crust the other. There is too much great competition to consider going back but I got the impression they do not need gringo business.

This would probably be my go to place if I ever wanted to order gorditas. I came here to place a takeout order for lunch, and they had my food ready within 5 minutes. I ordered both the steak gorditas and the steak tacos, and they both tasted extremely authentic. The only reason this place didn't get five stars is because I feel as if they could have seasoned the steak a little more; however, everything still tasted really good. $2.00 for tacos and $2.50 for gorditas, great price. Make sure you bring cash with you because they do not accept credit cards. The guys who work there are really nice and knows what great customer service is. I will definitely return, and I recommend this place to those who are looking to eat some great authentic Mexican food. Great food, great prices, and great customer service; what more can you ask for?

I've always seen this place when driving down Drew St. with a lit up Bakery sign, and I was in the mood for some Mexican sweet breads.. So, I finally decided to turn in to see what they had to offer. This place is a very small hole in the wall. Seats about 10 people. When I walked in the seats were filled with people so I was glad to see that. There was a little glass case with a decent selection of sweets, I grabbed 5 Sweet breads and to my surprise they also had food. I know it says taqueria on this listing, but if u actually watch out for the sign on the street it only says panaderia y pasteleria from the outside. Anyways, I ordered 4 steak tacos to try. I've been on a taco mission to find best taco so why not put this place on my list? When I got the tacos they looked great. Double layered corn tortillas, lightly seasoned steak with cilantro onion and lime. They even came with a little radish and sweet grilled whole onion garnish which I loved. The tacos were good, the steak could use a bit more seasoning, but the homemade hot sauce gave them an extra oomph. The Verde green one he offers is the best. Tasted authentic, and I will definitely come back to this place when a taco craving kicks in to get my taco fix. 5 sweet breads and 4 tacos came out to $13. Also, the older man running the place was very nice and made me feel comfortable even though he didn't really speak English, he tried to be as helpful as he could and explain things. The other place I went to the other day where the younger girl there did speak perfect English wasn't very personable, La Cabana Del Tio. Their tacos were delicious, but the ladies in there are pretty stank face. This was my first time here and have not tried any other items. So, I'm basing this rating strictly on steak tacos and service.

I love this place! Authentic hole in the wall Spanish food! Super yummy food with good portions. Great service although they don't speak much English. I normally sit outside and enjoy people watching:) one of my favorite Mexican restaurants around!

It's rare that a food company underwhelms this much. Tacos were meh - slightly below average. Maybe I was expecting too much with 4 stars but I became disappointed as I experienced the following: No clear signage No greeting when I walked in No prior knowledge that menu items were out of stockNo menu items I ordered were in stock No correct order (here vs to go)Not enough salsa in order (specifically asked for salsa - they give two but only gave oneNo goodbye or thank you Not quick - 25 minutes to get tacos

If you want authentic Mexican cuisine, this is the place for you. Simple, honest, delicious, and completely without pretense. La Chiquita is a hole in the wall, a dive, and I mean that with complete affection and respect. Half a dozen tables - some inside, some outside - homemade pastries, homemade tortillas, NO prices on the menu board, and if you don't speak Spanish, you'll learn quickly. I love it here. I had the chicken enchiladas platter with red sauce - which had the perfect amount of heat - and my wife had the bistro a la mexicana platter. Add two Jarritos and we paid $26 bucks. Highly recommended.

Awesome tacos! Freshly made corn tortillas. Enchiladas in green sauce great flavor. The empanadas are fresh but we got chicken and were a but dry. Torta cubana nit too much flavor even though its packed with ham, egg, cheese, beans. NOT a big place to eat, literally 3 booths.

Phenomenal. Fresh. Best Mexican i've ever had. Good prices. Very authentic. Good music.