MI Hogar Mexican Restaurant

This spot is one of my neighborhood favorites. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Plus I get to practice my Spanish. My go-to is of course FISH. Quiero los tacos de pea ado. They are always seasoned nicely and served with perfectly complimenting condiments. Of course gotta wash it down with the Jumbo-Rocks-Salt Margarita. During COVID my tastebuds have been fiendish for normalcy and it is worth noting that QUALITY HAS BEEN HIGHER (compared to pre-COVID) at all of my favorite spots. So if that's the NEW NORM, let's consider it part of the SILVER LINING!

We were looking for a place to eat that would have lots of gluten-free options, and Mexican always does the trick. This restaurant has a nice interior, and the wait staff were friendly and efficient. Our food came out quickly and it was delicious. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you were in the mood for Mexican food!

I ordered delivery from this place and it was absolutely FIRE. Delicious! Everything came piping hot and full of flavor. Would definitely recommend!

My first clue that this wasn't going to be a good experience was the lack of cleanliness of the restaurant and that the outdoor seating is on the parking lot. The most surprising thing, though, was how little flavor everything we ordered had. From the salsa to the guacamole to the combo plate (taco & enchilada) that I personally ordered and tasted, it was all nearly flavorless; no seasoning or spice whatsoever. Another person in my party ordered chimichangas and got a flour tortilla wrapped around boiled chicken drowned in some strange white sauce. It almost looked like soup. He took one bite and couldn't go further. I wish the other two people with us had better experiences but it was bad across the board. Save yourself some money and go to Taco Bell where you can at least get something spicy.

Wednesday dinner outside on the patio. Service was fine. Menu was typical Tex/Mex, including lunch specials and meal combos, not to mention options in each protein category. Chips were warm, salsa was fresh but not as good as Azteca on E Little Creek Rd (and no white salsa). $23 (w tip) for Corona Light and grilled chicken salad. Entree took longer than average (for Mexican, that's noticeable) to get, but tasted fresh/made to order. "Surcharge" on bill was perplexing but not high enough to complain. Local kids were playing/running through parking lot on and off, back n forth through the whole meal. Not the restaurant's fault but certainly didn't help experience (or digestion for that matter).

Quesobirria was FIRE! I ordered through Uber and the food was still bussin. Will definitely order from them again. Salsa could use a little more onions and cilantro. I added the side of onions and cilantro they gave me and mixed it into the salsa. Salsa was amazing after that.

I've been coming here since this place opened, literally hundreds of times. I've never reviewed it because the food is consistently just so so, nothing really stands out and they tend to over cook everything. I notice that they have now instituted a surcharge for using your credit card to pay your bill. I'm not sure how long this has gone on because I don't usually check my bill that closely but this is certainly the last time I'll visit because of this. It seems that restaurants do this or attempt to do this since covid. I notice too that some rescind it because they discover that sales suffer and it's ridiculous to squeeze your customer for a few extra cents and then lose considerable dollars. Most people don't acknowledge this insult because it doesn't amount to much but it shows how little the restauranteur respects you as a customer and appreciates you coming to their business instead of anywhere else. Some might say "well, you can just pay cash", I say I'll just go elsewhere. That $1.26 surcharge just cost this place about $200 every month of every year (that's just me). No charge for the math lesson Mi Hogar. By the way, the majority of restaurant sales are in credit cards so as a customer, you are really just agreeing to pay an extra fee and getting nothing of extra value at all for your money. Metaphorically it's like asking for and then having your pocket picked. Please don't tell me that costs have gone up because you have certainly increased your menu prices. I don't begrudge you that at all but you'd be smarter to consider your costs and price your menu accordingly. To add a fee just so that I can pay you is absurd.

Visited Mi Hogar for the first time, and it was a pretty good experience! We got seated right away and was served our waters, chips and salsa really quickly. Salsa was slightly too sweet for our preference, but the chips were A+. We ordered birria tacos, lengua tacos and chicken tacos. The consumme for the birria was not quite it...it was missing salt/beef flavor. But the lengua tacos we had were so soft and tender, definitely worth it! Chicken tacos were alright, but YMMV! Check this place out anyway because the prices were decent and still served good food with great service!!

My family has been going to Mi Hogar since they first opened near ODU on Hampton Boulevard. I should say that the owners are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.Second the food is always delicious. I've never had a bad meal there. And third the food and service is so fast that we often joke that our meal will show up before we sit down.Get the tacos de Carnitas they're wonderful fresh guacamole is awesome. Great tamale, really anything on the menu is great.

They have really tasty food. The chicken tacos are delish. The chips and salsa is good. The cake however, not so much. It tasted old. But I'll definitely visit again for the tacos.