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Authentic Spanish tapas are served in a small storefront in Detroit’s Midtown. The room, bright with Spanish tiles and colorful posters, includes a small bar and tables built with reclaimed wood. A changing array of tapas includes bacon-wrapped dates, pork and rice sausage, charcuterie plates, and grilled fresh sardines. The house sangria is a good accompaniment. L & D Mon.-Sat. Read more...
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The brief, but focused menu offers California-style tacos on soft tortillas, including lime-grilled chicken, carnitas, and marinated pork, as well as slow-roasted pork tortas, guacamole, and grilled sweet corn, all served on metal trays communal style. The bar turns out house drinks made with infusions, including habanero/orange, pineapple/ginger, and rosemary/mango, as well as extensive beer and liquor choices. Wine drinkers Read more...
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The latest addition to the options along Detroit’s rebounding Park Avenue behind the Fox Theatre is a bright little spot offering an array of steak, chicken, and fish tacos and burritos on fresh tortillas from Mexicantown. The preparation and cooking are done right there in the high-ceilinged space done with bright red walls and white tile. Big containers of dried Read more...
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A Spanish-speaking staff rushes enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, and tostados to tables at this unpretentious spot that delivers Mexican fare at modest prices directly across from the Oakland Mall. The owners, from Jalisco, Mexico, may have decorated in cliches with serape, chili pepper, and cactus touches, but it all works, adding a touch of ingenuous charm to well-prepared food. L & Read more...
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The self-portrait of Frida Kahlo, interpreted by a local artist, explains the name of this attractive spot with a bistro-like setting enhanced with folk art. The menu tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and fajitas, but also goes beyond to offer ceviche, salmon in salsa verde, mole poblano, steak with tomatillo salsa, and other more traditional dishes. B, L & D daily. Read more...
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This spare, Mexicantown restaurant makes some of the best tamales around. Spicy, but not too much. Chopped pork or chicken is jacketed with sturdy masa, a dough of ground corn, and then wrapped tightly in a corn husk and steamed. A few, with a side of rice, make a meal. Eat in, or order a dozen for later. B, L Read more...
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Since 1971, El Charro has delighted the metro Detroit area with authentic Mexican cuisine and its famous “Puffy Taco.” The Fraser location is the hot spot for metro Detroit’s largest Cinco de Mayo party each year. Three other locations include Troy, Macomb, and St. Clair Shores. The menu is derived from original family recipes, and almost all dishes can be Read more...
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Since 1971, El Charro has delighted the metro Detroit area with authentic Mexican cuisine and its famous “Puffy Taco.” The Fraser location is the hot spot for metro Detroit’s largest Cinco de Mayo party each year. Three other locations include Troy, Macomb, and St. Clair Shores. The menu is derived from original family recipes, and almost all dishes can be Read more...
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Since 1971, El Charro has delighted the metro Detroit area with authentic Mexican cuisine and its famous “Puffy Taco.” The Fraser location is the hot spot for metro Detroit’s largest Cinco de Mayo party each year. Three other locations include Troy, Macomb, and St. Clair Shores. The menu is derived from original family recipes, and almost all dishes can be Read more...
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It’s not just the fiery green hot sauce or the authentic Mexican menu that brings people to this restaurant far west of the touristy area. It’s also the caring and cheerful service. The colorful setting includes tables that accommodate big parties and the small bar turns out tequila drinks and Mexican beers to match the gorditas, terrific little openface tacos, Read more...
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Since 1971, El Charro has delighted the metro Detroit area with authentic Mexican cuisine and its famous “Puffy Taco.” The Fraser location is the hot spot for metro Detroit’s largest Cinco de Mayo party each year. Three other locations include Troy, Macomb, and St. Clair Shores. The menu is derived from original family recipes, and almost all dishes can be Read more...
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Norberto Garita, a native of Mexico, learned Italian cuisine at Il Posto in Southfield. He prepares both cuisines with his wife, Silvia Rosario Garita. Mexican entrees include minitacos with beef, chicken, steak, barbecued goat, or Mexican sausage, and mole poblano. The Italian influence takes the form of spaghetti carbonara, strozzapreti, and Suppa di pesce (seafood soup). L & D Tue.-Fri., Read more...
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A modest, out-of-the-mainstream location is more than made up for by the quality of the cooking and cheerful service by the Hernandez family: mother, father, and five daughters. The Mexican fare is freshly prepared, with tortillas being about the only item not made in-house. Standout dishes include well-textured guacamole, enchiladas in salsa verde, nachos, grilled-steak tacos, and chicken tacos. L Read more...
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Luis Garza and his family are turning out rib-eye with poblano pepper cream sauce and sirloin with guajillo, ancho, and chipotle butter sauce, plus soups, seafood tacos, and chili relleno. Read more...
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The tortilla dishes of Mexico, as well as the less familiar carne asada, camarones rellenos, and carnitas, are all served in a festively decorated space that has a lively sports-bar feeling. A distinctive touch is the made-at-the-table salsa that allows diners to have a custom-made blend. The kitchen uses fresh local ingredients as much as possible. Backing up the fare Read more...
