El Azteca

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  Authentic Mexican food. It's not a get dressed up and done in place. It's a DDD at its finest. I am addicted to the Chimichangas and my with always gets to Camarones fra Diablo. This is how to order and eat Mexican food.

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  Posted on 07.21.13 Jon D.

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  Stopped in this place for the first time today. Ordered the chicken quesadillas and guacamole. Everything tasted very fresh and it was delicious! Will def be going back soon! Recently moved into the area and happy to have this little mexican place to go to :)

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  Posted on 04.27.13 Nancy M.

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  Driven by this place tons of times, finally decided to actually give it a shot. I was thinking Moe's for a while, but wanted real Mexican food. Ordered the quesadilla's, tacos, burritos, and a dinner item to share around. Food was actually pretty decent and the staff was very friendly and helpful. We got the food to go and they did a really nice job packaging it all up. I would definitely recommend this place to people but it wouldn't take the place of El Cid or Spanish Tavern.

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  Posted on 05.22.12 Jeff W.

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  New Jersey is odd. People here beat on the location, but it's very much in line with typical Mexican mercados. I actually really loved the feeling. The tacos, though, not so much. Carnitas and al pastor like nowhere else all on stale tortillas. I knew I should have ordered the torta! Carnitas were cubed and dried out as if they were sitting. The al pastor really was seasoned ground beef, but not a hint of any al pastor seasonings. The odd naming aside, that really was the best filling.
  Anyhow, it satisfied a fix in interesting New Jersey.

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  Posted on 05.04.12 Lauren H.

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  I think this is the best (Americanized) Mexican food around.  Made extremely fresh.  I just wish they had real restaurant seating.   Right now, it's basically a take-out counter with a few tables like you would find in a take out pizza place.  The owner is hoping to get the business going well enough to move to a bigger location.  I've ordered the take out half a dozen times and never been disappointed.  Great, fresh guacamole.  And the owner, who is always behind the counter, will make a dish any way you ask.

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  Posted on 05.03.12 C P.

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  Pros: Nice lunch spot with a few small tables, really fresh guac and a tasty chicken burrito.  
  Cons:  $18.95 for a chicken burrito, guac and chips and a Jarritos Tamarindo?!?  Four stars minus one for price.

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  Posted on 11.23.10 Ezra H.

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  I stopped here for lunch. There's some parking behind the place and meters on the street in front.
  
  The place doesn't look like much - in fact it looks more like a deli at first. There's only a few tables...
  
  The guy at the counter suggested a burrito; said people like their burritos. They have chicken, beef, maybe a few other varieties etc I had a chorizo burrito.
  
  I can honestly say it was probably the best burrito I've ever had. It was perfectly constructed; just right amount of rice, beans etc. It really was awesome. Chorizo was just spicy enough not to require any salsa etc. I'm getting hungry as I recall the flavor... really good stuff
  
  I might not be bold enough to order a more complex mexican meal - but the burrito is enough that I am dragging a co-worker there this week.

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  Posted on 10.06.10 Tom P.

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  You have probably driven by El Azteca a hundred times.  Me too.
  
  If you did see it you probably thought it was a deli.  Me too.
  
  You probably thought.."where the heck would I even park?"  Me too.
  
  Well, I found out that they have an extensive menu for takeout or eat in.  They have 3-4 tables in the restaurant.  
  
  The owner and staff are very friendly and eager to please.  Everything is made to order and it takes a while to get the food.  They did start us out with a complimentary dish of homemade salsa and chips.  The salsa was outstanding.
  
  Not knowing about the free chips and salsa we had ordered nachos.  The chips seemed homemade.  Lots of refried beans.  I wish the cheese had melted a bit more.
  
  My wife ordered the botana which was a combo of quesadilla and chorizo tacos.  Unfortunately, the tacos were hard shell.  The chorizo was pretty bland.
  
  I had wanted to try the lengua (tongue) taco but they were all out.  So, I ordered two chorizo tacos and a chicken mole sopes.  Unlike my wife's tacos my tacos were on the small size soft tortilla.  They were bland.  I was really looking forward to the sopes.  I had never had one with chicken and mole before.  It looked great.  But, was bland.
  
  I just want to point out that my wife's botana did come with small containers of both red and green sauce.  They helped out with the bland flavor issues a bit.  
  
  With Cinco de Mayo a very short ride down the road in Hillsdale I doubt that I would return to El Azteca.

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  Posted on 05.19.10 Jon K.

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