Great, divey Mexican joint.  Super, SUPER cheap.  How cheap?  Well, I get 6 tacos for less than the price of  two at Taco Punk.  I guess that isn't saying much, but seriously, they are cheap.  And good.
You know what else is amazing? Â The food here has never made me sick. Â I mean, considering that it is "that kind" of Mexican place, that's a pretty good sign.
If you are in the area, I highly recommend stopping by here for some authentic Mexican tacos. Â You probably won't regret it.
By far the best Mexican food in town. The tacos are incredible. Though I do always go for the Mexican style, so I can't comment on the American versions. The chicken is excellent good and not dry which is the downfall of some other places in town. I suggest the cow tongue at least once, I was apprehensive to try it at first, but I was pleasantly surprised. The burritos are really good as well, not to mention they are huge.
Review Source:I found this place to be pretty tasty. I ordered a burrito with chicken, pico de gallo and avacado.
The chips and salsa were alright, nothing special. The pico de gallo was great and full of fresh chunks of tomato, onion, jalapenos, and lots of cilantro. The burrito was tasty and very filling. The slices of fresh avacado were a nice addition too. Definitely a nice little mexican restaurant.
Two words... $5 Burrito as big as your HEAD! okay maybe that more like seven words. I don't even really like Mexican food usually but the burritos here are awesome and you can choose between "American" with tomatoes and lettuce or "Mexican" style with cilantro and onions. There are also a variety of meats that you can add along with vegetarian options.
Just a warning they only accept cash so don't expect to be able to pay with a card...
Santa Fe Grill is passable, but it's hardly in the running for best Mexican in town. In fact, it's the second-best Mexican food on the block. Do yourself a favor and walk the extra 30 yards south to El Molcajete.
I thought the carnitas wasn't bad, and the verde sauce is quite good. But the chips and salsa might as well be Tostitos and jarred picante sauce. Fish tacos? Fishy.
Let me put it this way. Most of the clientele here is of the desk jockey gringo persuasion. The physical laborers know to go elsewhere.
But there are still redeeming qualities. (1) It's still Mexican food after all; (2) cool 1980s horsey pictures on the wall; (3) crummy little bodega in back. I don't want to complain too loudly.
You could totally go here and order a HUGE burrito for $5.75 and have a great quick and filling meal with one item. But where's the fun in that?
What I love about this place is that the tacos and quesadillas are priced individually. Tacos are $2 and pequeño quesadillas (they also have larger ones for $6) are $3. Perfect for my eternal indecision between the two: I can get both!
The options continue for tacos and I highly recommend trying the authentic Mexican style one with onion lime and cilantro. Add the barbocoa and there's even more of a wonderful spicy tang to it! Another great aspect of the food here is that they don't lather up the tortillas in butter or grease. I can hold my food with my hands and I don't end up with 50 buttery napkins next to my plate.
The free salsa and chips were a little weak. Chips looked like their prior home was inside a Tostitos rounds bag. The red salsa tasted fresh and was pretty good but had no spicy kick to it. The green salsa was interestingly warm temperature-wise and much hotter spice-wise. I guess I'll try mixing them next time?
I only get their mexican style tacos and burritos (you can choose from three different styles, one other being american; i never bother with those because why go to an authentic mexican restaurant if you're not going to get something authentic?) and they are delicious. The rice is soft and the meats are fall-off-the-bone good. I'm not a fan of the enchilada style but that's just a personal taste so I can't speak to how they fare versus other restaurants.
If you go be a little adventurous and get the lengua (beef tongue) on a taco. Best meat they have there. Other great (and less adventurous) meats are the carnitas (pulled pork, which can be hit or miss) and barbacoa (slow cooked beef, always good).
Also the staff is some of the nicest people I've met in the restaurant business. The kind of nice where if you owe $6.10 (which is what the burrito costs after tax) they almost always just ask for $6.
I love the casual atmosphere, the cheap tacos and the free salsa! Â Though the tacos look small, I'm usually stuffed with just 3 (Try the shrimp taco!). Â There's a wide selection for you to choose from. Â The owner and the workers are genuinely nice people. Â Simple and delicious. Â
If you're used to those chain Mexican restaurants with the fancy margaritas, this might not be for you.
Went for lunch and had the tacos. Â A great selection of meats, my favorite was carne de res... Can't remember but it was good and cheap! Â Warning: the green salsa, available by request is hot, hot, hot, and I grew up on the southern border. Â My only gripes are that the regular salsa was pretty bland and the chips came out of a bag. Â Try the tacos, Â Mexican style. Â You'll love it!
one star deduction for the craptastic chips. Â Get the tacos!
I finally had my opportunity to drop in here with my Dad on April 14, 2012. It was quite early (before 11) but the family running Santa Fe made us welcome. We both ordered Enchiladas verdes and it was quite good, saucy but not soggy, good balance of spices. Ample portions of rice and beans (refried, not my choice, I'll ask about that next time I'm here). The entire meal with drinks for two was $24 plus tip.
Review Source:Everybody I know always raves about this place, and I have been here many times. Â It just isn't that good, but I will still give it 3 stars because it's better than most Mexican in Louisville (there is good Mexican on Preston Hwy). Â Anyways, Santa Fe usually has bad service and the atmosphere is lacking. Â It's a more authentic style of Mexican food, but they get it out to you a little too quick for comfort. Â That means that everything is precooked and that's just not my thing. Â The chips and salsa are terrible, but I don't want to rag on this establishment too much. Â It is a cool building on the exterior, it has developed a loyal clientele and the quesadillas are fine. Â I have never understood why people talk it up so much, but I do have them in my speed dial. Â If you live in the Churchill Downs area, it's one of the best quick options. Â I would recommend you order to-go.
Review Source:Turn your car back on and head down to Chipotle. Â
This place doesn't offer anything great. Â The food wasn't awful, but it didn't live up to the reviews. Â The portions are large, I"ll give you that, but who cares if there isn't any flavor? Â I haven't visited many Mexican restaurants in Louisville yet, but this better not be the best Mexican here.
This is definitely some of the best Mexican I've had in Louisville. I had almost written the city off as having some of the best food in every category except for Mexican. Don' get me wrong: I love some tex-mex and we have some good options, but I've had less than great luck with authentic Mexican and this was a welcome change.
The atmosphere was interesting, but in my opinion interesting good. They had a little Virgin Mary shrine type deal in the window, a few cheesy Mexican decorations, and otherwise is was super simple. My boyfriend lived in Mexico a few months and said it was pretty on.
Ashlee C's suggestion of the tacos was a winner. I had a combo with a taco (I chose the Mexican BBQ), an enchilada (I asked for the green sauce one and they happily obliged), and something else I don't remember what it's called.
All amazing. I loooved my taco. Great flavor, authentic corn tortillas. Mm. Mm. The enchilada was very tasty, but SPICY. So keep that in mind. I love spicy and it was right on the edge for me. Great as an accompaniment, but as a standalone dish it would have been problematic for the mouth.
TIP!! Super important to not that they take only cash.
The owner gave us Choco Tacos on our way out. That goes a long way for me. We were in late, I changed my order after reading the reviews about the tacos, and felt bad for being so difficult and the folks there were super nice, accepting and then gave ME ice cream. This may very well become a 5 star for me.
The best thing about this whole-in-the-wall (and I say that with affection) is the taco selection. These are authentic, street vendor-style tacos -- small, cheap and delicious. The Mexican BBQ taco topped with fresh cilantro, onions and a drizzle of lime juice was divine. Just be careful of the juice running out of the end.
You can easily make a meal of three tacos that will cost less than $5. And the list of meats from which to choose is extensive: pork, chicken, beef, beef tongue (!), chorizo, etc.
The list of downsides is pretty short. The restaurant only takes cash. The chips probably come from a grocery store instead of Santa Fe's oven. And my spicy-loving palate could have used more of a kick in the chicken, bean and rice burrito I had during my last visit. But the tacos alone make Santa Fe a great place to get a cheap, delicious meal.
What do you get when you combine the biggest appetite in Louisville with a burrito from Santa Fe? Â Me, completely in food-coma heaven. Â As dive eats go in this city, this is one of the greats. Â Authentic atmosphere is combined with gargantuan portions of all the good stuff...chorizo, Mexican bbq, beef tongue (still a little apprehensive about that one!), and the most important ingredient in my life, cilantro. Â But never fear, even if you are not a cilantro fan (which does in fact make you crazy, by the way), there are plenty of other delish options you can choose, all of which are sure to induce your own personal food coma afterward. Â I would eat there every day if I didn't have the craving to drink a margarita with every bite. Â Since no alcohol is served there, I am forced to look elsewhere when I want to get a little crazy with my meal.
Yummy goodness, wrapped in a tortilla. Â Enough said.
Never thought I'd find authentic Mexican tacos in Louisville! Â Very pleasant surprise. Â Don't be fooled by the shoddy exterior, they cook some delicious food inside. Â We had Mexican tacos (pollo and carne) and they were both tasty. Â Incredibly cheap too! Â The only reason I won't give this place 5 stars is because the guacamole didn't taste fresh.
Review Source:I was always hestitant to go in here. Perhaps I was frightened by the pink & purple building... not sure. I was foolish! I love this place. It is far from fancy... typical "hole in the wall"... so don't expect much in the way of decor. I will rave about the prompt, decent service and great tasting food. The prices are very reasonable. I found myself ordering many items because, based on the price, I assumed the portions would be tiny. I was wrong--good size portions. I filled up on my two tacos and took my burrito home.
I plan to go back for many more tacos. In short, you choose a meat, choose a tortilla, and choose a style. It's an inexpensive way to samble many tastes.
Cons (in my opinion): As of this writing, they close at 9pm on Fri & Sat night (I wish they were open a little later.) and they do not accept plastic for payment (I hate this because I hardly use cash anymore.).
Still... it's a great place. If you're even thinking about trying this place out... just a little bit... just do it.
Very good Mexican place for a cheap price. It's right infront of a baseball stadium around the university neighborhood.
They give you a complimentary huge basket of tortilla chips with red and green salsa right when you sit on your table. The salsas was watery but really good with the crispy tortilla chips. I ordered enchillado with red sauce and my boyfrend got the carne asada dinner platter that had beans, salad and soft tortilla on the side. They give huge portions for a cheap price, mine was $7.95 I think and his was around 10 bucks. The guy that served us was really good!! I love it when servers are nice and our food came really fast.
Only bad thing bout the place is they only take cash.
Sometimes I wonder how they stay in business with the absurd amounts of food served for the price- maybe it's the Spanish convenient store connected to the backside of this hole in wall. Â The drawback is definitely the quality of food served. Â Not much more can be expected for the price- but it definitely gets the job done. Â I always get the Mexican Style Burrito-it keeps me stuffed for the remainder of the day, whether it be lunch or dinner.
The funniest thing about this restaurant has to be the chips and salsa. Â My favorite part of any Mexican restaurant is the chips and salsa, whereas Santa Fe only has only authentic salsa. Â For chips, they simply serve what I call "Stadium Chips." Â You know the nacho chips served at baseball/football/whatever games? Â Yeah, that's what you get here. Â
Last thing: CASH ONLY!!!!
Man this place is great. Â It is a little hole in the wall across from the new U of L baseball stadium. their food is authentic Mexican with choices of Mexican style, American style or vegetarian style to suit different tastes. Â The best part is the portions are huge and the prices are cheep. Â For about $8.00 you will be stuffed. Â Just don't be put off by the hot pink exterior.
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