El Taquito Norteño — Restaurant in Santo Domingo

I visited this place because my friend studies at the university across the street and we were in the mood for tex mex food. Worst decision ever. Waitress was not helpful when we asked her what “chimichangas” were because she had no idea. She took our order and we asked to get the drinks with the food. Drinks came after 10 minutes and food after 55mins (because we told her if food was not ready in 10 more minutes, we would like to cancel the order) and the place was not even 50% full.

My order came wrong and when I asked her to please cancel the order she started arguing why she was not wrong and she said that I’ll have to pay for it. After the tiring argument, I agreed to pay for the food but I was not taking it home, and she offered to the food to my friend because she didn’t want to come back to the kitchen with it.

At the end of the hour and 15mins, I was hungry, had $300 pesos less in my pocket and my friend had some fried flautas that were not even nice looking that the server almost forced her to take.

The next day, she got food poisoning from those flautas.

Never ever coming back...

The food and service at this restaurant were extremely disappointing, especially considering the high prices on the menu. I ordered two taco trios and the special offer of pastor (buy one, get one free).

The quality of the meat was unacceptable. The chicharrón trio was dry and tough biting into it felt like chewing on something as hard as a tooth. The pastor was no better dry, flavorless, and clearly not freshly prepared. It tasted like yesterday’s leftovers, refrigerated and then reheated in a microwave. Nothing on the plate gave the impression of being cooked fresh.

Service was just as bad. The staff was not welcoming I had to find my own seat and the waiters looked unhappy, with unfriendly, serious expressions. Instead of focusing on customers, they spent their time discussing their personal lives in front of us.

For nearly 2,000 RD pesos, the food and service were far from worth the price. I will not be returning, and I do not recommend this place to anyone. If you want good value and excellent service, I strongly suggest visiting Gastronomía Mexicana in Santo...

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