Gorditas Doña Gorda — Restaurant in Mérida

I stayed in Centro for vacation during the last few weeks in December. This place caught my attention while on tours and walking around solo by the Merida letters/house of Montejo area downtown I noticed a lot of locals going. I ended up going here twice and only saw one other tourist but I’m bold and know the best places and often the best prices are where the locals go! I was excited as I never tried Gorditas.

I tried the Pollo Pibil, Carnita in Salsa Verde, Pollo in Salsa Verde, and Cochinita Pibil. They price was 25-26 pesos each and I tried the Horchata drink which I tried once before I believe in another part of Mexico. The staff was friendly, food excellent, and nicely priced. The first night I went the wait was long but not the second time. They get a lot of orders and the food is made fresh so it was worth it. I would definitely recommend and would go back...

Delicious fresh made gorditas. Great price. This is a quick and cheap eat. The place is understaffed with 2-3 people making the gorditas and that's it, so theyre not the quickest to wipe a table down. You can grab your gorditas and it in Plaza Grande across the street. I Tried two and then ordered the same two again because they were Sooooo good. I tried carne con mole (beef and mole sauce) and frijoles con queso (refried black beans with cheese). Excuse the photo, I was almost done eating then and then remembered to...

It was close to our hotel, open early and we were recommended to get specific flavors by someone we asked locally. He said the best ones they have is rajas & chicharron in green sauce- chicharrones verdes. The green sauce chicharrones were the best flavor we tried for sure, we had the most of that one. We didn’t get rajas so I can’t tell you if it was as good as recommended. The cochinita pibil with the gordita was too dry for my taste had to add more of the onion, make sure you use the nice pickled red onions as...