Restaurant El Portal — Restaurant in Elizabeth

What a great place on the other side of Elizabeth, NJ on the border of Roselle Park. I used Google and looked for a place near Kean University. I recommend parking on the side street for easy access when leaving and/or parking.

I figured I'd keep it simple and order my usual "safe bets:" horchata and tacos (specifically Taquiza el Portal, which are 10 assorted tacos with awesome sides). Keep in mind the food was just for me.

They use corn tortillas, which always wins me over and they keep it simple: onions and cilantro (see pics). All of the meats were flavorful, not too salty and not dry. I took home about 3 pounds of leftovers, which tasted great the next day.

The mango cake was different. Part hybrid cake and mango custard top.

Definitely recommend for a date night, casual eats, or just being in the mood for great Mexican cuisine. I'll be...

Do Not! Do Not CALL THIS PLACE FOR DELIVERY! First we placed an order for delivery, everything seemed fine but one hour later they call to say it is too far and in order to come to us we need to order more food, take into account that I live within 15 mins range of this location. Another hour passes and we call to see where this delivery is still nothing. Finally the 3rd hour I called one last time to ask where is our food which is probably cold and soggy at this point to find out the driver “got into an accident” when we started to ask them questions about why they didn’t call then they came up with another excuse saying that they did. After an hour waiting for food my phone was in my hand waiting for that phone call. Physical proof no one called not from now other number or this one. They can’t even...

Really happy with my delivery experience. I am new to Elizabeth and I’m slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood. I was looking for a good take-out option for Mexican food and this came up in search for best Mexican food around me. I have to agree the food was really delicious. I had the steak tacos and I ordered the steak burrito for my boyfriend. We loved everything. I also ordered guacamole with chips and they were good too (could have use a tad more salt for my preference, but the consistency and ingredients were flavorful). I also thought the man on the phone that answered was friendly. I had it delivered and it arrived really quickly (maybe 30 mins). The driver was very sweet too and handled my food with care. We will definitely order again. I will try to dine in at...