El Nopalito Mexican Cuisine — Restaurant in Englewood

We recently dined at a charming locally-owned Mexican restaurant that truly captures authentic Mexican flavors. From the moment we arrived, the cozy atmosphere and live music set a welcoming tone, and the performer's beautiful voice added to the experience.

We started with the jalapeños rellenos, a delightful fried jalapeño appetizer, which was stuffed with ham and cheese served with a deliciously smoked creamy dipping sauce. We spilt the shrimp for dinner, which was served with rice, beans and flour tortillas. This brought a serious punch of spice! If you love bold flavors, you'll appreciate the sauces here, but be warned—they are fiery, so use them sparingly. The fresh juices were a nice touch, and we especially loved the homemade tamarind juice, which was perfect for cooling down the heat from our meal.

While the chips weren’t as fresh as we would have liked, the flavorful salsa made up for it. Service was a bit slower than expected, but our server was sweet and polite, making us feel welcomed despite the wait.

This spot stands out for offering truly authentic Mexican cuisine—different from what you might expect at your average Mexican restaurant, which makes it worth the experience. If you’re craving an authentic experience and love supporting local businesses, I’d recommend giving this...

I would take very long to write for this Mexican Restaurant born and raised in Passaic home of Mexican food but this place the food is so fresh my palate was just enjoying the spices seasoning everything is fresh folks I had the Bistek a la Mexicana wow the meat was on point tender and juicy original ingredients the taste was wow cilantro tomatoes onions fresh corn tortillas the chips the salsa the beans homemade and the rice was not from a microwave it was fresh rice very well traditional Mexican dish done perfect it was eating and feeling like being in an ecstasy of flavors wow 10 of 10 best in ENGLEWOOD REPRESENTING MEXICAN CUISINE I WILL ADD A PICTURE NEXT SATURDAY IM COMING BACK 10/19/24...

The first time to visit "El Nopalito", local Mexican cuisine in The first time to visit "El Nopalito", local Mexican cuisine in Englewood. We ordered tacos, Nacho, and a soup I picked from pictures. Food took a while to come out (25~30 minutes). I guess because of lots of delivery/pickup orders which also means that the restaurant is good. Finally, we go the food and the Food was so good. Especially, the soup I ordered from the pictures, I loved it and found that the name was "Mole de Olla". Nacho was good too I wish I had a glass of beer :). I am already planning for next time to try more menus. Reason for 4 stars is Food...