Ixtapalapa Taqueria — Restaurant in Gaithersburg

My oh my!!!

I wish there was a 10 🌟 review for this place.

Authentic mexican from menu, drinks, to decoration. Definitely worth my trip of about 40 min.

They take orders for pick up, I'm not sure about the delivery.

Let's get down to business: Drink, super super mexican. I'm talking about flavored water to soda to alcoholic drinks. And the best thing is crazy affordable. We got margaritas, michelada (tomato juice mix with lime, salt, and pepper, yes pepper) and a soda, food for a party of 3 with appetizers and we paid about $50, what a deal.

We had asada tacos, suadero (beef rib), al pastor (pork) and lengua (tongue). Tacos come with chopped onion and cilantro... just the way we eat it in Mexico. Thank God no sour cream, cheese nor tomato, this are Authentic... if you are asking for those toopings they hace it, but that's American (please don't be a Karen and give it a try theh way it supposed to be eaten).

Also we could not let go of having a asada quesadilla, chips with guacamole (American style, you will find chopped onion and tomato.. that's not mexican, but i can live with it), also a side of esquites (corn with mayo, cheese and lime yummy!!!!)

The servings are good and fulfilling, be minded you will have to use your delicate hands and enjoy a great meal.

The establishment is respecting social distancing and you may have to wait a fair amount of time to be aw to sit, maybe a pick up order? You can place an order over the phone.

Don't want to take any more of your precious time reading my review, try and let me know...

Update: January 22, 2021: Covid take out, ordering a carne asada burrito, lingua quesadilla. Place was full of folks waiting for their food-to-go, but, despite masks, no one was even remotely practising any social distancing- which was a touch unnerving. I ordered for pick-up and that line went out the door (despite some toads walking by and cutting into line inside). The food was, as always, absolutely top-flight and could give any Californian taqueria a run for the money

Came here with the girls early Friday evening, and the place was packed! After giving our order at the counter and taking the super-sized (and delicious) margarita to the table, we had the opportunity to do a little people watching. And let me tell you, it is not had to tell that Gaithersburg is one of the most diverse cities you could live in by the clientele here! Lots of families and couples, singles and groups, all chatting in a very relaxed atmosphere. The place had very strong California taqueria vibe. The food? Absolutely delicious. I had the beef cheek tacos and they were cooked to be so tender and rich! The chicken enchilada was served in a piquant tomatillo sauce that did not over power the flavor of the shredded roasted chicken breast. And, finally, the lengua quesadilla was rich and slightly gamey- which, if you like tongue, was perfect. The quesadilla was crispy and cheesy. All in all, one of the best taqueria dining experiences we've had since moving here from California, and would...

Very disappointed with this place!

The first time when I tried the dine-in option, the tables were extremely dirty. I had to clean it myself even though there were several employees available, watching me cleaning, that could at least provide the cleaning products for myself as the napkins would get stuck on the table.

Second time I ordered a curbside pickup. Online it said that my order would get ready in 20 min. When getting there, I had to wait another 10-15 min. Which is fine, I don’t mind waiting if it’s worth it.

Last night, I placed a curbside pickup order and thought it was weird how it said that it would take 7 minutes for them to get my order ready. I trusted the restaurant with my order and instead of checking what was inside of the bag, I just left the restaurant (my fault). When I got home, my husband’s order for 3 beef tongue tacos was missing the lettuce, the tomatoes, the cilantro; each order comes with a choice of sauce. I placed an order for 6 tacos + 6 sauces and only 3 sauces came with the tacos. No wonder why it only took 7 minutes for my order to get ready. If the restaurant did not have everything in stock, at least say something to your client. Don’t let them find out that her/his order is missing half of what was ordered after getting home. An hour after eating them, I got food poisoning.

I’m not gonna lie, the food tasted delicious when I tried this restaurant for the first and second time. That is the reason why I’m...