El Tenampa — Restaurant in Manchester

Anybody reviewing my history can see I'm a burrito fanatic, specifically California burrito. This place doesn't have it on the menu because it's not a southern California food place, but, on a whim a requested it anyway and explained the ingredients. They were open to the idea and prepared it, after some discussion.

It was great. Best one I've had up here in New England, and it far surpasses the restaurant named California burrito that serves the same type of burrito.

They had a perfect mixture of each of the ingredients and the flavor was spot on. My spouse had the al pastor tacos which had many fond memories of in southern California and liked it, but not as much as they was hoping, thus only 4 stars instead of 5 (I almost never will give 5 stars). To be fair, southern California food is unique to the area and can't be expected elsewhere.

Great people who work/own this place, very friendly in my first experience. Definitely going back again to get the burrito again and happy I found a place that does it well, even on...

Was in Manchester for an appointment and did a Google Maps search for a lunch spot. Lots of really positive reviews about the restaurant, so figured how can I go wrong?

Arrive around 11:30AM, I was the only patron in the place. Tried to find a clean table… nope.

Menu looked decent and I asked for a recommendation - Chile Verde or Carnitas. Server said the Chile Verde is great and ‘a little spicy’. “Terrific!” I thought. Tortilla chips while waiting? No chance. Food was served promptly and it was, in a word ++AVERAGE++ and that’s being generous. Being raised in Southern California, I think I can judge with reasonable authority what true Mexican food is all about - and this might be great for Manchester, New Hampshire, but it’s so-so, at best.

Did my server ever come back to check on how the food is? Nope.

Will I be back?...

I was hopeful for it raited high we ordered carne asada and moljalete and a spinach and cheese dip with corn tortillas. Everything we got was cold and the steak was hard looked like a pork steak had a bone in it like carne asada does not look like that or taste like that . I did not get my cheese and spinach dip and it was just the worst Mexican foodi ever ordered.When we got home i called the resteraunt to ask where the rest of the food was and they said the cheese was in the dish i ordered . I complained about the steak being hard and he didn't really care he said thats how they make it. We paid 50 dollars for a bunch of very bad Mexican jumbled up food and he made no attempt to fix it. I'll never order from there again and by the way I never gave a bad review but I never had an...