Tino's Cafe — Restaurant in Naugatuck

Here is the final review of Tino's. I say final, because I've been here before for breakfast. Which was dry and gross. But I thought, before I give a good review, I should try the 'authentic' Mexican cuisine. The breakfast sandwich was dry and way over done. That being said, there was an announcement on Facebook that it was taco Tuesday. So off I went. It was more like tapas Tuesday. Tacos were so small. I ordered the nachos to try and 2 tacos. My husband ordered 3 tacos. The nachos were cold and limp. Not crunchy at all. I've been to Mexico more times than I care to mention. THIS WAS NOT AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD! I can't stress that enough. I could have made those nachos in my microwave 😩. I was so disappointed because I wanted so much to find a new restaurant to add to our portfolio of favorites. The tacos were dry and only had a lot of cilantro and onion. They smelled heavily of vinegar and had a strange taste. Still can't get that taste out of my mouth!! The salsa! Yuck! I don't know what that red sauce was! I will NOT be going back here and recommend you don't even try this place. For me to say that...it's 👎 bad. I gave it 1 star because the waitress was good and so was the milkshake my husband ordered. This is a sad day as we still are on the lookout for a great...

Wowwww! I can’t say enough good things about this restaurant. First of all, Lupe and Dulce, you guys are awesome and so kind and funny! Marco and Elena, keep being the cuties you are! Being part Mexican myself (Mom from Puebla) I like to think myself as a foodie so I have been on the hunt for a mexican restaurant close to my home and I have found it thanks to my best friend recommending it. They’ve only been open for a little over a year but Ay Dios Mio, their food is super fresh, done quickly and packed with ultimate Mexican flavor. I’m not a gordita for no reason, it’s cause when I see delicious looking food I will DEVOUR said delicious food! I want to try everything on their menu and trust me, my husband and I will 100% be back! Just look at those colors, they remind me of my beautiful Mexico Lindo. No duden en tratar esta comida deliciosa! Don’t doubt trying this delicious food! Come on down to Tino’s cause you won’t regret it. Also, bad reviews are from uncultured, non refined palleted non latinos so don’t trust those and come in and support a small local family owned business. Thank you for your amazing food Tino’s!!! My compliments...

As a Mexican myself I have tried many authentic places and have grown up eating this kind of food. And as a native I have to say this place is extremely disappointing. There is no flavor or trying here. I had enchiladas oaxacaño and another steak dish. Both had very little flavor which is something Mexican food is not known for. Feels like they didn’t try, the beans and rice were flavorless which is insane. And the main dishes themselves weren’t devoid of flavor but it feels like they didn’t try. The little meat they gave me was disappointing. Maybe I expected too much. I wouldn’t recommend this place, maybe if the prices were lower I wouldn’t mind but I don’t feel you...