Speedy Wey Restaurant — Restaurant in Paterson

Speedy Wey was just what my sister and I expected from reading previous reviews. We arrived before 7pm on a weekday. It was a perfect time because there were two tables available and people already seated eating. We were greeted by a friendly lady Paola (I am sure I spelled it wrong 😒 my apologies) she asked us to give her a few minutes. This gave us time to view the menu. However, I've been looking for a local eatery like this and knew exactly what I wanted. Now I would like you to get the idea out of your head that this is a restaurant with waiters and waitresses and several chefs. This is a neighborhood eatery that has been noticed by someone and was plastered all over the internet (hence how we found it) for good reason. Remember you won't be seated, if you decide to dine in there is a wait if no tables are available. They do take phone orders and you can pick up (we were prepared to take out if we were unable to be seated). We didn't find a park in front of the restaurant, however at the light as you pass the restaurant we made a right and there were several parks. I didn't find the neighborhood to be bad as mentioned in some reviews. I don't fear for my life when I see a group of people outside enjoying themselves, which they were pleasant and spoke to my sister and I. Paola returned and we placed our order for the Birria Pizza, Ramen Birria small and a large shrimp Ramen birria, pineapple & strawberry Jarritos Mexican drinks. The place did become extremely crowded and I could hear customers saying it was their 1st time and they came because of the internet hype. There was a wait for the food to come out which we didn't mind because we were able to entertain ourselves watching people attempt to use these 2 highchairs at the back of the store for seating. There was one couple determined to make it work for them, they were impatient and rude. The food was worth the wait! I was highly impressed. We will be back again. If you decide to go please remember there will be a wait so be patient or order ahead, also keep your expectations of appearance as mentioned in previous reviews and you won't be disappointed 😉 Enjoy!! I had food left over that I warmed up the next day for lunch (I added a pack of store bought Ramen, just the noodles). The taste was even better...

Let me start off by saying that if this was just a food review, I give the food 5 stars. Salsa verde was on point! When it comes to customer service though it’s another story. Ordered take out and when I arrived to pick up was told a few minutes, ended up waiting another 30 mins. I waited because I was highly recommended this restaurant. When they finally started to get my order together the owner noticed they were missing one of my Birria taco orders. He then told the kitchen staff and they started to argue with him, the one lady actually told him that if he wanted the second order to make it himself because she already made the one she made. I found that to be so disrespectful but hey, they might be family, who knows. They then rushed another order of birria tacos which looked like they were soggy. So I ended up with half soggy tacos and half crunchy. At that point I just wanted to get the hell out of there. Later spoke to the owner personally. Very nice and understanding guy. Apologized for the horrible customer service. Even offered to make another fresh order to make up for the soggy ones. I wasn’t expecting anything, just wanted to give the owner my feedback. Unfortunately I will not be trying this place again because from my experience places like this continue to operate in the same manner. But hey, give the place a try if you’d like. The food was like I said on point! 5 stars (except for the soggy order I got lol). This was just my experience. Maybe you’ll get more lucky. Also the owner does really seem to care but his staff is...

Speedy Wey is a small mom and pop hole in the wall packed full of flavor. To understand what the hype was, we ordered the birria pizza, fish tacos, birria ramen (which came with cheese taquitos) and churro bites. The consommé is delicious. The pizza is crisp, but not greasy. The fish tacos were fried to a nice crisp, but the fish itself wasn’t super flavorful or topped with anything particularly tasty, but anything dipped in their spicy green sauce and consommé is heaven. The ramen….that is what you want if you’re sick…or healthy…or just alive. The decor is beautiful, with hand painted murals and paintings of powerful women like Frída. Even the high chairs were beautiful! The reason I can’t give it 5 stars is because the menu is unclear about the ingredients (THIS IS FOR YOU, my fellow picky eaters and folks with allergies). The person who ordered the fish tacos didn’t realize they came with avocado, which they’re allergic to, so they couldn’t enjoy it. We didn’t want to send the plate back and waste the food, so someone else at the table took it home. The churro bites also didn’t indicate that they come drenched in chocolate, which I neither expected nor liked. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to taste those. Other folks commented that they were well cooked and did enjoy the chocolate, but anything not listed should come on the side. I would be back, but not before asking about the ingredients on everything...