El Portal Mexican Food — Restaurant in Pen Argyl

I absolutely love this place! I am so happy this place opened within a quick drive to hop in on my lunch break. This is my 2nd time here (I popped in the first week they opened) and really need to come by more often! Their food is absolutely delicious!

I came in to get a burrito to be met with a sign that says they are accepting cash only. I questioned it & was told that the Turkey Hill next door has an atm. I quickly walked over (less than a minute walk) to the atm and quickly came back cash in hand. There were a few people ahead of me, which I didn’t mind the wait & was nice to see.

When it was finally time to order, I asked for a burrito (which I also got on my last visit). Ordering is much more streamlined since my last visit and got the chicken burrito with everything except pico de gallo & cilantro. I waited a few minutes while my order was made. I really like the decor of the place and it was so clean.

I got my burrito & a mandarin Jarritos and headed home. I paid $15.90 for both and it’s well worth it! First of all- the burrito is HUGE! This can easily be split for 2 meals. Tortilla chips & salsa came with the burrito too! The salsa is fresh & home made as seems the chips (but not 100% sure on that). The ingredients in the burrito are fresh & delicious!

I look forward to returning to get other menu items in the near future. Oh, and they are from California. It’s so nice to have a family from out of the area introduce authentic Mexican to Pen Argyl....

Poor selection of food.. Staff wasn't very good at tending to customers..I didn't feel the need to tip since the lady automatically added a 3.00 made up charge (assuming for the glass of water she gave me) and the 3% the charge for using your card.. so instead of 24 for a steak burrito(mainly rice and bean little meat that I wouldn't call steak or good tasting) and three small soft tacos).. My bill was closer to 30.. I didn't bother to say anything cause my mind was made up not to return while I was forcing myself to finish eating even before I saw how...

Family owned business, authentic fresh Mexican food, fantastic, kind and polite service. Prices are very reasonable and the portions of food you get are way more than I was expecting. They were extremely busy when I went and unfortunately ran out of some items but were very willing to compensate for the inconvenience. For a new business they are still learning per-say a routine for what works well for them, but I have no complaints and wish them the best of luck with their business and I...