Gringo & Blondie Taqueria
Jason Powell · 126 Google reviewsGringo & Blondie Taqueria — trusted mexican in Elmwood Park. No frills and no gimmicks, just a solid honest room. Traditional preparation with honest flavors. Cecilia Rangel: "The asada meat is so juicy and tender" [$$, patio]
What 486 diners keep saying
What 486 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“This place was good. I came here for lunch and ordered the 2.50$ chicken tinga lunch special taco. It was very flavorful and a good serving of the meat, also ordered the horchata since you need to order it with a drink. The service was great, people were very friendly and attentive.”
“Really solid food. And, even better customer service. Ordered pickup and when I walked in asked the counter person if everything was included in the bag he gave me. He was confident it was. Well, when we opened the food at home, we realized no chips were included with our chips and queso. It took a minute or two to get the restaurant on the phone, but the second I did he offered to deliver it to my house. Less than six minutes later, we had a piping hot bag of fresh chips, salsa, and an extra guacamole. What a throwback to the way customer service should be. Gringo and Blondie will forever be my to-go go-to. Hat’s off to the amazing customer service.”
“First time at Gringo & Blondie and I was not disappointed! Heard a lot of great things about the Birria menu, especially the Birria Pizza specifically! Overall, delicious food, drinks and amazing service! Will definitely come back to try the rest of the Birria menu and a lot more! Highly recommended!”
“Fun and funky place. We enjoyed our food — the tacos and quesadillas were flavorful. The margaritas were tasty, too. Check it out!”
“Festive & Fun! I love a NEIGHBORHOOD GEM & this is it! The staff is friendly & accommodating. I enjoyed the tacos & drinks! I look forward to going back very soon! Fun fact: they have Happy Hour everyday!”
“Went in right as they opened on Saturday to try their brunch options. The food was 10/10 and the portion sizes left me enough left over for a second meal! Reasonably priced (considering I will get 2 meals out of it) and great service.”
“Nous avons déjeuné dans ce restaurant et nous avons été très bien accueillis et nous avons très bien mangé. La nourriture était bien assaisonnée, savoureuse, authentique et avait un bon rapport qualité-prix. Le service était impeccable, Denys nous a très bien conseillés et a été très agréable. La décoration était également sympathique !”
“The food was delicious! Beans were a bit dry. The salsas are amazing, be sure to ask for the hotter one! Staff is so nice! We'll be going back!”
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