Looking for good hole in the wall mexican places for lunch in or around downtown. The ofice is just west of downtown and I've found a good one on Maple avenue called Avila's. It's in an old house. Any other suggestions?

The original Ojeda's..... 4617 Maple Ave.......

Never been to Ojeada's. I have seen it, sounds like I may need to check it out.

Ojeda's is good and pretty cheap

Ojeda's is solid.

My personaly favorite is Pepe and Mito's in Deep Ellum. It's on Elm I think.

Either of the Herrera's. I like the one off Denton Dr. & Inwood because you get the bean soup w/ lunch. One on Maple is prob. closer to DT though.

Los Lupes on Industrial is about as hole in the wall as it gets

also try the Tacos at Fuel City (Industrial/35)

The tortilla soup and refrieds at Ojedas are the best I've had anywhere, and that includes Mexico.

Ojeada's sounds like a winner. And I need to hit up Herrara's as well. I've seen it just have tried it. Good call on that one.

Herrera's in Carrollton??? used to be BYOB.

Pepe y Mitos on Elm street in Deep Ellum

Matts!

Pepe y Mito's. Ate there for the first time a couple of weekends ago. Awesome food. Probably our new favorite place.

If you can drive out to Avila's then try Escondido just a minute or two further west. It is the ultimate hole-in-the-wall. Squeeky floors and everything.

Enchiladas Mexicanas is my favorite and you can order some extra green salsa to add to the regular to spice it up. Great stuff.

2210 Butler St, Dallas, TXý.

I still think El Fenix is some of the best Mexican food around. Their crazy nachos are the shiznit.

we used to always eat at pepper garden on commerce and ???/ (right across from nieman's)

I used to eat at Pepper Garden a lot, too. Pretty good and pretty cheap, too, considering where it is. Commerce and Ervay.

Herrera's is always a good choice. But, Escondido was the first one that popped into my head. Awesome lunch specials. 5 years ago, they had a lunch special for each day of the week that was $2.75 including Iced Tea. It's not that cheap anymore, but still pretty cheap compared to most. I've always thought Ojeda's was the same food as El Fenix. Pretty good, but there are better around.

Tio Joes
3311 Sylvan

Tried the tacos at Fuel City last week and have to agree they are good.

Along the same lines, and possibly better, I have to recommend El Tacaso. Similar deal to Fuel City but multiple locations.

I prefer the Shell at Walnut Hill and 35 because they offer tortas. Try the fajita torta, good bread, avocado, onion, cilantro, about $5 and mmmm good. Barbacoa tacos really good too, not greasy.

Ojeda's, get a meltdown!

P.S. Ojeda's has an Aggie son. Support your fellow Aggie Parents!

PSA: After reading this thread, we tried to go to Pepe y Mito's last night. They close at 3 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Had to settle for Twisted Root, which was a let down after anticipating some good hole in the wall mexican food.

Tejano on Davis and Beckley. It's in Oak Cliff, but not far from downtown.

Gonzales in Oak Cliff (Next to the old Texas theater) is awesome. It's off of Zang & Jefferson. It's the best I've found so far in town.....I'm looking forward to trying some of the recommendations on this forum.

Its not a hole in the wall but Jorge's, in the one arts plaza, is very good and its near downtown

I would not call Ojeda's a hole in the wall place either.

24-hour guide to Dallas Tex-Mex:

workday lunch - Tejano on Davis

happy hour - getting drunk is the only time Ojeda's might be worth a trip. have the meltdown margaritas and some chicken soup while you enjoy the fessstive social atmosphere, but skip the merely average entrees.

late dinner - La Casita on lowest Greenville. the best home-style texmex in dallas and a true hole in the wall run entirely by one woman as a labor of love. opens at night and closes early in the morning.

hangover breakfast - Herrera's on Illinois (or Maple). those beer goggles dissolve fast under the heat of chilaquiles smothered with their salsa which is puro mexicano.





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Herrera's on Maple. Best in the world.

The Taco Joint at Gaston & Peak. I've been there twice and like it. I *think* I heard the owner was an aggie, but that could be wrong.

http://thetacojoint.com/

http://www.dallasfood.org/

El Mercado Cocina Mexicana

It is located on Pearl Street next to the Dallas Farmers Market.

We usually eat there first and then go to the market for desert

Had Matt's, it's great, but it's not exactly hole in the wall.

Tried Herrara's (the one on Maple) and it's tasty.

Still need to try Ojeada's.

As for Escondido, I've seen it before, I guess I just need to try it.

1) Herrera's on Maple (the 2C, closed on Tuesdays, Hillary Clinton makes campaign stops there ... ok, so ignore that)
2) Pepe y Mito's on Elm (#10, service is spotty)
3) Avila's on Maple (Nacho Avila, parking a disaster sometimes)

100) Ojeda's on Maple (Enchiladas de Fajita, not a hole-in-the-wall, horrible salsa)

Ojedas salsa does taste like tomato sauce. It's mediocre as a whole.

Herraras is the ****. Ojedas sucks ass.

Pepe and Mito's