El Pueblo Mexican Restaurant Winter Park

Great food at a great price. Most authentic Mexican food I have experienced in Orlando. This is not Tex-nex, it is real Mexican food. Most of the people that eat there are Latin, so you know it's the place to be if locals go. They speak English too, don't be shy :)

Jackpot. I knew I hit gold as soon as I walked in and realized I was the only white chick in the place. I was there because my GPS and Google told me it was a restaurant *and* grocery store. I needed to pick up a few things I needed for making dinner later that evening. When I realized it was just the restaurant, I felt like an idiot, and played it off as though I was just there for food to go.

I ordered a small, steak quesadilla and a coke. The guy said it'd be up in about 5 minutes and, because it was standing room only (the place is TINY), he pulled up a folding chair for me. Now *that* is great service. My order was up in less than 5, and then I left. I ate it in my car (like I said, it was standing room only) and OH. MY. FREAKING. GOD. It was amazing.

Now, it's not your typical quesadilla, squished flat and cut into triangles. The homemade (HOMEMADE!!) tortilla is filled with melted cheese, flavorful steak and then topped with lettuce, tomatoes, big slices of avocado, queso cotija and crema Mexicana. They did include a small container of hot sauce, and although it was very flavorful, I couldn't take the heat. (I'm glad I tasted it with my finger before putting it on my food!)

So, even though I only had that one item from their menu, I'm going to say that even if the other food is only half as good, it's still pretty amazing.

As another reviewer said, "blink and you'll miss it". The neighborhood reminds me of East L.A. (I grew up there).