Tacos del Cartel

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   Stephanie

   New Orleans

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I sat at the bar, Kyle was my server/bartender. Everything was AMAZING! I ordered the elote appetizer. Kyle suggested the bone marrow tacos. 😘 all were very delicious.
   

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   Richard

   New Orleans

   38 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   38 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   EDUARDO WAS PHENOMENAL! ALL of his recommendations were spot on! You HAVE to ask for Eduardo and request HIS drink! It’s not on the menu but TRUST me when I tell you it’s the BOMB💣💥! We had the short rib (12 out of the 10), chicken+ waffle’s (12 out of 10), açaí bowl (8/10), Wagyu app (7/10), Costra (7/10 ON FLOUR), and SEVERAL other items….OVERALL the experience and food was phenomenal! It’s NOT what’s you’d expect in NOLA! It’s DEFINITELY a “vibe” if that’s what you’re looking for but if you’re looking for mind-blowing cuisine it misses the mark. It IS CLOSE THOUGH! The restrooms are EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN and the service is STELLAR! We came here twice in one weekend, that’s DEFINITELY saying SOMETHING for Latin-American food in downtown NOLA! I had the birria tacos on 12/6 and I’ll say that these were THE BEST birria tacos in NOLA. Check out my folks @msbelladon on IG for more!
   

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   Christin

   New Orleans

   16 reviews

   4.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on 4 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   The ambiance, vibes, decor…10/10! The drinks…10/10! The food was not good AT ALL! The tortilla soup tasted like absolutely nothing. It wasn’t seasoned well. The elote wasn’t good. The broccolini was borderline nasty, but okay. It has this smoked taste that isn’t appeasing. The birria tacos would have been good if they came out hot. There was no cheese pull, which should explain that. The tacos de asada were pretty good. No wow factor, but it wasn’t nasty like the elote and tortilla soup. Now, the black beans and Mexican rice were delicious! Those were the sides that came with the tacos. Overall it’s a no for me to return. The guests with me feel the same!
   

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   Jennifer

   Dallas

   13 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on 2 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely love this place. The family and I were down in new Orleans for a mini vacation and ate here twice in four days. The staff is amazing. Definitely will be back when we come back to new Orleans.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New Orleans

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 30 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Our girls night out was very fun, food was great and people were nice! I had chicken tacos that were to die for. The 3-4 stars I gave was for the pricing, it is pretty high priced, 90$ just for myself included my chicken tacos and 3 short glass drinks….. also one of my drinks had a fruit fly sitting right on top. Usually I’m not one to complain but I asked for a new one. This is what bothered me…… they took the drink and the bar tender scooped the fly up with a straw, put the drink into a shaker, and put it back into the original cup and brought it back to me…… which was very upsetting….. just make a new drink….. I’m not asking for anything for free but 16$ per small glass drink with a fruit fly please just make me another drink…. Like cmon…. But other than that everything was great.
   

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   Peter

   New Orleans

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   They charged $14 for a kid's mocktail. They should be ashamed of themselves
   

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   Reilly

   New Orleans

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 26 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I love this place, I love the workers, and the food is too good!
   

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   Shelly

   New Orleans

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 26 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Fun atmosphere! Beautiful decor. Good lack luster. Bar service very slow. 30 min for 3 mixed drinks and a glass of wine
   

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   david

   New Orleans

   71 reviews

   5.0

   71 reviews

   Dined on 25 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was very good, service excellent considering place was slammed with concert event
   

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    Blakley

    New Orleans

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    The food and drinks were quite good and the presentations, over the top. The menu is very pricy, but the portions are large and definitely sharable, which I think is nice in order to be able to try a few different things. The main downfall is that the volume of the music is entirely too loud. You can not communicate with the people at your table unless you are sitting on the side of them and can scream into their ear. Also, the obnoxiousness of the flashing lights, loud chanting, birthday song, and shots, shots, shots song is definitely obtrusive to the diners that are there for a date night, or just for some nice food and drinks. The Barbarcoa Short Rib is a must try! We will be back just for that ad to try some of their remarkably appealing desserts. For those first timers, be prepared, very prepared for the noise. The restaurant defiintely caters to a younger crowd, although my husband and I are both mid fourties.
    

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