Relaxed taqueria for traditional Mexican fare, including burritos, tacos, tortas, soups & salads.
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Address: 176 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (347) 599-2226
Website: https://xochitlnyc.com/
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Reviews
Our Mexican dinner will not be complete without a glass or two of classic margaritas, and it was more enjoyable together with a plateful of fried calamari served with garlic mayo.
We then ordered beef and chicken fajitas served with rice, beans, and corn tortillas and Camarones a la Mexicana; shrimp cooked in jalapeño, tomato, and onion salsa. All the dishes came in a timely fashion, and they were all delicious. My only qualm is that all dishes are overly covered with peppers and onions.
Overall, the staff is genuinely helpful, friendly, and attentive. I will come back to this restaurant to try their other menu. But I will probably tell the cook to take it easy on peppers and onions.
Food was okay. Most of us had burritos. I had shrimp for my protein and I forgot that’s what I had because I barely tasted it.
$95 for 4 burritos, 1 taco set, 1 specialty drink.
Yes, I had Don Julio tacos with a hard shell, but tacos taste great in both hard and soft shells and today I was just feeling for a crunchy one. They tasted great. No complaints.
The trio of salsa chips were good, but even for someone who enjoys spicy, I thought they were very high on the heat scale. The salsa verde was the most palatable one because it was the least spicy, but the other two salsas were super spicy. The morita salsa (the dark brown one) was arguably the spiciest but because there wasn’t a whole lot of other flavors in it besides JUST spicy, it sorta hits you in an unpleasant way. And given that it costs $5 for a lemonade, I was trying to resist quenching my thirst to cool the heat and had to pour a glass of water which thankfully they had on the table already. If you’re not VERY into spicy food, I would skip this one.
The flautas, beans, and rice were all great. No complaints. Flavorful and satisfying.
The mole poblano was also good, but not great. I’ve had homemade mole many times and it tasted 5x better than what I had here. That’s not to say this one was BAD, but it isn’t anything like I’m used to. There’s more of a sourness to this one and I’m used to a more gentle, sweet taste. The homemade mole that I normally eat also has chicken that’s so tender it falls off the bone super easily. The chicken that I had here, on the other hand, was pretty stiff like what you’d expect from baked chicken. If you’re familiar, with authentic mole, I probably wouldn’t get this, but if you’re looking to get a grasp of what mole is like, it’s definitely an option.
As for the atmosphere, it was colorful, friendly and inviting. Our server was pretty attentive which should be expected because it’s a small restaurant, but it’s still something that’s worth noting. And as always, I do a restroom check in my reviews because I want to get a grasp of the cleanliness of the restaurant and they definitely passed the test.
I would come back here if I’m in the neighborhood.