felipe's mexican taqueria

not mexican food. the food here is poor at best. i've been multiple times, had thechickenand beef, yet simply taste gristle. i will not go back here.

the food at this place is decent but the staff is so incredibly rude. i asked the girl behind the counter for a high chair. she responded "we have a waitress." the waitress was nowhere to be seen. when i found her, she pointed at the high chair and didn't help me!! also, it's hard to figure out how much they charge you! they tack on additional charges for everything. achickenplate and nachos was 22.00. expensive for the quality of the food. this is definitely a 20 something place. you have to be tolerant of poor, rude service and so-so food.

felipe’s taqueria on n. peters is one of my favorite lunch spots during the work week. i particularly like their grilled vegetable orchickenburritos, tostadas, fish tacos, andchickentortilla soup with fresh slices of avocado and crumbled cotija cheese. but recently i was feeling a little adventurous and when i saw “pork tamale” on the menu for $2.51, i figured the price (and time) was right for trying something new.

horrible/i am baffled at thie place's popularity. went went for a second try after an initial horrible experience a year ago. the line was almost out the door. the interior is welcoming enough and the prices are dirt cheap. other than that, this place is the worst mexican around. how other people like this place is stupefying. both times i have went they have been out of what i wanted, and both times i went during the lunch rush. the food is slopped together on a plate. the flauta's were as thin as pencils and dropped frozen into a deep fryer right in front of my face. they tasted stale. i asked for 3 different tacos and was told they didn't have thechickeni wanted. i amended my order but the guy who took my order didn't have a very good grasp of english and instead gave me 3 fish taco's. this is a cafeteria type slophouse like pancho's. garbage. i can't think of any mexican restaurant, including taco bell, that is worse than this place. i just don't get it.


-----09 nov, 2010-----

much ado about nothing. i am a self proclaimed connoisseur of inexpensive mexican & latin fare, so it was with great anticipation that i ventured to felipe's last week for a quick lunch. after reading the overwhelmingly effusive reviews i was anticipating much more than what i ended up receiving. i was one of the first in line that day and decided to order achickentaco, achickentinga taco, a carnita taco and an order ofchickenflautas. the staff were friendly enough, although i was disappointed when i was told that thechickentinga was not ready yet, despite it being the onset of the lunch rush. i asked for red onions and cilantro on my tacos, standard for any cantina taco, and the red onions were so bitter they were almost inedible. they over whelmed everything else on the taco and ruined them. the tortilla's themselves tasted stale and were not freshly made, as they are at the far superior pupaseria divina corona in nearby gretna. even chevy's, a chain steeped in mediocrity, presses fresh tortillas for its entrees. thechickenflautas were very thin and were, i suspect, previously frozen before being dumped en masse into a cafeteria fryer. given its desirable locale and cheap prices it is not surprising that people would flock to this place, just don't expect very good food.

ohhhhh felipe's is soooo yummy! fresh and delish...very inexpensive for french quarter food. me and my husband had an entree each, an appetizer, and bottled drinks for $17. thechickentacos were very yummy and some of the best guacamole i have had. definitely going back!