El Portal De Veracruz
$ • Mexican
Hours:
4530 E Chapman Ave, Orange
(714) 538-1660
Customers' Favorites
El Portal De Veracruz Reviews
In the land of taquerias, Pancho Villa is one of the OGs. I actually remember sitting in those leather stools as a kid and eating burritos bigger than my head. Hadn't been in years and it really hasn't changed at all. It's always busy because it's cheap and delicious. Standard Mexican fare- I don't need to describe a burrito to you I hope. I will say service can be a bit slow. There's a ton of cooks but there's also a ton of back end orders coming from the delivery services (Grubhub,etc)....read full review
Went to try the menudo, a Sunday tradition in our culture. First to my surprise they were offering a lamb menudo! I sampled it and it was pretty darn good. The broth was deeply rich the tripe was delicious. The pieces of lamb meat were a bit strong. Lamb is like this when we'll done. When I eat lamb I like it medium rare- medium max. The beef menudo was great, flavorful and hearty with plenty of tripe. Served with tortillas, cilantro, onion, lime, oregano and salsa macha. The...read full review
Ratings
Hours
| Monday | 5AM - 7PM |
| Tuesday | 5AM - 8PM |
| Wednesday | 5AM - 7PM |
| Thursday | 5AM - 7PM |
| Friday | 5AM - 8PM |
| Saturday | 5AM - 8PM |
| Sunday | 7AM - 8PM |
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I've had this place bookmarked when I was going through a Mexican soup phase. The restaurant is situated in a small strip mall. There was no one in the restaurant when I came, but it quickly filled up after I ordered. The chef was very nice and helped me order a bunch of things to get for takeout. I came on Tuesday and got their taco Tuesday special: carne asada, al pastor, and pollo. I also got a carnitas burrito, a bean and cheese burrito, picadita, birria plate, caldo de pollo,...read full review