It's Saturday and I'm thinking......Don Lucho!!!!! The team has been up since late night roasting and boiling and creating the most amazing carnitas you will find in Milwaukee. Get here early - parking sucks, and suburbanites will freak out at the hood, but no worries Jesus is right next door at St. Josaphats basilica and will watch over you. And don't forget to take a tour of one of this country's most beautiful cathedrals. Right there by Don Luchos. You can eat here. Lots of long communal tables so don't be shy. Prices aren't cheap but this is quality. I usually get a pound or so of carnitas. They measure it out, it's steaming, and ask if you want it chopped. I say yes. It's wrapped up tightly and it will feed you all weekend. This meat is freaking amazing!!!! I pray they haven't run out of homemade tortillas, but like I said, you gotta come EARLY. Sigh. There's about 6 different amazing salsas to try. Smoky, fresh, green, red, hot sweet - I get two for the weekend. I consider a quart of menudo. I think about. Lamb, goat, barbacoa, chorizo - but I have enough. Too hungry to wait to go home, I sit down to eat. Two tacos - huge! The best was the barbacoa - tasty little carmelized deeply flavored meat bits. Hey - don't go expecting American extras like sour cream or cheese. This is the real thing. Warming: one taco will do you. Got a side of rice and beans - yum. Don Lucho is a treasure. It is authentic, mom and pop, and these are the businesses I love to support. For an incredible adventure and source of authentic carnitas, git yourself down to da south side ya day hair and ENJOY!!!!!!
Guillermo j Monroy
Very good food and excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Philip Gissen
We picked up a few pounds of the Carnitas and the Barbacoa. While we waited, a mariachi singer entertained us. It was very cool. The carne from Don Lucho’s was part of my recovery from surgery. Unfortunately, I can’t stop comparing. On one of our trips to CDMX, we had terrific Carnitas at some market near the Zocolo. My taste buds hold onto that flavor, and Don Lucho’s wasn’t as good. However, I live in Milwaukee, not Mexico City, and Don Luchos was darn good. I enjoyed the meat immensely, and stuffing my face helped my convalescence.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Phil G.
We picked up a few pounds of the Carnitas and the Barbacoa. While we waited, a mariachi singer entertained us. It was very cool. The carne from Don Lucho's was part of my recovery from surgery. Unfortunately, I can't stop comparing. On one of our trips to CDMX, we had terrific Carnitas at some market near the Zocolo. My taste buds hold onto that flavor, and Don Lucho's wasn't as good. However, I live in Milwaukee, not Mexico City, and Don Luchos was darn good. I enjoyed the meat immensely, and stuffing my face helped my convalescence.
Robert Mentecki
Very good tacos. Good salsa. The seating area is very cramped, especially near the meat counter.
Fuck your Feelings
Too much fat on the carnitas and I ask to chopped them up good. It's like I ask my 5 year old to do it.. Chicago has better
Jessica Silva
Too much fat on the carnitas and I ask to chopped them up good. It's like I ask my 5 year old to do it.. Chicago has better
Shaina Franzen
Get the steak tacos!!
Tempestt Ballenger
Best carnitas in the city!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions, Tacos De Carnitas and Carne Asada Taco
Abduhlla Aladin
Very good carnitas and amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Birria, Salsa, Chorizo Tortillas, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions, Tacos De Carnitas and Carne Asada Taco
Recommended dishes: Birria, Salsa, Chorizo Tortillas, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions, Tacos De Carnitas and Carne Asada Taco
L M
They ran out of the normal size taco shells. Gave us the smaller size taco. Still charged about the same price after they told us what the new price would be. After questioning the price, she reduced the price by pennies. What a ripoff.
BryDeV
Don Lucho is the real deal. Awesome tacos, about twice the size of normal MKE tacos. I ordered four tacos, two would have filled me up. They are only open Friday, Saturday, Sunday early morning until they sell out of meat. The carnitas were amazing, the carne asada was great. The tortillas are fresh and the salsas were great. They sell meat by the pound like a deli and tacos like a normal restaurant. We went at 11am and they sold out right after we got our food. Go early.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions
Kikis 7
Really good carnitas we get to go, we don't dine in here although there are plenty of tables which have decent space to sit comfortably. The place is very clean. Very small menu options, and you seat yourself. It's not the type of restaurant experience I care for, it's a bustling place. Be prepared to tip your waitress, doorman, lot attendant, and the local performers that happen in from time to time.
It's Saturday and I'm thinking......Don Lucho!!!!! The team has been up since late night roasting and boiling and creating the most amazing carnitas you will find in Milwaukee. Get here early - parking sucks, and suburbanites will freak out at the hood, but no worries Jesus is right next door at St. Josaphats basilica and will watch over you. And don't forget to take a tour of one of this country's most beautiful cathedrals. Right there by Don Luchos. You can eat here. Lots of long communal tables so don't be shy. Prices aren't cheap but this is quality. I usually get a pound or so of carnitas. They measure it out, it's steaming, and ask if you want it chopped. I say yes. It's wrapped up tightly and it will feed you all weekend. This meat is freaking amazing!!!! I pray they haven't run out of homemade tortillas, but like I said, you gotta come EARLY. Sigh. There's about 6 different amazing salsas to try. Smoky, fresh, green, red, hot sweet - I get two for the weekend. I consider a quart of menudo. I think about. Lamb, goat, barbacoa, chorizo - but I have enough. Too hungry to wait to go home, I sit down to eat. Two tacos - huge! The best was the barbacoa - tasty little carmelized deeply flavored meat bits. Hey - don't go expecting American extras like sour cream or cheese. This is the real thing. Warming: one taco will do you. Got a side of rice and beans - yum. Don Lucho is a treasure. It is authentic, mom and pop, and these are the businesses I love to support. For an incredible adventure and source of authentic carnitas, git yourself down to da south side ya day hair and ENJOY!!!!!!
Very good food and excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We picked up a few pounds of the Carnitas and the Barbacoa. While we waited, a mariachi singer entertained us. It was very cool. The carne from Don Lucho’s was part of my recovery from surgery. Unfortunately, I can’t stop comparing. On one of our trips to CDMX, we had terrific Carnitas at some market near the Zocolo. My taste buds hold onto that flavor, and Don Lucho’s wasn’t as good. However, I live in Milwaukee, not Mexico City, and Don Luchos was darn good. I enjoyed the meat immensely, and stuffing my face helped my convalescence.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
We picked up a few pounds of the Carnitas and the Barbacoa. While we waited, a mariachi singer entertained us. It was very cool. The carne from Don Lucho's was part of my recovery from surgery. Unfortunately, I can't stop comparing. On one of our trips to CDMX, we had terrific Carnitas at some market near the Zocolo. My taste buds hold onto that flavor, and Don Lucho's wasn't as good. However, I live in Milwaukee, not Mexico City, and Don Luchos was darn good. I enjoyed the meat immensely, and stuffing my face helped my convalescence.
Very good tacos. Good salsa. The seating area is very cramped, especially near the meat counter.
Too much fat on the carnitas and I ask to chopped them up good. It's like I ask my 5 year old to do it.. Chicago has better
Too much fat on the carnitas and I ask to chopped them up good. It's like I ask my 5 year old to do it.. Chicago has better
Get the steak tacos!!
Best carnitas in the city!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions, Tacos De Carnitas and Carne Asada Taco
Very good carnitas and amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Birria, Salsa, Chorizo Tortillas, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions, Tacos De Carnitas and Carne Asada Taco
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Very good carnitas and amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Birria, Salsa, Chorizo Tortillas, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions, Tacos De Carnitas and Carne Asada Taco
They ran out of the normal size taco shells. Gave us the smaller size taco. Still charged about the same price after they told us what the new price would be. After questioning the price, she reduced the price by pennies. What a ripoff.
Don Lucho is the real deal. Awesome tacos, about twice the size of normal MKE tacos. I ordered four tacos, two would have filled me up. They are only open Friday, Saturday, Sunday early morning until they sell out of meat. The carnitas were amazing, the carne asada was great. The tortillas are fresh and the salsas were great. They sell meat by the pound like a deli and tacos like a normal restaurant. We went at 11am and they sold out right after we got our food. Go early.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa, Carnitas Taco with Cilantro and Onions
Really good carnitas we get to go, we don't dine in here although there are plenty of tables which have decent space to sit comfortably. The place is very clean. Very small menu options, and you seat yourself. It's not the type of restaurant experience I care for, it's a bustling place. Be prepared to tip your waitress, doorman, lot attendant, and the local performers that happen in from time to time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great food great service great location