Super Mercado Monterrey

Chicharron con carne, flour and corn tortillas are great. Line wait time is minimum, the clerks are fast, friendly and efficient.
Went in today and bought fresh chicharron con carne, delicious and fresh. I recommend it!

I love their tortillas and the carnitas that they sell, so amazing! I seriously could eat like 3 or 4 tortillas with just a little butter when they are hot. They get me in trouble!
My home girl comes here for a bunch of things. And Cesar’s next door is so good too!

Review is for the taco shop in the corner of the market.
Best Mexican food I have had since leaving San Diego area. I had the Pastor tacos, that came with delicious refried beans and Mexican style rice– and my favorite– Grapefruit Fanta! Service was fast, friendly and definitely Authentic. I would pass on the flautas– They were rolled with corn tortillas not flour?

It was a cloudy and drizzly afternoon. I walked through the doors and it was if I was transported to colorful place, far away. The room was filled with the smoke and scents from the various items prepared throughout the store. Above the produce on the right are pottery pieces and statues. Left of the meat deli are various cooked meats (carnitas) and behind the counter you can the see large pots boiling on floor level burners. Further down the aisle is a tortilla machine and warm packages that are irresistible, like a fluffy towel out of the dryer. It gives a feeling like more of a close community than a grocery store.

I think, you could probably get the same groceries from Fiesta. The taco shop that’s attached to the supermarket is standard although really greasy. Their chicken was dry though and very bland. Despite my experience, the taco shop was packed. That, or everyone was craving tacos after grocery shopping. I haven’t really been back since. There are way too many other supermercados in arlington that have the same things.

Cesar’s Tacos looks kinda… well you wonder how clean it really is. However, I got three pastor tacos. Heaped with meat, very spicy. Much to my surprise, my plate of three tacos also included two hot sauces, a half cup of chopped cilantro and another half cup of fried onions and a roasted jalapeño pepper to dress up the tacos even more. Minus one star for cleanliness but the tacos are five star. Honestly, they’re better than Fuzzy’s and other places. I have no idea how Taco Bueno and Taco Cabana stay in business with food this good and cheaper on the same road. Very fresh and good. However, I do like Los Pastores down the street a bit better. Its a friendlier atmosphere, bright, and cheery.
Three pastor corn tacos and a manzanita soda = $ 4.28 including tax and your tummy will be very full.

Nice little Mexican grocery store. The parking lot is small and gets full sometimes. Their selection of items is limited as the store is small for a grocery store. The reason I give it 4 stars is because their prices are great! You can get a pound of ham from deli for about $ 3 or less. They always have specials on their meat. The bollio bread is the best and so is their Mexican sweet bread. Caution on bread: make sure you press a Little on it with tongs to make sure it is fresh. If the bread is fresh it will be the best you ever had.
I have come in here and walked out with weeks worth of bread, ham and cheese for less than 7 bucks. Lunch for the week at a little over a buck a day!

This review is for Cesar’s Tacos which is connected to Super Mercado. You can enter through the store or the store front right next to Super Mercado. Since my receipt says Mercado Monterrey I decided to keep the review here instead of creating a new one.
The tacos are easily a 4 to 4.5 star treat. The reason for the downgrade to 3 stars? Their speed in which they serve you. I was visiting my Mom in the hospital and needed a quick bite to eat but I wanted to stay away from the usual fast food fare. So first I thought my usual Chinese BBQ place as they are real quick and thought wait. tacos is even faster. but boy was I wrong. From the time I ordered to the time I got my food was 15 – 20 minutes. Which may not sound like long but for Tacos from a taqueria that is long. but enough about that on to the food.
I had 5 tacos. 2– Pastor, 2 Barbacoa, and 1 lengua. All were very very good and piled high with meat. They serve it with (all on the side) some grilled onions, cilantro, key limes and green and red sauce. They all were really really good tacos and their sauces were top notch. I could not decide which one I liked better.
on one hand I had the creamy green sauce that had a good kick to it
in the other hand I had the spicy red sauce that had a real interesting flavor. then I realized. what if I put both hands together. double rainbow good all the way!
neither sauce or meat was too spicy but was not bland either.
each taco was a buck and my total was $ 6.92 after 5 tacos and a coca cola Mexicana.

This place was awesome! I have driven by this place a few times and I finally had a reason to come in. I was looking for a tortilla press. I go through random cooking phases and now I’m venturing into corn tortilla making.
When I walked into this market, I was welcomed with Mexican rock. It sounded pretty cool. It was like a mix of Bush and Bad Religion but in Spanish. In a trance brought on by the hypnotic music I followed my nose. What was this enticing smell? «OMFG!» my sister exclaimed. Chicharrones and soft tortillas made right on the spot! We grabbed one of each and placed it into our hand basket. We were beaming.
The nice ladies at the meat counter gave us samples of ham. It was light and salty. It was alright not amazing enough to buy. I roamed around in search of my tortilla press. No luck but I did end up going home with some plaintains, chicharrones, tortillas, masa mix, and the most awesome ice cream bars. you really have to try to these frozen delights. They’re made nearby (I think I saw a shop with the same name nearby) and tastes just like real fruit. I chose guava and my sister got strawberry. They were frozen bites of heaven. I so want to try their coconut one. I bet it’s divine.
I really enjoyed this sweet Mexican Market. I loved that it was fully decorated with soccer stuff and that everything was set up in an organized chaos. It felt like being in a completely different world. Next time I’ll have to try the taco and torta shop connect to it because it smelled pretty darn awesome. There was a line and we had to go– after all we were in search of our tortilla press.
I don’t know about their other locations but this particular store is awesome. I know I won’t be going back to Fiesta anytime soon now that I have found this place. :)
Come and leave with some ice cream bars and maybe a piñata (i sooo wanted one). I promise won’t leave without a smile on your face. :D