El Mirador

Everyone who lives in the Ditmas Park area and it’s immediate surroundings knows that pickins are very slim when it comes to delivery choices. These people are well outside the neighborhood and they delivery here anyway. There are about 4 Mexican places that will deliver to those of us that live near Newkirk station and this is the best of them.
Mirador is always very fresh. They are AUTHENTIC, this is food made by Mexicans FOR a Mexican palate and those of us who appreciate that even if we’re not Mexican. Yes, delivery takes forever. I know that and I deal with it because of the freshness of their ingredients, and the fact that the food will be good. Some Mexican places near me deliver much faster but are nowhere near as good in flavor. This is a small, seemingly family business and whoever delivers my food (younger guy, older guy) is always super polite and friendly. The prices here are also beyond fair.
Menu standouts: steak tacos, steak or chicken Nachos Supremos (these are fantastic, add a little lettuce and onions and you have the perfect bite) which are good enough to convince my husband to eat Nachos regularly, something he never used to… also the Tortas are great, especially the Milanesa and grilled chicken varieties, and nicely made guacamole. Recently tried the golden taco and thought it was a good dish for every once in a while if you want a crispy tortilla, although beware the giant chunks of meat inside, it’s not cut in cubes like the soft tacos, it also tends to be covered in sour cream so maybe get that on the side if it bothers you. Their green and red hot sauces are super fresh and tasty too (get it on the side if you’re not used to real heat or else your food will be unedible).
I’ve also eaten inside, sitting down with my husband a few times and those were also good experiences, with icy cold beers to boot. It is definitely divey, dark and kinda weird in the front but the jukebox and other patrons create a quirky vibe that I enjoy on occasion. Don’t know how it would go for people who don’t speak Spanish, but the service was fine and the food was the same — overall, consistent, fresh and delicious. Thank you El Mirador!

I love coming here for lunch. Food is great even though they take there time in preparing it. But Can’t go wrong with beers and tacos lol

If you are on Church Avenue and craving a Torta– this is the place to go.
Couple things– you will wait some time for your food but there is plenty of Fanta and beer to hold you over. This is a VERY casual place. Prices are manageable if you are bringing a family. Once again… the Torta’s were great. Will defineitely return.

the food is great !! but !!! there is always a but !! i went with my family to eat a nice soup, 10 min waiting, 20 min waiting, then it was 50 min waiting !!! i asked the waitress «how long more do i have to wait !!!» she said «sorry our cook had a emergency the kithen is slow «you could’ve told me that in the first place instead of having me wait there all that time & im starving ! waitress had a mean look, not a nice lady ! i got out fusturated & walked in mi barrio restaurant across the street, i got my soup there in less then 10 min !!

Authentic Mexican food with all the trappings. They will actually serve you spicy food without you having to request it, which I love (and is surprisingly rare, even among Mexican joints). This isn’t gourmet, but it is delicious. I’ve ordered from them time and time again, and I always have a good experience. There will occasionally be a bit of gristle in the steak burrito, but that sorta goes hand in hand with the experience.

Hot rice and sweet milk was good.
Pork Cheese Cemita actually has the right seasonings in it (papalo!)
Shockers Taco: Alambre doesn’t mean shocker, but this was really good. Really heavy. Think mexican philly cheese steak (chicken, pepper, onions, cheese, seasoning.)
Tlacoyos: Good, like a masa huarache. Arepa texture, salsa verde, queso blanco.
Guacamole is a little thin but good.

I’m so disappointed in the good reviews, because we had a horrific delivery experience through grub hub. we ordered last night at 10pm and got our order at 11:30pm. The food was cold. We ordered guacamole and asked for chips in the order since I didn’t see tortilla chips on the menu. The guac came with 8 tortilla chips. I ordered a roast pork taco, and got a spicy pork taco with fresh pineapple — WHICH I’M ALLERGIC TO!!! No one has made good on this experience. There’s also a $ 3 delivery fee plus a tip. I ended up paying good money for disgusting gruel, and had to deal with my allergies. NO THANK YOU, EL MIERDADOR.

The cemitas and huaraches are delicious! I live in Sunset Park and I would deal with the decent wait for delivery because it is that good. The papaya shake was fab. Cheap, delicious and authentic!

Just give up. You’re better off finding a Taco Bell. My first order went horribly wrong (ie missing and incorrect items) and the manager didn’t care to make it any better. I was given this place as a reco from a friend and the frustration was totally not worth the food. Seems like once they have their money, on this over-​priced food, they really don’t care about your experience or return visit. Methinks not.

this is a place where, since your desperate for «special» «sophisticated» takeout you go feeling proud of yourself since its «authentic».
they only speak spanish and use the fact to prey on non-​spanish speaking people by short-​changing and cheating customers.
the food honestly isn’t special, go to yummy tacos a few blocks up for the great steak, unless you really love the tacky decorations and the all purpose phone card, illegal dvds décor.
count your change or be faced with a no habla ingles staring contest.

If I could give less than one star I would. Our delivery was missing an item and when we called to get a refund on our credit card, they actually disputed the fact that it was missing. The enchiladas were inedible with hot spice. When we complained about that, they told us that it was Mexican spice and would not do anything about it. The other two dishes we got were not spicy at all. The edible food was not delicious and the customer service really stinks.

I feel like the point of Unilocal is to make people read and know about a place like this. Why the fuck does Shake Shack need another review? How many does it have, like 270? I like Unilocal a bunch, but it seems like at this point you know about Shake Shack. Or hipsters or food nerds do.
So El Mirador. On the scale of 1 to Mexican, high on the latter side. Hidden in the dirty fill in uncomfortable body part (I would go with taint way over armpit and asshole, but it’s a democracy we have choices) between Kensington and Borough Park which the rest of Brooklyn who doesn’t live near there will never see but maybe you should.
Because the Cubano cemita here is equal to Sunset Park places. I’ll say that.
Wait, now I am fucked because you will just go to Sunset Park. I live around this area so going is easy for me. Ok, here’s a reason to come to this super no frills, everyone is mexican who eats here any time I have ever been here type of place.
Everyone is nice, we all need to hide from our friends we hate, stay with the taco arabe and the cemitas, get the cemita over the torta, I say that, you do what you feel, I am a 70 year old Jewish grandfather and yes Ethan just got accepted to Brown so we’re all happy about that.
Other menu items here: the regulars who will never post on Unilocal or haven’t so far love the pozole. It’s hot out, tacos are 3 star and you can find better (maybe even at Mi Barrio across the street or the Ditmas Ave Cart that I don’t think anyone knows about).
Everyone is nice, the tortas/​cemitas are really good. Mole queso enchiladas okay, haven’t had the huaraches.
Three-​ish star food, but 4 because certain items are that and go you jaded brooklyn fooks (spelled that wrong, fucks, I meant to write fucks)
Nice people run this place, go.

I feel blessed to live within a 5-​block radius of this authentic Mexican restaurant. One of my favorite places for takeout/​delivery — not only is it a good value (platters are large enough for two), but the quality is right, and this is coming from someone from south Texas who knows his frijoles. Speaking of, I always judge a Mexican place by the quality of the rice and beans and this place does it right!
Top recommendations — any specials of the day, including tamales on the weekend, pork chops en salsa verde, flautas, chicken mole, green (pipian) mole, shrimp a la diabla, and chicken milanesa. I would agree with the other review about the beef, however I’ve only had the beef milanesa, which was a tad on the greasy side.

oh yummy huevos a la mexicana!

This is my local Mexican place of choice. They have some great usual fare (my favorites being the burrito al pastor and the chiles rellenos) and some stuff you won’t find at many other restaurants like Mi Barrio, like tlacoyos and huaraches. These two dishes (kind of like papusas at the Red Hook carts in the summer) are my girlfriend’s favorites. They use a special batter, so they take a little longer to cook. And of course, weekends mean tamales. The tamales here are spicier than at many places — it’s up to you if that’s good or bad. The only warning I have is to steer clear of the beef; it’s not the best quality you can find.
The service is quite good, especially if you speak Spanish. It can be a little frustrating if you don’t unless the manager is there. If you’re eating there, bring some money for the jukebox. If you’re picking up for a night in, be careful balancing those take-​out cartons or all those yummy beans they’re so generous with will be all over your bag.
And yes, they have their liquor license and a cooler full of beers.