Tacos Matamoros Restaurant

I ordered 3 carne tacos and the meat was so hard and chewy with fat they were terrible. The meat had absolutely no flavor then we also ordered enchiladas a mole one and a salsa verde one made out of chicken and they were full of chicken cartilage literally. I love food Mexican food but I would not consider this place to serve edible food. I am never eating here again or any of the sister restaurants.

The absolute best fish tacos in North Jersey! This is not a fancy place. It’s small and dilapidated but still clean. Those Mexican women in the kitchen are good at what the do. The service is pretty good but freshness and authenticity are their best attributes.

My husband and I checked Tacos Matamoros out because it was nearby (within walking distance) and I needed a burrito «fix». He wanted to order something completely different from a different place, and I wish he had twisted my arm.
I looked at their menu and wasn’t put off by the $ 8 price. I was expecting a good size portion full of tender, juicy meat, sour cream, guacamole, beans, salsa… All the stuff that makes a good burrito. I assured him he wouldn’t be disappointed — there were «authentics» in the kitchen. (It’s not like when you go to a sushi place and you see hispanics preparing — that drives me nuts. I’m Mexican, myself, so relax, I’m not trying to be racist here) Do you know what I mean?
First of all, when we got them, I was confused with the carton container. «Ok», I thought, «maybe it’s wrapped in aluminum inside the container…» It wasn’t. It was just laying there, all lonely, with a few lettuce shreds and some odd looking cheese melted on top. The length of it barely made it half way across. (If I’m getting a burrito in a container, I expect it to take up the entire length. I want the top to show signs of being flattened because it’s smashed up against the lid.) The poor little thing looked cold…
That immediately killed the experience for me. I’ve never understood how anyone expects to eat a burrito with a knife and fork. And if you have a rubbery tortilla that you can’t cut into cleanly, and all you have is dry ingredients inside with no juice to congeal the ingredients together, then you’re screwed. «That better not be the situation here», I thought…
Crap, so we can’t even try to pick these things up for fear of the insides spilling all over. I hate that. What’s the point? It’s not a burrito, then. It’s just a rice dish with a tortilla. Ggrrrrr.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had those ginormous burritos on a plate where they take up an entire dinner plate and they’re bathing in awesome salsa. Only then can a burrito be justifiably eaten with a knife and fork. But this, clearly, was not the time.
It wasn’t very big and when I bit into it (and kept biting into it), all I tasted was dry rice. No beans, no salsa… pretty much, no nothing else. Ditto the experience for my husband. Plus, he thought the little bit of sauce they provided tasted horrible.
I forgot what I had even ordered as the main meat choice when, half way into it, I realized there was a little bit of chewy, rubbery meat. Oh, right! I ordered carne asada. I wanted to stop and throw it out (my husband already had at this point). But I was irked that we paid so much and I wanted to see if there was anything to be somewhat happy about. Somewhere towards the last three bites, there was about a spoonful of flavorless guacamole.
I think what bothered me even more is that the total was $ 16+ and my husband left a $ 20. What a waste.
99% rice, 1% «other», 100% disappointed.