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Service isn't great, people are packed inside and it seems like there is always a wait.
That said, the Mexican food there is delicious. Very authentic, fresh and plenty of it! The guacamole is a must have - they make it at your table. And bring some cheap red wine so they can make you some sangria.
Though there are lots of Delicious sounding things on the menu, I always get a big shredded beef burrito. Yum!!
If you want to stop here with your stroller, you better be the first ones at the restaurant for the day and willing to sit outside at one of the tables closest to the street. They actually have a no-stroller policy (there's a sign on the door), so I guess we should just be lucky they accomodated us outside.
The food was tasty, but as a bonafide Tex-ican, it wasn't quite authentic enough for me. I should have tried the table guac and maybe gone for dinner. That way, I could have BMOB - everything tastes better with wine!
Its worth the stop if its a nice day and you can eat outside. The inside was too cramped for my taste.
This place smelled so good that I was willing to walk around in the chilly fall air for 20 minutes to get a table. Yum.
The guacamole was delicious, I tried with all my might to eat all of it but sadly failed. Taquitos were good, but would have preferred corn tortillas to the flour ones they used. Nothing earth-shattering or fusion-y about this place. For solid Mexican food this definitely hit the spot.
This is really good Mexican food considering Charrito's is in the NY/NJ area. You have to be in the mood for a very small, tightly packed Mexican spot in order to enjoyed Charrito's. I headed there tonight for some quick dinner and have to say that after two baskets of chips (damn you freshly made table side guac) and a Picadillo Burro (ground beef) I left impressed and looking forward to heading back to explore more of their menu.
Keep in mind, they won't seat you until the entire party arrives and there is some outdoor seating if you want to keep tabs on Washington Street during dinner.
Simply the best Mexican around. Everything here is extremely delicious and flavorful - even the free chips and salsa. It's BYOB, but they will mix you some margaritas or sangria (basically adding ice, sugar water and some freshly chopped apple) for a fee. It's a good way to get rid of a cheap bottle of wine, but I prefer to down a beer or two with dinner. The place is tiny, so expect a wait on the weekend, especially in winter. Takeout is always an option.
The guacamole is always prepared tableside with vibrantly freshed ingredients. The mole sauce is a real treat, a little on the sweet swide but full of all the complexities and palate-pleasing you desire. My favorite is the burrito de estilo fajita. It is a huge burrito sliced into three pieces and filled with sauteed onions, mushrooms, green peppers, brocolli, steak or chicken, and a satisfying amount of gooey cheddar cheese. However, all of the menu items seem to be winners at this amazing mexican joint.
BYOB Mexican restaurant. A large liquor store is just across the street -- if you bring a bottle of tequila or wine, Charrito's will make margaritas or sangria from it for you.
Chorizo nachos were awesome. Chicken enchiladas also very good. Everything was really fresh, and service friendly. Large meal for two, under $25 (+ $5 for a six-pack from across the street).
The interior decor is BRIGHT. Be warned.
For a North Jersey, so-called "authentic Mexican" restaurant, I'd say it was overall a good experience.
Food - Everything I tried was tasty, flavorful and perfectly cooked. There was more than enough food on each platter and the free chips & salsa when you sit down is icing on the cake. If you're wondering what I ate - I stuck with a fundamental - chicken fajitas (it's hard to mess this dish up) and my boyfriend ordered a trio of meats over... cactus? Yes, it was odd... but it was delicious. The cactus it self was really gross - not my style - but again, the meats were cooked perfectly.
Atmosphere - The place is quaint, cute and cozy. Try to sit outside if you can... people-watching on Washington is always fun. The servers were extremely attentive and accommodating. And, little added bonus - they present the check in a little wallet-purse type thing. When two men were sitting next to us and the wallet-purse was sitting on the table, I really enjoyed thinking one of them was carrying a murse... until we received one, as well.
Alcohol - Charrito's is BYO, so be sure to do so. Apparently they make pretty good sangria & margaritas, but I haven't tried them yet. If you forget, you can always run right across Washington to the liquor store.
Overall - Good experience.
Why not 5 stars? Because I'm a fan, but it's not quite as good as it gets.
Despite one waiter on a warm Saturday afternoon the place was great. My fiancé and I went for a late lunch the food was great. I'm not a fan of guac but I must say I went back for more. We each had a burrito which were huge. The chicken and beef was very fresh. service was slow but did not bother me it gave us more time to drink the sangriaaaaa.
pros: sangria great food
cons: small and slow service
I was tempted to give this one a 2 for the cramped location, and due to the fact that the food at the Jersey City location is better, but in the end, I opted for a 3. The food isn't bad here by any means. It's also reasonably priced. The guacamole, however, seemed way over the top (I think it was like $8??). They do make it fresh right in front of you, so maybe that's why the cost is bumped up.
If you have access to a car, I'd recommend the one in Jersey City. It's less cramped, foods a little better, and I seem to remember the prices being a little cheaper than the Hoboken ones. However, if you don't feel like driving, then Charrito's in Hoboken is an ok choice as well.
The food was decent and having a nice outdoor seating area on a beautiful day adds a star, but I have a very valid question to propose: When you bring a bottle of wine for sangria, does the entire bottle of wine go into the pitcher of sangria or are the chefs in back having a grand old time with everybody's leftover half bottles of wine?
People say you get back your leftover tequila if you're going the margarita route, but I'm really questioning this when it comes to wine because after dining here and drinking a pitcher of sangria between 2 people, I didn't really feel like I had just polished off a half bottle of wine. Though my actions later in the day might disprove this theory, I'm really torn with this debate and am open to commentary.
I wish we got our guac spicier, but it was definitely fresh and tasty. The chicken fajita dish was delicious, huge and not nearly finishable by one individual, yet they only give you 4 small tortillas? I'm not really complaining--I was really full after 3 fajitas, but it's just clearly not enough tortilla for all that fajita. Lastly, the chicken burrito was huge and the ingredients were all there and good, but it was a little too... smokey. All in all, I think the food is good, the BYO thing they've got going is awesome (unless they're not giving me my whole bottle of wine) and ambiance is what makes you want to come back.
yuuuummmmm - I really enjoyed my meal here. My husband and I decided to have a nice date night and we went to Charritos for dinner. The Guacamole was delicious (though it could have been spicier, and saltier) but it was so fresh! I had the Veracruz Combo, where the Beef Enchilada just melted in my mouth, the Chicken Enchilada had a sweeter sauce that made it stand out from the beef enchilada, and the stuffed poblano chile was just nice and cheesy.
My husband ended up getting something with beef, chicken, and pork, with cactus and a roasted jalapeno pepper. The pepper was SUPER hot, but it was delicious. It also came with 4 flour tortillas, rice, and refried beans. delicious. Best part, because we didn't eat it all, we ended up taking it home and I had it for lunch the next day!
Fantastic. Unfortunately, small space, and tight quarters, but it really makes the whole experience better.
A smaller branch than the uptown location, Charrito's is darn good, if a bit pricey. The guac, made at your table, is amazing and the steak burritos are v. flavorful. The lunch menu portions are so big, I'd hate to see what a dinner portion is! Overall, would definitely go again.
I lived in Hoboken for 3 years and never ate here.
I happened to be in Hoboken on Saturday night, and walked past the restaurant at about 1:30AM. There was a huge mouse (rat?) crawling up the curtains by the window. Diners beware, I would never eat here now.
Five stars for East Coast Mexican food, three stars for East Coast Mexican given my West coast upbringing and East coast living, one star compared to West Coast Mexican food.
Savvy?
One of the best things that came out what I call my 'short term Martha sentence' in NJ (I moved from Seattle to Hoboken for a year). I may have run back to Seattle at the first opportunity but I do miss Charrito's. I even nicknamed them - little (the smaller restaurant of the two) and big - the one further down on Washington toward Weehawken. Anywhooo - here is the review...
The guacamole is the best - really! They make it fresh and tableside with avocado, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, and lime - salting to your taste. It is AMAZING! The chips are always fresh too!
The chicken mole is delicious - authentic! The chicken verde enchiladas literally melt in your mouth. I have yet to find better verde in the states and yes I have been to Mexican food. The chicken they use is moist and yummy!
The margaritas are good and the service is great - when you can get a table right away. The only downside is like all great small restaurants, it can be difficult to get in sometimes.
Tried the Charrito's in Union City too - their portions were a little larger and the prices were less, I was confused by that but none the less the food was just as good. Limited English was spoken so I did have to whip out my basic Spanish skills.
If I could give it a 4.5 stars I would. During my last visit to NYC, I did want to take the ferry over to Charrito's but it was too difficult of a sell to the Seattle Charrito's virgin I was with... sad for my tummy!
Oh ya, it is 'mom tested' too - my mom came to visit while I lived there and LOVED it!
mmm yummy. The sangria was like delicious kool aid.
My friend and her BF treated me to a dinner there Friday night. We got a seat immediately.
They gave us 6 glasses of water, strange but I would rather have too much than too little.
Service was good.
the food was bangin! Guac was awesome.
I am lookin forward to a trip back!
Excellent mexican food! Go for the Guac! Stay for the food!
I love this place... on this side of the border (New York / New Jersey) its the best mexican food I have eaten. Like I said before... you have to have the guacamole here! It is truly amazing. The food is also really good!
Good food, I liked the salsa.
-Fresh guac. I'll be buac. We picked the spicier version which could've used a little more salt and a way more chiles.
-Chips and salsa were ok. To me, the salsa seemed like a slightly better version of Pace Picante salsa.
-Service was fair since it took a while for the servers to take our orders, but they passed by our table frequently.
-Seasonal note: I gotta love the Dia de Los Muertos decorations on the wall (i.e., skeleton puppets and the devil mask covering the face of the lady in red)
-It's quite cramped inside and I don't care much for white living room style cushions on top of what is already a cushy bench spanning the length of the wall. Thank goodness for the Mexican music to distract me.
Now we get to the good stuff - the food. I had the Mexico Combo Platter tonight, which is actually $16.95 - a dollar more than what's currently stated on their online menu. I'm sure they'll update that soon.
The large plate comes complete with rice (its taste is missing that extra something, but pretty dang close to authentic), beans (tasty!), sour cream (mmmm!!), and guacamole (see above) to accent the Stuffed Poblano Chile (mildly spicy), Flauta (surprisingly sweet), and Chilequiles (pronounced chee-leh-kee-lez). YEAH I finished my dish... and my posture improved from trying to breathe right.
-The Stuffed Poblano Chile is cheesy and scrumptious.
-I'm used to having chilequiles with that red sauce and for breakfast, but this was green and had it for dinner. Maybe that's the Oaxacan way as opposed to the L.A. version. This was my second favorite of the three.
-The flauta was my favorite maybe because it was fried.
This is pretty much the best Mexican food I've had east of California and north of Mexico. This beats Tortilla Flats, Chevy's, Chipotle (sorry, that's NOT authentic Mexican food, people), and countless "Mexican" restaurants throughout Jersey City and New York City.
Wait, did I just put those two cities in one sentence? Sorry. Since moving out here, I tend to stick with getting from Point A to Point B and nothing in between. I'm torn between giving it 3 or 4 stars and would be happy with rating it 3.5. Hold on... *breathe in, breathe out*
Since there's no Mexican food that I've tried so far that tastes this good on the East Coast, I'm going to sleep well with my rating. I hope you do too.
Not too many decent mexican places in Jersey City/ Hoboken area that serve GOOD mexican food, but this place definitely has good food and good drinks (Bring your own) and they will mix up some tasty sangrias or margaritas for you. The portions are huge, by the time i filled up on tortilla chips and guac, i was near fulness, and barely able to finish even half of my plate, bu tthen again im a light eater. In any case, good ambiance, fun festive and casual, go on a date, or a group of friends, its good to go, My only complaint was our waiter, he was some what rude, and forgot one of the entrees for one person at our table (in a group of 6). I'd probably still go back anyway, hopefully it will be a different waiter next time, or he will be nicer next time around.
I heard so much about Charrito's once I moved to Hoboken this Spring. Maybe it was all the hype that left me so disappointed.
We did have to wait for probably 30 minuutes which didn't matter to me at all. We just went to a bar close by and had a drink.
We had Sangria which was good, not amazing. We also had this fresh gaucamole which seems to be all everyone talks about. I was with my lame friend who doens't like spicy food, so we had to request the gaucamole medium. This could be why I thought it was quite possibly the least satisfying gaucamole I have ever had. But, then I thought, I have NEVER had gaucamole that I consider spicy before and have always enjoyed it.
My meal was not disgusting, not authentic either.
Maybe it was an off day, the cook broke up with his girlfriend, I don't know.
I guess I will try it again simply because I am the only one who thought it sucked!
The food was delicious - and enormous. Walked out of there with huge doggy bags that fed 2 the next day for lunch.
It's BYO and there's a nice liquor store across the street that has a really good selection of Spanish wines - inexpensive wines, as well. It's great because Charrito's will make sangria for you ($9) with your BYO. It's completely reasonable and the entire pitcher (which would have been good for 4 people) was only $16 including wine - a steal. The food was a great value, too. Not dirt cheap, but considering my $16 meal lasted 1 dinner and 2 lunches, I think that's pretty sweet.
The mole is excellent, and while we didn't get the guac, we saw it made by hand and looked amazing. Chips could be warmed, but the salsa is great.
The service at first was rocky, hence minus one star. They misjudged the time it would take to seat us (they said 20 minutes, it was 45+) though to be fair one table just would not leave (amounts to 20% of the restaurant). But, once we were next on the list, two tables cleared but it took a long time to seat us, so we ended up just seating ourselves. Took quite a while to order, too. However, the food came out fast.
As an aside, I love the glasses - they look just like glasses I bought in Mexico once and are really pretty.
We went for dinner on a Wednesday night and it was packed. We were able to get a table outside right away, but the waiter who seated us warned us that if it started to rain again (as it had been doing all day), there was no place for us inside the restaurant. Luckily, the weather held and I enjoyed the excellent sangria (made with an $8 bottle of merlot from the liquor store across the street) while I people-watched.
I got the chicken enchiladas, and my gentleman friend ordered a beef burrito, and neither one of us could finish our meals because of the huge portions. My meal was good, but a bit bland. I ordered the mild sauce, but if I order this dish again, I think I'd go for the spicier one. The refried beans and rice were also delicious.
Since every table in the place was full. the waiters were really busy, but they did bring the check and process our credit card quickly.
Overpriced guac and not enough... Overall, the food is good as for the service, not so good.... Tons of employees just walking around and doing nothing! Who is the Manager and where is he or she on a Friday night? Hopefully the owner will get busy and do some hiring and training so he doesn't go out of business.
Would recommend just don't be upset when you get some bad service.
Fresh Guac made at your table?!? Incredible lick-the-plate fajitas?!? Taquitos that make you immediately order a second plate?!? Break me off a slice of everything and leave me in my own personal nirvana for a couple hours!
This restaurant was great, but it's SMALL. My family waited for a while before we were seated (and waiting either meant standing in the cold rain or smack in the middle of the dining space up in everyone's face). Other than that, the food was amazing, the service was quick and congenial, and the ambiance was homey.
Kudos Charritos!
Good Mexican food at reasonable prices on the East Coast? You mean the tableside, fresh guacamole doesn't cost $12 for two people and with a group of 4, I need to order two?
It's BYO on top of all this? So I can bring tequila and you can make me a luscious pitcher that doesn't taste like margarita mix for cheap?
AND you have a cozy setting?
Sorry NYC, I'm eating Mexican in Hoboken from now on.
Charritos is an excellent mexican restaurant in Hoboken.
Although it is BYOB, I've never remembered / planned ahead enough to do this. Don't worry about your drink choice though, if they have it, get the horchata, it is very good and you are doing your liver a favor by skipping the liquordrinks for one meal, anyway.
The food is quite good, especially the at-your-table guacamole.
The only down sides are that the place is tiny, they forgot our guacamole one time and they didn't have horchata another time, but it is worth going to.
Remember: Guacamole and horchata. NICE...
Alright, any place that is BYO gets a thumbs up in my book. And, you add in the fact that they will actually mix up your tequila for margaritas or take your wine and make up Sangria and I'm sold. The BYOs that i've been too previously have not done this.
Aside from the BYO aspect the food was extremely tasty. I didn't try the guac as everyone is raving about on here, but the tampiquena was tender and flavorful. I don't remember hearing any complains from my buddy on the enchiladas either.
I sat outside so I was comfortable, but the inside did look extremely tiny and would make me think twice about coming here if the weather isn't pleasant. As it was, I did wait about 15 minutes in front of the restaurant after I'd given my name to the waiter. Which brings me to the only real issue I had with the place was the lack of attentiveness when I arrived. I wasn't sure who was taking names so it took about 5 minutes to flag down a waiter to get that take care of. Overall though, not a big deal as I'd definitely come back again.
I have been going to Charrito's in Union City, NJ for as long as I can remember. But now that I'm older, I do not want to be hanging out on Bergenline Avenue so I can enjoy the same great food over in Hoboken, instead.
BYOB, awesome guacamole prepared at your table, very large portions of GREAT food. What more do you need?
Oh and if you bring them some tequila or wine they will make you either margaritas or sangria for about 5 bucks or so.
Thanks to our friends on Yelp, Aly W. and I found this teeny little gem on a cold, cold night in Hoboken. We were granted entrance without a wait, and had extremely fast and friendly service (which was great, as we were on our way to a Spiraling [http://www.spiraling.net] show).
Fans of Mexican, we had trouble deciding what to have! There are many great offerings at Charritos. As I eagerly tried to spy on what other people were having, I realized we could not go wrong, whatever we ordered. Everything looked outstanding, and the smell in the restaurant was enough to convince us we'd made the right decision.
I went with the Enchiladas de Pollo. It came with two sauteed chicken enchiladas, yellow rice, refried beans, sour cream, salsa... it was a huge plate that seriously could have been shared between two people. Everything was incredible! Yummm.
This place would have gotten 5 stars if they served alcohol. HOWEVER, they are BYOB, so you can bring your own wine and have it converted into sangria. Aly W. and I were unprepared, so we went without.
AT first I really liked the food at East LA....but now that I've had charritos, I don't think I can go back. My burrito was perfect - I wouldn't change a single thing about it. Good ambience, fun place, great service, overall a very good experience.
Hands down my favorite Mexican restaurant EVER!
Guacamole is off the hook, and gotta love the fact they have a liquor store right across the way since the place is BYOB. My favorite is their chicken and steak fajitas, which are made in this tastey tomato sauce, unlike any fajitas i have ever had. An order can be easily shared by two people, and after an order of guac, and a truck load of margaritas bill is always around $50 for 2. Not too shabby.
Best mexican in hoboken! Maybe its the pitcher of sangria I drink when I go there or maybe its the fact that you have to bring your own booze so it costs less, but it is wonderful. I definitely recommend going when you can sit outside because the inside is small and a little tight, but once you start shoveling tortillas in your face you barely notice anyway.
One time I brought a bottle of Patron for them to make a margarita with and I have a sneaking suspicion that the bus boys downed half the bottle. Oh well, they deserved it after the messes I've left in that place.
The place is very small and tight, but the atmosphere and service are both quite pleasant. As for food, the appetizers (app sampler) were awesome, very tasty, especially the guacamole and the quesadillas. Dinner wise, my group was 2 for 4, one person got the quesadillas which were as great as the appetizer ones but on a bigger scale of course. Another person ordered the tri-meat fajitas which were fantastic! The fajitas were the envy of the table, the meats (chicken, shrimp, and beef) was very tender and the flavors were great as were the fresh tortillas. Now for the downfall.....one other person and myself order the chicken poblano and all I have to say is....do not get the chicken poblano, although it was waiter recommended, it was very bland and the sauce had no flavor what so ever. Our dish practically ruined dinner for us, but the fajitas saved it, as thus earned the restaurant 3 stars.
Los Charrito's is a decent to good restaurant, just be careful what you order. My advice is to stick to the classics and you can't go wrong.
P.S. The portions are HUGE.
Good food and great service. I really enjoyed myself. It's BYOB so bring your poison and indulge in some libations and Mexican food. Ole!
Thanks so much to Stefanie and the rest of the amazing yelp talk threaders who introduced this wonderous place to us.
When we last left you, Allie and Aly had wandered across elks in the state of NJ. This week's voyage brings them to...Hoboken. Town of underdressed hipsters and enough food to choke a cow.
In other words, we love it there.
We were going to see our friends Spiraling play at Maxwells, and rather than walk 11 blocks from the PATH in the bitter cold unfed, we decided to stop along the way for some substanance. Charritos was like the rainbow in the sand...huge platters of food (I got the pollo asado and I think an entire family of chickens were massacred to create it), delicious and very affordable. We did discover though that it is necessary to BYOB, so we were sangria-less, sadly. We know for next time though, bring a bottle of wine and make Charritos an even more delectable experience...plus, homemade tortilla chips and spicy fresh guac make Aly(lies) happy girls.
Another favorite restaurant...just make sure u go here if ur really hungry or u won't enjoy it. Get the fresh guac they make at your table...bring a bottle of tequila and have them make u margaritas. enjoy while u sit outside. Always a wait because its very small and really good....but just give them ur name and they will call you. go take a walk or grab a drink somewhere while u wait.
The best Mexican food in Hoboken. Try their Bergenline location for no waiting and slightly cheaper prices. The mole sauce here is to die for.
The food is pretty good. I tried their nachos and can say that it's like the stuff you get in California. You don't need an appetizer since they give you chips and salsa which can slowly fill you up. The burritos are huge and the tacos aren't as large as I would like. The sauces seem fresh, I will need to eat here a few more times to see if they do use fresh ingredients. I do like their salsa. The place can only hold about 15-20 people. I have yet to visit the uptown location. Parking sucks because it's Hoboken. The plus is that it's across the street from Cold Stone and right next to a Rita's.
If you are in the Hoboken area and enjoy Mexican food, this is your place. You cannot go to Charritos and not order the chicken taquitos served with that excellent sour cream, guacamole, and salad. trust me, they are little long sticks made of heaven. haha.
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