Love this place. Lots of the bad reviews are confusing it with the parking garage.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, The Bowl
Jea Kim
Decent Mexican place in Kendall Square.Mexcito has always piqued my curiosity, but its food-truck-like aesthetic and negative reviews had kept me at bay. Finally giving it a try, I was pleasantly surprised to find that their food was better than I expected.I started with the Pollo Asado taco, featuring marinated grilled chicken thigh accented by Cotija chipotle mayo, pico de gallo, and shaved lettuce. While a bit on the pricier side for a taco, the quality of the ingredients and flavors somewhat justified the cost.The Carne Asada Bowl was a mixed bag. Despite its rather dry carne asada, the bowl was replete with a variety of fresh and vibrant components—Mexican red rice, black beans, pickled red cabbage, avocado aioli, and charred corn, among others. It tasted like something you'd find in a salad bar, but with a Mexican twist.Overall, while Mexcito may not offer the most authentic or awe-inspiring Mexican cuisine, it's a serviceable choice for a quick, satisfying, and relatively healthy meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Coral Hahn-Townsend
The food is extremely overpriced and the staff are rude. Location is nice though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chervon Montgomery
I love this place they are super attentive and the food is amazingthe lamb bowl is like the best thing ever if your tired of a chicken, pork or steak dish. They have great customer service and that's what keeps me coming back aside from the food, because that's super important.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
Brian Carew
Good food at a good price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Niamh Murphy
I thought this food was great. My only issue, I think, would be that there isn't indoor dining. Usually I wouldn't mind this, but seeing that it's in Boston, it was just really hot out. I definitely recommend it though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
M K
The main dishes seem to be fine (need to cook mushrooms longer though). Disappointed that their chips were way under salted and their salsa was essentially just tomato puree.
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jeong Min Lim
Too bad their reviews are mixed with garage's review. I like their burrito. Very fast service and good location around Kendall square. In warmer seasons there are plenty of outdoor seatings nearby too.
Victoria Vaden
Mexcito seems to be a hotspot for locals and young professionals in Cambridge. We stayed at a nearby hotel, and honestly, just chose Mexcito because it wasn’t overly crowded. It was an okay experience overall.The food was good, even though there was a hair in my tacos. The customer service was decent, as well. But overall, it was just “meh.” Nothing wowed us, but if I were working in the area, I’d get my fix here with tacos since it’s walking distance.But as a tourist, I’d hop on the T and go downtown for a better, and more memorable, taco option.
I have tried the burrito and the nachos. The latter being my favorite. These nachos are so well put together and delicious. The nachos Stayed crunchy and the meat tasted super fresh. Looking forward to trying this again. Try the carne asada nachos for sure. The burrito left a little to be desired for me as I like a lot of toppings and sour cream. Super fresh good food here though guys.
Ian Shempp
Picked up lunch, had the carnitas bowl, pretty delicious!
Joanne Im
Ate at their pop-up near Sloan. Seriously delicious lamb tacos - best I've had in the area. The lamb was well-seasoned and cooked, and the vegetable toppings, very fresh. On sunny, non-windy days, would recommend the outdoor seating - fun music and nice vibes.
Joe
The scumiest garage there is. The sign clearly states Saturday and Sunday (out by 6am) $12. Says nothing about entering before 6am, but because I entered before 6am on Saturday, I got charged $22. The cashier said if you enter before 6am you pay the night rate and Saturday rate. Is it legal to state a price, then charge a different price without written proof? It is funny to me that they chose 6am, when that is the time most construction workers are parking before. They discriminate against construction workers so badly. I once asked for a monthly pass and the gentleman said they didn't have any left. When I went to pay there were three people getting passes, all in suits. I will never park here again.
Evans Caj.
Great selection and good to recoup from them long hours. Grab and go before heading back to the car
Love this place. Lots of the bad reviews are confusing it with the parking garage.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, The Bowl
Decent Mexican place in Kendall Square.Mexcito has always piqued my curiosity, but its food-truck-like aesthetic and negative reviews had kept me at bay. Finally giving it a try, I was pleasantly surprised to find that their food was better than I expected.I started with the Pollo Asado taco, featuring marinated grilled chicken thigh accented by Cotija chipotle mayo, pico de gallo, and shaved lettuce. While a bit on the pricier side for a taco, the quality of the ingredients and flavors somewhat justified the cost.The Carne Asada Bowl was a mixed bag. Despite its rather dry carne asada, the bowl was replete with a variety of fresh and vibrant components—Mexican red rice, black beans, pickled red cabbage, avocado aioli, and charred corn, among others. It tasted like something you'd find in a salad bar, but with a Mexican twist.Overall, while Mexcito may not offer the most authentic or awe-inspiring Mexican cuisine, it's a serviceable choice for a quick, satisfying, and relatively healthy meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food is extremely overpriced and the staff are rude. Location is nice though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
I love this place they are super attentive and the food is amazingthe lamb bowl is like the best thing ever if your tired of a chicken, pork or steak dish. They have great customer service and that's what keeps me coming back aside from the food, because that's super important.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
Good food at a good price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I thought this food was great. My only issue, I think, would be that there isn't indoor dining. Usually I wouldn't mind this, but seeing that it's in Boston, it was just really hot out. I definitely recommend it though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
The main dishes seem to be fine (need to cook mushrooms longer though). Disappointed that their chips were way under salted and their salsa was essentially just tomato puree.
Food: 3
Service: 3
Too bad their reviews are mixed with garage's review. I like their burrito. Very fast service and good location around Kendall square. In warmer seasons there are plenty of outdoor seatings nearby too.
Mexcito seems to be a hotspot for locals and young professionals in Cambridge. We stayed at a nearby hotel, and honestly, just chose Mexcito because it wasn’t overly crowded. It was an okay experience overall.The food was good, even though there was a hair in my tacos. The customer service was decent, as well. But overall, it was just “meh.” Nothing wowed us, but if I were working in the area, I’d get my fix here with tacos since it’s walking distance.But as a tourist, I’d hop on the T and go downtown for a better, and more memorable, taco option.
Very nice lunch
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I have tried the burrito and the nachos. The latter being my favorite. These nachos are so well put together and delicious. The nachos Stayed crunchy and the meat tasted super fresh. Looking forward to trying this again. Try the carne asada nachos for sure. The burrito left a little to be desired for me as I like a lot of toppings and sour cream. Super fresh good food here though guys.
Picked up lunch, had the carnitas bowl, pretty delicious!
Ate at their pop-up near Sloan. Seriously delicious lamb tacos - best I've had in the area. The lamb was well-seasoned and cooked, and the vegetable toppings, very fresh. On sunny, non-windy days, would recommend the outdoor seating - fun music and nice vibes.
The scumiest garage there is. The sign clearly states Saturday and Sunday (out by 6am) $12. Says nothing about entering before 6am, but because I entered before 6am on Saturday, I got charged $22. The cashier said if you enter before 6am you pay the night rate and Saturday rate. Is it legal to state a price, then charge a different price without written proof? It is funny to me that they chose 6am, when that is the time most construction workers are parking before. They discriminate against construction workers so badly. I once asked for a monthly pass and the gentleman said they didn't have any left. When I went to pay there were three people getting passes, all in suits. I will never park here again.
Great selection and good to recoup from them long hours. Grab and go before heading back to the car