La cocina del Abuelo - Grandpa’s Kitchen

621 Hamilton St, Allentown
(484) 274-6325

Recent Reviews

Maya Lee

I don’t even write reviews but I had to today. I’ve tried different Mexican restaurants but this one is a hidden gem!!! Their prices are way to generous for how good their food is!! & the portions are veryyyyy generous, ingredients are fresh, the toppings are fresh. I got the steak tacos so if you’re craving a not good but great taco, go order.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shalom Dosunmu

I really liked the employee that took my order. She was sweet and professional. BUT THE FOOD. Probably the worst tacos I have ever had in my life. And I should have known because “carne asada” wasn’t a menu item, it was under “steak”… the tacos were one, overpriced. Paying 12$ for 3 tacos should be criminal as that is 4 dollars per tacos. Usually tacos are $2.75-$3.25 each. It was salty and not seasoned well. And the actual corn tortilla wasn’t left on the grill for long enough… tacos are usually my fav food item, but I’ll probably never come back here with how unpleasant the food was. THE Yuca fries didn’t do it for me either, there wasn’t enough yuca… it tasted like it was mixed with something rather than cassava… service and ambiance was good but food was a hell no.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Morticia A

Absolutely delicious ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Deborah Morales

If I could give something less than a star I would. The owner has a disgusting way of treating the patrons. Ordered food a half hour ahead still had to sit and wait as they butchered my order and prepared it wrong. Had to literally fight the owner just to get him to say he would correct and replace the order; which I canceled because they way he handled the whole order made me lose my appetite. They lost a customer today will never be returning!!Translation: If I could give anything less than one star, I would. The owner has a disgusting way of treating customers. The food I ordered half an hour in advance I still had to sit and wait while they butchered my order and prepared it poorly. I literally had to fight with the owner just to get him to say he would correct and replace the order; which I canceled because the way he handled the whole ordeal made me lose my appetite. They lost a customer today and I will never go back!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

victor garcia

First off let me start off by saying I'm for alwasy on the hunt for really good Mexican food. I'm definitely a foodie. With that said today was my first time here. My fiance, brother, and I decided to visit here after my mother told me about her first visit here a few days prior. We had 2 orders of birria and 1 order of steak taoca. Excellent. The food was delicious. The birria meat was soft tender juciy and packed with flavor. The steak tacos were very good. The meat by itself could have used a slight more salt but that's my personal preference. The toppings is what made the tacos not need any salt. I I highly recommend the eveything on it if you can. I love Horchata, any Mexican restaurant that doesn't serve horchata immediately is a turn off for me. Well they had it and it was great. I will definitely be going back and I can't recommend this place highly enough. By the way the owner is super chill and i appreciated his welcoming atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jamaica, Guacamole

CARLOS CALDERON

Excellent service and very delicious food, I feel at

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: La Torta del Chavo del Ocho, Tres Leches, Avocado Pepitas Toast, Desayuno Tipico, Tamarindo, Pico de Gallo

Joshua Sandoval

food is phenomenalbest Mexican spot i have found locally since moving from

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Al Pastor

Andrew

Cozy hole in the wall. Kind staff and owner. Great great food, looking forward to going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonathan Peralta

I tried the grasshoppers, they were great, great place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos Al Pastor

Truong Dang

Its as authentic as you can get! Delicious al pastor tacos and the rojo/verde sauce are superb! Will come back for more!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos Al Pastor

Matthew James

By far the best family, small business experience l've ever had. Even though it's a smaller space, two young women accommodated our group of 10 people by putting tables together and waiting on the entire time.They offered recommendations and insider details of how everything is prepared. The owner came out personally and spoke to us of the quality of the food. He offered us samples of the lengua which was so soft and delicious. The salmon burrito was crispy and just salty enough. Highly recommend that dish for your entree and the homemade tres leches cake or the homemade Nutella churros. Perfect experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dulce Lorenzo

I really liked the attention, the food and the family atmosphere...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pico de Gallo

Jorge Félez

El Abuelo brought us 4 full trays of different quesadillas and oh my god, so so so good! Thank you for such delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maugan Delaleuf

The beef quesadilla was crazy good !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rebeca Martin

I was looking on Google maps for a place to have a soup, and the closest thing I had was this restaurant where I decided to try Pozole. The best thing that could have happened to me was coming here, the pozole was better than I expected, it had a spectacular homemade taste and it was hot just the way I like it! I ordered it to go and they wrapped it carefully so it wouldn't spill, and they placed all its companions separately for me! I loved

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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La cocina del Abuelo - Grandpa’s Kitchen

621 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101
(484) 274-6325