Mazorca Mexican Cuisine LLC. 1537 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06514

"A nice little place with good food and a nice, friendly staff. The carnitas were a big hit with my family (both in taco and chimichanga form), and I was reasonably pleased with my shrimp chimichanga. Music coming from the bar was too loud for a noon Thursday lunch, but we were happy we came."

"This place is unbelievably good. Best Mexican we’ve had in CT. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE their nachos and order them every time. Atmosphere is lovely, service is always great, and there’s always wonderful music playing. Get a spicy margarita while you’re here!"

"I had really high hopes for this restaurant based on the rating and I clearly wasn’t disappointed. I’ll start with the pros: food, extremely flavourful and a good quantity (1 item per person is enough). Two items I would 100% you try is the red salsa and the chicken burrito. Both had immaculate taste and are the best salsa and burrito I’ve ever had in a restaurant. Everything was cooked to perfection, tender chicken, evenly cooked tortillas. Now, I won’t be too hard on this restaurant since it was my first time here, but I will state some cons but I will explain them as well. To start off, I think this restaurant is more popular with takeout, which isn’t a bad thing, but from what it seems, because of this, the dine in service is a little slow. However there could’ve been many reasons for this, including the fact that I came in and ate at 6pm on a Wednesday. Another thing I would like to add is a small thing about the chicken enchiladas. The taste was great, don’t get me wrong there, but there was a green salsa put on it which was overly sour and not spicy enough in my opinion. This could just be how the dish is, but I wasn’t the biggest fan of it (especially my mom). Otherwise the service and atmosphere were really good and I think out of all the Mexican restaurants I’ve tried, this is definitely the best one I’ve had in Connecticut. Finally, the exact rating I would give is a 9.57/10, so if you really enjoy this type of food or want to try something new, I definitely would recommend :)"

"Lovely location that has room for large Mexican families. Bright colors and would be a good birthday celebration spot. Food was good but meat quality was only okay. Great parking that is easy to park. Large tubs of beans and or rice can be had for about $10 (maybe 32 oz?)"