The Mictlan 137 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087

"I recently went there with my family for Mexican brunch. I wasn’t expecting much. It’s a low-key hole in a wall kind of place — but creatively designed. I was blown away by the quality of food. All the sauces were really fresh. Rice was cooked to perfection. The flavors were very refined and the beans were perfect. Tacos were amazing too. I was disappointed by the waffles (but it’s not a waffle place). The cafe con leche was amazing too. The flavors are better than Charittos (which is 5 times more expensive and always crowded). It’s hands down the best Mexican food I’ve had in the neighborhood."

"I came here yesterday with my girlfriend for breakfast. I was going to go to this Cuban cafeteria close by but I've been there before and wanted to give this place a chance. I thought the back dining room was nice and convinced my girlfriend to give this place a chance. We go in and sit down and loved the decorations and took pics of the place so we can give great reviews of the place in case we liked the food and service. Well the waitress was very nice but did not speak English. I don't speak Spanish very well but my girlfriend did. I wanted the $9.25 breakfast on the to go menu but I didn't want black beans but wanted the refried beans. My girlfriend says the black beans are refried beans . I told her to ask the waitress and she did and waitress said yes. Maybe there was a confusion but we were charged their brunch breakfast prices for the huevos rancheros when we wanted the breakfast on the to go menu. Plus $3.50 for each coffee but on the menu it says $3 but on the receipt it says Cafe $0.00 but $7 for L, it said on the bill. We didn't order a large cofee. I wanted to bring it up the prices we were charged because I felt misled but I don't speak Spanish well enough and my girlfriend didn't want to translate. The waitress was very nice and did a good job serving so I'll give the benefit of the doubt she somehow didn't understand but I didn't like that. I really hope it was that and not trying to upsell without asking. The coffee was excellent and the food was good but could have been so much better if the food was hot, the food wasn't hot at all, more luke warm like it had been sitting there for awhile unfortunately. Which I don't get because we were the only ones eating in the restaurant the entire time we were there. The fries had barely any flavor. Maybe adding salt by the cook would have helped. I was hoping for better. Maybe I'll give them another chance but we'll see. It sucks because I really wanted to like it and bring friends and family. Maybe lunch or dinner is better than breakfast. We were the only ones in the dining room during breakfast so maybe that explains why it isn't busy for breakfast. I give this place a 3.3 rating for breakfast."

"Holy cow. This is THE BEST Mexican restaurant in New Jersey hands down. We ordered the gorditas (off menu), Birria tacos, burros, queso, and guac two separate times and left no crumbs. The service is amazing and everyone is so friendly. Gaspar, the chef, is so kind and Ingrid is wonderful as well!! Just moved into town and I’m obsessed with this place! PLS CHECK IT OUT. Also the prices…. Phenomenal."

"This is a cute little gem that open up two months ago. The restaurant has been renamed to 'The Mictlán' and the new owners are from la Cuidad de México. I ordered Tacos De Birria that were so delicious, highly recommend it. Nice red salsa with chips as appetizer. La salsa verde is good but could use a bit more spices."

"Honestly, I don’t see the hype. This is a very basic restaurant with affordable prices. The orange juice was delicious, but the food is just OK. Their salsa for the tortilla chips that you get served as appetizers is very tasty and fresh, but I’ve had better tacos at a food truck. Also to be noted: the restaurant was recently purchased and will shortly be renamed."