About El Fortin
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The El Fortin is a off the main street little Mexican restaurant. Little places doesn't mean they can't have a great food. We had the enchiladas de la casa and Enchiladas Campesinos. Both were delicious. The staff was great and fast. Would go here again.
This place is a little hidden in a very small plaza. You will need slow down a lot to find this place. The place is clean and very Ma&Pa. I can see many locals coming in & out. My friend and I came here for dinner. It wasn't too busy and we both ordered black mole & tamale. I was excited to try it because I saw Mark Weins had tried authentic Black Mole in Oaxaca and it looked amazing. The mole is very dark and it tasted very rich & tasty. I added a little salsa on top and it was even better. The tamale wasn't bad. The corn and meat inside was fresh and moist. We also tried the Chilacayota drink and it was refreshing & not too sweet. They also serve hand made tortillas which is always a bonus.
The food was good. I sadly don’t speak spanish so it was difficult to communicate with my server. One unique thing is they have crickets on the menu. My husband said they were delicious. Great price! Loved the Guacamole!
The restaurant is a small mom and pop traditional home style cooking, comfort food from the Oaxaca State of Mexico with freshly made cooking and tradition feel. Just don't come expecting to be served your food right way since it will take some time to get a table during lunch time and great tasty food with great taste takes time. My favorite dish is the Enchiladas de Mole and the Tlayuda Especial also the Tamale Oaxaqueño with Tepache
The food is good, but terrible service. It gets very busy, there seems to only be one waitress all the time. We waited a long time for food and drinks, once they were delivered then nobody comes by to see if you need anything else. Not only that, when we received our water there was a roach inside. Also, their high chairs are broken; which is very unsafe.