They're usually soggy, overcooked messes at many establishments. On the outside this one looked excellent, but the inside was odd. This is the first time I got a chile relleno that had a solid cheese filling. The cheese was hot, but not melted at all. I don't know if that's because of the type of cheese they use, by design, or simply a foible by the cook. I didn't really care for it at all. I like some nice gooey cheese in my rellenos. I'd give this chile relleno a 4 on a 10 point scale, a little less than so so.
Awesome waitress, very nice and food is extremely good. As authentic as it gets in Shelbyville
In summary, it was a unique experience. I simply can't recommend this restaurant based solely on the two main items I ordered. They get glowing reviews from almost everyone else on Google Maps, so maybe I caught them on a bad day, ordered the wrong things, or maybe I just don't understand the meaning of authentic Mexican food.
Great authentic Mexican food and grocery store.
My Diet Coke was served to me in a bottle, no cup or ice...no big deal. I thought it odd that the server didn't show up at the table with salsa and chips in hand like most places. Instead, she took my order and in a few minutes came back with my chips and salsa (two types, regular and salsa verde). The chips had obviously just come out of the fryer. The were steaming and glistening with oil. These homemade tortilla chips may very well be the best I've ever had and both salsas were excellent.
This is a neat little place. You enter the restaurant area by walking through a little Mexican market. The server was attentive and pleasant. The menu is a patchwork of poster boards taped and pinned to various walls. The room is fairly small, maybe 25 people could fit comfortably at once.
Great tortillas, great people. A must!!!
However, if you want knock your socks off tortilla chips, salsa, or homemade tortillas, this is your place. Unfortunately for me, this just isn't enough to garner more than 3 stars overall.
I also ordered a chile relleno and the steak fajitas. My goto dish to determine how good a Mexican place can cook is the chile relleno.
Fruit drinks are awesome and my favorite is the costilla de salsa but they have plenty of great plates
The fajitas looked okay at first and came out on a hot sizzling platter. As I dug into the steaming meat and veggies, I was disappointed to find tons of fat and gristle throughout. Some of it was attached to good slices of meat, so I just cut it off, but there were other chunks of fat mixed in with everything. It probably took me 5 minutes to get all of it out so I could start eating. The flavoring in the fajitas was okay, nothing spectacular, very far from the best fajitas I've ever had. The corn tortillas however were excellent.
Tortilleria Gonzalez is a US Restaurant based in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Tortilleria Gonzalez is located at 519 Madison St, Shelbyville, TN 37160, USA.
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