Azteca Mexican Restaurants Portland

This Mexican restaurant in Portland is absolutely incredible. I love their tasty tacos and bowls, not to mention their margaritas. We tried the carnitas, pescado, spicy chicken (special), barbacoa, and camarones tacos, along with Bryan’s bowl. Everything was divine, and we finished our meal in no time. The Bryan’s bowl was particularly outstanding—a real highlight. Everything tasted so fresh and delicious. Their salsas are fantastic as well; the green and red sauces available at each table really enhance the flavors when added to any taco or bowl. The margaritas, especially the pomegranate one, were refreshing and delightful, and the others were just as wonderful. The restaurant offers plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, making it a great place for large groups. While there can be a long wait to place your order during peak hours, the food is served quickly. I highly recommend this spot in Portland!

Tasty, creative tacos but quite expensive. Some are almost double your average taco cart at 5.50, and they're the same size. However they have many other creative tacos that you can't find at most other carts. I tried 4: a crispy fish taco, pollo verde, a Veggie Taco and one of their specials; the Pollo adobo. The special was by far the tastiest, very flavorfully spiced tender chicken. The fish was good too, nice crispy breading. The pollo verde was pretty bland, just plain shredded chicken with some verde (should've known from the name). The queso asado was a fried cheese log with a poblano pepper strip, like a mozzarella stick taco basically. Tasty but definitely needs hot sauce. Pretty cool spot, lots of creative tacos, especially for veggie options. Too expensive for me to go out of my way to come here for tacos when there are 12 cheaper places I can walk to, but one of the best taco places for vegetarians I've been to.

The food here is consistently exceptional. The chicken and shrimp tacos have a bit of a kick, but it’s manageable. This time, the corn tortillas broke, which is unusual, but it’s not enough to warrant losing a star. They’re delicious, have a great texture, aren’t greasy, and don’t require double stacking. The chicken is always cooked to perfection, and the salsa is outstanding. The staff is attentive and always accommodates special requests. The service is fantastic and very speedy. They even check in for drink orders while you're in line. There’s plenty of seating available both indoors and outdoors. It can get quite noisy inside, but the outdoor area is under a tent. I absolutely love coming here!

Stopped in for quick lunch with friends. The street tacos, chips, salsa and guac, and guava Aqua fresca hit the spot. Love that the Hawthorne location has parking and plenty of indoor and outdoor (covered and uncovered)seating. The service is knowledgeable and friendly and the atmosphere is funky and fun. Street tacos are near $5/each and the chips, guac and salsa is $11. Not cheap but the food is great snd flavors well thought through and balanced.

Wow, I can’t believe I spent all these years in Portland thinking this place was overhyped—how wrong I was! We had lunch catered at work today (ordered through DoorDash), and I’m absolutely blown away. This might be the best burrito bowl I've ever had! Everything was perfect, from the fresh chips to the carne and the salsas. It was all a solid 10/10. I’m going to be thinking about this for a long time. Thank you, Por Que No!