Armando’s

Flaming cheese is really good. Especially with fresh warm tortilla chips. Chicken wet burrito supreme was very good. The new ala cart taco menu is a great idea. You can sample different varieties of tacos for $ 3 – 4. The Baja seafood taco is amazing. Service is very friendly and fast.

Our food took over 20 minutes to come out and the dining room isn’t busy. Ordered fish tacos and a side of rice which never came and it’s ok. Nothing to write home over. Service kinda sucked as well, she should have written the orders down to make sure she would remember. I also care not to hear the manager with a customer speak of their sex life while eating my food, just saying.

The bosses bought us a Christmas dinner, our choice. Against my spirited opposition, the coworkers voted for Armando’s. The chicken tacos were bland and as tough/​dry as splintered wood, chicken enchiladas also dry/​bland, tortilla chips w cheese was dry, the salsa tasted like canned salsa, and the rice and frijoles were passable. I wasn’t brave enough to try the beef burritos. I didn’t want to complain about the free dinner, so I just shut up and chewed. And chewed. And chewed. The 10 other guys were talking about how authentic and good the food was! I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but I knew that I had to keep chewing tough, dry, stringy, bland chicken. (I have been to Mexico 8 times and found delicious food there) Despite the acclaim of my coworkers, nobody went back for seconds, and we ended up throwing about half of it, about $ 80 worth, away.

Best damn chunky beef burritos in the area. Friend ordered chicken enchiladas, and they were yummy too. Lunch specials average under $ 6. Margaritas were generous with the tequila. There are daily $ 3 drink specials. After eating, head across the street to Mexicantown bakery for authentic pastries.

I have been going here for over 10 years, but it is now time for a break. I have noticed a decline in both food and service over the past few months. Last night was the final straw. Absolutely terrible service. Despite it being a Saturday night and the place fairly busy, our very young waitress spent most of her time talking to friends the bar. We waited forever for our appetizers and entrees, and neither were up to their usual standard. My Botana arrived with no onion & I had to ask for a side plate of onions to finish the Botana off.
There are plenty of other good options in the area. Bye Bye, Armandos.

obsessed! great mexican. i’ve been on a mexican kick lately and this hit the spot. the food was fresh and authentic. service wasn’t amazing but def was not bad.

My favorite Mexican spot in the D! Starting off with the chips and HOT salsa is a must. Food is great, margaritas are wonderful, as well as the staff. Definitely recommend the Milanesa! Stop in and try it out, you won’t be disappointed!

September 24, 2015. Tried to have the lunch buffet today, they no longer serve it. The menu food has never been good enough to make a trip here. It was the buffet that drew me in. Now thy it’s gone there is no reason to come back.

This used to be my go-​to Mexican food place in Detroit until 10 minutes ago. Now I will never go there or to any other businesses I know are owned by their family, such as Mexicantown Bakery.
I live around the corner. I would go to Armando’s at least once a week, and sometimes more. If anyone with whom I was dining wanted to have Mexican, I steered us there. I have a small B&B, so they were always whom I recommended. I manage a 20 unit apartment building, so they were whom I recommended. Dates, neighborhood meetings, study groups — I took them all there. The food is not amazing, but it’s consistent and the atmosphere doesn’t completely suck, nor have I ever personally seen things there that freak me out (unlike their other business, Mexicantown Bakery, where every package of chips I picked up one day had a hole eaten through by a mouse.)
Yet, in spite of this frequency, tonight I showed up to pick some food up and a woman I’d never seen before was running the register — in spite of never having seen her before, she was apparently a manager. I presented my DEBIT card, and she asked for ID. I’ve never been asked for ID here, in any instance — not when ordering drinks, not when paying with credit cards, not ever. NOT. EVER. Nor did anyone tell me over the phone that I’d need to bring ID if I was using anything other than cash. Normally, debit cards are treated differently because they require a PIN, in any case. But, no.
Either they’ve done a very poor job of training everyone but her about the rule, thus setting up exactly this kind of bad interaction by enforcing an expectation, or she just decided to interact in such a way that alienated me and everyone associated with me who would not have otherwise chosen Armando’s over the many other options in the area.
The thing about places that become staples is that they no longer have to worry about service. Losing my business is not going to wound them. Not even losing the cascade of referrals is going to probably make a dent. But I will never go there again. Because, after all, if my repeated patronage didn’t earn at least vague recognition and value as a customer, then there are literally 50 Mexican restaurants in a 2-​mile radius who might appreciate me more. Bad service experiences are a primary trigger for me, because there is absolutely no point in eating out anywhere if the service is not consistently rewarding — no one goes only for the food, but for the experience. People who do not understand that do not warrant being in this business. For the $ 8 «risk» she might have taken, her choice was arrogant in its assumptions that she didn’t need to positively manage customer experience.

Ordered a Cuban sandwich which looked tasty, then I saw a mouse run through the dining room where we were eating… Didn’t eat the sandwich… I commented on their Facebook page about the mouse and they deleted it

I’ve been eating here for over a decade. It’s pretty consistent. The carne asada fajita is great. The chicken tacos are good. The Al pastor is good. The buffalo wings are good. The salsas and guacamole are good. The Cuban sandwich was not so good.

I was so excited to try this «real Mexican food» that my friends were just oh so bragging about. Ordered me some Taco Salad. Where is the flavor? Plain, no real taste. Who knows, maybe the cook screwed up. I’m not sure.
Would I eat here again if someone is paying for it? Sure. I’m fat. Who am I to deny a free meal. But would I spend my own money here? No way Jose.

Armando’s is in the heart of Mexican town South West Detroit. The food and atmosphere at this restaurant is average. I ate the chicken enchiladas, nothing special. If your in the mood for Mexican food this place will hit the spot but nothing special.

My former work colleagues love this place to the point where at least twice a week there was carry out in the office for lunch. I decided to get carry out for a staff meeting and I was highly disappointed. All of the food was rather bland and soggy. They did not get our order correct so my vegetarian and lactose intolerant employees were unable to eat.
Flash forward a few months and we end up here for a work going away party. I figured since we were dining in this time it would be much better… nope! All I can say is yuck. I guess the common theme here is bland boring Mexican wannabe food. Where’s the spice? Where’s the flavor? Where’s my non soggy tortillas? Apparently somewhere else in Mexicantown.

Unlike my cool friend Terry K. I LOVED this place… My decision could be biased, because I was also elated by my baby sis surprising me by being in town (I haven’t seen her since my New York Unilocal’s). Anywho the staff was extremely nice, my waitress Jasmine was not only adorable, but one of the best waitresses I’ve had in awhile.
The food verdict: DELICIOSO!!! My pics speak for themselves… True it’s «American Mexican» but still pretty good.

Found this place on a whim and decided to stop in for lunch. Was greatly pleased with the service, portion sizes, drinks, and food. Carne asada was to die for! The quac was really good, and I usually don’t like that stuff. Would recommend this place when ever you are in the mood for delicious Mexican.

I love this restaurant! I’ve never had a bad experience. The food is always great! The service is always great! The drinks are strong and the portions are generous. I don’t feel either way about the atmosphere. It seems pretty typical of a Mexican restaurant. It never looks dirty in there except the bathroom was messy tonight but it was super busy.

I’ve always been a fan of Armandos. Service is always great. The food is always plentiful and flavorful. I especially love the Southwest Detroit neighborhood it’s in. I’ve been to several Mexican restaurants in the area over the years. Armandos has always been consistent. Drinks are strong and their outdoor patio makes a great setting for a nice spring day in southwest Detroit. Everyone comes here

$ 6.29 NOT-​fried ice cream.
Haven’t tried the food, so I can’t judge that. We came just to have fried ice cream. It was 6.29 and it wasn’t fried, it was just rolled in cornflakes and doused in whip cream in a fancy cup.

Definitely did not live up to the hype. Went during a slower time. Chips weren’t that great and the salsa really not very good. The chunky beef burritos were decent but on par with most other places. While the beans and rice were definitely not very good. My daughter got the chili and it was ridiculously salty and not good at all. Pretty disappointed really but some of that is the way Detroiters hype this place up.