Cinco De Mayo Bakery

My boyfriend introduced me and our friends to this place. It’s a small restaurant/​bakery that is so authentic that the employees mainly speak Spanish (this is fine, as I am conversationally fluent).
I ordered the chicken quesadilla, a strawberry soda, and a churros to go.
The food is good, but if you’re looking for your typical Chipotle or Taco Bell standard fare-​look elsewhere, this is as authentic as Mexican food comes on the East Coast.

The food here reminds me of the Mexican food I grew up on out West; delicious and made me miss home. The place is small, and easy to miss, but very worth the time. The menu is mostly in Spanish with English translations below. We ordered takeout and it took about 10 minutes, which I find reasonable. The dessert case was tempting, so of course we had to try it. All in all it was a delicious side trip that I will absolutely return to. Often.

One of the best places in the area for authentic mexican food. I always get the chicken tacos that are served with red onions and cilantro just like I like them! The menu is large so you will have tons of options to choose from but if you are looking for something like plaza garbaldi type mexican this isn’t it. This place has really delicious baked goods too and cakes you can order or preorder.

Finally found a place that reminds me of the small mom and pop restaurants in Southern California or south Texas. It’s real Mexican so if your looking for Chipotle don’t come here but if you want the real deal to include a small tiendita and panaderia for some good sweet bread this is the spot. A+ for the food. The service gets a B– C+ but not bad.

Lovely pan dulces. Addicted to their pan de muerto. The prices also don’t break the bank. Also tried their burrito and asked for no meat… freshest burrito I’ve had.

This place is full of fresh food and my husband loved it. Most of the employees don’t speak English but you can get by.

I was craving authentic Mexican food today and decided to stop at this place for dinner. Now, I’m hard to please when it comes to Mexican food because I grew up in Souther California. Being this far from the border, it’s difficult to find the type of Mexican food I grew up on. I’m glad to say this place definitely hit the spot!
Be forewarned that the staff may not speak much English. I’m Hispanic so immediately our server spoke to me in Spanish. I ended up having to order for my husband since he doesn’t speak fluent Spanish. The food was so worth the language barrier. I ordered the carne asada torta and my husband order 3 tacos (carne asada, lengua, and cabeza). We received chips and salsas to start (for free) and I found it delicious. It was spicy, though, as my husband didn’t quite like the heat.
When my torta came I was so happy. The portion was huge! I only managed to eat half of it before I was too full to finish it. I loved that they had the option to add chipotle peppers to it as it gave the sandwich a nice, smooth kick. My husband practically inhaled his tacos. I was so glad we chose this place because the food was fantastic.
This place is a bakery as well and offers a good selection of pan dulce and cakes. It’s not as vast as the chain Mexican markets in SoCal but it’s a lot better than other places I have been to. Their flan and tres leches selection was heavenly as well.
I will definitely be coming back to this place to satisfy future Mexican food cravings. If you miss the Mexican food you can find in SoCal, you’ll definitely be pleased with this place. Don’t be frightened by the language barrier as all their items descriptions are listed in English as well. Besides, that inconvenience is insignificant to the satisfaction you’ll have after eating here. It’ll definitely become a place to love!

Free chips and salsa, guacamole, and red Chile. Huge portions and decent prices. They even have a bakery with pastries priced at 3x$ 1.00 overall great taqueria!

Best authentic Mexican I’ve been to in the Baltimore area. There is nothing fancy here and the staff may or may not speak English the day you go — DO NOT let that stop you. The more authentic you go on the menu, the better this stuff is. Their soups — especially the barbacoa consume and chicken soup are flat out fantastic. They also have a couple of sister restaurants on Eastern Ave. in Baltimore — also really good spots.

This is truly a hidden gem. Be sure you are hungry when you go. This is not tex-​mex, this is the real thing. The carnitas torta is amazing and big enough for 2. The pastries amazing. It’s nothing fancy and the staff barely speak English, it’s better to have someone who speaks Spanish with you.

My brother and I were craving Mexican and had no idea where to go for some good, cheap food until we read some of the Unilocal reviews for Cinco De Mayo. I am so enthralled with this place, I tell anyone who even hints that they like Mexican about it. It’s a Mexican bakery and taco shop, and it had some pretty authentic items on the menu. We weren’t bold enough to go there, so my brother had a burrito and I ordered some pulled pork tacos (don’t be intimidated if you don’t speak/​read Spanish… they have English descriptions next to everything). Delicious! FYI, don’t go to Cinco De Mayo if you’re hungry for Tex-Mex…this is real, south of the border food.

Just went back and am now totally disappointed in this establishment!
Their pastries were borderline burnt and for one reason or another somebody thought it would be a great idea to top the tacos off with fistfuls of cilantro and onions. It totally rendered the food inedible.
There is one thing I should have posted before hand… Be sure to bring someone who speaks Spanish if you don’t otherwise they’ll just stare at you like you are an idiot.

Well, It seems this is a grocery/​mercado now. Fairly well stocked for a small place. Not much english spoken but extremely helpful when looking for something. I’ll go back again.

I am in love with Cinco De Mayo. I was born and raised in Southern California so believe me when I say that I know burritos, because I know burritos. Now, I am grading this restaurant on a Maryland scale and not a California scale because if I were, I’d give it 3 stars and would advise you to go elsewhere. On the east coast though, holy cow! It was a huge surprise to find Mexican food this good here. I always get either the carne asada (beef) or pollo asado (chicken) burritos, and I have them put guacamole inside it instead of avocados. It feels more like home that way.
There is really nothing to this place at all. It’s a tiny bakery with only a few tables. (I think there are two Cinco de Mayos, actually. The other being up the street a bit. A few people may have reviewed the other one in error since I’m told that it’s bigger and more of a sit down restaurant). I had one of their cakes once, and it was dipped in some sort of sweet milk. Very very good. The prices are fair, especially compared to Chipotle. No charge for guac, and get the salsa roja! Spicy and good. One last note: Make sure you brush up on your Spanish, because it’s hit or miss as to whether or not the person at the counter will speak English. However, they usually know enough to at least understand your order.

It’s quite early for Cinco De Mayo and yet, my dinner tonight was from this eatery. I simply had Mexican tacos; yes, again… It’s quite similar to La Serinita’s (read below), but very different from Mi Pueblo’s. I can conclude that Cinco De Mayo and La Serinita’s have the authentic Mexican tacos. With lettuce, tomato, cheese, Mi Pueblo’s is Tex-​Mex blend. Cinco de Mayo’s is smaller store than La Serinita, but its tacos is better presented and tastier. Cinco de Mayo not only sells hot food, but also pasteries. I’m not enticed by Mexican breads; they look hard and overbaked so however I’m curious of them on display, I always ignored them. The desserts were not that quite attractive, but overall the food will satisfy you and feel good that you are not spending lots of money to enjoy the food.

If you want REAL Mexican food (NOT Tex Mex) you need to go to Cinco De Mayo. My travels have taken me to Mexico 20+ times and I have Family in Mexico. This is the real deal. Though small, Cinco De Mayo is also a bakery that serves authentic Mexican sweet rolls, cookies, pastries and cakes. Everything is prepared fresh and there are usually daily specials. Try it, you’ll like it.

San Francisco transplant here… who cries himself to sleep at night over the loss of burrito-​liciousness due to moving across the country. Yes, crab and crab cakes are good; no, no they do not replace a decent Mission burrito.
Preface: See other reviews re: «if you think [Taco Bell /​Chipotle /​Chevy’s] is ‘good Mexican food’ — do us all a favor and stay away from here.»
Cinco de Mayo is, so far, the closest thing to a Mission Burrito Joint surrogate that I have found in the area, and I’ve been _​looking_​. (I am VERY open to suggestions… I need help! Hit «leave compliment» and tell me about your favorite place I’m missing!)
Good: Tiny little place, really a bakery with a couple of tables (which is kind of off-​putting… in a good way!) friendly staff who speak no English, good selection of traditional meats. No cabeza, but lengua is rare enough, it seems, around here to earn them some points. And I get that, «you think the gringo is lost?» look that warms my heart. And Mexican Coke in a glass bottle — huzzah!
Bad: Mediocre burrito at best, with too much mealy tomato and older lettuce, meats are uninspired /​lacking in flavor. Could be *so* much better. Food’s made in the back, out of view, which takes some fun away. And they cut the burrito in half… odd.
But, if you, like me, get the shakes from Burrito Withdrawal and wistfully pine to return to the Burrito Palaces of the Mission, if you wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat with dreams of tasty belly bombs still lingering in your head teasing you to the point of making you check how much a ticket is to SFO, this is probably your best bet for a quick fix. Not a replacement, or «just as good as» or «you’ll never miss SF again», but a passable burrito, at a good price, from friendly people. Bakery stuff looks good, too, but haven’t yet been there in a mood to try it.
No, they wouldn’t last a week next door to [your favorite SF burrito joint; I’m not starting that flamewar here ;) ], but so far, for MD, me gusta mucho.