Charrito’s

Look, I’m a native Californian. I’m super-​snobby about my mexican food. I have standards. Most of the places here on the East Coast are questionable at best. However, sometimes you get a craving and NEED to have it, no matter the quality.
My husband and I have been going to Charrito’s for years. It’s small (for now, till they move to their new location), festive, and has decent basic Mexican food. When in doubt, keep it simple and you can’t go wrong here. Tacos are decent, and the table side guacamole is always delicious (albeit, small on the portion-​side). The other night, we went back and tried something different — Chilaquiles. I’ve had Chilaquiles many other places and this one was ok. The flavor was fantastic. Salsa verde, queso fresco and crema. All of it fresh and spot-​on. The carne asada was cooked perfectly, but not really seasoned, so it didn’t add or subtract anything from the dish. My biggest issue with the whole thing was that the chips were kind of soggy. The sauce ended up being too much of a good thing. Made the texture a little funky. But, a good effort. I think I’ll stick to the tacos there when we go back.
Guacamole was terrific, chips were fresh, salsa yummy. And, as always, BYO wine for their sangria. It is still just as good as always!
As far as East Coast Mexican food goes, I’ve had better, but I am always happy to come back here because over the last 9 years it’s been consistent and a nice go-​to! Plus, the atmosphere is lovely there and that’s always a good thing!

Terrible service. Went there just to have to practically beg to order. I tried their street food at a festival and was so excited to try it. Finally got a table and couldn’t even order without the waitress acting like it was a chore to be there. They charge over $ 20 for a basic enchilada that was subpar. Don’t recommend. Not worth the wait to get in, not worth the money, and not worth the awful service.

Absolutely terrible service– definitely the worst I have had in years. Went with a few friends last night and could not even find the hostess, finally after asking a waiter they just laughed and said it’d be about an hour or two wait and I could not get a reservation. Went back today and all hell insinuated.
My friends and I were sat outside and given menus. After we were there for 10 minutes another couple was sat next to us and were given their menus and within a minute had a waitress asking their orders. I finally flagged down a waitress and had the RUDEST service. I said we had been waiting for a while and would like to order and she said, «oh, well yeah guess I can take it.» One of my friends didn’t want to order and brought a snack to eat. A man working there saw her eating and spoke in Spanish to our waitress, I speak Spanish and it translated to «why is this B*tch eating that here?» I turned to him and asked why she couldn’t and then she nice enough to put her food away to wait while we ate. Then the waitress came back out and said she wasn’t allowed to sit with us unless she ordered something.
We got up to leave because by this point we had had far enough, but I wanted to speak to the manager. I asked the girl who the manager was and she laughed and said the manager was at the other location. I then asked for the next person in charge and it was the waiter behind me. I tried to tell him what happened and he also laughed and then called us rude for bringing other food in there and continued to blame the entire ordeal on us.
We left. Disgusted. I love Mexican food and this was supposed to be a decent place in the small town of Hoboken. I will never be returning after that experience. Unless you want awful service I do not recommend you try it.

Reasonable prices, really great food and fun things to look at. The table side guacamole is fantastic. It can get quite loud and I would not recommend bringing tequila and having them make margaritas, booze seems to vanish. But, BYOB wine/​beer is fine. Great place for a good experience and great food.

Best Mexican I’ve ever had. The guac is amazing, their fried rice and beans is outstanding and you can’t go wrong with the fajitas they are so fresh. All around great food and good prices.

Came in yesterday afternoon for sangria and guacamole (really liked how they do the guac right in front of you), although the presentation comes with a steep price as you get just 1 avocado. Just know too that because they are a «family restaurant» they will require you to order at least 1 more food item each (apps or entrée)

We walk by this restaurant daily and the guacamole finally lured us in. I was shocked to see it was listed for $ 10 but splurged anyway. It is not worth it! You pay for them to make it at the table not for flavor. To make it worse our chips were stale. I ordered the Arracha and my husband ordered the shrimp enchilada entrée with red sauce. Neither entrée was flavorful. The best part was the rice and beans and that isn’t saying much. I left feeling like I wasted calories on bland food. We won’t come again.

I love coming here! They have authentic Mexican food. The guacamole is freshly made in front of you and you get to choose how spicy you like it! Delicious! Everything on the menu was amazing! My friend and I came here for lunch and we ordered a bunch of stuff just to try a bit of everything. We had some steak quesadillas, chicken tamales, chicken enchiladas, and pork tacos. We were so stuffed afterwards! Everything was just wonderful. Hope to try more of their dishes in the future.

We’ve been coming here for 8 years, and love it. Small mom-​and-​pop place, with a wait that can be up to 90 min. But the food is excellent, inexpensive and authentic (better than what we had in Mexico). Service can definitely be a bit chaotic, but BYO, have a sense of humor and enjoy your time (for those in a rush: this is Charritos, not McDs).
Johnny, Miguel, Lily and the chefs I’ve never met: thank you for the good years. As we leave, we will miss you all terribly

Delicious Mexican food. Both restaurants are tiny and there’s usually a wait. It’s byob and if you bring wine in they’ll make sangria & if you bring tequila in they’ll make a pitcher of margarita. Great deal. Nothing bad to say about this place.

Delicious not over priced. Tiny but great food. I order the flautas and every time the flavors are consistently delicious

This place is small and so festive. Always a wait on the weekends around 7 (but worth the wait). Doesn’t take reservations but I know the charritos in uptown Hoboken will take them.
The food is so good! I always order the queso fundido. It comes out hot and sizzling in the pot. Everything is yummy (enchiladas, tacos, pollo raellna, quesadilla).

This used to be a great place but has really gone downhill. The salsa was still flavorful but the chips were stale. The customer service is terrible. While we knew we would have to wait to get a table once we were seated it took 15 minutes for anyone to bring water, chips and salsa and take our order. Once we did order we were informed that quesadilla couldn’t be made with corn tortillas any more with no reason. The only reason my wife orders it that way is because she is allergic to flour. She settles for the carne assada instead.
Our meal finally arrives and mine is wrong. When I sent it back we are informed that they brought it to the wrong table and the grab the carne assada and bring it to a different table (after my wife had taken a bite).
Do not go here anymore!!! It is has gone downhill and is borderline food unsafe.
Update the fire alarm just went off.

As far as east coast mexican food goes they produce a solid product. My fave was the pica dilly burrito and they are super consistent with deliveries. The eat in option is small but the food is authentic.
If you are looking for a spot to eat at near the PATH this is a great location.

I thought this place was going to be amazing. The customer service was blah. The guy and the lady that was taking our order were in a rush. Didn’t smile one, there was no customer service.
The waiter kept bumping into our table (its a small place) and didn’t even say sorry. That says alot about a person. I will not be coming here again. The food was okay, I’ve had better.

Friday night fail. I rolled in from work happy hour and met my guy for a late dinner. The space makes me feel claustrophobic with literally no room to move. We sat down anyway, knowing that a 9:30 dinner in Hoboken is nearly impossible when every kitchen in town is about to close. A server did not acknowledge us for at least 10 minutes and it took another 20 to make a pitcher of sangria. We ordered our food, but the order was never placed, and the food didn’t come out when every other table was served. After 30+ minutes of waiting, we walked home and ordered Benny’s. Never again.

Decent. I’m surprised… A tiny hole in the wall Mexican food.
Service– our waitress was very short and rushed our ordered took the menu out of our hands before we finished asking questions.
We ordered
1– gauc — very plain Jane. Just Avo and cilantro and they add jalapeño if you want it hot. But it tastes like its missing something
2– chicken fajitas– great sautéed pepper and onion full in flavor and tender chicken also rich in flavor. Very small portion of rice and beans. Not the best rice it was almost mush. And I’m not the biggest fan of Refried beans so I wouldn’t be the best person to give advice about it
3– steak– very thin portion the meat was good but the portion was extremely small
4– 2 salads– very basic the string beans were from a can.
All of this was $ 50.
Def overpriced. But the food isn’t HORRIBLE.
I think the chicken fajitas were the best. I can see myself coming back just for that.

BYOB is always good so there’s an extra star in the rating for that :).
Overall the service was good but the food and prices did not match up. The food was okay and definitely overpriced. The guacamole was good but nothing to write home about. I ordered the carne asada which came with rice and beans. It was a large portion but the steak wasn’t delicious, it was blah :(. My bf had the pork loin which was better than my steak but the chilaquiles were so soggy that they were barely edible.
I’m not picky about Mexican food so this place really disappointed me.
If you want to drink and eat guacamole it’s def a good spot!

I have major mixed views on this place where my rating moved from 3 to 4 stars. So I stuck with 4 stars so here goes. We sat outside because the weather was great and I love patios! We brought our own alcohol but just beer. I saw it costs $ 9 to make a pitcher of sangria or margarita if you bring wine or tequila. I thought that was a bit much but maybe I’m being stingy?
We got the table side guacamole which is definitely Delicious which I so wish they had put in more avocados! Then I got the chicken flautas. They were so so so good! My friends got chicken enchiladas and one got mole and one got salsa verde — both delicious… Especially the mole. Wow now that tastes authentic for sure.
Very tasty food overall… salsa was bleh but yeah I liked it but I can’t say I would recommend it to anyone as an exceptionally great spot to go

Went on a Thursday night in the summer and got a nice table outside. The star dish is here is definitely the table side guacamole. The lady made it perfectly and the portion was quite generous. Perfect amount of spice and salt. Went well with the salsa and chips. Their guac is a must and I think it was $ 10. Great for sharing.
However service was super slow with my entrée. They did not bring salad until my party was almost finishing up their own food. The salad was just some lettuce, avocado (maybe ¼ of a whole avocado) and cucumbers. The lettuce tasted weird and soapy. Definitely not getting it again.
I would come back for the guac but I don’t know about anything else.

la nouriture est excellente. Essayez le guacamole fait devant vous! Par contre, prévoyez attendre très longtemps pour une table, un samedi soir… le resto est très petit. Au moins c’est un AVV :)