La Tolteca

good food. service is slow but worth it. genuine Mexican food. Prices are great also.

Alex was a fantastic server! Very professional and knowledgable of the menu. He gave us great recommendations and our food was excellent! The atmosphere was relaxing. We will defiantly come back and ask for Alex again!

Been here only couple times. Very satisfied with the services i received. Food tasted great. Very decorative and clean. The price was okay for food. I have never been in the restrooms so i cant quote anything about that. Unlimited chips.

Best place around here to eat lunch or dinner. It is clean, warm colors and has good quality food and alcohol.

Came to this establishment a couple of weeks ago with a party of 5. Our server did not speak very good English, but once you slowed down and explained it to him he was okay. Not to mention he made really good guacamole. All our dishes came out hot as always, food was good. Always a good experience! I was impressed, especially with this being a new location. I have been to the other 3 locations, so I am glad this lived up to the expectations.

Been dying to try this restaurant– closest one to us was in Newark De which I think is closed now. Coming home from vacation stopped with the family. I ordered a peach margharita and hubby got a beer– the margharita was huge and boozy– so nice after a long car ride with 2 teenagers LOL. The tableside guac was amazing– even got the younger daughter to try it and she swore she never would. I had the Baja Chimi– was very good– though I think next time I’d ask for all shrimp– the crab was ok but was not lump– looked more like claw which I do not care for. Oldest daughter had some sort of steak and cheese enchilada dish– she said it was delish– and the youngest had chicken tacos. Total bill was $ 82 and that included 2 margharitas and a beer and the guac– wish they were closer so we could go more often. Will have to check out if they have other locations closer.

Ordered carry out, paid $ 4 for guacamole appetizer… Total rip off. They gave the tiniest bit of guac. Never again.

So my team keeps coming back here in parties of 8 or more… mostly out of convenience. And we keep getting placed with the same server who is either an a-​hole or just gives no ducks (see what I did there Siri?), or doesn’t speak English. Or all 3. It’s like we’ve personally offended him or something and he’s serving us out of convenience. Every single thing we ask for (like plates for instance) seems to be a chore and we have to ask multiple times. Empty water or alcoholic beverage glasses don’t phase this guy. You’re lucky if you actually get the dish you ordered because who cares? I mean everything has basically the same ingredients so whatevs. Look, I get it, you’re getting automatic 18% gratuity… but COME ON. Rude.

The food here is fine– not as good as Bel Air. The service is terrible. They act as if they are doing you a favor by waiting on you. We have ordered from them 6 times, and all 6 times our order has been wrong. Tonight we ordered a small cheese, and we did check the bag before we left, but forgot about cheese. We went back to get the cheese and they gave us the tiny cup (that they give the salsa and sour cream in). We have been going to La Tolteca for years, and we have always ordered the small, and we have never gotten one this small (at any location). This tiny cup cost us $ 4. The lady who gave it to my husband was very rude and told him that was a small. We live in Joppa, but we will never step foot in this restaurant again. We would rather drive the 20 minutes to Bel Air.

This food is nasty. Not authentic Mexican in my opinion. The «salsa» taste like mayo. The steak was very crispy and the tortillas are nasty. Been to this location and the Aberdeen location and neither are good in my opinion.

I ordered the enchiladas poblanos lunch special it was delicious couldn’t of asked for a better first time experience.

I was driving from DC to NY and pulled off to likely get fast food, I see this Mexican restaurant and I went in for a take out burrito thinking I could eat it on the road.
Wrong! it was a task for a knife and fork only as it was smothered in cheese and condiments. Also, I had to order a side portion cheese enchilada because I had a good feeling about this place. It was amazing. I ended up eating my takeout in the parking lot, lost some time, but was way beyond satisfied with their delicious food. I think the food and ingredients tops most Mexican restaurants I frequent in NY. Also they have the rocky-​bowls to make guac, most places with those know what’s up.
Im glad I stopped at this business where they were very grateful for my business and I was grateful for the bonus chips n guac.

Dined on 6 January 2016
We’ve been highly excited to try this new location since it is 5 minutes from us, and we are huge fans of both the Churchville and Aberdeen locations.
We got there about 7pm and we were seated right away. Just missed happy hour Margheritas, dang!
Our waitress was there almost immediately to take drink orders. I ordered a large specialty Margherita on the rocks with a salt rim, $ 10 for the fishbowl sized glass. Wow, was it potent, almost like doing shots! It was a long day at work, and after drinking a couple ounces I asked our waitress for a glass of the mixer to calm it down and she promptly brought 4oz of the line juice mix. Great Margheritas!!!
I was hankering for Chile Relleno and enchilada and on the specialty menu they offer this with Molé sauce only there are 3 other dishes with it, which is too much food unless you’re 18. The combo menu offered it with a traditional red sauce; they were very accommodating when ask about the Molé. So I ordered a chicken enchilada and beef Chile Relleno with Molé (see pic)
When served the kitchen sent both as beef, when I showed my waitress she promptly took care of it and brought me a fresh chicken enchilada thick with meat (see pic). My sides were Mexican rice and refried beans. Everything was Yum!!! My wife gave me a dirty look when I picked up the plate to lick the Molé…lol.
My wife had Cilantro lime chicken (see pic), which was delicious as well. It came with a small side of guacamole salad, Mexican rice, and black beans. The black beans were bland and needed more seasoning (salt & maybe cumin).
For desert we ordered Xangos, which is cheesecake in a deep fried tortilla served cold with vanilla bean ice cream covered in whip cream with honey & chocolate sauce. I didn’t care for it, but the wife ate all of her share. The whole dish was cold, if the fried cheesecake was served hot with cold ice cream it probably would have been great.
I also want to point out that the manager came over to check on us as well and told me about happy hours. The food, service, and drinks were fantastic; and they let me take the beef enchilada home. Definitely 5-​stars!
We will definitely be back!!!

I was super pumped when I saw that a new La Tolteca was opening within a five minute drive of my house. My husband and I went out to eat here over the weekend. We usually go to the one in Bel Air and just love it there. This location has an updated look and is not as cozy as the Bel Air location, but it looks really nice and modern.
Since it is a new year, we are both trying to be healthy, but we decided to treat ourselves one last time before going all in to our healthy eating habits. My husband got a veggie fajita platter and I ordered the gordo burrito. We also ordered the table side guac for our appetizer. I love having the guacamole made fresh right in front of us! We asked for «everything» in our guacamole and the lady put in jalapenos, juice of a lime, salt, pepper and tomatoes. I wasn’t paying close attention because we were chowing down on the chips and salsa as we waited. The guacamole was good, but not great. It needed a little something more and it was a little bland. Maybe garlic? I’m not sure what it was missing since I wasn’t really watching. The guacamole at the Bel Air location is AMAZING.
We barely got a few bites of the guacamole in our mouths and then our meals were already out! The kitchen staff is super quick and on top of it. Our food was exactly what we ordered and tasted delicious. So filling and I definitely ate too much. This is one place that you don’t have to worry about not having enough food. The portions are way more than what you need.
After we were done, we got our check, but then decided against our better judgement to get dessert. We ordered the Don Juan, which is fried ice cream with churros, whip cream and chocolate sauce drizzled on top. So yummy!
Our total was $ 43 for two dinner entrees, guacamole and dessert, no drinks. The food is great and so is the price, we will definitely be back when we cave in to our cravings!

This locale has been open for a couple of weeks, yet still no internet presence. Located next to the Wawa on 152, La Tolteca is a family oriented style American Mexican restaurant. Expect your regular choices of quesadillas, fajitas, nachos etc. Nothing that’s really authentic Mexican food, but their guacamole (which they make right in front of you to your liking) is fantastic.
The food was enjoyable, service was on par speed wise with our party of 8. The only thing that was kind of odd is there are only 2 single stalled bathrooms for a restaurant that while full during the lunch rush can seat at least 40. Other than that, I can see this becoming one of the regular work dine out lunch places.