El Sabor De Mi Tierra

I tried their gorditas and did like them I just wished I would of had them there instead of doing them to go. Because I feel it would of been even better served there. I have to come back here and try other things on their menu!

Se tardan mucho para hacer la comida. Pero esta muy buena. They take a very long time to make the food but it’s very good.

We made our first visit to El Sabor de Mi Tierra this week and were very pleased with our experience. Family owned and operated businesses are always a plus in my book, and it appears that a Latino family are the proprietors of this restaurant — which puts the name of the restaurant into a meaningful context which translates to «the taste of my land.» In the hour or so that we were there, there were probably two dozen people eating in and taking out and we were the only non-​Latinos — seems to be a pretty strong endorsement of the authenticity of the food.
The restaurant is very casual — it was a small steakhouse before this incarnation, and the rustic décor is pretty much unchanged. You order and pay at the counter and they call your number when it’s ready — don’t be surprised if they call your number in Spanish, but the woman at the counter was fluently bilingual, so no worries for monolingual English speakers.
Our food came quickly and was excellent — we had a variety of Mexican street tacos, tamales (red and green chili) and gorditas, all of which were excellent. There is a small salsa bar with which to dress your items and all of the salsas were excellent as well. The menu is simple with a few categories (tortas, gorditas, burritos, tacos, tamales) and several proteins to choose from for each item. The proteins are in Spanish, so if you’re at all squeamish you might want to ask for the English translations (hint — «buche» is pork stomach). I kept my distance from the buche, but the lengua (beef tongue), asada, carnitas and pastor were all delicious.
Value is very good as well — four tacos for $ 6.50, tortas for $ 6.00, burritos and quesadillas for $ 4.00, and gorditas for $ 3.00. Not a big deal, but good for you to know — if you pay with a credit card, a small surcharge is added.
Bottom line, don’t be dissuaded by first impressions of El Sabor de Mi Tierra from the outside — walk confidently through the door and you’ll be rewarded with simple, authentic, delicious Mexican food at a great price. Que bueno!

I am a little bit in love. I went to El Sabor De Mi Tierra for the first time tonight and was incredibly impressed. The food was delicious and a great value. I ordered the gordita de maiz with deshebrada. The shell was similar to a Venezuelan arepa and was generously filled with juicy shredded beef. I also ordered a green tamale, which was delicious with just a hint of spice. These two items cost a total of $ 4.50 and I ended up taking about half the gordita home. El Sabor De Mi Tierra also features a well-​stocked salsa bar, always a plus in my book. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for authentic Mexican food in the Lakewood area. I will certainly be a returning customer.