Overall this location is not very attractive or easily seen, however there is two access points to the parking lot. One off of Kerry and the other I'd off of south college. There are two other locations across wilmington. NC. The OTHER location off of Sigmon and market, near the midtown Walmart is better aesthetically.The food here is very flavorful and authentic. I would say it's one of the best Hispanic lunch/dinner spots on town. I do prefer LA Costa Mexican restaurants but flavor wise TAQUERIA LOS PORTALES is number one in my book. Also cost wise. The over meal cost is less than the other Mexican restaurants in town .
It is hard to find authentic Mexican food this far from Mexico but I think this is an easy exception to that rule.There is seating, but I chose to take out. Small language barrier perhaps but definitely worth the culture shock. The food is above and beyond your average taco spot. Be warned the entrance doesn't have a lot of room for lines so you might have to stand outside I'm all waiting to order. Don't let that stop you, this place is fantastic!
It seems like a very popular place. Too busy today they forgot our orders too lol. We came at lunch time and it's packed. We got, this, I forgot the name lol, a sandwich type dish. Dishes are very greasy. I wasn't too used to this much oil.
So disappointed. Ordered dinner for the first time from Las Portales in Wilmington. I ordered 2 fish tacos, cause they were out of shrimp and a cheese chilireeno (not on menu). None of my paid salsa were included and what is this?! Meat something. No tacos, no reneo. Won’t be back.
By far one of the worst restaurant experiences I've ever had. Cold food, no chips/salsa. They use their bare hands to handle the meat. Don't order Carne Asada. The utensils were dirty and when asked for more with a cup of hot water to soak it in, they said they don't have hot water and tried to give us new utensils after just wiping it with napkins. Horrible service and dining
We had lunch here on Friday and it was phenomenal the raw oysters and portions was amazing if your looking for authentic Mexican I highly recommend
We’re from Arizona and were ecstatic to find an authentic Mexican Taqueria in Wilmington. We went for dinner (twice) and had various tacos with barbacoa, fish and carnitas. All were very, very good, but the barbacoa won hands down.
Stopped in at location #2 (Van Campen, near Walmart Super Center) thoroughly enjoyed my ceviche tacos and side of rice along with Flan for dessert. I also appreciate being able to order and pay up front near the entrance and you have a clear view of the menu options. Service was very good and food tasted fresh. I’ve past this location so many times; glad I finally stopped in!
My order was wrong when I came to pick up my food, and I made a note for the order to have “No Meat,” and the guy at the register was upset when I asked if there was meat in it. The staff fixed my order and my veggie quesadilla was very wet & falling apart. My beans were really salty but the rice is good.
Had very high hopes since they have great ratings but they gave us the complete wrong order. Tacos were just straight up meat and did not even get salsa that was ordered. Very frustrated.