Los Portales

Went on a Thursday night and it was pretty busy, which would normally mean a good thing…. But it wasn’t. This is the worst Mexican Restaurant I have ever been to. The chips were stale and the salsa was cold, as if they poured it out of a Tostitos jar salsa. They tried to upsell the fajitas because it’s the most expensive thing on the menu, and were offended when I told them no thank you. The food came out and looked like it would be good, boy was I wrong. The chicken burrito and beef chimichangas had no flavor at all and were extremely dry. The waiter would come over and ask if everything was alright, but before we could answer they would walk away. We couldn’t eat our food it was that nasty. We got our check, paid and left. Would never go back and would avoid at all cost. Do not eat here.

Very disappointed during last visit prior to recent flight. The chimichanga was bland and looked and tasted like it was filled with plain cooked ground beef. I make more flavorful taco & burrito filling at home with grocery store flavor mixes. We usually eat here whenever we are flying into our out of BWI afternoons or evenings. Also we eat here randomly through the year with friends. ¡No mas!

I was driving through the area and decided to stop here to take a dinner break. This is probably one of the worst Mexican spot I have ever tried. Everything tasted like it came out the microwave or a can. The Mole didn’t taste like Mole at all, the tortilla tasted like dollar store tortillas, the rice was cold, and the beans are definitely from a bag. The horchata was good, I will give them that. The staff were great and attentive though.

My fiance and I have been here several times and every time we have been impressed. The food tastes great and the portion sizes are generous. They offer a lot of different options, including vegetarian, and the price is decent. All the servers have been very friendly and accommodating. It's never busy when we go (usually around 2pm on weekdays) which I hope isn't a sign that it's not doing good business. We really love this place and hope it stays open.

I used to eat here a lot when I worked in the area so when I was there on a Thursday evening I decided to order something for takeout. I got the three item combination, one tamale and two cheese enchiladas. The tamale was fine but the cheese in the enchiladas tasted like and had the consistency of Velveeta. The chips they gave me were stale. The tamale was okay but pretty bland. The best tasting thing was the rice.