Mi Pueblo
Cleveland, OH 44106-4348
Phone: (216) 791-8226
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30am
Editorial Review for Mi Pueblo – by John Hyduk
The Scene
A multi-ethnic, multi-generational crowd up from the University Circle dorms and down from the Heights gathers to scarf corn chips in the bar and claim their regular places at the carved wooden tables.
The Food
No border compromises here. At "My House," the Mex-without-the-Tex-influences food recreates the family recipe specialties of the Mexican state of Michoacan. A typical meal might open with caldo de pollo, the universal chicken and rice soup, kicked up a notch with cilantro seasoning and onions. Now cured of every ailment known to medical science, you can move through the cheese-stuffed pepper munchies, seafood entrees and plump fajitas filled with all manner of things that graze or grow. The 40-ounce margaritas should have their own fanclub. They're a big part of the backroom cantina, where a severe case of mariachi has been known to break out. Request straight tequila at your own risk.
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User Reviews for Mi Pueblo
07/16/2007 Posted by chiliverde
I read comments from others and I was fairly excited to try this place since it seems hard to find good Mexican food in Ohio. I was born and raised 40 years in California near LA where there is an abundance of such -- I was disappointed first by the chips which are clearly not homemade but are store bought/from a bag. The salsa was the same and had the familiar quality of Herdez brand canned salsa. The refried beans had the distinct taste of canned pintos that have been smashed and served up. The mole verde was unflavorful and was notable only for its saltiness. I'll just have to keep looking because Mi Pueblo definitely does not fill the bill for my taste of authentic Mexican food.
Pros: easy to find, parking in back
Cons: the food is not good
02/02/2007 Posted by mojo01
I think I might possibly know every great, authentic restaurant in any state I have traveled to. Unfortunately, I have never found a great place in Cleveland that was truely good, authentic mexican! Today, I tried Mi Pueblo and I have FINALLY FOUND MY HOME FOR MEXICAN FOOD!!! I read a couple of comments that the place was "questionable".............I am a single female and was not scared of the location for a moment and never felt that Mi Pueblo was anything but very clean and welcoming. The servers and owner (and his brother that owns the eastside location) were very kind and welcoming-I didn't feel like the awkward gringo in this great place! If you really love authentic Mexican food (no taco seasoning here), you will love Mi Pueblo! If you're on a tight budget, splurge on the amazing margaritas and just enjoy the chips, salsa, spicy, pickled carrots and order the $1.65 tacos that are the best tacos you will ever have! (Carne Asada was my favorite) Thank You Mi Pueblo!! Love you, Love you and you will see lots of me!
Pros: They use only the freshest, most authentic ingredients,they even butcher their own meat!
Cons: Parking is probably limited at busier times. Other than that, I see no negatives
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