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If you're a follower of my eating adventures, you've probably noticed a couple of things about my eating habits. 1) I love Mexican food. 2) I love breakfast. So, when the opportunity arises, why not combine the two? Today, I enjoyed a delicious Mexican breakfast of a hot, juicy bowl of menudo, at El Portal Taqueria, in downtown Lincoln. As with all of my reviews, I have no affiliation with the restaurant reviewed, and there is no monetary gain on my part, as I am simply a person who likes to eat, and I love to write-up, and publish my dining experiences.
Photo: Today I decided to explore the back country between Lincoln and Auburn, and when you're out in the country, admiring the beautiful, green spring scenery, it gets to be hungry business. So, I decided to begin my day at El Portal Taqueria. Since it is Sunday morning, a bowl of menudo was calling, and since I'd surfed the restaurant's web site, I knew I could count on menudo being served. It's shortly after 9 in the morning on Sunday, April 23, 2017, and I'm ready to enjoy menudo.
Photo: Since I arrived shortly after the restaurant opened, I was the only customer, and for a few minutes, I had the restaurant all to myself. That makes a great opportunity to take photos without pestering other diners! Note the main dining room is a mixture of tables and booths, with a small counter. I sat at the counter, on the chair to the outside. El Portal Taqueria is different than most taquerias, as it's mostly a sit-down restaurant, and you actually receive service. You walk in the door, seat yourself at a table, and the friendly server will greet you, and bring you a menu, and a complimentary basket of chips, and a bowl of in-house made salsa. The only catch is when you're finished with your meal, you pay at the register. Note there isn't a menu posted above the kitchen.
Photo: Before paying a visit to El Portal Taqueria, I had surfed their web site, so I knew menudo was served on weekends. I sat myself at the counter, and was greeted by Janet, my friendly server. I ordered a bowl of menudo, with corn tortillas - you get to choose between corn or flour tortillas - I always choose corn. She asked me if I'd like a bone in my soup, and I said, "Sure, why not?" Janet is filling a small bowl with lime quarters, diced onion and cilantro, which are the garnishes offered with the menudo. The gentleman in the rear of the photo is filling my bowl from a large pot, simmering on a back burner. El Portal Taqueria's kitchen is mostly open for plain view, and I'm a sucker for kitchen photos.
Photo: After placing my order, my bowl of menudo arrived in only about five minutes. My friendly server, Janet, serves me with a smile.
Photo: Thanks, Janet, for snapping my photo, as I prepare to enjoy a breakfast feast. The black dish is a tortilla warmer, with keeps the tortillas warm and moist. There is nothing better than dipping a warm, moist corn tortilla into a large bowl of menudo.
Photo: All of this amazing food for only $6.95, which is a couple dollars below what most taquerias charge. The menudo was delicious, and the chips were fresh, and hadn't been sitting under a heat lamp. Since I was driving, I had to forget a beer, and settle for a glass of ice water. No charge for the ice water, of course. This is a delicious breakfast!
Photo: Close-up photo of a bowl of delicious menudo, which is definitely breakfast "comfort food" in northern Mexico. I love it! At first, I didn't think my menudo had hominy - menudo must have hominy in my book - but, to my surprise, it was hiding under the juicy trips, and when I stuck my spoon in the bowl, the hominy came floating to the service. Such a delicious breakfast! El Portal Taqueria opens their doors at every morning at nine, and the restaurant features many of your Mexican breakfast favorites, and menudo on Saturday and Sunday. I paid $6.99 for a large bowl of delicious menudo, a stack of five corn tortillas, along with onion and cilantro, and a basket of chips, along with fresh, in-house made salsa, which is about $2.00 cheaper than most Mexican restaurant. Note that if I was hungry, I could have enjoyed seconds on the chips and salsa; all I would have had to do is ask my friendly hostess. The food is great, you're served with a smile, and the price is very reasonable. El Portal Taqueria serves delicious Mexican cuisine in downtown Lincoln. El Portal Taqueria Copyright(c) 2017 eRench Productions. All rights reserved. We've been on the web since December 22, 2002.
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