El Rayo Taqueria
(Now Closed)Taco Restaurant and Mexican Restaurant$$$$
Downtown Portland, Portland
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Visit MaineNovember 6, 2011Cool place with excellent fish tacos - Snake Bite Margarita awesome if you like a bit of heat. Outside seating area great to enjoy a summer day away from the hustle & bustle of the Old Port.
The tacos disintegrate by the time food arrived at table. Had to eat the filling with a fork. It's as if the cooks who prepare them are the first hipsters to never had a taco from from a food truck
Portland Old PortApril 15, 2013Outdoor seating in the summer, $3 tacos are small enough that you can easily try 3 different kinds or try the grande nachos or yucatan burrito!
Shelby CarignanSeptember 14, 2014Great fish/pork/everything tacos, yummy cocktails, reasonable prices. Get the blistered shishito peppers and a lime wedge to squeeze over them!
Bonus points for having all nutrition info available upon request. They also have a ton of easily identifiable gluten free items.- Pork taco tastes as if its pork from a giant tub with Kraft bbq sauce added. Sooo sweet. Stopped eating it after 2 bites.
DebbieSeptember 2, 2014Tacos were a bit soggy but it was due to the sauce used on the verdura tacos. The taco plate is a bit of a small portion for what you're being charged. The food was ok, nothing special. Get drinks!
The service is in fact horrible but the happy hour specials are worth it and by your second margarita it stops bothering you so much. The food is delicious too!
Joseph RouhanaMarch 26, 2011We got great service despite all the other posts. The snake bite margerita was great and you can't beat the carnitas burrito.
ShawnJuly 29, 2012The $5 ear if corn is, believe it it not, worth $5. But why I had to wait 45min for friggin burrito is beyond me. Creative drink menu. So so food.- Do not order chips, salsa or guacamole. They give you about 6 chip if you count the little broken pieces and charge 2.50 without telling you when we asked if we could have a few more chips. Ridiculous
MikeJanuary 1, 2011in town for new years. the service and food were excellent. very nice drink specials too.
CoryFebruary 3, 2010Best trivia night! Team Tompion - Anything is possiblllllllle! Big fan of carnitas burrito with hot sauce.
If you can stand the redonk staff, waiting to order, waiting for your food, apps delivered after main courses, a totally random mono playlist and a wafting dumpster the food is totally tremendous.
Great street-style Mexican food at an affordable price. Go nuts!
- The mexican chocolate pudding is TINY and drowned in whipped cream. WTF, El Rayo? You just made me so sad.
Service is pretty much the worst in town. Slow & unapologetic when mistakes are made. Sadly I'll probably be back because it's the only decent Mexican food in Portland.
Lex NicoleAugust 22, 2011I don't understand the appeal of this place. Really busy on a Monday night. Food is soso. Service is bad.
Brent Reiche DCAugust 13, 2010I agree this the previous posts. Very slow service. Not very kid friendly. 45 min wait for a burrito!?!? I hope they keep tabs on their web credit or lack there of.
Lee RaderOctober 6, 2010"bad service" is an understatement. watched a waitress literally walk around in dazed circles doing nothing. fail. go to mesa verde.
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- Mon–Sun
- 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
(207) 780-8226
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Yes (incl. American Express)
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Yes
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Full Bar, Cocktails
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