Birrieria & Restaurant Estilo Coalcoman

My goodness, this place was absolutely fantastic! I would give it more stars if I could!!
It was very clean, the service was prompt and very friendly, our food came quickly and boy was it excellent. I had Chivo Birrieria, and my companion had the Carnitas plate. Both were cooked to perfection, and the rice and beans were very good too. Oh! The tortillas were fresh, like just made a few minutes before. I will certainly be manufacturing reasons to pass through Castroville so that I can eat here more often!

We came in here for tacos. They have a wide selection from tacos to enchiladas to quesadillas. I wanted to try the sopas because I've never had that before. It was delicious. I also got some crispy tacos those were okay. I had added to order of the chicken tortilla soup. The soup was in a clear broth unlike other places which has a tomato base to the chicken broth. The soup was very nicely made. There was plenty of chicken and crispy tortillas as it's soaked up the soup giving it more flavor. They have other soups depending on the day of the week and I really wanted the posolli which I'm going to have to try and go back.

The service is friendly but there was a slight language barrier because the waitress didn't speak English and I spent a lot of time pointing at the menu which was fine. I actually had to pull up my Google translator cuz I was trying to add soup to my order at she was having a difficult time understanding but it all worked out well and she and I did our best to communicate. I liked that she was making extra effort even though I couldn't understand her to ensure that we got everything that we needed. So service was excellent here.

As we were leaving somebody had ordered that's with this beautiful sauce with tortillas and salsa. I'm going to go back and try that because it smelled great when she walked by. this is definitely a place that locals in the area eat at because everybody came in was comfortable just sitting down.

The birria is so good. The staff is super friendly and efficient. Tacos are huge! A must have!!

I’m giving an extra star for the portions and price... but I was disappointed with the flavor. Stopped by, starving, passing through on a road trip. They had so many meat choices including fresh goat as well as all of the standard Mexican fare options like tongue,tripe, etc. Since it was Thursday with the $5 burrito special, I chose a carnitas burrito, wet (for an additional charge). It looked good and was filled with meat, a bit of bean, and a hefty sprinkle of onions and cilantro down the middle. What it lacked was flavor. A liberal dusting of salt prior to cooking would do wonders for the meat. Others in our party had the tacos and another the burrito with goat. I think the taco was the winner for the money. Same complaint on the second burrito and we added our own salt to the salsa that accompanied the (store bought) chips. Service was friendly, if a bit slow, and you definitely get a LOT of food for the money.