La Sirenita

Mole rojo burrito ⭐⭐⭐✨ - don't think I'd order again but was pretty good if that's what you want - I think it's too heavy for me Nopales burrito ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - my partner ordered this and I was jealous - it tastes well rounded Asada looked good, I might try that next time for myself.

Excellent Mexican restaurant, I recommend this place 100%. The owners are very friendly. We ate, menudo, pastor huraches, enchiladas, and hamburgers, and it was exquisite, everything fresh and cooked to order. I loved the pastor; the flavor is absolutely delicious. I definitely recommend this place.

Absolutely phenomenal tacos (I got quesobirria and lengua) my friends got around 4 other meat options and loved it. My fiancé got a red mole burrito the size of a small child that was only $13 and fantastic. Five stars. Ate too fast for pictures. Super fast service as well.

This place was so cute. I wanted to try a Portland staple and this was recommended. The food we got was big and came out super fast. I ordered the cosfilas and nopales which is short ribs with cactus and it was amazing. It taste just like my grandmas food. My partner ordered the steak platter and it was really good too

breakfast burrito is out of this world. shareable!

This place was dingy, dirty, wiped the table myself, there is no service, just a guy to take your order, you will return to ask for condiments or sauce, won't be offered, food is bland and sub-par. There is a fair selection, price is good, but it's alighned with a fast food restaurant feel, slightly above quality. This place was recommended by a co-worker, and I'd never listen to him again. I see he has no class. It was hot, no AC, and appeared to be struggling in every way. I've had food carts better. I'm an honest critic. Sorry! If you like stringy over chewy beef and rubbery chicken. And Flys circling you, Enjoy.

This place is what's up for that good good OG Mexican food. Maybe the best carnitas in town.

A tiny little diner serving what appears to be authentic Mexican food. I ordered 3 tacos, I could only finish two. Very tasty and very tasty salsas. I asked for tostadas (chips), even though I was charged for them, they were freshly made. No fountain drinks or alcohol, but bottled sodas. Main items on the menu were tacos and burritos, no traditional Mexican plates, that's the only reason I don't rate them a 5. Give them a shot.

chimichanga was so good, the dude working was super nice, $13 for a FAT burrito is so fire. best Mexican I've had in portland tbh

Great value, delicious food. What more could you ask for? Their burritos are 100/10, easy.

Continuing the hunt for the best vegetarian burrito in town, this stop was La Sirenita! Right on NE Alberta, you might walk straight past this older building without seeing their sign above you. It could be easy to overlook. But once you walk inside, it's much more colorful than expected. And with burritos ranging from $8-9, it's pretty well priced. A cheese quesadilla is $3.50, and single tacos range from $2-2.50. So how was it? Decent! I'd eat it again! I don't think it's a contender for best veg burrito in the city, but no one has met that standard yet. Good size, decent filling, good tortilla.

Solid taco shops are hard to find outside of Southern California. Great breakfast burrito.

Things change inflation sucks ,the salsa bar is up and running again so now i'm back!! Carne asada fajita burrito no rice was muy bien!!

It took me about 5 times eating here to hone in on what I like. I wasn't really a fan but now that I have tried the ground beef taco and ground beef taco salad...I'm in. They have a pretty big menu. Lots to choose from. Online isn't as trustworthy as going in to view the board. Tacos are filled to the brim and flavorful. Taco salad shell is perfect. Crunchy. Flaky. Yum. This is also packed to the brim. You can also ask for salsa to go. The mild has a kick so choose wisely!! Take out is always pretty quick. About 10-15 min. Staff are friendly. My wife enjoys the shrimp taco and says the flavor is great.

This is one of the oldest taco places in town, and, despite my long tenure in Portland, my first visit. I appreciated the bits of fat in the pastor taco, i like a little fat with my pork. The meat here and in the carne asada taco were freshly grilled, and the tortillas themselves had little grill grease on them. 4 sauces to choose from and some vegetables. Efficient service. Not much in terms of ambiance, but that's how these places roll. Roll on little mermaid.

Love the soft tostada! Service is always great. We've been coming here since 2009. We love supporting a local family-owned business.

A classic, old-school Taqueria with many cheap choices here (much better than La Bonita if that's all you're wondering). The basic tacos start at 2.70 (there is a little cash discount too). I'm mostly a taco guy but they got it all - tamales, burritos, chimichangas, tostadas and I think tortas. Their meat selection is big too - all the classics plus tripe, lengua, cabeza, buche, tingas, birria, and im probly still forgetting a few. I've tried a lot of their tacos and here's my judgement - Pastor: consistently nice and juicy, not too fatty. Those who like Korean style spicy pork will love this. - Cabeza: tender and meaty, not too gristly - Carnitas: good - Chicken: dry and flavorless - Buche: too greasy and tough - Tingas: dry Tho I wouldn't try some things again, they're good enough at the basics that I come back. Besides, stomach, head, tripe and tongue are always gonna taste kinda weird no matter how well it's prepared. The only reason I didn't do 5 stars is bc their chicken sucks and I wish their salsa had a tad bit more heat and flavor. But overall, solid spot. They don't sell beer but you can buy one at La Playita next door and they'll let you drink it there.

I have been going here since it opened up, over 20 years ago. Now every time I order a super Burrito, and when I get home to eat it . I get a different kind of Burrito. This is the forth time , this has happened. I'm done with this place. It used to be to be one of the best in Portland.

Excellent by all standards. They have an amazing menu. Amazing staff. And... Every. Single. Taco. Was. Bomb. I will be back.

we walked back to la sirenita for lunch yesterday and sat inside......i had 2 grilled fish tacos, and my partner had 2 grilled fish burritos....she took one home for lunch at work today.. ...the food was excellent as always, and the staff is so friendly....been coming here for decades, and we just relaxed and ate tasty food inside......it was busy inside and the customers got helped quickly....thx so much....

La Sirenita used to be one of my favorite places, but the last time I got it the flavor of the meat was not there. It tasted like a cheap Muchas gracias burrito.

I love this place, the vibe is so family. The food is perfect and prices are great. A great local spot to support.

Haven't lived in Portland for about 20 years... but I REMEMBERED their Carnitas Burrito & HAD to come back for more! It was as good as I remembered it (but the sauce was MUCH spicier! But that's a good thing, in my book!) It's affordable & DELICIOUS! Their burritos are HUGE -- even my teenager didn't finish it! Normally I would have stopped at half on a burrito this large, but I couldn't stop eating it! "Just one more bite" -- I finally pulled myself away with about 1/3 left, which I saved for the next day's afternoon snack. My husband got the vegetarian burrito & said it was good, too. DEFINITELY a BIG FAN of this establishment! :) I was VERY sad that Covid is keeping me from having the horchata & the posole that I also remember as DELICIOUS!! If you live here, once things get open again, TREAT yourself to a trip here!

Simple small Mexican restaurant. Quick service and lots of inexpensive choices. For me, the attention to the sauces, sides, and protein choices are really what separates a good Mexican restaurant from an average one. La Sirenita has excellent options in all of the above, so for me this has become my go to in the area. The crockpot of charred/flavored jalapeños and onions as a free side is an excellent example of how a simple extra can really set the place apart. Burritos, tacos, nachos... they are all delicious, I plan to go back and try the other offerings as well!

At nights when I can't sleep, I Google "Best California Burrito in Oregon" in various combinations of words. I browse pictures and reviews of various Mexican eateries , hoping to find something resembling a San Diego taco shop. Until today, I've found hints of similarities, but none have come close - until lunch at La Sirenita. Here's the lowdown: California Burrito - choice of meat (weird to give that option, but okay) was carne asada. It's juicy, not tough and flavored like any San Diego Taco shop's carne asada. The tortilla is slightly crunchy, and the contents are piping hot. There's no BS beans or rice here - it's packed with sour cream, REAL guacamole, cheese and pico de gallo. Every bite was followed with a smile because this truly was home. Carnitas Taco - fantastically crispy pork, cilantro and onions. No frills on two grilled tortillas. Only thing missing was guacamole. Crispy shredded beef taco - again, this was so close to what we miss from San Diego. The meat is tender, the shell is perfectly crisp. Outstanding. It's far from where we live, but beats hopping on a plane to get a taste of home.

We stumbled upon this place while strolling the streets. It seemed likes hole in the wall place. I don't even remember a sign out front. But we knew we hit back pot when we walked inside. The patrons were mostly Spanish speaking and the authentic smell of Mexican food fills the air. We were stumped on what to get and asked first suggestions. We settled for a variety of tacos. The al pastor, carnitas, asada and the pescado. All the tacos are made with corn tortillas. The al pastor had onions and cilantro on top, drenched in a reddish sauce and was delicious. The pescado (I got the fired fish) was crisp and had great flavors. Those had lettuce and tomatoes on top. The carnitas was wonderful, the flavor was really great. The asada was good as well. I did also try the chili relleno burrito, but that one fell short for me. Tacos are definitely the way to go! They have onions and jalapeños in a crockpot by the register. Get some. They are grilled and were excellent addition on my tacos. They have several sauces, limes and pickled vegetables beneath the menu signs. I like their red salsa over the green one. Overall, delicious bite for fair prices. Stop by here and you won't be disappointed.

Great little place with very good prices quality food and always nice and speedy service

Poor customer service. Arrived at 8:10pm, ordered - staff starts packing up salsa bar and then gave us our order packed to go. We sat down as the restaurant doesn't close until 9pm. Was informed by staff we cannot eat in. This was not communicated at time of placing order. Ok, grabbed our order to eat in our freezing car and there were no utensils. Hospitality so poor in that space. Guess we should've realized when every seat was empty.

My most favorite item on the menu...the shrimp tacos!!! They have a sauce that they grill them with and the onion/peppers combo is just so yummy! It is so convenient to love your order and pick it up to go. Beware their hot salsa is like 5 alarm hot!!

It has been several years but the burritos were as good as I remember them - probably my favorite in Portland! And they travel well if you're getting takeout. Can't wait to be back.

Best Mexican spot in Portland. Huge burritos and lots of options on the menu. I was their delivery guy for a couple of years and the owner used to give me new things to try. Strongly recommend the machaca burrito.

Mmmmm fajita carne asada burrito was FIRE and qt pie working the front. Great service. Been good since the last i been 13 years ago.

Definitely doesn't look like much as you pass by, but you've gotta check out La Sirenita! We got an array of things, but I absolutely recommend a tamale or any street taco. But whatever you choose will be great. Oh and you must get the fried onions and add them to everything! So good!

In the past 28+ years, I've never been disappointed coming here. Great service and great prices. Wish the food was hotter, but other than that it's always delicious and fairly quick.

This was another high school favorite of mine that I haven't stepped foot in since high school. They were known for their HUGE burritos and quick service. They were closed down years ago for a period of time and I was younger so I didn't know why, but I know they did some cleaning before they had reopened. Upon entering everything looked the same, literally no upgrade, old tables, chairs, counter and water/juice holders. We ordered: carne asada nachos, a carne asada taco, a chicken taco, carne asada quesadillas and rice and beans. We always order too much food and end up with left overs times two! But, in our defense we hadn't ate all day and our eyes are always bigger than our stomachs! The food was good, not exceptional or mouth watering but not the worst we've ever had. I think they're better for their burritos and it totally sucks that they don't have tamales!! A little ant crawled across my napkin and from then on I was checking everything for ants, luckily we found none. I won't be going back here again because there are too many GREAT Mexican restaurants to settle for this one. Happy Yelping...

Usually my go to is the chicken burrito (and for your lactose intolerant people it doesn't come with cheese...its the best chicken burrito in the city) but today I got a shredded beef chimichanga. It was perfectly cooked (crispy) and filled with quality ingredients for a fair price. The last changa I got was from Muchas Gracias (full of onions, wet and soggy, not crispy or cooked well) and the one before from La Bonita (more expensive and also soggy and tasted like the oil since it wasn't cooked properly) Good job La Sirenita! You are the best lunch spot for Mexican food in the city!

La Sirenita rocks. Cactus burrito, cueritos tacos, pastor, carnitas, cabeza. Do yourself a favor and eat good!

I'm gonna give this place ALL the stars based on a single sope. That's right. A little snack, better than a tostada, smaller than a huarache, but all the small indicia of goodness that I can confidently say points to a kitchen full of folks who know wtf they are doing and who's food you want to eat. Why all the fuss? That sope was made in-house, from some real masa. Not that hard, dry, stale stuff you can buy a bag of at any SoCal grocery store, but the real deal. Ditto w/ the condiment bar. You see real veg over there, not just 3 kindsa canned salsa. All of this adds up to real, home made, well prepared and carefully prepared food. Eat your face off stuff. It's saved on my map. (& los servicios are serviceable)

Best place in Portland, I've been coming here for seven years starting in High school. My boyfriend moved up from California and stated this was the best taco he's had thus far. Hole in the wall family joint, please please please support

Probably my favorite Mexican restaurant in Portland. You're not going to get a nice sit down meal, but you'll be in there with laborers and builders who know what is authentic.

Been going to this place for like a decade & they never disappoint. Everything is delicious! Tacos , Burritos ... even their cheeseburger is amazing. Not only is the food great, so are the prices.

Great tacos and the young man working the front is really good at his job :D Had the fish tacos and veggie tacos both very good. Love the location and the indoors are very cozy. Will be coming back to try the burritos!

This is by far one of the best authentic Mexican restaurants I have been to world wide! Their customer service skills are great I came in troubled to what I wanted to order and the cashier lead me to the perfect meal. There chicken chimichanga! Which I have been back for 3 times this week alone for! They have a homemade green sauce which is to kill for!! And there prices are the best around town. Although this is a restaurant they still perfect street tacos !! And if you have ever been to California you no how killer street tacos are ! In all honesty I get married September 2nd and am in the middle of cancelling my current venue providers to have this restaurant cater!! This business has earned a loyal customer !!

They used to have the best French fries! So disappointed! They were skinny, dried out nasty fries. No more grilled onions either and all of their prices have gone up. Plenty of awesome small taquerias around but they used to be our favorite. So sad. Los Pepitos or Santo Domingo from now on. Adios old friend.

First off this place is a TACO SHOP not Chi-Chi's or Acapulco restaurant (that you are used to) for your "BUSINESS TRIP" stops. The majority of people that eat here are CONSTRUCTION WORKERS like I am. People come here for the great food and more bang for their $$. But if you value ambiance the most then this place is not for you. And if you wanna be waited by nicely dressed waitress and a Roomba Robot Vacuum roaming around the dining room PLEASE DON'T GO TO THIS PLACE. My review: They serve more delicious dishes than you can name and they are in giant portions for less.

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I love supporting local! La Sirenita offers amazing and authentic Mexican food. I always come here when I am craving Mexican food. The staff is very friendly and knows the menu very well. If you're ever on a slump on what to get, they would genuinely help you choose on what you're craving for. I ask them to surprise me every time I come here when I want tacos. They have yet to disappoint!

This place is amazing! I was craving a "plate filled to the brim" Mexican restaurant experience and they really turned it out. We had two combo plates ($8.50/each) and *bottomless* horchata (only $2!) The carnitas in my burrito were so tender. Definitely my new favorite spot for a hearty Mexican dinner!

One of the oldest and one of the still best places for inexpensive and delicious Mexican food. Hard to beat their soft tacos. Generous fillings and really tasty. Orchata and Jamaica for the win.

Been going here for years, haven't been in awhile and was a bit surprised to see the jump in prices. Food was really good and still a huge portion! Still a great value! One of the best deals on Alberta for sure!

this don't look like a rice cheese burrito asada to me smh. next time I come I better get a free one. actually no make it two cause you guys got both of em wrong. this is just disappointing

Used to be my go-to when i lived in North Portland. Probably my favourites of both the North Portland and Sellwood districts.

Ordered a carne asada wet burrito and a super carne asada burrito togo. The wet burrito was pretty good but the carne asada was a little chunky with too much gristle for my tastes. The super burrito wasn't as great as they put a chile relleno in it. I think this was by mistake as my husband asked for sour cream and there was a chile relleno inside but no sour cream.

La Sirenita was once my #1 go to Mexican restaurant in NE pdx. Hot, generous portion sizes for a great price. The pandemic has been really hard on restaurants, but it seems much harder on La Sirenita than most. Their prices have literally doubled in a year, no more extras like grilled onions or pickled veggies, and somewhat unorganized staff. For a hole in the wall mexican place, charging premium, pearl district pricing like $10 for a breakfast burrito, that is arguably not as tasty than their $5-6 breakfast burrito from 18 months ago has me disappointed. I'll pop in once in a while for sure when I get a hankering but sadly, better options are out there nowadays.

Had a great california burrito with steak. I wasn't sure about this place when I walked in but the burrito was awesome, the hot sauce was good and it was pretty empty. Great small place with good burritos.

This Mexican shop is a diamond in the rough out in Alberta! Although it has an unassuming appearance from the street, once you get inside you'll see their great service, cheap and expansive menu, and efficient food production process. I can't vouch for how authentic the dishes are, but I can definitely confirm that the chili relleno burrito is BOMB both in quality and quantity. If you're in the mood for it, you won't be disappointed, and you won't be leaving hungry. It was so fresh off the grill that I had to eat it in small bites to prevent 1st degree mouth burn! A cold horchata that cools the palate and sweetens the tongue is the perfect pair to most of the dishes here, too. Oh yeah, and their selection of grilled jalapenos and pickled carrots & onions were as good or better than any other Mexican place in PDX! Not quite as many salsa options as Los Gorditos, but that's really the only con I can think of! I'm definitely going back next time I'm in the neighborhood to try something else!

Like many mornings before it, I woke up and before opening my eyes I thought to myself " I need a burrito " . Fate ,or as some might call it yelp, brought me to La Sirenita. I ordered a fajita burrito with carne asada for 4.50$...!!! As I waited for my food I perused the salsa bar and excitedly filled an excess of tiny cups. I felt a tad bit overwhelmed when I got my burrito. By the looks of it I knew it would not hold up long. After carefully weighing my options I just picked it up and went to town. A few bites in it started to fall apart. I attempted damage control but it wasn't long until I had to admit defeat and move forward with a new strategy of attack. I decided to go Indian food style; ripping off pieces of tortilla and using it to pick up the content of the burrito. My burrito was WTFdelicious (yes, WTFdelicious is one word) but, I was a little sad it quit on my so early in the game.