Las Palmas Mexican - Duarte

Great first experience trying a variety of items at Las Palmas! My wife and I found ourselves in need of some Mexican takeout enroute to visit our friends and see their new baby. If the new first time mom is craving Mexican food, you get her Mexican food. Being completely unfamiliar with Duarte we did a quick Google search and decided to give Las Palmas a try. It was the middle of the afternoon on a weekday so we had the place all to ourselves. As we sat at a table looking over the menu we were surprised to receive so much attention and so many free samples from the owner. The house made tortilla chips and salsa we terrific. They were light and super crunchy without a hint of greasyness. We were also treated to free samples of horchata and rice pudding. The horchata was so good that we decided to buy two. It was the best horchata that I have had in a long time. We decided to get one of each kind of taco, carne asada fries, and ribeye empanadas to share. Everything was very good. The quality of the beef stood out to me. It was flavorful, tender and moist, way better than the quality at the place around the corner in our neighborhood. My wife said that she really enjoyed the seafood tacos. My wow factor was the empanada. So amazing! I can only call the flavor mysterious. So savory but with a hint of sweetness that just felt right some how. The owner was very chatty. He told us all about how he had bought the restaurant eighteen months ago and was working on upgrading the quality of the entire menu. We hope that our friends are still craving Mexican food the next time we are in town for a visit. So, do yourself a favor and give this place a try soon.

I had a delicious and tasty breakfast at Las Palmas Halal Mexican Restaurant. Next time, I’ll definitely try lunch or dinner options.

It's a HALAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT, I used to eat their Girl chicken, Fish Taco, Shrimp Taco, Beef Empanada, Wet Burrito, Tamale and many items from the menu. Very friendly and welcoming owner and server! Highly recommend.

The beef burrito and fish tacos were great. The chipotle sauce and salsas are amazing. Chips are extra crunchy will definitely be back God willing to try the chimichanga. Syed is a great host.

I came here with friends while fasting. When the food came out, the owner himself graciously provided us with dates, water, smoothies, watermelon and a sweet rice pudding, all on his own and for free. Very nice and humble owner. I had the Super Burrito and it was delicious. The canerasada was tender (some chewy bits) but overall tender and juicy. I also had the whole picante chicken. I was expecting more of a kick to the chicken, but it was still good. Owner also provided us with complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was much more spicy than expected. Overall worth a try. Best of all, the meat is Halal/Kosher/Zabiha.