El Rey Plaza
3524 W Burnham St, Milwaukee, WI, 53215
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Address :
3524 W Burnham St
Milwaukee, WI, 53215 - Phone (414) 643-1616
- Website https://www.elreyfoods.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :7:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Loud
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Mexican Cuisine
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
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Charles F.
We miss a lot about MKE since moving to Florida, but one of the biggest losses is El Rey. There is no place for good Mexican & Hispanic food in this area. We especially miss the El Rey brand tortillas, only masses produced national brands to be found. A mail order division would be great so we could order El Rey tortillas, chips, seasonings, and other products. Now we have to rely on trips back, or wait for friends & family to send our favorites. By the way, family that live in Seattle also lament the fact that they have no good Mexican food there, and were not happy we can no longer supply them!
(5)Topher L.
I love the bakery, the hot food, the meat, the sea food. This is the perfect place for me to get my fill of all the essentials. Their employees are busy are they are make sure that you get what you need and get out at check out quickly. It is funny there are gorcery stores with 10 times the staff and technology and they cannot match the customer service.
(5)Nicole H.
Not the biggest, bestest, most stocked El Rey in town, but it's the most convenient for me to shop at and I'm never disappointed. Best part of this location is the cafe - the food is spectacular and incredibly priced. The biggest appeal of any El Rey for me is the produce - both the low prices and the selection. Avocados and tomatoes are regularly a third of the price of my local Pick N Save. Ginger root, guava and all kinds of other things my crappy Pick doesn't sell - all for great prices. Every time I'm here I buy something I've never had before - because I can and it's cheap. Their bakery and hot deli are usually the draw for me - I always go home with churros and an empanada or two. I don't go nearly as often as I should, since every time I'm there I think to myself "why don't I come here more?"
(4)Nana H.
This location is the closest to my home, the store is always clean. I pick my hot salsa and chili lime chips when I'm in the mood for some mexican. They have the best sliced cakes in the bakery dept.
(5)Steve G.
Going here is just a fun experience, it's a grocery store with a small diner spot too. The flautas and carnitas from the grocery store are terrific and the beans/rice are good from the diner. Other things from the diner look good but I've never tried them.
(4)O K.
I love their freak salsa and tamales. Very reasonably priced grocery, deli items and an extensive bakery selling some yummy churros! It's in a kinda shady looking area though, that's be my only complaint. Also, I've been to the other nearby el rey location but for some reason, the oklahoma (closer to me) does not sell the same items. I go the distance to come to this'd locale.
(5)Steve S.
The 35th and Burnham El Rey is my favorite El Rey. Great, colorful produce with great prices. Friendly, helpful employees. Nice little restaurant, too!
(5)Joanna T.
Words cannot express how much I adore El Rey. They have it all - cheap, fresh produce, friendly people, the most amazing deli and fresh salsa. My favorite part of shopping here is the in house cafe. Everything is crazy cheap, very authentic and delicious. Today I had a carne al pastor torta. Holy Sh**! It arrived in less than 5 minutes, the bun overflowing with tasty, tasty al pastor, lettuce, tomatoes and big chunks of creamy avocado. Normally I can only finish half of a torta, because they are really big but today's was extra delicious and I polished the whole thing off, much to the dismay of my husband who had hoped for leftovers. Too bad for you! Did I mention this sandwich masterpiece was less than $5? I love you El Rey.
(5)Andy C.
In need of finding a comparable replacement to my former go-to place called Pete's Fresh Market in Chicago, and I had read some nice things about the El Rey. Since we were already at Miller Park for Hank Aaron bobblehead day, I made the not so inconvenient detour of checking this location out: Location: 3 out of 5 While close to Miller Park, it would be a low to moderate effort to make it out from the third ward. It's not so close that I could make it there without an agenda or loose list in mind, i.e., it would be an inefficient use of my time and resources to just get milk or just get fruit or just get meat. I'm not so good with neighborhoods of MKE yet, but I saw a few signs that said Burnham Park, and this is incidentally at the corner of 35th and Burnham. Free and ample parking on site, and an added bonus is that you don't need a quarter to pay a deposit for the grocery carts. Selection of fruit and veggies: 4 out of 5 Right up there with Pete's when it comes to selection of nice looking produce. My lunch typically consists of a smoothie that I make with my non Vitamix blender, and I saw the apples, pears, mangos, berries (all types: straw, rasp, blue, black), watermelon, aloe, beets, carrots, kale, etc. that I usually use. Selection of meat items: 5 out of 5 Holy smokes, this place has gotten it on. I've always thought myself to be fairly open minded when it comes to looking at cuts of meat and meat products that were born of necessity. After all, Chicago had a non-trivial Latino population who brought their own traditions and recipes with them. So as I perused the aisles (yes, I did peruse them in the real sense of the word, and not the oft mis-used "browse" intention), I was pleasantly surprised to see some of my old favorites: oxtails, various types of chicharrons, various varieties of tripe, poultry including gizzards, hearts, and necks, cuts of beef and pork that are usually only popular with Asian and Latino people, etc. And then I sort of stopped and came face to face with items that well, surprised me. Pork snouts (whole, not in suize form), pure slabs of bacon fat, beef testicles, beef lips, pork uterus, pig head, beef hearts, pork hearts, all come to mind. See my pics. They're not meant to gross you out or be like, "oooh, look at this effed up sh!t they have at the ol supermercado." It's simply to show you that these items exist and like I said, some of them were born out of necessity when times were much tougher. Selection of Dry Goods: 4 out of 5 Didn't take too close of a look at these, but the dry goods department seemed to be ample. Old favorites like rice and beans, with some new discoveries like what I perceived to be "Tang", but with flavors like guava. I think it was called "Klass" or something like that. Pre-mixed spices were in abundance, as were soup mixes, and cereals you might find in normal grocery stores. Offerings from hot Deli/Restaurant: 5 out of 5 The hot deli had roasted chicken, tamales, a few types of stews (menudo, maybe), the fried chiles with cheese in them, and of course, ready to eat chicharron. The restaurant they have on site specializes in authentic Mexican tacos, and while I did not order anything, there were a various crossroads of demographics there, including families with young children, younger single people, and what I perceived to be dating or married couples. Price: 5 out of 5 Exactly what I had hoped for walking in, and the store did not disappoint. Individual manila mangoes were 2 for 89 cents, heads of Romaine were about a buck (these have been really expensive these days), and the cuts of meat you might find at other grocery stores were on average, 25 - 30% cheaper. They even have my favorite cold deli brand of all time, FUD. Kidding, it's not my favorite, but when the opportunity exists to get deli ham for under 3 dollars a pound...well, sometimes you just have to do it. Maybe next time... Customer Service: 3.5 out of 5 Staff working were friendly enough. The people stocking supplies greeted me and said hello, and the clerk rang up my order and was friendly enough, though he was carrying on a side conversation with his bagging partner. This doesn't really bother me, per se, but I could see how some people would interpret this as being mildly disrespectful towards customers. Overall: 4 out of 5 Strong 4 star experience. Will return for their nicely priced and vast selection of fruits and vegetables, as well as ribs, I'm sure.
(4)Jason K.
If you are coming here for Spanish groceries, there is no place better. When Cuban relatives come in town, we always go here and never leave without finding everything we need. Meats are great and prices are much better than other stores
(5)Alicia M.
I seriously love this place. It is only a few blocks from my house so I shop here at least once a week. They have THE BEST salsa (pico de gallo) and it is unbelievably good with the chili lime chips. They also sell Dean's milk products (which is the best milk to buy because they don't use any hormones) so I go here for all of my dairy. I can't believe the prices at the place too--I regularly find avocados on sale 4 for a dollar! If you go to Pick-N-Save up the street you will pay that much for 1 avocado! I have visited other El Rey's and this is my favorite but it's probably just because it's close to home and I'm used to shopping there. Highly recommend their tamales. The parking lot is a bit cray-cray so be careful.
(4)Michelle S.
Can't believe I haven't been in here for awhile. The remodel is quite nice with slightly larger aisles to move about. Great store for all of your Mexican needs. Large selection and variety of all things Latin, fresh produce and super low prices!!! If you are a purist about your margaritas, El Rey is the only way to go! 20 key limes for $1 - sometimes a tad bit more or a tad bit less - you will have a sore arm after all that hand squeezing, but think of the payoff! El Rey es mi favorita tienda!!! Gracias!
(5)Billy H.
Came here on a recommendation to try the al pastor tacos. Wow! They are very good! Al pastor is tricky because different states have different laws on how you can cook al pastor in the US. The best al pastor I've had was in Houston and Austin, TX, but El Rey is very, very good! Maybe the best al pastor tacos I've tried in the Midwest! It rivals those great places in Texas! Very flavorful! I will definitely stop here again if I'm in Milwaukee. BTW, if you are non-Hispanic or don't know any better, get the al pastor tacos with cilantro and onions (cilantro y cebolla) They are much better than lettuce, cheese, and tomato! (Most tacos are!)
(5)Karen H.
El Rey is the name of the game in Milwaukee for Hispanic shoppers. This location is my favorite. The full-service meat department is amazing.... they will cut anything you want, any way you want. The bakery is fresh and the hot take-out even has birria!! The store made tamales are the best in the city. Produce is fresh and the variety is broad. Need a 3 foot pinata...got em! Need dulces de leche...got em!Need bar soap scented with pipe tobacco...yeah, got that too!!! . In fact, this store has it all. It's not the fanciest El Rey, but it is a staple.There is also an in-store restaurant, so if your partner isn't into shopping, plunk them down for a taco while you browse the isles. Beware of the potholes in the parking lot tho.... you can loose a small dog in some of them. There is a Western Union in store as well as a service counter for buying phone cards to call family in Mexico and tickets to local events. The majority of the the staff is functionally bilingual, so don't be afraid you have to speak Spanish here. All I can say is... YO QUIERO EL REY!
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