This place is what Mexican should be. Not that overpriced stuff downtown. Cheap, greasy and tasty. It’s a family run restaurant that feels homey with all the family pictures around. The decor is very down to earth and make it feel authentic.

The food is cheap. If you only have about $5, you’ll eat well, or you can go for some of the fancier dishes that can go up to the upper teens like the whole snapper.

When you sit down you get some tasty and shiny chips and salsa, carrots and peppers, and a plate of beans and meat with a corn tortilla (no idea what it’s called). I had the nachos dias to start and the tamales ($5 for 4) plate for my entree. Man I was stuffed afterward and very satisfied.

It’s definitely worth the drive in my book. You’ll make up the gas money in extra food and it’s byob.

after reading the glowing reviews, i finally made my way down to this homie mexican restaurant. if you like no frills, authentic, homestyle mexican cuisine at low low prices, then nuevo leon is your place. our food came out almost immediately after we ordered, and boy was it greasy! the deep fry oil that our chips were cooked in was glistening on our chips, and also on the hard shells of my tacos.

plenty of locals at nuevo leon (always a good sign). service was less than stellar, but no bother to me.

Good ole fashioned home-made Mexican meal. Stick with basics like the chorizo tacos and fajitas. Yummmmmmm!

I can’t rave about this place enough. It looks unassuming, and when I went, it was full of people quietly chatting over their late lunch – who would guess that they have some of the most amazing Mexican food ever?
When we first sat down, the waitress brought us an amuse-bouche of a meatball and a small slice of potato. The meat was absolutely perfect and the broth they sat in, remarkable. I’m not going to lie, I dipped the chips they brought us into it.
Anyway, I’ll go on more about the food below.

The service was a little spotty, but like I cared. I was too busy drooling. Besides, once we actually ordered the food, it was out in literally 5 minutes.
Also, my friend and I ate big lunches, drank horchata and we spent only $20 total, including a nice tip.