Fresco Tortilla for Big Tacos in the Bellevue

It isn’t easy to keep up with the line up at the Bellevue’s basement food court. They go through new restaurants like my sister goes through boyfriends, meaning the turnaround is real quick.

Fresco Tortilla replaced the corner spot occupied by Maui Dog’s. It features reasonably priced, semi-Americanized Mexican food- which is not necessarily a bad thing. The counter service is friendly and speedy. The menu features the usual suspects.

I like to order yucca fries, though I usually end up not loving them due to dryness. Yucca is starchy and when not prepared right it can taste like a potato’s great grandmother. I ordered them here anyway ($2.50), and was pleasantly surprised. The fries were crispy on the outside and moist inside.  The spicy chipotle dipping sauce went perfectly.

Tacos are bigger than your average and prepared in the American style; with lettuce and tomato. A steak taco ($2.70) had well seasoned meat, but was a little overcooked.

On special were tilapia tacos ($3), either grilled or crispy (fried) . The fried taco, with 3 pieces of battered fish, tasted better than it looked. The fish tasted fresh. The batter was slightly heavy, but in an enjoyable fast food sort of way.  Usually I need 3 tacos to make a meal, but as I said, Fresco Tortilla tacos are stuffed and 2 of these was quite enough.

Besides tacos, nachos, and quesadillas, Fresco Tortilla offers burritos, including breakfast burritos. I was most tempted by the chorizo, egg, and avocado breakfast burrito. A little more cheese would have been nice, but there was a generous amount of avocado, egg, and spicy chorizo. If you can finish this, you will be full all day.

It may not be the most authentic, but Fresco Tortilla is a good option for fast, affordable Mexican food in Center City.

THE + (What somebody who likes this place would say)

  • Filling, Mexican-ish food at reasonably prices
  • Nice fried fish and yucca fries

THE – (What somebody who doesn’t like this place would say)

  • Not quite authentic

Fresco Tortillas, 200 S Broad St, 215 735 1665 

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