BuenoMalo in Andover

Good food & service! Nice vibes

I've found the Holy Grail. The PERFECT eating experience from start to finish. And surprise, it's at a taco shop!!Most meals, even fantastic ones, come with occasional missteps, whether it's cold, hard bread at a fancy steakhouse - or limp soggy French fries at a great burger place. You just always expect one piece of the meal to be lackluster, always.However, Bueno Malo REFUSES to give a sub-excellent food experience. Every single piece of our enormous meal was sensational. Not a single bad moment! Here's a recap below:Tacos - huge portions, generous amounts of pico de gallo salsa, big pieces of flaky delicious fried fish. There's no holding back.Quesadillas - We opted for the steak and shrimp. Again, super generous portion sizes with large chunks of juicy steak. Honestly, it felt like we could eat this with a knife and fork because the steak chunks were almost the size of steak tips!Sides - Homemade empanadas, deep-fried pockets filled with juicy mushrooms. This felt like a juicy lucy in the way that molten mushroom juice hit you...

This is absolutely my favorite restaurant. The food, the service, the atmosphere are fantastic. This is not traditional Mexican food nor is it Tex-Mex. It’s pure SoCal. A Los Angeles style neighborhood Taqueria meats Cheers!If you want real flavor, an awesome menu in a cozy upbeat place, this it your happy place.Want to try one of almost 150 different tequilas or choose from a fantastic selection of craft beer to compliment Northshore Magazines’ “Best Taco of the year” (multiple year's running)? This is the place. The shrimp ceviche will change your DNA, it’s fantasticIf you want small six bite burritos, average tacos or a plate average Mexican food with lots of lettuce, tomatoes and refried beans you really need to go elsewhere.There is nothing average about BuenoMalo. Come see for yourself.