Cinco De Mayo, Levittown's Mexican Restaurant

Cinco De Mayo is a little hole-in-the-wall secret located on Bristol-Oxford Valley Road in Levittown, Pennsylvania. This fabulous find is a fantastic Mexican restaurant offering dine-in service and take-out, as well as catering services. The prices are insanely cheap, appetizers range from $4.95 to $8.95, entrees between $7.95 and $13.95, burritos and quesadillas are served a ala carte and range in price from $4.95 to $9.95 and the wide variety of soft or hard tacos are only $2.50 each. Side orders can be purchased to go with your a la carte choices for only 99 cents each! It's nearly never crowded and the service is terrific, and fast to boot!

Cinco De Mayo's menu is vast and full of delicious Mexican delights. For appetizers, chose from Tres Tamales, Rojo de Cerdo o Verde Pollo o de Rajas y queso, which is a plate of three pork or chicken or bell pepper & cheese tamales, Cuatro Flauntas de Res or de Pollo, four crispy beef or chicken tacos or Nachos Fiestas, a plate ofpork or chicken nachos. You can also order one of their two fantastic salads or a bowl of one of the five scrumptious soups. Caldo de Pollo is our absolute favorite; it's a delicious Mexican chicken soup.

As for entrées, they have a huge, extensive selection of choices and every entree is served with their fabulous rice and beans. Chicken dishes range from Pollo Frito, fried chicken, Fajita De Pollo, chicken fajitas to Pollo Rositizado, roast chicken and Brocheta de Pollo, which is an oh-so tasty stewed chicken in a rich blend of Mexican spices. They have a wide variety of beef & pork options to including Fajita Asada - De Res, a skirt beef fajita and Bistec A La Mexicana, Mexican steak or Carne Enchilada de Cerdo, pork enchiladas.

The burritos are served a la carte and are so, so yummy! The Burrito de Pollo, a chicken burrito with lettuce, cheese and sour cream is my very favorite. Another mouth-watering option is a quesadilla, our favorite being Quesadilla Garande, which is a giant flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat (ours is beef) and lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese. They also offer a wide variety of tacos with your choice of corn or flour shells. You can pick from a selection of chicken, beef, ham, sausage, steak and shrimp.

There are also a wide variety of seafood options, including Sopa de Mariscos, Mexican seafood soup, Fajitas de Cameron, shrimp fajitas, Tres Tostadas Camaron, three marinated fish filled tortillas or Camarones a la Mexicana, with is Mexican style shrimp. They also have Fritos Huachinango, fried red snapper and Cuatro Jaibas Rellenas de Mariscos, which is a serving of four stuffed crabs. Vegetarians will also find something they love, whether it be the Burrito Vegerariano, a vegetable burrito or Chile Relleno de Queso, a cheese stuffed bell pepper.

The Kid's Menu consists of all-time kid favorites, like Perro Caliente Con Papa Fritas, hot dogs and French fries and Hamburguesa Con Queso Y Papas Fritas, cheeseburger and French fries. They also have child-sized portions of Arroz Con Carne Asada o Pollo, rice with steak or chicken. All items on the Children's Menu are priced at $3.95 each.

Cinco De Mayo also serves breakfast. Each platter is served with a hearty helping of beans, French fries, toast or tortilla or you can order a variety of breakfast tacos for only $1.95 each. Breakfast options include Heuvos a la Mexicana, Mexican eggs, Heuvos con Chorizo, eggs with sausage or Jamon can Heuvos, ham with eggs.

Side orders offered are sour cream, beans, rice, tortillas, guacamole and Pico de Galo. Beverages include Jarritos; a fruit flavored soft drink that is less carbonated than regular soda and Coca-cola Mexicana, a sweeter, milder flavor than American Coke. You can also order regular soda and coffee.

Don't hesitate to stop in and try a wide variety of the menu options. It might not be a place you would normally visit but I promise you will not be disappointed with the quality of the fresh ingredients or the friendliness of the staff at Cinco de Mayo.