Enchiladas Doña Lupe

Nice little family restaurant hidden a walking distance behind el Callejon del Beso. If you’re looking for something fancy, this is not the place for you. If you’re looking for some tasty traditional enchiladas mineras, this is the place for you. This place ONLY sells enchiladas and drinks. The lady who attended us was also very friendly.

Just be warned. I tried. God knows I did. I located it and trekked the featureless callejones up the mountainside to the unmarked, unremarkable door. Warned it gets busy, I arrived at 6 PM as advertized. No sign nor sign of life. I inquired at the tiny bodega down the callejon, and was told «Mas tarde.» Fair enough, but there is nowhere at the same altitude to get a beer or etc. Around 6:40, a young woman dailed her cell near the door, which opened, admitted her and slammed shut again. No light, no nada. Now I am the target of casual attention from nearby balconies and people traipsing up the hill. Finally at 7:30 with no sign of life, I rappeled down to Carnitas Sam for tacos, which were excellent, btw. Probably I am culturally insensitive. She has every right to run her business as she deems. But it makes it damn hard on a potential customer. The place is not easy to get to. Not sure I’ll try again, as this may some sort of elaborate Mexican hoax?

This restaurant is basically the kitchen and living room of a small house with the family making the enchiladas in the kitchen right as you walk in. The aroma is intoxicating, and while I hadn’t had enchiladas mineras before, these were outstanding. The family members waiting on the five or six tables in the place are very friendly, and the time it took from sitting down to having my food was just under five minutes. You get your food on a styrofoam plate with a plastic fork, so don’t expect anything fancy, but this is about as legit as it gets.
Due to the place being so tiny, it gets packed regularly, and it was full as I was leaving, though when I arrived at 7:30pm-ish on a Friday night, I was lucky enough to get a free table.

Enchiladas Doña Lupe is a bit hidden but it is surely a hidden gem. They have no menu; It seems there are option but they just brought me a plate of enchiladas and a beer, on request. There service was good and the food could not have been more delicious. Despite it’s English Unilocal presence, this place seemed like a popular, local spot. I will be back for more!

Wow! We knew as soon as we walked in we were in store for an amazing and authentic meal. You are basically dining in a small house, with Dona Lupe (?) cooking up enchiladas at an impressive speed a handful of feet away, in what is most likely a living room.
The place was packed with a line out the door, but we managed to get a small table next to a stack of glass bottles hidden behind a shower curtain (lol). I ordered the cheese enchiladas mineras and my husband ordered the chicken. They aren’t the most photogenic meals, so no photos were taken, but WOWSA, were they delicious. Amazing flavors that were even more complimented by adding some of the table jalapeños.
Also, their jamaica was the best I’ve ever had. My husband guessed it was cold brewed, but we really have no idea. It was the perfect balance of sweet and flavor, though.
For two meals plus two beverages our meal was around $ 7.50 USD.
Make sure you find this place and have a meal. They seem to only have one or two items on the menu, but they are perfect.

Not fancy but so sooo good! As someone from the states we often complain about not getting enough good Mexican good. Especially on the east coast. This place satisfied what I’ve been long for and was nothing short of spectacular.

I must say that this place is everything the reviews stated that it would be. The food is absolutely delicious.
In Mexico, the chicken isn’t loaded with hormones, and the taste is different from the CRAP we eat in the states. Imagine that chicken: PAN FRIED. Imagine enchiladas with carrots and potatoes. IMAGINE.
…the restaurant is small, and it looks like there is only one table, but they have a room with a few tables in back. The service is fast. The food is delicious. The prices are out of this world. Three plates of enchiladas with chicken, two bottles of Manzana Lift… 210 pesos. Ridiculous.
These are probably the best enchiladas I have had since coming to Guanajuato.

Puedes pedir la orden de enchiladas del minero rico o del minero pobre, o sea, con pollo o sin pollo. Al servirte, las piezas de pollo van enteras sobre las enchiladas. Y cuando vas pasando por fuera del local, todo el callejón huele delicioso. Las tortillas las fríen con manteca, así que su aroma se realza. Y en las mesas de la sala, puedes ver la televisión mientras escuchas el brincadero de aceite.
Eso sí, como es un negocio muy popular y va muchísima gente, yo recomiendo que vayas temprano porque la última vez que fui ya se había terminado el pollo y ni modo, me tocaron de pura de cebolla. Estaban muy buenas, pero iba yo con tanta ilusión…
Así que si pasas cerca de la Plaza de los Ángeles o de la calle Alonso, búscalas.

Los mexicanos somos expertos en hacer obras de arte con las tortillas. De enchiladas podríamos escribir un libro, pero en este caso hablaremos de las enchiladas mineras.
Yo he sufrido mucha confusión con estas echiladas pues al parecer todos las bautizan con nombres diferentes: en San Miguel se les conoce como Enchiladas del Portal, en Querétaro como Enchiladas queretanas, en San Luis potosí, enchiladas potosinas.
Todas son lo mismo, o por lo menos tienen la misma esencia y son deliciosas.
Hay que recibirlas en plato desechable o de plástico. Normalmente vienen 3 o 4 enchiladas. La tortilla va bañada en una salsa roja deliciosa y pueden ir rellenas de pollo o queso, dependiendo del pueblo. Encima viene lo que para mi es el secreto: papas y zanahorias fritas, doraditas, un poquito crujientes por fuera pero suaves por dentro y para coronar: una buena cucharada de crema, queso y unos dos o tres chiles en vinagre, gigantes chiles en vinagre…
Probé este estilo de enchiladas la ultima vez que estuve en Guanajuato; tuve la bendición de pasar por un changarrito que decía Enchiladas Doña Lupe. Obviamente no pude resistirme. Gracias a Dios que no me resistí. Supremas. No se las pierdan.

Si hay algo típico y tradicional en Guanajuato, esas son las enchiladas mineras. Y si hay un local con bastante tradición aquí, es el local de enchiladas de Doña Lupe.
Este es uno de esos y de los pocos en que puedo decir que conosco desde que tengo uso de razón.
Recuerdo estando muy pequeña a mi abuelita llegando a la casa con varias órdenes de enchiladas de doña Lupe, para toda la familia, tíos, tías, y primos.

Y si alguien sabía de buenas enchiladas, esa era mi abuela, porque a eso se dedicaba, a la venta de comida casera.
El sabor y la preparación es la típica de las enchiladas y ni en los mejores restaurantes se encuentra ese sazón.
Son altamente recomendables y aunque un poco escondidas vale la pena darse la vuelta y degustar de este sabor local.

Llegamos a estas enchiladas porque nos las recomendaron varias veces y es el lugar perfecto para cenar, pero si quieres entrarle en el desayuno o en la comida pues te vas a tener que esperar porque abren a las 6, eso si las puedes encontrar abiertas hasta muy tarde, como a eso de las 2, y como presumen en su letrero, abren diariamente. Sirven las tradicionales enchiladas mineras, una porción más que generosa. Cada orden es servida en una hoja de lechuga que desaparece bajo una montaña de enchiladas, queso riquísimo y una pieza de pollo entera si gustas. El sazón de las papas con zanahoria es delicioso y termina de rematar la montaña de comida en el plato. Es la cena perfecta para después de unas cervezas.
No me atreví a preguntar la receta, pero sería excelente tener esa sazón a la mano para cualquier día que se te antoje comer enchiladas.

We stumbled across this little restaurant that is located on the corner of Callejon del Venado by accident. Actually I should say we could all smell something delicious cooking. We were on a callejoneada passing by when all of the sudden we could all smell the same thing: enchiladas Mineras. I am in no way being dramatic, that is exactly what happened! You can smell this dish cooking down the block. After the callejoneada ended we headed back to Enchiladas Doña Lupe. The restaurant is small, and enchiladas mineras are the only thing on the menu but they are so delicious! The first part of the restaurant has a table for six and it is also where the enchiladas are cooked. There are 3 more tables on the left, like I said small.
Oh and did I mention cheap! The enchiladas were only something like 35 pesos. So happy we came across this little gem!