La Bamba

I’m becoming increasingly pessimistic/​skeptical about the quality of Mexican food in the Lafayette/​West Lafayette area.
Dropped by here late on a Saturday night because I just wanted a snack and nothing else seemed to be open.
The two tacos I had were edible, but completely unappetizing. The meat was salty and oily and I could feel the grease dripping out off the tortilla. I didn’t think the lettuce served on top was very fresh. The lengua also had a strange gamey taste, and was too tough and chewy. Filled my stomach but I didn’t feel great afterwards.
At the very least the horchata was decent and not overly sweet. That was the only thing worth getting here because you can get huge cups for really cheap.

Hands-​down the best Mexican food in greater Lafayette Indiana. Still never understood why they took the Labamba away from West Lafayette Purdue campus… The storefront is still there and no one has taken over the building. Burritos as big as your head plus tortas and tacos… You can’t go wrong. If you want the extra hot sauce it’s available upon request behind the counter

I really like this place! You can get burritos in any of three sizes with anything you want on them. My favorite is the combination, with a little of everything on it. Avacado, cut fresh, and sour cream are a little extra.
The large flour tortillas are wonderfully thin and tasty and when it is all done it holds together like a burrito should. Their make their own salsa and it is triple good. It comes in two versions: regular and hot. I prefer the regular.
For drinks they have fountain pop and some Coke products plus Jaritos pop (limon, pina, etc.) and Sidral pop.
If you’re not burrito hungry, they have a number of other items. The tacos are really good and very inexpensive. Each one comes on two corn tortillas so you can remove the bottom tortilla if you want and make it into two tacos, giving you more acreage to put the great salsa on!
Other choices on the menu include: tortas, quesadillas (great for kids), different types of nachos. They can do vegetarian /​meatless dishes.
Get in line at the counter, place your order and pay the cashier. by the time you finish paying your food will be ready. Be sure to leave these hard-​working folks a generous tip in the tip jar.
They also have a drive-​up window which is as fast ordering inside. The inside is fun though with big nutty pictures of a guy with a burrito for a head, and various other scenes.
This is a mid-​western chain that still retains the flavor of a family run kind of place. The food seems very authentic to me. La Bamba is open really late, so if you are closing down the bars (it has been a while since I last did this) and feeling like something to eat before going home, this is a good choice.
Jeeze, just writing about it is making my mouth water. I heading out for La Bamba for dinner right now! Maybe I’ll see you there?