De Leon's Mexican - Omaha Locations

omaharocks · Post by **omaharocks** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:29 pm

Going into the old Godfather's space on the SEC. It's not open yet, but they're doing work inside and there is already signage outside. Sign says it's open 24 hours - anyone know anything about it?

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:24 pm

Many locations in Lincoln. They're big on the after bar hours crowd if that's any indication on the food quality...

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:18 am

Yeah, DeLeon's is definitely catering to the post-bar crowd. I've heard conflicting reports about it but generally reviewed as great drunk food.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:06 pm

I have eaten at the North 27th St. location in Lincoln. The food is much like Abelardo's. Nothing fancy but delicious nonetheless.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:48 pm

I eat mexican several times a week and I'm telling you this place is absolutely bottom of the barrel horrid.

l-dude · Post by **l-dude** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:36 pm

The joke in Lincoln about DeLeon's is that almost every time a local gas station/convenience store, strip-mall tenant, etc. goes under, DeLeon's is there to rehab and reopen them as one of their shops. They've grown quickly, ten or twelve locations in Lincoln (I think they started here), in the last few years. Most, if not all are open 24 hours. Their labor, real estate (of the places I've seen) food ingredients, etc. has got to be low. I've never been in one, but of the people I know that have, most all say the breakfast burrito is good. That opinion and the fact they're open 24/7 means popular drunk food.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:51 pm

Their chicken burrito is good. The food quality used to be really good when there was only one out on west O street in the trailor park (not kidding). I remember we would go there at 1 in the morning and there would be a line a block long for the drive thru.

mgmlot93 · Post by **mgmlot93** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:04 pm

Yeah, the food is basically Abelardo's, that's not a bad thing just saying that is what you should expect.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:29 am

Ace cash express, just south of Mama's Pizza, will become a DeLeon's Taco Rico.

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:15 am

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Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:49 am

As a former Lincolnite that lives by there...this is awesome.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:29 am

Yeah, I have my eye on their Lincoln Breakfast Burrito...

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:52 am

Linkin5 wrote:As a former Lincolnite that lives by there...this is awesome.

Been to De Leon's alot...don't remember much about the food.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:17 pm

iamjacobm wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:As a former Lincolnite that lives by there...this is awesome.
Been to De Leon's alot...don't remember much about the food.

A little hazy, huh?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:51 pm

They repainted the exterior of the DeLeon's Taco Rico building (Former Hot & Now building)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:23 pm

Dining review: DeLeon’s offers vast menu and cheap, tasty street tacos that rival South O’s

Sarah Baker Hansen - World-Herald staff writer wrote:DeLeon’s has a menu that takes some keys from South Omaha food trucks and some from Americanized Mexican menus. Ultimately, though, it checks the most important boxes, especially for late-night drive-thru cuisine: It’s cheap, fast, flavorful and filling.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 3:49 am

DeLeon's has a very similar menu to Abulardo's. The food tastes about the same, too. Which is to say, muy bueno.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:40 pm

nativeomahan wrote:DeLeon's has a very similar menu to Abulardo's. The food tastes about the same, too. Which is to say, muy bueno.

And that is a high endorsement! i will have to try this place out then. I thought it was just another 'Taco John's' but if both you and Sarah give it a thumbs up...

I guess then, that this is a huge plus for the Saddle Creek development and the UNMC food prowl, and with the new hotel just starting up (and maybe a second hotel coming afterwards) a nice range of options.

Qdoba, Wild Hog, Panera, Mimi's all the way up the Salween and down to La Casa this stretch of Saddle Creek is turning into a nice food Mecca!

Edit - I now see that this was pulled from the Saddle Creek thread...

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:30 am

Did the Saddle Creek DeLeon's just go out of business?

Otown88 · Post by **Otown88** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:33 am

I stopped by there yesterday...One guy was trying to run the whole thing by himself but they were open for business

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:49 pm

Coyote wrote:Did the Saddle Creek DeLeon's just go out of business?

Many moons ago when I worked for Taco Bell, I was at this location when it was a Hot 'n Now.

Looks like the property is for lease too.

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19719673 ... -Omaha-NE/

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:27 pm

Otown88 wrote:I stopped by there yesterday...One guy was trying to run the whole thing by himself but they were open for business

I went to Mama's Pizza Saturday night and DeLeon's was open.

Greg

Post by **Brad** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:44 am

Coyote wrote:Did the Saddle Creek DeLeon's just go out of business?

Building for sale, but comes with a 5 year lease for De Leon's
http://properties.nainpdodge.com/711NSaddleCreekRd

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:27 pm

I see D'Leon's is opening another location in the southwest corner of 168th & Harrison. Their website says "Coming soon."

Also, is it "De Leon's", "DeLeon's", or "D'Leon's"? They all seem to get used interchangeably.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:51 pm

I swear that D'Leons on 114th has messed up my order nearly a half-dozen times in a row. Nobody else in the family has this issue...but I never get what I ordered when I get home. (And my wife doesn't understand why I don't want to go there again.)

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:21 pm

The 168th & Harrison St (southwest corner - Harrison Village) location is open (has been for a couple of months):

D'Leon's Taco Rico
16919 Audrey St Ste 20
Omaha, NE 68136
531.375.5439
https://www.dleonsmexicanfood.com/

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:26 pm

I saw a DeLeon’s sign yesterday up on an old LJS building near 84th and Hascall.
I think their food is interchangeable with Abelardo’s. Basically Mexican street food served indoors. It certainly isn’t gourmet Mexican cuisine, but you get what you pay for.

bigredmed1 · Post by **bigredmed1** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:57 pm

HskrFanMike wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:51 pm I swear that D'Leons on 114th has messed up my order nearly a half-dozen times in a row. Nobody else in the family has this issue...but I never get what I ordered when I get home. (And my wife doesn't understand why I don't want to go there again.)

Yep. Have to agree here. Messing up my order and their food is not at Abelardos' level as others have said. Tried the 114th street location several times and ordered simple things like tacos only to have them screw it up. They are off my list as well.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:01 pm

nativeomahan wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:26 pm I think their food is interchangeable with Abelardo’s. Basically Mexican street food served indoors. It certainly isn’t gourmet Mexican cuisine, but you get what you pay for.

Yep. Abelardo's, Lina's, and D'Leon's are all very similar.

labguy · Post by **labguy** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:00 pm

The one on 84th south of Center in the old Subway finally opened this week.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 3:09 pm

labguy wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:00 pm The one on 84th south of Center in the old Subway finally opened this week.

Starting to wonder if that would ever open. The outside seemed to be ready to go for a while now.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 3:10 pm

Is it just me, or did they very suddenly decide to expand their locations... a lot.

OmahaRedWing · Post by **OmahaRedWing** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:36 pm

ChadJK wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2024 3:10 pm Is it just me, or did they very suddenly decide to expand their locations... a lot.

You are correct. They just opened another one in Bellevue. Twin Creek area. Used to be the location for Green Beans Coffee.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:05 am

I ate yesterday (Sunday morning) at their new location near 84th and Frederick. The place was clean and service was quick. The food leans a little bit more toward the “Mex” side of Tex-Mex.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:29 am

nativeomahan wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:05 am I ate yesterday (Sunday morning) at their new location near 84th and Frederick. The place was clean and service was quick. The food leans a little bit more toward the “Mex” side of Tex-Mex.

I like their Chorizo Breakfast Burrito.

Lunch I like the Arizona Burrito.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:18 pm

How does this compare to Abelardo's? As a loyal Abelardo's fan, I feel dirty saying this, but I'm afraid the quality has gone down some while the prices have gone up quite a bit in recent years. It's hard to put my finger on it, but it seems like right around the time they started packaging their hot sauce and using the black clamshell containers, the prices have gone up while something about the flavor changed. It's still good, but not as good, I hate to say.

How does De Leon's compare? I can't believe I've never been to the one on Saddle Creek, I guess they're always busy.

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:38 pm

I haven't had De Leon's in about 20 years from their West O street location in Lincoln. As a kid that had just moved from rural Nebraska, it was the most amazing thing I'd ever eaten. It was also 3 am and I was inebriated. I feel like it's best to just leave it as a memory.

ita · Post by **ita** » Wed Jul 17, 2024 2:27 pm

Busguy2010 wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:18 pm How does this compare to Abelardo's? As a loyal Abelardo's fan, I feel dirty saying this, but I'm afraid the quality has gone down some while the prices have gone up quite a bit in recent years. It's hard to put my finger on it, but it seems like right around the time they started packaging their hot sauce and using the black clamshell containers, the prices have gone up while something about the flavor changed. It's still good, but not as good, I hate to say.

How does De Leon's compare? I can't believe I've never been to the one on Saddle Creek, I guess they're always busy.

Pretty comparable, but I still prefer Abelardo's. It's not like light year's away difference. I would put Abelardo's, Deleons, and Lina's all in the same level, for the most part. They all do something better than the other.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu May 29, 2025 1:50 pm

D'Leon's Taco Rico
11855 S 216th St, Suite 1
Gretna, NE 68028
https://www.dleonsmexicanfood.com/

If the large flashing open signs in the windows are any indicator, the D'Leon's in Gretna is now open.

Post by **nebugeater** » Thu May 29, 2025 2:13 pm

ChadJK wrote: Thu May 29, 2025 1:50 pm D'Leon's Taco Rico
11855 S 216th St, Suite 1
Gretna, NE 68028
https://www.dleonsmexicanfood.com/

If the large flashing open signs in the windows are any indicator, the D'Leon's in Gretna is now open.

Started flashing open on Tuesday.

I would hope that those vinyl banners with the name of the place are temporary on the building, in many cases, that would be a safe assumption, but who knows for sure with this.