Reviews for Taquiero Taco Patio in Irvine, CA
Honestly wish I had a refund or maybe it just wasn't good timing to eat there. I understanding running out of something happens.... But being charged over $14 for something that was very much below average was horrible. Wish I had my money back. It tasted verywatery, probably cause of the sauces, like I can barely taste anything. I respect the amount they gave, but it just wasn't whatI was hoping for. Read more
Delicious. I got the carne asada fries and the tostada. The portions a huge, way bigger then we expected. We ate so much, and... still had leftovers! It was all amazing, carne asada is tender and the horchata is good. Will go back when visiting Irvine. Sogood! ???? Read more
A wonderful taco place. Their hyper focus on making quality tacos really shows. They have quality meats that are seasoned... wonderfully. The carne asada is flavorful (though a little dry) and the Al pastor was great (could go heavier on the acidicingredients to draw out more of that flavor). The corn tortillas have a unique flavor to them, and I really liked it thoughothers in my party did not. The guac was spot on and so was the rice, some of the best rice I've ever had. The beans were topnotch too. The chips were good. The salsa bar was a massive stand out. YOU HAVE TO TRY THE SALSA MACHA. It's so dark, rich,smokey, and delicious. It does have peanuts so watch for that. Overall, though it's not perfect and there is room forimprovement, I think they deserve all the good things coming to them and warrant a visit from you! Read more
How far they have fallen. We went through to celebrate a birthday on a Sunday afternoon and wished we went to tacobell for a... better experience. 2 staff members you have to search for. The restaurant is filthy, super gross. The salsa selection had a 3rdof thr options, with fizzy salsa that wasn't cooled. Beer selection was empty, we were forced to drink the end of a guava beerkeg that tasted like flamented/old gauva juice someone left out at room temperature. The beans were hard and dry, but less thanthe carne asada was... The urinals were broken and overflowing with urine(I'll spare you pictures of the disaster bathrooms)Even the neon lights were unmaintained. Highly recommend you skip on this one for any special occasions. Maybe wait forwhatever will replace it in the near future. UPDATE: Super nervous for the franchise if photos of a smashed door, filthy floors,empty beer spouts and broken urinals dont narrow down the location. Read more
I don't want to put this review but I believe I have to because since the first day that this location opened in this shopping... center we always had a good experience but the last time that we visited this location the experience was not the sameanymore. we visited this location for Taco Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, usually this location is packed on taco Tuesday butthere were only 2 people inside, first, we thought the restaurant is closed but when we walked in the lights were on and therewas a girl by the cashier. The interior design is nice and modern but the food quality dropped a lot. I'm not sure if this isbecause they opened another location but we got couple of tacos and there were all bad and we actually got food poisoning. Theyremoved their candy areas so no more candies kids. The sauces were way less than before and even on taco Tuesday they didn'trefill those. This is just my message to the owner to check and see what is going on and what they can do to improve it. Read more
When I first tried this Taquiero food, I was felt that it would be my favorite Mexican spot in Irvine. There are not that many... options either but their food was good. The last few times I have ordered, I have gotten my order wrong. Even though theirburrito have no rice or beans, they always include it. I specifically asked this time for no rice or beans and this is what Igot. Not only their service is slow and the food quality has gone down hill, they lock their front door to the public. No signs,nothing, you gotta figure that the side door is now their main entrance. Do yourself a favor, go somewhere else to have a betterexperience. Read more
I love Irvine but the glaring lack of Mexican options is something that can't be overlooked. After seeing stellar reviews of... this place, I came to check it out in person on a Saturday night. The place looks kinda unkempt, no one was taking care of thetables or cleaning them up. The prices were decent and service was OK. I ordered 3 different tacos. Carne Asada and Al Pastorwere the highlight. Carnitas were just ok. They also have a glass cabinet where they keep inexpensive Mexican candies, which youcan help yourself to (contingent on buying something from them, of course). That was a nice and unique touch but the fact thatthe place is so filthy, and unclean really made me have to deduct one star. Read more
First time there, got al pastor mulita. Size is ok for price, the taste makes up for it! It was so good! Horchata was also... pretty small for price, but overall the food tasted great as well as the salsas. Read more