Alicia Thomas

I ordered the chicken taquitos. Very good, did not disappoint. My son got a chicken burrito and he kept saying how it was the best tortilla he'd ever had.

Aalo Miranda

The best carne asada tacos 🌮 and sopes is so delicious 😋 authentic Mexican food in Alameda

Wolfman Von

Great food everytime and i have had a few items from this restaurant.

+8

Jacqueline Baugh

Goooodah foodahh!! Plates, and ala carte menu. Good meal for the money. Everything is fresh tasting, manageable sized portions, seasoned very well and served hot! Sign posted giving Discounts for Teachers and students with your ID!

Eric

Came to this hidden gem, tacos are authentic. The service is excellent. The tacos and rice plate made me feel like at home. Stop by and leave your worries at the door. Jennifer helped easy and welcomed me and made sure I got what I wanted to order. Listo!

Maya Perry

Went here with a friend. Great experience food was absolutely delicious, hot, fresh and flavorful. The staff is incredibly attentive and kind. I love the aesthetic it captures the authentic Mexican culture beautifully. Pricing is decent and for students out there they offer a discounted student menu! If you’re in the mood for a true Mexican dining experience I would 100% recommend this joint. It’s THE BEST Mexican joint in Alameda according to Reddit…but also according to me!

J Esparza

Excellent staff. Gave us the last chips of the day, but then made it right by making us a fresh batch. Even right before closing time. Great food and plenty of indoor seating.

+1

Brendan

Wonderful local Taqueria that also caters to nearby breweries. we came here to test the food as it was made from the source and we were very impressed. They have a wide selection of burritos, tacos, and other Mexican dishes. They have a ton of seating, both indoor and outdoor and the service is ultra friendly. When you walk in, you were greeted with an unassuming counter to order your food and then sit down. The menu is rather simple, but everything we tried here was great. One dollar chips and salsa was good too. They offer beer, and the seating situation here is amazing. The backyard patio was a HUGE surprise and there’s even a terrace back yard with even more space. This place is Well accommodated for events.

+13

Steve Gainey

Wanted some good street tacos and boom found a very nice spot. Very friendly staff, outside seating which is very nice, clean facilities, fast service. I will be returning here. Check them out if you're in the area!!

D Prado

I just moved to Alameda and was surprise that Califas Taqueria lives to the name one of the best Taqueria I had a super burrito with extra meat. My drink was a large tamarindo I have to say it was good. The place is very Mexican decor. The cashier very fast. Service was great and the smells of the food being cooked can smell it outside most mission taqueria's smells don't make it outside. The picture of the burrito in the bag is big and weighs what a burrito should be like.

Mortiche Wong

I finally gave Calafia a second try, after having them give or six years ago and being totally underwhelmed. Unfortunately they are still operating at the same caliber and I won't be returning again. I typically leave the island to get Mexican cuisine as I want OG seasoned food, not tamed down for American tastes. I went in close to 8pm on a Saturday to grab a carne asada super burrito, only to be told they were out of that meat. Really? One of the most popular proteins, and you're out of it, on a Saturday night? Wow, ok. I switch gears and go for lengua, thinking it'll be a tasty second choice. There was one dude eating indoors and the kitchen was quiet- bad indications of slow business. I didn't see anything behind done after I put in my order and paid, and it was perplexing. After perusing their salsa bar and deciding on what to try, about 8 minutes later a woman comes out of the kitchen with my tortilla and fills it with meat, beans, cheese, guacamole and sour cream, all items from the steam table to the left of the cash register. What took so long? What was happening for almost 10 min in the back of that quiet kitchen, when all the ingredients to fill my burrito were up front? Does it take that long to steam a flour tortilla up to make it pliable? When I got home I looked at the measly packet of tortilla chips they gave me. I laid them out on my plate- 11 broken chips. Not even one chip per bite of burrito! The only thing they were generous with, was the salsa bar. I'll get to the salsa in a sec. The burrito was so plain and flavorless, the lengua was waterlogged and did not have ANY hint of seasonings or spices. I've made poached chicken with more flavor- so sad. I paid over $15 for a burrito that was so disappointing. The salsas were the only redeeming thing, but even that came to haunt me. I tried the light, medium, and green salsas and they were all at tolerable heat levels (I knew better than to touch the dark one!) but the next day when I went to get the other half out of the fridge, the darker red salad container was bulging and full of gas like it was fermenting. I'm not usually afraid of fermentation, it's not MOLD. But this gave me a little hesitation. I decided to go ahead and eat it anyway, as the burrito was so plain- I ended up adding some TJs sweet & hot jalapeños to give it some dimension. Unfortunately, the next few days my gut has been rocked by their food and I'm never returning again. Not sure if it was the lengua that had probably been sitting there at the steam table for FAR too long, or the fermenting salsa, but the fact that my stomach has been messed up for two days is enough to say I'm driving an extra 1.5 miles to get food in East Oakland that has never given me stomach trouble.

Leshanti Smith

I was so disappointed, we went around 4ish and they ran out of steak 😫 which is what I wanted on my burrito. Then I seen tamales they ran out of that too, like damn what do yal got lol. So I got the pork enchiladas plate with rice and beans and the rice was crunchy and the enchiladas was very bland. Don't think I'm going back.

Benjamin Smith

Do not order online for pick-up through their website/ "preferred method"!! Website confirmed the order, and I got a confirmation email and text. At the register, the cashier told me, "oh, those orders don't come through, our system doesn't work." Not like, just today, but as the state of their world. Food is good :)

Jack Lei

We’ve been looking to find the best burrito in Alameda and our search continues. We ordered two super burritos for take out and we’re very disappointed with the result. It took about forty minutes from ordering to actually getting our burritos. We brought the burritos home to find that none of the “super” ingredients were in our burritos. No guacamole, very little sour cream, etc. This restaurant is slow, overpriced (they charge extra for 50% of their meat options) and they couldn’t any orders right.