El Tarasco

not only did the food come out quick and hot, it's was DELICIOUS! totally recommend this please for anyone looking for excellent Mexican food.

I have been coming here for about 10 years even when I was living in Long Beach! I now live and few blocks away and love knowing I have an amazing Mexican place i can walk to.

Best tacos, and great $5 margarita on Taco Tuesday. I bring my out of town guests here and they live it.

Staff are really nice and the food is excellent. Taco Tuesday is great!

My husband and I came in for dinner on December 8 around 5pm. We haven't been here probably in over 10 years. We were waited on by 2 ladies, ordered asada fries, chicken taco n taquitos and of course a bucket of beer. Everything was AWESOME! The restaurant vibe was cool, 5 different TV all playing something for everyone. I enjoyed watching the animal Channel. :) I can't remember why we stopped coming here but will definitely be back again. Thank You for a amazing service and food!!

I grew up eating at El Tarasco, and it’s been my favorite restaurant for as long as I can remember. Even after moving down to South Orange County, I still stop by any time I’m anywhere near the area, and honestly, I’ve made the full hour drive more than once just for the food. It’s that good. The food at El Tarasco tastes like home. Every bite feels comforting, flavorful, and consistently amazing. They’ve managed to keep that same taste and quality year after year, which is rare these days. But what makes El Tarasco truly special isn’t just the food, it’s the people. They treat you like family from the moment you walk in. And it’s not just because I’ve been coming here my whole life. That’s how they treat everyone. The amount of people I see on a first name basis with the staff blows my mind. No matter the time of day, when you walk in, the energy is always warm, welcoming, and full of life. And every time I leave, I’m in a better mood than when I walked in. Everything about this place…the food (Crispy Tacos & Jr Super Deluxe - Asada) , the people, the atmosphere, just makes you feel good.El Tarasco will always be more than a restaurant to me. It’s my happy place, and no matter where I live, it’ll always feel like home.

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants of all time!! I recently had it for my brother’s birthday and it tasted just as good as I remembered if not better! The chicken enchiladas are so good and so are their tacos 🌮 🔥 Everything on their menu is delicious!! can’t go wrong with the margaritas too 😋

Susan Graling

Best tacos, and great $5 margarita on Taco Tuesday. I bring my out of town guests here and they live it.

Grant Borman

I have been coming here for about 10 years even when I was living in Long Beach! I now live and few blocks away and love knowing I have an amazing Mexican place i can walk to.

Ulrik Rawles

not only did the food come out quick and hot, it's was DELICIOUS! totally recommend this please for anyone looking for excellent Mexican food.

Olivia V.

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants of all time!! I recently had it for my brother’s birthday and it tasted just as good as I remembered if not better! The chicken enchiladas are so good and so are their tacos 🌮 🔥 Everything on their menu is delicious!! can’t go wrong with the margaritas too 😋

Taylor Adlam

I grew up eating at El Tarasco, and it’s been my favorite restaurant for as long as I can remember. Even after moving down to South Orange County, I still stop by any time I’m anywhere near the area, and honestly, I’ve made the full hour drive more than once just for the food. It’s that good. The food at El Tarasco tastes like home. Every bite feels comforting, flavorful, and consistently amazing. They’ve managed to keep that same taste and quality year after year, which is rare these days. But what makes El Tarasco truly special isn’t just the food, it’s the people. They treat you like family from the moment you walk in. And it’s not just because I’ve been coming here my whole life. That’s how they treat everyone. The amount of people I see on a first name basis with the staff blows my mind. No matter the time of day, when you walk in, the energy is always warm, welcoming, and full of life. And every time I leave, I’m in a better mood than when I walked in. Everything about this place…the food (Crispy Tacos & Jr Super Deluxe - Asada) , the people, the atmosphere, just makes you feel good.El Tarasco will always be more than a restaurant to me. It’s my happy place, and no matter where I live, it’ll always feel like home.

Jonathan Richmond

Staff are really nice and the food is excellent. Taco Tuesday is great!

Anthony Trujillo

Ordered the green Chile plate. Great as always. we had a party of 9 and the server handled it great. No matter the location, always enjoy this restaurant.

I enjoyed the food We had smothered burritos and they were giant. We had carnitas and some kind of beef proteins. The rice and beans were excellent. I would highly recommend that cheese and bean burrito as a side... Yummy They provide fresh fried tortillas but there's no getting around the cilantro in the salsa so that could not try it. I would recommend this place for affordable Mexican food.

This is a good neighborhood place and my friend has many memories from here. The taco was a bit weak tasting for carnitas, but the corn tortilla was delicious! Thanks Nansea for the treat!

Nice place to get some good Mexican food and watch the game. They have several large tv's in the dining area. And if you're thirsty, definitely the place to go. Their cups are ginormous. I tried to capture it in the picture, but you'd have to see it for yourself lol

The food was delicious. Hadn't been in a while. Tadted like I remembered it.

Craig Allen

I enjoyed the food We had smothered burritos and they were giant. We had carnitas and some kind of beef proteins. The rice and beans were excellent. I would highly recommend that cheese and bean burrito as a side... Yummy They provide fresh fried tortillas but there's no getting around the cilantro in the salsa so that could not try it. I would recommend this place for affordable Mexican food.

Andrea Rice

This is a good neighborhood place and my friend has many memories from here. The taco was a bit weak tasting for carnitas, but the corn tortilla was delicious! Thanks Nansea for the treat!

Janet Figueroa

Nice place to get some good Mexican food and watch the game. They have several large tv's in the dining area. And if you're thirsty, definitely the place to go. Their cups are ginormous. I tried to capture it in the picture, but you'd have to see it for yourself lol

Miguel Galaz

The food was delicious. Hadn't been in a while. Tadted like I remembered it.

Very nice and friendly service. Nice parking lot in the back. But the tortilla chips were REALLY greasy. And the salsa was a bit too spicy for my taste. I wish they had a milder option. I liked how they had a grilled fish burrito, but the pollock was kind of fishy smelling and didn’t seem very fresh. Portions were gigantic at $11. The burrito itself was a bit bland without the salsa, but then I could barely stomach the salsa because it was too spicy. They gave a generous large cup of the salsa though. The breakfast burrito was tasty but very salty from the bacon and sausage and cheese.

I-Lin L

Very nice and friendly service. Nice parking lot in the back. But the tortilla chips were REALLY greasy. And the salsa was a bit too spicy for my taste. I wish they had a milder option. I liked how they had a grilled fish burrito, but the pollock was kind of fishy smelling and didn’t seem very fresh. Portions were gigantic at $11. The burrito itself was a bit bland without the salsa, but then I could barely stomach the salsa because it was too spicy. They gave a generous large cup of the salsa though. The breakfast burrito was tasty but very salty from the bacon and sausage and cheese.

A B

Good food. Bad service. Seems they're chronically understaffed. The people who do work there are nice and are always hustling. Seems like they may be overwhelmed and it takes a long time to get anything. That's both for dine in and takeout. I was left in hold for almost 10 minutes recently and decided to go in. They had put the phone down and forgot to get back to me. Iwanted to order one of their daily specials that are not available on any food delivery app. The cashier looked at the handset and hung up my call after I asked if the phone were down. Worth the visit. Keep in mind time will not be on your side.

I was eating here and the chicken wings were non edible, the ranch was watery and Sriracha was used for the buffalo sauce. They used old oil for fries and chips. I wouldn’t recommend this place

Controlling the Game YT

I was eating here and the chicken wings were non edible, the ranch was watery and Sriracha was used for the buffalo sauce. They used old oil for fries and chips. I wouldn’t recommend this place

The worst fish tacos I have ever had in my life. It was mushy, not fresh, no flavor, and they burnt it.

Disappointed with el Tarasco as I really enjoyed the times I have come here to eat. On Wednesday July 30, my boyfriend and I walked in at 8:30; mind you their posted hours claim they close at 9 pm. I greeted the lady who was at the front and told her I would like a table for two, to my surprise she says Togo only. I’m a bit confused and perplexed as their hours say they close at 9 pm, it’s 8:30 and I see a few tables eating at that very moment. Whatever, I suck it up as I really enjoy their bean and cheese burritos, but then I think do I really want to pour money into a business that clearly does not want it as they were not willing to service us as dine in customers even though as I said there were guests eating in the dining area. I leave because if I wanted to take my food for Togo I wouldn’t have asked for a table. I think it’s a really bad look for your business if you’re basically pushing away PAYING customers because you don’t want to have to stay longer/ work longer or whatever the case may be, I too work in a restaurant and it is our policy to service ANYONE who walks in right up until the minute we close. If you only do full service until 30 minutes before close time, you should put that on your page/website so that way people will have the option to look elsewhere for a full service meal.

lariah sanchez

Disappointed with el Tarasco as I really enjoyed the times I have come here to eat. On Wednesday July 30, my boyfriend and I walked in at 8:30; mind you their posted hours claim they close at 9 pm. I greeted the lady who was at the front and told her I would like a table for two, to my surprise she says Togo only. I’m a bit confused and perplexed as their hours say they close at 9 pm, it’s 8:30 and I see a few tables eating at that very moment. Whatever, I suck it up as I really enjoy their bean and cheese burritos, but then I think do I really want to pour money into a business that clearly does not want it as they were not willing to service us as dine in customers even though as I said there were guests eating in the dining area. I leave because if I wanted to take my food for Togo I wouldn’t have asked for a table. I think it’s a really bad look for your business if you’re basically pushing away PAYING customers because you don’t want to have to stay longer/ work longer or whatever the case may be, I too work in a restaurant and it is our policy to service ANYONE who walks in right up until the minute we close. If you only do full service until 30 minutes before close time, you should put that on your page/website so that way people will have the option to look elsewhere for a full service meal.