Taqueria Michoacan

Immortal ATV

Great place every time for me. Some of these 1 star reviews because they wouldn't let you use their bathroom without ordering, or parking in their 2 car lot while you were at the beach? Entitled much? Just stay home valley and leave this place for us locals!!

Brooke Walton

Best burritos in town! I've been going to this place since I was a little kid and every time I go to Santa Cruz I always get Taqueria Michoacan. This place has the best food and amazing service.

If you want quick and decent Mexican food this is the place! I only go here because my mom lives around the corner. I usually order a veggie tostada which is very good. I've wanted to get the fish taco but it's tilapia and not local (obviously).

Good food, good service. Of you want good Mexican food come here.

Great local taco restaurant. I love the al pastor taco salad! The prices are also very reasonable

Sara Silberstang

If you want quick and decent Mexican food this is the place! I only go here because my mom lives around the corner. I usually order a veggie tostada which is very good. I've wanted to get the fish taco but it's tilapia and not local (obviously).

Paul Underwood (Delbunk)

Good food, good service. Of you want good Mexican food come here.

Elizabeth Tam

Great local taco restaurant. I love the al pastor taco salad! The prices are also very reasonable

The food was yummy, prepared well, fairly priced, and the restaurant is located near the beach. There are quite a few options to satisfy your cravings, and the staff is friendly and fast. There is outdoor and indoor seating, and a good atmosphere for the space. I was thrown off by their credit cards fees though ($1 under $30 and $3.50 over $30), so I was happy I had cash on me.

Robert Wilson

The food was yummy, prepared well, fairly priced, and the restaurant is located near the beach. There are quite a few options to satisfy your cravings, and the staff is friendly and fast. There is outdoor and indoor seating, and a good atmosphere for the space. I was thrown off by their credit cards fees though ($1 under $30 and $3.50 over $30), so I was happy I had cash on me.

Great cheap Mexican no frills food with a kick. Fish tacos are grilled and piled high with fillings. Nachos are average. Location is close, a few blocks to the beach, you could walk. Hit the spot and satisfied the craving but not worth driving over the hill for.

They only do take out here! There are outdoor benches, but everything is covered in plastic 😢 Otherwise the food is pretty good, but they charge you extra to have basic fajita veggies (onions and bell peppers) in a dish in place of meat which doesn’t make sense.

Ordered : Chicken mole burrito : Used to be 5/5, now down to 3/5 Grilled chicken burrito : Used to be a 4/5, now down to 2/5 Veg tacos : 3/5 Will order again : 3/5 , will give it another try and then decide. This place used to be really good, its chicken mole burrito was one of the best I have ever had. However the taste and flavor of its food has gone down and bland now, don't know what has changed. Also, they are not very accommodating to change requests like having more salsa etc. and their salsa is pretty limited, your choices are red or green one. Other mexican places offer atleast 3 types of salsa, with some of our favorite ones offer 5-6 types.

Scott McClintock

Great cheap Mexican no frills food with a kick. Fish tacos are grilled and piled high with fillings. Nachos are average. Location is close, a few blocks to the beach, you could walk. Hit the spot and satisfied the craving but not worth driving over the hill for.

Sierra Ando

They only do take out here! There are outdoor benches, but everything is covered in plastic 😢 Otherwise the food is pretty good, but they charge you extra to have basic fajita veggies (onions and bell peppers) in a dish in place of meat which doesn’t make sense.

Rachit Arora

Ordered : Chicken mole burrito : Used to be 5/5, now down to 3/5 Grilled chicken burrito : Used to be a 4/5, now down to 2/5 Veg tacos : 3/5 Will order again : 3/5 , will give it another try and then decide. This place used to be really good, its chicken mole burrito was one of the best I have ever had. However the taste and flavor of its food has gone down and bland now, don't know what has changed. Also, they are not very accommodating to change requests like having more salsa etc. and their salsa is pretty limited, your choices are red or green one. Other mexican places offer atleast 3 types of salsa, with some of our favorite ones offer 5-6 types.

Food, better than average, tackon fees for using any card is exorbitant. I asked and the girl said it was what Square charged then. I think it would be better if they said we prefer cash but if you use your card we add this fee and *NOT* claim it's what Square charges. Here is what i found about what Square charges: Square's transaction fees vary based on the type of payment, not a flat $3.50 for a $40 transaction. Here's a breakdown of Square's fees for a $40 transaction: In-person transactions (tapped, dipped, or swiped): 2.6% + $0.15. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.026) + $0.15 = $1.04 + $0.15 = $1.19. Online payments: 2.9% + $0.30. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.029) + $0.30 = $1.16 + $0.30 = $1.46. Manually entered card payments (keyed-in or card on file): 3.5% + $0.15. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.035) + $0.15 = $1.40 + $0.15 = $1.55. Invoices: 3.3% + $0.30. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.033) + $0.30 = $1.32 + $0.30 = $1.62. Therefore, depending on how the payment is processed, Square's fees for a $40 transaction would be between $1.19 and $1.62.

Ordered super burritos. Chicken was lacking flavor. Carnitas were super salty. Barely any avocado was present. Used to be good, now flavorless, salty, or lacking ingredients. Chipotle has better flavor than these burritos.

Super burritos - bland, lacking flavor and ingredients. No avocado. Fish burrito was nasty - very fishy odor - due to old fish, not fresh. Very disappointing. Won’t be coming back.

Joe Saunders

Food, better than average, tackon fees for using any card is exorbitant. I asked and the girl said it was what Square charged then. I think it would be better if they said we prefer cash but if you use your card we add this fee and *NOT* claim it's what Square charges. Here is what i found about what Square charges: Square's transaction fees vary based on the type of payment, not a flat $3.50 for a $40 transaction. Here's a breakdown of Square's fees for a $40 transaction: In-person transactions (tapped, dipped, or swiped): 2.6% + $0.15. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.026) + $0.15 = $1.04 + $0.15 = $1.19. Online payments: 2.9% + $0.30. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.029) + $0.30 = $1.16 + $0.30 = $1.46. Manually entered card payments (keyed-in or card on file): 3.5% + $0.15. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.035) + $0.15 = $1.40 + $0.15 = $1.55. Invoices: 3.3% + $0.30. For a $40 transaction: ($40 * 0.033) + $0.30 = $1.32 + $0.30 = $1.62. Therefore, depending on how the payment is processed, Square's fees for a $40 transaction would be between $1.19 and $1.62.

Sabi Abraham

Ordered super burritos. Chicken was lacking flavor. Carnitas were super salty. Barely any avocado was present. Used to be good, now flavorless, salty, or lacking ingredients. Chipotle has better flavor than these burritos.

objectively the worst burrito in town. i do not give that designation lightly. i’ve been meaning to try this spot for a while, hearing great reviews and word of mouth. not to mention their “best burritos in town” claim. ordered a pollo asado super burrito to go. as i unwrapped the foil i noticed that the tortilla was a beautiful golden yellow, a good sign. little did i know that the tortilla was the best part of this whole thing as i took bite after bite, searching for any of the promised bbq chicken filling, i found nothing, save a countable amount of fingernail-sized orange flecks that i assumed were chicken. the fillings were mushy rice ( oh my god was this rice overcooked), lukewarm refried beans, some unmelted cheese shreds, cabbage and crema. i guess there was supposed to be guac in there, but it was pretty much just burrito goo throughout. after getting through 1/3rd of the thing, i tried to figure out what the hell was going on here, the meat had to be soooommeeeewhere. they wouldnt do me dirty like that, would they? put it in a container, split it open, and found a cluster of maybe a half ounce of “chicken” inside. go ahead and play where’s waldo with the photos i attached. tell me if you can find the chicken maybe this was a fluke, but, like, this was easily the worst burrito ive had in YEARS.

Tried every taqueria in town. Not gonna find a better one. Been coming for years, never had one issue with any dish I've been served. Superb service and amazing food! Update 2025: place has gone way down hill. Take your money elsewhere. They don’t make their own chips anymore and the store bought chips they serve you are stale and rock hard. This used to be my favorite spot in town, now they should take down the “best burritos in town” sign out front. Such a shame, but the cost and corner cutting is out of hand. The flavor it once had is gone. Go somewhere else.

Bought a taco for $6 and later noticed a taco plate with rice and beans for $10. Asked the lady if I could pay $4 more for rice and beans. She refused and stated that I already purchased a taco so an additional rice and beans would cost $6. This was after I purchased $35 worth of tacos and merely purchased one more taco because the salsa was too spicy for my mom. I know I’m being petty for $2 but the customer service was awful. The taco place across the street has better food and very friendly service.

They charge you $1 to use a credit card, which is an unfair markup. That’s not the actual cost of processing a card swipe. They only accept cash, which is fine, but there are plenty of businesses that accept cards nearby.

This is not a review about the food. Strictly the lady and man who probably run the place. My friends and I had bought some food across the street and just wanted a place to sit and eat and this taqueria had some tables outside with not one person sitting out there so we went to go sit down and this man came out before we even sat down, very very rudely told us to leave. I asked him politely if I can buy something there and he immediately said no and again told us to leave shooing us with his hands. The lady had to tell him to calm down. Regardless if we bought food at another place as an owner of a business you should conduct your self with at least a little respect. I would definitely go to the place across the street. Nice people and great burritos and tacos!!

Roland Bennett

Bought a taco for $6 and later noticed a taco plate with rice and beans for $10. Asked the lady if I could pay $4 more for rice and beans. She refused and stated that I already purchased a taco so an additional rice and beans would cost $6. This was after I purchased $35 worth of tacos and merely purchased one more taco because the salsa was too spicy for my mom. I know I’m being petty for $2 but the customer service was awful. The taco place across the street has better food and very friendly service.

Beach Town Traveler

They charge you $1 to use a credit card, which is an unfair markup. That’s not the actual cost of processing a card swipe. They only accept cash, which is fine, but there are plenty of businesses that accept cards nearby.

Randy M. Dinga

This is not a review about the food. Strictly the lady and man who probably run the place. My friends and I had bought some food across the street and just wanted a place to sit and eat and this taqueria had some tables outside with not one person sitting out there so we went to go sit down and this man came out before we even sat down, very very rudely told us to leave. I asked him politely if I can buy something there and he immediately said no and again told us to leave shooing us with his hands. The lady had to tell him to calm down. Regardless if we bought food at another place as an owner of a business you should conduct your self with at least a little respect. I would definitely go to the place across the street. Nice people and great burritos and tacos!!

Jakz

Tried every taqueria in town. Not gonna find a better one. Been coming for years, never had one issue with any dish I've been served. Superb service and amazing food! Update 2025: place has gone way down hill. Take your money elsewhere. They don’t make their own chips anymore and the store bought chips they serve you are stale and rock hard. This used to be my favorite spot in town, now they should take down the “best burritos in town” sign out front. Such a shame, but the cost and corner cutting is out of hand. The flavor it once had is gone. Go somewhere else.