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    Cilantro's Taco Shop

    3.6 (267 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Seafood
    Open 7:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Carne asada fries
    Angelina C.

    Note: I've never visited this shop in person- but I always order from them on Door Dash, and I love their food and prices. Overall, my favorite dish is their fish taco! It comes with a chipotle sour cream on top, along with pico de gallo and cabbage. Their fish is always crispy and it's a generous portion. Beef flautas: they come with a generous amount of beef and they are not overcooked! They're not dry, and they come with a generous amount of guacamole and cheese on top. Bean and cheese burrito: also good! Their refried beans are flavored well, they taste like onion and garlic! Beef taquitos: SUPER dry. Each time I've ordered them, they were so overcooked that the beef did not have any flavor anymore, and the tortillas were so hard they kind of hurt my teeth. The only good part was the guacamole and cheese topping. Overall, I've loved everything I've tried here except those beef taquitos!

    Nachos with cheese, sour cream and shredded beef.

    Food was ready within 10 minutes fresh with the taste of home made. Service is excellent as always.

    Green Pozole verde

    Excellent food, exceptional service and reasonably priced food for the large portions. Finding this hidden gem was truly a happy little accident and my entire family enjoys what Cilantro's has to offer including the kind staff that is very welcoming. We ordered to go but I'm sure it's a pleasant experience to eat inside the restaurant as it is very inviting and provides comfortable seating for a small or large group.

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    Martha W.

    I stopped in to get a quick lunch here and I am glad I did. I got two shrimp soft tacos and sat inside to eat them. They were served to me by a very pleasant server after I placed the order up from. She thanked me for putting my dish up or maybe just for coming in. There was rocking Mexican music on that made me want to dance, but maybe it was a bit too loud. The best part was the tacos were to die for. They had some sautéed green peppers and onions and the shrimp was prepared very nicely. The inside could use a bit of sprucing up, but with food like that, who cares.

    3 TJ Mini Pollo Tacos with guacamole

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    I ordered 3 Flautas w/ Guacamole, Cheese, and Lettuce... it was pretty fire I must say :)

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    Thank you so so much thank you Hanna for been super kind

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    Thank you so much we hope to see you soon

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    Exelente servicio Mexican food Hanna me atendio mut bein quesabirria love mucho the best food

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    Thank you we glad you like are service thank you

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    Excellent carne asada and carnitas tacos. Loved having toppongs and salsa on the side. Great service.

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    These people charge $5.34 for a single tj taco when it says $1.99 and the the taco were straight ass. I feel like I got robbed

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    Thank you for your business, we hope to see you soon

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    Thank you so much please come back again

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    We sit in the lounge area. Less crowded and faster service. Grilled fish tacos were superb and…read morethe rest of the food scored high marks as well. Fresh made tortillas are a hit and the salsa is amazing.

    My best friend and I came here today to have a girl date. We ordered a shot, a margarita, and an…read moreappetizer. We were having great conversation and catching up, just the normal things you do when you have a "girl date". Anyways, we ordered another shot to take as we were vibing out and enjoying our ceviche when we were told that "we've had too much", since we had not yet ordered our entrees. I have been here more than 20xs in the last 6 months. I've been HAMMERED, I've been sober, you get the point. Never once have I been told of this "policy". Never once have I been cut off or warned. From the second we got here, the bartender was rude. He wasn't the main bartender, but that's neither here nor there. Every interaction we had, he never made eye contact, never engaged, never NOT seemed annoyed to be there. Anyways, after being told that we needed to order entrees before we were able to get another beverage, I asked to speak to the manager. She came over a few minutes later trying to explain responsible service to us...my best friend and I are bartenders and have been since we were in our 20's. We're now in our 40's and are not sloppy. Anyways!! I am not sure where this came from; had we been acting intoxicated and embarrassing, not another word would have been said. We would have left with our tails tucked and many apologies would have been given. We will never go back. This "policy" has never been enforced in all of the times I have patronized the restaurant, and this fully ruined our evening. We understand responsible service and how to appropriately gauge a customer's level of intoxication and never once were we acting in a manner that would warrant such actions from their employees. Very disappointed by this experience.

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    On my bday, I came here for lunch and ordered 1 carnitas burrito & 1 horchata. We sat inside the…read moreshop and ate. The burrito was very delicious, I liked the little shredded lettuce and pico that they had on the side of the plate. If it was in the burrito that would have made it even better. It was nice that they didn't just have the pulled pork, but bits of fat as well. Texturally was nice. My mom said she would have liked a little more crisp on the carnitas. The salsas were restocked and delicious! I loved the green one and the extra hot was a fav of my mom. I also really enjoyed the carrots! The only thing was while I was eating the burrito, I bit into something hard and I took it out -- it was a piece of a bone. It was shaped a little bigger than a pebble. I didn't know it was possible to have bones in carnitas/a burrito. Idk if that's the norm, because when we mentioned it-- the woman working basically casually continued her napkin sorting or whatever and said "oh okay.." lol this made me think this was just another everyday occurrence. Although, a little more acknowledgment would have been better on her end. For this specific experience, 3 stars, but truly a 4-5 star taco shop! Overall, minus the bone, and the dry response...the food was great! Salsas fresh and restocked, they had way more options than usual. The horchata was a little too sweet, but overall refreshing. They have a large menu, so be sure to check it out.

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