All I have to say their carne asada supreme burrito is most flavorful burritoI have had in a long time, bursting with flavor in every bite.

I come to Taco #3 pretty regularly--usually once a week or at least every couple of weeks--and unfortunately, the food is always hit or miss. I usually order 3 tacos and ask for them to be made a specific way, especially the crispiness, but half the time they come out cold or not cooked the way I asked. The rice is another issue. Sometimes it tastes old or like it has been sitting around too long. I'll give credit where it's due: sometimes the food comes out good, which is why I've continued coming back. But the inconsistency is frustrating. When I'm spending around $30 for two plates, the least I expect is for the food to be fresh, hot, and cooked correctly. Side note: I was raised to appreciate the food in front of me and not throw it away just because I don't like it, especially knowing there are people out there who don't have enough to eat. So yes, I ate the food--but that doesn't mean it was good or prepared correctly. I really hope they work on their consistency. I don't mind paying for good food; I just want to know I'm getting the quality I paid for. read more

Place was nice and seating area had a good amount of seating. I wouldn't recommend the Cheetos Birria taco it wasn't really worth it but I wanted to try it my bf liked the birrias tacos. I have birria standards pretty high for some reason so I didn't order birria but I did try it and I didn't like as much either. I did enjoy the carne asada fries they were good and they actually gave a great big portion! I would definitely order a carne asada fries again. Im giving 4 stars bc I liked what I ordered. read more

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Food was amazing! Just enough spice! Service was excellent...it was really refreshing to see smiles from the girl who took my order as well as the cook. For an outdoor location the ambiance was as good as expected. Very happy with my experience and definitely recommend! read more

Came here for a stop on our road trip. My boyfriend got the Cali Burrito and I got asada, pastor, and carnitas tacos and I loved each flavor! The grilled onions were the best, would highly recommend coming here for a delicious quick bite! read more

El Buen Pastor - Cali Buritto & Original taco - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

My first issue is that prices are not displayed so I found out the hard way that a chicken Torta is $11.5 and birria ramen $13.5. Slightly overpriced in my opinion compared to what we get locally. The torta was good (as it should for that price) but the birria meat was so hard... I couldn't chew on it. Lot of fat (too much!) as well on top of the broth (see my photo). This food truck is OK for a quick bite if you have no other options. I could go back and try the tacos that looked delicious. read more

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Literally THE best tacos on your roadtrip to the Bay Area or to Vegas (depending on which way you're coming from). Off of the Lamont exit and across the street from a gas station next to the truck wash. Service is friendly, welcoming. Ambiance is literally a taco truck, a tent of sorts and some outside seating. I've only tried the tacos ($3.11 each) comes with jalapeño and grilled onions upon request and both hot and mild salsas on the side. Also treat yourself to an aguas Fresca made fresh and not out of the fountain. Have a little patience after you order as the food is made to order and it's usually a decent crowd waiting for their orders as well. read more

Everything I've ordered since going to this truck has been yummers The chicken burrito, carne Asad and lengua tacos are great. And my creation lengua nachos read more

The food was very good and the service was excellent. Will definitely go again. Ambiance was very relaxing

Horrible customer service. Called they hung up, called back and Waited 20 minutes on the phone for them to take my order. I should've know then it was going to be all bad. She said it would be ready in 20 minutes so I get there 20 minutes later and paid. Waited for her to call my order for another 15minutes. Everyone else was being called except me. I finally go and ask and she's like oh your order is here. My food had been sitting there this whole time. They need to get it together, food is okay but customer service sucks!!!! read more

Had a reservation at 8pm, multiple phone calls for confirmation, once we got here said it was 30-45 min wait, but letting people from 8:30 reservations know it was a 10 Min wait. It is 8:40 & we are still waiting. Definetly a disappointment! Lady upfront was rude, we understand it is Valentines but our reservation was made 5 days prior. Everybody around had been waiting 30 minutes. Tables were available! Had to ask for chips, customer around us that got seated after us had drinks food & chips before us. Had to walk out, we had plans for tonight & couldn't even enjoy a meal. Our server overcharged us at the end of the day. 0/10 recommend sad to say. read more

El Buen Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Came there today to pick up an order, told me it will be done in 10min, got to the place and waited 20+ more minutes after paying, didn't get an apology after waiting and my food was sitting ready bagged up there the whole time. The girl said "I just got here" and "I don't know" instead of "sorry, that was our fault" or anything. Bad service, decent food. 2 stars. *Edit* If I never stood right next to their pick up window staring at them, I would have had to wait even longer. read more

Love "my" Taco truck. Melissa is one of my favorites. It's hot as sin, but they are still smiling. The food is delicious and affordable. read more

El Buen Pastor - My only goto Taco truck in Bakersfield for Taco a Taco Trio plate. Melissa always has a smile, and she always brings a smile to my face. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Great tacos, I had to go order more. Place to sit down so its not just a taco truck. The people were great, they are legit street tacos that are not so easy to find this good. I can't seem to make my own this good! read more

Great food! Service is okay location wasn't too bad. definitely try the birria tacos!

I really wanted to like this since the east side is growing and this is a nice restaurant on that side but unfortunately I did not. The wait to even get chips and drinks was so long and we got here before the lunch rush. The wait was so bad a table neighboring us left before getting drinks. The michelada was very underwhelming with zero garnish. I'm posting a photo of my food, it is MISERABLE that I paid $25 for two burnt eggs (when the menu said three and I asked for over medium) and the size of the steak is literally laughable. The owner was really nice though and appreciated the honesty, which was refreshing and he even threw in a free flan, so they get 2 stars instead of one. I hope this place gets it together since they're so young and have a lot of potential to make the east side happy. read more

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Excellent Mexican food! We ordered the chilaquiles with chorizo on the side and tacos de lengua, tripa and chorizo. Chilaquiles-The sauce that comes with them was delicious and very flavorful. The egg I ordered over easy and it was over hard lol. The rice and beans were really good too. My fave part tho was the chorizo. Omg Delicious! Greasy and full or spices and flavor. The tacos were delicious as well. The tripa was crispy, the chorizo flavorful and not overcooked and the lengua really soft. We also ordered agua de fresa and it was my fave thing overall. It was so fresh, fruity and natural. It had the perfect balance of fruit and sugar. A fave place in Bakersfield for sure :0) read more

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Well, I've been Yelping for many years now and this one hurts. I have been coming to El Buen Pastor for 10 years or more and today was our first bad experience. So i took my family like I do some Sundays after church to grab our favorite tacos and found these tacos reduced in size by at least 50%. While the price of them went up some. The tortillas were never toasted to a crisp and today they were and they hardly had any tripa. Yesterday on my way to work I ordered a tripa burrito and I asked for extra meat and I paid for extra meat and the burrito was so mediocre and bland. I only ate it because I had no food and everything else was miles away. I am so saddened by the changes now and I unfortunately will not be taking my family there again. Good luck with the business guys I really mean it. I hope things get better for y'all. As for ambience, well it's always busy and there's lots of semis around. Regardless of that we still went but now that will end. read more

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This taco truck is fire the burrito and the birra taco are fire. The service is on point and plenty of parking

Great service Friendly staff Our order was very delicious But what impressed me most was the already infused water. ( water lover here ) It was so refreshing compared to asking for water with lemons Also the chips with mole sauce and qeso fresco was definitely different as well. read more

I ordered the asada and pastor tacos and both were incredibly delicious. I wished I ordered another taco since they are small. My husband ordered the birria tacos which were also delicious according to him. They were also larger than the street tacos. Service was also good. They have a covered outdoor dining area that was fairly clean and a portable handwashing station. My only complaint were the flies but nothing that would deter me from coming back again. read more

My husband and I stopped in Bakersfield for the night on our road trip and wanted to try a local spot. He ordered 3 asada tacos and I got a supreme asada burrito and a horchata. The horchata was smooth and creamy. So yummy and refreshing. The burrito was a great portion size. Meat is well seasoned and a good proportion of protein to the fillings. My husband enjoyed his asada tacos too. A cute spot with quick and friendly service! read more

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Been here 3 times recently. Foods been 5 stars or near it. Burritos are MASSIVE size. Lots Flavorful Meats. I brought Carnistas, Tongue, Al Pastor, Carne Asada Burritos. Absolutely Amazed at the Asada and Tongue. Truck is Modern and New. Appears new Family members now does the business. Foods so good. Red Salsa is Awesome Quality and Tasting. Foods are Awesome Tasting. If you are near Bakersfield____ Do the Drive. Dining to be Enjoyed. Buy a Burrito likely you'll feed 3 kids. Ask for free pak grilled onions, peppers. Note the 2 larger Grilled Shell Tacos comes with Dipping Broth(Consumee?). Request them 2x. El Buen Pastor stays pretty busy. Yes. A Foodee Stop. read more

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I went there for Mother's Day with my family. I will say it was busy. But I loved how the waitress kept checking in on us. The food was amazing. I got mole negro and it came with a side of beans and rice. I really recommend to get the agua de horchata it was delicious . I loved everything about this place. You should definitely come and visit read more

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My intention is to do a video review of every taco truck in the Bakersfield area. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. One of my early reviews was of El Buen Pastor. I consider this to be one of the best trucks I've been to so far. They're in the process of opening a brick and mortar restaurant on Brundage near Morning, but it's not there yet. I'll definitely review it as soon as it opens. This truck has AMAZING breakfast burritos, all their street tacos are perfectly done. My personal favorite is the lengua. And their tamales are fantastic. My favorite is the fresca, or strawberry. If you haven't tried sweet tamales, you need to do that right away. They have a nice covered seating area, with misters going when it's hot. Very clean, well taken care of. The workers are always nice, which helps a lot when you might not understand everything on the menu. read more

We used El Buen Pastor for to cater our event and they did a great job. Good price, friendly service and the tacos were amazing. They were took care of everything and made it easy on us. Definitely recommend this company!! Thank you for helping us on our day. read more

Used to love this place. The food was always tasty. The last 3 times we picked up food, our order was wrong. Today, they weren't even busy. They prepared our burrito wrong even though we paid to make it a Supreme. They also did not include the bag of chips we were charged for. This is our last time going to El Buen Pastor. read more

Love everything about this place!!! their food and music is amazing and of course their drinks are delicious!

Quesabirra tacos are really flavorful but their burritos are the hidden gems in this establishment. I've also had their shrimp tacos, which is really a lite refreshing item when I don't feel like having something heavy. Food truck is big, they take cash or card, pricing is normal. There's a sitting area with shading. Been here multiple times and plan to keep going. read more

El Buen Pastor - El Buen Pastor Taco Truck - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

One the best taco trucks! Such hard working people and the food is great! Found this hidden gem on our way back from tehachappi and let me just say I'm glad we stopped! The asada and Al pastor tacos were bomb! read more

DO NOT ORDER ONLINE. Their website is either hacked or is an old service they do not use anymore. I pulled up and they had my whole order correct and I paid online. They looked at me and said I had not paid and I had been scammed. Weird. read more

Damn good service, and the food is phenomenal, best part is they stop by the neighborhood I don't even have to drive I can walk to and from my home! read more

El Buen Pastor - Food truck - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This truck is to say the least---interesting. I have ordered Asada Mulitas, one tripe taco and Asada Nachos. The Mulitas are good. I have to melt the cheese, but that was ok. The service is sketchy. The woman who is normally the cashier is an angry soul. She was not mentally well tonight. I asked her for an additional sauce and she loudly SAUCE SHAMED me challenging me saying "YOU NEED 3 SAUCES?" in front of a crowd of Tuesday Taco Goers. Not one other person did she apply this challenge. I won't be back, but I do wish to know who the owner is because as an indentured servant she is running your business away. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY She is the owner. Oh and to the owner: Give her a vacation, she needs some mental health days. read more

The BEST taco Tuesday ever! Melissa is usually my waitress and is very nice and fast:). The tacos are great. I font know about any of the other food. read more

The food is always great here despite the poor customer service. However last time I went I ordered a carne asada burrito and bit into a long piece of metal almost chipped my beautiful teeth! Despite the mishap the Flavor was fantastic but I couldn't continue eating after that. I tried calling to report the issue but had no luck in contacting anyone. Very disappointed, but I'll probably be back as long as this doesn't happen again. RIP to my 30 minute in-paid lunch that I did not get to eat on. read more

El Buen Pastor - Piece of metal found in burrito - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Wow! My first time at this truck. The big crowd I've always seen here is a good advertisement because every time I've passed I've said I have to see what this is all about. The long wait was worth it for some of the best chicken tacos I've ever had. If you're in a hurry, go to the taco bell. If you're not, this is definitely a good stop! read more

Don't go here past 9 PM. They stop serving everything except carne asada and pastor burritos and tacos. So no birria, lengua, pollo, tripas, etc. and the meat they serve last at night tastes old. We asked for asada fries the lady responded with "we turned off our frier". Mind you, they close at 11 pm. We asked for nachos, she said they had no more chips. And this wasn't a one time experience. The night before they pulled the same shit on me and my family. They people taking the order are rude and give you attitude when you ask why can't they provide things on the menu. So pass up on this if you're looking for a late dinner. read more

I just ate here for lunch. I asked for a toco plate. The lady asked me how many tacos. I said 3. When I got back to the office, not only did they charge me for each item rather than a toco plate, they only gave me two of the tocos. So disappointed. read more

We stopped by on a whim during our rafting vacation trip. The portions were large with affordable prices. We got the nacho supreme with carnita & the asada fries. It was all tasty and we would definitely recommend this food truck. read more

Check your order before you leave. I can't swear it was done on purpose but you would think that they would know a combo plate comes with rice and beans. I had neither. The cook recognized me as soon as I walked up with my shorted order. Wanted to just slop some beans and rice on my plate. I got a refund instead. read more