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    El Campeon Carniceria

    3.7 (114 reviews)
    InexpensiveGrocery, Mexican, Meat Shops
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Alfredo S.

    I wanted to try this Meat Spot for a While. Today I did I bought 3lbs of Ranchera Prime, the Texture of the Meat is Good, but the SEASONING it's little Onion or Galic strong. I also bought a Lengua Burrito it was OK. It had to much spices on something, don't know if the Rice or Meat. The beans were little to Dry. But there Ok. Price is Good but I think Robert Could Do Better..

    Paul A.

    Awesome spot, I've heard about it for years, but I'm an el toro bravo guy. Live was crazy at el tori bravo do I came here and it was great! Had barbacoa tacos and carnitas tacos, both delicious. It was a cold day or I would've stayed and had more because there's actually outdoor seating.

    Mostly gristle

    I eat bírria tacos daily. I travel all over for work, and so when I paid over $4 per taco, I expected good. First bite was into a bone. It's mostly gristle. Even smells funky like parts not meat. The ambiance in the place is asleep. The women can't make eye contact. It's unclear how to order. Not ok. Sadly.

    Mike M.

    Very mixed reviews about this place. Located near Victoria and Harbor, this freestanding building has been here awhile and it's age is showing a bit. It is a combination of a small Mexican grocery, deli and restaurant. They have their own small parking lot and all of their seating is outside on the front patio. It's in the shade a relatively clean. Inside, you order at the counter, then you can grab your drink or other grocery items, and pay at the grocery cashier line. Then you can grab your food back at the counter when it's ready. Not a lot of English spoken here but I got things figured out pretty quickly. Dan H. wrote about their carnitas so it was pretty easy ordering for me. I opted for the carnitas combination plate instead of tacos or a burrito. I figured I could assemble my own tacos from the plate and I'm happy I did, since I could control the amount of onions, cilantro and salsa. My plate was pretty decent sized for eight bucks, coming with a good stack of carnitas, piping hot corn tortillas, rice, refried beans, lettuce, tomato slice, sour cream, red and green salsas and limes. The carnitas were quite good but I was hoping for a little bit more char on the pork. It was very flavorful but certainly softer than I was expecting. Not fatty at all. I ended up with five good sized tacos and I loved the green sauce. I'm not sure if there were open trash bins nearby, buy it was a bit stinky in the sitting area which dropped things down a star but this is a solid, very authentic, Mexican meat market and deli.

    Loved this place was delicious... until i found two big hairs inside my quesadilla....  And it's buried inside so not from me forsure......
    Christian G.

    Place is delicious but what's not so delicious is having not one but two pieces of big hair buried inside my quesadilla....

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    9 months ago

    Carnitas taco was delicious always good food I also come for the sides of rice and beans good quality for a great price

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    Last comida está pasable, pero las empleadas tienen muy mala gana, groseras y con fea actitud.

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    This place has the best fast Mexican food in the OC. The carnitas torta is THE BEST.

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    Great tacos!! I'm a big fan of the tacos al pastor. I highly recommend this business for their Mexican food and at a phenomenal price

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