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    El Flaco

    4.2 (17 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Carnitas taco
    Jonathan G.

    My wife and I gave El Flacco a try while the kids were at youth group, partly because one of our favorite Mexican restaurants right near our house recently closed. We were hoping we might find another good local spot, and El Flacco was a really good surprise. I had never tried their taco truck, so I can't compare the two, but they did a great job with the new brick-and-mortar restaurant. The inside is beautiful, there's plenty of seating, and they even have a small meat market and grocery section. Everyone working there was incredibly friendly and welcoming. You can tell there's a lot of heart behind the place and the food. We tried several tacos--carne asada, al pastor, and carnitas--and they were all excellent. Homemade tortillas, great meat, and just really good tacos that hit the spot. I also ordered a bean and cheese burrito because I love a good simple bean and cheese burrito. This one was incredible. The homemade flour tortilla made it. Great flavor and one of those things that is simple but really good when someone does it right. The meal came with chips and salsa, and even the chips were excellent. They had a few different salsas, which we always love, and every one we tried was great. Everything was clean, there were lots of people inside eating, and the entire place had a really good atmosphere. We will definitely be back. There are already several other things on the menu I want to try. I included pictures, although apparently the food was good enough that I forgot I was supposed to take pictures until after I had already eaten some of it!

    Carne asada combo plate
    Sal A.

    New spot here in the Sunnyside area. Finally tried it and it was delicious. I had their carne asada combo plate. Meat was tasty. Rice and beans were good. Came with salsa on the side and some pico de gallo. The best thing was that the plate comes with 3 handmade tortillas that are made on the spot. Very friendly staff. Great place to do takeout or sit down and eat. Very nice place. Definitely trying them again.

    Red Chilaquiles
    Joe P.

    Are you ready for Quality authentic mexican food? Then you will enjoy the tacos, breakfast burritos, and plates that really excellent. First, the customer service by Melina is always top notch. Knowledgeable on menu items and efficient during their busy times to keep things moving. Their tacos are some of the best in Fresno but I want to talk about their breakfast. Chorizo breakfast burrito is the best in Fresno. Their chorizo is made fresh onsite and its balanced flavor and quality meat is evident. The surprise for me was the red chilaquiles. Wow, not your regular chilaquiles and flavor is off the charts. Including a picture so you can see. Great family restaurant! Always support your local businesses.

    Mary T.

    Me and my bf was craving tacos for a good price and this place kinda just opened. They still had their balloon arch when we pulled up. I like that this place is also a meat market so I assume they have good quality meats for the food. The place has a bunch of tables and chairs for dine in. There is a case of different kinds of meat for sale and they even have a produce section as well as other Ingredients to cook with. They also sell paletas. The menu is giving AI with the pictures. They have a good amount of stuff. I ended up getting three tacos: cabeza, labio (they told me cow lip), and tripas. The tacos are $3-4 depending on what u get. My bf got asada, al pastor and suadero tacos. He also got a asada torta with fries. It's $2 more if u add the fries. I added a al pastor quesadilla. I wanted red sauce. It's only red and green. The tacos my bf got he said were delicious. I love that they have handmade tortillas. It's more softer. My tripas was good but I was disappointed in the labio and cabeza. The taste was fine, it was the amount they gave me!! So my tripas taco had one tortilla and a good amount of crispy tripas. My labio and cabeza had two tortillas each and the filling was so small!! The picture I took makes it look filling cus of the cilantro and onions but that was mainly what was in the taco. Notice the difference with those two tacos filled with veggies compared to my tripas taco filled with more of the tripas. They played me with that one. I think if we dined it, it wouldn't be that way cus if it was I would've definitely complained about that. The meat to tortillas ratio did not match. I ended up not even finishing the whole tortilla. The al pastor quesadilla was really good. And my bf thought the torta was tasty. It was his first time having a torta too. The Red sauce went good with everything and had a tiny tiny kick but it's all good. I would still come back here but I will check my food next time before I leave if I take it to go.

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    They have the best Cameron's à la Diablo! We will be coming back frequently. Staff was also very friendly.

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    Food is great. Service was really good and ambience was good as well. I will go back.

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