5 Stars - Amazing Food, Delicious Flavors & Outstanding Customer Service! Our experience at El Palmar Taqueria in Merced was absolutely wonderful! From the delicious food to the exceptional customer service, everything exceeded our expectations! We ordered the carne asada with extra onions, Camarones a la Diabla, and a cevichelada, and everything was absolutely delicious! The food was packed with authentic Mexican flavors, the portions were generous, and the presentation was great. You can definitely taste the quality and care put into every dish! What made our experience even more special was the outstanding customer service! Everyone was friendly, welcoming, kind, helpful, and easy to talk to. I especially want to recognize Perla, who truly went above and beyond with her kindness and hospitality. She consistently checked in on us, made sure we had everything we needed, and even took the time to interact and talk with my daughter, who is just about to turn one year old! As a mother, those small but meaningful gestures truly touch my heart. Perla didn't just provide excellent service; she made us feel genuinely welcomed and valued as a family. Her patience, kindness, and beautiful personality did not go unnoticed! It's not every day you encounter someone who takes such pride in providing heartfelt customer service. Perla truly deserves recognition for going above and beyond! Great food, amazing flavors, generous portions, and exceptional hospitality! We will definitely be returning and highly recommend El Palmar Taqueria to anyone looking for delicious Mexican food and a family-friendly dining experience. Thank you, Perla, for making our visit extra special! Keep up the amazing work! read more

Red tacos are the best! With delicious consume dipping sauce, I will fist fight Mike Tyson for some of that! Fast service and friendly staff is also appreciated. Never ate there but it looks nice. I think there used to be a pool room but maybe that was long ago. Tight parking lot. Get creative. Get red tacos! read more

This place has come a long ways. Hands down one of the best places to eat nachos or carna asada fries. I see the inside of this place is all new and looks bigger. I wish you guys would go back to using the fries you guys use to. I think it was the crinkle fries. Other than that my meal was on point and looked delicious full of nacho cheese. Mmmmmm. Thank you for lunch. read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Al Pastor fries - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

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We were just traveling through so we thought we would try this place because of the good reviews. We had 10 people and everyone order something different. Every meal was amazing. The service was excellent. The place was clean. The only thing I could say negative was the bean dip was a no. Food was so good I wish I lived there to be able to go back. read more

Solid spot -- found it on accident with the laundromat next door lol. The crispy tacos soup and burritos are extremely yummy -- fresh and the aroma of the place will entice you immediately!! Get in here for a memorable meal -- super yummy and service is special read more

Let me start by saying that their food is fresh. If you guys like Menudo on the weekends with homemade corn tortillas it's good.

Ive been to many taqueria's & this one has to be one of the best. It seems like everywhere else I've gone. There's always something about the places that is just not right. Sometimes the chips & salsa are no good. Sometimes it's the drinks ...sometimes it's food in general, but this place seems to hit on everything.. the cook & people preparing the food know what their doing. If you want tasty authentic mexican food give this place a try... you wont be disappointed. read more

I first tried El Palmar because it had some of the best ratings on DoorDash. My dine-in experiences were also very pleasant. I usually order the Supreme Burrito. Idk what it is, but the burritos here are stellar and so moist and tasty. Hands down, the best burritos in Merced. El Palmar was also one of the first places to offer Birria in Merced. I have always enjoyed their Birria Tacos and would highly recommend. They also have Birria ramen too if you'd like to try it. The restaurant is pretty clean and has plenty of parking. If not, you can go park in the Chevron area next door. When dining in, they'll give you some chips and salsa. They do have beer available for dine-in. They don't have a self-serve salsa bar so you'll have to ask the cashier for all of your condiments (salsa, lime, etc). This is my favorite Mexican joint and has never let me down! Come enjoy! read more

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Food was delicious and the place was really clean. Would recommend the menudo there. I crave it the service was really friendly.

Awesome carnitas. No burritos! Super good. Very good beans and rice too. Right by freeway!

helpful and friendly staff who checked in with us. nice clean dining room. Asada nachos were really good!

While passing through Merced, I looked up top rated Mexican spots and boy did this place not disappoint! Don't let the outside fool you. It has all the essentials on their menu at decent prices. The quesadilla was bomb - literally, despite the hot salsa it tasted so good. The tacos were very tasty as well. We left full and happy on the way back home. Nice employees and inside vibe. read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

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Great service, super friendly. So clean and nice. The food was delicious. We had lots of tacos. Yummy salsa. The prices are unbelievable for the quality of food. Great restaurant! read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Dining area - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

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First time here and very impressed with the food. The birria was so tender and flavorful. The megamichelada was huge, and one of the better ones we have had in merced. Would definitely be back! read more

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Very delicious authentic Mexican food! My family and I are very picky with Mexican food being Mexican ourselves and one thing I'm always afraid of is getting a plate of greasy food that looks like fast food quality. Everything we ordered was made with fresh ingredients and tasted so divine! We tried the birria tacos, enchiladas, and torta. Everything was bomb but I highly reccomend the torta! Also the horchata is made fresh and is perfection. The staff is very friendly and has amazing customer service! The ambiance is very clean and organized as well. Definitely reccomend them :) read more

The food is yummy. The service is great and the atmosphere is very pretty. there's really nothing else to add. I keep talking just to fill up the page but it's a waste of time since the point is the food is yummy. The service is great and the office is wonderful done read more

This was one of the tastier meals I had on my visit in Merced. If you like birria tacos, this is a great place to grab one. It was Monday night, and we realized that a lot of things close early (especially on a holiday) and a quick yelp search took us to El Palmar. When we went in to order, I saw them making some birria tacos and I knew I had to try em. They only use 1 tortilla (those two tortilla birria tacos aint it, so bonus points for the single tortilla usage here lol), and the fry it up on the grill to get that crispy perfection. The pack the taco with meat and cheese, and the consome was heartwarming. My suggestion is that you should eat it there, because it ensures max crispiness. Even a short car ride, they got a lil soggy, so eat it there if you can. I also got a steak/shrimp burrito, which was huge and tasty. I wasn't a huge fan of the type of shrimp they used, but the steak was pretty good. If I had to choose between the two though, I wish I would've went with more birria tacos instead. We also got some micheladas to go, and they were very good but messy. The chamoy was drippin all over (RIP my white uniqlo airism tee). Overall, if you find yourself in Merced, this is a solid place to get authentic Mexican food! read more

This place is the place to come eat fresh, and authentic Mexican food! Please take the time to come and eat at this place! read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Carne Asada fries Supreme. They use real nacho cheese not shredded cheese like all the other restaurants. I am loving this place! - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

Absolutely the very best guacamole in town! Great homemade corn and flour tortillas, along with a choice of all you can eat buffet on the weekends read more

Best nachos in Merced hands down. Micheladas are good too. Micheladas a bit pricey good selection of food but my go to is always the nachos .. read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Carne asada nachos - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

Amazing service nice people, authentic mexican food. I ordered a torta with asada and fries, AMAZING

The quesa-birrias were great, but I'd trade my kingdom for the bullet proof plates brand, no matter how hard the employee hit them they never shattered. Nothing like an environment where employees love what they do. read more

Ordered pollo, carne asada and a carnitas taco, and they were delicious. Service was very friendly and helpful. Glad I stopped.

I really wanted nachos and this spot came up on door dash...what it doesn't state is they doesn't use nacho cheese so it's real cheese...so that was a bit disappointing but it wasn't bad. We ordered tacos (which taste like tacos you can get a 10 other places) and a burrito (that I asked for no salsa on and came with salsa) they weren't bad but I'm not sure I'd get them again. read more

Looked on yelp and it had pretty good reviews, and rightfully deserved. The restaurant is located right next to a gas station and parking may be a little difficult as the lot is quite small, but there is additional parking along the side of the gas station. I came here on a Saturday afternoon, wasn't too busy but seemed to get busier after we came in. We ordered 2 Asada Tacos, 2 Birria Tacos, and green sauce enchiladas. The 2 Asada Tacos weren't the best I've had but also weren't the worst. In terms of taste, I'd say they're average, bu the salsa verde included was spicy which I enjoyed. The Birria Tacos were great! The restaurant really fills the tacos with pork and also brings out consome to dip the tacos with. If I were to come again, I'd just skip the asada tacos and go straight for the Birria. The Enchiladas we got Asada as well so the meat quality wasn't the greatest but overall composition of the plate was good! Enchiladas were doused in green sauce and served along with rice and beans. One of the ladies who worked there was very polite and constantly checking up on us to see if we were okay and if we needed extra sauce and what not. Props to her! Definitely would come again for the birria and would try out new menu items. read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Red Taco x2 & Tacos Carne Asada x2 & 2 Green Sauce Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

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Me and my boyfriend from San Jose came here to eat for the first time. My friend had some trouble parking but other then that, the food were pretty typical compared to the food in San Jose, and the service was great!! The tacos were pretty decent, nothing to complain about. The fillings were generous for both the tacos and the birra that we ordered. We were allow to chose anywhere to sit and the waitress was super friendly and nice, she made sure that we weren't in need of anything. :-) read more

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It was towards the end of the day and we just needed something small to eat. It was not tasty and too much spice and the horchata was so watery. Not very appealing nor appetizing. read more

Appears to be family owned restaurant. Tacos were great and very tasty. Service was excellent also

It was taco Tuesday and my boyfriend wanted to surprise me. So he ordered this via doordash and we got the order right away. Monday night, we decided to go there in person so it's cheaper. And it was a good decision!!! The 2 guys that was helping us were very nice. The food was made to perfection. The prices were very reasonable. I highly recommend this place. read more

Best Mexican food I've ever eaten. My only complaint is that I am too full to order one of everything on their menu. I will be thinking of this place often as I am only visiting the area for work. I just wish I could give them more of my money! read more

I'm not Hispanic, but I've had similar foods because I live in LA. We got their PLATES and TACOS, and it was really really good. Full of flavor, hot, and a little spicy. Their flour TORTILLAS that come with the plates are some of the best I've had - fresh, hot, and fluffy. 1 × Chille con Carne 1 × Fajitas de Cameron 1 × Enchiladas Verde (pollo) 2 × tacos (pollo y pastor) read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Chille con Carne - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

Their quesabirria tortas are amazing! Menudo is also great! Portions are just right! Highly recommend.

Food is great and always on point. But the service and loyalty to customers is a problem. Everytime we ask for chips and salsa we have to pay for it. That's unacceptable. It should be included, especially when I'm spending over 40$ for two meals. Greed! They say only for sit down customers. That doesn't even make sense. They won't even give you salsa with your food. I miss the authenticity and loyalty Mexican spots used to have. This place has definitely lost it. read more

Great tacos, loved the meat. Especially liked the Al pastor, check it out Place is clean also read more

Had the carne asada taco plate and my wife had the chicken taco plate. The food was delicious! Very good service and fast. read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Asada taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

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Horrible place, I got food poisoning, employees fixed our ready to eat food with no gloves on. Agua fresca is not Agua Fresca it comes out from soda dispenser. Meat was old and dry. I will never return here. read more

So far the best place ! Full of flavor , juicy Asada with fried beans rice , cilantro and crunchy onion -love it. Super delicious! With a Jamaica drink absolutely fantastic dinner ! read more

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DoorDash a birria torta today for lunch and it was delicious!! Very flavorful and the consome did not have a bunch of oil on top (I really liked that). The torta could of had more cheese. My food was made to order and I know this because it was still hot when it was delivered. I will most definitely eat here again. Try something else next time. read more

El Palmar Taqueria - Birria Torta - Mexican Near Me - Merced, California

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Great burritos and service. My party enjoyed our respective carnitas and birria burritos. This place was also very clean, especially the restroom. read more

This is my go to for birria! Love the birria torta and birria ramen. The al pastor is also very good, as is the veggie burrito. I was not a fan of their enchiladas or wet burrito though. They offer delivery on Grubhub and Doordash and it's always packaged well. read more