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El Pirul

4.6 (23 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for kids
Good for groups

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The salsa tray!
Eric F.

Food: Their tacos are friggin awesome, this is by far my favorite Mexican place when I am in Mexicali. It's a bit "touristy" but... it is because it is good! They serve the tacos with a full tray of guacamole salsa, lemons, different salsa types... the presentation is just incredible. And the chicken, asada, everything I have ever tried have been delicious. Atmosphere: It's rustic inside, you can tell they started small and have outgrown their current building. Biggest downside, honestly, are the seats. Pure wooden seats and they start to hurt after a while. It's not a complaint, just a matter of fact more than anything. Some Padded seats might be nice... Price: You can't beat the price... $5 can still get you an awesome meal. Real Coke, bomb tacos, full salsa tray... epic. I'd eat here all day every day if they were open late. Service: This is weird - they take your order with iPads, but they only accept cash. ??? That's a bit odd especially when we have a huge group come in. It's just one of those things that you HAVE to remember before you come... BRING CASH! Overall: This is an awesome place all around, one of our favorites for cheap and delicious tacos. We will keep coming here as long as they keep up the good work!

Salsas
Eduardo R.

Good place to eat quick lunch very tasty tacos It's busy And dificult parking Good for groups Not expensive

Tacos por favor
Nancy D.

This place is by far my most favorite place to eat when I come to Mexicali. Their tacos are very delicious. I always order tacos de cabeza. Also quesadilla con carne or their fully loaded potato. I always come here when I visit. I highly recommend!!

Taquito de carne asada
Priscila A.

We all know the taco competition in Mexicali is crazy, there's so many good places to chose from. And even though it was not an easy choice i'm sure of this one: El Pirul is my top 1 taquería. I've been coming to this place since i was a lil kid and over the years i've tried almost everything in the menu and i've never been dissapointed. Food tastes good, proportions are big, they give you so many options of salsa and toppings and their service is quick! You can tell they are really organized, cuz i've stopped by at 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm, hell even 2am and even when it's super packed i still get my food on time, so i recommend this place 100%, my fave are the carne asada tacos! Plus next door there's that hot dog spot so if your group wants variety its a great location to have em both! Lol

I've heard these are the best tacos in Mexicali. The restaurant is a little out of the area I usually frequent in Mexicali but it was worth the extra minutes it took to find it. Parking wasn't great as they do not have their own lot. It's basically on-street parking. It was lunch time though so maybe it's not usually hard to find a spot close by. They have an indoor type area and also tables outside of that which have shade but it's open to the street. Both areas have their own menus. We stay in the outside area. The tacos were very good. The meat was not fatty and they have large portions of it in each taco. We tried the carne asada and also a pollo taco. The meat was well seasoned and delicious. They give you a large selection of salsa and guacamole like many taquerias in Mexicali. Everything was fresh and tasted great. Service was also good! The bill came and it was about $9 for 4 tacos, a tostada, a topo chico and a regular water. Cheap! I can see why this place is popular. We'll be back!

Delicious food! I really enjoyed the place. Awesome salsa and veggie tray and delicious carne asada quesadillas, very flavorful. Friendly and kind staff. I liked that they encouraged me to take their picture. I will be back ¡Comida deliciosa! Me gustó mucho el lugar. Impresionante salsa y vegetales bandeja y deliciosa carne asada quesadillas, muy sabrosa. Personal amable. Me gustó que me animaron a tomar su foto. Volveré

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Delicious tacos that are made fresh. We frequent this location on a regular basis and have nothing but positive comments.

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