These tacos I ordered were darn good!! It's was heat hot and full of flavor the birria was so tender and juicy. Service was quick The lady that cooks I smiled at her And I nodded the these were delicious She smiled back Why haven't I tried these before read more

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El Ranchero Taco Truck has been in this lot for at least past 9 years and I have never had a bad experience. All of their tacos are excellent. Their salsas are also delicious. They do need to update their menu and pricing, it's sort of all over the place. Everything is cooked to order so it takes a minute to get your food but it comes out piping hot every time. They have a decent sized seating area that's lit up at night. You can park pretty much anywhere after the smog shop closes. There are occasionally homeless folks sleeping around the other side of the building so I wouldn't wonder around the parking lot. Stick to the food truck and seating area and you'll be fine. read more

Amazing spot! Stumbled across this food truck while driving by. It's a little hidden and behind an automotive service business but if you find it you won't be disappointed. We ended up trying several different items from the Menu and I must say 5/5 for me and my taste....the adobada was definitely my favorite and there mix of salsas where very good as-well. The location was clean, staff was very friendly, polite and overall great customer service. The delivery on food Was very prompt and waiting times ranged between 5-10 minutes...Would definitely recommend! read more

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My brother & i went there for lunch. My brother ordered a deluxe breakfast burrito and was charged for one. He ended up getting a regular burrito and not the deluxe. When we went back to ask for the right burrito the cook was visibly mad. She gave an attitude to us and the he own cashier. We heard the cashier tell the cook that she told her it was a deluxe burrito and you could tell she was mad. We were able to get the replacement after waiting around 20 minutes. Also they claim to have potatoes yet they are only fries and their sausage is actually some nasty hot dogs. Over all bad experience read more

El Ranchero - Sad burrito - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Customer service was so bad to begin with also i clearly told the guy charging if they can make the tacos crunchy after getting the order the consome no flavor the tacos regular soft ! Birria was not good ! Sorry wouldn't recommend read more

Not salty fresh yammy and I liked corn shells. I cannot forget that flavor with beef steaks read more

El Ranchero - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

My coworker and I came to grab lunch here. Terrible service i was trying to order and the girl that works there was too busy making out with the mechanics from the front. Ended up going to Lolita's across the street instead read more

First time ordering from them. Tacos were pretty good. They are kinda pricey but they have big servings so I feel like it evens out. All and all a good taco spot! Definitely going back! read more

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Delicious hidden spot for tacos (and birrias). Little pricey for the size (like everything nowadays) but they're an authentic flavorbomb.

Assholes! Fake hours. Not open til midnight. A disgrace. Minus stars if possible. Move on....

Very disappointing Birria taco. Over priced, incorrect order. Missing food. We really enjoyed this truck for a while. But these last few visits have been a total miss. Save your money. $3.40 for a taco too small for a toddler. $6.25 for a Mulita that made incorrectly... same with the Asado taco. A missing adobada. I asked 3x to please make sure the mulita only had guac. $76 and everyone is still hungry. read more

El Ranchero - Increased prices. - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Horrible customer service ! There was 3 women working not one acknowledged me as I waited over 5 minutes to place my order ! They called out one order and and Began chatting about their personal life. I made eye contact and smiled and let them k ow I was ready to order, they continued the conversation. I walked away horrible 1st and last experience read more

I ordered a trio of street tacos from this food truck. I had the a "al pastor" which was incorrectly labeled as "adobada", a carne asada taco, and a beef birria taco. All three tacos were quite good, but my favorite was the beef birria taco with guacamole. The beef was flavorful and had a good amount of juice in it. It was bliss with guacamole which you have you have to ask for apparently. The Al Pastor was tasty but the meat was a little tough given it was not sliced and chopped across the grain. They use a more traditional light green creamy avocado sauce on this taco and it was good. The carne asada taco was good too. The meat was well seasoned and had slight smoky flavor. They put a good amount of meat in the taco too. They guy at the window and the gents on the griddle had good senses of humor. The tacos were $1.90 each. read more

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Delicious, authentic Mexican street tacos! I visited San Diego just last week. I asked my friend to take me on a personal taco tour, and this was out last stop. This brought me back to my childhood--perfectly seasoned and cooked! I had the cabeza, lengua, carne asada, birria, and fish tacos. They were all delicious. Definitely give this place a try. This truck is also in a parking lot, so there are many places to park. read more

This place has been relatively solid for me. My go to's are adobada mulitas or the adobada tacos with 'natural guacamole'. Carne Asada tacos and mulitas have been relatively good too. One of the few spots I have found tripe tacos but I normally take those home to broil the tripe a little bit more to get a crisp crunch. I asked them once to make the tripe crispy and all I got was char. Nonetheless, on its good day, can be a close resemblance to a Tijuana taco. What has been consistently frustrating has been that they always run out of birria consome (broth). I like to order 2 birria tacos and a consome but they seem to always run low on it. A good spot to grab a taco or two, but it does start adding up as the prices have increased often from their time there. read more

Roughly $2 street tacos and carne asada fries sold here for the high $8 range. Food over all is good. Park anywhere in the lot here where the food truck is located. They have more to the menu here but the food I mentioned is what I ordered. read more

El Ranchero - Carne asada fries. - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Tacos are OK, customer service very poor, that cashier lady with long non hygienic nails seems to be there forced or maybe not happy, asks for the tip indirectly when she tells you to sign your debit card receipt, expecting a tip, but making a long face when she looks at the receipt and says 0.00 tip, I mean, tip for what??, not doing anything extra or exceeding our expectations... Could use a hot sauce, all are mild. read more

I've been here a few times & it's ok. I would come back. The service is friendly & fast. It's affordable too. Their tacos can be hit or miss at times, sometimes they can be a bit dry but even then the tacos are still good not great but good. My favorite item here is the Carne Adada Fries, they are GREAT! I would come back for that & a taco De Cabeza which was my favorite taco there. The Carne Asada fries were on point, it had melted white cheese & guacamole on the bottom & the meat was nice & tender. Ask for extra meat on it, it's a $1.50 extra but well worth it. They also have a little pot of hot beans that you can help yourself too when waiting for your tacos. And they have Tripa tacos, that's hard to find in San Diego. Over all it's a good taco truck & worth a try & worth coming if your near by & have a craving for some mini tacos. And they take cards which is good & they are open pretty late, later then most food trucks. read more

El Ranchero - Tried the Adobodada Fries & they were good but the Carne Asada fries are way better. Tacos De Cabeza are good as well. - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Bomb bomb bomb! I've already been here multiple times. Way better than Taco's El Gordo & without the long wait. The birria tacos are the BEST! If you don't like too much spice, order the red salsa on the side. Don't forget the cup of consommé, yum! P.s the cook was dancing and smiling in the truck, he was funny. Happy cooks make the food extra delicious;) read more

The carne asada was re-cooked and the price was much higher than posted on the truck. $26 dollars for 4 adobada tacos, 1 Mulita, 1 carne tostada. Won't go back. read more

Good birria tacos but so much competition in the area may need to reevaluate and bump to a 4. It's been a while since I've been there.

Great cabeza tacos, mulitas de azada rico Great locations ! And very good service. read more

Good tacos, especially the Birria. Only downfall to this taco truck was the pot of beans sitting right next to the FREE salsa bar that they expect you to pay for. If you want customers to pay for beans, why place them outside of the taco truck beside the free salsa bar under the tarp where people can easily access them just like they would the free salsa bar? It would make sense to have them located inside the taco truck and order them while your ordering your tacos. Worst part was they were rude about it. Like people are supposed to know that the beans you have sitting out by the free salsa bar are for SELL? Not to mention, that's a health code violation to have food your selling out in the public access area. You don't know what people or unattended kids are doing/putting in the beans, or if they are even being properly heated. I don't think I'll be back. read more

Waiting almost 20 minutes just for 2 tacos! Was hoping for better service, very disappointed customer.

I (unfortunately) moved away from Chula Vista in 2009 to Riverside county. Finding good Mexican food is rare up there so when I come down to visit, I'm sure to hit up my favorite places. Today, my mom asked me if I wanted a good raspado. Well, of course I do! She brought me here and said it's one of her new favorite places. My niece was with us, as well, and we all got a taco. I got birria, my mom got cabeza and my niece got adobado. OMG! It hit my taco craving spot and I cannot wait to be back. They are not stingy with their meat and the young guy that took our order was super friendly. All of the tacos were good, the salsa selection was perfect and my chamoy y mango raspado is a must have. Seating is limited on a busy day (I imagine) and don't expect a quiet meal being that the freeway on ramp is right next to you. When the food is good, I don't mind. I grew up with a loud family so that helps, too. read more

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For real tacos to satisfy your quick appetite on the go, this is a great little truck right off the 805 to swing by and grab some bomb tacos etc... Keep doing it right!!! read more

El Ranchero - Tacos de carne asada - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

DONT EAT HERE! Tried it for the first time and last time. First of all the big fat lazy guy that takes your order in the afternoon is very rude! Was there at 12pm on a Wednesday. All he does is give you attitude when you ask for something like green sauce, napkins, salt etc... There was also a dead lil fly in my friends food. Tacos were very salty. Very rude people working here. read more

Stop playing with me! What happened to this taco truck?? Had no meat in my taco, just big ass pieces of the chewy stuff. You lost me guys. I am very disappointed. read more

El Ranchero - Had no meat in my taco, just big ass pieces of the chewy stuff. - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

They served me uncooked fries and it took 30mins for me to get my food. Very disappointed. read more

El Ranchero - Fries mushy and not fully cooked. - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Very Authentic taco spot. These are my favorite tacos in San Diego! I typically order carne asada $2.00 or a vapor $2.50. The tortillas are always cooked we, not too hard or soft. The meat is delicious, their salsa are amazing. Seriously, try this place out!! read more

El Ranchero - Tacos a vapor ($2.50 each) - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Quality of food has gone down SIGNIFICANTLY!! Literally a tablespoon of guac on my tacos and the last taco didn't even have any. The cashier lady was so nice but the cook was rude. He told us that we were too close to the truck and needed to back away and sit down??? We were like 10 ft from the truck and there were only two tables, which were occupied. read more

I called to let them know that there were two long hairs in the food, one in the tacos and the other in the Chile toreados and that as soon as the tacos de lengua were eaten, it made that person extremely sick to their stomach. The person who answered the phone proceeded to telling me they didn't sell tacos de lengua there to which I looked at the receipt to see and tell them that I do apologize but I called the number on the receipt to which I saw was actually the number of this location and was going to tell them I bought them from the ranchero food truck but the one located on 3rd street, he hung up on me. It is not my fault that you have the information of your own businesses incorrectly on your own receipts. EXTREMELY RUDE and super bad hygiene finding two long hairs in the food and giving me one bag mixed with the lemons and all the salsa containers all mixed together.. P.s i bought the food at the 3rd street location but as you can see the information on the receipt is from this location read more

El Ranchero - Receipt with the contact info for this place when I purchased them at the 3rd street location - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Finally tried this place 10/29/2021, food trucks are so tempting. I have lived in Chula Vista for years in the past and support every local business. Having said that CV has Tacos el Gordo for adobada tacos and this place although decent just is a couple steps below with the flavor. It seems the adobada marinade they use just doesn't penetrate the meat and is lacking a few ingredients. The prices, portions seem legit. But the flavor just doesn't hit the spot since us locals are spoiled from T el Gordo. This place is quick, neat, and seems to have steady clients. But unless a new recipe arrives I'd rather spend the extra money for the real deal at Tacos el Gordo. Just my opinion. read more

This place isint all that great to me. The tacos de vapor suck they don't taste anything like tijuana. The tripa are all right...kinda needed more salt, the asada is ok. The lengua is good but would be better if it had salt and some chile verde. I do like the salsas and that they offer beans and grabanos but the food.. probably never again. Was really disappointed. I don't really recommend this truck. They should step up their game read more

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Don't go to this place they give you All their meat from a night or days before in their adobada and carne asada tacos very bad not fresh meat read more

Nice and quaint inside, there is outdoor seating as well which is perfect since I love bringing my dog. On the weekends they have a little cart out front to serve street tacos, definitely will try next time! The menu is quite big with a lot of options for vegan all the way to meat lovers but the staff is there to help with recommendations! They genuinely care about you here. They give you a bowl of chips and salsa while you wait and it was the perfect amount t of heat (you can definitely see some seeds so you know it's a bit spicy!) I ordered the potato rolled tacos ($6.20 after tax) tryto be on the safe side for my first time here. I liked it but I wish they cooked it a little longer so it was crunchier. Definitely ask for some creamy green sauce as well! Overall definitely will be back again! read more

Best bang for your buck Mexican street tacos Barbacoa and Birria were good. Dissapointed on the tacos de vapor so tiny and the cost almost the same at the barbacoa..taste was on point but serving size not worth it..i will go back for barbacoa tacos only read more

What happened? This place used to have the best tacos and salsas. Went today, i got tripa and cabeza tacos and they were disgusting. The meat taste like it was boiled, very chewy and no seasoning. Their prices went up to much also, and for the quality of food we got. No longer worth it. read more

this place always be hitting 10/10 every visit best spot in sd taste like tj gas af read more

Always passed by this food truck, and I finally got to hit it up. After recommendations from friends it was all they said it would be, and more. Most taco places charge extra for cebollitas or beans. This place doesn't! Loved their salsa as well. My fiancé and I are BIG on tacos. This will be one of our new taco spots! My personal fav. was asada. They had a good marinade and grill! read more

El Ranchero - Food Trucks Near Me - Chula Vista, California