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    El Taco Loco

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    El Taco Loco inside El Sol Market
    Gary I.

    El Taco Loco is in El Sol Market. Order from menu board above at the counter. Then get in line for El Sol cash registers. Show the stamped receipt to the Taco Loco server who will call out your number when your food is ready. Service here is bare bones. Get in line, order, get in line, pay, grab, and go.  1) Quesadilla Loca is made of two Tortillas de Trigo/wheat nicely grilled to crispiness  toasting it in spots from from dark to light golden brown. Sandwiched in between are two meats of your choice.  Carne Asada is nubs of chopped up grilled beef that range from moist softness to a more dry chewiness which makes for interesting, varied textures. The al Pastor is grilled pork marinated in what may be sweet fruit juice & mild red chiles which soften the meat and adds a pleasant, dulcet tone.  Mild stretchy, yellowish white cheese gives a subtle, oily richness.  Shredded cabbage, diced yellow onions, cilantro adds a nice vegetal touch that enlivens this Quesadilla.   Red Salsa from primarily canned tomato sauce is also a good accompaniment.  2) 6 Flautas/Taquitos/rolled tacos made from corn tortillas that look suspiciously as though they come frozen, manufactured in an industrialized factory, out of a cardboard box.  The corn flavour is off & dead. The tortilla is too thick and may not be made totally out of corn masa so it fries up like the texture of cardboard.  The tasteless meat too looks over processed, mushy with no beefy flavour and not the classic Deshebrada/ stringy beef. The light, crispy, fresh, fried, sweet oil taste of fragrant, sweet corn is missing.  Garnishing of the Flautas is chefly with scattering of finely shredded iceberg lettuce, drizzling of a mildly acidic Tomatillo-Aguacate based Salsa Verde & light dairy Crema Mexicana/sour cream. Unfortunately, these artistic touches do not save the poor tasting performance of the Flautas themselves.  "Spanish Rice" is tinged w/ strong tasting tomato sauce that seems enriched w/ chicken Bouillon. Very dry, friable, nutty textures. One of better rice from a fast food joint.  Frijoles de Pinto is smooth, creamy, touch earthy and is a good "salsa" to dip the Flautas to add more flavours to make it more palatable.  Unfortunately, not the exquisite, delicate Flautas w/ mellow tomato, cilantro, onion, garlic, ripe, freshly mashed Aguacate salsa from Ciro's in East Los (R.I.P.), but the Quesadilla Loca is pretty damn good.  3 stars. Warning: Hot just fried taquitos on styrofoam container melted the plastic causing food contamination and ingestion of plastic. Note enclosed photo.

    Carne asada tacos
    Charlotte R.

    The concierge at the Best Value Inn down the street referred us here and we were skeptical as soon as we heard that it was inside of a gas station... but curiosity and positive Yelp reviews convinced us to try it. We ordered a birria taco and carne asada taco plate (comes with rice and beans) but ended up getting three carne asada tacos instead. They were so good that we didn't even mind not getting the birria taco. The carne asada is thick and juicy, more akin to ribeye or sirloin than skirt steak, and you can tell the guacamole is fresh. Best part is they're open 24 hours. I'm so glad we went out on a limb and tried this place!

    Marcus F.

    Despite El Taco Loco being inside a gas station / mini-market, this place serves up some really good Mexican food. The locals seem to agree as this place was packed with day workers. The one thing I love about this place is that they cook the asada the way I like it. My preference is that the asada is cooked long enough to get some crunchy burnt bits on it. For me it just tastes better that way. This preparation is regional to the Inland Empire area (Brawley and El Centro) which is the U.S. birthplace of Carne Asada. - Because this is located in a market you can also buy cold beverages and snacks.

    Robert Z.

    Visited 3/11/2020 Small taco shop inside a small convenient store add a gas station Westmorland Ca. A great menu with many choices. I went for the Carnitas plate that came with a nice size serving of tender juicy Delicious pork Carnitas. Also Tasty beans and rice and all the Fixin's including 4 corn tortillas , cilantro and onions, lettuce, sauce, And fresh. Only $9.99 Plenty of inside seating in-service was good. I will definitely be back to try more.Inside the gas station.

    Al pastor taco plate 3 out of 5 (I don't know why they didn't serve them as tacos)
    ImperialValleyFoodie ..

    Food was good but the prices they are charging I expected it to be super delicious. Seems like this place might be over hyped but it is in westmorland where there isn't much of anything else.

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    Food and service were amazing I will definitely be coming back everything I had was delicious. 10/10 recomend this place

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    Los Lonches papas con chorizo y machaca súper aguados y no tienen nada de sabor jamás les compraré no lo recomiendo

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    Could have been a little hotter, but flavor was good. Had carne asada tacos and carne asada burrito.

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    This was my first time visiting this establishment, and unfortunately it was a very disappointing…read moreexperience. When we arrived, the restaurant was nearly empty with only about two tables of customers. Despite that, we were not greeted at the door and no one acknowledged us. We were left standing there trying to figure out if we were supposed to wait to be seated or seat ourselves, which already set a negative tone for the visit. That lack of attention ended up foreshadowing the rest of the service. After we were seated, everyone else at our table eventually received their food except me. When we were finally able to get the waitress's attention to ask about my order, she realized that my plate had been given to another table. By that point, I had already been waiting around 25 minutes, and I was on a limited lunch break, so the delay was extremely frustrating. To make matters worse, when it came time to pay, I was charged more than what I had actually ordered. At that point, I was so disappointed and pressed for time that I did not even bother disputing it and just wanted to leave. I want to note that this experience occurred at the Antojitos on Main Street location, not the Desert Gardens location. I truly hope management can address these issues, because first impressions matter, and this visit left a lot to be desired.

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