As always delicious food and wonderful service. This restaurant is one of our favorites. Can't go wrong with this place everything on the menu is delicious. Booths and tables inside and cute patio outside. They're painting new murals outside and it looks great! read more

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Cute little spot with great food. We stopped here during our road trip and got a whole bunch of tacos and some meals for the kids. Very homey atmosphere and attentive waitress. Would recommend for quick stop! read more

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I was up in Templeton and I asked a friend where could I get some Mexican food. She suggested this place and said it was good. The place is very non-descriptive and there are other Mexican restaurants near by. I don't now the servers name, but friendly and checked on us. We were give chips/salsa and water. My husband had a Pacifico and I had a Blue Moon Beer on tap. My husband and I both got the carnitas with rice and beans. The carnitas was good, would have loved more seasoning. Came with your choice of tortillas. I requested sour cream and that was no problem. The prices were very reasonable, usually we had to pay more. The decor was OK, clean and spacious. read more

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This is my favorite restaurant! Excellent customer service, prices are good, food is delicious, and it's a cozy restaurant! read more

El Taconazo - Beef enchilada and chicken taco with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

Delicious food and phenomenal service ! Ever since Crystal and her crew took over it has become my favorite Mexican restaurant in Atascadero. Kid loves the chicken strips & curly fries. I love the chili verde dinner and wifey loves the tacos along with chips & salsa . Thank you read more

El Taconazo - Chili verde dinner - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

Having driven by this place countless times on 41 we finally stopped in to try it out. Nice old school ambiance with the tiles and booths. It is a bit cozy, but not too bad. They were nice and kid friendly for our 3 year old. Menu is easy to read, not too many options like some other places. Service was good, they seated up and got us water right away. I ordered a medium burrito because I was fairly hungry, and it was pretty big. It was well seasoned, great flavor and not overly salty. Carnitas was juicy with a few crispy bits. The medium burrito should be more than large enough for most people, as it was the same size as a large burrito at other places. Good food, good service, easy to find location. We're looking forward to coming back to try other dishes. read more

El Taconazo - Medium Carnitas Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

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The wife and I shared a Taco Tuesday special with 4 tacos for $10. Had two grilled chicken and a Al Pastor and a carne Asada. Also added the Bean Dip appetizer which was completely unnecessary but very tasty nonetheless. Will certainly return to check out other options. Interior decorations are nice, and the exterior has mini seating options both covered and uncovered. Service was friendly. read more

El Taconazo - Taco Tuesdays- 4 for $10 /w choice of meats - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

The waitress men was rude , asking really rude with an attitude what did I want to order it was my first and last time going to the place an old men with color eyes read more

Went into the restroom which from the look of it hadn't been cleaned for a few days. Walked by the kitchen, the pile of dirty dishes was overflowing. Restroom and Kitchen are right next to each other. They the Ants crawling around the booth was all I needed to leave. read more

Great food amazing service great atmosphere the beans and bean dip were fire so was everything we had 10 out of 10 recommend

Great location with plenty of parking. The location is a little off the beaten path, but located across the street for the lake, park and zoo. Everything here is delicious. I love their tamales, tacos, and chimichanga. The chips are always fresh and hot. This is hard to find these days. Great service! Food comes out quick and the server is always attentive. One of the best Mexican restaurants in Atascadero. read more

El Taconazo - Lunch Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

Normally love this place. But last time I came for taco Tuesday the chicken was bland. Today got a bean, cheese, and rice burrito and it was barely warm and the cheese wasn't melted. Waitress didnt really seem to care and wouldn't offer a discount. read more

Chips and Salsa are fresh, I ordered 3 fish tacos a la carte and they were delicious! read more

El Taconazo - 2 fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

Cool little local place with great authentic Mexican and seafood with amazing prices. Very friendly staff. Love it. read more

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OMG ! This place is Amazing ! The asada tacos on corn tortillas had so much flavor The enchiladas are saucy & cheesy The beans & rice were cooked to perfection. The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. Food came out Hot & Quick !! My new favorite taco spot in Atown. Im gonna try the chili verde next time . read more

Located right across the street from the Atascadero Lake/Park/Zoo, on the 41, is El Taconazo. With its own decent size parking lot, you should have no problem parking. They have seating outside, but due to rain, inside it was. The inside looks like a traditional Mexican restaurant. Frescos on the walls are a great touch. We were greeted by Cristal. Cristal is awesome. She is a very hard worker. During lunch, she was running the front of house by herself. We honestly didn't have to wait for anything. Drinks, chips and salsa, our food, refills of chips and drinks, and check, zero wait. She was on the ball! Her customer service skills were high level. We were given chips and salsa. The chips were bubbles, salty deliciousness. The salsa is very tomatoey, in the best way possible. Their chips and salsa are my favorite in North County. I ordered the Chile Relleno Giant Burrito, no beans, with grilled chicken. It was huge! The tangy sauce, melted cheese, creamy sour cream, and guacamole, coated the top of the burrito, like a beautiful blanket of love. The soft tortilla wrapped around the fluffy rice, charred grilled chicken, melted cheese and vibrant chiles. Acidity, fat, creamy, salty, smokey, soft, smooth, charred bomb, layered with depth. Just delicious! My daughter had the side order of beans and rice (3 yr old), she loved them. We always have a great meal when we go here. Can't wait to go back! read more

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Delicious tacos! Got pastor, asada, and carnitas. Was give an extra spicy salsa on the side and it was perfect! Service was great and good ambiance! read more

This place was recommended by the locals so we thought we'd give it a try. Good was great and portions plentiful. Service was very rushed. If that was better 5 star review. read more

My granddaughter keeps telling me I needed to eat here! We had takeout last week and she was right. The food is good, yes, but even the refried beans tasted creamier! Everything was fresh, dinners came with fresh lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sour cream on the side and the salsa and guacamole was fantastic. Now our #1 favorite here in A-town. It's also closest to our house, even better!! read more

Great food, great service. wonderful music and wonderful atmosphere. This restaurant never disappoints read more

El Taconazo - Christian approved he's it's grrreaaattt!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

The food is great! Chips are served warmed and the salsa is great. We had chicken taquitos with a side of beans and rice. So yummy.. read more

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Another great meal here and service tonight. Had the Shredded Beef Chimichanga again, with pictures this time and T had the combination with Chicken Tamale, Beef Taco, Rice and Beans. Will definitely have future return visits. read more

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Lunch special hit the spot. Attentive service and good value. Convenient to the zoo.

We just happened to find this place on our way to the beach and decided to try it on our way out and we are so glad we did! The server was super nice, the food was delicious and full of flavor! I wish I would have gotten a photo of the plates, because there was SO MUCH food for such a good price! We will be making the trip to eat here again soon! 10/10 definitely recommend!! read more

Arrived at 8:00 pm this Monday night. Only another party of 3 there and closes at 8:30 pm. Fast, efficient service and the cooks, amazing!!! Ordered the shredded beef chimichanga ala carte, boy oh boy, that was a priceless piece of art. Stuffed with cheese, green chili sauce on top, a salad (cheese, tomatoes, fresh lettuce) going around the plate and nice dollops of sour cream and guacamole. I left my phone in the car and didn't want to stop the excitement. Also got a cheese enchilada. A sauce for those yells everything, yes yells! Orange-reddish color, lots of sauce, good amount of cheese. Ask our server at the end if homemade, she said yes and everything pretty much made in house. The SO ordered dinner combo #2 with rice and beans, a chicken enchilada and beef soft shell taco. Not sure if comes this way but I prefer the hard shell. Tasted his chix enchilada, a little too saucy on the chicken the broth it was cooked in, but delightful. Salsa fresh and flavorful, chips crispy and warm, guacamole - yummy. Second visit, great as last time,. So bummed didn't take a picture of that masterpiece. Nice, clean restaurant and restroom. Muy bueno!!! read more

Generous portions of food and fast, friendly service. The food was hot and fresh. Pictured here is the Chile Relleno and shredded beef enchilada dinner plate, with a negro modelo chavela. I highly recommend eating here. read more

El Taconazo - Chile Relleno, Shredded beef enchilada dinner plate. On tap beer, Negro modelo michellada - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

Great tacos! Meat is so tasty. Ordered Togo and was so fast. Would definitely order from there again

Just off the highway, great food, great service and plenty of parking for an RV! Everything tasted great! read more

El Taconazo - Parking - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

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Very good food would definitely recommend to anyone who is looking for a mean around this area it was delicious

First off, this is a weird little place. They could do so much more with the patio, and make it beautiful, but they don't. Still our go to place for burritos, and the salsa is great. Very tasty, but not very hot, we would prefer it to be hotter. Again, very tasty though. The beer is very cold, and tastes delicious on a warm Atascadero afternoon. 6-7 options on tap, including Bud light, if you are so inclined. The prices are very reasonably also. We've eaten just about everything here, and have never had a bad meal. The burritos are spectacular, especially the Chile Verde burrito, which my brother from O.C. called the best burrito he'd ever had. The staff is usually good, but the indoor eating area needs a remodel. But food wise? The best in A-town. read more

My husband and I come here often and the food and chips/salsa is always good. The wine margaritas are very good too. The staff is friendly and always attentive. We came on cinco de mayo and the special was chicken in mole and....oh my gosh!!!!! The mole sauce was so tasty (I wanted to drink it) and the chicken was exceptionally tender and delicious. Can't wait for next year's cinco de mayo. I'm dreaming about that mole sauce now. read more

My wife and her brother (David) dined outside here this afternoon. The service and food were excellent. Our waiter wore a mask the whole time. read more

El Taconazo - New name (El Taconazo) and front appearance at Marina's Cocina (July 2020). - Mexican Near Me - Atascadero, California

Food is great and service is even better if your lucky enough to get Pedro. Thank you Pedro for all of your hustle, refills and cheer, and never ever have to ask. This employee is amazing and they are lucky to have him. The food is always good, great chips too. read more

We stopped here on our way from Morro Bay back home to San Jose on the recommendation of my sister and her husband. It was about 12:30 on a Sunday and the place wasn't busy at all. The staff were super friendly, very quickly seating our large party (nine of us). Drinks came right away, they were very accommodating with special food requests, and the food was great!! One of the best meals we had on our long weekend (Pismo, Paso Robles, Cumbria, Morro Bay). If I'm ever back in the area, I'll be sure to stop again. read more

Honestly we were heading somewhere when we passed this little place. We decided to go and try it and OH MY GOODNESS!!! Service was great. Food was delicious and the price was so good! I'm sad I'm far from here because I would probably be a regular! Don't sleep on this place! read more

This place is my favorite Mexican food place in Atascadero... seriously nothing better! My favorite is their fajitas! So good, I'm drooling just thinking of their food! They also have an amazing tortilla chicken soup! read more

Carnitas Tacos, Grilled Fish Tacos, Cold Modelo, and friendly service. All excellent! Will definitely be a regular stop on our way to Morro Bay. read more

We love this place! The ability to eat on the patio or indoors, the warm service, and really good food. The $3 ice cold OBRs are an occasional bonus, too. read more

This has been our neighborhood, go to , place for many many years. We've always had good service and good Food, when it was 'Marina's'. But things have changed, the name, that's ok, the sort of decor that's ok. The different waitress on Saturday night, not ok. She didn't bring our salad and my margarita was 3/4 full. The topper, our bill came and we had an "NCA" charge. We asked about it, the waitress said it was a charge for using our credit card, she said there was a sign posted outside because this charge was implemented a week ago but "they took it down". She didn't know why nor did she tell us we would be charged. It was not anywhere in sight to notify the customer. We have never had this charge in the 15 years we've been going there. With so many other equally as good Mexican restaurants in town, guess it's time for a change. We look for honesty not cutting corners and passing off charges to customers. We've tried to support our local restaurants during this difficult COVID time but we expect these restaurants to also support their local and loyal customers. Goodbye El Taconazo read more

Food is blah. The inside is kind of dark. It's not horrible, it's not great. The staff are really nice though!