I was hungry from shopping at the Glendale Galleria and wanted some food wanted to eat somewhere away from all of the foot traffic in the food court. I ended up on Broadway between Brand and Artsakh. There I saw the cool King Taco sign and had to go in. Nice and huge wooden tables with red chairs. A great post of the founder. Established in 1974. Screens with food items. So many delicious Mexican food options. Quick and efficient cooking staff. Fast paced cashier. I ordered 2 tamales and a horchata to drink. The food came out fast and great portions. The sauce on the side was nice and spicy. Loved this place. Will come back again. read more

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We were starving and my daughter chose this place to eat. Close by and the prices seemed reasonable plus free parking, so I was game. Short line. Many choices to choose from. I LOVE a good tamale so the cheese with jalapenos sounded like a good choice. It tasted good, but I've tasted better. Tried the tacos. Good thing I ordered two, because they were SO TINY!! At the price I paid, I expected a little more. Plenty of places to sit. Clean. Would I come back? MAYBE... read more

King Taco - Additional seating - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

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We visited on a weekend lunch, and while the restaurant was busy, there was only one person taking order, so I recommend ordering ahead if possible. Fortunately once we were able to order didn't have to wait too long for the food to come. Ordered my standard (all meat burrito). I found this location to be fairly generous with meat compared to the other spots. In fact the one burrito was really filling, whereas generally I need to add at least an additional taco. There was plenty of seating. However no street parking given the location, so we had to park in mall, which was a bit of a walk read more

King Taco - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

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Over 40 minutes for a burrito and 2 tacos. They prioritize online (uber eats, door dash...) over people who are in the actual restaurant. The food ultimately was just ok. I will NOT be returning to king taco. This was a huge waste of time and money for me. read more

Brooo every single time I come it gets worse and worse! Phone orders don't matter because they don't put your order in until you get here... then make everyone else's food so it's treated as if you are barely just ordering! They barely put any cheese on the asada nachos now. So today, I told my bf I want something fast to just take home. Instead of placing a phone order bc of what's mentioned above, we come and place the order and have been waiting for over 30 minutes for 2 tacos and 2 sopes. Unfortunately, King Taco has lost me as a loyal customer. read more

I ordered three chicken quesadillas. One quesadilla was stuck to another. They were cheesy and had the right amount of chicken. It also had salsa which I wasn't expecting. The inside of the restaurant is big. There were at least a dozen tables. Service was not too bad. I got the quesadillas in 10 minutes or less. read more

King Taco - Chicken quesadillas - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

It's been a while since I visited a King Taco. It has to have been years. I was craving a burrito and we happened to be in the area, so we said let's try! I ordered a carne asada burrito and taco, but the meat was extremely tough and tasted old - as if it had been overcooked and sitting a while. Portion size was good and the salsa roja had heat, which I love. The cashier was really nice too and got our order out within minutes. Unfortunately, it's going to be really hard to visit again after the bad burrito and taco. Place was nice and clean and has additional seating left of the cashier past the doorway. read more

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I ordered 4 Toaco's and the attendant gave me 1 Hot Sauce. I had to buy 2 hot sauce at the price of .99 cents each little serving for me to enjoy. They said their Policy is 1 Hot Sauce per every 3 Tacos. That's not enough. That's a bad policy to charge more for sauce. It's like asking for a cup of water and requesting a refill, they would charge for that. It's quite a horrible policy. read more

King Taco - I had to pay for my Hot Sauce - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Nice customer service and a clean location. Free parking was a convenient bonus. I ordered a carne asada burrito, and they prepared it quickly, even calling me up to the counter to make sure my order was right. The red sauce was delicious, but the burrito itself was a bit lackluster--there wasn't much flavor, and the rice had veggies mixed in, which I'm not a fan of. read more

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Wrapping skills this looks terrible and was hard to eat , the portion of the food made the burrito look small compared to other places first and last time coming to this location read more

King Taco - Burrito de asada - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

My wife was born and raised in LA and introduced me to King Taco on one of our first dates. We have since made it a mission to try to visit all of their locations. This is my favorite location. The parking is convenient. In a lot around the block that offers 90 minutes of free parking. Seating is decent. There are two dining rooms that usually have available seats. The reason it's our favorite though is the food. The burrito and nachos are always packed with meat. Everything tastes fresh and the wait is usually pretty quick. We ordered this weekend, with a decent crowd, and had our food within 10 minutes. As a LA staple, I can't speak highly enough of King Taco. If you haven't checked it out, definitely give it a try! read more

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I enjoy coming here. Tacos and burritos always taste fresh and really good. Love their Carne Asada and Alpastor. They make a really good Horchata. Great customer service. There is a parking garage behind it. There is always a lot of seating even during busy hours. read more

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Ordered 3 tacos and a combo burrito. It took 15 minutes to complete and there were 4 other customers after us that got their food before us. I am not a fluent Spanish speaker and I'm not sure if it was missed because they were calling out the numbers in Spanish. We asked the manager what happened to our order and he said the ticket was misplaced. While he apologized profusely we were not happy. I haven't been to this location in over 6 years and now I remember why read more

My whole family LOVES King Taco. I've grown up with this food, so it's extremely nostalgic for me. For years, we've made trips to LA, trying to secure some extra red sauce for the family, and then freezing some to enjoy later. The sauce alone makes the drive worth it. I'm also a big fan of the sopes here! Are they the best ever? No, but they're still delicious. I truly don't understand the negative reviews for Kt in general, hoping this remains a family staple forever! read more

King Taco - Carne Asada Sopes - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

I placed an online order on Friday 03-27-2026 around 7:47pm and went to the store here in Glendale King Taco #29 @ 117 E. Broadway. I ordered 1x chicken flauta, 1x sope, 3x taco (asada) and 2x tamal sweet. When I got to the store, the guy at the pick up counter told me that they just ran out of the tamal sweet. So I said to just cancel the tamal. I thought the other guy who stepped in was going to give me my refund but he just ended up talking to one of the cashiers. I didn't understand what they were talking about but I guess he was explaining to her that my order was placed online. When the cashier was available to speak with me, she told me that since I placed the order online that I would have to cancel the tamal order online as well as they can not give me a refund or cancel just the tamal. They would have to cancel my entire order. She toldme that I can cancel it online. I tried doing it at the store but I couldn't figure it out so I decided to just go home and figure it out there. But when I got home, there is no way that I could cancel the specific item that was not available let alone an option to edit or cancel my order. So I called the store, spoke to Bernice (i think is what she said) and told her that I can't cancel my order online. She put me on hold and said to wait as she tried to figure it out and look at her phone. She couldn't figure it out either and just referred me to contact customer service. I tried to email that night the listed contact info on the website: customerservice@kingtaco.net but no response. I sent a follow up email on Monday 03/30/26 and I still haven't had any response whatsoever as of todays writing this 04/01/2026. read more

King Taco - Receipt showing items missing - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Food is great. BUT. THE RESTROOM STINKS I really enjoyed my food until I decided to use the restroom. I almost vomit. I'm sure they use the restroom themselves I really can't imagine that they don't smell it. read more

King Taco - I went back to take a picture I literally had to hold my breath - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

I've never eaten a taco at King Taco (vegetarianism), so I can't speak to tacos which is what most people get here obviously. What I will say is that the cheese jalapeño tamales are underrated. I'm always pleased at the flavor and texture of the tamales. I also love the horchata here, I don't know what brand it is or if they make it in-house, but it's really good. This location has a lot of seating and the service was quick when I went. Some employees only speak Spanish but it's easy to communicate with them, so it's not really an issue. read more

King Taco - Cheese and jalapeño tamale - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Horrible. Not even one free salsa with my nachos. They charged me $0.99 for each tiny cup of salsa. Not even 1 to compliment my plate. I keep giving them chance after chance. I think this is the last. read more

King Taco - Nachos with receipt - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Need to update prices on here because they're more expensive in store Very clean though read more

Todos los trabajadores hablan mucho, se tardan mucho en las ordenes. Y las repiten, tuve que esperar 1 hora por solo 4 tacos, el turno de la tarde es demasiado complicado y malos trabajadores aparte que te miran mal y hablan sin respeto. Mucha grasa en la carne, la tortilla bien seca y aparte que no trabajan con limones. Es un desorden ese local, necesitan nueva gente!! Las aguas frescan saben horrible especialmente la de jamaica Y de por si no tratan bien a los clientes regulares, no tienen empatia para la gente necesitadas y vagabundos Alguien tiene que checar ese lugar urgentememte!!!!! read more

Tacos were great! I feel like King Taco is an LA staple. We got Al pastor tacos and chicken tamales for our group. I was let down by how disorganized the pickup area was. They were pretty backed up with tickets but they calls numbers an if no one came they just kept calling the same number until someone came up to the counter...when they probably could've helped other people waiting in line. read more

My wife wanted to stop by here today for lunch after our doctor appointment in Burbank. We parked across the street in the parking structure and walked to this place. They were not busy at all right at noon. I saw they now accepts online order and also encourage you to make an account with them to get points. I got four carne asada tacos, my wife got her sopes with carne asada and her horchata. They made our food quick because by the time we sat down, they called our order. I just asked for the red salsa and that's what they give me. The tacos here good and my wife loved her sopes. An employee walked up to us and asked if we needed anything. So the customer service we experienced today was good. read more

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Good food at a good price. The quality wasn't amazing, but it was solid. Ironically, I enjoyed the non-taco items at King Taco. I visited on New Year's Eve at 6 pm. Service was quick and fast despite the holiday bustle. There was a bit of a language barrier, as the cashier was more comfortable speaking Spanish, but I experienced zero issues with service. - Pork Tamale ($3.35). I wasn't impressed by the cracked appearance of my tamale. Fortunately, the masa was nice and moist. The shredded pork was flavorful, not too salty and appropriately sauced. It didn't need anything else, but the salsas enhanced it. King Taco's tamale ranked high for me across the tamales from various food trucks/stands and restaurants I've had in in the past. - Chicken Flautas ($8.50 - 4 pcs). The flautas were just alright, but the toppings were somehow amazing. I'm not sure what cheese was used, but it tasted extremely cheesy! The crema was good too. Lettuce and guacamole added freshness. I eagerly scooped the extra toppings onto my tamale. - Carnitas and Suadero Tacos ($2.14 each). I would probably pass on the tacos at King Taco lol. The tacos were served street style: two small corn tortillas per taco topped with onion and cilantro. The tortillas tasted a little sour, so they were not the freshest. As for the meat, the carnitas was just okay: tender, but not porky. The suadero meat was hard, as most of the fat rendered out, yet tasted great - very beefy. - Quesadilla with Suadero ($6.99). The quesadilla was a little dry, but I appreciated how it was not oily on the outside. I enjoyed the layers of the flour tortilla. All of the house salsas were delicious! The green sauce was like a tomatillo salsa with a lot of citrus flavor, which made it special. The red sauce was like a spicy chipotle based salsa. The avocado one had something else in it that made it taste good, but I can't remember. read more

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First time coming to this location and we experience the best customer service from Laura G , she was very friendly and helpful

we love King Taco. This is the one closest to home. great service staff is always nice. not too busy like other King Tacos. Food is great . it's very close to Glendale galleria. read more

King Taco - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

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My sope was pretty miserable missing cabbage, cheese and refried beans. $4.85. Also I came to pick up and the place had only a few customers but it took a while to get somebody's attention. Will not come again. read more

King Taco - Sope - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Very slow in the kitchen, Ive been waiting over an hour just for a simple order of two burritos

Regular weekend customer here. Asked for the same salsa I always get. New employee refused and walked away. Disrespectful service -- lost a loyal customer. read more

What a waste of time to stand for 25 minutes waiting for our food while other order got picked up. We did not order anything fancy, 4 plates. The ambiance was terrible and the cashiers attitude was equally as bad. Will not be returning. read more

King Taco - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

HORRIBLE SERVICE wow ... I hate leaving bad reviews but the guy working on our order today was not professional and super rude. I asked for an extra salsa and he gave me a little to be spiteful for the inconvenience and chucked it at me.. I have a food place I run myself and this sort of service is absolutely forbidden. Please tell your employees to treat customers better. Good service is a part of customers coming back, but unfortunately this is not the first time I had a bad experience with the service at this location. I decided to write about it today because todays service was really out of line. I am never going back to this location. read more

King Taco - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

I ordered a vegetarian burrito with some added ingredients like guacamole and sour cream, and the staff acted as though I wanted something extremely weird and unconventional. In the end, half of the ingredients I named didn't even make it inside the burrito. They put so much stuff into my husband's burrito that it wouldn't fold properly and when he opened it up it looked like a mess. Moreover, the restaurant seemed very dirty as though no one even tried cleaning it up since opening up in the morning. The bright side is that our food turned out very delicious, despite all the previous failures. read more

King Taco - My husband's squished burrito that was overly stuffed to begin with - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Bad service and toddler attitude from one of the young girl workers here, it was embarrassing. I've came to this location for many years and have never encountered anything like this. She seemed to have gotten upset because I spoke to her in Spanish? Spanish is my first language and I have always talked to the workers here in Spanish because umm idk..we're LATINOS and we speak Spanish! And she seemed to have been talking about me to her other childish coworker too. Who treats customers like this? They both looked so ridiculous acting like little kids, it was just embarrassing. Also, the food has been taking way too long to be prepared and ready the last few times I've came here. Mal servicio y actitud infantil por parte de una de las jóvenes trabajadoras, fue vergonzoso. Llevo muchos años viniendo a este lugar y nunca me había encontrado con algo así. ¿Parecía haberse molestado porque le hablé en español? El español es mi lengua materna y siempre les he hablado a los trabajadores en español porque, umm no sé... ¡somos latinos y hablamos español! Y parecía que también le estaba hablando de mí a su otra compañera de trabajo infantil. ¿Quién trata así a los clientes? Las dos se parecían tan ridículas actuando como niñas pequeñas, era simplemente vergonzoso. También, la comida ha tardado demasiado en estar lista las últimas veces que he venido. read more

I like king taco and go there regularly but this is the second time ordering a chimichanga from the Glendale location and finding a toothpick within the chimichanga. First time it happened the worker said oh it's how they keep it together and no refund just oh sorry but I wasn't going to trip. This time was ridiculous and dangerous. In the first half I bit into a toothpick and I let the staff know. I wasn't going to be upset and let the situation slide. Then after continuing to eat, I felt something hard going down my esophagus. It felt wrong. So I looked through the second half and I found another full toothpick. I showed the manager and all he told me was oh "all I can do is refund you" and I started to tell him I think I also swallowed one... and asked for bathroom code so I can try and throw it up. That fact I had to force myself to throwing up the food and then finding the toothpick I swallowed was mortifying... my throat is irritated from the toothpick originally going down and it could have made my GI bleed all cause they weren't careful. If it was one then it would be able to call the incident an accident but 3 in one seems almost intentional... I will probably stop going to this location... but this event is not a one time event so something needs to change in terms on procedures. And concern for the guest who consume this. I wouldn't suggest anyone to order the chimichanga which is a shame cause I like ordering them... read more

This is a must stop!! Anytime we are in LA area we come. By far the best food ever and so worth our 4 hour drive! The service is fast, there's no long wait. It's not Loud at all, there's plenty of seating. The salsa is the BEST! Idk if they make home Are flour tortillas but the tortillas definitely taste better than store bought! So, if you're looking for. Good authentic Mexican food here you go!! read more

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Stale hard tortillas greasy disgusting meat! Rude cashier asked her if I request salsas from her or when I get my order she responded dismissively saying yeah yeah when you get your food they'll give you whatever you need! read more

King Taco - Stale hard tortillas greasy meat! - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

I'm not certain what the draw to this food chain is but decided to give it a try after it was recommended. I ordered 2 carne asada tacos that came with cilantro and onion. I asked for their mild (green roasted) salsa which came in a 3 oz container. Both the tacos and salsa were disappointing in flavor. I am convinced that the red salsa is a mixture of hot sauces such as Valentina and Tapatío. I find it odd that pico de gallo wasn't even an option. The guacamole came at an extra price and it wasn't anything spectacular. At this location you have to ask for everything: an extra plate, napkins, utensils, etc. The pineapple agua fresca was good and I'd say this was the highlight for me. The location itself is spacious and there's a lot of room to sit and eat. Street parking or paid parking is available. read more

Very decent Mexican food. I like their quesadilla and their horchata. This place is great.

Carne asada burritos from King Taco are always so yummy and when in CA... It's a must-do for me! This location is the closest to where I was staying, however, it's not my favorite. Service was much better this time, but normally the workers are a bit cold here in Glendale. I can deal with the chill factor, but keep the rudeness to yourselves! As I previously mentioned, this time the customer service was fine. I always order the all meat (carne asada) burrito with cilantro and onions and extra, extra red sauce. I always double up on the salsa, because I already know I'm not getting an extra-extra! It seems King Taco has grown to be very tight when it comes to giving anything extra away without a price tag attached. For the amount of money I spend on one burrito (almost $10 now!), you would think a 2oz salsa would be a bonus! Anyway, the carne asada (meat) is always delicious and seasoned to perfection! They do have various meat choices, but this is my top choice and always has been. Their menu consists of other items including, burritos, tacos, sopes, aguas frescas, etc. I highly recommend King Taco. read more

King Taco - All the way from AZ for this! - Mexican Near Me - Glendale, California

Very decent authentic Mexican food. I got asada tacos and chicken tamale. Both were pretty good and the salsas were decent too. Service for me personally was fine, they gave me all the salsas I wanted and made the meat extra crispy on my request. Did not include limes though, and I did not see any of the misc items like pickled onions, radishes and all that other stuff that you'd normally see for grabs at a taco place. People in the reviews are complaining about prices being raised but that's literally everywhere now. Gone are the days of $1 tacos. $2-2.5 is the new norm it seems like. Inside it's wasn't dirty or anything (saw some other reviews mention) but being in downtown Glendale it could definitely use a touch up. I assume they might have an issue with consistency judging by the mixed reviews, but honestly it was way better than some of the almost 5 star rated tacos in the area I had, I am coming back. read more

Great place for a midnight taco run. Always grab the horchata to cleanse the palate. Carne asada and the buche the my go to. Food has been on the salty side lately. read more