A pit stop worth making! The location is in the home of the family so street parking can be tricky,…read morebut not impossible. Most people were ordering to-go, but the set up is really nice if you want to eat there. The eatery offers a good amount of menu items and of course the specialty is Birria. The price is really good for the amount of food. I ordered the quesabirrias and it came with 4 large-hand-made tortillas and they were stuffed with cheese and meat! I will be returning to try the birria plate and to dine in. I did admire the garden as the owners have many fruit trees. Very spacious seating area that can accommodate large parties too.

Wifey and i try at least 1 new taco joint every weekend. Not too far from Hayward business Costco,…read morewe chose here after grocery shopping. Easy to miss tiny sign in the middle of neighborhood, long pavement into someone's backyard, you should see the red food truck to your left. Best quesabirria tacos we've had. For $22, you get 4 full size tortilla tacos, consome, (looked to be around 18-20 ounces), general servings of onion, cilantro, and lime. They bring you 2 large containers of salsa de roja and verde for you to use as much as you want. Cheese pull for daysssss, crispy cheese outside as well. Very comforting backyard vibes, every family member said hello to us, it was as if we were temporarily adopted into a Mexican family with this purchase. Amazing service, unique experience, great food, we will be back for sure. 12/10 would recommend!

Just moved close by, and figured I give them a shot an order a few asada tacos... just to see how…read morethey measure up against some other taco trucks.. that I go to a few more miles down the road. $4/$5 per taco not enough meat, although I did like because they wasn't over salty! Was literally given 1 tiny slice of carrot and 1 tiny peace of pepper on the side lol I would not return this spot isn't worth $25+ for tacos because portion is small and tacos are over priced, as a grown man you would need 4/5 for sure plus a drink

My favorite staff, favorite food and convenient location for me…read more If i could give 20 stars i would

Jose took my $200 deposit and never showed up to cater my event…read more Let this be a lesson to me, but hopefully a learning opportunity for anyone else. Please do not conduct business with this person. I communicated with him in May, we settled on a menu, the logistics, etc. I sent him a $200 deposit for what was going to be a total of $450 for a taquiza for 40 people. One week prior to the event which was held on June 12th, I text him to make sure we were good to go. No response. I text him twice a day every day for a week and he did not respond. I called several times and it went straight to voicemail. I even had other people call or text from different numbers to see if this would entice him to respond. Nothing. What's done is done, I asked him for my money back but I'm sure I won't hear back. I can't stress this enough: Please do not conduct business with this man.

Found Jose that runs Taquiza El Primo through a friend of mine. He did tacos and quesadillas for…read moreher sons birthday party. I had a house party for the 4th of July and wanted to keep cooking to a minimum and decided to contact Jose. He was extremely pleasant and very professional. Not to mention the tacos were delicious. He gave me the best rate and showed up early to set up. I was thrilled that he was willing to do a night party (7-11pm) on a Holiday. He allowed me to choose 3 types of meat, and brought onions, cilantro, limes and 3 salsas. Everyone was more than satisfied with his service and I will definitely hire him for my next party. Don't be afraid to contact him. He works all over the bay area.

We hired Tagoeria for our Cino De Mayo Event at Mercy Housing (San Francisco)…read more Tagoeria is 10 out of 10! Michelle is very professional, communicative & a breeze to work with. The food being AMAZING was just the cherry on top! THANK YOU TAGOERIA! We look forward to having you AGAIN!

I hired them for my son's graduation of about 100 gust and they were professional, quick and…read morefriendly . But, most important, very good! This was absolutely the best taco's ! This taco vendor is amazing! They served my guest and there was never a long line. Super fast service and the food was fire!!! I will definitely recommend them for your event!

This is my favorite go to taco fix in all of Oakland. I've been visiting the last several years,…read morewhere at one point Mi Reynitas had to compete with them across the street when they got super hyped. If you don't know this spot then it's definitely a sleeper because the locals come here and it can get busy. Freshly hand made tortillas I ordered... Al pastor 4.5/5 My absolute favorite. It's well seasoned and flavorful. Better than most places because they cook and cut it from the trompo Asada 4/5 Meat is nicely grilled which gives it a nice smokey flavor. Well seasoned and because it's chopped into smaller pieces, helps chew through the tough bites Pollo 4.5/5 This caught me by surprise because it tasted almost like carnitas. The chicken is grilled but it had the texture of a carnita. It was crispy, tender and very juicy. Nicely seasoned. This became one of my favorite meats Cabeza 4.5/5 Nicely seasoned and super tender. Drinks 4/5 Agua frescas are good but are mostly on the sweeter side. My favorite is the cucumber lime because it's very refreshing. Sauces 3.5/5 I think the sauces are okay because it's slightly watered down for me. But it's still good on the tacos. Condiments 5/5 It's self serve but they're not stingy with the amount you need or want for your meal. Great selection from grilled onions and jalapeno, green and red salsa, lime, cucumber, and radish. Ambience 4/5 It's dining outside of a questionable area but there's plenty of tables and parking if it's not busy. Service 5/5 Not much to say and idk how to rate this but basically my interactions are from ordering and self pick up, and self serving my own condiments and napkins. Staff are friendly and quick with timing

DON'T EAT AT THIS PLACE!!!!…read more I used to love this place. However, the burrito I got last week ago gave me severe food poisoning. That was the only meal I had that day so I know for a fact that it was this burrito that caused the poisoning. I was out of commission for the whole week with constant vomiting and diarrhea. This place should not be serving food without a health inspection.

I can't believe no one has written about this little food stand!…read more My fiance and I paid a visit to the vet this Saturday and were heading to Costco. We saw that a small Farmer's Market was going on in the Bishop Ranch complex #3 (adjacent to GE Software's lot). Since we needed vegetables that Costco probably wouldn't have (or have in the mega Duggar family pack), we decided to make a quick detour into this small farmer's market. Man, are we glad we did. I mean this FM is much, much smaller than the one we went to in Pleasanton. But at the end of the rows of vegetable and other stalls was this delicious aroma of grilled food. Since we hadn't eaten lunch and Costco food was NOT a healthy option, we decided to take a peek at Gorgeous Gorilla. While I don't want to make a definitive statement about the ethnic origin of the food, my guess is either Jamaican or (generically) Caribbean. They had Jerk chicken, Oxtail, shrimp, and grilled salmon. Also they serve their plate meals with red beans and rice. Oh snap, I love red beans and rice! And best of all: fried plantains. They also serve it with a small side of a fruit salad which is heavy on the mangos. Nice. We also ordered a positively awesome strawberry fruit drink which we know used fresh strawberries from a vendor down the row of veggie stands. We saw him deliver two boxes of strawberries while we ate lunch. We shared a jerk chicken plate and that was enough for us because we didn't want to fill up too much before shopping. The flavors were AMAZING on every part of the meal, esp the chicken. while I've had much spicier jerk chicken in the past, this one was one I'd consider a very mild jerk flavor. Maybe if I ask for what the locals would eat would they turn it up a notch. They let me know that they are there every Thursday in the same lot, so I'm going to make another trip next week as this Thursday I won't be in the area. But for now, here's some pics to whet your appetite!

I wish I could add stars to this gem of a restaurant. It was truly love at first bite, the jerk…read morechicken was seasoned and grilled to perfection- just melted in my mouth.My friend and I stumbled upon this place at Oakland's First Friday event. She had a Garlic shrimp skewer and we shared the impeccable oxtail soup. Every bite was exceptional in flavor and purely delightful to the palette. The staff was friendly , charismatic and helpful. My entire experience was pleasant, from my understanding they will continue to frequent First Friday and I fully intend to frequent them!if you have had an opportunity- check out this spot I highly recommend it!

Tacos y Carnitas El Garanon is a food stand that's here on the weekends from ? to 2-3ish. look for…read morea a big red tent. they grilled the proteins on site. there are tables set up to eat on site. no menus nor signage seen. all associates were wearing aprons with the name "Tacos y Canitas El Garanon" on it. offerings: Tacos, Carnitas, Tortas, Quesadillas, Mulitas. eats: Barbacoa/Carnitas tacos @3.50, unknown if other proteins offered... -corn tortillas grilled on site. proteins grilled to order-tasted semi-tender, juicy. -various salsas are on table for self servicing. -garnished with chopped onions, cilantro, lime squeeze. 4.5 stars for the uniqueness of freshly made mexican eats. located a block from hesperian blvd. near a former liquor store. on the edge of a parking lot.

La Tortilla is a food stand that appears weekends in a vacant parking lot that once hosted the San…read moreLorenzo Farmers Market. it's at a corner location across from a long vacated liquor store. it's not noticeable for afar. only a black covered griller and a sign on the corner is visible upon closer inspection. offerings: mexican "bbq" chicken, spareribs marinated and grilled slowly over charcoal. this is the lst griller l've seen that is covered, not susceptible to overhead contamination. eats: whole chicken chopped (15) -not as juicy as i wanted but not as dry as previous chickens. much bigger, juicier than others i've tasted. -had 3 house made salsas that were phenom: a green (looking like quac but not), a red sweet chili one, and a red spicy one. - -there were few chickens in the "cooked" basket. there's always an option to wait for chickens/spareribs to cook to perfection. 4.5 stars, best "bbq" chicken eaten so far, fab value,

I was really dissapointed .... I stopped by at 3pm on a Saturday and purchased a whole chicken for…read more$15 and half slab of ribs for $10. They cook these over charcoal and the chicken is spatchcocked. (split in half) I was expecting for them to pull chicken off the grill but instead, they pulled them from a cooler. Evidently they cook them up and chop up into the strangest sized pieces and throw in coolers. I had no idea what we were eating. The half rack of ribs was all the gristel and cartilage cut off the ends. I received no bones and very little meat connected to the cartilage. So now they don't have anything to feed their dogs.

Ruben's Hibachi is a popular food stand parked a block away from Chase & Wells Fargo bank. Street…read moreparking only. Look for the white cabless caboose at Paseo Grande & Via Arriba. Parked behind white truck. Greeted courteously, promptly when I approached window. Took their recommendation for shrimp, N.Y. Steak. Breast meat combo. Payment options: cash. Zelle, Apple Pay. One table for dining. Super Bowl Sunday was a slow day here. Many vendors didn't show or closed early. Cooked to order in 10 minutes Offerings: drinks, combination plates. Diablo noodles, sides. Bites: shrimp, NY steak, chicken breast plate (31+tax) -came with Yum Yum sauce ( creamy mayoish), Ginger sauce (soy, ginger...) dipped with all proteins. -7 large crunchy juicy shrimps. Deliz. -many small pieces medium rare steaks: juicy, tender, no gristle. Juices mixed with fried rice was so tasty. -chicken breast pieces also tender. A little dry. Juices made it good. -left grilled veggies (onion, carrots. Cucumber) for snack later. Too full. Veggies deliz. -comped a can of coke. Learned Ruben worked 30 years at Benihana & Hana Japan. Recipes the same. Family operated food stand. 5 stars worthy! Quantity: plenty. Quality: excellent. Fresh. Cooked to order.

I cannot express enough how amazingly delicious Ruben's is! With his history in working at infamous…read morehibachi restaurants for many years, he decided to branch out on his own. Lucky for us! If you want amazing hibachi grilled flavors... head to what I call The Block on Paseo Grande and Hesperian in San Lorenzo. An entire block on weekends and some week nights. Such a humble family, all smiles and amazing authentic tasting eats! The hustle and bustle of The Block makes for a fun night! Someone else Claimed our order so while we waited for them to remake ours, we had a Michẽ from another truck, and sweet mini donuts from a stand around the corner. Look at my other reviews for how that worked out!! Thank you for taking care of us so well when someone else took our order!

Oof! This has become my newest addiction. I always grab the…read morechicken tacos. They are YUUUUMYYYY! the chicken is very well seasoned and the tortillas as super soft. They have a nice variety of food options but so far we are hooked on chicken tacos. They are $4/taco which to some people might seem like a lot. However, im still willing to pay this amount of money because they are that good. I tried tacos from a restaurant with Michellin star and they were actually not as good. They have salsas, cilantro, chopped onion, limes and other goodies to go with the tacos. Give them a try!

Finally tried this popular stand near Target. I got 4 tacos and an agua fresca. Felt expensive…read morebecause my total came out to be $26. The food is good but I'm not sure it's $4/taco good for a pop up stand. I tried the al pastor, lengua, and cabeza. The cabeza was my favorite of the bunch. The lengua was tender but bland. Al pastor was good but I expected a little more flavor?