My go to spot for bean and cheese burritos! Not to mention the amazing fries are always serving flavor. Lots of space for indoor dining. The parking situation has been a bit rough lately, depending on what time you go, but you can always park across the street. I also love grabbing some lotto ticket and scratchers. A win win. :) read more

My boyfriend, who is a local, told me this place has been around for a while. So, he recommended the pastrami quesadilla with fries. First of all, the fries were super soggy, and some parts were gray. Bad texture, and all of the food was lukewarm. But anyway, moving onto the pastrami, it was underwhelmingly lacking in flavor. Some of meat was inedible, and I had to spit it out. The store has some historical pieces inside, but the food, evidently, doesn't taste that great. I for sure make better quesadillas at home. Sorry to insult a restaurant that's been around for so long, but I was not impressed. read more

Their beef tacos are super greasy and mushy. Couldn't even finish one without gagging

I've been attending Mario's tacos since I graduated from high school many months ago in fact, I remember him behind the cash register! No, I moved out of the area. I stopped to get one of very, very famous green burritos yesterday.. always excellent, pleasant service and immaculate dining area. Caveat do not park in the first couple of spaces as you enter from Whittier Boulevard. They are exclusively for the La Mano tortilla bakery and they'll tow you away if you're over at Mario's without having called in a phone order trust me! Fortunately, I called in an order to Marios first and also purchased tortillas by the way and dealt with a great person from the tow truck company people have been going here for years and years and years it's the real deal read more

Mario's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

I ordered a chile relleno, but honestly, it was the worst chile relleno I've ever seen. They stuffed it with American cheese ‍ I don't recommend it. And another thing, how ridiculous that they charge extra in case read more

Yes, I'm back again! And love it even more. Lol. Came for a yummy burrito. Ended up buying for family. Bean and cheese burrito, green chile, n chile relleno. Can hardly wait. read more

See all

I have been going here for over 50 years and I think they still have the best green chile burritos around!! read more

Mario's Tacos - Mario's Tacos current pricing 4/2026 - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

See all

Food is still good, everyone is always complaining about it but I think it's really good and reasonable. Cash only

I don't know what happened to this place but my chile verde burrito was disgusting, there was more fat in the burrito than meat. I also recommend Mario's chile verde burrito's to everyone I know. I won't anymore it was pretty disgusting read more

Horrible food and they hire a tow company to tow your car!!!! Go anywhere else BUT here ! read more

This is my first time at Mario's Tacos and trying out the food my wife and her dad they been here many times they say it sports and Mexican and presidential pictures and so many items at this restaurant it feel like a musuem. But anyways we look at the menu display and see what to order then we saw.a sign it's CASH ONLY there's a ATM we got cash to purchase our meal. My wife order the chorizo plate and her dad order the albondiga soup and I decided to order the two tacos of shredded beef plate. The restaurant is very popular with local residents coming for breakfast or lunch it also a bathing places to met. They call our number to pick up our food my wife dad albondiga soup looks very good. I open the container it have two shredded beef tacos and rice and bean. The tacos is very crunchy with one bite and I can taste the flavors of the taco like the shredded beef season well very good it have cheese,lettuce and Pico de gallo and the rice and beans were very good full of flavors I really enjoy it. My wife say her chorizo plate was not good it lack more chorizo and the egg were over cook she couldn't taste the flavors of the eggs and the chorizo. My father in law enjoy the albondiga soup and rice he finished the meal. We need to come back again read more

See all

It would be nice if they updated their menus once in w while, on Yelp. It very misleading.

This place is amazing! Always a place we stop at when we are visiting in pico. The food is always on point! Food is still very tasty and takes me down memory lane from high school! read more

They are TOWING cars away at this location. It's sad that you can't eat in peace because of the TOWING...

used to eat here when I was younger, but over the years this place went down hill. the food is over priced and disgusting. I hear mention that this is Mexican food, when in reality it's just mediocre American garbage. meats not quality at all, you can tell they cut costs on quality and instead pump out a bunch of greasy low quality food. I wish I could atleast say the service is good and let them earn the 1 star but the service is honestly just as bad as the food. Plus the place smells bad and the ambiance is something out of a horror movie or a place read to close its doors for good. Might as well, since we will never go back read more

Nobody seems to mention the bad odor in the restaurant. That's one of the reasons I stopped going there. And Mario's daughter is so rude. It's very sad. Her parents were the best. read more

It's reticules that in this day and age, at a place like mMario's tacos. You have to pay cash for your food because they don't use any of the modern technology to pay for your food. read more

Best prices in TOWN. Love the nostalgia. The history of this place. The great food is the best and appreciation of their service.

This is a tuff review for me to write, first off cash only, still? It's 2025 you gotta get with the times. I grew up in Pico and I'm proud of it, I've been eating Mario's since I was a kid in the 80's. I remember coming in and seeing Mario smiling and saying hello to everyone as well as Celia she was always so kind and would even remember me when I'd come back into town after I moved to get my Mario's fix. I live an hour or so away and still come back to Pico just to eat Mario's. Today I sat there and looked around and literally had tears in my eyes seeing what the place has become or has not kept up with the times so to say. I mean do I enjoy the fact that I can walk in and get time warped back to when I was a kid, kind of but to see that the kids (now owners) have not done anything to up grade this gem is just sad. I ordered today and I as always do I asked if they can wrap my burritos in foil, I was told they would charge me for the foil. Wow! When I would come to town and Celia was still there she would always say of course we can wrap them for you in foil since you have a long drive and never charge for foil. I also asked for extra salsa and was told I would be charged for that as well, again never was that a thing. I wasn't asking for a lot just a few extra, after all I ordered 5 burritos. I easily use 2 of those small cups of salsa for 1 burrito. To top it off my burritos looked like quesadillas they were so skinny(see picture) not only that I saw the son there and was kinda stoked to see him and was hoping to say Hi! But he looked like he hated being there, not one hello to any of the guest sitting waiting for food. The restaurant over all just seemed very dingy, I mean maybe it's time to get with the times. A new pos system maybe some screens to display your menu with pictures, some new paint on the walls, remove all them old pictures of the presidents on the walls, something! I love the little pictures they have of Mario and Celia on top of the T shirt display but they deserve to have a painting of them on the walls hung or a mural type painting to honor them. It hurts me to write this but I mean looking at the Yelp reviews I can clearly see I am not the only one who's sees what's happening here or not happening here, either way I believe you need to keep up with the times. They have an instagram with no pictures and facebook with very few pictures and no activity going on them what so ever. Very sad to write this but I truly hope they read this and at least think about what Mario's used to be and what it can still be if they put some of that Mario and Celia love into it. Honestly not sure if I will go back and that makes me feel like a piece of my childhood is gone. It's just not the same! read more

Mario's Tacos - Flat burrito, what happened to the old Mario's? - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

Wanted to give this place a try and it's just not edible, every bite of the taco is full of fat and even pieces you can't even chew. Can't say I'll ever come back. Also charging more to take soup to go is crazy. read more

Mario's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

See all

This place is gross! I ordered a pastrami quesadilla, and the pastrami was 90% fat! And to make matters worse, I'm pretty sure they used kraft singles for the cheese!!!! Disgusting!!!! And for whatever reason, they added lettuce to my quesadilla! I will NEVER go back! Oh and it's cash only. You'd think they'd put a sign that said that....they don't. You'll find out when you're pulling out your debit card to pay, they will let you know. The only thing I liked from there was the orange bang drink. Never going back. read more

La peor comida que e comido tengo desde ase 3dias que fui con dolor de estómago y diarrea ojalá este lugar pagara los gastos médicos que asco de comida. read more

Most disturbing part of this establishment is having pictures of presidents and no picture of the current president of the United States of America. Shame on Mario's! No excuse. Tables have graffiti all over them. Disappointing quality of food. Cash only isn't convenient. Hard tortilla, greasy fries, and overly greasy taco. All presidents demand respect. Leaving out a picture of president Donald Trump is complete disrespect. We will not support such an establishment. read more

Been coming here for the last 47 yrs and the red burrito taste the same Lol red or green burrito and some fries nothing like it !!

Good : great food chili is fire! Bad : only accepts CASH ONLY ! Need to fix the place up . Remodel it or something. Pictures are hung crooked, dinning area needs to be " "spruced "spruced up . Overall , once that happens and you continue the great food , it will be AWESOME!! read more

Best Chile Verde burritos anywhere around the tacos are amazing. Great customer service very caring people. !!!!

Petty place sad to hear your parents ran things very different. But the reviews here and tiktok don't lie it's so empty they have enough time to be on the look out for cars that honestly give it a look like there is actually people dinning in. read more

The food is great and the prices are hard to beat. The owner always looks like he doesn't like being there and I've never seen him smile, I remember his mom and she was always so welcoming. As much as I love this place it has gone downhill over the years. It's cash only and they do have an on site ATM. Last time I was there the ATM machine was down and I didn't have cash. He would think for a place that only accepts cash they would make sure the machine is always working, but when I let the counter person know, she just shrugged and said I don't know what to tell you it's down so if they are not gonna be offering card services, I think they should make sure the machine is always up and running. We had a party of nine people and we ended up having to go somewhere else since the machine is down.. She's always make sure to have cash on hand because apparently ATM is unreliable read more

This restaurant has the worst customer service ever experienced. Management is rude and unprofessional.

I do not recommend this place because the food is horrible the service is very bad the waiters looked like they were mad for no reason very expensive prices and the meat is cold. At my table it was very dirty and some bits of food on the floor. read more

Everything I remember about this place , hasn't changed. The Food was fantastic. Even had a chance to take a burrito home for later. 5 stars . Talked to the owner and told her that the IE doesn't have anything like this. That's why we had to make the trip. read more

Mario's Tacos - Mario's - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

If I could give 0 stars, I would! Don't bother coming here if you want bad customer service and terrible food, and not to mention if you don't buy anything from them, they will tow your car. Making you pay $300 upfront or $600 at the shop. Talk about scammers!! Don't believe me? They have a tow-truck parked near by, just one phone call from them and they're already taking your car! Honestly they need a new management team because the ambience is AWFUL! read more

Food is delicious and wait time isn't long. Avocado fries are great! Super convenient!

Literally act like giving you salsa for a big order is make or break for their cash only operation. Mediocre food, GO TO LUPES!!! Way better. And fyi definitely a sewer issue cuz the whole place smells like sewer water read more

Mario's Tacos - Trash - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

I've been going here for 45 years cause I love the green burritos, if only the staff was a little more friendly. I tried to make little conversation with the ( I think she part owner, she's been there forever ) and she wasn't responding A smile goes a long way read more

It's a cash only establishment with an ATM conveniently located inside the restaurant. It definitely has an old school Mexican restaurant vibe with lots of room for big groups. You order at the counter, they call out your number, and you pick up your food and take it to your table. No alcohol, just sodas and coffee. They have a special hot chocolate for October. Make sure you get salsa, it's delicious. I think the tacos are the best thing on the menu. The beans are really good too. read more

Food, service, ambiance and everything was great! Delicious burritos, tacos and chile rellenos.

If I could give zero stars this would definitely be one, bean and cheese burrito was cold and when I told them they gave me attitude. While I was getting my food a customer that was eating inside was getting there car towed, management had called to get a paying customer car towed even though he was eating inside. Don't trust this place bad food bad service and shady management read more

Mario's is a must try!!!! They are known for their green chili they have it in burritos and also a plate and you cannot go wrong with either of those! This place is cash only but they do have an ATM in there in case you want to pull from there. Their home made fries are to die for! My go to order is the green chili burrito and fries but this time I had the plate and I had left overs after! If you like spicy make sure ask for their red salsa on the side. Mario's has a very homey feel to it and ah I can't rave enough about it! Their bean and cheese burritos are also very tasty the beans taste like my gramma's which just another way to make me feel at home. The staff is kind and they always have a smile in their face! They also sell merch which I love me a good t shirt ! It's not the fanciest place but it is our favorite place overall I highly recommend checking it out. read more

Mario's Tacos - Green chili plate with rice and beans they give a side of flour tortillas which look and taste homemade. In the yellow are the fries - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

I tried this place for the first time in my life and I was raised here in pico so I figured I'd finally give it a shot. The establishment itself is old and has a smell to it. Management hasn't gotten with the times and operates "cash only" but they have an atm machine that will gladly charge you 1.50 to withdraw $$. I ordered a burger (no bacon because they don't have bacon (that's cool no prob, but who doesn't have bacon??)) and an order of fries which I asked to have well done. The young man didn't understand what I meant so I reiterated I wanted them crispy. He seemed to have understood and that was that. I got my food and the fries were prob thee ugliest and worst fries ever. They were soggy, undercooked, and tasted old. The burger had thee thinnest patty I ever did see and it all tasted old. Service wise, well, not much to say given that there isn't much service. You order up front and pick up your food when it's ready. There was a young lady there though and she could take a few lessons on being personable and better spoken as she came off a little rude. Needless to say, I will never go back and I'd advise to dine elsewhere if you're looking for authentic Mexican food, if you're looking for full service, and/or if you're trying to pay with a card. read more

Mario's Tacos - I asked for crispy fries and got soggy undercooked fries. Tasted old too. - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California