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Mariscos el Pinguin

4.9 (25 reviews)
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Ceviche de pescado, ceviche de camarón y taco gobernador.
Lucy O.

Such a good spot for mariscos! I really liked this mariscos truck. I had the ceviche de pescado, ceviche de camarón and a taco gobernador. I enjoyed everything but my favorite was the ceviche de camaron. It was so fresh and flavorful. They also give you a good amount of ceviche and add avocado. The service was great. I recommend getting the food to go since there's nowhere to really sit comfortably. I'm glad there's a place like this that I can go to when I get a craving for quality ceviche and mariscos.

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Debi F.

Oh my god. First time at this food truck and I am absolutely blown away at how delicious the food is. It's a food truck on a side street. They do seafood instead of the usual meats. I got a shrimp taco and two tostadas, one shrimp ceviche and one octopus. First of all, even in a to go order, the presentation was beautiful. Now for the ultimate test, the food. AMAZING. I will tell you right now this was better than many of the sit down, fancy places I have been to. Huge portions of shrimp ceviche and octopus for the tostadas. The shrimp taco had three huge shrimp that were lightly fried, with the perfect amount of cabbage and sauce. The tostadas came with a huge pile of tortillas and each at least 8 oz of both the ceviche and the octopus. Flavors are spot on and tasty. All topped with a generous serving of avocado. I am so happy and full right now. Tacos and tostadas can also be therapeutic you know. I'll be back for more of those tacos!

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Jeanne M.

Drove by this truck plenty of times. Finally opted to try it as I had cash in my pocket and I didn't want to get bummed by Jimenez nearby. The ladies inside were friendly and spoke English or Spanish. They take digital money, cards or cash. I think there's $1 fee if it's not cash. It's also right next to a bank with an atm if needed. The fish tacos were delicious. They were packaged well for walking back to the office. The thin lighter colored salsa was so hot but it had such a good flavor. First hit with citrus, then garlic, then heat a little heavy on the cabbage but I'd rather have more than not enough. $10/3. I want to try their Gabernador tacos for $11/3. No where to sit but there is a nice tall parking structure curb. And it's covered if it's raining. Definitely going back. Definitely recommended.

Cocteles camaron campechana
Chrissy C.

Don't let the plain, shady-looking truck fool you -- the food is LEGIT. Tried it for the first time after seeing their Instagram page, and it was definitely worth it! Bought a cocteles camaron campechana and a botana mixta and they were delicious. I ordered the coctel first. It wasn't runny and just full of liquid like you get at a lot of places; this had a lot of pieces of food in it. Yes, there are crackers provided if you want to make the consistency even thicker. It was flavorful and very filling. I came back to grab a botana mixta at the recommendation of a regular of theirs. It came with tostadas on the side, but I didn't bother eating those. There were so many pieces of shrimp and the slices of avocado added to the mix. I think I overate between both items, but they were just too good to waste. I tried a little bit of the hot sauce they had, but it was just muy caliente and it took away from the food's flavor. The people running the truck were super nice and answered my questions. This is definitely a best-kept secret that I will be coming back to.

Pidanse esta campechana con ostiones cuestan un poco mas pero vale la pena

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This is THE place for Mariscos. The ceviche is delicious!!!!! The service is great and fast too!

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2 years ago

The shrimp tacos were fire, we love every bite of it, definitely worth coming here plus you get a positive attitude all the time.

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2 years ago

Best ceviche de pescado and their governor tacos best marisco truck in Orange County

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Love the tacos and empanadas here. Their sales is spicy but the kind of spicy that makes you want more lol..

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4 years ago

Best seafood spot in Santa Ana not even joking lovable people plus great food recommend

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4 years ago

The best ceviche and shrimp empanadas good service and they take debit cards for payment

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Taco Gutierrez you have my whole heart!…read more After having moved to Santa Ana last year this has become my go-to spot for tacos close by. It's hard to find a good Taco Tuesday but they do a great job helping the community and keeping the prices $1.50 for basic meats like pollo, asada, and al pastor. I personally love my lengua and this truck has some of the best I've tried! It is a bit pricier but definitely worth it given the taste/quality. A couple things about the condiments--green sauce is spicier than you think, red one is more of a salsa and not that hot. Radishes are unfortunately not very crunchy/juicy at this location so I don't get it as often as I would at other taco spots. If you're ever in a rush, they do phone orders AND DoorDash. I've done all the methods and quality stays up there each time! However, if you do wanna enjoy your tacos right after they're prepared, you can always sit at their tables next to the truck. They have quite a bit of dining space and I've never seen it too crowded to the point of having difficulty finding a spot to sit. In terms of finding the truck, you just need to turn into S Hathaway St. Very close to the train tracks. I park in any free space they have there, since the businesses are usually closed after 5pm (which is when the truck opens).

Came here on a Tuesday. Place wasn't too crowded and we were helped promptly…read more $1.50 tacos are a bargain these days, and they were reasonably sized. I got 3 asada and they were great! Small counter with radish, cucumber, and salsas as well as some Mexican lollipops (def took a few for the road) I definitely will be coming here on Tuesdays from now on!

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I was in the area and decided to grab some lunch. Someone mentioned that the Horchata water was…read moregood, first of all it was from the machine so that was already a bad sign. The tacos had plenty of meat tho. I had 2 adabada and 2 cabesa tacos. Adobada Tacos - the tortillas could use a little more oil when you say TJ style. The meat was more in the sweet side 1-5 (1) Cabesa Tacos- The meat was nice and fresh and had good flavor 1-5 (4) the yellow corn tortilla is always a nice touch. The salsas 1-5 (1) are not spicy and lack flavor It's not sitting outside but I'd rather eat inside. The Horchata Water can also use some work. 1-5 (2) This is just my taste buds talking we all have different taste buds, but this would not be my first choice for tacos.

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