I do NOT recommend coming to this Taco Boy location anymore. If you really want Taco Boy, go to the…read moreone on Euclid instead (895 S Euclid St Unit 1520, Anaheim, CA 92802). I've been coming here for over 30 years, and this used to be the OG spot before COVID. I'm not trying to hate on them -- I'm just honestly tired and disappointed with how much the quality has dropped especially since I pay almost $60 in food when I go.
Things really changed after the older man who worked the front passed away and the good cooks left. Ever since then, everything has gone downhill. The new staff just isn't the same. The older lady at the front has always been rude, even before COVID. When I order 8-12 tacos, I ask for multiple salsa cups (they're only 2 oz each). I'll ask for nine, she gives me six, and if I ask for more, she hands them over with attitude. I've even offered to pay for extra salsa just to avoid the attitude, but it still feels like a hassle every time.
Another issue is how unprepared they are. On Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays, and sometimes even during the week, they don't have basic vegetables like rabanos, carrots, or pickled onions -- things they've always offered. When I ask, they tell me they don't have anything and that they "only for sure have them on Tuesdays." How does that make sense? These are basic items they should have all week.
The food has gone downhill too. I've tried pretty much everything over the years, but the biggest problems are with:
* Tamales -- Big, but mostly masa with barely any meat. And the meat they do add is full of nerves and fat.
* Tacos -- Same issue: tons of nerves, barely edible, and the tortillas are drenched in grease.
* Tortas -- I pay $2 extra for beans and they never add them. The carnitas are full of fat and nerves, and I have to open the torta and clean it myself. The few clean pieces left barely make a decent bite.
I'm just tired of paying for food and service that keeps getting worse. The Taco Boy on Euclid is way better -- they have salsas, onions, carrots, radishes, and more available for you to grab yourself, and the food is consistently good.
I really wish this location would try harder instead of half‑assing everything.
Photo 1: Tiny 2 oz salsa containers and how little salsa they give you, even when ordering 8-12 tacos.
Photo 2: The pile of fat, nerves, and inedible chunks I had to remove from my torta.
Photo 3: The torta after I cleaned it -- barely any veggies and only a few clean pieces of carnitas.
Also... why is EVERYTHING soaked in grease.