As a Texas transplant, I am a huge fan of taco Buddha! It reminds me of Torchy's Tacos and makes me…read morefeel a little more at home. We stuck to fish tacos since it was a Friday during lent, but they did not disappoint. The margaritas & mad dog were very good as well and I would highly recommend! I like the idea of the QR codes to order at the tables. It felt like it made the process a bit faster, but it was still a hospitable environment. Everyone was very friendly and we felt taken care of. There was a short wait on a Friday at 6pm, but it was well worth it.

One of the best casual eateries in St. Louis…read more Food: always fantastic here. They have a monthly flavor that I almost always enjoy. Their permanent flavors are also excellent. I prefer the quesadillas with some of the more unique flavors, especially since the price point is very reasonable and you get a fair portion of food. Service: very good. They have QR codes at each table that you can order and pay straight from your phone, which is very convenient and the food always comes out pretty quickly. The staff here is always so nice. Ambience: the majority of the eating area is outdoors in a heated tent. It's a nice vibe and lets you feel like you're sitting outside without actually having to be outside. Parking isn't too bad here, there's a small parking lot right behind the restaurant and then there is typically ample street parking. It can get quite busy at peak times, but they have a great pick up option as well.

We had a few food trucks at my job, years ago. This one was the most popular, to the point where…read morewe've had them back a few times. We somehow managed to get them on Cinco de Mayo this year, a/k/a Cinco de Drinko--this despite the fact that Mexican food can be hard enough to come by on Cinco de Mayo that shots are sometimes fired. Were they not aware of the holiday? I'd suggest that there's no way that they wouldn't be, but I don't want to assume, what with this being 2026. Or is it one of those things where Cinco de Mayo is not a real holiday in Mexico? It might be the Mexican equivalent of Kwanzaa, invented by the CIA to get people shooting at each other down on Cherokee St, as a pretext for ICE raids. In addition to the free tacos, we were treated a performance by a mariachi band, Modelo, canned margaritas and churros from a local bakery. They spared no expense! Suffice it to say, it wasn't the most productive afternoon. Not that it would have been otherwise. Since I wasn't paying, I went with a "flight" of tacos, as if I were in Napa, one of each type: pollo, al pastor, lengua, asada and chorizo. I didn't do the thing where I tried a little bit of each and spit them in a bucket, but you're welcome to do that, if you're suffering from, er, surviving, an eating disorder. You could probably make use of a nearby potted plant, like Harvey Weinstein. Tacos are served on two small-ish corn tortillas that have been heated up on a griddle, like at an authentic taqueria. They come served with diced raw onion and cilantro, and they ask if that's alright with you, in case you're one of these people who think cilantro tastes like soap, or you're concerned that it can't really be washed and hence could lead to GI distress. I preferred the chicken and steak to the tongue, sausage and, erm, al pastor. All of it seems to have been warmed up on a griddle rather than cooked from raw, but the "dry" meats had nice bits of char. I didn't care for the texture of the al pastor and chorizo as much, though they were nicely seasoned. The tongue isn't as flavorful as regular ol' steak. As I recall, they were charging a premium for it, and I'm assuming that's just taking advantage of curiosity. Prices were written in dry erase marker, and they may have jacked everything up by a dollar for the occasion, which was fine with me. I was also upsold a tres leches cake, which was an excellent recommendation. It was premade and served a bit cold, but it tasted fresh. I found it odd that it was wet, like it had been left out in the proverbial rain in MacArthur Park, or maybe an unhoused person used it as a urinal, but it tasted good enough that it didn't matter. If that's not a testament to the culinary wizardry on display on this truck, I don't know what is.

inquired about a taco truck, they asked me to text and they'd follow up, never did…read more My review is solely based on this experience and not the food.

the food was so good I almost forgot to take any photos. both salsas fresh and fantastic. the spice…read morein the green one has my mouth still watering. the slaw that came with the pupusas is to die for. the fish tacos are perfect. the thick hot fish paris nicely with the juicy fresh slaw. the best part of the entire meal was the rice. it's so fluffy and delicious. I could live off that alone for a good month and be satisfied

Friendly, small, casual business. Everything was tasty flavorful. Server checked in often and was…read morepolite and nice. Small dining room but it works. No complaints.

The food here is amazing. I went around 9 so the kitchen was closed, but I got the coconut ice…read morecream and mangonada--both were delicious. The people there were very nice and very quick despite my broken attempt at practicing spanish. I also really enjoyed the calm seating arrangement and different options for places to sit and eat. Overall, really good. I'm excited to try their food next time.

Lunch outing today took us to La Vecindad Paleteria, a place we've been waiting to try. It was a…read morelittle busy when we walked in, which we didn't mind. Great sign to us that people love coming here. We ordered the chicken flautas, shrimp tacos, a barbacoa taco, elote in a cup, and a strawberry Agua fresca. The food was wonderful! My favorite was the chicken flautas. They were very crisp but the chicken inside was so moist. The toppings and the salsa was a wonderful addition. They really need to bottle and sell that salsa. It was some of the best we've had. I'm a non beef eater but my husband said the barbacoa was . He said it was hard to determine his favorite between that and the flautas but if he had to choose it's the barbacoa because it was juicy and very flavorful. It also held together well in the corn tortillas. He wished he ordered more than one. The strawberry Agua fresca was very tasty. It reminded me of a strawberry milkshake. The portions are so plentiful and the menu has so many choices. We are looking forward to trying new things. We were so full we didn't get to try desserts, as it is a Paleteria, but we will most definitely be back!

The best burrito bowl! It's like a local elevated chipotle, very similar prices too so pretty cheap…read morefor how much food you get. Workers are always friendly and their margs are delicious :)

Plenty of parking in the strip mall. Seating outside only…read more Service very friendly and helpful. Tacos. 6/10. Tacos were fresh. Not very hot thermally. Flavor was ok. Could've used more to my taste. Used the green salsa to help there. Birria pizza. 6/10. It was tasty but the tortilla was not crispy and a bit soggy. We ate there so this was right out of the kitchen. Nachos looked good but I would've needed more queso.

The food was surprisingly tasteless. No flavor whatsoever. The only thing that had flavor was the…read morecheese. Unacceptable. However, the staff was kind and they had a window order option to avoid the long drive through line.

Sometimes I find myself in need of a burrito the way that a person with a crippling drug addiction…read moreneeds a fix, but I'd rather not go to some fancy sit-down restaurant where I feel obligated to leave a tip and I'm not provided with as much complimentary chips and salsa as I require. Certainly, I'd rather not go to a Chipotle, where you risk gastrointestinal distress in exchange for less food than they used to give you, for even more money; or Taco Bell, which actually costs more than Chipotle now, despite still being Taco Bell. Enter Abelardo's Mexican Fresh, which somehow (ostensibly) combines the quality of a fancy sit-down restaurant with the convenience of a fast-food restaurant. Not only do you not have to go inside to get your food, you couldn't go inside if you wanted to. There's probably an alarm that would trigger if you tried. There's all kinds of signs and stickers on the building's exterior warning of alarm systems and the restaurant's right to refuse service to anyone for any reason, Title IX notwithstanding. There's a little window where you can get out of your car and order, if you just have to. You don't have to worry, if you're wearing pajamas. It's not the kind of neighborhood where you're going to be judged for that sort of thing. The menu is entirely too extensive. But you get the sense that, as is the case with the aforementioned Taco Bell, it's all 1001 different combinations of the same few ingredients. You probably couldn't go wrong with just throwing a dart at the thing and seeing where it lands, unless you're Stevie Wonder, in which case you might put someone's eye out. I wanted to get a combination that had both a taco and a burrito, so I could try both items, but the only one I saw had ground beef in both. So I went with one that came with two carne asada burritos, refried beans and rice. I suppose I could have just ordered à la carte, but I wasn't feeling up to it emotionally. I noticed the bag, when they handed it to me, was surprisingly heavy, like they accidentally gave me someone else's order. I wasn't about to complain. This is a proper Mexican establishment, so there was no risk of there being anything gluten free or otherwise inappropriate for an adult male. But no, this was my order. It's just a lot of food. The two-burrito combination plate seems like it would be two small burritos instead of one large burrito (which seems stupid), but it's really two fairly large burritos. At $15 and some change, it might be the single most expensive thing on the menu, but it's not expensive in an absolute sense, by 2025 standards. This place packs great value. The carne asada wasn't the most high quality beef in the world, and it's a little bit dry, which I attribute both to how thoroughly it's cooked and how it's served. There's nothing in the burrito but meat, a few peppers and maybe a little pico. Presumably, this is a more authentic version of the dish, like a chili with no beans in it. It benefits from the hot sauce they give you with it, which is legitimately hot and redolent of actual peppers. The tortillas were similarly high quality and, if taste is any indication, not good for you. The refried beans were lacking in salt compared to the kind that come in a can, which are amongst my favorite things in the world, but that's probably more a testament to the utter savagery in which I was raised than anything else. Sitting in the drive thru, I was reminded of the Oreo cookie shakes I would get from the Jack in the Box that used to be here. If they could somehow put that on the menu, this would be the GOAT restaurant. As it is, it's not half bad.

Delicious, awesome and friendly, will return, very authentic, offered chips while wait for to go…read moreorder

Food was amazing! The price matched that as well! Our only issue was the language barrier...but…read morehonestly to me, that's a win! Service was perfectly fine, had I been thinking I would have used Google translate to help us through. Honestly I could also quit being lazy and learn Spanish lol. I'll 100% be back to this one. It's a decent sized place, and we didn't have any issues seating 3 right away around lunch time. Clean and the food was out quick :)

Recently discovered King Burrito and it is delicious but has room for improvement. The torta was…read moreflavorful however the filling quantity could be better. Two single slices of tomato for a torta this size doesn't make much sense. The lack of meat can make a lot of bites just straight bread. My qualms with the burritos I have tried (the Cali burrito and breakfast burrito) is their use of potato wedges as the potato can be over powering. My suggestion would be a straight cut fry so that the other items in the burritos can be enjoyed as well. Service is always friendly and quick. As for ambiance I appreciate that they have different things playing on the different TVs.

We came here yesterday for dinner with kids to celebrate husband's birthday. It was very nice, the…read morestaff, the food was amazing, place was clean. We got kids quesadillas with fries, some fries were a bit hard and needed couple more minutes cooking, I got the fried whole fish and that was delish, husband got a burrito and loved it. The also surprised him with a slice of a cake and candle which was very kind.