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    4.7 (392 reviews)
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    Asada tacos
    Katie R.

    My husband and I have eaten here a few times and it has super amazing food! We've tried the tacos, taquitos, burritos, and torta. The tacos are very flavorful and the asada is so tender and moist. My favorite though is the asada burrito as it has rice and beans. With some salsa, it's freaking delicious and very filling. It's a small business off the side of Azusa Ave. There is some outdoor seating available and there's plenty of parking that's shared conveniently with a Mexican market. The employee who has served us the past few times is very friendly and takes great pride in the yummy food they serve. Will definitely be a regular here!

    3 tacos. Al pastor/Shredded Chicken/Carne Asada. VERY GOOD!
    Kevin M.

    These tacos are LEGIT!. My wife and I stopped by on a weekend to get a quick bite. We were greeted warmly and met the family behind the business, German and his mom. They mentioned their tacos are "the best" and we're gonna love them and we did! We ordered 3 tacos. 1 Al pastor, 1 shredded chicken and 1 carne asada. Food came out fast and the presentation was tremendous. The tacos were loaded, sauced up and came with some jalapenos peppers. The pictures I took hope does them justice. First bites of those tacos were freaking GOOD! The food was made fresh and tasted fresh. The peppers are very spicy if you can handle heat. Each taco was so packed with flavor it's gonna warrant a return visit in the future. The 3 tacos we chose came out to about $10 total so it's very affordable and worth the plate of food. Try Taco King out here on Azusa Ave. They deliver some of the best tacos in town. Thanks, Taco King!

    Best Burrito in Azusa!! Tacos are 100 amazing!!
    Washington E.

    Visiting from out of town. Found Taco king in Azusa while heading to a tournament. Boy was I glad we stopped by! Ordered a Asada Burrito and tacos de Lengua, Al pastor! Let me tell you that they are possibly the best I have tried! Comes with chips, jalapeño, 2 salsas and grilled onions!!! Spectacular is an understatement! We met the owner a really humble and amazing person! Wish I lived around the area! I would be here all the time! Definitely will pay them a visit even though I'm far away!!! DON'T MISS OUT AND COME VISIT THEM!!! Thank you Taco Kings!!!!

    OMG what amazing service, made us feel right at home like family our first time here.
    Devo A.

    There used to be a Taco King in Upland and this one is totally different but just as awesome in its own way. Will for sure be our local spot from now on!!! Thank u and u are truly the King!!!

    David C.

    Ok, this place is growing on me. Saw a post about their hard shell beef tacos and had to try them. Stand out item for sure. Better than Pepe's IMO and closer to home! Will have to try their taquitos next time to compare, since that's my go to order there. If I had just ordered the hard shell tacos, would have been five stars for sure, but I tried their soft tacos and they were just ok. Asada, chicken and carnitas. Good, but definitely had better. They have so many items on their menu, probably hard to make everything fresh. The other issue I had was that I ordered two beef hard shell, but got one potato and one beef. Potato is not a favorite of mine in tacos. On the plus side, they add grilled onions and jalapeños on the side! German is a great guy and I know it was probably an innocent mistake, so no biggie. The spicy red sauce is perfect for the hard shell tacos. Mix it with the red salsa and you're in for a treat. Now that I have a go to item here, will definitely try to stop by more often and in person!

    Carne asada wet burrito
    Brandon L.

    I encountered the owner who handed me a life changing wet carne asada burrito. It was topped with what appeared to be a mole sauce. The meat chunks were nice and full, instead of fatty like other places. The mole flavor was an explosion of savory, Smokey, the perfect balance between sweet. I'll have to come back here. I was offered a tamarindo drink but I will have to try another time. Heard they're amazing here. Excellent customer service and a family unit. They take pride here in their legacy

    Flautas Shredded Chicken
    Diane V.

    Randomly found on yelp while scrolling and just by the looks of the food I knew it was going to be bomb, and it was definitely amazing, great customer service, very friendly. My dad is the pickiest eater ever he only eats what my abuelitas makes and he even said he wanted to bring her here to try bc it was that good! Will definitely be coming back and recommending! It's a very cute spot on the corner only outside seating but we still enjoyed it way better than most restaurants we've been too

    Cucumber mint fresh made juice.
    Anthony R P.

    The owner, German (Herman) is great. His attention to detail, his customer service, his love of his restaurant is amazing. And the food is really good. He was very helpful being we never been there before. He asked questions about us, and seemed genuinely interested in knowing who we were. Made me feel like I knew him since we were kids. The food. The chips with beans and cheese were delicious. He offered to make them while we waited. I initially said no thank you but quickly changed my mind. I'd come back just for them. They were so simple yet so delicious. Their beans are super creamy. Their green salsa is made in house(as is everything) and is served warm. The tacos were really tasty. My favorites were the carnitas and the lengua. The Al pastor and asada were good as well. The tortillas were soft and fresh. The bean and cheese burrito was why I came. I saw a woman on TikTok eating it and said it was one of her favorits. She did a series on the best bean and cheese burritos. I think her review was #104 with taco king. And I agree with her. It was really good. It is top 3 for me. I'm going to try it with their enchilada sauce inside the burrito next time. German's customer service alone would bring me back here. Just to support his business. But the food being good as well? Even better lol. Give it a try. And be honest with him. If there is something you order that you don't like or think could be better, tell him. He wants to be the best. With our help and support, he's on his way to becoming just that.

    Lengua Burrito
    Monique L.

    The Lengua Burrito was Bomb! Service was Great! Food came out pretty quick but not lacking in flavor at all. Ambience was pretty chill It was early and people started to roll in. Thx again Guys ~ Mo from Vegas

    Chile quilles verde
    Jennifer O.

    Some of the best Chile quilles I've had, came with 3 eggs and a side off bean and rice. Family owned business and the mother and son duo were so friendly. Service was good and outside seating was clean. Can't wait to try their crunchy tacos next.

    Pina Agua Fresca
    Abe R.

    AMAZING Agua Frescas. The food is delicious and the service is top notch. I highly recommend this place.

    Carnitas and Carne Asada tacos
    Jason V.

    After seeing this spot on Hungry4munchies IG, I decided to give them a try. I will drive anywhere for a good crunchy hard taco. So I'll start with the food. The food is good. Is it the best I've ever had? No. But it's definitely good. I went for the shredded beef tacos, but was told that they only had chicken, which was a disappointment. The taco itself wasn't a disappointment. The chicken could've had a little more seasoning, but the salsa was good and it made up what was lacking. We also had asada and carnitas tacos. Both were good, the tortillas were top notch, but I'd still say the flavor was lacking a bit without the salsa. We wanted to get agua fresca, but were told that the only drink they had available was 7UP. But as we waiting for our food, we saw people getting their orders with agua frescas, so we went back and asked again. We were told they did have them, but only in available for large. She then said, we don't have large cups, you have to buy 2 mediums. We just wanted 1 medium. We asked could 1 just buy 1 medium and she said no, because there were no lids or something to that effect. That was confusing. When we picked up our order, she did end up giving us an agua fresca on the house, and that was very nice of her. It was VERY good too. Not overly sweet and very refreshing. My only other issue is that the salsa cups didn't have lids. They were wrapped in plastic wrap, which spilled once they were in the bag, and that was kind of a bummer. I would suggest if you're in a hurry to call ahead. The wait is kind of long, and that way you can find out if they have what you're looking for. I'll definitely be back to try the beef tacos at some point. I would also suggest to the owners, if you're out of a bunch of stuff, keep it updated on your IG. And maybe utilize containers for the tacos. We were on the go and eating off of the foil wasnt ideal!

    Carnitas Wet Burrito (red sauce)
    James V.

    During this trip, I got the "carne asada" burrito and 5 fish tacos with grilled peppers and onions on top paired with a strawberry agua frescas. I also went on wednesday where they have fish tacos for $1.99 each. The food was pretty good! I enjoyed the fish tacos. It had great seasoning, a light crisp but not soggy and ample toppings on top. Also amazing to pair with their grilled jalapenos and onions. I'd definitely recommend getting it on wednesdays for their deal. Their strawberry agua frescas was refreshing and I liked the nice addition with the mint. I liked all the nice toppings like the strawberries and lemon on top. Although, it does come at a hefty price of $11. While I understand it's made fresh, it's still a bit expensive (I'd still get it though since its getting hotter these days). I don't know if Taco King does it differently but I ordered a carne asada burrito but got something that didn't look like asada? I may be wrong but carne asada isn't shredded meat. I think I may have received a different burrito. Anyways, I still thought that the shredded beef burrito was okay. I think what it could've used was a bit more marinating liquid. So that its nice and juicy with every bite. Also would recommend adding onions and cilantro in there as well (i don't know if it's an option or not). Their salsas are also decent. The red habanero(?) salsa was definitely spicy but not the worst. Good habanero flavor though. The verde salsas were nice and paired well with the tacos. Personally I like a roasted tomatillo salsa or a roasted tomato salsa over any other salsa. I don't know the exact prices of each item since the receipt wasn't itemized and most of the menu had stickers over the prices but if I were to give a rough guess: Strawberry agua frescas - $11 "carne asada" burrito - $12 Each fish taco - $2 Credit card fee - $1 Total - $34 Overall, this local spot is ALOT better than most of the other places in the area so I would definitely come back. I would probably get the wet burrito that I had from the first time I was here since it was really good. I would try out their weekly specials to get an introduction to the food they have to offer.

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    Ask the Community - Taco Kings

    Noooo permanently closed? Ugh my heart. Any chance yall are doing catering or other service styles of your food?

    What are your hours? We came from Pomona this morning for breakfast burritos and you were closed but your hours said you open at 8am?

    i jist updated our hours, we are open 9:30 am every day exxept thursday (i updated them on google, and i thought i had done it on yelp too apparently not lol) thank you for asking us, any other day come stop by i promise to make it up to you my name… Read more

    Do you put lard in your beans or tortillas? Do you put chicken stock in your rice? Are there any vegetarian-friendly options?

    we have both rice with our with out chicken stock and we have whole beans pinto with no lard whatsoever, and refried beans with lard, call us early in the morning we make a small batch of each and it goes by quick.... vegetarian burritos are… Read more

    Does this new location serve Carne en su jugo? I ask because it's one of my favorite items from the Foothill location.

    yes we do, and trust us its delicious!! my dad makes it at foothill and me and my cousin make it here at this location, hope to make it better!! thank you for time

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    Terrific location! Food: 4.4 out of 5. Homemade and…read moreauthentic dishes. Nothing bad to say about all the food we have ordered here. You get what you pay for. They do not skimp on their portions and actually care how their food looks at the time of service. This place makes sure their food looks nice, but don't charge you extra for that. Service: 5 out of 5 their employees are very pleasant and professional. They gladly answer all your foodie ingredient questions. They are more than accommodating. You will see, they are genuinely nice. As far as the ambience goes, for certain a stro g 4 out of 5. Nothing can be more comforting than to sit back and relax here. They have hi tables woth stools, as well as the hybrid style booth/table combo. Fans are always circulating and it is definitely not too stuffy. They do have music playing in the background, but it is not too loud like many places do. We have been back to try new and different dishes....all have been very tasty. A smaller and cozy place to have a nice meal. I can tell they cater to the local college students and offer a student discount. ***Hidden Bonus: their café de la olla is DELICIOUS! You can twll they make it fresh regularly and do not let it sit. It is by far waaaaay nicer than what they serve anywhere in the area. We would drive to get a nice cup in Monrovia, but this café de la olla beats it hands down. It is NOT bitter, nor is it over sweetened! So.etimes we swing by for a To-good cup. We recommend this place for everything: nice food served with a friendly smile.

    Door dashed our meals today. This is our first time trying this restaurant…read more I ordered the chilaquilicious which comes with 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, and Asada and refried beans. The bacon was under cooked. The chilaquiles were just okay. The asada was bland. Husband ordered the torta de milanesa but they were out of that so they sent him the asada torta instead. He was unhappy about that. He could have chosen something else if given the choice. The torta was all bread with very little meat. Bread was not even toasted. It was dry. Not the worst torta he's ever had he said but didn't care to return and order this ever again or anything else from the menu. daughter had the Nutella pancakes. She liked them. I tried a bite and I thought they were okay. Nothing special. We won't be returning. This place left much to be desired

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    SEASONAL MENU: If you participate in Lent (ends on Thurs., 4/17/25), and do not eat meat on…read moreFridays, this message is for you. There are two Fridays left if you want to partake in the seasonal dishes offered during this time, please bookmark this restaurant. We ordered the two Specials of the Day (Fri., 3/28/25): 1. Tortitas de Camaron con Mole with Nopales and Roasted potatoes (ground breaded Shrimp into small Patties with cactus) $15, served with thick handmade corn tortillas. 2. Capirotada (bread pudding with peanuts & raisins in syrup) $10. We also had Enchiladas in Poblano Mole. Each entree included a cup of Fideo soup, a side of rice and beans. I could not resist the Cafe de Olla (Mexican coffee brewed with a cinnamon stick), this was served with two cookies in a ceramic mug. This is how you would be served in someone's home. I was stunned when they brought it to me. The food was authentic, delicious, good portions. You will love how the food is plated and presented in ceramic dishes (pottery). We didn't finish and brought the rest home for dinner. I literally was transported back to my childhood, when my grandmother would cook these two same dishes during Lent. The hospitality, decor and service makes you feel like you're home. The food restrictions is part if a religious tradition, but anyone can eat these foods. There are only two Fridays left, mark your calendar now. Enjoy and don't forget to tell'em that Rosemary sent ya!

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