What a nice place to catch a quick bite, the staff was very nice and the food service was on point. Small restaurant not extravagant just a simple moma popa joint. The food was delicious, good quality and fast service. Price is way within reason. I will definitely be coming back again when I'm in the mood for Mexican food! read more

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The stars don't do it justice! The chicken tinga taco was the best one!!!!! I have just moved to this neighborhood from Bay Ridge and always go to the same spot for tacos, decided to switch it up and I'm so glad I did! The service is amazing! The ladies are super sweet and attentive. The tacos were amazing!!! I will definitely be coming back to try again. Oh and did I mention I sat down and ordered and my food came out super fast and super fresh!!! Yeap Im definitely coming back!!! Gracias!!! read more

This place send old bread and chicken cutlet and they still charge me for this nasty food. I would never ever order here, they just lost a customer. read more

Tacos California - The bread is old, the meat too but yes they charge for their order. I would never order from this place Milanesa de Pollo cemita. - Mexican Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

A very delicious and authentic tacos in the neighborhood. Definitely I love them. I met this place thanks to my sister and at the beginning I was skeptical but definitely one of the best. Every Friday I put my order and always pleased read more

This five star review is solely based on the food, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Three tacos! Three amazing tacos! Three OMGG thank you very mich tacos! read more

This place doesn't look like anything special, but the simple and no-frills Mexican food is delicious. I had the chicken burrito and the nachos, both of which I devoured like they were my last meal on Earth. Service was languid but that seems normal for NYC. Prices were low. I believe the owner's of this place also do the taco truck near the bowling alley on the corner of 5th and 38th, Tacos El Bronco, which is also yummy, but lacks the variety of this restaurant. There may be better places to eat in this prominently Latino neighborhood, but if you like Mexican food, you won't go wrong stopping by and trying this place out. One thing to watch out for is that the tip is added to the receipt as "Service" (which is illegal without informing the customer) read more

Tacos California? (Two of my favorite words combined together). Turned out to be a huge disappointment. I thought this place would have some authenticity to it, but apparently not. Their tacos lacked flavors and the guacamole was bland. To make matters worse, the hot sauce wasn't even spicy. Sadly, I had better tacos at the taco truck. & honestly I enjoyed the margarita more than I enjoyed the food. Luckily, this place is extremely affordable. read more

Tacos California - tacos (small size) - Mexican Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Do yourself a favor and go to one of the many better Mexican restaurants in the area. They didn't have any guacamole and the milkshakes they advertise are almost definitely just room temp milk blended with fruit. The chorizo burrito was fine. Not a strong showing for the area. read more

This restaurant has reopened. If you just came from Taco Matamoros you will notice that the menu is exactly the same! (similar to a chinese take out menu). I tried the Cabezas and Lengua (tongue) tacos here and boy were they good. Their tacos had the piping hot, fresh off the grill taste and flavor. I would say the Cabezas (head) was my 2nd favorite taco within a 3 block radius. For my favorite taco.. check out my review on Taco Xochimilco. read more

Tacos California - Cabezas (head) taco! delish! - Mexican Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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It's a somewhat small, narrow place with about 14 tables taking up most of the room, with a counter at the back where you can order to go (or they'll seat you). It looks brand new, with smart wood tables and paneled walls. Very clean and minimal. It's also a tad sterile - lacking character. That said, I had some beef and carnitas tacos, each were filled with decent meat, herbs, onions, a decent dollop of guac served in two tortillas. They were served with a side of spicy green salsa and sliced radish. These were ordered a la carte for fairly cheap, but they also have tortas, burritos and combo meals in the $7-15 range. Overall the food is good, but it kinda lacks character, isn't remarkable in a neighborhood of similar joints, and also likes variety (one salsa, no refried beans, etc). read more

This place is great, great food at great prices. I highly recommend this place if you want authentic Mexican food.. read more

Tacos California - Nachos Carnitas - Mexican Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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"Welcome to the Tacos California, such a lovely place". came here with a group of my closest friends, this place has great food and service and I've always order the Margaritas, cheap $5 bucks, bold,and frozen. Here's my take on Tacos California. Three words: Margarita,Margarita, Margarita. Three words: Cheap,cheap cheap. Four words: Happy, happy,joy joy. Any questions?! Come on down and chill at this nice Sunset spot, you'll like it like dat! read more

Won't be coming back. That's all... Whenever we go somewhere upon my Father in law and his wife's recommendation (including the ones in the past) it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. This was the most recent one. They (both my family and the restaurant owners) completely disregard my being vegetarian for some reason. It is only after I was seated they informed that only a cheese burger was available. I ordered a another item and it left a bad taste in my mouth. read more

Poor, inattentive service, very slow to serve. Got simple order completely wrong and didn't tell us. Only admitted switching cheese for chicken after bill was submitted - no apologies. Tacos below average and not worth a 45 minute wait in cold weather when we were the only diners there the entire time. Could understand if crowded restaurant/busy night. Had to go in a few times to see if they were still making our dish, get a check. Oh and the lights and heater kept conking out. Never checked to see how we were doing except when I walked inside. We went here to avoid a trip home to cook. Would have been much better off. It almost seemed like they didn't want our business. read more

Very rude staff!! Waitress refused to run my card. Please post the card minimum on your door.

Ive been coming here for as long as i can remember. Cons ~The place is small so sometimes on weekends you have to wait to get a table. ~When you order for delivery you sometimes have to wait over an hour for your food to come. Pros ~ You can call ahead and place your order in advance so when you go pick it up they have it ready for you. ~ The food is awesome for the most part Overall this place is okay I mean $7 for a burrito is pretty good considering how big the burrito is. So yeah this place is nice. read more

The food are good but the service sucks. The waitress doesn't speak English and she rolled her eyes at me when I wanted to place another order to go while I was dining in read more

This was the worst night to be honest. Never have I ever had my card snatched out of my hand to be charged. Let me give you some prefix for how that happened. My friend and I were apartment shopping and had a rough night so we stumbled upon this restaurant that seemingly had margaritas, so we were all for it. As we're drinking and eating and have a good time, the waitresses keep looking over at us and whispering to eachother, but also coming over every minute asking if we were done with what was on the table. Annoying but whatever. We finally ask for the check and it comes out to 75 dollars and some cents for a meal that was definitely not hat much for such a cheap restaurant that's seating two people. We also realized she added a 10 dollar service charge which.... has never happened to me at a hole in the wall B grade Mexican restaurant before. We ask her about it and she says it's something that happens in the system, it automatically adds 10 dollars when the charge is 50 dollars and up. She sees us confused by this charge so she comes over and snatches the old receipt and hands us the new one with no service charge this time. At this point we're over it so we decide to just pay. My friend pays half in cash, I put my card down. She proceeds to come over with the nastiest attitude and tells us we can't do half card and half cash, with the biggest fake smile on her face. This was obviously bullshit. I proceed to get up to go to an atm(my friend is still seated) and she comes back and snatched my card and the receipt to go and charge it. I walk over to her by the register and take my card back because I'm so shocked that she had the audacity. She's telling me she was going to charge the card because I was trying to leave. I tell her I'm going to an atm, because obviously you won't split the check and I have no cash, my friend has been seated this whole time. Obviously we're not trying to dine and dash. End of the story, these people are crazy. Terrible service, mediocre food, happy holidays read more

Dear Tacos California, Two words say it best, "Never Again." Came here for the first time last night because I always go to tacos Matamoros and I wanted to try a place I had not been before. The food here is decent but I've had better and the service is complete trash. They come to you within two seconds of you sitting down with the menu and when you're not all decided they go to the back and emerge 15 minutes later to check if you're ready to order again out of spite. Because it was late my friend and I looked at the door for business hours and there were none but the sign on the door said we're open so we went right in. I don't like to go into places that are about to close. That being said we were served without being warned once inside that the place was about to close. Despite their failure to communicate when they close like a normal restaurant, they serve you when you come in and rush you out. Another miscommunication was the sign on the door that says they accept all cards but said they only were taking cash at the moment after presenting the check. Which is most likely because they were rushing to close and took the register out. They even the audacity to turn the lights off on my friend and I and turned them back on the moment we left the place. Save your time and money this place sucks, decent food isn't enough to bring me back to this joint. P.S. Close down soon. Sincerely, Tani read more

I live in Sunset Park, and my roommates and I order out/go here all the time. True, I haven't been to that many Mexican restaurant in the area so I don't have that much to compare to, but that's because I am super satisfied with Tacos California and don't really have a reason to look for other places. Try their sopa de mariscos (seafood soup). It is piping hot and spicy with tons of real seafood. read more

Great service! Great Food!! The girls don't speak well English but they get the job dome. Super nice and service with a smile. Love the tacos and Tostadas here. Guacamole is a must here. Everything is made fresh and the dishes look Amazing. read more

Really lovely and authentic Baja Mexican food. The tacos were very delicious with fast friendly service and super reasonable prices. The tacos de chorizo and al pastor were my favorite. Great flavor. Me encantó ese cafetito muchísimo. read more

Tacos California - Tacos grande with chorizo. - Mexican Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I come here at least once a week with a friend, sometimes as many as 3 times a week. The tacos here are the best tacos I've had anywhere, including 4 different states in Mexico. The tacos are perfectly seasoned and taste so good that I usually start craving tacos around 8am. The staff is really friendly and attentive. Sure it gets busy here sometimes, but isn't that a sign that the food is awesome? While we've never had to wait for a table, I would happily wait to be seated here. Love this place! read more

Stumbled upon this place after seeing a big "C" at my local taco place. I was a little intimated at first because i didnt see any one in there or any reviews on yelp. Waitress were friendly and food was great. Tamales, spicy pork and chorizo tacos was so yummy. Skip the beef tongue. It was flavorless and gamey. read more

Chicken taco, chorizo taco, and pastor tacos all excellent! The guacamole was fantastic! Strongly recommend.

Food was ok ordered the chicken nachos was basically 2 tostadas cuts in 1/4 pretty funny but would eat again

Service with a smile goes a long way with me and the service here is friendly and efficient. The food is good, too. We had 4 different kinds of tacos (the smalls are a delicious bargain), enchiladas suizas (decent, but I've had better), cebollitas (yum), and pineapple agua fresca (OMG!). We will be back. read more

The food is cheap and nasty. The service is awful and so is the ambience. I would never ever return. My quesadillas are deep fried (I'm writing this from the restaurant) and have you ever seen a fried quesadilla? Exactly. If this is chicken I'll never eat chicken again. I asked for a sangria and got a carbonated drink in a bottle. The service was insanely slow. My boyfriends steak taco was hamburger meat. GROSS read more

I love the tacos here! I always order the Pastor, Lengua, or Carnitas. They are so tasty that I would travel all the way from E Village to eat here. The menu is varied and has a lot of stuff you wouldn't find in other Mexican restaurants such as Tripe and cow's head. read more

I go here all the time when I want some quick good Mexican food and being Mexican my self I can say that it's pretty legit and authentic although recently I went there to have some tacos and I was given some old meat in my tacos so I kinda stopped going but they have other good non meat items on the menu read more

Giving one star is being generous. I wanted to like this place but I had better tacos at a taco truck. The guacamole had no flavor, their carne asada taco is just hamburger meat everything is so greasy and the quesadillas are empanadas. Who fries a quesadilla?!?! and the chicken if that is what it was was all fatty and didn't even taste like chicken and the margarita I ordered was so sour and from what I saw it comes out of a bucket, maybe don't leave kitchen so open. When we got bill they had the nerve to charge for the quesadilla we didn't even eat and proceeded to catch an attitude because we didn't feel we should pay for.something we did not eat. I should of know seeing grade pending to walk away but I wanted to give them a chance and I so regret it. I will never go back to this place and will not recommend it to anyone. For anyone who actually likes this place must be already drunk or high off something.....stay away... read more