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Tacos El Machin

3.7 (46 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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First time ordering from this place, tacos were good. I was happy with it until I took a bite of my third taco and pulled a piece of plastic out of my mouth. It made me completely lose my appetite and gag thinking about what might have been in the first two tacos that I didn't catch. :(

Taco plate - two pollo, one asada.
Robin S.

Tacos El Machin is a newish Mexican restaurant on the east side near the Whole Foods/Costco shopping complex off Greenwood. Next to Timbers Tavern. Despite the name, it's not just a taco joint. Space is a bit spartan but seating is comfortable. They have a back room bar although it wasn't open when I went during the noon hour. No customers at all at 11:30 but a few showed up in the next half hour. For some reason, I originally thought El Machin was a fast casual operation (order at a counter, take a seat) but no, it's a full service sit down place. I came for tacos so the taco plate beckoned. You get three tacos, rice and beans (black or pinto). - Pollo taco: fat tacos, tender chicken, very bland meat. Needs sauce. - Asada taco: fat tacos, tender beef, better seasoning than the chicken but still needs sauce. - Five hot sauces: they're all very tasty (the bottles are unlabeled). One is mild; the other five have various degrees of kick; none are super, burn-your-mouth hot. - Pinto beans: solid - Rice: needs a good helping of pico but that's much like everyone else's rice. As mentioned, the menu includes other non-taco offerings such as tortas and burritos, fajitas and a bunch of shrimp dishes. No enchiladas or rellenos so they differ from your typical Mexican restaurant in that regard. The website is fully functional and has a good downloadable menu. Quiet, reasonable prices, great service.

i'm hella mexican and this shit is hella buss. 4.5 outta 5. 2 dollar tacos are hella gas, salsa hella good, habanero will burn your ass off, but good.

Carne asada tacos
Grace L.

First time trying this place , & lemme tell you , the food is BOMB, flavorful, affordable & good portions. The restaurant is very clean, the service is excellent & fast. Definitely one of my top recommendations of places to eat in bend.

Chips and Salsa.
David L.

Loved the salsa. Great street tacos. No fluff just good food. Found this place via Maps. Great little shop.

3 taco with rice beans plate.  Only had one bite of rice before pic.  Beans and rice sucked.

My review is based on price point vs taste, quality and quantity. The carne asada burrito is almost $17 so we expected a decent sized really good burrito but it was small and barely has anything in it. The meat is that typical cheap gristle type meat and it taste less than a $8 burrito anywhere else. The taco plate was $14 and same meat and style and barely any toppings. Just a few diced onions and picked onions and cilantro. Very bland and boring. The rice and beans are very very bland and was a super super small portion of both. Nice employees though. But I won't go there again.

Carne asada and al pastor Street tacos and carne asada torta.
Jessie C.

Food and service were amazing. Definitely going back. Thank you Francis for all of the recommendations.

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Really good cheap street tacos, the way I like it; basic good tacos with 6 different salsas to choose from. I'll be back!

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Awesome tacos. $2.00 a piece on Tuesdays. Will definitely be back. Best kept secret.

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Good tacos! Super yummy. Friendly service. Eight-five characters are hard to come by.

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Legit Mexican food. I had the tacos plate and they did it right. The margarita was good too.

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Great tacos! The carne asada was so good! Friendly staff. We will definitely be back to try more from the menu.

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El Sancho Taco Shop- Westside

El Sancho Taco Shop- Westside

3.9
(135 reviews)
3.2 mi

Great quick lunch!…read more We were able to order quickly at the counter and then find a place to eat out on the patio for our large group. The food came quickly and was all delicious. We tried four different tacos - all amazing, and a sidebof rice and beans that was so flavorful and large it could have been a meal itself!

Looking for some post hike chow, we were traveling back into Bend and oh my my what caught my eye…read morebut El Sancho. I quickly turned left to check out this busy taco shop. Loved that all the food is homemade including the tortillas. We ordered the carne asada and chipotle tacos along with an order of eloté. We could not have been more pleased. They offer both indoor and outdoor seating and we grabbed a table under a big tree. The menu offers some great selections. I was tempted to try the chilaquiles but tacos always get me. Carmen's Famous Tortilla Soup looked really tasty as well, so it looks like I have a reason to return. Alcohol including tequila is also served along with refreshing aqua frescos. Our food came out fairly quickly and it was hot and ready to eat. Tacos were juicy and the eloté although not the best I have ever had still provided good flavor. Location is easy to find although parking was tight. Perhaps it was the time of day we came and it was a weekend. Service was quick and efficient. Ambiance was perfectly beautiful sitting amongst the trees. I would recommend should you find yourself in Bend stopping here for a little bit of Mexico!

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El Sancho Taco Shop

4.2
(633 reviews)
1.8 mi
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Locally owned & operated
Casual dining

I have a complicated relationship with El Sancho. First off, I absolutely hate their little green…read morelight means "come in" and red light means "stay outside" gimmick. What is this, a taco shop or an airport runway? Leftover COVID trauma? I don't know, but this building literally burned down and they rebuilt the entire thing from the ground up and STILL brought back this stupid little light system. Commitment to the bit, I guess. Then you go inside, order your food, and they ask where you want to sit like there are options. Buddy, we both know I'm ending up outside on a picnic table fighting wind gusts and temperature swings like I'm on an Oregon Trail reenactment. I hate outdoor seating. Humanity invented buildings for a reason. No bugs. No napkins flying into traffic. No "it's warm... wait now it's cold... wait now the sun is directly attacking my forehead." All you "let's sit outside!" people are completely insane. Now onto the important part: the tacos. Specifically the barbacoa tacos or whatever black magic they're using back there. These things are unbelievable. Fresh, flavorful, messy in the perfect way, and somehow worth every ounce of annoyance this place causes me. The food here is so good the staff can have a little arrogance about it and honestly? They've earned it. Every time I eat here I leave mildly irritated and completely satisfied. Crowded. Loud. Not comfortable. Absolutely phenomenal tacos. Five stars. Best tacos in Bend. Maybe the best tacos anywhere. And yes... I'll be back again and again like an idiot.

First off, love the patio dining. I can bring our small Lhasa Apso doggie…read moreNext the black beans and rice outstanding Tacos great variety I Order Carnitas tacos With a bowl of Carnitas for my Sarah Mexican Coke Every time well almost every time when shopping in Bend I stop in rain or shine Thank you

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