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    Tacos El Machin

    3.7 (45 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Plastic

    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. :(

    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.

    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.

    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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