While driving down the food desert that is Highway 5, saw this posted on Yelp. Thought I would try out this food truck and was pleasantly surprised. They have tacos, obviously, but I ended up getting a chicken sope. For $6.50 it was just the right amount of food for me. I didn't want anything too heavy as it makes me sleepy to have a full stomach when I'm driving. They have two little benches with some sun protection. Ambience is nonexistent unless you like staring at a dirt road or watching people come and go through the gas station. The sope itself was tasty, the corn shell was crunchy and there was just the right amount of chicken. Personally, I would've liked more chicken but for a snack while getting some gas, I think it's the best option in the area. read more

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Amazing find off the I5, right across the street from Jack in the Box. Legit Al Pastor and frijoles!! read more

Tacos El Monkey - Menu on side of truck. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I ordered asada and Al pastor tacos. The flavor was crazy good on both but I especially loved the back yard bbq taste of the carne asada. It came with so much; grilled jalapenos, caramelized onions, radishes, a lime and a whole tostada con frijoles. Everything, including the salsa roja was quality and flavorful. The service was nice and the food came out quick. Stopping at this Tesla charger every time now. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Carne asada and Al pastor. Look at everything this comes with! A tostada con frijoles! - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Always amazing! Best asada tacos ever! Friendly service. Love how the plate comes with a tostada and grilled onions and chiles! Worth a drive from LA just to have lunch here! read more

Tacos El Monkey - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

we stopped by this place twice while on the road since it was so good! the nachos & torta de al pastor hit the spot! it is also a great location for a break spot since the ihop & gas station both have restrooms to use. we will be stopping at this place every time we pass by it, thank you for the great service! read more

Tacos El Monkey - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This is a GREAT place to stop on I-5 for tacos and burritos. Carne asada is very good.

Absolutely fantastic. Stopped by for gas, and was thrilled to see this food truck only 50 yards away! Price was unbeatable. $10 for a jarritos and tacos. The service was great and the lady was really nice and patient (especially considering that the wind made it tricky to hear me!). My food was out in a matter of minutes--I was fed and happy by the time everyone else in my party had received their food from the various local fast food joints they decided to go to. The meat was delicious and fresh, and the perfect little boost to get me through the drive. I would even go out of my way to swing by here as a gas stop to grab some fresh tacos. It's rare to find a joint at that level of quality on the road, and I'm glad that I've got another place on Yelp to refer back to on my next grapevine-traversing trip! read more

Tacos El Monkey - Tacos El Monkey truck - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I tried the chicken mulita and it was delicious. My husband had the carne asada quesadilla that came with small salad and beans also so good. The beans were especially yummy. Great find after being on the backroads trying to get to the 5. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Tacos are extremely small and expensive. Salsa is watered down. I'm not sure how they have a lot of good reviews. Sketchy.

This is a food trailer near a gas station and Tesla Superchargers along I-5. I stopped in to supercharge. I grabbed lunch here after grabbing some drinks at the gas station store. I can't imagine that the store had anything to rival the wonderfulness that I got from this trailer. Mexican street food is only better in Mexico. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Gas station food in the middle of getting to LA to Bat Area food truck. They have a variety of entrees other than the tacos and burritos such as torta, mulita, and etc. Yummy tacos for the outskirts. I like how they provide turnips, jalapeños & grilled onions to their tacos. Hits the spot. read more

Stopped during a drive to get some tacos and found this spot... was a very great surprise. The meat was great quality (no nasty aftertaste like with usual street tacos) on the tacos and mulitas!! the salsas and agua frescas were very tasty. Definitely some of the best tacos I've had lately which I didn't expect... 10/10 read more

Driving back home and charging my car this spot was sooo bomb the tacos de asada was my favorite read more

Tacos El Monkey - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I came with my family to try out a new taco truck since we were coming from LA. Our experience at first had started off well until we went to ask for some salsa. The girl working there was super rude and said "she put salsa on top of your food" meaning salsa on top of the tacos and inside of burrito. When clearly they did not, nor did they put salsas in the bag. So much attitude for some salsa and not just that they charge 50cents for small containers of salsa. All our food was cold and tasted old! Overall, experience and customer service were horrible. I DO NOT recommend. Never again! Super dirty, even with slow business they refused to clean their area. read more

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Oh my gosh this place is DELICIOUS!!!!!!! We've stopped here multiple times! Try Baja tacos!!! Yum!!!

Best tacos de asada I've had in California. I've had tacos in SD and SAC and nothing like this. The meat is so flavorful, the tortillas are small and crispy but still soft, the onions are sooo good too. We also got a asada burrito. It tastes homemade, super good!! I can't wait to go back bro read more

I was charging up my Tesla and the Jack-in-the-Box and the IHOP were both closed. It was only 10 o'clock so I thought I'd take a chance on this taco truck oh my God I just had the best bean and cheese burrito in my entire life and it was only Eight bucks. The salsa is amazing. The staff is super friendly. I. Never eat off food trucks. I'm one of those people but I decided to take a chance and I'm telling you it was great thank you so much. read more

The food was very good! Portions were a good size and the carne asada quesadillas were my favorite as well as my dog's

Food was awesome. Didn't know it was a food truck, and once we found it, it didn't disappoint. Carne asada tacos and quesadilla were delicious read more

This place sucks they made me wait an hour for my food, and they didn't even care, horrible service

We ordered and shared birria with tripas burrito, lengua tacos, lengua mulitas and 2 horchatas. Although a canopy is provided for shade while you wait for your food, we opted to wait in the car as it was 102 degrees. Super friendly service, made fresh to order, and bomb flavors/spices. What more can you ask for? read more

Tacos El Monkey - Food truck - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Hot and tired from the road, we passed the truck as we headed to our hotel. Tacos El Monkey provided the perfect dinner: freshly made, delicious, perfectly filling, and affordably priced! read more

One of the better Al Pastor burritos we've had. I enjoyed their take on the sope too. If you don't like Parmesan cheese, be warned, it's sprinkled on top of the sope. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Food truck parked outside iHOP/Chevron. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Finally happened upon this place when they happened to be there. We travel to Bako frequently and look every time we drive past. So glad I got the chance and that they were there today. Ordered two burritos, one al pastor and one carne asada both with no rice. They were so good. Wish I had ordered an aqua fresca since they had a great selection and can't get them locally. If I had more people with me I would have ordered one of everything on the menu just to see the best of the best. I have to imagine all of it being amazing. Highly suggest you stop by not only because it delicious food but beyond beats anything else in the area. read more

Love it. Fresh burrito wrap. Fresh ingredients. Veggie burrito had some nice kick. My friend had asada and said it was "one of the best." Very short ride off I-5 - a new go-to stop when we are driving up or down state. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Food truck!! - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Please DO NOT order the burrito. I don't know if it was expired ingredients but I took one bite and almost threw up. The taste was foul.

Asada is incredible! Friendly service. Their tostadas they give with each order are also a perfect touch. I vouch for their asada!

Stopped at Tacos El Monkey after stopping for gas at Chevron. Yelp does specify an exact location but we stopped at 29727 Stockdale Hwy Bakersfield, CA 93314 United States. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to locate it using Yelp. I guess since they're mobile, you just have to be lucky to find them. We stopped to get gas at Chevron on our way to LA, and they just happened to be right there (very convenient!) We don't eat beef, so we ordered an al pastor quesadilla ($9.50) and chicken nachos ($9.50). Both very good and worth it! It's nice to have some real food instead of going to the usual fast food joints around the area. It was really filling and gave us lots of energy during our drive. We also got a horchata that was very refreshing on the drive. Overall very satisfied with the food we got and it definitely filled us up! read more

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BEST. TACOS. EVER!! They are super friendly and would make the drive from LA just to have some of the best tacos.

Wow. These tacos were 10/10. So glad I decided to make the pitstop otw back to SJ from LA. I ordered Asada, Lengua, and Cabeza. Everything was slightly seasoned and had great flavors all around, including the salsa which wasn't really spicy but it had a kick. Honestly one of the best lengua tacos I've ever had. The two workers at the the truck tonight were also super nice. I'll definitely be back! read more

Yo no recomiendo para nada esta lochera tienen muy mal servicio aparte la asada esta orrible mi familia y yo veniamos de vacaciones de.Las Vegas para Califor nia y siempre pasamos a comer ahi a esa lonchera por que se nos asian muy ricos los tacos y teníamos hambre pero preferímos esperar un largo camino para llegar a comer ahi pero cual fue nuestra sorpresa al pedir los tacos de asada estaban orrible la asada estaba muy quemada savia mucho a quemada no nos los podiamos comer asi por que tenian un mal sabor y made a mi niña con su papa.A decirle a la señora que nos atendió que si por favor no los podía cambiar por unos de papa pero la señora no se los cambio aparte de que se quedó con los tacos de asada qua ya..Aviamos pagado nosotros ni el dinero ni los tacos ni nada nos dio después escuchamos mi hijo y yo que la señora le estaba gritandole orrible ami hija la cual es menor de edad solo tiene 16 años la señora de la Lonchera nos agredio a mi hija entonces yo fui a defender ami hija y le aventé el plato de tocos que yo me estaba comiendo porq estaban muy mal los tacos la señora se portó muy agresiva con mi niña nos gritó que a eya le valia lo q isieramos nosotros fue muy agresiva la señora read more

Tacos El Monkey - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

INCREDIBLE!!! NO more words to describe this place. We stopped at a charging station nearby and discovered this food truck beating the extremely sunny Bakersfield weather. I got veggie tacos and my partner got chicken tacos. The freshest tacos we've ever had were served to us here. And the sides of pickled veggies and salsas were phenomenal. Highly, highly recommend! read more

Tacos El Monkey - Pollo tacos! Delicious and spicy! - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Delicious stop at the food truck, Tacos El Monkey. Easy to find. Had the asada, pastor and pollo tacos. So tasty. Nice amount of meat with onions and cilantro with some grilled onions and a jalapeño. So awesomely good!! read more

My family and I decided to stop by at this taco truck from a long trip. We ordered asada tacos, burrito and a quesadilla. Asada was burnt , dry and salty. I kindly went up to the lady to exchange my tacos. She refused to exchange them and give me my money back. When she had already taken my tacos away. She had a horrible attitude and verbally harassed me that I'm a minor. She even stepped outside the food truck to continue being disrespectful towards me and my family. There was even flies flying inside. Overall, horrible place to stop by after a long trip. Would not recommend. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Asada quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I've been coming to this food truck for nearly 5 years now and it has never disappointed. The quality of their meats is unmatched for a food truck. I love their Asada, Al pastor, and tripa. I used to get tacos only but I've branched out to their tortas, burritos, and mulitas. Oh, and the carne con nopales en Salsa verde! All super delicious . I've also had a quesadilla once and I loved it! They use flour tortillas for their quesadilla in case you are wondering. I love that their portions are generous! My current order is an asada burrito with everything except beans. I know, I know, some would say I'm crazy but I'm more of a rice type of person and their rice is so good! I have yet to try their nachos but those are next on my list. Service wise, everyone is super chill and great at what they do and I feel it has to do with the fact that it's a family owned business. I don't personally know any by name but I recognize the faces and again, all are kind, hard working, and very dedicated people. To the lady that made my two burritos tonight, they were the best I've ever had so THANK YOU! (No, I did not eat two burritos, one is for my wife. lol) All and all, Tacos El Monkey is where it's at! Side note, if you don't do spicy, I'd ask for salsa on the side. read more

Friendly people on the road makes good taste better. Nice people, great tacos. Nothing fancy but a nice clean bench with a pop up for shade. read more

Not to bad for a taco truck it was actually pretty delicious. The burrito was delicious and the ingredients flavorful. The agua de tamarindo was homemade , a bit sweet for my liking but all I did was add water and it was refreshing. The prices are a bit high but that reflects the remote location they're at, so it's understandable. The taco trailer is parked right off I-5 and stockdale hwy , a perfect little watering hole oasis if traveling through kern county. I'll definitely make the drive out there or stop by when I'm in the area. read more

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So glad we decided to stop here during our road trip! The woman who took our order was so kind and patient. She took the time to explain all the ingredients (we're vegetarian) and made sure everything met our dietary restrictions. The food was super fresh and delicious - shout out to that salsa! read more

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We were on our way back from Vegas to the Bay Area and this place saved us from a subway meal. The tacos and nachos were good. The nachos had lettuce which is something I didn't like. Also, I think they ran out of limes so gave us lemons instead. Didn't like that but otherwise this is a nice food stop for your long drives. read more

Tacos El Monkey - Asada nacho - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Recently visited this place, food is good, made to order, with good selection to chose from, service was friendly but a bit slow since the operator is also the cashier and cook, so expect to wait a bit to get your food, prices are high for the amount of food you are getting. The place is casual and outdoors. The food was tasty, I will visit again on another time when temperature is not 108 read more