The food was super fast and the woman who helped us was super friendly. I got a meat-veggies burrito with barbacoa (shredded beef) and the meat is quality, no gristle or fat. The burritos are huge - mine has been two meals so far and I still have some in the fridge. We took ours to go but they have a nice little patio area with tables and shade. And they take credit cards! read more

Food is good but staff is rude. Would not answer my phone call to order, seemed like they blocked me then unblocked me. The cashier acknowledged she was aware I had been calling when I arrived to order in person and didn't even apologize or gave an excuse, mind you, they weren't busy at the time. Definitely try the other location if you want better service. read more

Very very dry yellow corn tortillas which I'm not a fan. I'm confuse usually most places I been has white tortilla.. Not spicy . Positive-fast services, and great price. read more

ACCEPTS CARDS & APPLE PAY. Another taco truck posted up fulltime with covered seating but... Quick, inexpensive, and delicious. read more

Tacos El Pinolero - Asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

all Pinoleros are great, but the one on Esplanade is my favorite; all their items are authentic Mexican "street food" -- my favorite is the pastor burrito, I ask for it "spicy"... prices are very affordable, portions are generous, and the service is MUY RAPPIDO -- the Pinolero Family is so amazing that I hired them to cater my 50th birthday and everyone LOVED it! and p.s. disregard the H8ers that give this place a 1-star review; the lady in the truck busts her ass six days a week and does a GR8 job! read more

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This has got to be the fastest truck in Chico, delicious not dry shredded chicken, reasonable prices and the portion is on point read more

Tacos El Pinolero - Chicken burrito w/hot salsa - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

Delicious. Meat is exceptional. Service was extremely quick. My go to is a carne asada quesadilla with everything. We also love the tacos ! Try one of every meat! Decent seating area. Obsessed with this place. read more

Tacos El Pinolero - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

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I got a regular carne asada burrito. It was great, plenty of all ingredients incorporated throughout the whole thing. My burrito was literally ready before I finished paying, so that was a first and really cool. read more

Writing this as I eat a veggie burrito from another alleged best in Chico-- I just wish I was eating one from Pinolero! Don't mess around with other taco trucks if you want a veggie burrito. This one is never soggy, perfect ratio and I simply don't know how they do it because everybody else falls short. read more

We ate the lengüa and barbacoa tacos Absolutely delicious and divine! Speedy service and they had tables to sit at if you were staying. Nice outdoorsy feel. Lots of parking too! We will be back read more

Best burritos in Chico. Hard to find authentic Mexican food here but this place is amazing

Often eat here. Has very nice food I'd say. My only complaint is maybe not the many meat choices. I love it when they have a couple of meat choices. Love their El Pastor even though it often drips on me or the table while I eat. Very good food though, the environment is so/so read more

Our family has been coming to this taco truck for years. Whoever the woman is taking orders is beyond rude to the point where I won't be coming back. They need to bring the family back with good attitudes because this lady is running off their customers. Find a job behind a computer if you are miserable around people. Because none of us asked for your stank attitude. Completely unprofessional and unacceptable. read more

The women who works at this taco truck is so rude. It's unacceptable. We like the food and it's close to our house but we cannot keep coming here. She threw the salsa at us and blamed her attitude on how "busy" it was. There was 3 people. read more

I have eaten here several times. The food is consistently good. Atmosphere: 3 stars. The scene is a food truck but there are tables and chairs. I come back for the food not the tables. Service: 5 stars. They never the food truck but their fast. Quality: 5 stars. The el pastor is my favorite. I like their burritos a lot. Second their tacos. Value: 5 stars. $6 got me a great burrito that I expect would cost me 8 to 10 at Chipotle and such. read more

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Love this truck and they've catered two events for me. Everyone has loved them. They even provided food not on the menu for my party.

I've been coming here for years but I'm never coming here again. The lady at this location is always in a bid mood and the food quality has gone down. The food is cold and she said that's how they serve it read more

Their chicken quesadillas are delicious. I'm still getting used to ordering the right things to go along with it. The service is quiet.

For is the fastest service in town you don't have to wait to long for your food specialty on esplanade

So saddened to post this review. We have been enjoying food from this local truck for many years. Seems like they changed the workers that fill orders. I have special needs when it comes to food and lately they cannot get my order right. Ordered a chicken burrito all meat with lettuce, extra meat, no onion, no rice and no beans. That's what an all meat burrito is. They cannot get it right and then we have to go back and spend time and energy to reorder. What about no rice and beans can they not understand? Cannot even get my husbands order of all meat barbacoa right. We really loved the food and fast service with Tacos El Pinolero, but lately we have become frustrated with their incompetence. read more

Check your bank statement before you leave, and be ready for a argument if they overcharged you. Amigos de Acapulco all the way man read more

2 Chicken tacos with rice and beans for 5$. Can't beat it! Love this place. The owner is super friendly every time. Plenty of benches for groups and smaller tables spread out with shade. Easy to get on and off the freeway from here and always room for larger vehicles to park. If you like authentic tasting food, this is the one you want to go to! I've tried at least 5 other trucks in my area several times. But not anymore!. read more

I never leave reviews but today was my First time trying their food today, I ordered 4 Al pastor tacos as I do every where I got and I give it to them 10/10 tacos were so delicious so full of flavor and the presentation was just absolutely stunning read more

Went there because of the reviews listed here. Ordered a vegetarian burrito. The lady who took my order was very nice. The wait was about 3-5 min. The place seemed clean and well kept. Had a lot of customers come in the 10 min I was there. So I'm guessing it's very popular. The food was 6/10. Portion size 10/10. Didn't get extra condiments, guess you have to ask for them. Oh well, overall 3.5/5 read more

Tacos El Pinolero - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

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So yummy and so fast service! Perfect to pick up on a quick lunch. Such reasonable prices as well as friendly staff!

Extremely delicious Mexican food! I have to say, they are my favorite because 1- they are 3/4 of a mile from me so I can walk off those calories back home. Lol 2- their prices are extremely reasonable. I really like their carnitas and carne asada, the meal I get the most is the torta de asada with no onion, and ask to add some beans to the torta. You won't regret it! I let my friend try it, who has never and she ate have my torta! Lol I highly recommend. They have plenty of parking and decent amount of seating if you prefer to eat there. The ladies are always super nice! They accept cash, credit cards and debit cards - Winning! No more extra trips to get cash out :) read more

I stopped by this taco truck to pick up a quick burrito for dinner at about 8:45pm the other night. I was happy to see they were still open. NOTE: the address is approximately 159 Tonea Wy with the entrance on Esplanade (just north of Eaton Rd). I ordered a carne asada regular burrito, which came with rice, beans, onions, cilantro and meat for $4. The lady who took my order was really nice. The truck and surroundings were very clean and you could tell that they tried hard to keep it looking nice. There is a cute little lighted & covered seating area where I waited for my order. As I waited, I snapped a few pics of the truck for my review, and the owner came by to talk to me. He said (jokingly) that there would be a $5 charge per photo. He was sort of a character, but I like that. It's nice when people have a sense of humor about things. My burrito was completed quickly and I paid and took it home. It was a good burrito - lots of meat that had good flavor and texture. Not too much beans or rice - just the right amount in my opinion. One thing that I didn't like that much was that they used a tortilla that was way too big, so there was a "wad" of extra tortilla. Not a big problem, but I would prefer not to have that. The mild, green salsa they gave me was very tasty and the limes I asked for were fresh and plentiful. This is a great place to get a burrito in a hurry. I recommend it!! read more

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Still loving these ladies' burritos. I've been coming here for over year, today I was starving, and was reminded just how satisfying they are. read more

This is the taco truck we go to when Mexico didn't live up to our taco expectations -- true story! I love their carne Asada Tacos and their Tortas! And for the price, it's unbeatable! Heads up: there's a lunch & dinner time rush because it's THAT good! read more

We ordered; a chicken burrito with everything and salsa on the side, a pastor burrito and two tacos de lengua. Both had no flavor and tasted very bland. We had to pour all of the salsa on to our food to add flavor which is very disappointing, because this isn't our first time coming here and ordering food. I'll definitely think twice before trying to order from this place. read more

I love this taco truck. Been going here for many years now, and I always come back for the burritos. prices are very fair, food comes out quick. Most importantly it is always delicious. I like to judge a taco truck based on their chicken burrito. This place has a phenomenal chicken burrito, it is usually very juicy in an amazing way. Also, I highly recommend the veggie burrito! (What I get every time now) The owners are really nice, and they remember what I order (+big plus+). This is a classic spot to go in Chico, and it just feels right during the summertime. Support these cool people. read more

Tacos El Pinolero - hot veg burrito with a jalap I threw in - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

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When it's good it's great! But probably 1/4 times there's something off - either they've ran out of avocado, they forget an ingredient, or the meat is wrong. I want so badly to say without a doubt this is my favorite taco truck in town, but the chance of something going wrong is a little too high. For example, today I had a chicken burrito but they did not have avocado and they forgot the onions and cilantro, so unfortunately my burrito was pretty plain. read more

We got carnitas burritos & two tacos/ pastor & barbacoa. We are big Mexican food eaters and have done so all over Ca, Mexico & the US. None of us were that impressed. All of our tortillas were cold, the cheese was cold, the meat was luke warm and the burrito was loosely wrapped. The carnitas was over fried and unedible at parts/ way to hard. That being said those are all fixable things so maybe they will figure it out. It was very clean, good seating area. read more

So good! Just like Mexico. The asada is the best in Chico. All their meats are cooked very well, never any fatty pieces, yuck. I like their salsa has a lot of flavor, spicy but not too spicy. They always give as much lime, salsa, jalapenos as you want but you gotta ask. Super cheap too!! I'm not a fan of the bread on the torta, its a little bland and the tecture is not that great but not bad for a torta in Chico. the ingredients are good quality and fresh and the service is super friendly and quick. They charge $.50 to pay with a card. read more

Seriously the best tacos in town. I can't get enough. And they're the best price!! I've tried everything but the tongue and head... And everything has been spot on. I'm so picky and this place doesn't disappoint! read more

The best Mexican food around! I live over an hour away but whenever I come into Chico, I HAVE to stop here and get a carne asada burrito! read more

I read the reviews and decided I needed to check them out. I am not really crazy about beans, so I choose the "all meat". They meant it! I just had my third serving from the leftovers. There are two servings left. Next time, try the meat and veggie. Not only lots, but good too. Order came up quite quickly, shaded spot to wait. read more

Amazing number one burritos and overall in Chico! Don't even think about any other place!!

It's ok. While I usually prefer chicken for both tacos and burritos I found the beef to be better here. I'm unsure if they pickled the jalapenos based on how they tasted and if so they didn't for very long. This was disappointing since I really enjoy them. I wouldn't travel out of my way to come here but if your close by and don't want to drive far then go for it. read more

Very bad food truck went there three times in a row and ordered burito supreme and got rice beans and meat only! Didn't really have good flavor. Being Hispanic I know what a burrito should have ! Better off making my own read more