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    Tacos El Pollo

    4.8 (13 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    a mexican food truck
    Richard K.

    The Crows Landing area of Modesto is a taco and auto repair row that consists of tons of taquerias and auto repair locations. You've got mariscos, asada, pollo al carbon, tripas, pastor, honestly, any kind of taco can be found on this strip of Modesto. It's like taco truck, taco stand, taco restaurant, Mexican market, auto repair, taco restaurant, auto repair and gas station on one block and then it's repeat all over again. Now, Tacos El Pollo is actually not on Crows Landing Road, but it is located on Hatch Road about a 1/2 mile or so east of Crows Landing Road. If you pass the freeway overpass, then you've gone too far. I randomly discovered them because I made a wrong turn. You see, I was looking for El Pollo Feliz on Crows Landing to grab some Mexican-style BBQ chicken, but I made a wrong turn onto Hatch Road, saw the line at Tacos El Pollo and was like whoa, I need to eat here. BTW, Tacos El Pollo fittingly shares a lot with Modesto Muffler Shop! Tacos y autos. The irony is that I still haven't had the chicken here despite the restaurant being the Chicken Taco Place in Español. Maybe next time! Today was my second visit and I noticed that there wasn't even a Yelp page. So I made the page today. The crazy thing is that despite not having a Yelp page, the locals all knew about this little treasure of a taco joint. When a taqueria makes tacos with handmade tortillas and only charges $2-2.50 per taco, well that is what sets you apart from the zillion other taco restaurants that use factory-made tortillas. The tortillas that they use are nice and fluffy and really taste delicious. I'm a Coreano, but if I was Mexican, I could imagine my abuela making these tacos lol. I've tried Tacos El Pollo's carne asada, tripas, and al pastor tacos. All are fantastic. I really like the way they cook the tripas here extra crispy too. Again, one day I will try the pollo. LOL. So, if you happen to be in Modesto and have some cash (Tacos El Pollo is CASH ONLY) and are hungry and can't decide which one of the taquerias off Crows Landing you want to try, make the turn onto Hatch Road and try Tacos El Pollo, mi favorite taqueria en Modesto jajaja!

    Tripita super burrito

    Honestly disappointed with this truck. Was expecting a bomb burrito the reviews claimed to be amazing. The customer service is great but the food was just okay. The tripita burrito was pretty burnt and barely had any cheese and cream for a super burrito. We also ordered 2 pastor tacos and previous reviews claimed they had homemade tortillas but ours did not. Presentation was there but still on our hunt for the best taco truck in Modesto.

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    4 years ago

    This place is great. Good sized portions and high quality authentic food. Also open until 11pm which was perfect for us.

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    Great quality and juicy meats, fresh taste, good portion. Parking scarce but manageable.

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    Frida's Taqueria Ajua

    Frida's Taqueria Ajua

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    This is the 209 best Mexican spot! Seriously we had the bontana de camarones and the plate of carne…read moreasada and tacos de birra. Everything was on point the meat was perfect not too chewy ,it wasn't too hard to chew. Let me tell you the shrimp was the best I ever had. The service was quick and very accommodating. Beyond friendly. Will be back again !

    First off, we found out about this restaurant through social media. We knew eventually we'd want to…read moretry it. Luckily, we were by the mall and made the VERY short 10-ish minute drive. Worth it! Walked into a very quiet, but colorful restaurant with only one other patron inside. The employees were so nice. We were told to pick anywhere, we were brought menus and instantly asked if we'd like anything to drink or if we wanted to look at the menu first... We asked for suggestions and the waitress offered the types of drinks they have. She brought us chips and salsa. The chips were homemade with a perfect crunch. The salsa was fresh, chunky and not spicy. The pepino cone limo aqua Fresca was the best aqua Fresca I've EVER had. Not too sweet at all and was SO REFRESHING. We also ordered an horchata and I was told that was just as good. The food... Where to start. We ordered an empanada and some quedabirria tacos. The empanada was HUGE, deliciously filling with fresh ingredients. It had great flavor. The quesabirria tacos were probably the best we've had. You order the amount you want. They are 5.99 each and oh so delicious. The meat tasted SO FRESH and flavorful. The creamy jalapeño salsa had a NICE kick to it. All meals come with radish and pickled onions as garnish, but eating them with the meal made it even more refreshing and delicious. They need more than one location, but until then we will be back! (Luckily, I heard they do catering.)

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    La Morenita

    La Morenita

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    I come here pretty often, and it's always a solid choice for Mexican food in town. The food is…read moreconsistently good, the drinks are solid, and they easily have the best chips and salsa around. Service is always friendly and reliable, which keeps me coming back. My only real recommendation is to avoid sitting in the bar area if you're in a hurry. Service there tends to move a lot slower, so it can take a while to get your order in and get your food. The restaurant itself is a little run down, and the bathrooms could definitely use some attention, but the bar and outside area is decorated nicely and has a good atmosphere overall. All in all, it's a great local spot and one I keep going back to.

    Unfortunately, this was a really disheartening experience…read more We waited over an hour for our food, and when it finally came out there was an issue with the size of the menudo bowl that had been offered to us. Instead of trying to resolve the situation or make it right, the manager, Noah, became argumentative and tried to debate what had been said rather than listen to the customer. After waiting that long, the last thing anyone expects is to feel like they have to argue just to be heard. What made it more disappointing was the lack of willingness to fix the issue or offer a solution. We came in hoping for a good meal and left feeling frustrated and unheard. It's sad because good service could have easily turned this into a positive experience. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case here. At the end of it he realized and came back and finally apologized.

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    Patio seating that is covered with ACs blasting, plenty of TVs with sports playing, and connected to the bar.
    Patio seating that is covered with ACs blasting, plenty of TVs with sports playing, and connected to the bar.
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