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! read more