This is a little hole-in-the-wall taco restaurant over by where the old "Hollywood video" used to be located. I ordered the barbacoa taco which was lamb and the al pastor taco. Both were delicious. I also ordered the El Ray fries with asada. The fries are fresh cut fries which were good. It was covered with cheese sauce, topped with meat, guacamole, pico and sour cream. As it turns out, I was not in love with the asada. I wish I would have ordered the chorizo instead. We sat on the patio even though it was a bit chilly. It was pretty good and worth giving a try. read more

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I am so glad I tried this place! I was craving tacos (when am I not?) and I saw that this place has a salsa bar, which is always something I look for but can't always find. It is a great little place, with excellent food. The decor inside is very pleasant and modern, with a cute little bathroom (worth mentioning, because not all taquerias have them) and several tables. The food is cooked to order, and you can help yourself to the GREAT salsa bar! I mean, their salsas are some of the best I've had in a long time! I will tell you their portion sizes are a little bit smaller than I was expecting. I got a vampiro and a tostada and they were on a smaller sized crispy tortilla. The tacos were also not huge, I could have eaten at least 3-4, where some places I might be full with 2-3. I'm just saying this so you know to order a little more than you would normally. I will definitely be back, very soon! So glad this place is here! read more

Nice people. Totally agree with other reviews- this place is wayyy too expensive for what you get. The pork and lamb were tough and fatty (lamb was very game-like). The chicken and steak were fine - though average and lacking in toppings. The tacos are SMALL! (As a woman, I could easily eat 5 for dinner). The burritos are not much bigger. Spent $40 for 6 tacos and a burrito... and it barely filled us. I will never stop here again. I wish them well, but this place is not for us. read more

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This place loves french fries! I mean, where else can you find burritos stuffed with fries? I love fries too, but theirs seemed to be on the undercooked spectrum for my liking. I like my fries on the crispy side though. The second time, I just requested that the fries be crispy. They also have a few specialty fry options too. Those remind you of loaded nachos, but with french fries instead of chips. It has a fast casual set up. You order in the food line. You can watch them make the food at the grill. There is a salsa bar with a lot spicy options, and there is even a spicy pickled onion concoction at the salsa bar. Everything at the salsa bar is complimentary, but there is a charge for tortilla chips. They have a taco Tuesday special on the mini tacos. Speaking of the tacos, the grilled chicken tacos were my favorite option of the three things that I've ordered so far. There's a lot more to try, but so far what I've had has been good, but a tad overpriced. read more

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Great place to get some tacos and burritos. They are even very helpful and willing to make adjustments for dietary needs. Been able to get some great grub to eat while doing the Keto diet. Will definitely be coming back for more. read more

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Holy crap this place is extremely delicious. So much flavor packed into every bite! Don't sleep on this place, Lexington, extremely well made tacos and burritos and the service is exceptional. Didn't know what Suadero was but the dude behind the counter explained what part of the cow it comes from and that it's popular in Mexico City. Can't wait to go back and try more! read more

Tacos El Rey - Mexican Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

This is a new place on the north side of town. My son & are in this area once a week. We noticed it going in & decided to try it today. We are glad that we did! It is very clean and has modern urban decor. The staff is very friendly & accommodating. And the food is very authentic. My son got the Pollo Asada Burrito, which he said was fantastic. I wasn't going to get anything because I'm doing a sort of Keto Diet right now. But his looked so good that I decided to ask if they would just put some steak, guacamole & pico de gallo in a bowl for me & they were happy to do it. They charged me for two Asada tacos with a side of guacamole & a side of pico. It was delicious! It's nice to have a good go to restaurant in this area. read more

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Probably my go to Latin restaurant in all of Lexington! The flavors are so good! The empanadas are made fresh to order and the dough is pressed out when you order. The fresh tortillas are so good! I've been back twice within a week. This place is so authentic. The or horchata is so flavorful. Better than some I've had in Mexico. read more

Tacos El Rey - Chicken Empanadas! So fresh!! - Mexican Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

I agree with most of the other reviews that the food was very tasty and flavorful. But the value is terrible. They also don't offer tap water - only bottled water or bottled drinks which they charge $3 for. I ordered 2 small tacos and a spite. By the time you tip, my lunch bill was $12+ and I was still hungry when I left. Won't be back. read more

Chicken tostada was home made with a generous amount of chicken and guacamole. The waitress gave us both spicy and verde salsa.Rojo was spicy and excellent. The verde was more tasty than I thought it would be.The temperature was very cozy and warm.The music was upbeat original, and authentic We will return ! read more

Tacos El Rey - ChickenTostado spicy or verde salsa - Mexican Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

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Freshly made tortillas, great range of tacos. Quick service, we'll made, and super yummy!

The food was amazing here would recommend 100% the new menu is great all the seafood we had was outstanding read more

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Food was good but way overpriced, or I was overcharged. 2 small tacos, queso fries, 2 shots of tequila and 2 beers cost us $80.... Really shocked! read more

Tacos El Rey - 2 tacos, queso fries - Mexican Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

My new favorite taco spot in Lexington! They were super gracious and the food was amazing. We had an assortment of tacos and all were delicious. We also had a loaded fries with chicken and the works and it was huge! My favorite was the lamb barbacoa which is only on the weekends. It was amazing!! I can't wait to return and try more of the menu read more

First time ordering from here. I did the order through a delivery service. I ordered six tacos, beans, a mini guacamole, queso&chips, and jalapeno peppers. The beans were placed in a clamshell to-go container which certainly wasn't the wisest decision. The beans leaked all over the other containers in the bag. To make matters worse, the chips and queso did not come with chips. The rest of the food was okay but the preparation for delivery and omission of the chips left some in my family disappointed. Nonetheless, we shared what we did receive and will make a mental note not to order from here in the future. read more

Not worth the price! $10 rey quesadilla and It only has two pieces of meat! Smh disrespectful! Food has no flavor! Ordered tacos and sope and It was also tasteless and cold! read more

Tacos El Rey - The food has no favor! This is a $10 King quesadilla with only 2 lil pieces of meat smfh disrespectful - Mexican Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

This place a pleasant surprise. Very small and casual. Food was very tasty. Chicken nachos we delightful. Drinks are very basic, beer, sodas etc in cooler by register. So if you need fancy this is not it. Not the norm Mexican place with chips and salsa. Looked like most of the business was carry out but could eat in too. read more

Great place to go and pick up a few interesting taco flavor combinations. Food is always fresh and the staff is friendly. I love me a salsa bar. read more

I can't say enough good things about this place!!! Food: AMAAAAAZING!!! People: SOOO SWEET and helpful while we tried to decide what to order!! The El Gran Rey taco is possibly the best taco ever made!!! Just trust me, get more than one, you won't regret it!! My husband had a torta and I had empanadas and everything was absolutely delicious!!! The only bad thing about it is that it's not in our hometown!! Wish I could give them more stars!!! read more

Absolutely delicious! Really wished we found this place sooner before we moved out of Lexington. A bit pricey but well worth it. Tacos and tostadas were very flavorful and sauces had a nice kick. And they have some of the best Horchata in Lexington! read more

I always love trying new taquerias and this one is excellent. Very clean, lots of great food and friendly staff. If you come, try the tostadas vampiros with shrimp - basically a crunchy tostada with your choice of meat, and then cheese melted on top. What's not to love?! Very close to a panadería as well, for when you want dessert :) read more

Best tacos I've had. These people know how to cook. Little pricey but well worth it for the flavor

Amazing Place to come by and all employees wear mash and take great measurements to make sure it's save for anyone to eat hear with their family. Also The have tons of variety besides ur classic delicious tacos. They also have these tasty stuffed burritos. And they now have Tortas which are really good and definitely recommend try. Also have a variety of hot sauce Also have friendly and helpful service. Still a worthy restaurant to come too read more

i got lucky came while it wasn't too busy and had a amazing meal the staff was awesome and nice and tried to impress and they where understanding i recommend others to come eat here the food was yummy yummy i loved the steak tacos omg try it out every one and look me up cash app :$stubborncleanaddict. anything helps and pass it along really thou the food was amazing i would eat here again given the chance and the staff was so nice it helps to have a great staff and great food!!!!!! read more

I placed an order over the phone.The girl who took my order repeated the order back to me it was all good until I pick my food up. Everything was wrong except the burritos I ordered. Prices are WAY too high for the flavorless food you get. The only good thing are the sauces. Save you're time & money read more

Just had lunch there, and wow what a great find. Best tacos I've had in Lexington Ron and the staff is very friendly. Excellent choice of salsas as well. A must try! read more

Incredibly rude man at the front that kept saying my voucher from Lex18 half off dining was a "copy", while showing me someone else's voucher that was in color. Incredibly rude and informed man that barely spoke English. They also don't even have water! I had been there once before and gotten the taco Tuesday mini taco deal, but he had no clue what I was talking about when I asked about it. Completely uninformed and how dare this mustached man speak down to ME? The food isn't that great, Moe's burritos are better and cheaper. read more

This is truly a taco stand or truck inside a building. It's not a full-blown restaurant. I had a couple of tostadas al pastor. They make kind of a hard fried tortilla sandwich with the ingredients of a street taco inside. It was OK. I tasted the grease more than the taco though -- it was dripping. And it didn't seem like lard, seemed like vegetable oil, no real flavor. I didn't like it enough to want to try the tacos, which looked like your typical soft street taco from a truck. read more

Delicious and great service! Staff are so friendly and always go the extra mile. My favorite Mexican food in Lexington, by far!

Super good, quality food and the verde is especially delicious. Single handedly converted my husband to guacamole.

The food is great but the service is terrible. I've gone three times; the first time they gave my pick-up order to Grubhub to be delivered. The second time they forgot to charge their tablet so my online order never went through. The third time they got the order wrong. The food is delicious but the service isn't worth it. read more

I am only giving a one star because the staff member I encountered was friendly. I placed an order for pick up. 1st order- 2 tacos de pollo 2 tacos se asada. 2nd order- 2 tacos de pollo and 2 de pastor and 1 horchata. First thing noted once I got home with my food; one order was wrong. The 2nd order ended up being 2 tacos de asada and 2 tacos de pastor. That could have been overlooked, but the food left way too much to be desired in the way of flavor and quality. Very bland. The salsa was the de Arbol salsa and it was the worst I have ever encountered. The tortillas were surprisingly precooked...for the price of $27.00 For 8 tacos and a drink I expected at the very least fresh made tortillas...I can get double the tacos at my favorite local taco trunks (Luna Tacos and Taco Geku)to name a couple ..and all the tortillas are fresh made for your tacos. So for 16 tacos I would pay for $32, just a few dollar more for way more food. I am very disappointed because I was hoping to be able to support another Latino owned business but this place will not see me back and I urge all to save your time and money and hit up a local Taco truck instead. PS to be fair the Horchata was good. read more