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Tacos El Rey

4.5 (92 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Frichos!

Our favorite Mexican food place in Nampa! All of treasure valley for that matter! Sooo good. Great service and yummy margaritas. Can't beat the prices either! Chips are always hot and fresh and come with bean dip and salsa! I've tried a few things, all good. Can't wait to try more!

Burrito with Al Pastor, A carnitas taco, and a marinated pork taco
Frank D.

Visiting the area for work and found this little gem of a place. It doesn't look like much from the outside but don't be fooled. Their food is great. Very good service and fresh, great tasking food. Only thing I would do different is just to get the taco shell on the flat top for a few seconds to get some crisp to it. Everything was great. Their carnitas are excellent and maybe the very best of all was the Carmel churros. Bomb.

Beef tacos and beef sope, amazing!
Jimmy O.

Highly recommend, great authentic Mexican food. Great service and food came out quick. I'm absolutely going back!

Michael S.

I first became a Tacos El Rey fan by frequenting on of their Taco Trucks, and then later, my son introduced me to their sit-down location on Garrity. Well, I have been here several times and I have never been disappointed. Tonight I ordered three fish tacos, and a chicken tamal. Everything I ordered was delicious. The tacos here are pretty much amazing, owing much to the fact that the tortillas are freshly made. I never could believe that simple tortillas could taste this good. Then, they have this chopped fish meat that appears to be pan fried, along with some lettuce, cabbage, and tomatoes on top. The real kicker is this orange "Magic" sauce that is someplace between delicious and amazing on the taste scale. The result was that all these tastes come together in a very very satisfying way. The tamal was great too, and I smothered it in salsa and one of their delicious home made sauces. For dessert, my wife offered me a taste of her chile relleno. It was cooked perfectly, and covered with a red sauce (maybe an enchilada sauce) and onions. All I could say was, "Wow". It was zesty, with a zing of spice, and full of chile flavor. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome. The prices here are super affordable, and the staff is super friendly. I can't think of anything about this place that I don't like. It just feels like an awesome family restaurant, and the food is always so, so good! As we left the restaurant tonight, my wife asked a simple question that kind of summarizes our experience... "Why do we even go to any other Mexican restaurant?" Good question...

Mexicanas Enchiladas and Grilled Steak Tacos
Josiah P.

Tacos El Rey in Nampa is fantastic! The food here is amazing! The flavor is authentic and the portion sizes are incredibly generous! The fat on their meat for their tacos and enchiladas are trimmed and tastes great Their service is extremely fast and the food comes hot and ready!

Manny's burrito... I chose barbacoa for this one.

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10 days ago

DELICIOUS food, awesome portions and authentic quality meal. Waiters were checking in and food was made super quickly. Will be back!

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9 months ago

Oh yeah, this is definitely a yummy yummy yummy Mexican food spa. Do you like Mexican food trying to check the spot out

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3 months ago

Absolutely the most authentic Mexican food in the Treasure Valley! Great prices, good ambience and fantastic salsa!

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9 months ago

Great food and service. Sorry that the little taco shop closed in Caldwell. The best taco bar in Caldwell.

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11 months ago

Excellent meal. Tacos (chicken), sope (chicken), rice and beans. Service was quick and extremely pleasant, and price was very reasonable.

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1 year ago

Great authentic food. Staff is great very friendly family oriented. Ambiance is nice. Nice booths.. not noisy

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1 year ago

Authentic. Food and service were great! Not every restaurant does their rice right but theirs was perfect.

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1 year ago

Full of locals when we walked in so we knew it'd be good. Great food, great service! Would eat again!

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2 years ago

Delicious tacos, recommend the Carne Asada, Al Pastor and Tripas (nicely crispy)! Great service and ambience.. They need to expand!

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2 years ago

Love this place excellent food. Fast service nice people that run it great food clean. Good service and great food

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10 years ago

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2 years ago

Awesome food & service!!! We go here regularly, they have really flavorful food. My favorite is the hue is rancheros.

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Does anyone know if this place is closed? I drove all the way to nampa Saturday during regular business hours and they were closed and I've tried calling since and no answer😩

I am pretty sure that they are not permanently closed. When we were last there a few days ago, the waitress mentioned to us that they were going to be closed for a day (or maybe a few days, not sure). It is a small family run business, so keep… 

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Mesa Tacos & Tequila

Mesa Tacos & Tequila

4.1(292 reviews)
1.2 mi
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Locally owned & operated
Gluten-free friendly

First time to visit. Really enjoyed it…read more The place is very well decorated and has a patio outside that is dog friendly. We sat at the bar and the service excellent. They have a great selection of tequilas. We chose the house margarita and it was excellent. Flautas were really good as was the shrimp and Mykonos tacos that I had. We also tried the trio dips apptz. Very good. Only exception I took was getting any level of spice. Even asked for the hottest sauce or salsa they had. Tasted great but didn't have any heat. We will definitely go back.

I went to Mesa Tacos & Tequila with a few of my girlfriends last weekend, and right when I walked…read morein I thought they had such a cool look and design. I also appreciate that they had outdoor seating as well. Our service was very good, probably the best thing that came out of my experience! Our waiter was so helpful and didn't overwhelm any of us at all! Super friendly and kind service. We started out with the triple dip appetizer and I personally really enjoyed the salsa. I thought it tasted really fresh and I couldn't stop eating it. The guacamole was also really fresh but I wanted a little more lime flavor to come through. However, everyone at my table agreed that we didn't love the queso. Unfortunately we just thought the flavor was non existent. We also got some drinks and thought they were really nice, I personally got the white wine and enjoyed it very much. Now I unfortunately forgot to take pictures of our food, but I do remember that I decided on both the Aloha, and the No Vacancy tacos. Sadly, I thought both were a complete miss. My Aloha taco had so much pork that I didn't really get any other flavor. And the vacancy had fresh ingredients inside it but it just felt very flat. I really wished that the tacos came with some kind of salsa or sauce as well. However, my friend let me try her lil Shrimp taco and I thought it tasted absolutely fantastic. Overall, I thought my experience with the service was great, but I don't really see myself coming back for the food. Maybe for some drinks though ;)

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