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    Tacos El Sapo

    4.4 (55 reviews)
    InexpensiveFood Trucks, Tacos
    Open 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Carlos C.

    This place is good. But I have to say....I feel like the burritos are getting smaller. Its the size of a taco bell burrito. So if you want a 4 bite quick burrito. This is the place.

    George R.

    Whenever I come back home to LB, I always make sure to come visit Tacos El Sapo. Without a doubt, some of best tacos you're gonna find out here. They offer a wide selection, but most importantly, they offer trompo style pastor and a salsa bar. The employees are friendly and offer a quick bite to take home or eat next to their truck. I always bring new friends here or meet old ones here as it's open late and can serve a long line fast. The pastor taco tuesdays are a must! There could be some improvements such as better chopped or washed onions. I know they offer grilled onions, but when I do, i feel like they give me a little. The cabeza and lengua can get pretty dry at times, but i get it if it's a late night and there isnt many people ordering it to make more.

    Salsa bar
    James A.

    Located on SW corner of PCH and Atlantic, open pretty much everyday after 6pm to midnight. Very simple menu: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and mulitas, choose your meat. They do have an indoor trompo for the pastor. We ordered tacos with asada and pastor, and both meats were flavorful and void of much gristle (chopped to the perfect consistency for tacos). Tacos are $1.80 a piece now, and the tacos are regular street size (not oversized as I read in some review). The are generous with the meat, but at the end of the day, I was still pretty hungry after devouring 4 tacos. I also ordered 1asada mulita ($3.00) to take back. There was no pineapple piece for the pastor, and because it was indoors, no open flame causing that smokey char with pineapple that can elevate pastor to a different place. Wouldn't come here just for the pastor. This is a food truck parked at a service station. The front does have 3 different salsas (I love the use of restaurant dispensers here...keeps everything cleaner and allows you to put the perfect amount). They have a large topping bar (cilantro, sliced onion mix, diced onions, quartered limes, radishes, and cucumbers.) that was VERY fresh. There isn't much parking available here (maybe 6 spots), and the sitting area is just some stools (no tables) to encourage you to be on your way. The tacos did come out pretty fast. All in all, probably in the bottom half of taco trucks that I've eaten at in LA....but that is still good enough to grade it with 4 stars.

    Yes, I do recommend this place the only sad thing is that today may 18, 2025 I didn't all my tacos tonight. It's the 1st time this happens

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    Khoi H.

    Came here during the late hours and I can say this is one of the best tacos I've had in all of SoCal. Authentic tacos, burritos, and quesadillas are the only items you'll find here and that's all you need. The workers were friendly and amazing, the man who took my order looked so happy to be there. The tacos and quesadillas are well cooked and come out in an instant, not dry at all and filling in so many ways. There is also various sides such as onions and salsa verde available. They also accept Apple Pay and Card here, come here and support your local businesses!

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    Victoria S.

    I might be a little obsessed with these tacos... My first time here was Valentine's Day right after getting off a plane from LAX. It was almost midnight and I was craving tacos before heading home. My bf mentioned this place and I've been in love with them ever since! We got 8 tacos and 2 pineapple drinks for $12! What a bargain! One of the cooks let me try the buche since I never had it before and he prepped it like a taco for free! It was good but I stuck to the pastor and asada. My bf, on the other hand, loved it and got it along with the lengua. Okay YOOO the condiments table!! So the red and green sauce is already fire, you add the guac sauce and it's just *chef's kiss* exquisite! Now if you're a fan of heat and spice, add the habanero pickled onions and you will not regret it. All the flavors in your mouth just combining, my mouth is just salivating as I type about it. It def has a kick from the habanero that's why it's a must to get the pineapple drink ($1 only!) I've been here three times in the past 10 days... Great customer service, unbeatable prices, delicious quality tacos! Try it for yourself, you will become addicted!

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    Smaly K.

    When I'm in town visiting my family and we're craving tacos, this is where we get it. I've tried the tacos, quesadillas, and burritos, and everything is good. Of course, their tacos is what keeps us going back. Love their tripas tacos, and love the texture of their tortillas. And I like all their sauces and toppings they offer.

    Jan Jeric M.

    Rating 5.0 TLDR: Best late night tacos I have EVER had. If you're in Long Beach, or willing to make the trip, get the tacos here. You won't be disappointed. This place is what you imagine authentic tacos are: the smell, the ambiance, the taste, LETS GOOOO!!!!! I dreams of these tacos. Ngl. Not TLDR: They asked me where I wanted to eat after the concert. "I want tacos." I told them. "Okay, there's a couple here, we just passed a few more, they told me. I responded, "NO. I want the most authentic street night tacos this side of LA county". This side being Long Beach of course :), and Tacos El Sapo fufilled that craving. You want authentic Mexican tacos, come here. My mouth is watering just thinking about delicious tacos as I write this review. In fact, I just had some tacos here in Sacramento, and it was not as good as these. Overall, you want yummy tacos that will leave you satisfied after a late night, check this place out.

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    Elizabeth D.

    Love their Crispy Tripas Burrito and their Cabeza tacos. They do accept Apple Pay, card, and cash. Parking is a bit hard sometimes but plenty of street parking with a little walk. Their horchatas are only $1 and delicious. Highly recommend this place if you're going to pick any taco truck, you might as well come here. It's affordable and fulfilling.

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    Gaspar I.

    Used to love this place. They changed they're taco sizes to a ridiculously small size. Not even a kids size.

    Asada, pastor & lengua tacos with the fixin's! Yum!
    Maggie N.

    Love their tacos! Their quesadillas are even more amazing. We love coming here during the weekend and always look forward to their friendly fast service. Our favorite tacos are the asada, pastor, & chorizo. Ask for everything on it and make sure they give you the grilled onion & chili pepper! One of the great things about being back in Long Beach is the availability of great cheap food within walking distance!

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    Victoria L.

    I believe this place is only here on weekends around 6 or 7pm. I went to this place because I was so excited to have a taco truck in Long Beach. To be honest, there is not that many of them here, and all the restaurants close super early, especially for a night owl like me. So, I was super happy and excited to have a place like this close to my house. This place is between atlantic and pch, in front of a mechanic shop. However, there is no parking at this location you are more likely going to park on the street or the nearby residential neighborhood. The lines was pretty long but the service is decently fast because they only serve tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. They have a self serve salsa station with all the fixings: cilantro, onion, cucumbers, and radishes. They also have these like green kid size tables and chairs for people to eat and sit on, but there is not that many, so most just take it to go. Now, the food. The food was okay I was pleasantly surprised with the quality, because my expectations of taco trucks around here are low. Side note, the food truck has an A letter grade from the health food inspection department. The food of tacos around long beach are usually sub bar but this one is way better than them. Not the best, but good enough for me to come back when i just need some food to hold me over. With 6 tacos and 1 burrito, it came out to 12.50. My only concern that there is no price shown on the truck so that s concerning to me since they can change the price however and whenever they feel like it. Back to the food, the burrito was a decent size, the meat had a little bit of fat and slightly burnt, but it didn't bother me that much. The tacos are really tiny too, but the flavor is there. Overall, I recommend coming here if you're in the area and need a little snack or dinner when everything else is closed.

    $6.00 Asada burrito

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    BEST TACOS EVER!!! It's worth the drive and wait in line! I highly recommend this place!

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    These tacos right here are fuego 100 . My family and me are new to LB and really good specially the tripa dorada .

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    One of my favorites in the area. Awesome quesadilla, tacos excellent. Green guac salsa very good! And friendly.

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    5 stars. The best burritos. But where'd yall go??? I need the carne asada burritos back in my life

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    $1.25

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    Just found out they will reopen starting Dec.1, 2018

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