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    Tacos El Torito

    4.9 (14 reviews)

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    Kevin C.

    Tried a little bit of everything. Ordered different tacos with meats such as Asada, pastor, buche, carnitas, suadero, cabeza, tripa, and lengua. They were all really good, portions were nice and it got busier later into the night. Lots of toppings that you can add too. They do more than just tacos so worth considering the other items they offer too. They're right at the street corner, you could kind of park on the street or in the small lot behind. Service was very fast and was great to watch them prepare it in front of you. They were really nice people and it was delicious to enjoy their hard work.

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    Dan V.

    Dude there's many taco stands now in the sgv area but every time I drove by this particular one I saw people in line. Curiosity got the better of me so I had to try it and wow. Amazing tacos, fresh made tortillas on the spot, the spindle of pastor meat glistening, what more could you ask for?! Tacos are $2 each, will have to come back to try the mulitas and might I add the orange citrus Fresca was also top notch. I guess I have found my new fav local taco spot! Sgv peeps go to las tunas and junipero where Papa Johns is for this gem!

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    Amy T.

    This place is so good! It is my favorite taco spot in SGV. So glad that Mary Lane Cafe is generous enough to let them use the parking lot. I always get the al pastor and asada but this time I also tried suadero and that's what I'm adding to my regular order next time! Their meat is always so flavorful and they give a lot of meat for each taco. You order the meat and then pay, and then add your own sauces and toppings. I always come here with friends. Will be coming here even more often during the summer time. Plenty of parking and kind customer service.

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    Macho Cafe - Fish taco

    Macho Cafe

    3.8(300 reviews)
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    I had driven by this place countless times when working in that area but never tried it…read more One day about 2 months ago, at the stop sign beside it, I kept staring at the big photo/sign saying FISH TACOS $2.49 each. I was starving. I parked and went in. I ordered 2 fish tacos and the cook instantly got 2 FRESH (not frozen) larger than expected, fish fillets, THEN dipped them into HOMEMADE BATTER right in front of me and dropped them into the fry basket. Where will you ever see that nowadays? They were ready almost instantly, and were done perfect Baja style, with lots of that good salty mayo+crema white sauce. THEY WERE AWESOME. And BIG. And would have cost WAY MORE at any other place...for $5. Really satisfying, I was NOT hungry after 2 of them. Since then I have probably been there 7 times, the quality has never varied. And they make all their own salsas, etc. I have even taken jobs down in that area just so I can eat there! ;-) The only other thing I have tried is taco de lengua, it was equally excellent, with LOTS of meat, not some skimpy little street taco thing. But just go there and see what $5 will get you with the fish tacos, this has to be the best deal in today's food world that I have found and I work all over the San Gabriel Valley and eat at dozens of places. Its not fancy though, old school with lots of handmade cardboard signs showing lots of other dishes, but this is the ambiance you will find in some of the BEST mom and pop type cafe's. The ratio of deliciousness and quality to price is insanely in favor of the customer!!

    machocafesangabriel #menudodaily #authenticnexicanfood #posoledaily…read more 4/4/26 Got menudo, albondigas, machaca combo & carne asada combo. This place has been serving the community since 1979. Street parking only. Service is friendly, prompt. No frills but appears authentic enough. There are about 20 indoor seating (booths & tables). The cafe is fairly clean. Our order was ready in a jiffy. Got fresh salsa from the counter along with pickled carrots, onions & jalapeños. Not bad but the menudo lacked depth & richness, so did the albondigas. Overall a good experience at least once.

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    Macho Cafe - Must ask for this delicious salsa to go on top of the tacos. It packs a nice little heat.

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    Lunas Bar and Grill - Taco Tuesday. Carne Asada

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    3.8(581 reviews)
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    The food was delicious!! Just wished their serving dish for chips were larger! It was absolutely…read moreannoying that the server had to fill the small basket the chips came in with a party of two! Service was awesome! Very well managed and was always asking if we were in need of anything. The ambiance was very nice and relaxing! We enjoyed our delicious meal and felt like we weren't being rushed to leave after eating our meal...

    Horrible experience and rudeness from the server !! Bald Hispanic man in his 50's…read more Went to try it for the first time on Monday during lunch time. My mom ordered the pozole verde and rajas con crema. Everything was going good until the server very rudely came and asked my mom to stop feeding my 9 month old baby because he was making noise and that "he had other guests and it was a bother" . We were both left in shock and it took us a second to process what he had just said. We had only taken a few bites of our food and we were commenting that it was good but this man's rudeness left us speechless. There was only 2 tables seated aside from us one gentleman and a group of 3 gentlemen on the other other table. I walked up to them and apologized if my baby was disturbing them and they all said no that he was not at all and they had kids and knew that the baby's were baby's. We felt extremely uncomfortable and discriminated by this man that I just asked for the check and left without even getting thru half of our food. This is such a Disappointment because they are suppose to be a family restaurant which I would assume is okay with children at their establishment but I guess not. There should be a sign at the door that says NO CHILDREN ALLOWED specially the ones that make any sort of noise. Management I expect a response from you! This is not okay!

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