The food here is SO FRICKING GOOD!!!! A little bit greasy but it's also incredible tacos! The service is good! It's a counter service restaurant so you go up and order your food. Very straight forward. The vibe is a cool little restaurant, ideal for all settings. Not formal, more like a local bar restaurant with great food! read more

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My cousins introduced me to this place for taco Tuesday! Parking is available near the market connected to the building this is in, it is about 3 doors down from the store and has a ramp. Inside are a cozy mix of booths and tables, and there are TVs running sports games at the front order counter. I ordered the tacos al pastor and a horchata. Ordering was quick and easy. The al pastor was juicy, flavorful, and just enough portioned - it came with pineapples, cilantro, and onion although they do ask at the counter whether you'd like these included. I enjoyed the set of sauce bottles at every table, ranging from mild to spicy. Horchata was so good, it was milky and sweet instead of watery like some others I've had. Would come back!! read more

Tromperia El Zac - Taco al pastor - Mexican Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Great Mexican place in North End! I've only had tacos, and some rice, but it has all been really legit. For some reason I originally expected it to be just a takeout place, but it actually has a comfortable, nicely decorated dining room with plenty of tables. You order from the counter though. I've had the Taco Salseado, which I loved, and regular tacos with marinated chicken and "tinga", which is a shredded chicken that is amazing. Cool sauces too! My favorite is the thinner, spicier green one. I think they take special pride in their al pastor pork (see my pic), so I recommend trying something with that. You can order in advance from their website, and they are on DoorDash. There is decent street parking but they have a dedicated lot of their own down that hill. Great food! read more

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My cousin and I meet for dinner in st. Paul once a month. We saw someone post about this taco spot and had to try it. Located on a busy street, you'll have to drive around to look for parking. They don't have a parking lot. Restaurant is colorful, red seats, yellow and red walls. Order at the counter and they'll call you once the order is ready. Pastor meat is delicious. read more

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Food: great! Service: great! Ambiance: nicer hole-in-the-wall vibe I have been excited to try Tromperia el Zac, and I'm so glad I had the chance to come here for lunch. My friend and I ordered - carne asada taco - Al pastor taco - tripa taco (extra crispy) - nachos without meat (not pictured) - horchata The tacos were really good! The all pastor and carne asada were tender and flavorful, and the tripa was crispy and delicious. My favorites were the pastor and tripa. The carne asada was more like braised beef than steak chunks, so I didn't love it as much. The nachos were really good too. They were crispy, light, yet flavorful. Last thing was the horchata. It was good and more creamy than what I prefer, but I didn't mind it. It went well with the tacos. Overall, I'm extremely happy that Tromperia el Zac is close by and that they have excellent food and service. This is my my new favorite taco joint! read more

Tromperia El Zac - Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Great little Mexican restaurant. Food is tasty, service is fast and friendly. Parking is decent cause they have street parking and a parking lot. It's probably not as annoying to get to once Rice Street isn't under construction. Quality and quantity for a good price point, can't beat that. read more

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Tacos were great. I had the asada and the meat was flavorful and well seasoned. Service was good too. So had a small order mixup but easily fixed. Clean dining room and clean restrooms. Only unloveable thing was the construction around the building. I also tried the pozole. The pork was tender, juicy and craveable. I also tried the tamales. I LOVE tamales but these weren't didn't register on my list of favorite tamales. If going with them, I'd go for the regulars in the corn husks than the Oaxaca style here as the masa is more coagulated in the leaves than usual-in comparison to other Oaxaca style tamales I've had. Still really good food overall. There's a parking lot behind the building with a sign as indicator but the road on the store front is blocked off right now. read more

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The staff was very friendly. Amazing food. Great prices. Very clean. 10/10 will be going back

the food was cold, the service was very bad, i will not recommend eating anything here

If I could give more than 5 stars I would. The best Mexican food we've ever had outside of Mexico. Clean kitchen, friendly staff. We had the Torta Cubano which is big enough to feed a small family, the Al pastor is amazing, suaredo, tamales. The salsas were each delicious (you get 4 for your table). Guacamole is better than our own. Highly recommend! read more

My team likes to go to there on their lunch break often. Great food, great service, and clean restaurant.

Authentic Mexican food that came out quick (in a good way). The birria was very flavourful but the cubana torta took the show. It has milanesa (fried steak), egg, avocado and ham. The four variety of table salsa were very good. Highly recommend this place read more

Tromperia El Zac - Queso birria torta - Mexican Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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I swear this place is so good!!!! The tacos are phenomenal!!! Very clean as well. I definitely would recommend!

A poor first impression. Ordered cheese enchiladas. Refritos not included, they cost $3.49 extra. Enchiladas came with chicken. They were cheerfully replaced with cheese enchiladas, which were under-cooked. Refritos were like soup. Knife and fork were plastic. $19 for a lunch that was barely edible. read more

A friend recommended this place on FB. Everything is soft here so I'm gonna have to get used to it. I like crunchy so I got a tostada and it only comes with refried beans and I got it without them so it didn't leave much. My fault for being so close minded. They're super cheap anyway. I got guacamole and chips, which was amazing. I even tasted a chopped green pepper in it. It's not dull and plenty of lime makes it tangy. I like that they just give you a bag of chips and not mess with boxes and baskets. The cook was frying up some kind of pork on the grill, that looked so good .I got Basil a beef burrito for later. A mango cake for later. They have 3 kinds of house made drinks. I got a big old horchata, which is watermelon, and it's duper sweet and tastes just like drinking a watermelon, loved it. Some standouts beside the food. Service was so friendly and helpful. The temperature inside was perfect and not freezing. It's an open grill so the staff benefits as well. The music is modern Mexican and not guantanamera for the gazillionth time. I was enjoying that as well. There's a dirt parking lot next to the shared spaces, so plenty of parking. More proof of the Privately owned ethnic restaurants being the best. Quit going to the "Mexican" chains, introduce the kids to the real thing, and get over here. read more

The food is really great here! We had chicken enchiladas and alambres. Super delicious! The staff are friendly and helpful! I will return

Poor service. I had an online order. Which was missing 3 tacos when my husband returned with the food. I had called to let the worker know because this is not he first time that we had ordered from here with missing food. All I wanted was a refund for my missing tacos. The girl that I spoke to had stated that it was in the bags my husband took. I explained to the worker that yes, my husband took 2 bags total, 1 bag which had his burrito and chips in, the other had my 3 jalapenos in a container and another container with my 3 birria tacos. The girl put me on hold for a few minutes to come back to tell me that they checked the cameras and my husband took 2 bags. YES, my husband took 2 bags but it is still missing 3 tacos. The girl then puts me on hold again and when she returned back on the line, she told me that a supervisor will call me later. At this point I'm already upset because now I feel like they do not believe me. I, then had told the worker that my husband will go back with the food and that we dont want the food anymore. To just give me a refund for everything. The girl said "okay" with no apologies at all and no care in the world. I will take my business and my money elsewhere. These people did not try to be understanding at all. Right off the bat I was a liar to them. You guys may have had "liars" in the past but not everyone is a LIAR. So rude. Bless your souls. read more

Delicious food with great prices! The burrito was fantastic, very kind staff and such a cute spot. love it here!!!

Got Chile rellenos, it was undercooked and bland. Rice and beans were good. Not worth it.