This little hole in the wall .... I would have never in a million years thought to pull in here... but my girl who used to live in the Madera area was like pull over meowww!!! I am sooo glad we did... These tacos were crazy delicious! The salsa was more than perfect! It looked different.... But holy moly I need more in my life! I love about 40 minutes away from this place and do my understanding they are not open all the time... It is a family owned business... sometimes they decide to close up shop to go on a trip... well they post up a sign and say see you in a few weeks So I was told to call before you go! I will be taking my handsome to this place to sheck it out!!! read more

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Le pedi una torta y me trajo 4 tacos y cuando me los trajo y le dije que yo no habia pedido 4 tacos que ordene una torta me dijo que no tienen tortas, si yo nunca le dije ni cuantos tacos keria y para terminarla le echo mas salsa Que Carne alos tacos muy grosera le senora read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

sad to report that after several attempts to try this restaurant we have still not. I did they are closed when they should be opened according to the sign or they don't have their full menu available. we recently went on a Saturday morning to try the highly rated burritos to find out they only sale them Monday through Friday. read more

The best carnitas tacos around! Not just in Madera. Their salsa is a beautiful thing! No fat or gristle. You may have to wait a bit because it is fresh not sitting in some pot stewing from yesterday. read more

THEY TAKE LONG. Orders two plates of 3 tacos with rice it was well over a 30mins wait....! The tacos are good but the wait time doesn't make me want to go back. If you try to order over the phone most of they time they have it unplugged to not take orders read more

Best tacos in Madera ca. Ice cold water soda and beer. They also make delicious burritos here. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

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Had cravings for a burrito so I placed a phone order. Showed up and my order was ready, place was packed. Burrito was great and a good value for its quality and size. I definitely recommend. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Giant burrito - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

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$6.50 per burrito $1.50 per taco Still a deal. A very tasty deal, that is. read more

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This restaurant is so good. It tasted like tacos from my memory and my childhood. I went here when I was younger and I used to love the tacos and now they still taste the same love this restaurant five stars. The service is well the ambience well. read more

A longtime Madera staple, delicious tacos indeed. The menu is quite small; tacos, burritos and drinks. The hours used to be quite early. Overall, worthwhile of a quick bite for fast, friendly service. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - 4 tacos de asada sìn cebolla. Fantastic! - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

This is a cash joint, and it's worth having a ten in your pocket no matter what your plans are for the day, just in case you end up nearby. The burritos are all I've had there. Both the asada and carnitas are reliably good. Service is friendly and always fast. read more

Dishonest, rude and ruthless. I've never been so offended and all I wanted was a burrito!!! There was a rat scurrying across the floor. When I asked for a refund they said no. read more

I Was looking for a good taco spot and came across this place on yelp . I placed an order over the phone , assuming they take debit or credit cards , cuz like it's 2023 , who doesn't. I get their and saw a sign All they take is cash but on their yelp it says they accept debt cards. So I told them to cancel my order. Definitely don't like reporting all their earnings to the irs . But who can blame them. But still, they could have told me over the phone they don't take cards ! I ain't about to get money out of a atm. That's like a 5 dollar fee read more

The tacos aren't bad. The service is ok. But I find it convenient to go in and have my food ready within minutes.

Im going to keep this very short. Come for the cabeza tacos. Nothing else, hidden gem! -Cash only -Beer -Sauce out of this world read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

Drove quite a ways on a Monday at 1pm and they were closed. Hours say open at 11am. No sign saying why they weren't open. Disappointed. Went next door and she didn't know why they were closed. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Closed at 1pm on a Monday :/ - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

Only take cash, I told them I'll be right back after I go to the bank to get cash. I come back 10 min later and they are closed!? It's 2:19pm. read more

Stopped in for a burrito, but found out they only do tacos on the weekend. What? So I went for three carnitas tacos and a Tecate. Simple, but delicious tacos for $1.50 each. Burritos (when they have them) are $6.25. Meats are biztek, carnitas, and cabeza. They have a combo of 2 tacos, rice and beans for $5.50. Popular place. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Three carnitas tacos. - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

Family owned and operated, Mom, Dad and Son.. Chavinda taqueria is a small taco shop, seating is limited with six two person tables and six four person tables. The menu has tacos, burritos, rice and beans. Even though the menu is small it gets super busy as the locals know this is the place to eat. Burritos usually run out by 12/1pm leaving only tacos by themselves or the taco plate that comes with rice and beans. For choices of meat- Chavindas serves asada, carnitas. cabeza and I believe that is it. There are two beverage coolers- one with beers and the other has sodas and bottled water both coolers keep the drinks ice cold. The food here is cooked, chopped, grated and made with love every morning and thru out the day. The burrito has rice, beans, cheese- I believe cheddar, choice of meat, there homemade salsa, cilantro and onions. I have asked for two kinds of meat in the same burrito and they will not sell it like that, just so you know ahead of time. Sometimes the restaurant opens a little later than the posted hours. Also the restaurant closes down for two weeks a year as the family who owns the business travels to Chavinda, Mexico for vacation. When I want a great burrito I come here for sure. My favorites are the burritos- carne asada or carnitas and the freshly cooked salsa. The busy time slot here is from just after opening to 1pm, you can call in your order though. Prices are very good. Limited parking in front, but plenty out on the street. I will definitely stay a customer here. read more

This review is way way over due! So as mentioned by other reviewers, this place is really a hidden gem in Madera. If you are coming down "D" street and blink you will miss it. However Madera natives know exact where to come for fantastic food. I was born and raised in Madera and the only place that my family would resort too for Mexican food. I have eaten at this place for more than 25 years and the food quality has not changed. Whenever I am in town, I definitely make time to come enjoy a ginormous delicious burrito. The family that runs this place is very nice and always greet with warm smile. The restaurant is small and way over due for makeover, but the quality/consistency of the food makes up for it. Between the hours of 11:30-2 it does get really packed in there; get there early to get a seat. Parking sometimes is a pain too. Every person that I have introduced to this restaurant gets hooked like a cracked head (lol). The food is that damn good! As you can see from the photos the $5.50 Burritos are literally bigger than the plates served on and filled with rice, beans, cheese, salsa, onion, cilantro and your specialty choice of meat: Carnitas, Asada, Cabeza. Same goes for the Especial combo plate. No outside drinks are allowed inside but there are plenty of canned sodas or beer to choose from. Credit/Debit cards are not allowed and as Mari mentioned no burritos on Sundays :( Also they are closed on Mondays. Highly recommend Taqueria Chavinda! read more

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Best place in Madera to get a burrito, everything taste so fresh. As for customer service I was treated with friendly and fast service. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

Tacos are really good. Customer service is friendly when your there. Don't ever call and ask for 30+ tacos because they will never pick up your calls ever again! I have a large family so we get 30 sometimes 30+ tacos and even when we've called 1hr or an 1 1/2 hours before they close ( multiple calls btw) they'll sometimes answer and say the are about to close. It sucks having to recourse to friends to get half an order for us so that we may get our tacos. This should not be happening. I personally am offended that large families are being discriminated by this. read more

Great family owned Taqueria! The tacos and burritos have great taste. Staff is very friendly.

One of my favorite spots in Madera, they are probably the longest running taco shop in Madera. All the food here is made to order, unlike bigger taco shops who already have your meat cooked, so expect and give them time to make your order. It will be worth the wait. read more

this place been in Madera since I can remember great food great people number one burrito I've ever had and the salsa to die for

I have years coming here with my family! I come for the carnitas tacos and they never disappoint especially when I drench the tacos in their homemade salsa! and the family that runs this place are always so polite! read more

I had my burrito fix today! This place is truly a hidden gem. Very simple menu just tacos and burritos that's it, but that's all they need when the execute them so well. Had a Asada burrito today and did not disappoint. Melted cheese, yummy Mexican rice and beans and there awesome salsa. Only complaint I wish they sold burritos on Sundays :( they only sell tacos. read more

Chavinda Taqueria - Asada Burrito! Soooooo amazing. Sorry I couldn't wait, half way done. - Mexican Near Me - Madera, California

It's a local hot spot the food is traditional tacos & burritos. The cavesa tacos are the best the asada is way to salty. I would go there again when I want a taco of cavesa aka cow head meat very good and soft read more

The food is "ok" however, their customer service... THE WORST. I waited about 50 minutes for three tacos. My order was taken as soon as I walked in. My hour lunch was almost over, so I asked the lady if my tacos were ready. I got the worst attitude from her. Then the older man in the back wants to jump in and also put in his two cents..... at that point the lady had my tacos in her hand and laughed and said she could toss them away and that she didn't care about me being a paying customer. I AM NEVER GOING BACK. I paid for the tacos just because I had no time to go elsewhere and buy me food. I hope my money helped them buy a replacement fan because the one they have in the sitting area is FILTHY. read more

This spot has some of the best tacos I've ever had in my life!! For $1.50 they load it up with everything and dear god they're heavenly. Growing up in Central America I'm very picky when it comes to tacos, but I would give this place 6 stars if I could. So good me and my friends circled back twice on our road trip. read more

Food is great. But waited 30 minutes for a burrito and when I asked for salsa, never got it. Food is good, customer service sucked BAD!

I love this place since I was a little kid, my mom would take me and my siblings every week. Always great customer service and very home feel. I always recommend to family and friends. read more

Carne Asada taco plate with beans and rice. Solid value and was very good. Third stop on my Madera taco tour.

So I had ordered something that I've gotten before and this time it was dry and looked over cooked, one guy had told me it's always cooked the same and another lady looked like she didn't care at all getting smart that everything has a certain temperature and time and they don't want to do anything about it along with the fact that she said there has never been a complaint seems a little unbelievable because there food is always having problems. read more

Ate here randomly while in town for business. Bottom line, the Carne Asada is amazing. The carnitas was too salty and greasy for my taste. Minus points for no chicken, no sour cream (c'mon son!), no debit/credit, no avocado or guacamole (seriously?). Asked for water and got charged a dollar. Other than that, the Chile is really good with the right kick. The cheese was melted, which nobody does. The tortilla was a nice and crispy the way I like it. If I'm in town again I'll make sure to bring cash, my own sour cream, and stick with the Carne Asada. read more

I love this place best tacos I have EVER HAD EVER!!!!! The way they season the meat other tacos and burritos can't hold a candle it tastes like they came straight from Mexico read more

The Meat was not to great but salsa was good helped balance the tacos. Price was fair.

Very best taqueria anywhere. Their burritos are very large and my wife and I usually split them. My favorite are the Carnitas Burritos.

My family and I enjoy eating at Taqueria Chavinda. These authentic tacos are delicious. Food is always fresh and cooked when you get there. I strongly recommend this taqueria. read more

Tastiest place to eat in Madera. Always my first option. Definitely a hidden gem. 5 stars, 10 if i could.