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    El Buen Pastor

    4.0 (145 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 8:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Had a reservation at 8pm, multiple phone calls for confirmation, once we got here said it was 30-45 min wait, but letting people from 8:30 reservations know it was a 10 Min wait. It is 8:40 & we are still waiting. Definetly a disappointment! Lady upfront was rude, we understand it is Valentines but our reservation was made 5 days prior. Everybody around had been waiting 30 minutes. Tables were available! Had to ask for chips, customer around us that got seated after us had drinks food & chips before us. Had to walk out, we had plans for tonight & couldn't even enjoy a meal. Our server overcharged us at the end of the day. 0/10 recommend sad to say.

    My only goto Taco truck in Bakersfield for Taco a Taco Trio plate. Melissa always has a smile, and she always brings a smile to my face.
    Larry R.

    Love "my" Taco truck. Melissa is one of my favorites. It's hot as sin, but they are still smiling. The food is delicious and affordable.

    TRIPA taco with Everyting on it
    George C.

    Well, I've been Yelping for many years now and this one hurts. I have been coming to El Buen Pastor for 10 years or more and today was our first bad experience. So i took my family like I do some Sundays after church to grab our favorite tacos and found these tacos reduced in size by at least 50%. While the price of them went up some. The tortillas were never toasted to a crisp and today they were and they hardly had any tripa. Yesterday on my way to work I ordered a tripa burrito and I asked for extra meat and I paid for extra meat and the burrito was so mediocre and bland. I only ate it because I had no food and everything else was miles away. I am so saddened by the changes now and I unfortunately will not be taking my family there again. Good luck with the business guys I really mean it. I hope things get better for y'all. As for ambience, well it's always busy and there's lots of semis around. Regardless of that we still went but now that will end.

    Underwhelming michelada
    Mara A.

    I really wanted to like this since the east side is growing and this is a nice restaurant on that side but unfortunately I did not. The wait to even get chips and drinks was so long and we got here before the lunch rush. The wait was so bad a table neighboring us left before getting drinks. The michelada was very underwhelming with zero garnish. I'm posting a photo of my food, it is MISERABLE that I paid $25 for two burnt eggs (when the menu said three and I asked for over medium) and the size of the steak is literally laughable. The owner was really nice though and appreciated the honesty, which was refreshing and he even threw in a free flan, so they get 2 stars instead of one. I hope this place gets it together since they're so young and have a lot of potential to make the east side happy.

    Original burrito

    My husband and I stopped in Bakersfield for the night on our road trip and wanted to try a local spot. He ordered 3 asada tacos and I got a supreme asada burrito and a horchata. The horchata was smooth and creamy. So yummy and refreshing. The burrito was a great portion size. Meat is well seasoned and a good proportion of protein to the fillings. My husband enjoyed his asada tacos too. A cute spot with quick and friendly service!

    Cindy H.

    I went there for Mother's Day with my family. I will say it was busy. But I loved how the waitress kept checking in on us. The food was amazing. I got mole negro and it came with a side of beans and rice. I really recommend to get the agua de horchata it was delicious . I loved everything about this place. You should definitely come and visit

    Really good agua de fresa (strawberry water)
    Saray O.

    Excellent Mexican food! We ordered the chilaquiles with chorizo on the side and tacos de lengua, tripa and chorizo. Chilaquiles-The sauce that comes with them was delicious and very flavorful. The egg I ordered over easy and it was over hard lol. The rice and beans were really good too. My fave part tho was the chorizo. Omg Delicious! Greasy and full or spices and flavor. The tacos were delicious as well. The tripa was crispy, the chorizo flavorful and not overcooked and the lengua really soft. We also ordered agua de fresa and it was my fave thing overall. It was so fresh, fruity and natural. It had the perfect balance of fruit and sugar. A fave place in Bakersfield for sure :0)

    5 Stars All the way. 3 Asada. 2 Pastor. 200 taco places in Bakersfield. Yelp'Rs say this place is the BEST

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    Great food! Service is okay location wasn't too bad. definitely try the birria tacos!

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    This taco truck is fire the burrito and the birra taco are fire. The service is on point and plenty of parking

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    Love everything about this place!!! their food and music is amazing and of course their drinks are delicious!

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    Tortas and tacos are good would recommendation just that it does get pretty busy but worth the waiting time..

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    Ask the Community - El Buen Pastor

    Do they accept card?

    Yes we do

    Can I buy raw meat by the pound here to cook at home?

    Yes please call 661-440-2013

    Are they open on Sunday's?

    Yes

    Do they sell drinks? Or do you have to go across the street for them?

    They sell drinks

    What are the hrs?

    If it's the one on the East Side....8am - 10pm

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