Made my Inflation buster list ! Priced right for the large portions The flavor and freshness is off the chart I don't like Mexican food and never go to a restaurant serving the cuisine But I love this food. It's screaming fresh and the owner is so generous read more

My fiance and I used El BuenTaco for a rehearsal family get together the day before our wedding. We had an amazing experience with El Buen Taco! Starting with planning for the day and organizing the day of as well as cleaning up, we had the best day! Gerry, who I believe is the owner, has wonderful staff and the food is fantastic! They went out of their way to help us with things not even related to serving tacos. They were just all around extremely friendly and helpful professional and wonderful! I will hire them again for any other event! I recommend them at the highest level! Thank you all of you! read more

On Yelp it says they open at 10AM but we drove by and noticed they have a sign that says "We're Open" on their windshield at 9AM. That's a plus so we decided to try their breakfast burritos for $10 each. We got one carne asada and one al pastor but did not enjoy either and only ate half of each burrito. The carne asada did taste better than the al pastor but not by much. The al pastor was too soft and squishy. And the potatoes were hard. We also asked for salsa verde but it tasted too limey and not spicy at all. read more

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El Buen Taco catered a party to celebrate my daughter's cancer remission. Jerry was kind and professional. The staff were wonderful and friendly and all the food was delicious. The guests raved about everything - the tacos, the salsa bar, and the churros!! You will not be disappointed if you hire El Buen Taco. They are the best. Now I only need a reason so we can throw another party with them. read more

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Freshest fish taco! just wow! super nice folks who believe in community. Happily fed by them at Kissed By an Angel Wine tasting room. What a great night! Our family has everything from super fresh churros to well prepared shrimp a and fish fished Mex style. Very enjoyable! Great service a d great value for the buck! And they showed up!!!!! Right on time, polite. read more

Their burritos are large and amazing. Delicious! Tortilla is grilled to perfection and it's loaded with fresh ingredients. No skimping here. It's big enough to be 2 meals for me. read more

I want to give a special shout out to Jerry, Tony and Jose for catering our monthly General Manager Luncheon at the Carmel Mission Inn. Each month a different department chooses a lunch and this month they picked El Buen Taco. Our hotel staff throughly enjoyed the food from El Buen. I think the favorite taco was the Chicken Tacos followed by the fish tacos which were made from Sea Bass. My personal favorite was the Carne Asada tacos. The chips were fresh, not greasy and the salsas were tasty. Highly recommend for any parties you need catering. read more

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I hired El Buen Taco for my Baby Bash this past weekend at my house in Santa Cruz Mountains. The food was delicious! The guest had a great time and loved the tacos. The service was excellent and the guys were support nice. My experience from start to finish with customer service was also very good. I would definitely recommend and hire them again in the future. Thank you for a great day El Buen Taco! read more

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Buen Taco catered our party last night. From the moment that "Barbie Pink" arrived, it was the hit of the evening! Delicious meat, vegetarian and fish options, complete with rice, beans and churros! Gerry was very communicative and responsive, and the staff was a pleasure to work with (thanks, Angelica and Co.). Having Buen Taco there was the best choice! read more

Great fish taco. My first time here and was not disappointed. There's no place to sit, but it's a food truck so what do you expect?

PRO: Their fish tacos were just the right amount of spice and yummy. Churro was tasty! CON: You want to be careful when biting down on a carnitas burrito. See picture....very large pieces of solid bone (all in one burrito). I don't like to complain, which is why I added the fish tacos were yummy. Just be prepared and order the fish and a churro! read more

El Buen Taco - Bone in the carnitas burrito. Each piece is SOLID and pretty big...quarter for reference. Just be careful when you bite down!!! - Tacos Near Me

Fantastic food, fantastic service ; I definitely recommend Anthony and his team. He fed 20 people and no one left hungry

We had El Buen Taco catered our daughters Friday night reception before her wedding on Saturday. Jerry and his staff were great. The food was delicious and the biggest hit was when the churros came out - these were the best!!! - We had guest rave about them as well as everything. You will not be disappointed if you hire El Buen Taco. read more

They brought the taco truck to Palo Alto for a corporate Cinco De Mayo event. Overall, the food was great, the service was superb, and taco truck experience was perfect. I recommend hiring them. read more

We used El Buen Taco to cater a small party. Most excellent food and service. Jerry was very professional and price was reasonable. They brought everything needed including plates, utensils and serving table. The presentation was very nice and clean as was their equipment and truck. For me this is a biggie. I don't like a dirty food environment. I would recommend them for your party or try going to their taco truck. read more

This is one of the more established food trucks in the area. As this is a food truck parking is wherever is available at whatever festival, market, pub, party or street corner that you find it at. This can be a popular truck so there may or may not be a line when you roll up. While the line to order can move fast, the line to pickup can lag. While they are quick to take thy order, it can take ten minutes or so to come out. This is especially true for custom orders and the nacho fries. On the bright side everything is made to order when ordered (or a little bit after ordering) so it's hot and fresh. Nothing too dramatic on the menu-it's the expected taco menu with trimmings. The portion sizes are huge which is nice as the pricing can be higher then you'd want. The veg options are very satisfying. Sometimes the all veg choices from a taco truck can be either limited, or erratic in quality or both. This spot has it fully dialed in. The veg choices are if anything better then the meat choices and are immensely satisfying. I fully recommend the nacho fries as it's deliciously decadent. I thought the pricing was high. Twenty dollars got us a plate of nacho fries, and a bean/cheese burrito. On the plus side the meal was large enough to last two days. Way to much to comfortably eat at one setting so expect leftovers. It was also fresh and utterly delicious. Overall it's worth treating yourself here, and is especially handy if you plan on sharing with someone. read more

This is the real deal! They exceeded expectations! Totally worth the cost, the shrimp tacos were absolutely wonderful and the churros where to die for. Highly recommend. read more

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Drove past this taco truck on a Wednesday lunchtime and decided to give it a shot since we didn't have much time to wait and there wasn't a long line, and we were glad we stopped! My asada tacos were delish, good portion size and really nice flavor for the chile and the meat,. We also got an asada burrito and it was huge! Same positives as the tacos. The customer service was great and the order was very timely. No problems at all, would recommend to anyone craving good asada in the Scott's valley area read more

Best food, best service , best people! They have got it down to a science, I have never been disappointed! I'm greeted with a big smile every time I go there. The food is absolutely scrumptious, but more than anything it's just a pleasure doing business with these guys. read more

We hired these guys for our celebration and they were great. We loved working with Jerry, tony, and the crew. They were very accommodating for our event, and everything tasted delicious. Would definitely hire them again! read more

El Buen Taco was awesome. Super friendly, great tacos and kids and adults loved the churros. I especially liked the salsas! Would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for a food vendor for their party. Gave us the leftovers, I ate nothing but tacos for 60hrs and then maxed out lol. Thank you again for your friendly and delicious service for my party! Hope to have you again sometime. read more

SKIP the taquerias (sorry) the food trucks in Santa Cruz have been a hit. Just had a super burrito with carne asada i swear the meat tasted like King Taco from L.A the burrito was massive and im overly full. The guys had my food in less than 10 min and was delicious af. This has been my 2nd time eating their food my first time was in 2020 during the pandemic im so glad i chose them for lunch today. and they take debit cards please give them your business. They have 2 trucks and they can be found on instagram or facebook with updates every single day. Thank you for an awesome lunch! read more

I can't say enough good things about El Buen Taco! Jerry and his team just catered my 25th birthday and they did an amazing job. Jerry was very on it with his communication before the event and even dropped off a tray of tacos for me to try a couple weeks beforehand. On the day of the party his truck showed up on time and was quickly serving food to everyone. They brought everything needed for tasty tacos. Plates, utensils, and all the condiments like limes, onions, salsa, and chips were all included! All the guests were loving the tacos and went back for many plates of them. After the party everyone was raving about how good the food was! I will definitely be calling Jerry again for any future taco truck needs. read more

Amazing food, consistent service, always quality ingredients and their prices are super reasonable. I recommend the carne quesadilla or the Stagnaros tacos. read more

I've tried their tacos and burritos, super good. The salsa is delicious, flavorful and spicy. The staff is great, ran food out to my car in the pouring rain. To the lady complaining of the food being "too spicy": it's called flavor or as my husband would say "the spice of life". read more

We had a terrific experience with El Buen Taco! They came to the house and set up and were ready to serve delicious food with all the fixings to the crowd at our housewarming party. We set up the menu ahead of time, and confirmed the expected number of people the week before, it was the easiest catering we have ever done. Tony and his crew were amazing, providing wonderful service to all our guests. We would hire them again in a flash! read more

El Buen Taco Truck saved my 2020 graduation celebration! Jerry parked his colorful truck in front of our house so neighbors and friends could stop by to grab and delicious taco then wave and wish my daughter well. El Buen Taco was friendly, professional, and everyone raved about the amazing carne asada tacos, cream filled churros, and variety of drink selection. Our family highly recommends El Buen Taco for any gathering and we appreciate the way they saved our "Socially Distancing" celebration! read more

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The asada tacos are SO delicious. Simple, perfect, tasty. The meat is moist, there's a bit of a "sauce" on the asada that just hits your taste buds in such a way that makes you smile. Seasoned to perfection. The guys running the truck are great to talk to, friendly and professional. I've stopped by this truck multiple times while it's been at the Brookdale Lodge and I absolutely love it. Living down the street from Brookdale Lodge, I can easily access flavorful and delicious tacos and that makes me really freakin' happy. Thank you, El Buen Taco for making my taco dreams a reality so close to home. You guys are amazing! read more

Great tacos!! Great people running the business. I definitely recommend El Buen Taco.

One of the dankest burritos I've had. A little pricey but you get what you pay for and then some. I got the steak and shrimp burrito, which had large shrimp cooked perfectly along with tender pieces of steak. The guys working were super friendly too. Now all I can think about is how soon I can score another one. read more

Omg the food is so good! Meats Are well seasoned, shrimp and fish is perfectly cooked. We had steak shrimp burrito, fish and shrimp tacos and chicken quesadillas. All very yummy. Thank you so much for coming by the Summit Store to serve us! read more

The BEST tacos!! And their salsa... yeah definitely my favorite tacos in Santa Cruz.

We used them to have a football team dinner party and they were awesome! The food was fresh and so good. Jerry and his team were so nice and was excellent on communicating the day of the event. The boys raved about how awesome the food was and they were super nice to the boys. We would recommend them to anyone. The churros were a hit! Yum!!! read more

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Real good. Stopped on our way out of a redwoods hike and was absolutely delighted. I got the Al Pastor Super Burrito and my wife got the Al Pastor Super Quesadilla. In our party we also had people get the fish tacos and carne asada nachos and everyone was quite happy. Definitely worth checking out read more

This is my favorite food truck in all of Santa Cruz! The food is such a local treasure and it's always great to see them parked somewhere, because I know I can get great, fresh, and super delicious noms. Their catering service is a god-send, and I recommend it for large and small parties. For my partner's 30th birthday we had them come park in our driveway and serve food in our from yard. It was perfect and all our neighbors enjoyed it as well! Try their nacho fries, SO DELICIOUS. read more

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So fresh and delicious!! We drove by and stopped after a hike. The sea bass tacos were so flavorful, the nachos are made with fresh, crispy chips. The quesadilla was huge! The al pastor was delicious. Everything was perfectly spicy and fresh. Highly recommend. read more

We just used El Buen Taco for our daughter's graduation. It was a great experience. We already new the food was fantastic from prior trips to Scott's Valley location. We had them cater for us in Ben lomond. They cooked up beef, chicken, pork, sea bass, and shrimp tacos. The had a huge fresh fruit plate, an assortment! of Mexican sodas, and churros!Everything went off without a single issue. Jerry and his crew were amazing! The price for all of that was quite reasonable. I would strongly recommend them for Dine in, or catering! Thanks again Jerry! Joel & Alyssa read more

El Buen is not just fabulous, freshly made food.The guys are super accommodating, especially Jerry and I would advise any one who is lucky enough to catch his truck to do so. Awesome food. Awesome crew. read more

El Buen delivered! The truck was immaculate, the food presentation was beautiful and everything tasted delicious! Everything was fresh and yummy! Jerry was amazing to work with. They helped make our event even more special. Highly recommend them and their food!! read more

Jerry and Laura catered at our anniversary celebration. Their taco station was a hit for teens and all the guests. They said Jerry's taco was so flavorful and the meat was juicy. Jerry and Laura were wonderful and processional. Having had them was a complete hassle free for us. Jerry took care of everything from setup to cleanup. We would definitely love to have Jerry back at our next event. Now we know he is behind costco, we will see him more whenever we are in the neighborhood. read more