Asian food at a Mexican truck? Sure... why not? Ninja bowl- Ninja slaw tossed in a creamy Asian vinaigrette, rice, finished with three Asian sauces and toasted sesame seeds, with your choice of meat. I went with bulgogi. It was marinated well. The bowl cost $9, which I thought was a little steep. Even so, it was a good size and filling. I wasn't able to finish it. It looked great too, because several people stared at it and I was also asked which truck I got it from. read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - Ninja Bowl w/ bulgogi - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

Unfortunately the food quality has gone down since I last came to my favorite food truck. I ordered my normal carnitas nachos which I thought were the best in town. The meat is still tender and delicious but it was basically cold by the time I ate it. Yes I did take it to go but I live 3 min away from where I bought it. There was also too much of the pico sauce I think because everything tasted sour. I'm not sure what was the sour tasting part. The portions of meat were generous compared to what others have said. Overall I was disappointed in the quality and presentation as you'll see from my pic posts of the carnitas nachos from my earlier posts. read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - Carnitas nachos 4/24/16 - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

Food truck that stopped by at my work for lunch hour. I ordered their chicken fajita burrito for $8.00 - just a bit smaller than Chipotle's burrito. It wasn't as flavorful as I expected it to be. From what I remember, the burrito was stuffed with chicken meat, rice, beans, bell peppers and sour cream. There was definitely a lot more rice and beans than there were chicken meat! (I forgot to tell him to omit the beans in my burrito!) Don't get me wrong though, it was still good and very fulfilling. I probably will try their tacos the next time they're around considering it's super good from heresay! read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - Chicken Fajita burrito. - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

We were standing in front of El Matador, trying to pick an item to split. We both liked a rice bowl but I said it sounded too spicy for me (I can't do sriracha, J LOVES it). The guy at the window poked his head out and said they could make it mild for me... whatta nice guy! So we ordered a beef ninja bowl and they split it for us, one mild and one spicy. Even a split order was a fair amount to eat, and every bite was FREAKING delicious. I hope El Matador makes it down to Sacramento more often! read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - beef ninja bowl - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

I've only had the Asian fusion food and it's spectacular. Make sure you get their hot sauce. The windows of the truck weren't marked "order here" or "pick up here" so asking people around me what was up and them not knowing was not the business. I'mma try the Mexican stuff but it's hard since I liked the Asian Fusion so much.. Bring cash. I don't think they're credit capable yet. read more

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We found El Matador Mobile Mex truck while checking out the area for lunch eats as we did a work building move back in August and are now in downtown Sacramento. My first visit, I ordered gringo tacos with rice & beans. Yes, because I'm THAT Mexicana that doesn't like it spicy! Not bad, so when I happened to walk by the truck again yesterday, I decided to give them another try. The tacos were cold as were the beans n' rice. I know that beans n' rice are inexpensive to make so why are they so stingy with the servings? I maybe had 3 forkfuls of beans and 2 for the rice. The portions are not worth the $7 bucks. I usually don't give 2 star ratings but meh, I've experienced better. read more

We are El Matador fans, both at work, and at home. Joseph and his staff are wonderful. I am addicted to the Spicy Asian Tacos. California Burrito and the 3 meat nachos are MAJOR hits with my hubby and son. Two thumbs way up! read more

Hells to the yeah...this is what I am talking about. Finally carne asada that is cooked right!!! I got the El Matador Carne Asada Burrito Bowl (Yep they have burrito bowls) and it was off the chain. #1 - Carne Asada melts in your mouth like butta. #2 - Homemade salsa that coordinates with the meat you are getting. Salsa kicks a$$ by the way. Just the right amount of spice to get the nose running. Co-workers got the Asian burrito, the Pollo El Matador Burrito, Beef Fajita Burrito, and the Nachos. Roasted jalapenos....who would ever known those taste so damn good!!!!??? Asian slaw is spot-on with the right amount of zing to it. We didn't have any complaints on this one. I'm looking forward to trying everything on the menu. El Matador we will see you next time you are out at Bloodsource!!! read more

Checked out Matador last Friday as they were at 12th and O which is 2 blocks from work. I'm already a big fan of street tacos and normally will drive up to Northgate and hit the truck out in front of Ricos pizza where they are 1 dollar each. Matador has tacos for 2 dollars each and it's worth the extra money. Joseph the proprietor comes across as a professional chef, dressed in whites and very well informed about his food and ingredients. He offered me a special of 4 asada tacos for 6 dollars instead of 8 and he threw in 2 of his fusion tacos (pork, sweet asian slaw on a double tortilla) for free. The Carne Asada was well marinated and tasty. Additionally the tacos come with a spicy salsa blend which is pre-applied so you aren't fooling around with containers and condiment buckets on the side of the truck. I'd probably visit this truck three times a week if they were in my area. Good stuff and definitely worth checking out. read more

Found them at the Elks Lodge in Folsom. Food was priced well and hit the spot. Rain or shine their kitchen is on. The Sac food truck scene is really growing nicely. Just hope they find a good block and make the trip to this side of Sac every now and again. read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

One of my GO to trucks, although it's been a minute! First time I had their food, I was a fan. My favorite item is the Korean BBQ Tacos, they are amazing (so is the burrito.) The cool thing about it is, I became friends with the owner too! Just a great group of people, dishing up HONEST and affordable food. I like to visit them in Loomis on Thursday nights too. Just good stuff, REALLY good stuff! read more

4 Stars for customer service... My food was okay. Would have liked some chips with my burrito! read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - A free sample! - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Ninja Burrito - SPICY w/ side of hot sauce mix: BOMB.COM! Great people, awesome service, DELICIOUS food, and fun music playing in the background. Just an all around wonderful experience! read more

I like their asian-mexi-fusion style! So far I have tried: the Ninja burrito and tacos w/ chicken, and the steak tacos. Spicy. (or lack thereof) They were all moderately fresh and enjoyable. However, I found myself still hungry for more with the $8.00 four taco plate. The gentleman taking the orders seemed friendly and personable. I definitely will keep giving this place a-go if they happen to cross my path. read more

Don't know if the Vernon st address is where he actually is. Tried calling, left msg, no response. Drove by, no truck there. He may have stopped doing service. 2/7/15 read more

I love El Matador! Yummy inventive taco's and specials, like fajitas and fusion taco's. They also have natural beef and lots of healthy alternatives for people on special diets. They are usually downtown on Fridays! My fav taco was the Hawaiian. read more

I'm totally addicted to their tacos. And they are only $2 each for the regular and $2.50 for the Asian Fusion ones. The Asian Fusion are topped w/that spicy sauce with the chicken on the bottle. So addicting and so spicy. Can't wait to see them in downtown Sacramento again! read more

El Matador is our favorite truck in this area. Anything "Ninja" from Joseph is fantastic. The only thing I wish is that the menu would expand a bit. Maybe Ninja tortas, sopes, empanadas - basically more Ninja variety! Regardless, we have never ordered anything we haven't liked. It's also a huge plus that he is in Placer County often! read more

It was bad the first time I tried this place so decided to give them another shot to redeem themselves. I had their ninja tacos the first time and got ripped off with their meat portion. This time, I changed it up and ordered a ninja burrito instead. My thought process... "It's pretty hard to jack up a burrito". My goodness, I was wrong by a mile!! The moment I received my order, the burrito felt good because it was heavy. Hell yes... I'm about to enjoy this bulgogi burrito! Took my first bite, not much meat there... No worries, it's only the first bite. A few more bites in and I'm in the middle of it. Damn!! I was disappointed to see that I bought a burrito for over $8 and got cabbage, rice, sauce, and a few pieces of meat... I showed my co-worker and his response was, "They must not like you because my tacos had more meat than your burrito!" Now, I really think this place is all about making the most profit they can. Since the food truck hype is so big now, they think can over charge and under portion their food. Such a pity that this food truck is ruining the reputation of other great food trucks. The owner of this place should really look at how to serve a product that will have his consumer rave about how great their food is rather than how we're getting ripped off!!! read more

El Matador Mobile Mex - Got beef? Uh, not really!!! - Food Trucks Near Me - Sacramento, California

New Food truck in Roseville doing some killer Mexican food. It can be found around Downtown Roseville, Roseville Automall and along Auburn Blvd. And, as if the Mexican food was not enough, they even offered a delicious Korean BBQ taco. Great prices and super fresh salsas and delicious meat offerings. A must try! read more

Joseph and his food truck catered my husband's 40th birthday party on 06/14/14, and it was awesome! Timely, clean truck, fantastic service, excellent food, and - quite unexpected, but REALLY appreciated - compostable plates! All of our guests raved about the food and Joseph's great customer service. We couldn't be happier to recommend Joesph and El Matador Mobile Mex for your big event. read more

Do Yourself a favor and go get food from el matador! I got the asian tacos and man they were good! My favorites were the pork carnitas, carne asada was good also with asian slaw and srirachi sauce! Yummy!!!!!!!!! read more

Decent mexican food, interesting asian fusion food. Their street tacos are a little dry, and sparse on meat and toppings, but the flavors mix well. Their burritos are much more tasty, and the Ninja burrito is a refreshing take on american-mexican mainstays, since it adds an "asian fusion" flavor and texture to the palate. Asian cole slaw that comes on their food gives a good contrast to the meatiness of their food. Not a terrible amount of filler beans and rice in their burritos either, so every bite is guaranteed to have enjoyable flavor. If you're a nachos fan, and don't like "nacho cheese", the nachos are a very good way to go, Ninja nachos being my favorite of any other meal I've been served so far. read more

Overpriced cold food. Ordered the non-spicy, carnitas bowl, instead got a ridiculous bowl of fire. Goofed up my order, not to mention poorly prepped. The meat wasn't tender, there was hardly any rice in it, and 80% of it was lettuce and peppers. Most unpleasant food experience I've had in a while. read more

Fantastic! Just shared a bulgogi burrito and bulgogi soft tacos, both Ninja style. Both were out standing. The meat was awesome, the spice level just right. I would definitely try again and experiment with the menu. I loved the Asian Mexican fusion. You can find either by them self so was very excited to see how El Matador mashed them up. Well done! read more

Awesome Gourmet Food Truck, best Asian Fusion Taco's and Burritos. Super friendly people and excellent service. Their food is what these trucks are all about read more

Good taco's loved the Asian style yum. they do veggie style as well. Nacho's super big!!

Tried these guys for lunch one day to try something different. I ordered the Ninja Burrito which is an Asian/Mexican fusion item. WOW what an excellent burrito. These guys make some good stuff! read more

The ninja tacos are awesome, I order mine "whimpy" which has their mild sauce. My co-worker likes spicy flavoring so she ordered her's hot...she say's hot is definatly spicy! Make sure to squeeze the orange on them and perfect As far as food trucks go, this one is my fave. They frequent the CalPERS parking lot during lunch time weekdays (they are on the food truck rotation) read more

YUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!! Ninja bowl with bulgogi!! WHAAAAT?!?! How can anyone top that? I'm eating it right now and I gotta say, my tummy is freakin happy as a camel on Wednesday! read more

Their food is ok. Spicy tacos are good, so is the chicken fajita burrito.

We love having El Matador at Loomis Basin Brewing every Thursday night. It's nice to have great beer and amazing nosh to go with it. They will make anything vegetarian too, so that was greatly appreciated by my husband and I. Their asian fusion food is to die for as well. Keep up the good grub El Matador and we'll continue to support you. read more

My job always has mobile vendors come to our job for lunch and I we get the email with the menu...I'm always looking for vegetarian options because I don't eat meat and was pleasantly surprised with how DELICIOUS this food was! It wasn't on their menu but the man taking my order said they had a yummy vegetarian burrito and boy was it ever. It wasn't cheap, it ran me $7 but on the first rainy yucky day in Sacramento the price was worth the convenience. The burrito was about as large and thick as those you get at Chipotle but the flavor was in a whole different class! The rice used was authentic mexican-style that you would expect as a side dish on an enchilada entree at a mexican restaurant and the beans were homemade pintos and OMG sooooo good. Now, my disclaimer is that my favorite food is mexican so take that into consideration. I also tolerate Tex-Mex since it's pretty fresh (I consider Chipotle this) but the real deal flavor of authentic mexican food with the spices, etc. is hard to come by...unless you happen to see the El Matador truck! Will be ordering from them again..A+ read more

I had a california burrito yesterday and it was nasty! The Carnitas was like a pork chop, the fried potatoes were raw, had dirty peels and were all rotten black pieces of the potato. Also, half the burrito was large chunks of tomatoes. I love fresh salsa but that's not what i would expect in a burrito, a good red salsa would be way better! I couldn't finish the burrito and was tempted to return it and ask for a refund!! Will not be trying this truck again. read more

Amazing food. You can find them in Roseville each Tuesday. Find them on Facebook. The ninja burrito bowl is so delicious and healthy!!

GREAT street tacos. They are on the smaller side but it's okay for me since I don't eat a whole lot. The quality and flavor of the meat is phenomenal. The carne asada is very flavorful and tender, great quality. read more

They catered 100 guests and service is really bad. You have to wait in line for 20 minutes and wait another 15 minutes to get your food. Only one is preparing the food while the other one is taking your order. Poor planning! The owner taking the order has an attitude and rude. He should educate the guest not familiar to order Mexican foods and not to embarrassed them. In addition, I volunteered to wait in line to get food for the senior citizen around but he quoted me that I'm eating a lot. Most of the guest are dissatisfied and never recommend this mobile truck ever. Anyway, El Taco is more better than their menus. read more