With so many taqueria choices in Gilroy it's hard to pick a spot. This one was close to the train…read morestation with good reviews. They are well deserved. The restaurant is modest, no air conditioning and mostly only Spanish spoken. No worries, they were friendly and tolerated my high school Spanish, The carnitas and asado tacos were terrific - tender pork and flavorful steak, with nice homemade tortillas. The pozole was really good, chock full of tender chunks of pork. They used lettuce vs cabbage but otherwise super tasty. I'd return and try some of the other items.

Ordered camaron diabla. Shrimp were nice and plump and deveined well. Sauce was good. Spicy but…read morenot over powering. The beans and rice were nice and moist. I can't stand dry refried beans. The corn tortillas handmade and very good. I also had the sope. It was really good. The size of sope was a little larger than I've had before, but it wasn't thick. It wasn't greasy. It was nicely crispy but not over done. I ate everything. Most of the time when I eat Mexican food, I'm like eh it was alright. When you grow up on it, you get used to your mom's or abuela's style. Today, I'm saying it was very good. I'll be back next time I'm passing through again. I forgot to take before pictures. But I included the after.

We came in as a group. I have a friend that was severely injured several years ago. Thanks for…read morebeing kind and professional to my handicapped friend and also our young friend. SOMEONE NAMED TEE was very professional and helpful. He needed to know where it would be best for someone handicapped should sit and Tee helped them find a good table. She was also very nice to them. Thank you Tee!

This place has really bad customer service we ordered 2 meals that were suppose to come with…read morecoleslaw but didn't and when callled was never asked about getting some just he let them know Place is a joke Won't go back again

This use to be one out favorite places for Mexican shrimp cocktail and tacos but recently had no…read moreflavor and the cucumber tasted bad. It has really gone down hill recently so it means either they've changed owners or new cooks. Now there are no Mexican restaurants left in Hollister that are decent. So disappointing because I'd say at least in the last year or more it's slowly gone downhill.

My wife and I loved coming here,but so much has changed,our favorite waitress left(Marta),but we…read morestill kept coming because the food was still good. I am not sure what has changed lately but the food the last couple of times was not good,it's like they changed the recipe or cooks,because everything is made different, it's to bad we use to love the place.

I recently had to adopt a heart-healthier diet due to medical concerns, so I've been replacing red…read moremeat with chicken and fish and being much more careful about fatty foods. I've even been using AI to help me find healthier restaurant options, which is how I came across Tacos America. It recommended the restaurant because they grill their chicken, so we were excited to try it. When we arrived, we saw them grilling meat outside and thought, "Perfect! This is exactly what we're looking for." Since the tacos are topped with vegetables, we felt like this would be a great, healthier option. Unfortunately, that's not what happened. While we were waiting, the people ahead of us ordered tripe. The tripe was being heated on the Blackstone in lard, and you could see it sizzling in the lard. After they removed the tripe and served it, it was time to prepare our tacos. They put our grilled chicken on that same surface with the same lard that had just been used for the tripe. I'm not someone who likes to complain, so I didn't say anything at the time. Looking back, I wish I had. I understand that they need to heat the meat before serving it, but if you are advertising grilled chicken as an option, customers should be able to expect that chicken to remain a healthier choice. At the very least, customers should be told if their food is going to be heated in lard and given the opportunity to say no. For someone like me, the entire reason for ordering chicken instead of fatty meats is to avoid exactly that. If I wanted my chicken cooked in lard, I could have ordered something else. It was especially frustrating because we specifically chose this restaurant believing we were making a healthier choice. As for the tacos themselves, they were good. Unfortunately, I ended up taking the chicken out of the tacos and only ate about 1/3 of it because I didn't feel comfortable eating all of it after seeing it heated in lard. I hated wasting the food, but I'm trying to take my diet seriously for my health. I really hope Tacos America considers this. If you offer grilled chicken as a healthier option, please don't put it on a surface covered in lard without telling the customer. There may be people ordering chicken for medical or dietary reasons who cannot eat lard or added fats. A simple question or warning would have made a huge difference. The tacos were good, but unfortunately, the way the chicken was handled completely defeated the reason we chose them in the first place.

Really good food just a bit pricey. Not much seating. Nice salsa bar. Love the handmade tortillas…read more Tacos were pretty big one taco felt like 4 lol

Bought 3 el pastor tacos for $1.50 each and they were delicious! Meat was juicy and cooked…read moreperfectly, tortillas were fresh and hot! Tuesday and Thursday tacos are $1.50 and it's a fabulous bargain! Plenty of seating and service is fast and friendly. Lots of parking as well. Definitely recommend!

I went in to buy a burrito and unfortunately had a disappointing experience. I was charged more…read morethan I expected without being made aware of the extra charge beforehand, and I still left a tip. On top of that, when I got my order, the burrito was made with the wrong meat. Mistakes can happen, but I would have appreciated clearer communication about the price and more attention to the order. I hope the business improves its accuracy and lets customers know about any additional charges before completing payment.

Great food but staff need to wear gloves when prepping/ serving the food to customers. It's very…read moreunappealing to grab everything bare hands including grilled onions when rolled up the burrito for me. I was almost to the point walking away without taking the paid burrito bc of this!! Your food is great & staff are nice.... but please wear gloves & use tongs to grab cheese/onions/cilantro ..ect .... instead of bare hands without gloves.....very unsanitary !!!!

I came here bc of a yummy misleading pic on Yelp. This place is now part of the Morgan Hill Foods…read moremarket, so don't go looking for Lorenzo's. The tacos were standard street tacos. I did not receive the cheese and all the green goodness that I saw in the photo. The pastor was crunchy but I preferred that over the asada. Both were decent.

This place has great tacos!…read more I was in town at the skate park. I wanted to go through the photos and video with the person I was photographing and he suggested this restaurant. Now, I always have this thing about Tacos Autlense in East San Jose. As far as I'm concerned, it's the best taquería in the country. This place comes close. The window for ordering is outside, at the front of the building. There is a menu board to the left of that window. It seems really typical with tacos and burritos, but they have a column that shows their seafood options. I got three carne asada tacos and my buddy got a super carne asada burrito. With an horchata and a Jarritos Limón, it came to just under $19.00. It sounds a little high, but I think it was okay because of the drinks. Many places charge $2.99 just for horchata, even though they're small. I also asked for lettuce and tomatoes. It's funny, I ordered in Espanglés/Spanglish and I'm not sure it was 100% necessary but it went very smoothly. It was ready VERY quickly--unnaturally quickly. We could hear that they were cooking, maybe grilling all the meat ahead of time. The dining room is very...Formica, and tired. It's as though they found tables from the 1970s and got some newer chairs (from the 1980s?) and put them around the room. The thing is--I don't care. The taste was amazing. They added a great amount of lettuce and tomatoes, so much that it was hard to close those little tacos. There was so much left over that I got out a pair of chopsticks from my backpack to get the rest of it from the plate. My buddy said "Now, I've seen everything--Mexican food with chopsticks! I wouldn't want to miss anything. I would suggest that people from Los Baños, Gilroy, and anywhere within 40 miles take a trip just to eat here. What I had was worth every mile and every penny.

BEST TACOS HANDS DOWN!! I've been going to both El Grullense Jal locations for years. I drive…read morealmost 3 hours to enjoy their tacos now, and let me tell you their tacos are that amazing! I've only ever tried their tacos, but I've ate with fellow Yelpers who have enjoyed their sopes, burritos, and tostadas. The tacos are perfect because the size of the tortilla is just right. It comes with the usual two layers of soft golden tortillas, your choice of meat, onions, cilantro, and salsa. My go to choice of meat is asada, which is perfectly cooked and the size of the cut asada goes perfectly with the tortillas. Optional is the onions, cilantro, and salsa. I normally take my tacos with everything on them. I've come to realize the red salsa is the perfect topping to this delicious taco. It's not too spicy, has a great flavor and is always consistently delicious. You can't forget to get aside if their marinated carrots, which is the perfect crunchy texture to add to this master piece of a taco. The staff is always friendly, the inside is always clean, and the food is consistent and delicious. I highly recommend trying this place out.

Although prices have gone up throughout time, these meals are still worth the buck. To be…read morecompletely honest, I sometimes have a couple of white tears that crawl down my leg from how good the root bear floats are at this joint!! Coney Chili Cheese dogg 2 DIE 4, OG hollister spot!! Totally recommend.

I love A & W Especially love, the cheese curds and every once in a while, they get Suraci cheese…read morecurds. It is one of my favorite weaknesses. I could eat at any time, but I refrained myself, and I only go once every three or four months, if even that, but I do love to place the price is OK. Easy to get in is if you get out, please come in. Have a good meal. Please tip and clean up after yourself.