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    El Ranchito Taco Truck

    4.3 (29 reviews)
    InexpensiveFood Trucks, Tacos
    Open 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    2 carne asada and 1 carnitas sopes
    Claire C.

    Great lunch option! El ranchito is walking distance from my office. Large selection food burritos, tacos, and sopas. Everything is made to order so you end up waiting around 20 min for food, but the cheese will be perfectly melted in your super burrito.

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    Dean N.

    This El Ranchito taco truck deserves more love. I've been coming here for lunch ever since the start of the pandemic. Not only their tacos are mouthwatering delicious (I really love that they offer more than the regular meat choices, and if you're into it, their lingua, cabeza, and tripa tacos are to die for, seriously! must try!) AND their prices are sooo kind to my wallet. $3/taco, and 3-4 tacos are just perfect for lunch... with the ridiculous prices other food trucks are charging where else can you get a decent lunch for under $15 nowadays? Do yourself and your tastebuds a favor, drop by and try the best tacos in the Peninsula. Don't let the truck exterior deter you from checking it out. There's an old school charm to the truck I must say. I haven't tried many of their offerings, my son loves their burritos, and today I tried their sopes for the first time, and they were very good, nice crispness to the masa shell, but it's all about the tacos, they had me at "tripa taco for $3" Take note that they are located on Murchison to 3pm, but then relocates to the Millbrae train entrance from 3pm to 9pm.

    Raquel Y.

    YUM such juicy tacos for only $2.50!! Got lengua and cabeza (beef tongue and cheeks) and wish I got more. But I will be back!! The guys working are very friendly and nice too. Reminded me of when I went to Mexico City in Jan and haven't had these cuts in tacos sinxe then. Thanks for delicious, scrumptious tacos!!

    There were 3 chicken tacos on the plate  one went fast
    Steve L.

    Conveniently located on the corner where there is parking right behind the truck. Friendly and fast service. Be careful that if you order your tacos with hot sauce, they are indeed hot. The street tacos are made with two corn tortillas and whatever meat you ask for. Also fresh chopped onions and cilantro. Expected a little more meat for the $2 tacos but nevertheless tasteful.

    Lengua, pastor, cabeza tacos
    Jada J.

    Taco truck by my job. If a place closes early, it's because they sell out too quickly to stay open late. They close at 2 or 3pm so you know the food is fire. Had lengua, cabeza, and pastor. The pastor was the best one, wish I had gotten more!

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    Joe G.

    The tacos here are fantastic. The salsa is just the right level of spice--hot but super flavorful. The best part is the friendly service. Highly recommend!a

    Regular carnita burrito
    Nathan A.

    $6 for regular and $7 super. Value is non existent. There was a ton of rice and beans in the burrito. Which was already small. The amount of meat was also hard to tell since the burrito was nearly 70% beans. Salsa had no flavor and did not help the overall experience. If you want a burrito fix and nowhere else is close. This can work if you are super hungry and can't wait. Otherwise I'd suggest you avoid this place.

    The Barbacoa tacos
    Christopher X.

    Great service, great food! I love the guys here they always treat customers with the upmost respect. The tacos? Delicious! The Barbacoa and Lengua are almost worth dying for, cause if you died, you wouldn't be able to try these tacos! Please give this place a try, not a waste of time or money at all.

    Quesadilla is too bomb yall.

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    8 years ago

    3 chicken quesadillas for 12$ ! There is no a better deal than that ! Good quality and tasty food . I'll definitely be coming back to them .

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    13 years ago

    This taco truck is the bomb. Tacos for a dollar and tasty, too! I know, I'm a Texan.

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    Went here because our usual spot was closed. Best veggie tacos ever. So much flavor and owner was super nice! This is def my new spot now.

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    Suavecito Birria & Tacos

    Suavecito Birria & Tacos

    4.5
    (620 reviews)
    4.8 mi
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    24k burrito was gas... It def wasn't a typical burrito! rice was replaced w tater tots but so yum…read more Loved the garlic prawn! Quesabirria was yummy! loved all the fillings. Not the absolute best one l've had but still good taquitos were delicious!!! Chicken inside was so tender Guac was yummy! Wish it was a bit chunkier but that's just personal preference. The chips were rly good. Horchata was def my fav drink! Sooo good and I feel like alot of places make it so grainy Service was fantastic and great open space.

    Been wanting to go here for a long time now and I'm not sure that I'm glad that I did…read more The online pics looks amazing and the items that we got were the 24k burrito's (carne asada and al pastor), birria tacos and the churro donuts. I'm an al pastor burrito guy and this one was way too heavy on the spice/seasoning and kinda overpowered everything. Also there was barely any trace of tater tots which I was really looking forward to. My daughters ate the asada and said it was just ok. One thing is that the burritos are smaller than your super at El Farolito but they do pack it in there and it's pretty filling! The birria was actually pretty good and they gave a couple different sauces and cabbage and I would recommend it. I was also looking forward to eating the churro donuts on the drive back home because I thought they would be hot n good but that wasn't the case. They musta pulled them out from under a warming lamp because they were barely lukewarm to cold so that was a fail. Overall, it's not bad, but definitely pricier than most of the other popular Mex spots and now that I think about it, I probably won't go back because of it. There's plenty good Mex around for a lot less $$. I coulda gotten 3 super burritos from Farolito for $35 vs ~$75 that I paid at Suavecito.

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    Taqueria San Bruno

    4.5
    (2k reviews)
    3.1 mi
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    I can't believe it took me this long to find this gem of a restaurant that is so close to me!…read moreWhat's funny is that I always see my friend post their location to this place weekly. Seeing it all the time, I decided to try it out. I went for a super burrito and it turns out what they gave me was: super delicious. 10/10 would go here again and hope to catch them with their agua frescas as it was out when I visited! The ambiance inside feels very local based on the wall paintings and there is a lot of street parking nearby for easy access.

    Ok hear me out…read more.. This MIGHT be the best burrito in the bay area. If it ain't the best in the bay, then it's definitely my new favorite spot until I try something better. Every time I try a new burrito spot I always think "does it beat my current favorite burrito spot?". After a few bites, it was an easy yes. Do I feel this way because of the Michelin guide or the articles written about it? No. The food speaks for itself. The location is small. But the menu, the flavor and portions are anything but. I ordered the steak and shrimp super burrito and it was so good. My burrito didn't lack anything. There was enough shrimp, enough steak. Not overpowered with rice and beans. Not one element overpowered. Each bite was even better than the last. I wish the verde sauce had a little more kick but it was still flavorful. How do you even explain a good burrito? For me, you just have to try it and hope my recommendation doesn't let you down. Another plus, My daughter has a few allergies and was able to safely eat the mexican rice and grilled chicken. Note that parking is limited, it gets crowded and seating is limited. But those are signs of a really really good place to eat.

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    Antojitos Mexicanos Jovanni

    4.6
    (124 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    The lights and the huge food truck drew me in bookmark this. So I finally had time to come here a…read morefew weeks ago to satisfy a late night taqueria craving. My wife got the super burrito and I decided on the super quesadilla. There was about 3-4 people in front of me waiting for food. Waited for about 5 minutes before I got my food. After the drive home, my food was still hot as if it was just served. Chips still crunchy and salsa still chilled. My super quesadilla had really good taste and flavor, but the portion for me just didn't do it. Looked small, felt small and weighted much less compared to my wife's super burrito. The outside slices held together but the middle slices fell apart fast despite using Dos manos (two hands). Basically same price as the super burrito but less food. The super burrito however, this is one of the better tasting burrito's I've had. Cheesy, flexible but crunchy tortilla, flavorful carne asada. Freshness from the pico de gallo, slight kick from the salsa. Overall just a really good burrito. Highly recommend. I definitely will try other things on their menu next time. The question I always ask myself after trying a new place is "would I come back here?". For the super quesadilla, no. For the burrito and to try other things, definitely.

    I'll be honest--I never liked Mexican food, even when I lived in the Mission in SF. But this food…read moretruck's quesabirria completely changed my mind. The beef is unbelievably juicy, and the consommé is so rich and flavorful that I always end up drinking the leftover dip like soup. It's that good! Even my 7-year-old picky-eater can eat three of these in one sitting! The truck used to park by Safeway in Millbrae but moved because of construction. One day I was seriously craving their birria, so I drove up and down El Camino until I finally found them in San Bruno, about half a block from the Arco gas station near Santa Lucia Avenue. (Address on Yelp is correct. Google Maps is wrong.) Totally worth the hunt!

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