I got a Super Burrito w/ Asada. It was ehh okay, but the crema in it was like watered down or something. I actually had to open it up and fish for it. I ordered a Coke in the bottle and usually at mexican places they give you a glass of ice on the side. The server asked my husband if he wanted one but neglected to ask me. Maybe she thought HE was paying. NOPE, I did. Food is just ok, and like others mention on these reviews. The chips are STALE! They need a better method for keeping them crispy or just don't serve them at all. My husband got the "wet burrito" and said the salsa was a chipotle sauce, so if you like that, it's for you. I won't be back. The service was poor as well. The only time the server came back was to give us the bill. read more

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The atmosphere was very nice. The chips were over cooked and hard and the margaritas were too sweet. My main meal was the sopes with beef while it was very good the beef taco was way better. The customer service was excellent and the food was average read more

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classic authentic mexican homey cuisines. we like everything we tried thus far from their taco, birie (goat stew), menudo, super burrito, carne asada, carnitas, wet burrito, lengua. no white washing the original tastes. all spot on and delicious. reasonably priced. have ample room for larger groups and event. plenty of parking also. highly recommend. read more

El Taco De Oro - Mexican Near Me - Alviso, California

Went to lunch here with a group of coworkers. So they have a taco truck in the. Exit parking lot you can buy food from. And in the other parking lot there is the restaurant. We went to the sit down restaurant. It has two rooms, and one of the rooms is well lit with sunlight. There is a fair amount in food variety that can be chosen from for example burritos, quesadilla, tacos, and plated entrees. I got the carnitas quesadilla and it was light and filling. They put the salad on top of the quesadilla and sour cream. The meat is tender and cooked to my liking. There is complimentary chips and salsa. read more

El Taco De Oro - Carnitas quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Alviso, California

Before you read my review, please look at my other review - it is for the El Taco de Oro Truck - and it's a very positive review. I did that review in 2008, and at the time of this writing, it is the only other review I have on Yelp. I feel compelled to write a review for the El Taco de Oro Restaurant & Taqueria after the ridiculous way we were treated on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. My coworkers and I are business professionals. We work close to Alviso, think "plumbers of the Internet". I usually bring people for work here when Mexican food is the agreed upon choice for lunch. On the Friday mentioned, we arrived at El Taco de Oro Restaurant & Taqueria in a group of 4 people. We had a meeting at 1:00pm, so we thought we'd be fine. Myself and one other coworker wanted to eat tacos only, so we waited in line at the Taco Truck (also part of El Taco de Oro) to order tacos. The truck only serves tacos, and our other coworkers went inside to order their respective burrito and taco salads. Since my other coworkers wanted a burrito and taco salad, they had to go inside the restaurant. Let's keep a time check going. We arrived at 11:50 am for lunch. Our tacos took about 15 minutes in the truck. After receiving our tacos, we went inside and sat down with our coworkers - we were going to buy delicious Mexican cokes from the restaurant to validate us sitting in there with "outside" food. As soon as I come in and find my coworkers, I see that's it's really busy. Lots of the tables are filled but the waitresses are running around with no real sense of direction. It's as though they don't have the tables assigned to certain zones. They are playing man to man instead of zone coverage, and forgetting who they are assigned so people are having to wait (us). I flag down a waiter and ask for the Mexican cokes. He eyeballs my tacos - which are on the plate with aluminum foil (indicative of me buying them outside at the truck) but then say's "Ok". Our coworkers ask him to check on their food order. He says "Ok" again. We wait until 12:20 - still no food for our coworkers who put their order in with the drinks at around 11:55am, no later. Still no Mexican cokes for us. At 12:30 no-one has checked up on us, so my coworker who had ordered the Taco salad flags down this guy and said "Could you tell us where our orders are? And where are the Mexican cokes?" He has this annoyed look on his face and says "Whose bill will this be on?". Are you kidding me? You didn't bring me my requested Mexican coke because you didn't know whose bill it would be on? Does having an outside order from you taco truck mean that I can't buy a coke? WTF? I was stunned, but before I could make a remark my coworker says "Just put it on our bill and check on the food please". He's says "Ok". At this same time, A group that has come in at 12:05 (when I arrived after getting the tacos) receives their food order. These people ordered at least 10 or so minutes after my other coworkers. (One had a burrito, the other was enchiladas), and they received food around 12:30. 12:35 - We finally get our Mexican Cokes and the waiter says 'I just saw your order, and it'll be up soon". 12:45 - Coworkers still have not received their food, the order being placed over 50 minutes ago. We are getting really upset - my coworker who had ordered the taco salad flags down the same waiter and says, "Look, this is ridiculous, make these orders to go, we don't have time for this." The waiter nods and runs back to the kitchen and converses with some of the other staff, cooks and servers. They are in a group (huddle) and the waiter is pointing to our group and the order. He then comes back and says "Your food is ready but they can't make it to go." Wow, we nearly lost it. What the eff is this, now? You can't make it to go? Put it into containers? What? My coworkers says, "I need to talk to a manager", and gets up and walks into the other room where the cashier is. Coincidentally the owner is behind the plastic parapet with the register. My coworker explains the situation to the owner, and adds to the effect - "We've waited so long, and have had terrible service - we want our food to go and we don't want to pay for it." The owner responds to the tune of "If you no pay, why are you here?" Wow. We leave. I cannot believe that an owner of a business would respond to a customer situation that way. Obviously the management at El Taco de Oro Restaurant & Taqueria hasn't had proper training on how to handle customer service complaints. Even if he thought my coworker was out of line to demand free food, what kind of response is that? As the owner of El Taco de Oro Restaurant & Taqueria, I cannot believe your response. You lacked the professional manner and courtesy I come to expect at restaurants. If you continue down this path you will most certainly be losing potential business. You have already lost ours. read more

I came here several years ago when it was Andiamo Cafe, and going inside, it looked about the same, layout wise. Having gone to the El Taco de Oro truck on Grape Ave. before, I was expecting the same food, but served on a plate. Not quite the case, as they had a different menu, but still with reasonable prices. I ended up with the wet burrito with lengua, and that thing was MASSIVE! I was pretty full a little past halfway, but kept moving on, and didn't quite finish it. I now regret it, and with all the beans and cheese that were in there, I am serving up some serious gas as I write this. My friend, Kevin L., ordered Chile Relleno, and that was pretty damn big too, but he managed to stuff that all down, though he was also getting pretty full after being halfway through, but I don't think it had too many beans in it. I think I am more of a fan of the food from the taco truck version, but the restaurant is nice because we don't have to sit on a curb while eating, and they have tables and chairs inside the restaurant. It would be pretty funny if they wanted to give you the authentic day laborer experience and inside the restaurant, they had a bunch of taco trucks, and had a bunch of curbs for people to sit on while eating their food. read more

What can I say, TACOS! This place definitely hits the spot and the prices remain affordable for the quality of food and service you're getting. I always get the El Pastor and Carne Asada. The only thing I don't like is that they use flour tortillas instead of corn. But that aside, I definitely see myself coming back. I've been going here since 2010 and nothings changed. Well, except for the fact that there's a restaurant now (the used to only be a taco truck). And when the restaurant is closed, the taco truck is parked right outside. :) read more

yummy authentic mexican tacos!!! in a weird, kind of creepy location though... THERE'S *ONE GIRL* WHO WORKS HERE WHO IS VERY NICE, THE OTHER CHICAS ESP. MS. BLACK CURLY HAIR ALWAYS HAS A MEAN SMIRK ON HER FACE AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY MANNERS AT ALL...O'WELL.. first time i've heard of "alviso"... read more

Best tacos hands down! Was first introduced to this place by an old EX of mine, many many years ago. We went to their truck, had the carne asadas and it just blew my mind and taste buds! Wasn't too sure if the food in the restaurant would live up to the ones on the truck but boy it has all the same flavors!!! Yum!! I cater from this place for work often. If you haven't tried it, do it!!! read more

Went with a co-worker to EL TACO DE ORO in beautiful Alviso yesterday. Believe it or not, I am a lifelong bay area resident and have been in San Jo since 1996 - and I have never ever been to Alviso... It was a very cool, but very weird neighborhood. Back to the burrito - I sat and was greeted by a friendly waitress. I followed my co-workers lead as he had been to this place many times before. He had the Super Burrtito Carne Asada, and I has the Super with Al Pastor. The burrito arrived less than 5 minutes later and it was HUGE. I mostly enjoyed it, though the bottom of the burrito was a bit too cold with the lettuce and tomato hanging at the bottom. Only other gripe is some of the meat was lukewarm, while others were perfect. Overall though, it was a pretty decent burrito. 3.5 stars! read more

I had lunch here with B the other day. We arrived around 12:30 and the place was totally packed. I knew it would be from the full parking lot! We decided to share a super chicken burrito served wet style. The wait was pretty long but I didn't really mind because their chips and salsa is so good! Spicy though- so make sure you have your water at hand before you dig in. The burrito was really good. The chicken is absolutely saturated in their spicy delish sauce. One burrito was more than enough for both of us. Can't wait to go back! read more

Why is it always freezing in here? Pretty good authentic Mex food that won't break your wallet. Can get very busy around lunch time, recommend getting in before noon. Service can be pretty slow for drink refills and stuff. I get thirsty! read more

I keep forgetting about this please but it's cheap, delicious, and authentic! I always get there wet burrito w/ Asada, it's huge. The service is always spotty but they give you free chips and salsa. Got my lunch done and back on the road. read more

This place should be called El Taco de Crapo. My coworkers and I were searching for the Taco de Oro Truck after viewing it on yelp. Instead, we ended up at the original restaurant thinking it would be better at the source. The food here is barely edible. I'm not sure where they get their chips, but they probably purchased them in bulk from Costco and aired them out for four days before serving them to us. The salsa was equally bland and lacked the "comida authentico" this place fails miserably to exhibit. I ordered a couple of the regular tacos - carne asada, pollo asado, and carnitas. I honestly couldn't taste the difference between any of the tacos because the meat was burnt to the point of no return. As a result I'm pretty sure the cook in the back decided to slather on their spiciest hot sauce all over the tacos to cover this fact up. It could have also been because I just ordered a water and it was their way of suckering me into getting an Horchata. Even if you realize that you need an Horchata, don't expect your waitress to rescue you when you're sweating in your seat. With our group as the only customers in the restaurant, the waitress was no where to be seen after she delivered our food - She was too busy flirting with the cook in the kitchen. Either way, this place was entirely out in the middle of nowhere and I don't think I'd ever come back to visit. One star for the Horchata since it comes from the fountain machine, and there's no way you can mess that up. read more

First time here, and I'll definitely be back for more! All I gotta say is that the food was hellllla good. I had the #16 which is 3 enchiladas in a chile verde sauce, with rice and beans.. and they were sooooo tasty! I thought the salsa was also excellent and very tasty, I just couldn't stop eating chips n salsa! Service was decent, the waitress was very nice, pretty quick service. Oh ya, and the horchata was hella good too! My boyfriend had the 3 taco combination plate, and those were hella good too! Definitely would recommend this restaurant! read more

Middle of the road tacos. Meat was a bit dry and salsa had an odd flavor. Decent price for a food truck but I'd look elsewhere.

hmm, rice and beans, not delicious. Chirizo and eggs under seasoned. Pozole, good and tasty. Corn tortillas doughy and fat. Salsa - too hot for most. the servers didn't tie their hair back - and they had long straggly, spiraled curled-ish hair- it was everywhere. The cooks don't wear aprons or hats, Is it too much to ask that the workers look like workers and, be clean? -- that is my only complaint. read more

I really don't know why so many of the people I know love this place; maybe I just keep ordering the wrong items (burritos). A nyway, I was forced to eat here again last week, so I decided I should review it for future reference... The service is good (but we were one of two groups there at the time), and the place looked clean. The chips are actually pretty good, but the salsa is very disappointing; the color, texture and flavor just isn't all that great. I went with a regular carne asada burrito (last time it was "wet" chicken- that was better) and found that a) it was too salty, and b) the meat tasted like regular ground beef. I could see that it wasn't, but it would have been a lot better if it had been courser and provided more "chew". I ended up dumping the salsa on it to dilute the salt, and provide more flavor. (I should note the I love salt, and something like carnitas is usually really salty, but for carne asada, I like to taste the actual meat, not just the seasoning) The portions are good sized, and I could barely finish the burrito. Since then, people have told me that I should stay away from the burritos and try the tacos and other menu items. If there is a next time, I will do that. read more

My review is solely for the tacos. You all need to throw out everything you knew of tacos and let El Taco de Oro pop your second taco cherry. These tacos are no joke. They are so delicious, flavorful, and just really hits the spot. Skip the chicken, pork, or carne asada. Instead go for the beef tounge and beef cheeks. You MUST try the beef tounge. It is soooooo tender and yumtastic. The corn tortilla that comes with the taco are made well. Not sure if they bought them or make the tortilla themselves but they do a great job holding all the meat and sauce without breaking apart or turning in to mush. read more

Best tacos and burritos in the area! Can't go anywhere else for my lengua fix. They are now open for lunch and dinner and I can tell the word is getting out just from all the people there tonight. Price is good and totally worth it. Carne Asada, carnitas and al pastor have good flavor. Not sure what all is in it but the green sauce on the wet burrito is to die for. it's like one of those places that it's good that you actually crave and want to come back over and over again. read more

El Taco De Oro - Super burrito with lengua - Mexican Near Me - Alviso, California

Overall: Beef lengua is my favorite and I have tried countless places in the bay area. Taco de Oro is still my #1. I can't speak for other dishes but lengua taco is the BOMB. What makes it special is the tenderness of the meat and paring it with the perfect salsa. Review was based on weekday lunch at the restaurant. (Sorry, way too hot and not crazy enough to sit outside by the Taco truck. The tacos at the truck is equally good in the past.) Services: Full service. Food/drinks/ Value: ~$1.5 taco. Burrito $8-9 - Lengua Taco - The meat was so tender. It melts in your mouth. The verde salsa with onion was a perfect match. I can eat 4 of these babies. - Al Pastor (BBQ Pork) Taco - It was ok. - Wet Burrito w Lengua - It was HUGE with verde sauces. My bro really like it. Cheesy melt on top. - Chips & Salsa - complimentary. Tasty spicy salsa. Decor: Causal and good amount of seating. Plenty of parking. Kids friendly: Yes. Gluten Free/Sensitivity: Nothing clearly labeled as GF. If you are ultra wheat sensitive, make sure you ask. read more

Went for the first time the other day. My coworkers swear by this place. We went to the restaurant instead of the truck parked in the same lot. Plenty of seating. Service was fast and pricing nice. I had 4 'Super' tacos(2 Pollo, 2 Asada) which adds lettuce, Guac and some other stuff. My buddies said it makes them too messy and hard to eat, that is correct. Next time I will just get regular. They have a good salsa and corn chips to munch on while you wait. While one guy in our party had 8 regular tacos he was far from the wall of fame showing folks who ate 20+ I would not hesitate to go back. read more

My 5 stars is only for foood. Their food is delicious!! I always come here for lunch with my coworker cause it's sooo yummy and cheap. I've had the carne asada tacos, lengua tacos and chile verde with rice. I don't like the rice, it's hard.. not soft and fluffy. But the meats are delicious. I never eat lengua anywhere besides taco de oro *(truck in Sunnyvale or this place). I just HATE the waitresses. They're so stuck up/lazy/IDK! Horrible.. I never tip because they're that bad. Ridiculous. read more

However, I really do like recommending El Taco de Oro to people since their tacos are simple, yet absolutely delicious (I must say that I don't know much about anything else on their menu). They have a lot of different type of meat that you can have in the tacos. Their red sauce is pretty spicy and I love it. My favorite thing to get would be the tripe tacos and occasionally I order a non-tripe taco to try as well. Those tacos are super good as well, but I think I just enjoy the tripe since it's unique and different. What's nice about this place is that the servers are really nice, the food comes out fairly quick and they do give you a lot of meat on it, but the price of this place is pretty cheap! It's 1.25$ for a regular taco and I think about 2$ for a Super Taco (with cheese and lettuce). For big eaters, you can also give their burrito a try instead! Those things are huge! read more

While driving by, we noticed how crowded the parking lot was and decided to try El Taco de Oro. Upon entering, it's a large and well lit dining area; we were promptly seated and our orders taken. In a few minutes, they bring out a basket of multifgrain corn chips; like the kind that comes in a ten pound clear bag. Tasted like that too. The bowl of salsa was spicy and good. I had the Plato de Carnitas. After a quick ten minutes, it arrived; the carnitas had this airy look. Like it was dried in oven. Indeed, it was flaky and its taste was bland. No oil here what so ever, I've never seen dried carnitas before, no taste either. And the refried beans looked gray and grainy; somehow, someone forgot to use some lard. The taste was very bland. The spanish rice was the same: bland. This place, while crowded, will not lure me back. I saw no Hispanic people eating here, shoulda been a clue!!! The restaurant up the road is much better. I am from southern california and have eaten good mexi food. read more

BEST TACOS EVER. This is my Thursday spot. Been coming here since they were only a truck. Lol. Waitresses don't look like they want to be there, but oh well. Gimme my tacos bitches! read more

This is the restaurant that replaced Andiamos, NOT to be confused with the Del Oro "roach coach" that I hear is cheap and good for the price. I will never go to this restaurant again. It's a shame. Andiamos was so good, and it looked like they are getting a lot of business from people that didn't know Andiamos went out of business and/or wanted to check out the new place. I should have gotten a clue when some people came in right after us and one of them wanted a beer - no beer. So they left. We asked for chips & salsa. The salsa was watery, and the chips tasted like the worst store bought ones I ever had. When we ordered, the waitress didn't seem to understand our questions. I wanted green sauce on my enchiladas, but my brother wanted the traditional red. THEY HAD NO RED SAUCE FOR ENCHILADAS. What's up with that? So I had "three" cheese enchiladas verdes with rice and beans. $8.75 plus tax. The enchiladas were very small - couldn't tell if there was real cheese in them. I suspect not. The beans were runny, with sparse grated cheese on top. But the really flabbergasting thing was - and we should have run for the hills at this point - we asked for water and we got bottled water. No, no. Is there some mistake? YOU CANNOT HAVE FREE WATER at this restaurant. But you can have a glass with ice for your (paid for) bottled water. Yikes. So I paid $13 altogether for my ridiculously lousy lunch. Never again. Let me save you the trouble from going! read more

Best restaurant I have been to! If I could give it more than 5 stars I would . Great food and great service. I have been coming here for years and they have never disappointed me. Legit Mexican food that you can't really find anywhere . Definitely recommend ! read more

This is my go to place when I'm on this side of town! This is the most authentic Mexican food you will find. It's a hidden pocket. I usually get the tacos. Can't go wrong. They also have a taco challenge. There are pictures of contestants who won. It's very quiet. If your lucky you might find the "corn man" out there. He sells corn with mayonnaise and chili. Get some of that. Let me know how it goes!! read more

Wow I used to love to come here not only with my entire family but with friends as well. The food is great, and usually the customer service is pretty good. However, tonight, bringing my family in for dinner I had a very lackluster experience. There was a large party there before us, totally fine, figured we would wait for our food. After I watching patiently and waiting, I noticed food that was most likely ours, SITTING in the pickup window, for easily over 5 minutes. Sure enough, it was ours and it was delivered COLD. After requesting it to be re-made, they then messed the entire order up. Afterwards, no other attempt to remake, or remedy the situation was offered. First cold food, then incorrect food, not to mention my kids and wife ATE a cold dinner tonight. Thanks for LOSING MY BUSINESS forever. I DO NOT RECOMMEND Taco De Oro, FIND SOMEPLACE ELSE TO SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED $$$ Used to come here 2-4x a month. Oh well, guess I'm sticking to Chipotle now. read more

This place is not the best Mexican restaurant. I ordered a wet burrito with green sauce, the sauce was salty, they didn't put enough toppings to go with. They charge $1.50 for chips and salsa. Most restaurants give you chips with your food. The salsa they give with chips was so plain And barely had flavor. The food is really over priced for the quality of food you're getting. This will be my first and last time. read more

I've been to this place about 5 times. Way overdue for a review. I usually go for the tacos (which are some of the best I've had) but today I had the Barbacoa plate. It came with rice & beans on the side. Choice of corn or flour tortillas (I chose corn). In a small cup on the plate was chopped cilantro mixed with onion & red salsa in another small cup. There was a lime on the plate & a sliced radish on top for looks of course. The barbacoa was exactly as it should be. Soft, juicy, & falling apart. The workers are always very nice & attentive. This place is somewhere I will continue to stop at. read more

Lengua was good, service was quite fast, friendly personal. Rice was ok, salsa and tortillas where good.

So I have reviewed the taco truck that is literally outside the door. The tacos are cheap, delicious and oh so awesome. The only reason I decided to check out the restaurant was because it was hot, and I was lazy. I figured that the menus would be the same, but I am sooo glad I stopped inside. The tacos are still just as good as outside, but you get shade, and a way bigger menu. The one MUST TRY item are the Sopitos topped with carne asada or carnitas. Sopes are definitely one of my favorite food items to get at Mexican places and the flavors are amazing. This place has one of the best I have had. read more

One word YUMMY! My son and I had lunch there today the food was wonderful. The portions are so large my son a big eater was full with what he ordered. The food was very tasty. It was well prepared authentic Mexican food. Service was fast and courteous. I was so surprised when I paid the bill and it was less than $20.00. We had a chicken torta, carnitas & asada tacos. All in all a very pleasant way to start the weekend. read more

The taco truck finally became a restaurant! The food is pretty good, the restaurant itself is bright and colorful, and best of all, it's cheap! Ten bucks fed a coworker and I for lunch. I think it was 5 regular tacos, one taco supreme, a small horchata, and a bottle of water. Unbelievable. The tacos are pretty good here. They're served street style and they also have complimentary baskets of chips and salsa. The horchata is mixed just right - not too sweet, not too watery. Great spot to go for lunch if you're in the area. read more

Mi amigos and I went in search of the El Taco de Oro taco truck, but what we found was El Taco de Oro restaurant, with the taco trucks parked in the parking lot. We were under dressed for a restaurant as we had just come from wrenching on the Civic, but since its Alviso no dress code really applies and we decided to go in. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the food, it was not bad at all. I had the grilled pollo burrito and the meat was excellently seasoned, inside what was one of the largest $6 burritos I've had in a long time. James B. and Brian G. both were also very satisfied with their meals, and we left there with a bill of under $20 for the 3 of us...a win in my book. I don't know what the deal is with the Taco Truck vs. the restaurant so I wont contribute to the speculation about the situation, but I'll vouch for the restaurant! read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Their tacos are so good! With their carne asada and their tiny onions! AHHH so good! Their burritos are really good too! and if you feel like a taco, but want more stuff, get the super taco! read more

Reviews for the place seem to be all over, but I think it really depends on WHAT you order here. I've been here a couple of times for lunch and my first time was pretty good because I ordered a wet burrito that was really awesome. The restaurant is spacious and it has an ambiance that you can relax in. The second time here I ordered some type of pork plate that came with beans... I don't usually eat these things and it wasn't too great. I've decided that the truck has awesome cheap food and the ordering choices are limited to the best items. My opinion of the restaurant is at a solid 3.5. read more

Something about eating out of the taco trucks makes the food better from there than here at the restaurant. Came here for dinner on a weeknight and the place was pretty dead - seems like more people do pickup than eat in, at least midweek. I wasn't digging the rice, salad or chips. Taco de Oro is about the tacos not the full plate meals :( The a la carte option is gone at night too really killing the experience and drives the price up quite a bit. I guess if you're really desperate for taco de oro flavor at night, and you're willing to pony up double the cost for a plate meal than just the a la carte options you can go here, otherwise I'll just wait till the next day to get my taco de oro :) read more