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    El Taco Grande

    3.5 (90 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    You know it's legit when there's a boot brand on the table, also the hot sauce
    Andre S.

    More from a foody lemosine driver. If I ever was stranded in Mexico, and had nothing but Mexican food for months I would love it! Always searching exploring new places to eat while my clients are at dinner or wine tasting, tonight they are at Single Tread In Healdsburg, 4 hours of foraging around. This place was in an older shopping center in downtown Healdsburg (hole in the wall' only a little English spoken here, I liked the booths and older Mexican decor and artwork, plus the Mexican music, feeling like I'm in Mexico except the fish tacos were talipia or maybe catfish' they just had that fresh water pond flavor. I am spoiled I visit Mexico each year (Baja sir) fresh fresh seafood tocos there! But the shrimp toco was great lots of shrimp! The service was very friendly and I love the real Mexican atmosphere. I will check out some of the other Taqueria's In Healdsburg before I come back to this one just to compare.

    Extensive menu!
    Karen D.

    This is where the locals eat! Great service and food! I only had the grilled chicken soft tacos (two days in a row); however, on both visits I saw men enjoying the Caldo 7 Mares (7 variety seafood soup). It looked amazing, the portion was generous, and they all took some home! Check this place out!

    Tacos!
    Kirk J.

    Delicious and affordable tacos in Healdsburg! The "super taco" was a ridiculous amount of food snd more like an open faced quesadilla. I hate the carne asasa, Pollo azado and chorizo tacos. The carne asada was the winner but there were no losers!

    Burrito Loco

    Absolutely delicious!! So friendly and authentic! Best Mexican I've had in wine country! Burrito Loco!

    Jumbo burrito
    Leroy B.

    It's good. Not amazing but good. Would come back. Super burrito was $13 and good sized. Good flavor. Little better than I expected considering it's healdsburg. Staff was nice.

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    Ed U.

    On our way to an anniversary weekend up in Mendocino, Jamie W. and I stopped in the charming hamlet of Healdsburg to get a bite since the drive has a relatively barren stretch of dining options until you get to the coast. Instead of waiting in line at one of the popular places on the plaza, we found ourselves strolling over to that same strip mall where Flakey Cream Do-nuts is, but we ended up here for a budget-priced Mexican breakfast. We were hoping to find a nugget here, but it wasn't really all that special despite the reasonable prices. Jamie ordered the $8.99 Vegetarian Plate, which probably represented the best value on the menu. It was a robust platter consisting of whole beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, steamed vegetables, and tortillas (photo: http://bit.ly/1VXeApz). Good square meal if lacking in some seasoning. I ordered a $4.50 Fish Taco, which was the best part of my meal since they had a good-size pair of fillets nestled on the tortilla with cilantro, lettuce, onions and salsa (photo: http://bit.ly/1VelBSc). The absolute disappointment, however, was the $10.99 bowl of the weekend-only Menudo. The broth was thin and almost soapy in flavor for some reason, while the tripe was chopped into smithereens and the bones were non-existent (photo: http://bit.ly/1MYwxg4). Desultory menudo was no way for me to start an idyllic weekend, but I tried to make up for it with some Cliff bars in the car since I didn't want to make too many unnecessary restroom stops. TMI? Sorry. Anyhow, I'm afraid there wasn't much that was memorable about our stop at El Taco Grande, but maybe if I stuck with something more predictably fool-proof like a Burrito Loco, I would have been fine. FOOD - 3 stars...middling Mexican with a mediocre menudo AMBIANCE - 2.5 stars...lots of formica, not much character SERVICE - 3 stars...serviceable, nothing more TOTAL - 3 stars...plenty of other places to try in Healdsburg

    Shrimp Quesadilla

    We were in need of a quick meal with limited brunch options in town. We happened upon El Taco Grande and we were pleasantly surprised by the food. I got the Shrimp quesadilla and it was loaded with fresh huge shrimp. Delicious! Definitely not a fancy place, but it hit the bill.

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    Love this place, have been coming since I was a child. Good prices and great quality. Chili Riano is amazing

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    Love the food and they have wonderful polite service. My favorite is their vegetarian burrito.

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    This place is a joke I paid almost 30 dollars for a burrito.. across the street I get the same thing for 15 dollars including the drink

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    3 years ago

    Consistently good food. Have not had a bad meal here in the 30 +/- years I have eaten here.

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    Sadly, very disappointed. Probably due to new chef, but tastes like assisted living food.

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    Food is good! They should open a restaurant in windsor! Friendly waitresses and prices are good!

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    Just passing through. The Chile verde was amazing! Great service! Also, they have homemade iced tea. A real treat!

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    4.1
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    This was our first time dining here, and my wife and I came with a friend who has enjoyed this…read morerestaurant several times in the past. The service was good overall, but the biggest disappointment was the food. Three of us ordered the Coastal Fish Bowl, a dish our friend had always enjoyed during his previous visits. While the combination of vegetables, black beans, and cheese had pleasant flavors, the fish was the main issue. The menu describes the dish as featuring sea bass, but the fish served was actually swai (also known as basa), a much less expensive farm-raised freshwater fish. I am very familiar with swai and could immediately recognize that it was not the fish described on the menu. Additionally, the menu stated that the fish was grilled, but it was actually lightly battered and deep-fried. The description also mentioned that the dish came with tortillas, but none were provided. Overall, the menu description was significantly misleading and did not accurately represent what was served. While our experience was not ruined by the service, it was only adequate and did not make up for the disappointment with the food. A restaurant's menu should accurately reflect the ingredients and preparation methods so guests can have the experience they are expecting.

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    Visited for Lunch on a Monday. Chef Cecelia and her restaurant family do not disappoint. The…read moretenderness and flavor of the steak fajitas was amazing and the shrimp seasoned and cooked to perfection. Tortillas are as if my Abulita just made them up fresh and brought them out. I am blow away by the freshness of her ingredients and flavors that Chef Cecelia achieves in her family feel Cocina. If I lived closer this would totally be my CHEERS. I have not even commented on the selection of Mezcal's and Tequila's that she has. Cocktails made to please where you can taste the spirit. I chose to sip on three extremely different Vago 'Mezcals. All perfection. This is a Friendly, Neighborhood, Gem. Well done Chef until my next Sonoma road trip

    Hello all, Let me tell you about this great little known…read morerestaurant, Gillina D' Oro (Golden Chicken) Since we moved here from Maui, my wife and I started our date nights/days. And as always we look for the best hole in the walls This is no HOLE, this is a high end little known to outsiders, a great place. The service was amazing, Dog friendly (as long as your dog is friendly ) I had the chimichanga with barbacoa burrito Everything! Fresh and homemade, the sour cream homemade, the churros homemade, the cinnamon whipped cream, home made the vegetables...well thoes were made by GOD but they were fresh! The flavor? I gave it 3 out 3 wows when I tasted it, Ah maze ing, best so far. Worth the hour and a half drive. ( we love road trips ) we will come back again. My wife had the steak fajitas salad, she gave me a bite man o man the flavor was great the meat was tender all by itself but when you dip it in the sauce cheehoo! We also had the ceviche that was also great, All together it was about 90 bucks all well worth it, This place has been around since the 70's changed name but same great food. The town is what I think people from other countries think America looks like, friendly people, mom and pop shops , and super safe feeling that your in a TV show. Come, date night, road trip amazing views and dog friendly

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    Great lunch spot! My…read morefriends and I were in town for a bachelorette party and needed to fuel up before a full day of wine tasting. We did walk in with a party of 11, expecting a long wait since it was a Saturday afternoon but they were able to seat us within just a few minutes. The restaurant has a modern, lively, and slightly upscale vibe. There was quite a bit of space between tables making it easy to move around without squeezing between chairs. There's also a full bar, and when I asked the bartender to fill my reusable water bottle with ice water, he happily did so. One thing I appreciated was how accommodating the restaurant was for different dietary preferences. Our group included meat eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians, and everyone found something they enjoyed. I ordered the grilled fish tacos with Spanish rice and refried beans. Since I'm allergic to shrimp, I let our server know, and he immediately made a note for the kitchen. I really appreciated the extra attention to food allergies. The fish tacos were the highlight of the meal. I loved that the fish was grilled instead of fried, making the tacos feel light rather than heavy. It came topped with pico de gallo, shredded green and purple cabbage, cotija cheese and on the side they gave me pickled red onions and two lime wedges (dried out yikes!). The fish was perfectly cooked. It was flaky, buttery, and tender. I wouldn't change a thing about it. My only critique is that the tacos were dry overall. It needed a creamy sauce or even replace the shredded cabbage with a slaw. The Spanish rice was simple but was still flavorful. The refried beans were creamy, smooth, and topped with shredded white cheese. One helpful tip for anyone with dietary restrictions: the menu does NOT specify ingredients for some of the sides. We noticed the vegetarian plate came with whole beans instead of the refried beans served with the non-vegetarian dishes. Based on what was served, we deduced that the refried beans likely contain lard, even though it's not listed on the menu. That could be confusing for pescatarians or anyone ordering seafood who assumes the sides are meat-free. If you dine here and have dietary restrictions or food allergies, don't hesitate to ask/ clarify with your server about ingredients.

    It was very good The beans were especially flavorful and…read morethe margaritas were on point. Staff was super gracious, moving us to a larger table at our request.

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    Inside - dimly lit - warm ambiance
    Carne asada taco special with fresh avocado and side of beans and rice.
    Carne asada taco special with fresh avocado and side of beans and rice.
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    3.6
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    0.1 mi
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    Another great spot recommended by my barber, Joel, right across the street. Who would have ever of…read moreknown this hidden gem would be in Healdsburg? So, there I was, driving down center street on my way to my haircut appt and smelled chicken in the air and noticed the plume of smoke billowing from the outside of Casa Del Mole. I asked Joel about the chicken and he told me the guy that runs it is family to his girlfriend. So what did I do? Yeah, I went over there to see what it was about. Being from Richmond, I'm use to seeing chicken, steak, etc being grilled outside of a restaurant and it's hard not to check it out when you got that BBQ aroma in the area. I met the owner, friendly guy and got an order of chicken. I did not know the chicken came with hot corn tortillas, rice and salsa.. all of this for only $14 and the chicken was FIRE, do you hear me!? Anyway, this is my third time back within a month, so that should tell you all you need to know. Go patronize this small business, they deserve all of the love and support.

    I ordered from Casa because I really wanted pozole, and it was on the menu. Then I decided that…read morenachos would be a good side. This is a grocery store and "deli" . It was delivered by Door Dash in a timely manner, but the food was not edible. I was afraid to even try the soup after two bites of stale nachos. The chips were stale, the guacamole was a liquid squirted from a plastic bottle. You don't want to know more. This was your warning.

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    Pezcow

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    4.3
    (157 reviews)
    6.1 mi
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    We stopped at PezCow in Healdsburg based on Yelp reviews--and we're so glad we did! We started with…read morethe guacamole and freshly fried chicharrones, which came out literally crackling hot -- they were absolutely delicious! I had the shrimp taco--flavorful, though a bit on the mushy side. My husband had the chile relleno, which was good, but the sauce was very spicy (a heads-up for those sensitive to heat). The service was excellent, and the restaurant was clean and welcoming. Overall, a great experience and one we'd definitely recommend if you're in the area.

    I love this place. My wife told me about the brunch buffet and we decided to give it a try…read more Problem is I'm on a Keto diet so there ate a lot of things I can't eat. I was hoping they had mole but they didn't, which might have been too carby anyway. I was pleased to see that the menudo didn't have corn in it making it something I can have. The menudo was excellent, they don't skimp on the tripe and it tasted great, especially with the chili oil at end of the buffet. The Birria was also very good and I had to try the nopales con huevos which was okay. I wish I could have the tortillas that are made in site, my wife loved them enough to wrap a few up to take home. However had I not been writing a Yelp review I would have just had more menudo instead. It's just that good. I suppose one thing to know is about the long communal tables. In case that's a problem for anyone.

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