Tacos al pastor and Asada are delicious, the chorizo is whatever. The fried quesadilla is so good. The wait for the quesadilla could be faster but definitely worth the wait. Make sure to bring cash, no debit or credit card read more

El Taco Man - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

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Im not saying this place was horrible, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. The burrito I got was ok but a little too greasy for me and it had quite a few big pieces of fat. By the time I left I had an instant stomachache. The salsa was pretty good though. read more

Still love this place. Buche is amazing and al pastor is still delicious! Sadly the prices have been raised yet again. Tacos are now $1.50 except for the lengua, tripas, chicharron, and rajas, which are now $1.75. Still a great price for a filling and delicious meal. Burritos used to be such a great deal for $3.75, but they're now $5.50. However, they're so filling that I might be willing to still buy them... Torta Thursdays are now $4.75 for regular meats and $5.50 for the premium meats. Not too bad. There are a lot more items officially on the menu now, so I might be back to try some more things when I'm not in the mood for my usual taco order... Still 5 stars in my book. Despite the price increase, it's still a great value and always friendly staff. Some times can get a bit busy, so call in advance to place your order if you don't want to wait! read more

El Taco Man - First half of the updated menu and prices as of May 28, 2016 - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

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Came down for lunch. Great little taco place. Fish tacos were nice and crunchy. Not too much breading. Perfect. Great flavor in the asada. Will definitely return if I'm ever around here for lunch time. read more

El Taco Man - Came down here for lunch. Glad I picked this place. Tacos were bomb. Got three asada tacos and one fish taco. - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

Not going to lie but I'm obsessed with the chicken nachos at this place. Actually, anything with their chicken is really good (and I'm not normally a chicken person). The chicken bowl is my second go to favorite and I always top it off with an ice cold pepino! read more

El Taco Man - Chicken nachos (no beans) - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

I love the Al Pastor quesadilla! This is the first place in the area go to whenever I'm in the area for work.

I never stopped by because I alway saw it empty but thanks to YELP I found one of the best taco places in El Monte I've been there two times and both times I've gotten the carne asada torta.am I a boring person? NO! It's just really good; I recommend it. The carne asada itself it's really good. My husband ordered tacos de al pastor, lengua, asada, & tripas. All were really good not dry at all and had really good flavor. My only disappointment would be is that both hot sauces aren't spicy but they do got some flavor. I recommend this place don't be fool just because 75% of the time it's empty. It's a place to try! Oh and it's CASH ONLY. :) read more

El Taco Man - Torta de asada $4 - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

First time eating here, read reviews and it looked like a good place to go eat some tacos. Place is small but clean. The only thing I would recommend is arriving a bit earlier or check and see if they take phone orders for pickup, they take a little longer than you would expect. I ordered 2 tacos of asada and 2 tacos of al pastor but received 2 asada and 2 tripas. Although I received the wrong tacos, they were good and the reason for my 4 star review. I will try once more, hopefully they get my order right. I recommend this place despite of my first time experience. read more

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I love the Burritos here. This place has got the best carnitas in LA! The meat was tender and juicy. Must try items from their menu are burritos carnitas and fish burrito. read more

I can't begin to describe how angry I am at this place. Wanted to try out some new place for a burrito instead of king taco and saw great reviews here. Huge mistake. Taco - $1.50 Meat burrito with rice and bean - $5.50 All meat burrito only - $6.00 I ordered 5 taco and 2 carne asada burrito. I forgot to mention that I didn't want any rice or bean. I only remember this after I check the total cashier lady gave me, $18.50 (5 taco $7.50, 2 burrito with everything $5.50 ea). Within 15 seconds of ordering, I immediately told her I didn't want any rice or beans. Her response was she was unable to give me a refund or change my order as it would cost more for an all meat only. I told her I didn't want any refund and instead of adding extra meat on my burrito for the all meat only, just leave out the rice and bean. She had the balls to lie straight to my face that it would be too much trouble for the cook (1 cook only) to take out the rice and beans since he already made it. REALLY?!! I barely placed my order not even a full minute and your cook has already finished cooking the carne asada for my burrito and packaged everything, with 2 people ahead of me waiting for their food order??! Did she take me for a damn fool? She talked it over with her cook after I looked displeased then said she can do it for an extra $2 for the all meat upgrade. A burrito with everything is $5.50, an all meat is $6.00, a 50 cents difference. To upgrade both would be $1.00. She literally ripped me off another $1 and think I wouldn't know? As for the other $1 for the upgrade, I doubt she input into the register and pocketed it herself. FURTHERMORE, I doubt they even added any extra meat on my burrito as there were plenty of extra space to wrap the tortilla around. CONCLUSION? 1. TERRIBLE customer service. Owner she fire the 2 employees for cheating their customer and himself. 2. Meat was overcooked, dry and bland. The other yelp reviews were a huge lie. read more

My go to for a bean and cheese burrito. You can't beat their prices. Only thing is I wish they were open a little later

Great food. Good service.Al Pastor TacosBarbacoa TacosAsada TortaBean and Cheese BurritoCabeza Tacos

This place is amazing. The food is very good, I always get a guacamole burrito with no meat. It's taste so good I really recommend this burrito if you don't eat meat. read more

Just the best taco spot! Way better than king taco.. Hands down.. If you like good Mexican food and want the best there is no other.. Trust me I've tried several.. They have a tasty Agua de pepino.. Cucumber drink. So refreshing. read more

El Taco Man - El taco man for lunch.. Way better than king taco. - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

We found this place and really really liked it. But recently their hours changed! It's pretty inconvenient for people who are looking for good tacos. Previously as said on YELP they close at 8pm and closed on Monday's. But now they close at 6pm and closed Sunday Monday. I think you should open at a later time, like at 12 pm or so. And stay open till 8 or 9. That way people coming from the other side of the city can make it. read more

This place has two employees. The cashier helps the chef cook as well although he handled my cash he headed back in the kitchen and grabbed food barehands in front of me. I am not happy. Food still tasted good though. Social distancing is not enforced. Outside seating available with the company of bees and flies. Food tastes good. But quality of service and food can be improved. read more

I had really high hopes for El Taco Man. The food was good but I do not think it lived up to the hype. Small parking lot. Cash only. Service was good. Food takes a bit of time to come out. - Al Pastor Sope - $2.99 - I liked the thick tortilla. Meat was seasoned well. A ton of sour cream, which I dislike. I think I would have liked it more with like 1/4 the cream. - Lengua Taco - $1.25 - Meat was very tender and well cooked. I really liked this meat. - Al Pastor Quesadilla - $4.50 - The quesadilla was very thick and cheesy. The actual meat is on top of the quesadilla and topped with lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. Down side again, a ton of sour cream. - Carne Asada All Meat Burrito - $4.75 - Meat was decent. For my taste, it needed more rice. Nothing special, just a basic burrito. Red and green sauce - was whatevers, nothing comparable to King Taco. The was decent, I would try again with just lengua meat and sour cream on the side. read more

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Best burritos in town! I personally thought they were way better than King taco. Anyway, the food is delicious and inexpensive. Cash only.

Well let me start by saying that their customer service is the bomb!!!! Very nice and sweet all the time !!!! The staff is legit nice!!! Ok so now the food well im a vegetarian and they have great options soychorizo " its so gooooooooddddd .... been addicted since day one thank you Raza and now fam for always treating me with a smile read more

Me and my bf found this little hole in the wall place from a friend and have been going there ever since. The quality of the food has not changed through the years. My personal favorites are the potato tacos and my bf gets the bowls. The asada, carnitas and chicken are also really good. They give a generous amount of salsa and condiments. The salsa is really tasty and has a nice kick to it as well. Highly recommend it. Me and my boyfriend order over the phone if we're going to go on the weekend since it can get really busy. We will keep going back! :) read more

It was ok.. my husband and I found this place on Yelp while we were in the neighborhood. We got asada tacos and the fried quesadilla. It was ok.. the asada was a little fatty. The green sauce was pretty good. read more

we hired for this business to do catering for my daughters quincenera. the man there wasn't very accommodating. after finishing our ceremony we asked to start early he said no start time was this.... agreeing being from our guest and family he was rude. the food was good but probably won't use again. thank you for your time and work read more

Can't go wrong with an El Pastor burrito/torta from El taco man. The red sauce is super spicy though but still delicious.

This is a traditional Mexican Taco restaurant. Nothing fancy just good food!!! Great selection of meats for your tacos/burritos/tortas. The meat was good quality; I don't recall any fat in my burrito. They give a good amount of meat in the "All Meat" burritos. I had a Carne Asada burrito and a Carnitas taco. I was pleased with the quality of both meats. The green salsa on the Carnitas was flavorful as was the red salsa for the Asada. My coworker also enjoyed his Carne Asada burrito and his Pastor taco. Again, he did not complain of fat. The only thing keeping me from giving a full 5 stars was the food took a little while to come out compared to most taco restaurants.... small price to pay for quality food! I definitely would go back if I am in the area. Ample covered seating outside and a large parking lot! No indoor seating. CASH ONLY!! read more

This establishment has been one of my favorite places to get authentic mexican food. The food is always fresh and the food is incredibly affordable. Cash only but, with under 10 dollars you are going to be treated like a king. Staff is very friendly and there is a small area for dine in. read more

I've eaten a lot of Tacos from the Westside, the SGV, and South San Diego and this place is probably one of the best places to get tacos. They heat their tortillas to perfection and the meat quality is simply comparable. My mouth is watering just thinking about them. Do yourself a favor. Come to El Taco Man with cash on hand. You won't regret it. read more

Tried there chicharron burrito really bomb barbacoa was good carnitas asada and cabeza pretty good also not much of a fan of there potato tacos food came out fast will be back also fare prices read more

I had SUCH high hopes for this place as the reviews here are fantastic. But this is really just okay. I wouldn't come back here. Don't trust the prices here on yelp, as the prices are significantly higher now, on their menu. Understandable, but I was disapppointed regardless. This place is like a little shack, where you have to drive off the main road, into a street with primarily residential homes nearby. There's a little area outside the restaurant to eat, but we opted for just taking out food to go. I thought the woman cashier was nice and all, but the food is so so disappointing. I've had much better mexican food. Hubby and I both ordered carnitas burritos but when I got it, I just thought, 'oh okay'. It wasn't that flavorful, and I like the burritos I get at Albertos better. Hubby eats anything with carnitas in it, so I gave him the rest of my burrito, after I had a few bites. Won't be coming back here. read more

Hit up this place on our way home from downtown. Very good spot in El Monte. $1.50 fish taco Friday's are delicious. Also ordered the carnitas taco. Meat was crispy just how I like it. Lots of flavor. Staff was very friendly. Can't wait to come back! read more

We have tried this place three times and every time we are elated. The tacos are delicious, the meat is tender and there is very little fat on them. The beans are tasty and the aguas are refreshing. I really appreciate the great service and the cleanliness of the place and the food. I will be coming here for years to come! read more

It's a bit slow for them to take your order and preparing the food. The taco was ok, too deep fried for the pork. But the nacho was not bad. Remember to bring cash for this place. Parking space is very limited. read more

My 3 tacos de chorizo yuuuum yuuuuuum! I forgot to ask for one tortilla for my tacos and ended up pulling the second tortilla off and throwing it away. I felt guilty :/ The salsa roja spicy, tasty, delicious. El Taco Man....yes, yes YES! read more

El Taco Man - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

My wife and I have grown up in the South El Monte area and we've had plenty of really good authentic Mexican food. El Taco Man has got to be one of my top 2. The fried quesadilla was my absolute favorite. We came here because of recommendations from friends. We brought our boys, 11 and 7, with us. At first, I was a little worried because my boys never really like any Mexican food. I ordered 3 carne asada tacos, 3 fish tacos, 2 carnitas tacos, the nachos, and the fried quesadilla. My boys tasted the carne asada tacos and immediately asked me to order more. To me, thus means that El Taco Man will become one of our favorites. The food: Excellent flavor without it being too salty. I spoke with the owner and he said that everything on the menu, besides the nachos, was his mom's recipe. I believe him too because everything we had was excellent. The meat was fresh. They cut the steaks themselves instead of buying smaller pieces of pre-cut meat. Guess what, I can definitely taste the difference. The location: My first impression when we got there was that this didn't seem like the safest part. We saw some really nice looking families and couples there in the dining area and we felt at ease. During our entire dinner, we felt very comfortable and just enjoyed our food. Service: The staff was very friendly and made some great suggestions. The owner offered some samples of the cucumber drink, which was very good. When there wasn't a line, the owner came by and talked to us. He was genuinely interested in our opinion about his food and service. You can really tell that he takes pride in his food and cares about his service and customers. Would we come back? Definitely. In fact, both my boys requested that we cater El Taco Man for their birthday parties. My boys have not request to come back to a restaurant since we went to the Arroyo Chop House in Pasadena. read more

El Taco Man catered our work event for 110 people. Working with Danny required a bit more follow-up on my part than I'd like (I had to email/call several times for some questions) but the overall experience was positive. Because El Taco Man has a brick-and-mortar location, they have more permits, licenses, and insurance than your average taco guy. This was very important to me, as I had to get my vendor contracts approved through a bureaucratic supply chain management group who had rigorous requirements. I heard many attendees rave about the food, particularly the al pastor tacos. We had quite a bit left over and I ate yummy al pastor for the next two days. read more

I think I've found Mexican food heaven. When you live in a city like El Monte, Mexican food spots are a dime a dozen, but this place is like finding a diamond in the rough. I saw the reviews on Yelp and decided to give it a try - and I'm SO happy I did! I had their asada burrito, and the meat was so tender and FULL of flavor. Even their rice was great! My boyfriend had their fried quesadilla and couldn't stop raving over the amount of cheese they loaded in there! We'll definitely be coming back more often, and I'm just happy I no longer have to wait in King Taco's lines. Also, big shout out to this place for their phenomenal customer service!! The young man who took our order was patient and gave us some awesome recommendations on what to try. I couldn't have asked for a better first experience! read more

The Jimenez Family has been catering locally for many many years parties, weddings and business events... and anyone who has had the pleasure of enjoying a meal from them, knows how exciting it is that they have FINALLY opened a place of business where we can go and satisfy our taco (and other menu items) cravings anytime we want now. Of course, you HAVE to try the soft tacos. I have not tried everything on the new menu.... but I can say that I have NEVER been dissapointed by anything made by EL TACO MAN. :) read more

.so I was recently in El Monte with my sister and decided to stop by and give this place a try since this place was once owned by my parents (you know Panchito el Cubano lol) back in the day when it was Ostioneria Jalisco y Taqueria. I ordered four tacos de asada and an horchata. The tacos were full of flavor and they were very delicious. Even my son approved and ended up eating two of them. Haha. The horchata was so freaken good I swear. It straight up reminded me of the horchata from Mexico. It was bomb!!! My sister had the fajita bowl, 3 tacos, a side of rice and beans, and 2 drinks. She also enjoyed everything. We definitely got a bunch of food for less than $20 bucks!! We will continue to come back if we're in town since we live kind of far away. Good job El Taco Man!! read more

El Taco Man - Tacos de asada and my sons hand :p - Mexican Near Me - El Monte, California

Tacos were pretty good but that's all I had. I feel like I need to come back here a few more times to try other stuff some yelpers talk about; one in particular - the fried quesadillas! I had the a carne asada, lengua, and al pastor tacos and they were definitely more than what you'd expect from a $1 taco. Carne asada was the best and al pastor was good too. The lengua however, was cooked a little too much here that it lacked firmness. Since I like firmer lengua, I'd skip it next time. The red sauce I used on the tacos was just average though. Not bomb like the sauce over at King Taco down the street. The tacos though were loaded more than King Taco's even though they were much cheaper. I wouldn't prefer this place over King Taco, but I wouldn't mind it if I ended up back here. Decent food and incredible prices (at least for the tacos). CASH ONLY! read more

finally tried this place!!!! wowowow!!! PROS: - good mexican food - very cheap - big portions for price CONS: - only outside seating - cash only read more

What can I say? the wait might be a bit and it's cash only but its well worth it for some real classic Mexican taste food. El Taco Man has not failed me so far for more than 3 years this place has been awesome. read more

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