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    King Taco

    3.0 (211 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 8:30 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Al Pastor burrito
    Franklin M.

    This was my go to favorite place back in the 80's. I ordered an al pastor burrito with the hottest chili and it was pretty good. It's a popular place to eat despite all the other Mexican fast food restaurants plus street vendors that are in the area. The inside hasn't changed at all over the decades this restaurant has been at this location.

    A very poorly made sope with hardly any meat on it.
    Claudia N.

    I haven't had King Taco in years. Decided to order some though Uber Eats to have it delivered to my home. I ordered two simple sopes, and three tacos. The sopes were for me one was supposed to be asada and the other Al pastor. Yet they made both asada didn't bother looking correctly at the order I had initially placed and paid for online. I had no issues with the uber eats driver who brought my order, but I did have a problem when I received the food and it was not the quality or what I had initially ordered. I called and a woman named Marta answered and when I told her the reason why I was calling she said " oh let me get the manager" waited and waited and waited on the line and no manager came to talk to me. I hung up and called back a few times and they didn't bother answering any of my calls I'm sure they saw it was me and ignored them! I will never ever order food from this location they have the worse customer service ever. If you want to pay a lot for a mediocre amount of meat they put on their food and also get your order wrong then this is the place to come. Not sure if I'll ever go to King Taco ever again, but definitely not this location where they don't care about the quality they prepare your food. I'm sticking to Tacos el Gavilan instead. They give better portions.

    Carne Asada! Nice portion! Better than East LA location sorry had to say it! ‍
    Annette G.

    This location serves you faster than East LA location. Those ladies behind the counter are killing it! My burrito was a nice size. Not skimpy.

    Carne Asada and Al Pastor tacos
    Cierra W.

    Chicken tinga Sopes, were amazing, especially with the geeen sauce on top. Carne asada burrito was very tasty but fell apart. Had to enjoy it with chips. We ordered it for delivery and it came a few minutes early which was a plus. Over-all great service and quality of food.

    Carne Asada and Al Pastor with onions and cilantro
    Elizabeth G.

    this LA staple has been in business for the past 50 years and i can see why. my food was ready within 1-5 minutes of placing my order, and the prices i found to be reasonable. the tacos are a little small for my liking but the tortillas were so soft and the meat so tender. both green and red salsas were spicy, with the red salsa being spicier than the green salsa. highly recommend trying out the tamarindo agua fresca. one thing that i found to be disappointing is the fact they do not offer limes at all, which in my opinion helps bring out the flavors.

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    I work right down the street and I always come once a week to buy 12 tamales. Love the chicken tamales always crowded but quick service.

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