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    La Humadera

    4.3 (80 reviews)
    ModerateTacos, Food Stands
    Closed 4:30 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Comes with guacamole by default
    Jay P.

    Great location colocated with freewheel brew in Fremont. Good thing is there is a a lot of parking since both open after hours for most places. Beer and Mexican food sound like a perfect partnership. There is a lot of outdoor seating and some of it is right next to a fire pit. You can get tacos and eat in the brewery and get beer and drink it outside. The two main things to note here are the carne asada was the best protein though some parts were cut too large and had too much gristle. They only take cash and Zelle and part of the hold up in line is how long it takes to make a Zelle payment so come prepared. Tacos: We got al pastor, asada, and cabeza. We like the al pastor more at the place near Target but the carne asada is very good here. Note if you "ask for everything" thy put guacamole in and prefer it with just onion and cilantro. Vampiro: like a normal one but they grilled the tortilla till it was almost like a tortilla chip and prefer it not so crispy. Tasted great and like the tacos it comes with onion, cilantro, and guacamole.

    Stephanie H.

    Scammed place. I went to get tacos yesterday on Tuesday around 6:10 pm and bought 2 tacos. They charged me $9 dollars instead of $8 when it's 4 dollars each. It was my first time here and I didn't know there was no tax. I came back again the next day and I bought the same thing, 2 tacos and they charged me 8 dollars. I asked how much is it usually? And they said 8. Be careful. It looks like someone in the review also mentioned being scammed.

    Nancy P.

    This spot is going viral and rightfully so. It's a little randomly located - right down the street from the Tesla factory(?). There's also a pretty long line on weekends but they make the food pretty fast once you order. Cash or Zelle only. Onto the food! I wasn't a huge fan of their vampiro - it was more hard than it was crispy and had a bit of staleness to it, however, the carne asada was incredible! You can tell it's been freshly grilled (as if the smoke everywhere isn't evidence lol) and it was super flavorful and juicy. I also tried their lengua and cabeza tacos. Cabeza was very tender and well seasoned, it was delicious and everything that I'd expect from a good cabeza. The lengua was ok - it was definitely on the watery side and my tortillas were falling apart from all the broth after the drive home. The flavor was good but not as great as the cabeza. The tacos are well constructed and my bf was very happy with the portion size of the burrito he ordered. They definitely don't skimp on the meat, which imo is very important in this economy. I also appreciated that their orange sauce packs a punch and is actually pretty spicy, so no notes from me there! I'm a salsa verde loyalist and theirs didn't disappoint either. Overall I'd highly recommend - it also shares the space with a brewery so the ambiance and vibes are there with plenty of seating.

    Cin-Yee S.

    Have seen this spot splashed all over social media, and after hearing that my best friend's co-worker said they were the best tacos in the Bay Area, I had to see for myself. Certainly the best tacos in Fremont, but I have to say the vampiro is my favorite item. Loved the fresh, hand-pressed corn tortillas and the mango-passionfruit agua fresca. All the meats I tried - carne asada, al pastor, and pollo - were seasoned well (might veer on the salty side, if you have a lighter palate) and grilled perfectly. Cash or Zelle. No Apple Pay or Venmo.

    Lisa S.

    happen to stumble on this spot while driving through the back roads to get back home as I noticed there was a huge crowd here. I looked it up only to find it was La Humadera! I looked up their menu, prices, and reviews and they did not disappoint since all the reviews were great I had to pull up with the bestieeeee. We came and we conquered and ordered 1 of everything we wanted. IT was a really cold night when we came with tons of wind so make sure you are warm if you come here! They offer grilled onions and veggies and pickled veg! I loved everything we ordered. so happy we drove past and decided to check em out. soooo worth waiting in the cold as I loved it all and am a FAN! cant wait to get some more grub from La Humadera real soon!

    4 Birria Tacos
    Haley T.

    I've started to crave the tacos from La Humadera. Love the al pastor, thick tortillas and the green avocado salsa. They're on the higher priced end for tacos, but I think they're worth it. Line and the wait can be long sometimes, especially Friday night. Love that I can go to Freewheel to grab a beer while I wait. Bring cash!

    Carne Asada Taco ($3.50), Al Pastor Taco ($3.50), Lengua Quesataco ($4.50)
    Melanie H.

    So glad I made my way around because La Humadera is definitely worth the social media hype. I appreciated their fresh corn tortillas and their salsas! I liked mixing 2 at a time for flavor. I usually am a die hard fan for salsa verde, but the flavor ended up being more mellowed out with how deliciously SPICY the orange salsa and creamy green salsa were! CASH OR ZELLE ONLY. NO VENMO. I liked having variety with my plate as the tacos come with guac, and quesatacos don't. Tostadas were skippable in my opinion. RECS: + Al pastor was smoky and delicious, and it's cooked on the trompo too! + Lengua paired nice with the quesataco, but I'm honestly not an expert on what good lengua tastes like PASS: + Carne asada was a bit dry and underseasoned

    Tacos (Lengua, Al Pastor, Cabeza)
    Jonathan F.

    This review is long overdue, but La Humadera has been my favorite taco spot in the Bay Area ever since I first discovered them back in April 2025 -- before they even had a Yelp page! I've been back several times since, and every visit has been just as delicious as the first. I only wish they were a little closer to the Peninsula. Their freshly made corn tortillas are incredible. You can immediately taste the difference in both texture and flavor. The meats are consistently juicy, well-seasoned, and just delicious with their hot sauces. I went to school in LA, and La Humadera easily rivals some of my favorite spots down there, which is saying a lot. They can be a little tricky to find if you've never been before, but I uploaded some directions they posted to their Instagram to help make it a bit easier. I'm so glad to have a place this good closer to home, and I'm secretly hoping they open a location on our side of the Bay someday. Until then, it's more than worth the drive. Highly recommend!

    Jin K.

    They have a variety of meats and they're all pretty tasty. The carne asada has a perfect smoky char that sets it apart from your average taco truck. Handmade tortillas for the tacos. Prices are fair. They allow you to pack your own salsas, and everything tastes fresh and is made-to-order. It's a popular spot, so there might be a short wait. Cash or Zelle only!

    Tacos - Al Pastor
    Altoni Leen C.

    Amazing Tacos. Tortilla is pressed and made on the spot. Easy to find. They are right by a brewery. Decent amount of parking. Open pretty late but go there early so they don't run out of guac and agua fresca. Vampiro is a must try! Cash and zelle only. No card or tap.

    Tacos with homemade corn tortillas!
    Corina M.

    BEST TACOS IN FREMONT!!! We were so excited to see they arrived early on a Sunday afternoon. We were having drinks at the brewery and La Humadera was up and ready to sell by 3pm. The food was absolutely delicious, so flavorful and legit. They had the trumpo!!! Pastor was bomb, 15/10!!!! The have diff salsas, cucumbers, HOMEMADE CORN TORTILLAS and everything is cooked up and assembled fresh for you. The prices are reasonable and not overpriced like hella restaurants. Just another reason why street vendors are a better choice. My husband is Mexican and even he was raving about the food saying it's authentic and hella good! The strawberry frescas was absolutely delicious and had some cream in it. Seriously, I'd go back just for this, trust!!! Pro-tip: All the seating is outdoor and not covered. Anyways, so happy I moved to Fremont AND found my go-to Mexican spot.

    Tacos presentation.
    D.wight L.

    Not a taco truck, but more of a food stand that has an agreement with Freewheel Brewing Co. They are regularly in front of this local brewery in a business/industrial area. And more of an extensive operation where they'll set up worktables under a canopy, where a kitchen crew of 4-5 churn out Mexican street eats like a machine. I think they are only there in the evenings, as even the brewery doesn't open until 4:30 pm. They have a couple of tables across from their kitchen, but the brewery has tables inside their space, as well as outdoor patio furniture out by the entrance. But in what I've seen in a couple of visits, a lot of people just do take-out, drive in then out. And they are surprisingly busy, like a line of 10 or more can form at any time. And if a line does form, then your wait time will increase. I had 2 orders in front of me and it took about 10 minutes to get my food. I've heard reviews where 20-30 minute waits can be had. They make their own corn tortillas so that is a big draw for them. And they'll make various street foods with those tortillas. From Tijuana style tacos (slathered with loose guac), some items filled with cheese and meats and some even deep fried until crunchy. Their menu only list ingredients and prices, so if you don't know what a Mulita or Vampiro is, then you may have to ask the register dude. Cash and Venmo only. Tacos ($3.50/4*) They do Tijuana style tacos so they are street sized but topped heavily with thin guac, almost sauce like. They look small but they fill them pretty good, so you can get 4-5 bites per taco. Carne Asada: they grill their carne asada over an open charcoal grill, which is money. Since they set up their kitchen outdoors, they are able to pull this off. If they had to cook 'inside' of a truck, then they probably would have to grill on equipment ran on propane gas. I can taste the charcoal grilling, which is probably why they chose their name 'Humadera' which means smoker. But even tho with good grill flavor, their chopped beef still comes off as super plain and borderline blandish. They probably only season with salt, and I think they can be a little more bold/creative with these flavors. The guac sauce is just meh to me, more to moisten the tacos than to flavor. Al Pastor: on this taco I requested for no guac sauce, as I wanted to taste their pastor meat from a legit spit (trompo). The layered pork is nicely roasted then shaved into thickish strips. Great texture but again the pastor spicing is definitely on the light side. A great taco for me is if it doesn't really need salsa, but the salsa can be used to elevate it further. Imo I think their tacos 'need' one of their salsas. Now their salsas are pretty damn good. They have 2 green ones, one being their medium burn. Their hottest one is a pureed cooked tomato one, so it is smooth and quite orange. That one has a good heat to it, probably cooked serranos. They also have huge containers on ice next to their salsas that have sliced cucs, radishes and lime wedges. And with every order they'll give ya small paper plate with grilled serrano chilis and whole grilled pearl onions with the skin on still. I felt that was a super nice touch to their presentation. Quesabirria ($5/4*) They form the corn tortilla for this slightly bigger than for the tacos. Just white melty cheese and very soft and shredded birria. The flavors were great, basically Mexican pot roast in quesadilla form. I just wished the tortillas were grilled to some crispness, at least some edges. This was completely soft and mushy. So soft that I didn't want to dip it into the small cup of broth. But after tasting that broth, not salty nor greasy but quite beefy, I just added cilantro and onions to it and just drank it like soup. I was so legit, that I just couldn't waste it. So with decent beers from next door, I found this to be a legit option for Mexican eats in this town. Even though not conventional sit-down, still worked for me. Worthy of a repeat.

    Left - quesabirria, Right - Tijuana style tacos
    Dianna P.

    Adding this review to say that although these tacos were not bad, it was not so much worth going out of the way for me. This felt like one of those experiences where social media duped me again, since I've been seeing so much hype over this place. Anyways, onto the details-I went on a Wednesday evening around 8pm and it was very busy. They share a parking lot/area with a brewery so seating area looked like very chill vibes - I would definitely recommend going here for tacos and beer if you are looking for a late evening place to hang out. The wait from standing in line (with about 3 people in front of me), ordering, and receiving our food was a total of 21 minutes - so pretty average wait time. Food-when trying a new taco place, I like to order at least 1 pollo, 1 asada, and 1 pastor since these are my top 3 and I like to just see which I like the most. Unfortunately, pollo was all sold out so I got taco 1 pastor, 1 taco asada, and decided to try a quesataco with asada as well. My husband got his usual, quesabirrias. Tacos are $3.50, quesatacos are $4.50 and quesabirrias are $5.00. Pretty standard food truck type prices. Asada taco had good flavor, but sadly I must have had bad luck because I had so many grizzly pieces I couldn't enjoy it without spitting out so much cartilege. The quesataco disn't really add enough umph to be worth the extra dollar (if you're thinking of crispy cheese skirts, this isn't really that). I do like that they are generous with the amount of meat and toppings, especially the guacamole. Al pastor was decent but didn't stand out to me. Quesabirrias were not crispy but the birria and the consomme were fine. The birria was actually kinda on the dry side, so the consomme was much needed. Overall, would I get this again? Yes, I will never pass up tacos! However, I wouldn't really go out of my way for this, there are definitely a few other Tijuana style taco places I would go for instead.

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    Best taco's and burrito's in the bay..the food there is a little pricey but well worth it.i will recommend this place for sure..

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