Cashier doesn't understand English. I tried to speak in Spanish but we don't get each other. LOL. I went in here to get a breakfast burrito with bacon and it was fantastic. You see them cook your food. It's a small place. Your order comes with chips and you have an open salsa bar to choose from. I got the pico de gallo and avocado sauce. I love the avocado sauce! It was creamy and not bland at all. My breakfast burrito had the usual eggs and beans in the burrito. I was low key scared to get the chorizo and opted for the bacon. The bacon was cooked to perfection in a wrapped dish. It's really filling with the chips. There's two handicapped spots in the front. Restroom is located outside. Cashier was nice but I can tell she was impatient with the language barrier. It wasn't difficult to meet halfway. Edit: I went here recently and I love my regular burrito with Al pastor. Perfect amount of everything. The avocado salsa is bomb. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Al pastor regular burrito - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Actually kinda upset this place. Been coming here for years!! But service is horrible now. I called today to place a phone order and the lady just rambled and then hung up the phone. I went it right after and she said oh we stopped taking phone orders 4 years ago. I call bullshit!!!! Cause I always do phone orders. She just rolled her eyes and said "What do you want". Super upset with this place again. read more

Worlds thinnest quesadilla with tiny bits of pastor and a pinch of cheese cooked hard and dry just the way everyone loves it???? read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Paper thin quesadilla cooked hard and dry, yum - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

I recently stumbled across Santa Fe Taqueria. I also noticed a market with the same name and wondered if they are connected to each other? The answer is...yes, they are from an employee. The taqueria has inside and outside seating. Simple and basic decor. The ambience was quiet inside. One outside unisex restroom. The cashier was nice and helpful. I asked if she liked the the carne asada or al pastor better? She couldn't decide and said "both are good!" I went with the Al Pastor. Regular Taco with Al Pastor (4/5). I got it with mild green sauce. The pork was tender, juicy, and marinated well. Agua Fresca Melon (4/5) - Fresh, fruity, and delicious. When I got to the bottom of my drink, there was a thick puree of cantelope that was hard to suck up throw the straw. But it showed how much fruit was used to make this. Haha. It was very good! I'll be back as I read they have the best Horchata in the area (per their writeup). I usually do get this but I was feeling I wanted something fruity today. read more

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This is one of favorite place to get Mexican food from San Jose. It's affordable, clean, consistently good, and convenient to get to with a large parking lot. What we've had and enjoyed here: Tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadilla. Don't skip out on the agua frescas! We've had passionfruit, mango-cucumber, horchata, apple, and many others! Service and friendly and efficient. They do a great job packing up to-go orders. read more

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Aggressively medium food. They charge for chips and then didn't give them to me. They forgot the guacamole in my burrito, the veggie burrito was 50% lettuce, and the carne asada burrito was so basic it was wearing uggs. My husband went in to pick up and they were super rude to him. The breakfast burritos have been marginally better, they have nopales on the menu, but dry AF. The salsas have a little variety: one hot and 2 mild. read more

Came in a little before lunchtime and ordered carne asada fries and a pastor taco. There was a line that began to grow because the cashier was helping two in decisive ladies about what they should order. After they played 21 questions with the cashier they finally finished and the line went smoothly (one pet peeve of mine are people who hold up lines because they don't know what they want, plus it's Mexican food, not a lot of variety and simple to order). Both meats were lacking in flavor and could've been grilled more. Especially the carne asada. The asada sits in a container where it's already cooked so the meat just sweats and loses the juices and flavor. They don't attempt to reheat it on the grill, just scoop it onto whatever you ordered. The meat was scarce and the fries could've been fried better. I would've liked a little bit more pico de gallo because that was the most delicious part but of the meal. They don't have pickled jalapeño, only grilled, but it was good. Pastor needed more grill time and flavor. It looks delicious, but it's deceiving. However, the quality of meat for the pastor was good. The salsas were good, but had to ask. None came in the bag. I do like that they gave radishes and grilled onions for the taco without having to ask. If the meat was better tasting I'd be back. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Carne Asada Fries - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Portions are decent for the price, fresh salsas and drinks. Customer service can be better. In and outdoor seating available and rapid service. Ambiance is ok it does get warm in there since they don't run the A/C. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Excellent Taqueria! Very fresh, good portions - delicious. Staff, restaurant and out door seating area is A+. Truly excellent for the money! read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - California Burrito - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Went there today again around 7pm. The male and female cooks cannot work together. There is no team work at all. They look clumsy and unorganized. They did not give out the order according to the order of the ticket sequence. All over the place. I got my order way after a few orders after me. Also, the male cook did not wrap my burrito properly. Leaking and uneven. Very slopy work. They need to get the original cooks back. There used to be a great male and female cook who can handle many orders by themselves. read more

Solid breakfast! They have a variety of breakfast dishes. This came with ham and eggs with a side of rice and beans. Rice was fluffy and the beans were so flavorful. They gave me so many tortillas! It came with salsa too. So delicious. I highly recommend. Staff were very kind! Restaurant seems clean and lots of seating. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Huevos con jamon - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

I ordered the Carne Asada Santa Fe Burrito. It was huge. You can choose red sauce or green sauce. I choose red sauce. The food came out in about 15 minutes. I liked the lettuce on the side to balance it out. For me though, I was still a little hungry after. I eat a lot but for the average eater it's a good portion. It looks like a hole in the wall place but natives here know it isn't. This is a great place to meet friends and family! There's a lot of parking on a Wednesday night. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Carne Asada Santa Fe Burrito - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Burritos here were great for their price. Plentiful amount of sauces helped change up the flavor. Wasn't the best burrito spot, but still really good for a meal. Their fries look pretty loaded as well. Have to try that next time. read more

Oh, Santa Fe, Santa Fe. I want to start out by saying - yes, support your local businesses and be kind to food industry employees because they are honestly overworked. Living in this neighborhood, I've been coming here for the last 10 years and was always forgiving by their services but 'm finally writing a review of how disappointed I am by their quality in the recent years. This past weekend - We ordered carne asada fries, 2 al pastor tacos, 2 carne asada tacos, and 2 super burritos. The steak was chewy, dry and discolored. Almost tasted like inedible beef jerky. Good thing their toppings and sauces were able to help with the flavoring, although lacking.. it was barely enough to cover the meat on top. The carne asada tacos were dried and looked extremely sad.. As for the burritos - everything was mushy and bland, the tortilla was soggy, meat was super chewy as well. Worst of all, when we asked for more sauces, pico de gallo, etc. - the employee just glared at us and ignored our request. We ordered 5 different items and they gave us ONE of each sauces. It wasn't even enough to finish one burrito... They used to have the sauce bar for us to manually get it ourselves but I guess they put it away after Covid and charges you separately for each now. The food has been so yummy in the past for me to complain about this, but the employees can be so racist.. If you're non-Hispanic, they treat you so different and with such an awful attitude. This happens every time we're in the store, I can see the way they treat others as we're waiting for our food. Someone prove me wrong... The ambiance is not what it used to be and it saddens me. I hope they realize that there are A LOT of non-Hispanics that support and love this place. My favorite thing to get here has always been carne asada/al pastor fries and I would come back but I'll make sure I have extra toppings prepared next time. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Dried meat, almost unedible - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Wet Burrito was my favorite, we ordered the one with red sauce, it was huge, I needed to share with my husband. Carne asada fries was good, we also bought some extra sauce for chips. Wasn't too salty or fried, which I like. It wasn't too busy when we arrived, seats are spacious. Service is good. read more

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My craving for carne asada fries led me here, and I was pleasantly surprised. The meat was flavorful, and the fries were perfectly fried. They use those thin McDonald 's-style fries, my personal favorite. We also ordered five tacos - three carne asada and two al pastor. The meat in them was tender and packed with cilantro and onions. They didn't skimp on the fillings, that's for sure. I ordered their super quesadilla with lengua and it was decent. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have a sauce similar to the orange sauce you find at other taquerias. The red sauce they provide is quite spicy, and the green sauce was quite good, we even ordered some extra on the side. We tried their melon and horchata agua frescas in a medium and let me tell you, they were massive! The horchata was hands down the best I've ever had. It hit the spot just right. On the plus side, the staff here are very friendly, they accept credit cards and the parking lot is enormous, which is convenient. They also offer online ordering! read more

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It has been a few years since I have been here so decided to come check it out again. I ordered the carne asada Santa Fe Burrito with Red sauce. Unlike other places, I feel like the quantity of the red sauce was rather little. Nothing wrong with the taste of the Asada or the burrito itself but overall it felt filling but lackluster. The service itself was fairly quick with the location being very clean but will try something else in the future to give it another chance. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Santa Fe burrito (Red sauce) - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Best breakfast burrito in town, I been coming here for at least 8 years, the restaurant is clean, great burritos, great price, nice staffs, no tips needed. read more

A decent place for Mexican food! I ordered the Super Burrito with Al Pastor and the Carne Asada Fries. I thought the portion size was worth the price. The meat was well cooked and not dry! The fries were cooked well and were crispy and wasn't skimpy with the meat portion. I was a fan of the thinner cut fries they used. They have salsas and sides upon request. The food came out in about 15-20 minutes. There's plenty of seats inside as well. It wouldn't be my first choice for Mexican food in San Jose but I'd be willing to come back if I want something closeby. read more

ESSJ for sure vibes for sure! lots of parking because it shares with the market on the same lot so that's not an issue. Small taqueria, they do have inside seating & dannng if you don't mind the heat, warm atmosphere, then eating inside works for you, walked in & felt like I was in PVR hott up in that mug & people were still inside eating. They have outside seating in a little gated area, which is pretty cool BUT I think they shoulda had a door that leads directly to that seating area, because if your hands are full, you'll need help opening the gate to get into the seating area. Carne asada meat was very tasty, it definitely has been marinated in the yummy spices. I ordered menudo, I was a little disappointed because it did not have hominy & not sure if it's suppose to be in there but every place I've ordered menudo, it had hominy in it, but tasteful of course with its special touches. read more

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Me encanta el burrito pacífico. Las señoritas que atienden son muy amables. El espacio siempre está limpio.

Still my fav burrito spot in all of SJ. Burritos are 10-11 now but thats comparable to other spots. The Al Pastor California burrito is still my all time fav and its a must try over here. I also managed to convince the lady to add fries to my shrimp burrito to kinda make it like a Camaron California. It was legit. I do wish they had the old salsa bar where you could get the sauces yourself. I still havent found a better burrito spot tho so i shall continue to return. read more

Customer service no good they need to learn how to talk to customer I ask them I need chicken burrito looks like veggie burrito few pieces of chicken read more

I've been going here for years, food is always good but the service could be better. I find them skimping on the amount of sauce they give. *Not this order, another* but they would only give me 4 green sauces for 3 carne asada fries, 2 tacos, and 1 ceviche. The employee said no more sauce after I asked for more than the 4. Most recent order I found plastic in my fries!! Honestly I'll be back for the food but they gotta increase the sauce they give out, work on service, and double check there's nothing in the food that shouldn't be inside! read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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I don't think I ever given any place a bad review. I understand how hard it is behind the kitchen since I once work at one. If you're thinking about door dashing here I wouldn't do it. I came to pick up my order which was already ten minutes behind sure understandable. After politely asking the cashier twice to check on the order she just bush it off not ready. I sat there and watch the cook make 5 order then work on my doordash order then another 5 order and work on my doordash order. If you're going to work on an order then finish that order first so the food is not sitting there getting cold. No one wants to eat food that sat out at dangerous temperature . It sat there for almost an hour before the last item was finish .It's not worth it to DoorDash here and risk getting sick from the food. Every order deserves to be handle in a timely manner whether it be mobile or in shop. read more

Came here on the raving recommendation of my sisters boyfriend. Ordered the asada and al pastor tacos, and a mega taco. Overall it was very underwhelming and dry, especially since the tacos were missing all the fixings like cilantro and onions. The mega taco had way too much sour cream that I didn't even taste the taco meat read more

Pretty solid! The burriots and tacos are both pretty good, serivce is pretty good as well and prices fairly on par with what's around the area. Only complaint is that they gave me the wrong order last time (I got a carne asada burrito and they gave me a al pastor) even after I confirmed with them that it was my order, I did to go so I didn't find out until I got home unfortunately. read more

Muy bien servicio ! la comida fue servida rápido y las mesas estaban limpias y la cajera fue muy amable Gracias Graciela ! read more

Love the breakfast burritos and bean burritos. I've tried the bacon, chorizo, and cactus. Cactus is my fav so far with tomatillo sauce. The been burritos and super cheesy and good. Definitely my morning go to. read more

Three words -- deep fried burrito. I love chimichangas and they do it well here. Crispy outside and packed inside. Comes with rice, beans, your choice of meat (I usually get the carne asada), topped with a scoop of guac, sour cream, and salsa on top. If you're not going to eat it right away, I recommend removing the toppings otherwise it'll make your burrito soggy. They also have a variety of sauces (spicy and non spicy) to complete your meal. They also give out free chips. I love fries so I had to get their carne asada fries. It's a meal of its own. A big plate of fries, topped with carne asada, guac, sour cream, and cheese. Very filling but perfect for sharing. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Carne asada chimichanga and carne asada fries - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Delicious food at reasonable prices. The aguas frescas are yummy too! Service is fine. The cashier may not speak much English, but it wasn't difficult to order with some basic Spanish knowledge or Google Translate. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - July 2024 - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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I've heard good things about their carne asada fries and they did not disappoint. It was full of flavor and they actually gave a good amount of carne asada! I would definitely recommend sharing the carne asada fries with someone though cause they are pretty generous with their portions. Make sure to ask for their salsas for an extra kick! Also would recommend to eat it as soon as possible otherwise the fries will get soggy. Their super burritos are also a bang for their buck! Super filling and worth every penny. They're only allowing one customer in the taqueria at a time so you can call ahead to place an order for pick up. Pick up times have been 10-15 mins for me so far. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Super burrito - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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We have been here multiple times since 2016. Authentic and tasty tacos, chips, very delicious salsas, and horachata drinks. Highly recommended. read more

End of an era. My family and I have been coming here since 2008. We've introduced it to many of our SoCal friends who claim there's no good Mexican food in NorCal. Our go to has been California burritos because it's good! And we eat here once a month. We noticed how rude the women have been lately especially when you ask for salsa. They look at you like you just asked for a refund. We ordered 3 burritos and asked for 6 salsas (2 per person) and apparently that warranted the girl looking at me with a "are you serious" attitude and asking her coworkers. It was just a weird way to handle something so minuscule. Thought last time maybe the woman was having a bad day but nope. It's been like this every time, every month we go. Time to finally search for another place. Service matters, no matter how good the food. read more

Initially a 6/10 breakfast burrito but after taking a bite around halfway thru and biting down on a rock, 2/10. Salsa was decent. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Burrito for comparison - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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This spot always brings back some major nostalgia but, man, it just isn't the same as before.. Forget about 10 years ago, even just 3 years ago I remember this place being WAY better than it's become now. Carne asada fries were ok but just didn't taste amazing overall. The steak was discolored and dry, and the toppings seemed lacking compared to how it used to be back in the day. We also ordered a super burrito with tripas. First of all, I was under the impression that super burritos come with all the fixings, but ours just came with the standard rice, beans, meat, sour cream, and cheese.. The rice and beans were pretty overcooked, mushy, and bland, and the tortilla wasn't even grilled. Worst of all, the tripas just came as long tubes that weren't even cut or grilled. They definitely weren't cleaned thoroughly and had a funky taste and texture inside. They were so rubbery that it felt like chewing on some kind of rubber tubing, and I was seriously worried that it wasn't even cooked all the way. And as far as I can remember, this was the first time that I wasn't even halfway full after eating an entire burrito. Sadly the quality and portions just aren't to the same standard that they used to be. read more

This is hands down the best place for carne asada fries in the South Bay! I've tried other places but they just can't compare. They don't skimp on the meat, sauces or the fries They used to have a self serve salsa bar before covid. But now the sauces are pre-packaged for you. You just let them know how many of each sauce you want. Also don't forget to ask for your free side of chips! read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Carne asada fries - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Damn, they're RUDE here. If yall don't want people asking for the salsas then don't close up the salsa bar..? This guy legit turned around on my mom as she was asking for salsa. She asked him for the salsa with the avocado and he said no more, and then gave the woman behind us the salsa we were asking for. My mom went back and asked for it AGAIN and the guy gave us some without saying a word.. Most likely cause we saw him pull from the hidden container with the lid. If it's cause we're Asian just say that. read more

Santa Fe Taqueria is a Mexican restaurant located in Alum Rock. My friend brought me here on a Sunday evening to satisfy our food cravings. I believe they have a second location on Story Road, so I want to make it clear that this review is for the location on S White Road. I got myself 3 Mega Tacos ($12, $4 for each) and a medium Horchata ($3). I requested my tacos to have asada meat. The horchata looks to be around 24 fl. oz. I believe you will be impressed by the Mega Tacos here. For $4, you get your choice of meat, beans, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, chickpeas, and guacamole on two corn tortillas. The quantity of ingredients is heavy, and the quality of them is surprising. My asada had a very good chew to it and was seasoned nicely. If you are looking for a well-balanced taco, you might want to go for their simpler options, but there is so much going on with the Mega Tacos, you cannot help but feel rewarded. Pair these with their salsa verde. I wish I could say the same nice things about the Horchata, but I just can't. It was absolutely terrible--the worst horchata I've ever had. For a medium size at that price point, it's a pretty big drink. But I bet you one of my kidneys that you will not be able to make it past the halfway point without getting overwhelmed by the sweetness. Every sip I've had was just a reminder to watch out for my sugar levels. I threw the drink away with 95% of it remaining. Huge stomachache momentarily afterwards. In terms of everything else, not much stands out. Very good parking situation at night. No waiting customers when I got there. My food order took about 10 minutes. Decent customer service. Sauces and other condiments available. COVID guidelines have been met. My friend got himself Carne Asada fries and a Super Burrito, also with asada meat; he really enjoyed the portion sizes and quality for the price point. Those are his recommendations, anyhow. Santa Fe Taqueria was alright at the end of it all. My friend and I were pleased with our experience here, but that horchata--in spite of it being just one item--should be avoided at all cost. Go for the food only! read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Horchata - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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U need to UPDATE the PHOTO on your DoorDash online order for Tacos. It's showing 3 Tacos per plate so I ordered 3 but when I got my DoorDash order. I only got 1 plate with 3 tacos Coz per manager, that photo online only referring to one taco. Per manager***THAT'S JUST A PICTURE. I had to drive here. Coz when I called no one speaks English and they hang up on me. I told the manager that I was charged for delivery. His response: it's cheaper when U come here. That's not the point Dude. Not everyone got the time to come here. That's What the DoorDash for? I had to lined up to pay and the cashier held his five fingers on my face, so Rude, instead of saying please wait coz she was talking to the other lady. ***On the receipt attached to the plastic bag 3x Tacos $4.29 but on the DoorDash app 3x Tacos 12.87. Please see photos!! read more

Santa Fe Taqueria - Here's the receipt attached to the plastic bag 3x Tacos $4.29 - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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