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    Tacos El Chavito

    4.6 (488 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Will A.

    Hands down the best tacos in Orange County at a reasonable price. I ordered a large amount of tacos for a potluck. The service was great and quick. Make sure to get their piña drink. Everyone at the party enjoyed the tacos. They were gone in no time! Thank you!!!! Definitely coming back again just to hang out and eat or to order a large amount for catering.

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    Nikol P.

    This taco truck has been a staple for my fiancé & since we were teenagers. The tacos are consistently good every time, nothing special just simple warm affordable street tacos. $1.25 tacos in today's economy is almost unheard of. You truly can't beat it. Workers are decent, straight to the point of taking your order & serving you your food, they take Zelle & Cash. It's a food truck so you dine on the hood of your car or in the trunk or take it home to enjoy. It's one of those spots that never tries to be fancy, just solid, reliable, and delicious. If you're looking for tacos at unbeatable prices, this truck is a must.

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    Holly W.

    What's a visit to SoCal without finding the best taco spot?! This truck is a no frill but all the best flavors and prices, spot. We ordered our own sampler of chorizo, pastor, asada and pollo...save your efforts, skip the pollo. It's not bad, but you can get chicken anywhere! Service was simple and quick, they accept cash and Zelle, located "around" the area that the address takes you too

    He's Pissed I didn't bring him some tacos!!
    Ryan G.

    Missed them for a while. From the old spot off slater. Was first in line today after an appointment. Nothings changed pina water and all. So great, so fresh and I'm so glad I found them again. Will be here very often again

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    Angela Y.

    Found this food truck while randomly looking around on google maps when I was in the area. The reviews were pretty high on both yelp and google maps so decided to go check it out. Everyone ordered in Spanish so I was kinda worried at first since I can't really speak Spanish fluently despite having a 1500+ day steak on Duolingo... But the owner was really nice and patient with me. They are cash or Zelle only so make sure you come prepared. If you order for here they will have your food on plates, and if you order to-go they will wrap everything up for you so that you can easily bring them somewhere else. They also give out cups of free pineapple juice. Very affordable price and great food!

    Amy N.

    Somewhat of a secret taco trunk. Or maybe not so much anymore. Price is unbeatable! $5 for burritos and quesadillas. $1 for each tacos! With multiple meat options too. Street taco size. Friendly staff. Food comes out fast and bring cash! Park on the street. Run place to check out. Obviously being a taco truck there is no seat options.

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    Jordan H.

    Yes it's true, the tacos here are only $1! I came on a Sunday afternoon and there was a small line. I'm sure it gets more crowded in the evening. I ordered five tacos for $5 (chorizo, carne asada, al pastor, carnitas, and chicharron). The tacos were solid -- by no means the best taco truck in OC but far from the worst. The meat to tortilla ratio was a little lacking, but that is to be expected for only $1 tacos. Overall the meat quality was ok. I wouldn't recommend the carnitas (a little dry) and but the other meats were decent. If you are craving tacos and want to take it easy on your wallet this is the spot. But in terms of quality, you have to temper your expectations for the price! The true draw here is the value, obviously. They give free pineapple juice while you are waiting for your food, which is a nice gesture. Cash only.

    3 asada, 2 adobada, 1 chorizo
    Michelle W.

    - use google maps for a more specific address! it was parked across the medical center on the street when we went - cash or zelle only - pay when you receive your food - such amazing value that's unheard of in 2024! $1 tacos that taste fresh and loaded with tender meat and all the usual taco suspects - will definitely be back to try more meats

    Al pastor & Asada Tacos

    BEST TACOS EVER!!! We got the asada and al pastor and both were amazing. Pineapple juice is really good as well. Our favorite go-to spot.

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    delicious and super nice people. very easy for a pick up. I got a dozen tacos for myself!

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    8 months ago

    Affordable for the quality of food. Meats were tasty but not much options for salsa. Service was quick and straightforward.

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    3 months ago

    Stopped here today, amazing price and quality of tacos. The agua pina is delicious! 100% recommend!

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    3 months ago

    10/10 would recommend, very nice guy and very good tacos with good prices. I got asada and pastor tacos

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    Went on sunday March 16, 2025 at the time it was supposed to be opened but after waiting a bit more than 30 minutes I just left

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    Tacos were off the wall great. Horchata would be great on the menu. They are great enough for countless parties.

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    they take zelle and cash

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    First stop in SoCal for our meal was Normita's fish tacos. We came here due to the birthday boy's…read morerequest which he found off of Yelp. When we arrived, the seating outside the restaurant was packed. We went inside to order with the lady cashier. We ordered 3 orders of 2 fish tacos, one order of fish burrito, and one order of chicken taco. I chose the fish burrito because I saw the line cook making it while we were standing in line. Luckily, there were tables that opened up after we finished ordering and walked out. They either call your name or bring out the food to you when it's ready. Everything we ordered here was moderately good, but the fish does get tiring to eat after the first taco. Same with the burrito because I was only able to eat my half and had to take the other half home. I wished my fish burrito had more coleslaw. I've had really good coleslaw in fish tacos before, so this place was considered more mid. The chile salsa that came with the fish burrito was delicious though. It really helped with the dryness of it all. For some reason, my friends who went to get the food after our name was called said the lady cashier inside talked mean to the line cooks and helpers. I'm not sure what happened as I was waiting outside, but they said it's something to note.

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    I took my little girl here for lunch after a day at the beach right before the 4th of July, she's…read more4, so yes daddy is fancy and we eat at nice places casually. We were sat (appropriately) in the section with families so some kids running around, making noise, but if you're a parent: this shouldn't bother you, these are all kids under 5/6 years old, and all of these parents clearly just needed a beverage after beach day chaos. Lots of space in here too with the gorgeous view of the beach, the temperatures were nice and cool and it just didn't feel over crowded, which can be a common feature in most beach restaurants Our server Nate was very friendly and got to us right away despite also being a bartender. They served us some delicious spiced chips which my little gobbled up the entire time, not too spicy for her either! Nate accommodated us by making my child a mocktail drink as I try to not have her drink soda/high fructose corn syrup - she wasn't a fan I tried blackberry margarita initially and found it lacking flavor completely, my second choice the watermelon one was ON POINT - Nate also used a higher grade tequila for my drink. Couldn't taste any booze at all and it definitely was an enjoyable buzz off two drinks. Now to the food: there were so many choices, I went with lobster enchiladas cuz I'm bougie like that and also the fish tacos, I went for 3 fish tacos cuz value but once they came, you really only need two as these are HUGE. The house salsa they serve with the chips goes well with the fish tacos, I'm not sure why they served lemon with them, I asked for limes. The kid got a bean and cheese burrito but she mainly ate the chips and had bites of my food. We both enjoyed the enchiladas, the citrus notes in the sauce were a little high, I do wish however they had smothers more of the enchiladas with the sauce as the edges were a little dry and there could have been probably 50% more cheese in them as well. I ate the bean and cheese burrito later - it was really good! My sister went the next day (b*tcg didn't invite me tho ) and enjoyed it as well after having a bite of my left overs and hearing the drink menu. Although I reside in LA, I'll be back here again! 4* due to blackberry marg kinda mid, not enough cheese/sauce on enchiladas - maybe next time will change that!

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