The chips and salsa bar was better than the burrito. I ordered a super Asada burrito to go five minute walk from the hotel. The burrito came out super fast. I thought that was convenient.. It may be a quarter of it. It was lukewarm no flavor, but I will recommend the orange salsa. That was really good.. read more

The service is good and cool they have a drive thru and a lot of parking on the boulevard. However I don't appreciate paying so much per taco and not have it made to order you can tell the carne Asada was just sitting in a warmer for who knows how long. I felt like I ate old tacos made hours ago or even a day ago was really disappointed. The horchata was amazing if you're craving a authentic wellmade horchata they got it but food wasn't as good as other spots I've been too especially for the price read more

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Tacos El Compa opened in the long vacated space where Von's Chicken/Tofu House was. Interior and parking looks similar. A drive thru has been added. Drill: immediate service at counter upon entering, pay. Food brought to table. Self-service drinks, chips, salsa, condiments @salsa bar. Offerings: breakfast, small plates, tacos, burritos, seafood, plates, specialities, quesadillas, drinks. Eats: tripa/cabeza tacos@3.25 -generous servings of moist, juicy proteins. Topped with raw onions & cilantro on 2 grilled commercial corn tortillas. Lengua quesadilla (5.99) -lotsa pieces of tender, juicy lengua topped with sour cream & quacamole. - big size, great value. Chips were the commercial kind. Nothing special. Spicy salsa had a kick. Drink: jamaica aqua fresca (3.75) -tasted naturally sweet, not oversugared. Lightly iced by choice. 4.5 stars Great value, generous portions, easy parking, great service, tasty food/drinks, beers available. Hispanic Heritage Month: 9/15-10/15. read more

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This spot just opened not too long ago....decent food with many varieties of salsa. After you order, you grab a bowl to get free chip&salsa. Food was alright. I was little upset that their birria was from cow not goat so I just ordered garlic shrimp which was too oily for my liking while my husband ordered Chile verdes quesadilla which looked like a burrito to us and it was too watery. The wax paper they put under made it worse since the juice from Chile verde soaked through it. Would be good for a quick meal. Nothing special. Plenty of parking spot. Staff was nice read more

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I had the most delicious vegetarian burrito I have ever had bar none! You can ask for it the way you like it. It was so fresh, delicious, and healthy. Yumm read more

The inside it vibrant and nice! Service was quick and fast that's why I'm so said at the food! Shrimp taco had no moisture the 3/5 Chicken tacos lots of meat but that's about it 3/5 read more

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Food was pretty good; we got the burrito and a few tacos. portion size was worth it for the price. Will go back again.

Tacos El compa is located right off castro valley blvd, with a dedicated parking lot that's been newly paved in the well known ex- 'blast zone'. I'm glad they chose to repave the parking lot, breathing in new life to the area, allowing more cars to park. They've also added / brought up to code the pre-existing drive through. Currently it's only operating for phone orders and DoorDash pickups. The place does feel a lot more like a taqueria now, with the all the decor, good friendly service, and seat-yourself layout. Upon entering you place your order at a front counter, where you can then grab your number and serve-yourself chips and salsa bar. The chips themselves do feel store-bought, but the salsas are likely made in-house. Some of those salsas are very spicy, just how I like them. I would highly recommend bringing a couple cups of a mild salsa, lemon, and radish if you're ordering tacos. I ordered my usual: carne, carnitas, al pastor. (All meats were tremendously generous amounts of meat) Carne asada: 2/5. Personally, not my favorite way of serving. The carne came out in what I can best describe as pencil shavings. Razor thin and abundant. It was also quite dry, which is where the extra mild salsa comes into play. Quite necessary. Carnitas 3.5/5. Thankfully the carnitas are just a touch less dry than the carne asada. They gave me a little bit of a half cooked pork floss / pulled pork with good flavor type vibe. Al pastor 3.65/5. This surprisingly felt the most moist to me. I did however wish it had more pineapple flavor. A slight kick of sweetness from a taco is how I prefer to have al pastor. Quesabirria 3.5/5. The quesadilla part of the quesabirria was quite crisp and had a good amount of meat, however it wasn't the best at retaining the consome. Flavor-wise, this is one of my favorites behind the tacos. Horchata 3.75/5. A little bit more cinnamon, more rice flavor. All it really needs. I felt like the milk and sugar were the most overwhelming flavors. When the horchata was being refilled I noticed all the "sediment" sunk to the bottom and never made it into the dispenser. I almost wanted to ask to be served from the bucket instead. read more

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Good addition to castro valley Mexican choices The wet burrito was enormous and had lots of sauce Carnitas was crispy and dry which is how we like it Grilled chicken actually tastes grilled Downsides: not as much customization as our other favorite local place Guacamole is very plain-- like puréed avocado with a little lemon juice. I'm searching for just the right mix-- addition of salads but not too spicy, with cilantro and lime, slightly chunky. Drinks are from a mix read more

Tacos El Compa - Wet burrito - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Food is great! Family owned. Don't ask questions the quality is there. They also serve beer! Very cute above average taco spot. The salsa bar sold me! So much better then junk fast food. Also this place is very clean. read more

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Loved my al pastor vampiro and carnitas burrito! The salsa bar was fantastic....I made a mix of the Pico and Asada salsa, soooo good! Highly recommend. Much better than Portales, not sure how they got such a high rating. Tacos El Compa will be our new go-to spot! read more

So excited to see another Mexican restaurant in Castro Valley. We have a few, but I will never turn a taco away! We walked in to smiling faces at the front counter and the lobby area was very clean and well organized. The menu is very easy to read and isn't too complicated to understand. There is a self-serve salsa bar, chips available to enjoy while waiting for food if dining in. There are fountain drinks available as well as aguas frescas. The first time I ordered a taco from this location I was surprised that the chicken in the taco was cold. I was expecting the chicken to be hot. The following visit to this location, I ordered the carnitas super taco. The carnitas had great flavor and was not oily or fatty, which sometimes is the case. The super taco had salsa, cheese and sour cream on it. It was fantastic, and I know that I'm going to get it again. My Hubby opted for the burrito bowl, but he wanted a vegetarian version, which the staff happily provided. My husband was stuffed to the max after eating his bowl, which means the serving size is generous. It is nice to see a local business thrive in Castro Valley, and I'll do my part to support them. Supporting them won't be difficult as the food is great. read more

Tacos El Compa - Burrito bowl - vegetarian - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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Love that there's a pretty big parking lot here. Definitely makes coming here a breeze. Ordered a bunch of wet super burritos with a variety of meat. I also love that there's a chip and salsa station cuz there's never enough salsa, right? There were 4 types of salsas and picked jalepenos. Service was prompt and efficient. Now to the wet super burrito. My oh my... it is ginormous! I was only able to finish half. I opted for cabeza as that's not a meat choice that is widely available in Castro Valley and it was really good. It was super tender and not a lot of fat. It has almost the same texture as oxtail but way more tender. My party also had carne asada, carnitas, shredded chicken, and tripas and they said the carne asada and carnitas are really good. I tried a piece of tripa and although it has good flavor, it was crunchy. Overall a solid place in Castro Valley. Will come back again! read more

We have been going here for the past year. We have this on a weekly repeat. Burritos and tacos are so flavorful, seasoned well, great portions of meat, and fresh. Highly recommend this spot! read more

Very good customer service, warm welcoming. Beautiful atmosphere and food taste just like home I love it!

I went to tacos el Compa for the first time looking forward a good Mexican meal. I ordered the chile rienos. The meal so you get two with rice and beans. The rice and beans were good. Unfortunately the chile rienos could have been better, the chile were only cooked to aldente so there is a crunch to the chile. Anyone knows the chile rieno should be soft no crunch like when you bit into a carrot after inspecting the chile they were not clearly cooked properly the should have been cooked so the skin start to peel off and then you remove the skin as much as you can these were not I clearly would order this again but maybe I would try something else so I could give a more accurate review but as far as the chile rienos don't order it save the money read more

Tacos El Compa - You can still see the shinny skin on the chile. Should been charged and removed would have made this meal more enjoyable. - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Everything always!!! Great food! Service always fast and friendly! We go often! So close to home!!!!

Good food! We go a lot!!! Pretty real Mexican dishes! Service is fine! No ambiance, just good food!!!

Must try the Birrira. My kids loves the tacos. The consume soup for birrira dip was delicious. They have a nice salsa bar and served free nachos. Place is clean and food came out fast. Nice local joint and friendly service. read more

This is our favorite taco place in Castro Valley, and we're always looking for the most authentic street tacos we can find. This one is it! My husband loves the quesabirrias and I love their tacos-- whether asada, pastor, or tripa. Love the unlimited horchata refills too! Super convenient with their drive up window and quick turnaround from ordering. read more

Been there 20+ times since they opened Went there today it is literally $19 for a burrito hella small for the price asada was old and terrible and it was just a soggy mess of sour cream and guacamole paste. Absolutely Disgusting never going back read more

My go to Mexican spot in town. Who can say no to self serve salsa bar? Not me. My partner and I frequent Tacos El Compa once a week. We love to get our taco fix . We usually order the taco place which comes with two choice of meat, rice, and beans. Also on Saturday and Sunday the serve Menudo. Most places only serve on Sunday's, but I love how I can come here on a Saturday and order me a bowl of menudo. They don't skimp on the meat here as well. Come get yourself agua de Jamaica and enjoy a few tacos you won't regret. read more

Had their lengua taco salad. Prepared quickly, overall fair in taste, loved the unctious pieces of lengua. They have an endless salsa bar and chips which was a great add-on to the meal. You get 4% off their prices if you pay cash, thus one line for Card payment, other line for Cash. Order at the counter, take your number and they bring your meal to your table. 4 star because overall seasoning could be more flavorful, intense. I did not like the taste of 2 of the salsas (green sauce too tangy maybe too much tomatillos; one of the red ones not to my liking [top left cup in my photo]) read more

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A new taco joint has landed in Castro Valley and I fell in love with their Al Pastor! Tacos El Compa has a wide variety on their menu and even serves breakfast! I love their self-serve chips & salsa bar too. If you have a taco hitlist, definitely add this place to it. PSA: This is NOT the same one in San Jose nor are they affiliated. * Bistec Ranchero * Double Taco Combination Small Plate * Birria Taco * Tostada de Ceviche read more

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I ordered 9 breakfast burritos for a morning pick up for a birthday celebration. I chose this place because it was open earlier than everywhere else around but I never been here before. Everyone asked me where I got the burritos because they were sooo good! And a really god size too - plenty of food with left overs. Will definitely be back to try other items! read more

Please, if you are a person of color, please avoid this place by any means necessary when you come in here the service is terrible. The food is nasty and the customer service is bad. Seven dollars for a taco is crazy. I also ordered rice and the lady totally forgot to add the rice. The ambience sucks. read more

Tacos El Compa - Lower right is the sour cream I scraped off - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

They recently opened and I was very impressed with not only the portion size, but also the quality of the food. There were several patron's already seated and enjoying their food. I love the self serve salad bar with different types of salsas that all had a slightly smokey char note on the tongue. I had the carne asada enchilada platter. Which was brought right to my table. The restaurant was very neat and clean. I guess the word is out about this place because people kept coming in to pick up orders to go. You may enter hungry, however you will leave... full and satisfied. read more

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This place replaced the Vons Fried Chicken spot before and it is poppin' in here! There is plenty of seating and the workers were super helpful and attentive. I ordered several tacos of various meats. Carne Asada- Decent, had a lot of flavor to it, but it wasn't like the carne asada that I'm used to. Chicken- Nicely made and had a lot of char flavor which what I love the most in taco meat in general. Super seasoned and flavorful, you can't go wrong. Al Pastor- The al pastor was not as great as I imagined it would be but still very good! It definitely hits the spot still and will satisfy a taco craving. All in all, I am definitely coming back to try the rest of the items on the menu. read more

The best Mex food in CV. The Veggie super burrito is the bomb; So are the breakfast burritos. The salsas and condiments are the best. Try the spicy green guacamole. You can't get that anywhere else in town. read more

So glad a new Mexican spot opened up in CV. They took over the old Tofu House location, so there's plenty of parking and pretty spacious inside if you decide to dine in. Felt welcomed instantly when we arrived. Really friendly service. I really like the chips and salsa bar. Who doesn't like unlimited access right?! We took ours to go though. The burritos themselves were packed with flavorful meat and didn't skimp on the ingredients. I like their menu options and can't wait to go back and try the other options. The pieces are reasonable. This might be my go to spot when I'm craving Mexican food. read more

Tacos El Compa - Carnitas. There's actually a lot more meat than pictured here. - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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Easy parking. Friendly service. Free chips and salsa bar. The veggie burrito was a little bland--too much lettuce.

Food: missing the ubiquitous Mexican food in southern california, I'm always on the lookout for a good spot up here. My friend recommended this place, and I'm so glad my church friends and I finally checked it out. I got the carne asada fajitas, my friend got a burrito, and my other friend got shrimp quesadilla and all of us loved the food. My fajitas were hot and sizzling as they came out, and all the fixings were there alongside. chips and tasty salsa complimentary. Atmosphere: while it does feel like this place used to be a fast food joint, the accommodations were still clean and festive. Creative Latino art decorated the walls. Bathrooms were clean and orderly. Service: friendly staff behind the counter answered our questions, made adjustments, and then brought us our food promptly. Tips: for the amount of food I got, the price seemed quite reasonable. I definitely want to come here again read more

It was so much tastier and satisfying when it first opened. The burrito bowl meat was sparse and lacked flavor. The limes had no juice. Carni Asada was very dry as if it was cooked 12 hours prior and reheated many times over. The bacon, egg, rice breakfast burrito was essentially all rice -such a huge disappointment. The rib eye was very dry and lacked any flavor. We were very disappointed on December 20,2025 and we will not return for a long time. read more

Nice little restaurant with ample parking. There's two lines, one for credit card and one for cash. With cash you get 4% off. We had the bistec ranchero and various tacos. We liked the tripas the most. Free chips, salsa bar and drink refills. read more

My family and I loved this place when it first opened , reasonably priced and good quality food , good service , and the ambiance was fitting , since they've been opened we noticed the meat quality went down and prices went up , making it just another restaurant that once they established a customer base they raised prices and went down on quality. read more

The serving sizes are huge and the prices are great. Staff is super friendly and keeps the place really clean. Lots of delicious salsa choices too. Also pastor was . I enjoyed the quesabirras and the cabesa, but there is definitely better out there. They just need a little more flavor. Next time I would definitely get the Al pastor again, and likely try some of their plates. read more

Tacos El Compa - Quesabirrias - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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I have a special story about this Mexican restaurant... Ever since they opened up in Castro valley, it was my dads FAVORITE go to Mexican restaurant. He LOVED coming here. Me and him would always come here and have our lunch dates here. And when I couldn't come with him, he would come here on his own all the time. It was our favorite lunch spot. But now that he passed away, I still continue to come. They have great customer service. I usually get the camarones a la diabla, or sometimes I get the carne asada tacos. My dad loved their burritos from here, and sometimes he would get the carne asada tacos. I will always love this place and be my favorite, it will always remind me of him. read more

Tacos El Compa - Camarones a la diabla - Mexican Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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Not great by any stretch of the imagination but it's edible. Guacamole is really runny. Chips tasted stale or unseasoned at best. Super burrito lacked any flavor. We don't need another mediocre Mexican place. Wanted to like this place, will not go back. read more

Grand opening: we as a community have been waiting patiently for a "new" Mexican restaurant to open in Castro Valley. OVERALL RATING: 4.5 Aesthetics: 5 STARS - smooth paved parking lot with a decent amount of parking spaces. Building was repainted and remodeled. Inside of the restaurant is small but has a decent amount of tables. Clean, gender neutral bathrooms at the end of the restaurant. Service: 5 STARS - The older gentleman helped us out. He was enthusiastic to answer questions, very friendly and our food came out quickly. As soon as a large party got up we managed to snag their table and when I asked an employee if she could clean the table, she did it immediately with a smile on her face. Great overall customer service. Chips & Salsa: 3 STARS - chips are not homemade which was a little disappointing. I watched them refill the chip station with "bagged" chips. Salsa station has a good variety of salsas, limes, and other toppings. 2 Taco plate: 4 STARS - tacos are small but filling because they have double tortillas and they put so much meat on one that I turned my 2 taco plate into a 4 taco plate. The rice and beans in the side were flavorful and well cooked. Wet Super burrito: 5 Stars - This was by far my absolute favorite. The flavors were spot on. The cheese was delicious and the green salsa was mild which I prefer. Drive thru: Phone orders and door dash only. You can't drive thru like a fast food restaurant. I would definitely recommend them and am excited to try other menu items. read more

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They have good Birria here. This place has a quick and convenient drive through just make sure to order ahead.