I've been chasing this truck around for over fifteen years. Everyone always knows "the best taco truck" but this one always changes their mind. read more

This place has great tacos. Tacos are $1.50 each, which is .50-$1.00 cheaper than all the other taco trucks. We usually get 3 each because they're not the big corn tortillas. The asada is my fave. They slightly fry the tortillas in oil so it has a slight crisp and they add chíle (salsa) that is med-hot & they give you a grilled jalapeño & radishes. I tried a burrito, but either the tortilla is too big or they don't stuff it enough because it's kind of flat. Flavor is good though. read more

Been coming to this place for over 10 years . Tucked away in the hood of Salida , I remember this spot used to be up the street more in that Oil change parking lot place . But wow this Joint is a Gem of the valley. Best tacos hands down. Always got to get my Carne Asada Tacos fix when I am up near Ripon or Modesto. i now live in Sacramento and would definitely drive up here just for the food . 4 tacos and a Tangerine Jarritos, Por Favor :)) read more

My family and I have been eating off this truck for 20+ years. Absolutely love it. Rented there services for my sons college graduation party. When we travel to San Diego to visit my son and his wife we bring them food from this truck. read more

My boyfriend and I would drive all the way from San Jose to Salida just to eat here or we would stop by whenever we were in town. I wouldn't have known this place if it wasn't for my boyfriend. My boyfriend and his cousins have been coming here for years. The food is as authentic as it gets. The tacos, burritos, and enchiladas here are super good. Their meat tastes fire. I usually get the asada and al pastor tacos. I'll occasionally order the burrito and enchiladas once in awhile whenever I feel like getting one. Their salsa is really good and super spicy. Don't be intimidated by the sketchy area that it's located in. They're opened from 11am-9:30pm everyday. The staff here are really friendly and the food is cheap. The spot is cash only so be prepared. The food is worth the visit, you won't be disappointed! read more

This is a hidden gem of Salida. Tucked away off highway 99. Menu is very affordable with tacos at $1.25 and up. Caution, their salsa is but delish read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Asada Tacos with everything - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

The best taco truck around, hands down! The red sauce is super spicy but addicting. I go with the salsa verde and it's amazing.

Tacos here are delish! My favorite are tacos de cabeza (beef head), well the carne asada is pretty darn good...oh and the lengua (tongue) and the tacos al pastor are pretty damn good...ok ok they're all pretty damn good! Oh by the way...this taco truck is kind of hidden behind the building as you drive up so you might not see it from the street...but it it's there. read more

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I'm originally from San Diego and between there and TJ there are no better taco stands and trucks in the world. So imagine my sadness coming up to North Cali Home of the Average Taco and Terrible Burritos? Where they stuff them full of beans and rice so-so salsa, no guacamole and they don't fry the tortilla a lil bit? Then I found El Hidalgüense! Great taste, very good salsa, excellent meat for the price. I highly recommend their Super Burrito with no beans or rice with GREEN SAUCE. I 100% recommend their carne asada quesadilla with GREEN SAUCE. And their killer? Chicken tacos with GREEN SAUCE. I eat their about once a week and it's amazing every single time. If they had guacamole they would rule the world. read more

Our fav taco truck ever! We live in the Bay Area but whenever we are in the Modesto/Salida area we make a stop! Carne Asada CARNE AMAZING! Owner is so nice always remembers us and greats us with "Hey, my friend! Long time no see!" Oh, did I mention the prices! So low you feel bad! We always tip! read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Carne Asada tacos x 4! Yum! Muy picante but Delish! - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

BOMB! Best tacos & burritos in Salida Modesto area hands down! The quality of the meat is great, no fatty pieces or chewy pieces. So much great flavor! I love the pastor burritos that my go to, delicious pastor! Also the lengua tacos are amazing! The lengua is delicious and the texture and bite of the tortilla is heaven! You can't beat the prices $5 for a burrito supreme! $4 regular burritos $2.50 quesadillas 1.25 tacos Favorite burrito truck ever!! :) Thank me later read more

The worst taco truck in salida tacos are grease no condiments the meet quality is horrible and to to it all off expensive DO NOT EAT HERE it's horrible read more

Best "al pastor" tacos you'll every have if you like a greasy fried taco. It's more of a cross between carnitas and al pastor, possibly braised in fat before hitting the flat top. Absolutely delicious. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Pastor left, asada right. $1.50 each - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

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I was intrigued by this place, people's reviews about how "Sketchy" the area is, and how you should "travel with a companion" yet "it's worth it". I was like, damn! People are risking their lives for these tacos? They must be good right? Well, I must say, I wasn't impressed, but I was satisfied to say the least. Hardly any meat on the tacos, and the double mini tortilla for authenticity made me taste just that., Tortilla! Now, I won't ever turn down a nice warm tortilla, but this is a taco I'm paying for, not "masa" and salt. Anyhow, the prices were cheap so I can't complain. I got three tacos and a burrito, everything tasted the same, just one was wrapped and the other was half wrapped? I would stop again, but merely because it's a quick and convenient cheap meal. read more

Still best taco truck in Modesto hands down, no questions asked. Asada tacos consistently awesome! Heads up spicy salsa is spicy but mouth watering, sweaty forehead worth it. An absolute treat for the family. If you haven't tried their tacos, you're missing out. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

If you like this taco truck you have low standards in tacos. This place is awful the tortilla and meat are super oily. read more

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My go-to truck when I want spicy tacos. I'm pretty picky with my taco trucks, and I've tried different ones here and there (based off co worker recommendations and Yelp recommendations). I've narrowed it down to three trucks (been to the ones in Modesto, Turlock, Salida, and Keyes; just for Tacos not burritos). Jessica's (downtown Modesto) for overall flavor and meat quantity, Tacos Vallarta (for their green sauce), and Tacos El Hidalguense (for spice and their crunchy tortilla). If I could combine the best qualities of all three they'd have all my money. read more

I have been coming here for years and tell everybody about how great this place is. I use to tell people that the hot sauce is a perfect blend of heat, yet edible. Something has changed with their hot sauce. It is inedible and way too much fire. And this is coming from someone that can handle spicy food. With all the options in Salida and surrounding towns, u guys need to fix this! Many people I know won't come here because of this! read more

Location was sketch... but so is most of Modesto. - at least there was parking. Its cash only so have the dollar bills in hand: other then that the carne Assad was delicious. And the tortillas were extra freaking delicious... pan friend! Not quite crispy and not a regular taco truck taco. I will definitely be back on my next pass through this town. read more

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One of my favorite taco trucks in the area. The hot sauce has some heat to it but one of the better ones around. The husband and wife are very friends as well. Deffiently worth stopping by and trying if your in the area. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Carne Asada Burrito Supreme. Awesome - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

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Well let me start off by saying that this man and his wife are such nice people, I'm big on customer service, just as important as the food being good. My husband and I love it here, we work nearby so we stop in often. I usually order a carne asada burrito supreme, which is absolutely delicious and for $4.50 , u can't go wrong. I like that they add just a touch of oregano and thier salsa is the best. The tacos are great as well. Just a good place all the way around. Love this place ! read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Carne asada tacos are the best - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

I occasionally come out to Modesto for work. Looked up tacos and found El Hidalguense taco truck. The GPS is not on point but if you drive down a little further you find it. Mannnnn were the tacos good! I ordered 3 Asada tacos and one lengua taco. Salsa that was on top was good. The tortilla the taco came with was super good!!! Cant say enough good things. I will be coming here instead of the taqueria restaurants. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

This place had great reviews, so we went out of our way (20 minute drive each way) to find this truck. It's not really exactly where the directions send you. It's by a motel, not the veterinary hospital. There is no seating, so be prepared to eat in your car or take it home. The prices are great. We got 7 tacos, a super quesadilla, 3 bottles of coke and a can of soda for $21. I'm not sure if the guy who was working and I had a misunderstanding or what... but I specifically asked if they had any grilled whole jalapeños. He said they didn't have any. I wanted to order 2-3. I would have paid extra for them too. When we got our food, We did in fact get the grilled jalapeños I inquired about. We only got one each... I would have paid extra to have more. Not sure why he said they didn't have any... when they did. Whatever. They also said they don't serve chicken... when I've specifically read in reviews about people getting chicken burritos and tacos here... whatever. He seemed annoyed that all we had were $20's.... I read ahead of time specifically that this place was cash only, so we stopped at an ATM before we got there, so we would be prepared. If you're going to run a cash only business... don't be annoyed when people pay you in cash... be prepared and have change... don't be annoyed when people try to pay you with cash when you only accept CASH.... The food was ready pretty quick, so that was nice too. We got home and the tortillas were SUPER greasy... ugh why!? The meat was actually good though and the flavor was nice. Would we go out of our way to go here again? Eh, probably not. It wasn't horrible, but it was a lot of work on our end and not worth it. read more

First off, being from Texas it for me is a battle between Cali and Texas for tacos, i live in Texas but spend most of my time here. I will say that if there we a winner today, this place has taken it. Price wise a steal, taste my ohhhma gaawd. If u are by her stop, if u see this and are not by here, drive. Eat them fresh, its not the same if u try to wait. You wont regret it. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

I choose this spot because of the ratings, I was disappointed. The girl taking orders lacked customer service, we seem to be inconveniencing her. We order Asada and Pastor Super burritos. There was nothing super about them! The were skimpy on the meat and the asada was salty. I did not feel I was getting my money's worth the burritos were small. read more

I don't usually write reviews about places....but god damn. Lived in Modesto upward of 20 years and grew up at my Dad's business down the street. Little did I know the best Mexican food in my life was 300 yards away. First off, my policy has always been "if it looks like you'd get Hepatitis from the outside, it's probability amazing." Check. Haven't stopped here in 20 years cuz it looks sketch AF. Second, tacos need to be authentic. Not usually a taco fan, but I'll always give a new place a try. And dear god... corn tortillas taste home made. A little crisp to them so they support the meat and double wrapped (because one tortilla is amateur hour). Salsa, lime, carrots and a couple radishes to season to taste. Amazing. Finally, the pastor super burrito. Meat is seasoned perfectly and is absolutely delicious. Always worried that burritos will get too greasy and the last bite will be super oily.... no sir, not here. Life changed. Will now weight 400 lbs because I will be stopping here constantly. I have no regrets. read more

This truck WAS the best for years but they've been slowly changing up the quality & taste of the food. I was dealing with it and remained loyal until lastnight.They switched to a sucky quality meat, you might not realize because the over powering salsa masks everything and conceals the truth but if you're a foodie like me you just know. Somedays your food is a grease pit making the tortilla nearly transparent some days its not.. guess it depends on the cook but im not taking anymore chances for disappointment. It's no longer worth the chorro.If you're new to this truck you might be ok with it because you never experienced the magic that this truck once created but I have stardards now because i know what a bomb taco tastes like read more

Seriously my favorite taco truck. Food is delicious and always made correctly. The only thing I don't like about this place is the lady that works here. She's so rude and if I ever ask for extra jalepenos she gets irritated and will give me like 1. The man is so nice he always has god bless and never has an issue if I ask for anything extra I'm always willing to pay extra of course I understand it's a business and they need to pay for those "extras". I would give this 5 stars in a heart beat if the lady would change her attitude and be more friendly. read more

Good burrito. It was made perfectly. I highly recommend this taco place. It looks clean and you don't smell that regular roach truck smell. That awful old fried oil smell. I also had tacos and they were nicely prepared. read more

Great food, my first stop when coming to California! Can't beat taco trucks. Anytime I have a craving, this is my stop. Will recommend them to everybody. Thank again for the fast service and delicious food. read more

I've been to many taco trucks and shops in the Modesto area. This is by far one of the best taco trucks. The meat is very well seasoned and delicious. However, I honestly think that their amazing salsa is what sets them apart from anyone else. The salsa has a good level of spice and gives the tacos and especially the burritos that extra push to make them outstanding. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - This is the menu posted on the truck - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

I came to this location per yelp direction and operating hours. There is Salida Vetetinary hospital and that's it. They are actually by the Don Pedro Motel read more

Best tacos in the area for the best price! $1 for tacos, $2 for quesadillas - can't beat that! They season the meat to perfection with a little spice to it. Definitely worth a try! read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - As of 5/19/14 - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

Amazing tacos!!! But my wussy ass couldnt handle the fire. Lol. I thought it would be the same fire like other taco trucks but man was i wrong. Hopefully they try to make pollo tacos. Also the pork was amazing too! read more

WOW! Asada burrito. Great flavor. Good heat. Super fast service even with 10 others in front of me. This is the best truck in the 209. Had three pork tacos!! Outstanding. The salsa is face sweat hot! The heat does not over power the flavor. read more

Tacos El Hidalguense - Three pork tacos! - Food Trucks Near Me - Salida, California

Great tacos. Location is a bit weird, but the food is great.

This is honestly the BEST taco truck around! I used to say that bout Jessica Taco #2 down 8th street...and they were back around 2002. However, I will admit that El Hidalguense is now my favorite. PLUS nobody asking for your change. I always get their asada super burrito. MMMM! The heat fluctuates from time to time. There are days when it's definitely spicier than other days. I like it either way. Great stuff!! Keep up the great job! read more

Just bomb ass tacos! I come from Sacramento just to eat their tacos! Tacos al pastor are the ones

This place was horrible the taco had no flavor and they were so greasy and they where so dry the tortillas weren't even cooked right the burrito was to salty and the rice was all watery and is was mushy and they forgot to gives us are sauce when we asked for it twice and the eat at your own risk. read more

Not much for parking, but service was fast. The only reason for not giving 5 stars is because the standard salsa is seriously too hot to assume everyone would want it. The proteins were to die for, and very fair in price. read more