Literally drove past this place and luckily at that moment I was hungry and my eyes lit up when I saw Birria. Yes I know the Birria hype is dying down but I missed some Birria tacos. Checked this place out on Yelp right quick before I hoped in the drive thru line. Oh yes that's another reason why I pulled up. Drive thru. So American of me. Yelp reviews seemed more on the positive side and I read a lot about the great customer service. I ordered Birria tacos that comes with consome. A ham and egg breakfast burrito (it wasn't even breakfast time) Asada burrito. Hot Cheetos with cheese sauce. Now they have like the "flamin" menu where like they put hot cha chas on everything. But that was sooo like 2018 and I was burnt out on that food phase but it was still cool too see that as a menu. I ordered an horchata and I was scared yall! For me ordering horchata at any place... it's a hit or miss. Mostly a miss! I can count two places that have the best horchata and I've been to a lot of Mexican joints but now I can say 3 places! Cuz man this horchata was fuego! I was so happy cuz I was like man if the food is trash at least the horchata was good. Okay so my total came out to like $30 ish dollars. Kinda pricey but I blame the pandemic. Now honestly for the food I'm giving it 3 STARS. The burrito would have been good if the meat was fresh. The meat was hard and oily like they over cooked it or this was yesterday's meat and they re heated it. I wish I took a picture cuz I know y'all know what I'm talking about. I then tried to make up for it by dumping salsa on it but that didn't even help cuz the salsa was eww. Very light and watery. Well the green salsa was. The Birria tacos, Yelp reviews you guys tricked me. Someone on here said it was the best they ever had and I really wanna say y'all had Covid didn't you ? Ruined y'all's taste buds. It wasn't nasty or horrible. It was edible but not satisfying. I didn't even eat the second one. It was alright. Something about it was off. I think the cheese. My daughter has the breakfast burrito but she think every thing nasty so I cannot comment on that. She did love the hot cha chas and cheese. Typical tween. So 3 stars but I gave it one extra star for the Horchata ANd the customer service. The woman who took our order was very helpful and nice! Bakersfield is not in my area so most likely I won't be back but if I am in this area I'll be back for just the horchata and maybe some hot cha chas read more

I'm saddened on how bad El Toro has become. This was my favorite place for menudo after Church. No more the price is almost $17.00 for all juice and hominy. The flavor is no longer there it was a complete disappointment especially after trying Fiesta Market menudo yesterday. $14.99 for a full qt 70% meat and 30% hominy filled to the brim. I'm a loyal customer and it hurts me that El Toro would raise their prices especially menudo for $17 bucks. No I'm done I if you have a family to feed I don't recommend this place. All money and no food. read more

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Wow extra charge for flour tortillas. Wish I would of knew that when they ask corn or flour.

I was there at 10:30am knowing they open at 10:00am after a doctors appointment and they weren't even open or ready to open. I'm pretty disappointed. read more

Food is bland but my major issue is they never get my order right. I don't know if it's a language barrier but when I ask for meat and cheese only burrito it shouldnt come with beans or rice. 14$ for a burrito twice now is crazy. Also when you call to talk to someone it goes to voice mail and i have yet to get a call back. Just sad. ​ read more

I expected flavor iny al pastor torta but received a weird tasting sandwich seasoning was off not Mexican at all took one bite and I was done will not return read more

The food fine but it took 27 mins to get our food and they were rude to us and the people that ordered after us got their food first and they were ordering a lot more food the only thing that was good was the soup and the normal fries and also I said no onions at all and the gave me extra onions and there wasn't much stuff to look at!=Ambiance sucked also never coming back read more

Tacos El Toro offers decent fare, albeit with an outdated indoor dining area in need of some tender loving care. However, their extended hours cater perfectly to night owls. The highlight remains their unbeatable $1 taco Tuesdays deal. read more

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Sorry to give 1 sad star but have no choice , food had no flavor. Order a taquitos combo plate for 13$ it was very small portions. I don't mind paying but I get upset when the portions are small and no taste . Very disappointed. read more

Tacos El Toro - 3 taquitos combo - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I barely ate half of it. Meat was for the most part gross with a TON of fat. Soggy tacos, in the way that you cant actually hold the taco. Salsa sucked. I hate when its like water. Pros: Its open? read more

Love Taco Tuesday! Drive-thru wait time is usually long, but it's super yummy and worth the wait.

Had some good hangover Menudo. I really enjoyed the quality and detail. The homany and tripe was perfectly cooked and seasoned.

Hit and miss some time the menudo is the best and some times it's watered down. I would ask before ordering.

I went tonight and had fabulous service from a new worker named Isabel, she was so helpful. The food was good as usual!

Today I was in a hurry. Like I needed lunch for my staff ASAP. The place opens and 10am. I'm not lying when I tell you that by 10:12 I was walking out of that restaurant with lunch for 10 coworkers, with all the sides and salsas and lemons and drinks. The food was delicious and good portion amount, the salsas are tasty too. The whole staff was pleased with the taste and honestly the price was great too. I was impressed today. The taco specials are a great deal, but their 3 taco meals, rice, beans and a drink is only 6.50. You cant even get a meal at a fast food restaurant that inexpensive anymore. read more

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Taco Tuesday better yet taco Wednesday! They have tacos Tuesday an Wednesday $.99 cent a taco, if you can't make it on Tuesday you get a second chance to get it on Wednesday!!! Tacos always hot an yummy , sometimes you go to places to get tacos An their meat is rough or just nasty , this place is never a issues meat is always flavor an delicious. I always have to get the rice , It's always hot an soft . Customer service is is great, when I usually go it's a guy always nice an when I ask for extra lemons he always ask if it's enough to make sure I have plenty . It's hard to get really good customer service in drive thru , lately it seems like people just don't care they just want your money an get out of their face , but here they are really nice an have patience. read more

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Normally the food I order is tasty. However, today the rice was burned. The beans also lacked flavor, something similar to canned beans. Lastly, the carne asada was stiff, something similar to being reheated numerous times. Truly disappointed. read more

Ok I already did a review and did not really like it, but my partner went back to get breakfast burritos cause the drive thru wasn't busy. There's a reason. Their food is horrible. He ordered 2 chorizo breakfast burritos. This has to be the worst food I've ever eaten. First of all, their "breakfast burrito" doesn't even have eggs in it. Just cause you serve it during the morning time, doesn't mean you call it a breakfast burrito. It was the weirdest thing to eat. I took the first bite and thought "it's not that bad". Then I took a second bite and thought "yeah it is". The inside is chorizo, beans and rice. Not breakfast. And it was just mushy inside. Omg it was gross. Will hurt anyone who tries to bring me their food again! read more

Tacos El Toro - "Breakfast Chorizo Burrito" - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

As part of my family's "Pandemic Drive-Thru Adventure" we saw that Tacos El Toro had a second location on Wible with a drive thru and hopped on the chance to get some good eats. We've been back a few times and have gotten the tortas, tacos, combo platos and fries and I've gotta say, it's all super good. The food tastes authentic and the portions are great! Service in the drive-thru was slow but bearable and they have tons of specials for every day of the week. They're our new Thursday go to! Torta Thursdays all the way! read more

Way better than the one on Ming! Really good service, food and wait time is fair. I recommend coming here the Birria tacos are amazing.

Normally the food is great that's because I usually eat there during the week. Went today Saturday 6/3/21 and the food was not the same I said no chili on my torta, got home and it was drenched with chili I threw it away My wife ordered the taquitos and we could of just bought a box of frozen ones at the grocery store. Today they deserve only one star read more

We stopped by to get some carne asada fries dont know if they are connected but we just went to the one off of ming. First of all they are not even fries they are potatoes cut up. The beans are not even smashed straight out of a can or a pot. Jalapenos really who does that ....When i go to OC i will show you guys what real carne asada fries look like. They are real fries with refried beans quacamole lots of fresh meat and plenty of cheese and sour cream. I dont k ow what these people are making or think they are selling but not worth my money. read more

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The girl at the window was really nice! So that's cool ( : I ordered a wet burrito w/ asada. I didn't really enjoy it, I told my cousin after we finished it we shouldn't come here anymore bc something was off with it and they don't give chips w/ your burrito :/ Since abt 10pm I've had the worst stomach pain. (We ate around 830ish) it's now 330am and I've been in the restroom for abt an hr now, sweating and crying bc im I'm so much pain. and my stomach pain hasn't gotten any better after going #2 for an hr.. Maybe the chicken burrito is better idk but this place messed my stomach up more than it should have. read more

Favorite place to get the Birria and the cosume (the soup dip) comes with the food!!! Definitely worth it rather than lining up on the other place!!! read more

Completely garbage I ordered asada nachos and they didn't put asada then when I show my receipt and ask for my order to be fixed they didn't want to fix it and just ask me if they can add asada on my nachos that were soggy and not fresh anymore after i had to drive back there from home. Then the new ones I got I couldn't even eat because the chips were stale and VERY DISGUSTING . read more

this review is solely based on the rude customer service. I went in Saturday April 7th at 5:50 to the Ming ave one I asked for green sauce she gave me 1. So I waited at the window for her to come back to ask for more she took another order saw me waiting and still didn't open the window Then when she dis she already knew what I was going to ask because she gave me 1 more without having to ask and closed the window immediately. For $10 combos you guys can afford to spit out a little extra sauce and less attitude. Ive been going to them since they were "La Villa".I wont be going there anymore. read more

Melissa and Cynthia was exceptional with her costumer service! She Was so friendly and the service was so fast I would definitely recommend her to anyone if anyone has never been to tacos El Toro I highly recommend you check them out read more

Dissappointed for the last time.... This review is for the Ming Ave location. I've been there multiple times the past few months and have received such awful service, I felt inclined to review after today's disappointment. First off, never order their menudo unless you enjoy it without hominy. Even after asking and paying for extra hominy, there was none. Having learned my lesson after this happened TWICE before, I checked the cup before driving away and sure enough, no hominy again. What the heck?! Secondly, I ordered a torta combo for the hubby and didn't get the taco that comes with it, plus the torta was haphazardly thrown together with the bread bent and the avocado looking mushy and brown. I wish we took pictures so you can see I am not exaggerating. Needless to say, we will not be back. La Villa down the street is 100% better, but they don't have a drive thru so I guess we paid the price for convenience ha! read more

Their food: I tried most of the food in their menu, my favorite is tripa taco & burrito w no cilantro & no bean- tripa is a great amount of crunch and i can see that they clean the tripa pretty well!! Carne asada tacos taste great! Not dry not too juicy. Menudo, it have great taste but can be a bit too salty. Service: The ladies that work there are nice, one of them lack of experience. The problem is that they take too long to take the orders, therefore customers get unpatient or even angry at them. Also they can messed up your order if there is too many customers. Drinks: i did not like the orchata or jamaica because it taste water down, but everybody have their own likes. Drive through: Make sure you ask them for lemons!!! read more

Went here about 11:40am on a Saturday. Ordered #1 combo plate, 3 Tacos with drink - they forgot to give me my drink (I didn't bother to return after I realized about a block away that I was still thirsty). I also ordered a Pastor Wet Burrito. The burrito tasted okay, it was plenty hot when I arrive home 7 minutes later. However, after making it through about 1/4 of the burrito, I started to feel some crunching in my mouth.. it didn't feel right at all. I don't know for sure, but it tastes as if someone dropped some food product on the dirty floor and continued to serve it. I got a lot of grit, sand or dirt on my teeth while trying to eat the burrito. I have worked in restaurants before (Non-fast food) and know what my burrito should have been like. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and return, but with my and reading about other bad experiences from people, I most likely will not. +1 Star for "okay" priced menu. -4 Stars for all problems mentioned above. read more

Wished it had opened April 1 because the food was a joke. They had there grand opening today. They had 50¢ Asada tacos. The asada meat was well marinated but the tortillas were to bland. The red salsa has a sweet almost tangy taste to it that I was in happy about. I also had an El Pastor that tasted like something I've never had before and tripas I didn't care for as much. The horchata was good tho. I gave it one stars for the horchata and because it was close to my house. Other then that, I won't be returning. read more

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Hands down the best Chorizo breakfast burrito I have ever had! I love a good breakfast burrito but have had a hard time finding on in Bakersfield. I would love to tell you how the other burritos taste but I can't seem to order anything but the chorizo, it is that good. The only down side is that they aren't open until 10am so it has to be a late breakfast. Great job read more

We opted to stop here instead of the fast food at the bottom of the Grapevine during a recent drive from LA to Fresno. Great alternative to fast food. Much rather support local business. Well priced kids meals. Good breakfast burrito. Loved their sopa and torta. read more

The wait was not long at all the speaker system in drive thru was so clear. The food was delicious I got the carne asada plate and it came with fresh flower tortillas and a lil salad with avocado. The salsa was good but you need to ask for extra the serving cups are very small this will be my new go-to taco shop from now on read more

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I come here for the Horchata! It's delicious. This evening I got the nachos for the 1st time. Chips - store bought Beans - tasted canned Guacamole - no comment because I couldn't taste it, I see it in my nachos, it doesn't look like a mashed Avocado. Carne - taste isn't bad but they really skimped on the meat. Cheese- I asked for shredded, there was hardly any and I wouldn't have known until eating through since the entire top portion was smothered in Sour cream. I am terribly disappointed in the quality of food used for the price they charge I would have gotten a better nacho from Taco Bell and saved a couple dollars. read more

This place is really good. NO COMPLAINS! The menudo has an awesome taste not too greasy and there taco salsa is very delicious! I order some tacos and menudo in the drive through and it was super sufficient. Great customer service and great food. read more

Tacos El Toro - 100% good food - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Haven't seen this place all over the Internet and I found this picture and I thought I should post it because a lot of people been talking about roaches being in their food at this place and I finally found it and I want to post it so be careful what you eat read more

Tacos El Toro - Watch what you eat!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I will never buy tacos from that place again! They never get my order right! Never again! They need to pay attention more to costumers and what they order! read more

A really good taco spot! It's super clean inside and real good A.C. for hot summer days! Back to the tacos and Burritos, you got to try them they are generous with the meat which is nice! read more

I've been coming here on and off for the last 4 years. It seems it's only getting worst. The price was reasonable back then but now it's overpriced. The food quality is going down hill, They literally put 2 small thin slices of avocado's like the size of a lays chips. There barely any meat in the tortas. All you taste is the beans and tomatoes barely any meat at all. The restaurant is always clean so that's good. Also when you ask for extra green/red sauce they're only giving you like one spoon serving in a tiny container. If you are going to charge $8 dollars for a torta at least make it worth it. read more