Small authentic Mexican style taqueria with a decent selection of all your favorites. This is definitely a mom and pop operation with the wife in the front taking orders and dad in the back cooking. The service is friendly and the food was made quickly. I got a lengua burrito which was good and on the large side. The prices are on the average but you get a good portion of food. Everything was good but not great and all in all I liked it so I think I will eat here again. read more

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As far as the Mexican food in the Morro Bay area goes, this place is pretty good. We ordered some al pastor tacos, which had nicely seasoned meat, but were a bit small for the price. My son had an adequate shrimp burrito and my daughter had the menudo, which was tasty, but only had broth and meat. That's it. On top of that, the beans had literally no flavor. Bizarre. I had high hopes because it is a bit of a whole in the wall, which I like. All in all, it's decent. read more

Good, tasteful burritos are hard to come by these days. This place did not satisfy me because of the quality and taste of their chicken. It was oily and didn't have much spice. It was filled with beans and rice, but really needed crema or sour cream. read more

Tacos El Viejon - January 2022 - Tacos Near Me - Morro Bay, California

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The problem with Tacos Viejon is that when the cook/owner/taquero boasted in Spanish that he was the "best in the world", he may have been correct. At the very least, he forges a pretty damn fine torta, a pretty excellent taco, and good breakfasts. Let's talk torta, specifically a Torta Alambres. These ain't lunchbox tortas, the dry, leave-in-your-car-at-a-worksite for hours tortas. They don't travel well. Why would they? A succulent mixture of thinly sliced Carne Asada, charred peppers, a little bacon and nearly too-much melted cheese are way too juicy for that. If not consumed immediately the damn thing loses structural integrity (I swear...this has never happened before), but, within the first five minutes, the toasted bun, refried beans, shredded lettuce, and tomatoes mix together to form a unified, fatty, texturally exquisite whole. Similarly, the tacos range between damn good and extraordinary. You can have a taco con alambre, but why not go for the Championes: Mushrooms with melted cheese. They're perfectly sauteed and salty enough to balance the (once again) copious cheese on your standard corn tortilla, just thick enough to hold in the moisture. Hard tacos are fine exemplars too, crunchy to the point of shattering beneath your molars, stuffed high with meat, shredded lettuce, and yellow cheese. They're what Taco Bell could make if the industrial food chemists in HQ gave a damn. Nachos are a similarly excellent choice, made with local "Taco Works" chips (if you know, you know), almost too much cheese, and a ludicrous amount of meat. I would be remiss to not mention their salsa bar, featuring a fantastic southwestern style jalapeno verde. You'll know it by the fan favorite sign "This is spicy, not guacamole!", no doubt installed after a now-traumatized Bakersfieldian loaded up...and was burned. If you like spice its perfect: creamy, a little spicy, and deeply rich. Five stars, exquisite cuisine. read more

This was my first time eating here, really good place to eat Mexican food while your in town or from the area. I got a Asada Taco and a Al Pastor Taco really good meat to start with and the flavor was there. The meat taste freshly made with all the condiments.They also have a salsa bar which are really good as well if your looking for a spicy salsa I would recommend the red one and the green one is mild. The place is a really clean environment with friendly staff. read more

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A run of the mill Mexican restaurant. Not great, not bad. The burrito was fine but the quesadilla had too much cheese and was too heavy

Meat is very flavorful and the food is good. We ordered 11 asada tacos. 2 saudero tacos which were perfect! Tripas are crunchy which many people love. The price is a little high but the food is worth it. Cash is cheaper than using a card, I think it brought our total down by $10. The service was also pretty quick considering our order and the people were nice. read more

Second time here, owner ask me and my son to take our dog out when first time he did not said anything because there was a lady with her dog in there already read more

They stayed open late (huge in a town that closes Up at 8) to make our take out food and it was delicious

Great food, friendly service, clean restaurant. Generous portions. I would recommend read more

Tacos El Viejon - Huarache - Tacos Near Me - Morro Bay, California

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The prices at this place are stupid expensive. A plain meat burrito is $13! You want sour cream, that's an extra $2! Want avocado, that another $2! Add tax and a small tip, and I just spent $20 for for a freaking burrito that is only ok in taste. The interior of this place is a joke, and they limit your salsa to 4 total... avoid this place at all cost. read more

They did a really nice job with the dining area. The food is really good. But the kid at the counter was clueless how to do his job. I asked about suadero meat since I wasn't familiar with it and he just just nodded and stayed silent while looking back at the woman in the kitchen. So we ordered a suadero taco and pastor burrito. Sadly the kid taking the orders screwed that up and we got a suadero taco and suadero burrito. My wife went up and asked about it and they took back the already bitten 1/2 of a burrito and said they'd fix it. Granted the kid at the front taking orders was still clueless. They quickly brought out a pastor burrito and wanted to take back the rest of the botched order which was odd. The food is good, for sure. Everything tasted freshly prepared and you could tell the kitchen knew what they were doing. That being said, they need to work on the front of house and taking orders, the poor kid didn't seem to care or was clueless. Also the suadero burrito which we didn't want was chock full of cilantro, basically a whole portion you'd buy at the grocery store. They definitely show promise if they can get everyone on board and can work together. The burritos need more filling though as well, the tortilla to filling proportions were not good. The meat quantity was solid but they should fill it with more beans/rice/salsa. I look forward to coming back and hope they can get it more dialed in, especially on this stretch of Main St with all of the other Mexican restaurants. read more

Walked in with my wife couple of days ago their was a man at the counter doing something I don't know What but he said nothing and didn't even acknowledge that we were there. So we walked out.! Jim Miller M B read more

We've been twice and ordered a ton of different items (like, a ton) and we liked everything. Salsas are awesome. Shrimp tacos are my fav. These folks know how to cook. Burritos and tortas are huge. Only bummer is no cerveza. read more

The food was really good!! Would definitely come back. A little on the pricy side though.

Checked this place out for a late lunch. Initially asked what the suadero meat and the and buche meat was, and the young man taking our order was not sure.. so we looked it up online and decided to order a pastor burrito and suadero taco. They have a salsa bar with delicious spicy guac and something similar to a coleslaw, really nice. They served us at our table in a nice dining room with television, and brought us our food. After a couple bites we realized the burrito was definitely not pastor, so I took it up and asked what meat it was. They couldn't find our order and then asked me to give them back the burrito we started eating which was also wierd. They weren't sure what it was but we realized it was also a suadero burrito. They made us a pastor burrito and brought that out to our table. The pastor meat is good, no pineapple unfortunately, and ratio of cilantro and tortilla is on the heavy side could really use some peppers or onions or veggies, bit overall a decent burrito. They are clearly still in their early stages need to figure out the order/ticketing process and train their staff to know the meats and menu, but has a lot of potential on food quality/options/prices. Look forward to coming back! read more

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Wonderfully delicious tacos! We ordered the Pastor, Pollo, Cameron, Asada, Suadero and Buche. I also tried the most brilliant Chile Relleno in the world! We had just finished hiking in Montana de Oro and were HUNGRY! Thank you Yelp posters for the recommendation. Tacos El Viejon, "Los Mejores Tacos (y Chile Rellenos) del Mundo!" read more

Best Mexican food in Morro Bay, authentic and great service and prices. Everything I've tried so far has been delicious, carnitas tacos are my favorite and don't forget to add one of the salsas from the salsa bar. read more

They forgot one of my tacos in my to go order, not why they lost a star. Have to always leave room for improvement. AMAZING TACOS. Go get some. read more

The food was awesome!!! Nice and clean place. Food was ready quickly. We will definitely go back.

On a half-mile stretch of Highway one with at least 5 Mexican restaurants, El Viejon is the most unassuming storefront. Don't let that fool you, though. Their menu is surprisingly built out and their food, delightfully tasty. They have menudo, pozole, and birria on the weekends, and make tamales everyday. We ordered some tacos, a torta, and a tamal de queso. The tamal was huge, the masa moist, with a generous portion of filling. Our favorite meats were the pastor and the crispy carnitas. Make sure you try all three of their salsa verdes. The flavors were excellent! Definitely worth a stop, for in my opinion, El Viejon tops their neighbors' food hands down. read more

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Return customer here--I live this place Carnitas burrito is the best ever. They are huge, very tasty, and the condiments make it an excellent meal. Will go back ioften! read more

We agreed that this place is the best taqueria we've ever been to. We ate there three times in four days during our last visit. All the 'Mixed" tacos are great, superb burritos, and a lot of items you'll never find anywhere else. Great salsa bar too! read more

Stopped in here for some tacos and I was not disappointed. Wednesday's they do 2 for 1 chicken tacos. I got a 2 chicken and 1 steak taco and a side of rice. Everything was tasted was delicious. Definitely hit the spot! Oh and great prices! read more

Fast service and brought us extra food we did not pay for go check these guys out. Very respectful and hard working.

Advertising is WRONG these are the WORST TACOS that I have ever had, meat was dry and hard seemed like it was beef jerky. Horrible service the guy spilled 1/2 the drink on my foot no apology he just walked away like nothing BTW the Michelada was terrible was luke warm I asked for ice but never got it. I walked out telling the cashier Terrible Service Food is Yuck Now I have a stomach ache. Don't Go There 0 STRARS read more

I don't get the 5 star reviews. We went in at peak dinner hour, 1 customer inside, the (I assume) owner crabby, placed smelled bad and pretty funky (not in a good way. We looked at each other and left. read more

Great food at a great price. The restaurant itself needs some love and attention, but if you ignore that, the food is terrific.

Food was good and service was good. Felt like I was eating at a Mexican restaurant, Kids got tacos, wife flautas and I a asada burrito no regret. read more

I tried tacos de lengua and wow what a difference! Super crispy and tasty ! Will definitely come backpack

We had El huaraches and tacos al pastor. Great food ! Really enjoyed our plates and the staff was great.

Tried this place twice with the same results. Carnitas taco was flavorful but very dry. Carnitas burrito full full of rice and beans and a small portion of dry, weird tasting carnitas. Tortillas are also very thick and it all just seems like filler food rather than a quality burrito. Also, the place is never busy. The staff is friendly and the place is clean, those are the only perks. Go to tacos de mexico on main street instead. Better portions, food is cooked nicely, always busy but they always manage to get your food out quickly and it's always delicious. read more

OMG, I think I died and went to Mexican food heaven after a horrible experience with Mexican food at the Midstate fair. I ordered 3 tacos de pastor and a pastor burrito for my husband. The burrito was so fat, my husband couldn't eat it all. He said it was very tasty. My tacos were full of meat. Their not chintzy with their servings. Very good flavor and some very good slices of guacamole excellent, friendly service. Extensive menu. I'd go back. read more

I made a mistake today. I was in Morro Bay at lunch time, feeling hungry and thinking I should branch out from my usual fish taco go-tos like Ruddell's Smokehouse and the Taco Temple. I decided to check out Tacos El Viejon because of the reviews on Yelp. I wish I hadn't. A waste of $10 on a carne asada burrito that was not worth eating---just a massive glob of refried beans (I asked them to hold the rice) and some rubbery asada. No salsa. No flavor. Nada. The counter person asked me if I wanted cheese and I said "Sure", thinking "What burrito doesn't have cheese?" Found out that the cheese cost me an extra buck. :( I ate about 1/3 of it and decided "This is gross. I'd rather be hungry on my way home." I prefer not write poor reviews, but it feels wrong to not put it out there that this place is sub-par. If you're looking for satisfying Mexican street food, check out Boni's Cafe and Taco Truck in Cambria. Now, that's a burrito worth driving for (and no, I do not get a kickback from Boni's). read more

Just straight up gross. We ordered a lot of food, none of the meat was fresh. The Asada Wet Burrito ($13 waste) was full of rice and asada that was so stale it made the whole thing inedible. read more

Stopped there during a visit to Cayucos. Not sure how it got 4 stars. All I can say is it's a good thing I'm vaccinated. Everything was filthy. None of the tables were cleaned and it looked like the salsa bar hadn't been wiped down since the 70's. read more

A Morro Bay underdog hot spot. An absolute must are the suadero tacos. So juicy and tender I can't get enough. This is also our go to for breakfast burritos. Between my wife and I we'll get either bacon or ham. Heck the chorizo is delicious too so you won't be disappointed with any option. Our daughters are vegetarian, they absolutely love the breakfast burrito with no meat. If you go the meatless route make sure you state which burrito you want, they seemed a little shocked when we ordered with no meat. We ended up with a normal bean burrito which my kids thought was delicious so no complaints here. read more

If you want authentic Mexican this place is for you. Wide variety they thought of everything! Huge meats selection. The salsa bar is a good touch! read more

Caritas burrito was excellent, large enough for two meals. Not wet, plenty of flavor without heavy sauce. This was our third takeout and it never disappoints! read more

Real Mexican food on the central coast. Bomb! Definitely stop here and try a taco or two. Nice salsa bar. Just past taco temple. Try it. Al pastor was very flavorful. Buche, BOMB and the carnitas were good too. read more