Absolutely good food, and great service. You better come get this. Hey, especially if you have a hard time between English, and Spanish... You better come get this GREAT Food. read more

These tacos prove that size isn't everything. Though they were on the smaller side, each one was bursting with authentic flavor. The toppings were fresh, and every bite was satisfying. A hidden gem for anyone who appreciates quality. Great food and great service. Will be returning. read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

My boyfriend and I had the menudo here once before and it was really good, and the customer service was great too. Because of that experience, we decided to come back for a second time. Unfortunately, this visit was completely different. When we opened the menudo, there were multiple hairs in it. It honestly looked like someone had gotten a haircut and the hairs ended up in the food. It was very clearly human hair, and because of that we didn't even eat it. We kindly took it back and asked for a refund. The lady helping us said she would let the people in the back know. When she returned with our money, she seemed upset or annoyed. My boyfriend still said thank you, but we never even received a simple apology. I wasn't expecting anyone to be overly apologetic or dramatic about it, but a quick "sorry about that" would have gone a long way. So unfortunately, not only was the food issue disappointing, but the customer service during this visit was too. read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - human hair in menudo - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

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Good food and great service. Lots of different foods and desserts to try that are not available at most local spots. Will return in the future. read more

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It's actually pretty good. The only thing is the food take forever to come out ... and on top of that the lady using the cashier is also grabbing food items with there hands. No gloves . No hair ties . But super friendly customer service read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

Great food with lots of seafood items on the menu. Would recommend if you want authentic food. read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

Authentic Mexican Food! Best tacos in town hands down! Great service! Staff is always friendly

Tacos are always good. I like to order the "CHAVINDECAS". I like both of their sauces but prefer the green one. Just a heads up the meat is salted lightly, so if you like salt they always include salt packets. read more

The fried tacos are made out of beans. The ones that I got had about two beans inside and they were fried with an oil that was very burn/old. read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Extra-small Tacos dorados with beans - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

Good menudo on Saturday and sundays staff there is really friendly will keep coming here on my weekends hard to find good menudo now a days

Good place to get a beer and some tacos d suadero can't go wrong Taquitos de suadero chavintecas!!! read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Taquitos.... Chavintecas.... Suadero - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

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Asada tacos were made w shredded beef? weird??? The tacos lacked salt. Flavor wasn't there. Very disappointed. PS i never leave reviews but I needed to w this restaurant. read more

Food is good but portions are very small, tacos are extra small. Must order before sitting down. We ordered additional food from our table and waitress did not request the order so we had remind them and it took twice as long, everyone was done eating and we were still waiting for food. The service on the floor is subpar. read more

If I could give zero stats I would. I came here because my bf introduced me to it and I thought the tortas there were bomb! But the last time I came here the lady at the register wasn't giving good service. Home girl had an attitude for everything, I had ordered tacos for my mom because I really thought she would've loved the food here, but it was just disappointment! We asked for the tacos to come with everything and when we got home there was nothing on them, literally nomas la pura carne and I know she heard me when I said CON TODO. Don't waste your money and time coming here. Parece que ni quieren trabajar. read more

Muy sabrosa la comida y el servicio es excelente. Se la recomiendo al . Nos atendieron con mucha amabilidad.

Tacos are okay not the best, good for when you are starving and cant find any other place to eat.

Awesome little down home Mexican place. The food is outstanding and the service was awesome. The young man who took my order threw a free chavendeca in with my quesadilla to try. It's a little out of the way but definitely worth it if you're looking for authentic Mexican food read more

For awhile now, my old co worker wanted to introduce us to authentic mexican food instead of the typical fare that we have grown accustomed to. Another mutual friend joined us and off we embarked to Salinas for real mexican food. She took us to Taqueria El Chavinda, a place I would have never thought of trying if it wasn't for my friend We decided to let her order since she knew what was best there to try. For drinks, I ordered this soda mixed together with wine. It was quite delicious! They make there sopa in house but you won't find your typical sopa's here. Instead of an inflated ball with a hole cut out and stuffed, there's is flat like a tortilla with just a slight fluff. It has a great crispy texture and wasn't as greasy as I thought it would be. The meat filling on top was pretty tasty but was hard to discern much flavor difference, She also ordered us pork rings tostada that were marinated and pickled. They had a weird gelatinous texture to them but I actually found myself grow to like them. I did not like the idea of eating pig intestines but I figure I should try everything once! I am sure glad I did. Last but not the least, the tacos were legit Overall Thoughts Can't really judge a book by its cover now can we? read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

Chavinda is the best Mexican restaurant in Salinas!! You'll find the bombest ceviche there TBH everything on the menu is delicious, I've literally had everything! The bread they use on the tortas is heavenly. Tacos dorados are a good option for non meat eaters! I used to order that when I went vegetarian for a little bit. Tell them to add the mexican cheese on top it like perfects it tbh. Their pastor is unlike anywhere else!! I'm not even really into pastor, the only place I like it is there! The chicken tacos are always soooo amazingly delicious tambien. It's such a lowkey spot but the best! Chavinda NEVER disappoints! read more

Just bought a $7.00 burrito with more onion and oregano very little carne asada a total rip off I will never set foot in the hole in the wall restaurant don't waste your money or time there read more

Honestly I have been to many taquerias and I love this place they have amazing tacos, sopes, you name it its pretty good.

Some of the best tasting tacos in the area, I've been to many mexican restaurants and this one earned its review. The chavendecas are fantastic, the meats they offer are cooked to perfection and the sauce's are amazing. They offer a variety of meats and cheeses, and have great service. Not expensive at all, reasonably priced. Menudo can use a little flavor but i think they have it like that so you can add your own flavor i.e. cilantro, onion, parsley, chili, oregano etc etc. All in all the drive was worth it(Gilroy) read more

Best Ceciche ever. Wonderful tacos. Very friendly. Basic but clean. This is a real tast of Mexico! read more

Taqueria El Chavinda - Beautiful mural and pure Mexican pucs. - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

This is the best taqueria in Salinas hands down! They have really good tacos for a good price and the flavor is like no other, very traditional and very delicious I would recommend to anyone who is in search of a great taco read more

Lady at register right after to grab the money she went there and make my tostada without Why seem hands that guy making the tacos Is talking to his friend that he looks like he was on drugs obey drunk and then the guys got to he's got all over the cilantro and touching his nose and grabbing that's disgusting read more

They offer a very good flauta, its nothing that I've experienced before. It's not the typical flauta that is rolled up and fried, but actually folded in half and stuffed with beans and on top has crema and some lettuce. And you can get three pieces for $1.10...soo good. The chavendecas are really good here to, again I haven't seen these anywhere else, but its a taco that has carne asada and then same sauce, onion, and cilantro and then topped off again with another tortilla. I've had the other meats and dishes here, but they werent too spectacular. I would come here for the flautas and chavendecas..soo good read more

I took my boyfriend there he loves tacos thinking it's going to be good Cze it's in the east side of salinss so we order the tacos were so little and no meat in the tacos no salt didn't taste to good I ask the girl u have chips salsa she said well we can make u sume I order a tostada the ceviche was good but the tostada was very old estail the pace was not clean emvberesing read more

These were pretty good tacos when I was a kid, but now they have become cheap salty tacos. I won't ever go back to this place. Unfortunately. read more

Been coming here since I was a kid, I bring everyone here when they visit out of town. Food is always delicious! Never disappoints! Service could be better but the quite friendly most times. Will always recommend! read more

It's true, known for their tacos but that's about it. Menudo had no flavor and the quesadilla had no cheese. A can of store bought menudo would of satisfied me. They do like to use parsley on everything. A little too much though. You would think a place like this would have authentic flavorful Mexican food. But I was wrong. read more

My brothers and I used to go to this place as kids for tacos. Hadn't been there in over a decade. Had lunch today with my brother and were extremely dissapointed. Not what it used to be. Had to be the worst Mexican food we ever ate. Bland tasting and small portions. read more

The tacos might be small but they are so good. Everyone wasn't big tacos but in reality if you go to Mexico you're not going to find big tacos, they're all small but they are always flavorful. Best fuckin tacos! And everything else they have is fire af. read more

So I like the tacos from here. They were DELICIOUS a few years back. Now they are just EHH OKAY. What I dont like at ALL is the type of Workers. They dont look clean at all. Ive seen various time me being inline, and the cook on his phone, once he gets order doesnt bother to clean his hands. Just nasty. The few workers there if not all seem to be on drugs except for a few. Thats the only thing I really dont like from here. The way the workers look. Not professional at all. read more

Most authentic Mexican tacos. They're almost like the ones from the street vendors in the Ranchos in mexico. Size and everything. My family and I have been going there since I can rember. I love their tostadas de ceviche too read more

Great authentic Mexican food. Love the neighborhood feel of the restaurant. I enjoyed delicious chicken Chavindecas. Very similar to a quesadilla but made with 2 tortillas and lots of cilantro! read more

Worst customer service ever, not to mention our Order I was there for lunch with my coworker we both ordered together same bill. She ordered suttee onions to go with her tacos, her tacos came 10 minutes before mine there for she ate alone her order of suttee onions never got there. I ordered my tacos with out onion but my tacos had onion. As I told the girl I had ordered my tacos without onion she rolled her eyes. My coworker and I decided to leave I didn't even try the tacos so I can't review the tacos it self. My coworker said they were OK not the best. They never apologized or Thanked us for coming. Definitely our last time there. read more

My coworker and I stopped in tonight to try out the food. We happened to be down the street and decided to try it. We ordered Tortas and tacos. The bread was perfectly tender which complimented the meat and salsa. The Al Pastor and chicken tasted so good! The meat was perfectly grilled but not dry. I'm super glad we stopped here, will return for sure! read more

stay away from these tacos, worse in town. meat is cooked in saturated oil which you can easily taste. the place is dirty and no customer service. i had 4 little tacos and felt my stomach burning right away. there are other options in town, so come here as last resort only. read more

Tacos and Chavindecas are great! Overall the food is great and the costumer service is good!

No shrimp burrito on the menu but they made one for me on request with bay shrimp for around $3.00 - she took my order "deli style" asking what I wanted in there. In addition to my requests, I think there was parsley and mexican cheese thrown in too, which was different, but good. read more