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    Taqueria El Patron

    4.3 (20 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Birria Tacos
    Ellie B.

    Food truck review: recently stopped by here on my lunch break to meet up with a friend and we both loved our tacos! She dubbed her chicken tinga tacos the best she's had since moving here, and the birria I had was delicious as well. Food came out fresh and hot! Would definitely stop by this food truck again.

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    Aaron D.

    Found this lovely gem while meeting with some colleagues at Starbucks. Ordered two tacos, one with carnitas and one with pork. For as busy as the was, they had our food ready in a few minutes. Both tacos were tasty, but my favorite was the one with the carnitas. The spicy sauce on the side was a game changer for me. I love spicy foods, adding the sauce to the tacos took them to a whole new level of awesomeness.

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    Ed W.

    How is it that I can find things like Cachete, Alambre and Birria in the Midwest on a food truck by accident (I'm doing network field testing just 80 ft from it), but not while going out of my way to find something different while living in LA for 22 years (OK, MAYBE Birria at one restaurant)?!? The food was very good too, but I didn't think to take a pic of the food , but just the side of the food truck.

    Dominik D.

    They have some pretty good Barria Tacos, they're a bit pricey, but hot and crunchy. They were representing with a food truck at the Juneteenth concert at Hook and Ladder.

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    1 year ago

    We had the Barria pizza and tacos. The Food was excellent, happy I stopped in... we will definitely be back!

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    3 years ago

    Unbelievably delicious. The quesabirria should be on every order. Can't recommend this place more highly.

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    5 years ago

    Best tacos that I have found. The truck is typically in the Falls Liquor parking lot in the evenings. Get the cheek taco!

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    5 years ago

    Super tasty tacos and decent prices! We've been here a bunch and always end up with good food.

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    6 years ago

    Would recommend takeout. The Barbacoa burrito was delicious. The chips were also phenomenal. Definitely will be ordering from here again.

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    8 years ago

    The best tacos I have ever had! Great authentic Mexican food, not limited to just tacos. Good portions for a fair price.

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    Orale Mexican Eats - Fish taco

    Orale Mexican Eats

    4.5(206 reviews)
    3.1 mi•Windom, Southwest
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    Orale will definitely become one of my new go-to spots!…read more I got the swimming burrito with carne asada and my partner got the swimming burrito with carnitas. Both were good, I would definitely recommend the carne asada. We also got chips and guac. The guacamole had a strong lime taste and was so unbelievably delicious, I would go back just for the guac. There is a small parking lot in front of the restaurant and a ton of street parking. The staff were very nice and helpful. We ordered at the kiosk and they brought our food to our table. It looked like the bartender also waits on the tables in the back. There's a section of the restaurant that's a bit loud, but we easily found a spot to sit in a quieter area.

    The food is pretty decent. I lived in Querétaro, Mexico, and spent 8 years in Phoenix, so I know…read morethe difference between authentic and Americanized Mexican food; this is firmly the latter. It's a bit whitewashed and leans more Cal-Mex than anything you'd find in Mexico, but I'm not complaining. I love a good California burrito and asada fries, so this style has its place (especially in Minnesota). Service can be slow. It took us about an hour to get two burritos yesterday and the restaurant didn't look busy. Maybe they were just short staffed. My main issue is the salsa. They limit you to one packet per person, and it's not the slightest bit spicy. And where are the limes? This place desperately needs a salsa bar with real options and some heat. Bump up the salsa selection and stop rationing it, and this would be a solid spot. For now, I'll keep getting this to go and buying my own salsa and limes.

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    Colita - Seared Scallops with carrot puree, salsa macha, peanut, and fresno

    Colita

    4.4(622 reviews)
    3.6 mi•Southwest
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    We booked reservations for this place for a work dinner and I was eagerly waiting to try it out…read more We ended up getting here a bit early and tried some amazing cocktails. I tried a cocktail that the bartender recommended and wow did it pack some flavor. We wanted to try all the tostadas and flavor, so we ordered the watermelon salad, beef toungue tostada, the scallops and the Cacio e Pepe tacos and man were we buzzing from all the flavors. We were all very full, but we had to try the churro dessert. I will say this place is very much captivating with decor, the flavors and the service. It's a must try if you're a foodie.

    I was disappointed with Colita. Of all the Del Prado dining establishments, Colita was the biggest…read moreletdown. We know Mexican food, having traveled extensively throughout Mexico since the 1980s. Mexico City is a frequent destination now that we're older, and hopping around the country isn't as easy. The many dishes we tasted at Colita were bland and lacked the explosion of flavors of authentic Mexican regional cuisine. Go to Oaxaca, and your taste buds will be blown away. Service was cold and perfunctory. We sat at the bar on this Sunday evening in August, and the female server was decidedly corporate, casting humanity aside for a robotic affect, half listening and half uninterested. Fun was vacuumed out of the room. Colita was not designed for laughter and frivolity. The place was crowded, but this was a restrained crowd on a Sunday night. Colita was more Linden Hills than Kingfield, if you know what I mean. Our favorite dish was the carnitas tacos. They had the flavors of Mexico. Our check was Minneapolis high, usually worth it, but maybe not at Colita. It was our last night living in the lakes area before we move to the North Loop. Colita was a good choice to remind us why we're moving. However, it was the wrong choice for a celebratory evening.

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    Chicken Thigh Pinchos with adobo and peanut macha

    Colita - Fun cocktail and delicious mocktail!

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    Taqueria El Patron - mexican - Updated September 2026

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