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    Taqueria El Rey

    3.7 (89 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Candace D.

    Food was delicious..We were greeted with a complimentary basket of tortilla chips and bean dip....My grind had the quesadilla...huge and yummy served with lettuce and crema...I had Al Pastor sopes...(2) piled high with meat, lettuce, tomato, queso, crema, and we were given a red and a green bottle of delicious house made sauces ...Excellent service...quaint cozy place ...food out very quick...very clean restrooms (very important) nice quiet spacious booth with a window view.

    Shrimp a la diabla
    Jen M.

    I like this place. Good, large servings, hot sauces, free chips. It's not fancy at all and that's fine with me. I got the camarones (shrimp) a la diabla. I liked the heat and the flavor. The shrimp was over cooked and it was tail-on, which I don't really like. But it was still good enough to not impact my five-star rating overall. My daughter got chorizo and al pastor tacos and was quite happy with them. They are the kind of tacos that are sometimes referred to as "street tacos"; meat on 2 layers of corn tortilla, with cilantro and onion on top, with no cheese or other stuff. In Mexican restaurants and food trucks though, this is simply what a taco is and doesn't need to have the "street" in the name. My husband had the chicken torta, a sandwich. Though he's usually a quesadilla or burrito guy and didn't really like all the breadiness of the sandwich. But sometimes you gotta try different things so I'm glad he took care of that for us. A huge part of how happy I am with a restaurant comes down to the sauces; if they are hot with good flavor coming through, and if big bottles of them are brought to the table, well, I'm generally going to be quite satisfied.

    Sarah G.

    If I'm making the trip to south 24th Street, there are a couple other places I'd choose to stop before ending up at El Rey, but having the food truck parked in the Avanza, now Supermercado, parking lot (2900 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE 68105) tips the scales in El Rey's favor. As such, I've never eaten at the restaurant itself, so this review is dedicated to that delicious mobile food wagon. We've eaten from the truck several times now and it's been good each time. Happy to report that tacos and tortas are very tasty and well worth the price. There's something about the bread on that torta... Next up, burritos!

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    Jamie L.

    This review is for the actual building on s 24th street, although I've had food from the taco truck and it's pretty much the same. I've been pushing off coming here for awhile, I'm really loyal to the place across the street. However, we decided to do our own taco tour and this was the first stop. I'm very let down. We ordered 4 tacos; 1 al pastor, 1 carnitas, 1 lengua (beef tongue), and 1 chorizo. None of them tasted good. The place was PACKED when we got there around noon today and a lot of the people weren't eating all their food according to my husband. Well if theirs tasted like mine I understand why. The WORST taco is a tie between the lengua and the carnitas. The lengua was so over cooked and cut into little cubes it tasted like I was chewing on rubber bands. I could not chew them up well enough and it was just gross. The carnitas were just bland and way too greasy. Yes I understand that carnitas are typically fried in their own fat, but these were gross. The chorizo was WAY over cooked even by my standards (and I like it crispy), It was burnt and greasy which pooled in the basket on the side. Finally the al pastor, which to say it was the best isn't that much of a compliment, was still rubbery and if I could compliment it at all I liked the onions. It was served with roasted peppers, radishes, limes, a red salsa, and salsa verde. None of which really helped it. Oh and we got chips when we sat down with some bean dip. It didn't have much flavor so we tried to add hot sauce and it didn't help. The chips were rather burnt on some part and they all tasted kinda... weird. If I had to guess they need to change the oil in their fryer. The best part was probably watching 3 of the staff members in the kitchen almost come to blows because they were arguing over something. The rest of the staff were okay, I wouldn't really say friendly either. So no I probably wouldn't come back here. Go across the street to Taqueria Tijuana and get good food. Heck Taco Bell would be better than this crap. -_-

    Deviled shrimps.
    Shreya R.

    This is an authentic Mexican place on South 24th St. It was packed to the brim on a Saturday afternoon. I ordered a plate of deviled shrimps. My dish was very flavorful, the portion size was huge, and it was very very reasonably priced. The shrimps were of good quality and came with rice and some beans. They also serve freshly made tortillas with the meal (I love these tortillas). The server was friendly, efficient and quick. I also bought some of my favorite Mexican Candy after my meal. Next time, I am going to try their tacos as I have heard many great things about them. This place is definitely worth a visit.

    Steak burrito

    If your're going to charge $8 for a burrito put some meat on it!! What a RIP off. Its supposed to be a steak burrito but its 95% rice and tortilla.

    The food here is great!! Tacos buche & carne asada & an Al pastor burrito
    Reese S.

    The food here is really good! We ordered the burrito Al pastor, tacos buche & carne asada & the horchata. All are highly recommended! They brought out chips & a hot red salsa & a avocado salad in containers (great for adding to your tacos!) & a bean dip in a small cup with a spoon for putting on your chips. The burrito can't out with grilled Serrano peppers & a cup of onions with a spoon. I'm not entirely sure that comes with the burrito or the meal in general, since our food was brought out in two trips. Very quick service. We got there at 10:15, took out time with the menu & left before 10:45. I'll definitely be back

    Well worth it.
    Gunther K.

    Omg the burrito is huge and tasty. Been a week and im still feeling stuffed from their burrito. Its very well worth the money here.

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    Luckily this is right where I live. They have amazing food and just reopened the dining area. Worth it!

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    Best street tacos and he Mika that I've had since I've been in Nebraska. It's aways from the house.

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