their tacos dorados de picadillo my favorite thing in Salinas. love this spot, everything I've ordered has been good and they're on Uber eats read more

Wow! Amazing! I tried a little of everything. Gordita, taco, Vampiras, Mulita. My favorite was the Tripas Taco chefs kiss. Even though it was small it was packed with meat! You know it's good when you forget to put on the salsa lol The Vampiras was my next favorite so so good I ordered on Door Dash and it was done so fast I wasn't expecting it to be done so quickly. Go here and you will be happy! I will definitely be back while I am down here working!!! read more

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Recommend their new add on tacos de carnitas new to their menu very delicious the taste is outstanding read more

Taqueria El Rey - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

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Good service but asada taco was dry and flavorless, my al pastor taco was mushy. If you love rice, my Wife's chicken burrito was heavy on rice & light on pollo. I was disappointed. So many great little taquerias in Salinas. read more

Taqueria El Rey - Lunch - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

El menudo en este lugar está absolutamente delicioso y con tortillas hechas a mano, mucho mejor!!

I got the quesadillas de asada they're super good and it comes with salsa already inside it is a little spicy so if you don't like spice ask for it to be removed! So far I've gone twice and the food actually has flavor unlike other restaurants read more

The lunch bowl was delicious and fresh, and a perfect pick me up after being on the road for a while. Service was wonderful too, everyone was very nice! Recommend!!! read more

Nothing fancy here, just excellent authentic Mexican food prepared by natives for natives. Language spoken 90% Spanish. As a matter of fact the place is kinda hard to find as it's inside a gas station, but once you find it you're in for a treat. The secret is freshness, make sure to order the homemade tortillas they make it to order. I ordered 4 carne asada tacos on homemade tortillas they were humongous loaded with meat garnished with just a tad of cilantro and diced white onions and the right amount of salsa. They give a widge of lemon per taco deep fried onion and deep fried jalapeños. They also have freshly made Mexican aguas. Bill for all of this was 11 bucks, I walked away extremely satisfied without being overly full and I'm a big athletic guy with an appetite to match. The cherry on the pie is that the place is spotless clean including the bathroom. read more

Taqueria El Rey - 4 carne asada tacos on homemade tortillas - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

It feels necessary, even though I have never written a review before. Being within a gas station makes it seem shady at first, but that didn't stop me from placing my order. Along with an Asada torta , I ordered six tacos. It's clear that the women who accepted our order feel highly esteemed. Having said that, they were impolite, rolling their eyes when I asked for more lemons, which they then gave to me. It smelt delicious, and I couldn't wait to eat when I got home. How incorrect I was. After taking a bite of the first taco, I nearly spat it out. I saw that the meat was definitely not carne asada. It had the consistency of ground beef mixture that crumbled when squeezed. Being Latino, I am familiar with carne asada. The flavor was terrible. The aftertaste was strangely bitter and very unpleasant. It's not difficult to make a taco taste delicious, so I have never ever spoken poorly about one. But this was just disgusting. read more

Taqueria El Rey - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

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Everything here is delicious I haven't found something that wasn't. I recommend the Vampiras de asada or pastor.

Ladies are super RUDE, I went in to pick a doordash order and since the first time i ever went in for an order they had a bad attitude, I went in today to pick an order and lady wouldn't give me the order until her screen said I had confirmed. Even after I had showed her my screen to verify as she asked ... after I asked for the order agashe asked rudly again if I had verified which I have In order to continue delivery and get paid. I then gave her the same attitude she was giving me and she gave me an fugly look, as she didnt like the response... owner need to give his workers somw better customer service training read more

Just ordered from this place , sopes, hotdog, and a burger the sopes tasted good and nothing wrong the hotdogs were also alr but the burger was not it the buns smelled disgusting. The meat was not to my liking it tasted off and spat it out right away didn't eat or try to finish the burger after that. It was a 4/10 for me. read more

The sopes and gorditas are killer! They never skimp on the ingredients. Not a fan on the rice. Will continue to be a returning customer.

They are the bomb! My boyfriend and I ordered through DoorDash. We shared nachos and a quesadilla. Both had asada for the meat. There were no soggy chips in the nachos. Everything delicious! I looked them up and where they are located I never go that way. I would have missed out. read more

Food is very good, the cooks are very accommodating and will fix your burritos exactly as you want it

Good service; however, the food was not tasty whatsoever. I ordered Asada fries. The meat was undercooked and bland. The fries tasted fishy and like freezer burn at the same time. I didn't enjoy them at all and threw 3/4 of them away. I won't be going back. read more

Amazing food! Their Mulitas are so delicious. Let's just say I ordered twice in one day for their mulitas and tacos. I definitely recommend!

This is worst mexican restaurant ever. Just yaak. Ordered burritto and tacos. After eating I had stomach upset, diarrhoea and stomach pain. Never goiing back here again. Caution for everybody, please stay out of this restaurant if you care for your health and stomach. read more

Amazing place! This is truly a hidden gem. Amazing food at a gas station, who would've guessed.

Worse tacos in town!! Their asada is flavorless and chewy. Seems it's steamed or boiled. Not grilled. Salsa is so gross and not to mention the place in its self. So dirty and smells horribly! Floors and tables are sticky and old fold all Over the floor. Will NOT be back. read more

The handmade tortillas were really good. The chile was spicy. They tacos are huge. I really like this place.

Was getting gas and spied this place. Got two lengua tacos made with tortillas made on the spot. Fantastic!!!!

The tacos al vapor are so good. Haven't tried any better tacos in any other restaurant in Salinas. Once you try them you will for sure keep going back. read more

I really enjoyed the quesadillas. Not very long of a wait and pretty cheap. They have a lot of sauces that give a good kick . Will definitely come back to this place. read more

Was skeptical about the location due to it being in a gas station but food was good! Makes sense why alot of people fo there during lunch and dinner hrs. read more

The tacos are super duper good like authentic Mexican street tacos from your town in the corner at midnight :)

It's really good and their salsas are actually spicy. I usually get the Mulita, but today I tried their shrimp tacos and they where delicious. Recommend this place and it's cheap too. read more

OMG!!! Tacos and sopes de asada are the bomb!!!! Home made tortilla tacos de asada are huge size!!! Highly addictive 100% yummers!!! It's a must try!!!! read more

Got the asada regular burrito. Tortilla is good and that is about it. Asada was over cooked and rubbery.

Worst tacos ever dry meat terrible there food made sick... They have good agua fresca but tacos and burritos are terrible

Yummy super Burrito ! No water no ice sauces not spicy but my honeys burrito was excellent!

The tacos here are so delicious! I didn't even get the time to take a picture of my food because I was so excited to try it already. I highly recommend this place if your looking for good food for a good price read more

Food is grows & customer service is horrible! Definitely my last time coming to this place. Don't recommend to anyone!!

This little taqueria is the best place for tacos in town. There quesadilla and burgers are delicious!

We were visiting CA from Florida, had a little trouble finding this, it is located inside a gas station. The tacos were fantastic!

I have nothing bad to say about this place! The ladies who cook are the kindest women and make the food so delicious. I've probably gone 3x in the past month and never regretted it. They serve some super authentic Mexican food. Great job ladies! read more

The Food is amazing it feels like I'm in Mexico great customer service and it's open late a place I work graveyard good job

I ordered a breakfast burrito on my way to work and it hit the spot! The staff was overly friendly! Great hidden spot!

Tried this place for the first time, It was actually not too bad, the fries just tasted a bit like shrimp, I think they should use different oil when making them, I will likely return again :) read more

Fresh homemade corn tortillas are an option for your tacos. Who would choose any other? The food menu is thorough and delicious. My favorite are the carne asada quesadillas. But everything is good. The fresh aguas of pineapple and horchata and delicious I love this place !!!!! read more