I got the tacos here. While straightforward, we're authentic, and tasty. It is also a quick meal in case you are on a time crunch. Unfortunately, this is a cash only restaurant, and the atm will charge a fee if you didn't come prepared. read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

Maybe it's just cuz I'm drunk but the tacos here are really good. These are hefty tacos. Michelada salty. Nice way to end evening after visiting one of the DT San Mateo bars read more

Great "super burrito" (pastor) and breakfast burrito with chorizo. I'd come back for either! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

Friend and I went for a quick bite. The tacos are great here! So much meat! Can't wait to try other items.

I absolutely love this restaurant! It's a family owned taqueria, and I have been in there numerous times for their soup! The chicken authentic Mexican soup is by far my favorite! I like it so much, that they got to know me by name! They cater to my special order. (No onions, no tortillas, extra chips and add avocado!) love love love this place! It's definitely my go to! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Chicken tortilla soup!! - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

This has got to be my favorite spot in downtown San Mateo!, Today they greeted me with a frosted glass, and I got a chance to sit down and enjoy my go to, an Al Pastor super burrito. But everything on the menu is amazing! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - This is got to be My Favorite Taqueria in downtown San Mateo. - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

$3.50 per taco 4.45 Oz per taco Meat was well flavored and had the right amount of grease. The tortillas were correctly grilled and the salsa was delicious. Tacos don't get much better than this! Two others and I decided to embark on a taco trot through downtown San Mateo's taquerias to uncover the pinnacle of street taco perfection. We only judged the tacos and not any other amenities of the taqueria. We ventured from one taqueria to the next, leaving no stone unturned to find the ultimate street-style taco. Each of us had a distinct mission: one to evaluate carne asada, myself al pastor, and the third pollo tacos. Our rating system spanned meat, salsa, tortilla, overall quality, and value. We sampled our way through all nine downtown taquerias (excluding food trucks, grocery stores, and pupuserias). After tallying the scores, we reached a unanimous consensus on the top four contenders. These taquerias stood out for their commitment to delivering unparalleled street tacos. These are the only places in downtown to which we'd return: Charlie's, Los Primos #1, Al Vapor Nueva Italia, and Pancho Villa. read more

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Food is delish here. Huge portions. Great prices. Fajitas plate is great. Order to go. Cash only.

Cash Only Staff were very friendly and despite my lack of Spanish, we were able to communicate very well. Had the Al Pastor burrito and it was amazing, my sister enjoyed her Asada burrito. Very homely atmosphere, nothing too fancy or a place for a date, but a good place to grab a bite to eat with your family. read more

Four years later and still amazing service and food. As always I'm ordering for the office and it can get complicated but I don't think they've ever messed up an order. In fact they're so thoughtful and provide extra sauce, chips, and grilled onions. Thank you to the entire staff. read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Súper Steak Burrito with no sour cream! - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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first time - all jumbo burritos.shrimp, carne asada and pollo asada. absolutely awesome. nice juicy burrito - great tortilla - sauces and chips. this place rocks! staff was very nice - keep in mind - CASH ONLY - didn't know that but I had exactly enough. Got lucky and enjoyed great burritos that we will be coming back for more. so good! read more

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Food is always great and cheap! Service is also great, they're always so nice to us and eager to give chip/salsa refills.

Amazing food! This is now our go to Taqueria when in the bay area. Incredible tacos. The bucha and tripas were crispy, flavourful, and HUGE!

I was super excited for their California burrito but honestly i was a bit disappointed. I ordered 2 to go, and got there 15 mins after the phone call, and the food wasn't ready, despite the person taking the order said 15-20 mins; I was okay waiting; but the wait turned to be 20+ mins at the restaurant too! The reason is, there was only one person in the kitchen making the food for everyone! I felt so bad for him, since they were so busy (had about 10-12 people in the restaurant). The ladies weren't too friendly, I wasn't sure why. Food: it was really oily, I could feel my arteries clotting (a bit dramatic, I know) seriously the oil was dropping from the burrito); I had a quarter of it and decided to toss the rest. Deducted one star for oily food. Their salsa was good, and so was their meat, but I think the service, with weight, nonchalant waiters, and feeling bad for one chef, combined with the oily burrito made the experience kind of dull. Deducted one star for service Parking: they do have a small parking at the corner and street parking too! It wasn't terrible finding a spot. read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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4/5 for sure, definitly recommend coming here. Reading the reviews I was a little mixed prior to our visit. Fair to note also, Google and signage says 9am, but the open at 10am. No big deal our wait was well worth it. I deconstructed my sons burritto when it arrived because it looked so huge. Most places you would unroll it and find mediocre amounts of mixed up blah. The presentation on all of these burrittos were spot on!!! They placed everything so it was in every bite and we might have well had asked for extra meat because they did NOT skimp out on that like most places. Everything tasted fresh, came to the table fast and the staff was very friendly. This is hands down the best rice that I have ever had!!! **Additional note, this would totally be a 5 star review if they had deep fried ice cream on their menu . This is always a go to for me at any Mexican food place. read more

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One good thing about this whole SIP situation, is that I'm trying more new restaurants now more than ever. I'm comfy with takeout, sanitizing as much as I can when I do, and it's helped me find gems like Los Primos! My gauge on any taqueria is how well they do carne asada, with the thought process of if a place can do carne asada well, it's ok in my book. One bite in, I was impressed. The burrito itself doesn't look very big at first sight, but it filled me to the brim. The ingredients are basic -- meat, rice, beans, cheese, guac, you know the usuals. Simple ingredients, done beautifully. One of most balanced, fresh tasting burritos I've had in a long time! If you are like me and you love carne asada super burritos, I'd highly recommend trying this place out! Being the big eater, I ordered a fish taco as well. It's grilled fish, and I was expecting fried (I didn't check, that's on me), and I thought it was ok, not my fav, but that's because I love me my burritos! With so many options of taquerias in Downtown San Mateo, Los Primos is definitely at the top my list for best carne asada burritos! read more

Visiting San Mateo and found this gem at lunchtime. Let me just say, I'm lucky I don't live here because if I did, I WOULD EAT HERE EVERY DAY. My gosh it is tasty. Freshly made everything. Fresh squeezed juices (you pick which two to combine!), super friendly staff. Pleasant, home-kitchen sort of ambience. I would just come here, eat my fill, and enjoy being in this environment. Must try, again and again....! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - The enchilada special. I ate every.single.last.bite. - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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A shout out to @Paolo B for reminding me in his review that Taqueria Los Primos is open. I was craving a burrito and decided to go there. Liked - California burrito: loved the carne asada - carnitas burrito - fresh ingredients - cleanliness : everyone had masks and gloves - friendliness So so - chicken quesadilla: I've had better and bigger, kinda of skimpy on the cheese Overall a good take out with fresh ingredients and generally filling burritos. Chips and salsa and grilled onions hit the spot. read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Salsa bar - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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There's a lot of Mexican places in San Mateo, but this is probably my and my brother's favorite. You get an endless supply of chips and multiple types of salsa and large portions of authentic food. You can pick from a large variety of meats to customize your meal according to what you feel like having then. You can get pollo asado, carne asada, pastor, lengua, and more in a taco, torta, quesadilla, burrito, nachos, or on a plate. The vibe is chill and I love how it's family-owned and not pretentious. It's cash-only so come prepared with cash and ready to eat! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Jumbo giant quesadilla with carne asada - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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The al pastor burrito here is the BEST one I've tried in all the taquerias around this area -- well flavored meat, cheesy texture, good amount of fillings, it's got it all. The one downside is that it's cash-only, and the indoor ATM machine to withdraw cash is basically robbing you with its service fees, so carry your own cash before you come here! read more

Got 2 super burrito with carne asada. The meat is subpar and very grainy. My favorite place closed at 9pm and this one opens till 10pm. I guess we can't have burritos after 9pm. read more

Food was marginal at best. Hate to be the bearer of bad news but we started off with a good chunk of the too-go order missing. Should have checked better so not basing the review on that but it doesn't help. Fish tacos were mid. It was tiny pieces indistinguishable from the condiments. Shrimp tacos ok but just didn't look great. Cane asada better grab or but man this is tiny bits of meat as in tiny, tiny. Chicken flouta were ok and had a lot of chicken. Peppers and onion side was nicely grilled but man is it that hard to put on a plate as opposed to just foil which leaks? Shrimp ceviche needed more lime and more time marinating. Burrito looked good but super should have avocado imho. Overall we tried a lot (missed the chile relleno from the order) and was not impressed. Cash only. read more

So I was in the neighborhood for an appointment and, afterward, I had a hankering for a breakfast burrito. Yelp led me to Taqueria Los Primos and, I have to say, that was one of the absolute BEST breakfast burritos I ever ate! What I liked most about it was that it was dry, meaning no extra juices ran down to the bottom of the burrito to mush things up. It was perfectly balanced bite-for-bite. I liked it so much, I think I'm going to put Taqueria Los Primos into my dine-out rotation and try their other items! read more

Delicious taco spot in San Mateo. Hang out here due to the National Guard armory and found this spot super yummy and fairly priced. Loved loved loved the carne asada here. We also ordered the large carnitas quesadilla (no pick because hubby scarfed it down) but he enjoyed it. Prices were fair and the food was delish. Will be back! read more

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Delicious Mexican food in a little hole in the wall. Olga was very nice. Had the carnitas California burrito, monster size. Very good.

While running some last minute errands on Thanksgiving Day, we were struggling to find an open restaurant to pick-up lunch from, but were lucky enough to find this hidden gem! It's a small place in a row of shops in San Mateo, but it's well worth finding it. We ordered two Carne Asada regular burritos, one Pastor taco, and one Giant Carnitas quesadilla. Everything tasted great, but my personal favorites were the Pastor/Carnitas. Amazing flavor and perfectly prepared. The spicy salsa is also very good, but be prepared as it has quiet the kick! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Carne Asada Regular Burrito (and of course a Coke bottle!) - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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Doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's overflowing with hospitality on the inside. Our server was just about the nicest woman ever. Super friendly. Breakfast burritos were huge, very reasonably priced, and delicious. Extremely moist. Unlimited chips & salsa served alongside them for free. Pro tip, they have coffee, despite it not being on the menu anywhere. There were also quite a few people grabbing beers with their 10am breakfast so don't be shy if you want to partake! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

We've been patronizing this small place for many years because of its good food, pleasant service, and modest prices. We'll continue to do so. read more

Super cheap but delicious Mexican food that hit the spot. The inside is actually a bit larger than expected (I didn't expect them to have that many tables), and you get free chips and salsa while you order and wait for your food. Their food is really cheap - my quesadilla with meat and cheese was only $5, and the super nachos with meat, cheese, sour cream, salsa and guacamole was only $6. Portion sizes were large, too - we certainly ate well for only paying about $16 total! The carnitas, which we got in the quesadilla, were really good. I thought the carne asada in the nachos was a bit dry, and the guacamole was a weird texture that didn't taste homemade. It was a tasty, fast meal though! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Super nachos ($6) - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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Came here on thanksgiving for lunch. The restaurant is a basic local community Mexican joint that has good service, fresh food, and is trainable priced. I would definitely come back if I'm in the area. read more

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3.5 stars There's nothing fancy about Los Primos Taqueria, a rustic, family-run restaurant dishing out affordable Mexican-American eats from its tiny kitchen! I started with the carne asada torta, built on two griddled halves of a generic brown roll, along with lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa. Disappointingly, the sandwich came with relatively little of the chopped carne asada filling, and the flavors overall were rather underwhelming. Next, I had the Giant Super quesadilla with shrimp--what a cool sounding dish! The quesadilla was filled with a liquidy filling of shrimp, cheese, sour cream, and guac; folded into a rectangular packet; and then griddled to a nice toasty brown. Not bad, but again the flavors were definitely toned down, though the salsa roja, salsa verde, and pico de gallo that came on the side added a much-needed brightness. Finally, my favorite dish was the tostada de ceviche, a mixture of chopped raw shrimp marinated in lemon juice and tossed with red onion, cilantro, cucumber, and tomato, and served on a tostada. The ceviche had a nice acidic flavor and refreshing crunch, though I thought it could've used a bit more spice! Overall, this was a friendly neighborhood cash-only restaurant with super quick service, though the flavors of the dishes I tried could have been more on point. read more

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I used to go here a ton in high school (when it was at a different) location and have always loved it. Went recently for a pastor super burrito and it was as good as I remembered. They're not doing anything crazy, just playing the hits well. read more

This place is legit!!! Staff are super friendly and prices are def reasonable. Must order the shrimp and carne asada tacos!!! They're very generous with the meat portions. Chips are also fresh and salsa is on point. read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Shrimp and carne asada tacos $6.75 - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

Favorite taco/burrito spot in San Mateo. Flautas are yummy and veggie burrito is just what this vegetarian wanted! Nice staff.

Omg this place is SO GOOD!! Might be my new favorite mexican place in the bay area (up until now my favorite spot has been el grulense across from Costco in rwc.. but this place definitely ties and is maybe even better). Service was so great and everyone working there was very nice and helpful. Love this place for authentic Mexican food! read more

The prices have changed, but the food is still great! Since I have found this place, it has been hard for me to try tacos and burritos elsewhere. read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Need I state more? - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

I am not a good judge of authentic Mexican food, but my son who spent time at UC Merced eating Mexican food said this place is very good. We went on a very hot day and it's not air conditioned here. Yet it was busy around 1:30 and the customers were speaking Spanish. I did not enjoy my food because of the heat but everyone else seemed to enjoy what they ordered. I am just a taco or burrito person but they do have other items and provide a nice variety of grilled peppers, onions and sauces. Very reasonably priced. read more

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Your average local taqueria joint Perfect place for stopping by if you are tired from a day's work looking for some no-BS taqueria food. The salsa is the bomb--really good stuff. Definitely get more of that. The ambiance is average, ok-clean for a local joint, although there are some flies flying around. The service was pretty good, although the waitress gave me this weird look because I was asian :) This place don't usually see a lot of asian customers. She went out of her way to help me with the menu though. The price of the food is of course excellent. $5 for a taco-rice-bean meal set. Made me full :) Overall, a local taco joint that's worth going to regularly. read more

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Very good food, reasonably priced, and super nice servers! That sums it up, but yelp is forcing me to add more characters.

I love Los Primos! No frills taco joint that is cheap but still very tasty. Kudos to being open late (11pm every night) when everything else around downtown San Mateo seems to have closed up shop for the night (excluding the pizza joints). The ladies who work here are attentive and friendly. I always just come in and place my order and don't ever end up waiting long. They usually have a Spanish soap opera playing to keep you entertained while you wait. I haven't tried a whole lot off their menu as I'm partial to their chorizo tacos ($1.85 for a decently sized taco - it is on the smaller end but they do fill it up). I'm a creature of habit. Lately I've been getting the one taco plate which comes with rice and beans and will set you back the same price as a small Philz mint mojito $4.50 for some perspective. See what I mean about it being cheap? No complaints whatsoever. I haven't tried them all but so far this is my favorite taqueria in the area. Los Primos please don't change a thing! read more

Taqueria Los Primos - Two chorizo tacos with rice and beans ~$6.50 - Mexican Near Me - San Mateo, California

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