UPDATE: My review is for the new CDMX Taqueria, not the former Vancouver Taqueria. But the location is the same. The new ownership are still in the process of updating the name on all the online review sites. Best Mexican food in Vancouver and probably the Portland Metro area as well. Fair prices, fantastic food, and lots of salsa choices. Apparently new ownership as of 2 months ago (so prob Sept 2025). We had the taco plate and the steak and chorizo burrito Both were good sized. We were looking for a place to eat close to the hospital and this will be the top choice if we need to come back! The waitress was also super helpful in deciding what to get. read more

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Absolutely disgusting overpriced and disappointing. I ordered $40.00 worth of food where anywhere else this would be $25.00 The guacamole was watered down but tasted ok The chips and salsa was delicious The beans and rice were bland and lack any flavor The consommé was disgusting lacked flavor and had a bad aftertaste. The quesabirria was absolutely disgusting and looked like day old prep then tossed into the microwave making a dry and soggy pile of slop the tortilla. The correct way to make quesabirria you deep fry corn tortillas with meat and cheese the way quesabirria is supposed to be made You used a thick Gordita Tortilla prepared it yesterday shoved it into a cooler then microwave them next business day. This is completely unacceptable and shameful I am a lost for words my family also owns a Mexican restaurant we take pride in our food quality and I'll leave you the owners with this honest question where is your Mexican pride our heritage is expressed in our food and so let me ask you what happened to you? I'm ashamed that this is how you represent our people. I expect better. I won't be back until you learn how to properly show respect for our cultures food and stop making this slop it's shameful and disgusting. read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Disgusting Quesabirria - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

This is a very good Mexican Restaurant. The atmosphere is no frills, but the food is delicious and staff is very helpful and courteous. I ordered the carnitas, pastor, asada and birria tacos, with a side of rice and chips and salsa. All the tacos were exceptional, the chips and salsa were good, and the rice was just okay. They provide 3 taco sauces: mild, medium and habanero. All 3 salsas were good. The habanero sauce by itself was very hot (to be expected), but when you add the habanero sauce to the tacos it's a perfect balance of flavor. I highly recommend trying it on your tacos, the heat is mitigated when you place the sauce on your taco, and the flavor is outstanding. If you order the birria tacos request the consome to accompany the tacos. read more

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I stopped here for a quick bite because of the great yelp reviews however I was disappointed. Now I'm not sure if I went on a bad day? Or what but I ordered about 12 tacos. I specifically ordered tacos because of the handmade tortillas but they did not taste fresh so that was lame. When the food came out it was cold and maybe he waited to bring everything out all together but I would have preferred to have it hot. I got carnitas, chorizo, chicharon and lengua tacos. All DRY and not very flavorful. My rating is based on the cleanliness of the restaurant because the service was ok? I mean he took my order and charged me. Nothing crazy(not like I was expecting royal treatment) but after he brought the food he disappeared to the back and never saw him again. I may try it again to see if I indeed went on a bad day. read more

Fantastic service. More importantly the food was outstanding. We had birria tacos, carne asada, quesabirria...all so tasty. Yum!!!!

A little hidden, the Vancouver Taqueria is a gem worth discovering. The menu isn't just tacos & burritos. I had the chicken enchilada, and enjoyed the colorful and veggie-rich presentation. The atmosphere inside is retro-60s, and while I had prompt counter service, the woman who as frequently gone, and I noticed several diners standing at the counter for a while until someone came to help them. I might return. read more

Absolutely phenomenal!! The salsa was so good and had a unique and delicious addition. Not just a regular salsa like at other restaurants. I ordered pork enchiladas and the kitchen accidentally prepared beef. They caught the mistake before I knew about it and our food was still on time. I wish I wasn't from out of town because this would be my new favorite restaurant! read more

A solid five star review for Vancouver Taqueria. Thanks to fellow yelpers and your five star reviews, I knew we had to check this place out. At first, I had sticker shock when looking at the menu, but the offerings looked spectacular and quality ingredients nowadays cost a lot more! I had the birria and this stew rocked my world. Never had anything quite like it. It was like being on vacation in Mexico and trying something new. Except, we can go back anytime now. My hubby got the carne asada plate and he was equally as pleased. Their steaming hot tortillas are soft and bready, and oh so good. Portions were huge. We each took home leftovers. Staff is friendly and humble. They can not speak English well so there's lots of improvising and that's part of the authentic appeal. They have inside and outside seating. To go containers are styrofoam. That's the only drawback I can see. Not worth taking a star away for that but hope they eventually go for a more earth-friendly container. read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Birria with all the fixings - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I ordered two tacos de lengua to go and sat at the bar while they prepared the order. Took about 15 minutes for the order. Four bucks per taco seemed a bit pricy, but inflation and all is the likely culprit. The lengua was cooked well. Slightly crispy edges, still juicy, and the salsa was delightfully spicy which I enjoyed. I'll definitely be back. I'm interested to try the menudo as that's my favorite dish in the world. read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Tacos de lengua - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

The food was so amazing! I didn't even have time to take a picture that I was so hungry! Should definitely try next time you are around the area! I would recommend the quesabirrias and the chips and guacamole freshly made!! The service was also amazing. Very helpful and the restaurant was clean. 100/10 highly recommend! read more

Once again the best Mexican restaurant in Vancouver. It's our go to spot. I'm still open to other Mexican restaurants but for now this is the place. We've recommended this place to all our fiends. And the staff is pretty cool though English is limited. read more

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Authentic basic Mexican food. This is a welcome and recent addition to the Vancouver Mexican places. Nothing fancy and the hot sauce is to be careful of, it's really hot.The wife had a tamale, I had two steak tacos and we split a pork burrito. The flavors are spot on. There was enough food for both of us. The seating is on, a couple of loud TVs in the dining room that I could have lived without. Staff if friendly, service was quick and they checked back to make sure we had everything we needed. I recommend this place if you're looking for some great food. We'll be going back. read more

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Chicken taco combination plate, and chicken sope.... And for me- Two vegan sopes. So far so good. Been here twice and both times no disappointments. Food was delicious and most important to me and my lunch partner; was the fact that they were completely fine with not deep frying the sopes. that is a huge positive and fundamental thing for me.... So a big thank you to Vancouver Taqueria. One thing they could tweak to make things better would be offering whole beans or at least making the beans less thin and runny. Make sure you tell them no rice on your sope if you don't say that and forget to mention it..... For sure your sope will be served with rice on top. The salsas were all tasty and had a great kick. Service was fine. Funny aside this is supposed to be a Mexican restaurant. However if my info is correct the cook is Central American and the cashier is Guatemalan. Idk 100%. But theirs no Mexicans cooking or running the place. Somebody correct me if what I was told is incorrect.. thanks. Ambiance it's a small place inside. Nothing fancy. We got our food to go both visits. We both really enjoyed our food..and between the two of us. We are very picky about food and restaurants. And Vancouver Taqueria... Past the test. Food was delicious. You can taste the care and time put into it. read more

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We drive by this place all the time since we live near by and decided to finally stop in after running errands. The parking lot is very small, and has very tight spaces for parking. There was about 4 parking spots our front, but I believe you can park on the side too. The restaurant was clean and small, and they also had outside seating. We had a few questions about the menu but the guy working the front didn't really speak English, so we just ended up ordering tacos. There was no price shown on the menu for the tacos so we didn't realize they were $4 each. We got 4 chicken tacos and 4 asada tacos. We were actually surprised at how much meat was in the tacos because most taco places don't usually give you tons of meat. The tacos came with limes slices, cucumbers and radishes. Very well seasoned. We will most likely be back again! read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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Glad I tried this place out! Not a lot of good quesa birria places around but this is one of them! I got the chicken enchiladas, quesa birria tacos, side of beans and rice and the piña drink. The tacos were really good but the consommé was lacking a bit of flavor; more spices in it would be nice. The enchiladas were really good (chicken was good quality) and you get a hefty portion! I'm a bit disappointed about the beans and rice, they were pretty cold. The piña drink was good as well. I do recommend this place but I was slightly disappointed after seeing the 5 star ratings. I was expecting high high level flavors. read more

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Authentic food with authentic staff that don't speak English. Delicious food that you pay for (and tip for) before you get it. Loud music and television that make conversation difficult but a great meal! read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Pizza birria, and it's bigger than it looks- serves 2 people. - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

That birria pizza looked great but 15 minutes after we picked it up as a to-go order it was not anything we could finish eating. It was so oily it ended up in the trash can. Perhaps that type of dish is best eaten in the restaurant instead of sitting around for a while. If we try this place again (concerned about their current bad heath score of 15/100) we will update this review. read more

Amazing... a must visit, great little restaurant. Fantastic food, great value and the kindest staff. They don't speak English well so have your Microsoft translator open and ready. read more

Man this place is sooooooo freaking GOOD IM SERIOUSLY Mulitas y quesabirrias I'm from Salem and this place superó mis espectativas read more

Phenomenal outdoor dining section facing out to the dusty, sundered and torn fairway of Burton road. Exceptionally clean interior and great service. Pastor was heavily spiced with cinnamon and cloves piercing every single deliciously delicate bite leaving me with memories of fall and pumpkin spice. The soft, succulent and chewy birria bound by generous amounts of cheese emanated a savory richness beckoning you to indulge in its sirens call of decadent rapture. The sweet birria consommé floated a sinfully perverse layer of silky fat ardently protecting its sympathetic depths teeming with umami life. Vancouver Taqueria benevolently bestowed upon our meal a cornucopia of heavenly salsas and guacamole exalting our experience to a gastronomical kingdom of transcendental bliss. The staff were really nice too. read more

Vancouver Taqueria - pizzabirria slice held over consommé provocatively - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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Delicious,fresh food. The guacamole is especially good with chunks of fresh cheese. Reasonably priced too!

A friend told me about this place a month ago and raves about the enchiladas. I decided to give it a try and I couldn't agree more, the food here is absolutely delicious. Everything I've had has been super fresh and tasted amazing! The enchiladas, tacos, and burrito all made to order and served hot. They also do an excellent job with garnishing the food with fresh veggies to provide everything they order with a very appealing presentation. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are more than one could eat in a single sitting. I highly recommend you give this place your business, you will not be disappointed. I hope Vancouver Taqueria remains a staple in Vancouver for many years to come! read more

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Feels like it's part of my chorus line cycle to repeat that the days of cheap food are over. It's now crossed over all ethnic lines and nearly all geographic ones too. This little local joint is no exception. I ordered two chicken burritos and one birria burrito for just under $50. I don't expect that to affect my reviews moving forward since it's become so universal. This review is more about the food which, after all, most people expect. They conveniently offer online ordering which we gleefully used. Love the local hangout vibe of this place. It strongly reminded me of Megabite or one of the local pizza places whose name escapes me in St. Louis. Speaking Spanish is useful, but we were able to mime our way to our order. The burritos are generously sized. The bag felt like it contained weights vs food. If there is a spectrum, this Mexican venue is on the far side of unhealthy if you care about that sort of thing. The birria burrito soaked the tortilla and many napkins through with the red fat from the consomme that permeates the meat. The chicken ones weren't as bad. The problem seems to be that the fat abandons the meat in favor of saturating something more absorbent leaving nothing behind but hard bits of meat. My BF is from El Paso and wishes rice in burritos were optional on the west coast but I won't have to worry about that next time. They are also exceedingly salty and my fingers felt plump after partaking. I ate the birria one on one day and a chicken one on a different day in small doses and I still felt poorly after eating any morsel of these diet killers. BF and I agreed we'll have to look elsewhere for our burrito needs. read more

Excellent food! This place has been open for about a month or so & my wife & I have been here 4 times so far. If you are from this area you know that good authentic Mexican food is almost non existent.....Until now! The food is so tasty, well seasoned with fresh ingredients. You can tell everything is made with hands that care about what they are putting out to customers.....oh by the way did I tell you that all their tortillas are hand made? Try it, I think you will agree, if not you probably have never had the REAL thing... read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Excellent quality Mexican food. We tried both the Tacos (Chorizo) and the Birria Quesadilla (Quesabirria) and everything tasted homemade and exactly like what I would expect if I were eating in a good quality taqueria in Ensenada MX. Not much more to say...some of the best Mexican food I've had in this part of the country. HIGHLY recommended! read more

Any bad reviews you read for the Vancouver Taqueria are wrong. This little joint is great and the food is delicious. There aren't many workers, but the service has always been awesome and even when there seems to be just one person working here they make sure we are well taken care of. It's a cute little building, and a great place to take friends and family. read more

Great fresh tacos, yummy enchiladas and two jarritos for under $30. Tortillas were homemade. Friendly staff(owners). Quiet for dinner. International Soccer on the TV. We will definitely go back. Tacos were under $3 each and everything tasted so fresh! read more

Quesabirria and birria tacos were great, I can't wait to go back and try the rest of the menu! read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Quesabirria - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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My husband and I came here and ordered the BEST birria pizza we've ever had. We were blown away. We came from Cali where there's amazing Mexican restaurants all over and it's one of our favorites. But this beat them hands down. The burrito was fire and the consume to me was the best I've ever had. husband said it could use a little more lime but I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to come back. The guy behind the counter was so nice and patient with us. He explained everything and was the sweetest. Seriously the best birria pizza I've ever had. Also the green sauce and the other sauces they had on the table were AMAZING. the cook came out and served us something and she was so polite and nice. This is def going to be our New spot. We can't wait to come back read more

Best Mexican in Vancouver! Great prices and food was delicious! Very rare you get food that looks just like advertised, plus tastes as good as it looks! New favorite place little place and definitely family owned but very nice and clean, very friendly. read more

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Fire rly big quesabirria super tasty and filling would go again if I still lived there

This place has the birria pizza, which in my opinion is absolutely delicious, they also have tacos dorados!!! Service is fast and really friendly, I am Mexican and I recommend this place 100% read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Birria Pizza!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Nice place but food not spicy! The tacos were full of flavorless meat! The salsa was mild and no flavor. The menu was pretty ratty and hard to read! I've never liked Mexican food that was so mild that I couldn't really taste anything special. I wouldn't return! read more

I lived here and I found this restaurant just now. I have to say the best mexican food I have tasted here In Vancouver WA. I highly recommended. Everything was good,And they have homemade tortillas another bonus . Very happy I came across to this restaurant. Yo vivo aquí y me encontré este restaurante ahorita. Y tengo que decir es la mejor comida mexicana que eh probado aquí en Vancouver WA. Altamente lo recomiendo . Todo estaba bueno, y tienen tortillas a mano otro beneficio. Muy feliz que me tope con este restaurante. read more

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I heard this place was known for their birria style quesadillas and this place definitely didn't disappoint. Although the quesadillas ($25) and tacos ($4 for 1) were a bit pricey, it was worth the price. The quesadilla was big enough for 2 or 3 people so it was shareable and the taco tortillas were homemade but weren't as fresh as I hoped. Still, it was better than most taco places I've been to. read more

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I'll be honest, I followed the yelp reviews directly to this place. When I pulled into the parking lot and no one was here, I had concerns. Once I entered the place, upon first appearance, I had additional concerns just based on atmosphere considering where there was no other customers. The appearance and quality of the food exceeded expectations, and even some of the previous reviews. If you're in the area and craving some high-quality, authentic Mexican food, look no further. Enjoy, you'll thank all of us reviewers later. read more

Vancouver Taqueria - Taquitos Dorados - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Having moved from California, we have also struggled to find Mexican food we really enjoyed. Yelp pushed out a notification about this taqueria to us and I saw a lot of comments that started just as I have, with those who also came from California or Texas. It's because of these reviews that we gave it a chance (and the picture of the birria pizza). We were not disappointed by our dinner. We ordered take out. My husband and I each had an Asada burrito (and an Asada taco for me), asada tacos for my son, a carnitas quesadilla for my daughter, chips and guacamole to share. Everything was great and satisfying! My husband and I especially loved the taste of the tortillas for all the items. But my favorite was the tacos corn tortilla, which is likely made in house. The prices were a bit high. The tacos were $4 a piece which is a bit pricey, so even though I really enjoyed them, I'd probably not get them a whole bunch because I could spend the money on their thick burrito. That's a bummer because I am a sucker for good street tacos. Maybe if they ever had a Taco Tuesday I would go crazy. All the meats were tasty. The beans and rice could use a tiny bit more flavor but were still enjoyable. We will definitely be back to try more. While the birria pizza picture is a part of what reeled us in, we did not order it. But it is a great excuse to head back and try more. read more

Food was awesome first time having Berria very tasty ! & Friendly service ! Price is affordable

DON'T GO!!! Placed an order, finally after 40 min asked them what was going on, they hadn't even started it. We went in 1:30 prior to close and no one was in the restaurant. We were the only ones there the entire time and somehow between the two people there they forgot about us, our order and it didn't get entered even though we received a receipt and they took our money. Horrible experience DON'T GO! They did end up giving us a cash refund. read more

Eating here was a very weird experience for sure. The staff was fast and beyond friendly- whatever girl was working this afternoon was SWEET. Watching her scroll through the worst POS system imaginable made me angry for her (though she seemed fine), seriously owners there a nightmare don't make your staff do that. Prices are VERY reasonable besides having to pay for chips and salsa. I honestly wouldn't have minded paying $5 for chips and salsa if the chips were stale and the salsa had any flavor as all. My beans and rice also were flavorless and came cold, as was the consommé. But the birria itself was the best we have had in Vancouver period. And my quesadilla was even better! Seriously the portions were HUGE and it tasted so good I was floored. How is the rest so very very VERY bad? You can tell the focused on the mains and they nailed it. Worth every penny and then some. read more