Taqueria El Rey

When the gal working the register doesn't speak much English and the guy working the grill doesn't speak any English, you know that it's going to be about as authentic Mexican-American as it gets here. I managed to flub my way through three (by holding up three fingers) tacos, one pollo, one asada and one carnitas.It took a few minutes (I watched the guy grilling the meat to order) and when it arrived, it looked and smelled great. Nicely stuffed with the usual radish and cucumber slices. An unexpected bonus was the grilled scallions, which popped into my mouth perfectly as I ate this great meal. Very tasty, very filling, VERY cheap. Yum.When someone describes "hole in the wall", they're talking Taqueria El Rey. Yum!

Although a tad bigger than a typical street taco, I felt like the price was great for the value. When I walk into a place and feel uncomfortable that I have to order in English my expectations are extremely high, but unfortunately the flavor on these tacos were extremely lacking. I ordered Carnitas, Al pastor and Barbacoa tacos. The only one that had flavor was the Al pastor. I will be willing to give some others a try but honestly when pork is lacking flavor I don't have much faith in the rest so I will try something else on the menu. Service was great and the space was very cool for either take out or a quick dine in.

This establishment has phenomenal flan. Excellent service, great small business and authentic vibes.

Based on a Yelp search, we stopped here for a quick bite between meetings. I had the Fajita Mixta. The platter was HUGE and the food was very tasty. My only complaint is that the tables were sticky and not as clean as they could have been.

Won't go back, food was terrible, service was worse, and the bill was high but was higher than it was suppose to be because an entry error but after our experience we didn't feel like having someone fix it and take who knows how long to help. Plus we couldn't get anyone to come to our table, Waitresses were gathered in a corner of the restaurant hanging out in a booth all talking and on their phones not even trying to hide it. Before you ask about any language barrier even when my boyfriend spoke to one of the many different people who came to our table (No idea who our waitress was) they still had our order wrong. Terrible don't waste your money.

I want to begin by saying that I have been to this restaurant for years! and let me say, it has gone down hill. The food used to taste fresh and I used to talk so good about their tortillas, how they always felt and tasted so fresh. now the food is given to you stale. the food almost tastes as if they grabbed left overs from the prevous day and just heated it up for you. the service has definitely gotten worse, wether you call on the phone or order in person, the people taking your order talk to you with such a horrible attitude. Finally, you cant even enjoy dining in anymore, its supposedly a "mexican" restaurant and barely any mexican music is played. Nowadays all you hear is vulgar "reggaeton " music which contains very explicit and vulgar lyrics. I only gave it two stars due to it being a staple in Riverdale but truly only deserves one star. My final mention is that the bathrooms are DIRTY!

Siempre hemos comprado comida aqui por mas de 3 años, y nunca hemos tenido complaint con el servicio y por la comida pero hoy que compramos un plato de pollo a la plancha el pollo no estaba bien cocinado, la carne estaba muy duro, todavía se le miraba rosado tipo curdo el pollo. No tome fotos porque se lo tuve que dar a mi perro, por todo en total pague $36. No es justo que solo porque ya iban a cerrar aunque yo llame por teléfono 25 minutos antes que era la hora de cerrar y todavía cuando llegue tuve que esperar 15 minutos para que me entregaran mi comida que ya avía pagado y cuando llame la muchacha que contesto la llamada dijo que en 15 minutos estaría la orden, en total espere 45 minutos. No vale la pena la comida por tanto dinero en solo 2 platos de comida. busquen mejores lugares para comer.

First time stoppin in as I seen it on my way home during a detour. I decided to try it out as I heard this area had pretty authentic Mexican restaurants/taquerias. I ordered an extra 3 tacos (3- al pastor & 2-carne asada), because I didn't know how large they would be and if they would have a decent amount of filling. The food was good, and you get a LOT stuffed in what seems like homemade tortillas. I ended up getting full off of just two! I ended up sharing the rest of the tacos with the family. I like that they provide you with the toppings on the side so you can add as you please. It isn't as cheap as I expected it to be, but I'm not complaining as the portion sizes helped me get over that fact. I only gave 3 stars as it was pretty mediocre as the flavor of everything wasn't "memorable". It fills you up and it's good enough to finish, but it's not something I'd make it a point to go to on a regular basis. Additionally, the place looks kinda drab. I wouldn't want to eat inside unless I had no choice (this is why I ordered to go). Though I would come back again, I'd just make sure to order less and maybe try a different type of dish or taco, because the Al Pastor weren't cutting it for me (and I say this with sadness as these are my favorite type of tacos).

Amazing place. Lots of homemade authentic food. Staff is super friendly and the store is very clean. Open late and have an amazing variety.

It's the best taqueria, very authentic and delicious food. Great portions and wonderful people