5 Tacos and Beers Berkeley

Just a quick little update! 5 Tacos And Beers, Never disappoints! Every time we come here the food is always on point. The staff are so welcoming, hospitality at its finest. I did a recap for my husbands birthday. The restaurants team came out with a flan surprise. So nice ! The whole team at 5 Tacos And Beers are top notch at its finest. Yeimith is the best bartender! Hibiscus martini !! yummy. The whole Staff team, from Robin, Yesenia, Yeimith and others such great customer service.

Visually appealing, but ultimately flavorless food, make this place not worth revisiting. This is the Bay Area, with millions of awesome places to get tacos. This place just doesn't happen to be one of them. My partner and I stepped in here on Valentine's Day. We loved the fun, casual ambiance that makes you want to hang out with a group of friends and catch up with each other. The drinks menu is creative and diverse, with awesome names: ciders called "Cherry Seinfeld," beers called "Dark Sarcasm", even non-alcoholic drinks with Seedlip alcohol-free spirits like the "Brujeria." Service was good.We ordered the mixto ceviche, and one each of the following tacos: carne asada, carnitas, fish, and "vegetarian quesabirria with cashew cheese."We loved our drinks, but found the food bizarrely flavorless. I have no idea what made the vegetarian item a "quesabirria" beyond the name. This arrived tasting like undercooked vegetables devoid of flavor in a corn tortilla with cashew cheese that tasted very much like dairy cheese. While the fish and carnitas tacos weren't completely terrible, they were very bland, and the carne asada was also devoid of flavor. The ceviche, while beautiful looking, colorful, and fresh was also almost devoid of any flavor of all. They serve your tacos with a side hot sauce, which was also underwhelming. No fresh salsas or pico de gallo or anything else is offered to give the tacos a lift. All very weird. I'm weirded out by it really... how can anyone serve a taco and hot sauce, or a ceviche, so devoid of flavor??We loved our drinks though: I had an Ojitos Lindos, and he had a Blood Moon.As a Mexican-American who loves Mexican food, I really wanted to love this place, especially when they have such great sounding and great looking vegan offerings and alcohol-free drinks for the people in my life in recovery or just trying to be healthier. But we were disappointed. If you have to come here, stick to the drinks, avoid the food.

Decided to give this place a try on Saturday with my family and was very pleased with the outstanding service received by our waitress Diana, super friendly and knowledgeable on the menu.We ordered guacamole and chips as a starter, which were fresh! I ordered chicken quesabirrias and the tabla de 5 chicken tacos- hand made tortillas and the flavors are amazing. Love the variety of margaritas and lager they have. Will definitely be visiting again! Great costumer service

The food was great! I really recommend the quesabirria tacos, which had a chicken option too! I haven't seen a chicken option near this area yet. Waiters were kind and checked in to make sure we were okay throughout the night. Coming back!

Love this place. They opened one in WC but whenever I am in Berkely I comeHere. Pair it with beer and the perfect mix. I always get the 5 taco plate and the fried fish one is amazing.

I've been a few time with my kiddo and their friends and parents as it's near my son's school and it's great for that. The place is large and well designed with Mexican decor. It's usually fairly empty so getting a table for 6-8 is no problem. The food is solid. The tacos are fresh and delicious. I opted for a grilled fish taco with homemade tortilla and it was well done. My son enjoyed the brunch pancakes. Chips and guac and salsa always has been fine. While nothing has stood out yet as a must have, I'll be back to enjoy a marg and some light bites with friends. Not cheap, but for a sit down spot in Elmwood, it totally works.A nice long bar to post up at with multiple televisions, to boot, if that's your thing!

After trying the Walnut Creek location, I was eager to see how to Berkeley location would compare. To start, I ordered the chips and salsa. Both salsas had a great flavor and were perfectly spicy. The chips were thick and crunchy.The beer selection here lives up to the name. I tried the chismosa and my boyfriend got the mexincanta (which was only 5 dollars!)I had the pollo and carnitas tacos, which were just as tasty as the walnut creek location. The tortillas are handmade which makes the tacos even better. I favor the carnitas taco as I find it to be a bit more flavorful and juicy than the chicken. We also tried the quesabirria de carne which was the real star of the show. Juicy, delicious, and a good portion for what you are paying compared to the tacos which are on the smaller side. We came midday on a Monday, so the place was pretty empty. The interior is really spacious with bar seating available as well. I really wish that there was outdoor seating available, because this made our experience at the Walnut Creek location all the more enjoyable.The service was good and food came out fast. Will be coming back!

The Quesabirria was exactly what I didn't know I was craving! The desserts are fun with great flavor. I loved their renditions of them.

I was happy with my meal.The Quesabirria was the highlight. But I also enjoyed my Taco de pescado. We also got a chips and Guacamole as a starter - it was a healthy portion of guacamole. The two items plus the starter was enough food for being medium hungry. They had a decent beer selection - had to go with the Berryessa cause I don't see it very often!Also got a white sangria, and it was a little less like sangria in my mind and a little more cocktail like - I guess I generally like my sangria on the winey side.Large open space, with lots of big windows, and ample seating.

What I will say, is that I will always try local businesses. In my opinion some are better than others. This place wasn't my favorite but I will go back because it's local. The tacos didn't have that much flavor on this day and lunch was a bit pricey for 2 people. Hey.... It's Da Bay. I originally ordered the chicken tacos. I asked the server if they used chicken breast and she was emphatic in saying "YES". Well when they came out, instantly I could see that the tacos were made with dark thigh meat. The chef confirmed when he brought out to the server. I sent back and got carne asada..... not that much better.