La Carreta Taqueria

Taqueria taking over one of those 1970's Taco Bell buildings, see positive evolution at work. I do love the windows there. Pretty tidy taqueria not divey at all. Big menu too, like bigger than most taquerias. You can get Caldo de Res (Beef Soup), Seafood Cocktels and lots of other things that aren't tacos and burritos. I do like how they have a self serve chip and salsa bar, and even the horchata and jamaica dispensers are up front with the soda, you never see that really ever. Place gets good traffic, lots of locals and workers in boots and day glo. Carne Asada Taco ($3.25 per/4*) I ordered 3 tacos once for lunch but only got rang up for 2. I thought I was gonna be hungry afterwards as I didn't want to re-order. These tacos are friggin' stuffed to the max. Sure they are tiny street sized tortillas but there are so much meat on there that it is hard to pick up that tortilla and fold it like a conventional taco. Meat spilling out all over the place believe you me, this ain't a complaint, just quite never seen tacos so packed. And all that fallen meat, that's where their self serve chip and salsa bar really comes in handy, scoop all that meat n salsa onto some sturdy chips, which is why 2 tacos were totally filling for a lunch out. Their carne asada is spot on, finely chopped browned meat and I did like the texture. I read complaints on it being too fatty, but in all my taco eating years, this is protocol carne asada meat. Carne asada should not be prime steak cuts like ribeye or strip steak, nor should it ever be pink or medium rare. It is flavorful off cuts browned aggressively to be chopped up really good so any salsa can absorb into it. My only knock for this out was the salsa that I agreed for it to be on top was crazy mouth hot, like fresh serrano peppers were my guess. I prefer smoldering burns as opposed to sharp stinging on the tongue and mouth. And this orange hued salsa was not in the self serve bar. So next time I'll get this on the side so I can control the amount of burn. I had refill my horchata 2.5 times to eat 2 tacos. LolAl Pastor Taco ($3.25 per/3.5*) Crazy orange hued and totally tasted like chorizo to me, more than pastor flavors. Tender fine chopped pork that seemed more braised than roasted. Definitely not from a spit/trompo but still tasty nonetheless. Just the strong chorizo flavor kept throwing me off and it was greasier than I wanted. This also had the crazy stinging salsa.Steak Ranchero ($17/4.5*) Got this take-out another time and this was a substantial meal that I easily stretched to 2. Their delicious carne asada but this tossed with sauteed peppers and onions and maybe a light salsa. Throw a nice mound onto some warm corn tortillas and every bite was satisfying. Their rice and beans were decent, and like other reviewers have mentioned their beans are really unique, it has an orange hue to it. But unlike other reviewers I'm not as resistant to the change, as it was still pretty tasty. Wonder if they cook and mash chorizo into their beans. Camaron al Ajio ($18/3.5*) aka Mexican garlic shrimp. I wasn't digging this as much as the steak ranchero plate. The sauce was decent but the shrimps were on the smaller size and they didn't put as many as the steak plate, like half the amount. But to get this along with the steak ranchero plate, to make a legit surf n turf outing for 2 is a winner of a move. Still want to try their Caldo de Res and their menudo on the weekends. So there is still some work to be done here. *Inner voice* "Get back to work!!"

Food was ok overall. The meat in the pastor taco was well seasoned and cooked but the veggie burrito was missing seasoning. The salsa bar had two types of salsas, both were ok. The pico was old looking but we also dined late in the evening. Food came out quick. Staff were friendly. Overall restaurant was small and seemed cleaned but our table was sticky.

Showed up for lunch, busy for 11:00. Took a while to order and get 5 tacos, the al pastor was nice , the asada was ok. The taco de cabeza as decent. While the tacos were good and the service was friendly, they also serve other dishes than tacos burritos and quesadillas. Enchiladas and seafood are on the menu, I did hear a microwave, and saw it while I was waiting. While I could tell that the taco filling wasn't microwaved, take all the other dishes with a grain of salt. I'd rate it 4.5 I would return but for tacos or burritos again .

First time eating there after passing several times. Craving For Mexican for a long while and decided to give it a try. The cashier was friendly and the service was fast. I got steak supreme burrito to go. Asking if they can accommodate whole black beans, but they couldn't. They only offered whole pinto beans which was acceptable option for me. There was a salsa and chip bar on the front. To my look, she probably figured it out that I was there for the first time, she made a remark loudly that chip and salsa is free!!! so I took some home. The green salsa was watery for my taste. It had a bit of chilli kick. I didn't try the red one. The chip was warmed but little bit hard. Customers were enjoying it. Private parking around the building which was good. I will stop by again to try their tacos.

YUM! Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Ambiance: typical taqueria Glad we stopped by! Good balance of protein and toppings. The shrimp in the shrimp tacos were satisfying to bite into and they didn't skimp out. Pricing isn't cheap but also isn't too expensive. Would come again!

I don't usually care to leave reviews but I door dash this often and it's always on point. the boiled chicken enchiladas and extra meat. It is expensive but as a larger individual, it's even filling for me.

Crispy chicken tacos are awesome. Full of meat, super fresh shell. Not expensive. Staff is friendly. Food comes out super fast and fresh. Self serve chips and salsa bar.

We came here around 30 mins before they were closing on a Sunday. It wasn't busy at all. They said we have to order to-go, but our friends were there first and already eating. We told them we would eat fast and leave with them. So they let us dine there. We ordered cabeza super burritos ($12). It was so good! Meat was so tender. The flavors were very balanced too. There's a salsa sauce bar where the counter is. Two types of salsas. Parking is private lot.

So I had to celebrate cinco de mayo with some mexican food right? Yeah you feel me right. I usually go to the place across the street, but for some reason they kept cancelling my order. So I decided to give this place a try. LOVE that they have a parking lot. Makes life much easier. Service: Awesome service. The cashier was friendly and efficient. He was able to get me in and out fairly quickly. Food: Chip/Salsa Bar - Absolutely love this! A lot of places don't have this anymore due to covid. The green salsa is my favorite, but the red salsa is really good too! Love the chips (i'm a sucker for thick crispy chips) I got two super burrito (steak and beef cheek) for me and my hubby. I couldn't finish my burrito as it was super salty. Wasn't sure if it was the meat that I ordered or something else. My hubby's burrito was just as salty. Overall: I would definitely recommend this place. I would probably come back and try something else. Honestly I saw someone eating flautas and I am now craving that.

Got horrible food poisoning from this place. Would not recommend unless you want to be throwing up all night. When we came back to ask for a refund the next day for our food that gave me food poisoning, they were nasty and acting like it was somehow our fault and when they called the maniger and he reluctantly refunded the money but then they rudely told us to never come back, not that I would anyway. Would not recommend unless you want to be throwing up all night from food poisoning and then have that blamed on you and refusing to take accountability, would rate 0 stars if I could.