El Balcon Taqueria

Stopped by for first time, had a drink, shrimp taco and some chips. Everything was good. I wish the bar was bigger. It was fine, but i feel like something is missing ??I cant explain it. It is not a bad place Food, drinks, bartender all good. I was looking for someplace to hang out. I will try again.

Good mexican food if you're in the area with lots of menu options! We got carnitas & asada reg tacos, which were really good! the meat is very flavorful and not dry also got a tostada, which was decent, it needed more meat on it and less sour cream (which will ask for next time). but it was still tasty!Love how they have a chip & salsa bar! different options of salsa and other toppings. service was nice as well. pretty decent sized place and lots of parking available in the lot.

Having moved to SacTown just 2.5 years ago from SoCal we are looking to find our new, GO-TO Mexican food restaurant. We had a great one down there that we ate at for more than 30 years - the food was THAT GOOD! Unfortunately, we have not been lucky here so far. We enjoy eating (and drinking) at KORK - The restaurant right next store to this restaurant. We walked by one day and saw the food on plates and thought, "Wow - food looks good, let's give this place a try." So one day we did. We came in and it just so happened to be Happy Hour. You can't ask for much more than that. The beer was very cold.The service was great. We walked in and were greeted by a nice gentleman by the name of EVER. He took our drink order and told us to help ourselves to chips and salsa and he'd be back with our beers. So the chips and salsa are good. We ordered our food and coincidentally had basically the same thing. Two Crispy Tacos. Wifey had them a la Carte and I had the "Plato" with rice and beans. The tacos came with sour cream and I saw that but just did not ask to remove it. The tacos were essentially covered in sour cream. It was a mess. And the shells were so crispy they crumbled and fell apart while I ate them. My hands and fingers were covered. So The flavor was okay - but not Mexican seasoning - just kind of bland - which is how we have found it at most of the Mexican restaurants we've tried.The menu for happy hour seems to have more American Food than Mexican food. The Breakfast menu follows the same format. The ambiance is nice. There's an energetic atmosphere and the staff is very nice and helpful. There were plenty of patrons in the place, so obviously they're doing something right and that's great. Service and Ambiance are great. But this is not our GO-TO place.

Oh my goodness. What a wonderful experience! The restaurant is clean and spacious. The salsa bar is amazing. The workers are wonderful. The beer is freezing cold, the margarita was yummy! The food is delicious and tastes fresh!! We ordered two fish tacos, carne asada taco, shrimp taco and fries. Omgoodness. I cannot express how delicious this place was and how great the servers are. I can't wait to go back!

So I have been here before but the name has changed they used to be called El Gallo. There was a change in ownership. Now on to the good stuff. The service is still just as excellent everyone is very friendly. They did add a chip bar that wasn't there previously. And i LOVE ME SOME CHIPS AND SALSA! I love the thick chips and man their salsa is on point flavor wise!!! For those that don't like a lot of spice this is perfect but for people like me I asked for something more spicy and they did not disappoint!! My server came out with a habanero lime salsa that I added to the red salsa and it was perfect!!! They also had a chipotle sauce that normally goes in their pozole and I added it to their mild salsa and again perfection!!! I ordered a strawberry margarita which tastes amazing a little on the sweet side but very refreshing. They have an extensive bar with dang near every alcohol you can think of as well as a nice selection of beers. Unfortunately I wasn't hungry enough to order an actual meal but I will definitely be back cuz ima need to try everything on the menu!!!

Maybe he's the host or maybe he's one of the owners but the guy who greets you at the door in the afternoon and early evening is super cool. Very friendly great conversationalist adds to the dining experience. We had two gentlemen come in playing guitars and for a few dollars they serenaded my wife and I which was actually really nice. They have lots of tequila lots of beer to choose from. I've been here several times to meet my friends for a couple buckets of beer. I recommend it for sure

Twelve of us had dinners here last night. We had loved El Gallo and were sad to see it go. We wanted to try El Balcon. I had called the day before for reservations for us. We arrived at 5:30 and they set up a table for us in a side room. We were the only ones in that room so it was. Lupita was wonderful, she took our orders rather than having all of us go up and order from the menu board. We were served baskets of chips and four contains for dipping ( 2 salsas, a creamy white sauce, and some kind of slaw). There were so many food choices and every thing we tried was delicious , everyone commented on how good theirs was and the portions are large. I had a super burrito, cut it in half and had the rest for lunch today. Drinks were surprisingly inexpensive. My husband had a large (looked more like a small pitcher - 32 oz maybe) of Modelo Especial on tap and it was only $6.00!!! Margaritas got rave reviews too. We will definitely be back and have been telling our friends!

We went to the second location of El Balcon. This a fast casual restaurant. You walk inside and order at the counter, then sit down with your number. The tables are nothing fancy but comfortable. At around Friday at 7 a guitarist began to stroll around. Our food arrived timely and all together. The chips were light and salsa bar had many choices. The combo plates are so big! I ordered a chile relleno and flauta combo plate, I only could eat half. The relleno was large and cheesy. The beans were creamy and rice flavorful. The camarones were flavorful. We are excited to have a good Mexican restaurant near us. We will return!

Tried a burrito earlier in the week & came back for breakfast & a mimosa this morning. The salsa bar is great, the habanero salsa they have in the back is great. Service has been wonderful. We shall be back again for sure.

Very good food! I liked their salsa bar and homemade chips. You can tell salsa was homemade too!I ordered a taco and enchilada plate. Very tasty!The manager Mario was very friendly and helpful. I will definitely go again!