El Taquito Taco Shop

Best place to get tacos in town and open late for us night shift people. Try the cry baby sauce!

This is my favorite taco spot in Minnesota especially for the chicken tacos and open 24 hours perfect spot for a late night bite !!

SUPER DELICIOUS! The service here is so amazing, they are so kind! The atmosphere is super detailed! The art really brings out the restaurants culture. As you can see I ATE the food up! I definitely recommend coming here again, sort of expensive but super worth it! 10/10 MUST try again!

Before I start, I was raised in Rockport, TX and crossing the border was a regular thing. I've also crossed the border as an adult in Nuevo Laredo. I've taken road trips the the 4 points of the United States and eaten at every pit stop. Never have I ever had to ask for salt to season Mexican food. Usually tostadas have cotija which I prefer if this is the Mexican mozzarella it had no cheese smell or taste to it. The chicken tasted like it was boiled with water and a teaspoon of American chili powder... and that's it. I also had the charbroiled steak tostada and that's when I realized there was actually refried beans but because it had no taste and had an airy texture I didn't notice it was there. The rojo sauce that is served on the table wasn't even a deep red and tasted like Tabasco. Not sure about lettuce either but it's also we had to ask for lime and I would love radishes. Reviews said authentic but I'll let you go and decide for yourself. Service is order at counter and you find your own seat and it came out at a reasonable time. Good thing is they had onions and cilantro available if you asked. I actually wanted to ask for a whole spice rack though. But to also expect me to bite through a while sliced tomatoe on a messy tostada already. No.

Let me start by saying 3 stars is NOT a bad review in my book. It means a place is perfectly fine, just not amazing. Most of my reviews are 3 stars, because that's just reality.El Taquito is a hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant that recently started offering vegan soy chicken tinga tacos and homemade vegan chorizo tacos (and tostadas, I think?).The ordering process is confusing as the menu doesn't mention vegan options, so you have to ask the woman behind the counter. She doesn't offer guidance or help, but was friendly. We got the soy chicken tinga tacos ($3 each) and liked them; the tinga sauce was warming and well-done. The tortilla seemed store-bought and low-grade, but you can't get a soy chicken tinga taco anywhere else in the Twin Cities, so I won't complain too much.Unfortunately they were out of the vegan chorizo, so we didn't get to try that.The guacamole ($4) was fresh but lacked salt. They don't give you chips by default with this dish, but gave me a basket after I asked. The chips were obviously store-bought (probably Tostitos), but oh well.All told, I'm glad El Taquito has vegan options, but I wish they made it easier and clearer to order them.Other reviews have commented on the cleanliness of the interior; it might not be sparkling clean, but it didn't feel like it was dirty by any means.A few blocks south you can get vegan soy curl tacos and burritos at Hamburguesas El Gordo. I think those tacos are also great, so it's cool that this part of West St. Paul has become a Latino vegan hotspot.

Every time I come here the food is great, the staff is very welcoming. This was the first time I had authentic Mexican in Minnesota and it's always my go to. Carnitas is great, carne asada burritos are great. The environment is very home-y.

Oof. So many mixed feelings. I had originally had their tacos from a food truck and they were delicious. I thought it would be worth trying their full menu, so we ordered a variety of items. First off, when my husband came home, my portion of our order was entirely missing. Similar to other reviews, the pastor was a strange shade of neon pink.The beef tamale was delicious, if a little burnt on the sides. The seasoning was spot on. The queso, however, was straight liquid and had zero seasoning.Once we got to my tacos, I ordered based off of the pictures on the menu, and a lot was missing. For instance, the tinga did not come with the radishes as shown, and the fajita taco didn't come with fajita veggies as soon. Disappointing.Overall, there are a lot of great taco places in West Saint Paul/Westside St. Paul, which I would recommend over this place.

The food was amazing and the tacos were freshly cooked. The service was kinda slow but the tacos were worth the wait.

I was super happy when I came back into town and saw that this place was still open after CoV. As someone who likes to cook, I can tell you this place uses fresh ingredients, and the quality of the food reflects that. Pricing is very fair. The store even plays movies at night, which is absolutely fantastic.

This is my go to taco shop.... I have tried to find tacos that are as good as these everywhere and they all have failed ...They have the BEST authentic street tacos.... Carne Asada and Carnitas are the best!!! The tamales are good and the rice yummmmmm