Carnitas El Rincon - Alma

First time at this location, it was just ok. If I compare it to the Carnitas spot in Gilroy, this spot would be a no. They offer a meal with carnitas, beans, rice and soda only. They don't give or include onions and Cilantro, what the heck. I can't remember the last time I had a taco or burrito that did not include these ingredients. Carnitas was not flavorful and it was dry. Rice was meh and the same for the beans, it was pretty disappointing and lacked flavor. I purchased onions and cilantro even though it is freely given if you eat on site. I also purchased carrots and jalapeños, which were good. So next time I am craving carnitas I will happily drive out of my way and to Gilroy where they offer a complete meal and a larger portion. Also as others have stated its better to know Spanish but if you don't, that's OK too it just takes a little longer to order. To each their own, this spot just didn't hit the spot for me.

Parking is a pain, be careful. Burrito: 3/5, extremely dry Quesadilla: 1/5, more dry than the burrito Being a place that specializes in Carnitas, I expected a lot better. The Carnitas was extremely dry and had almost no flavor to it. The meat did not tear apart easy and had a grainy taste to it. Customer service was great and there were a lot of inside seating. Service was very fast.

Here for the carnitas, my husband says there pretty good. The ambiance of this place is casual and and laid back. Employees seamed a bit cold. Employees are busy getting orders to their proper tables for customers to enjoy.Checked in on Yelp and a family deal popped up so I wanted to take advantage of the special price, however, the restaurant did not honor it. Looking on the Yelp pictures it looks like this deal is from 2 years ago.Carnitas are good and not dry which they can be sometimes. These carnitas had good flavor and were moist making separate very easily. The chili was very very good almost as good as mine, lol. This chili as close as you can get to home made chili.

The carnitas were excellent the service was fast. I can't wait to go back for more. I stopped at the tortilla truck before picking up carnitas. Between them both dinner was very good.

We placed an order through doordash for 3:00 pick up. We ordered the #1 carnitas combo and arrived around 3:15. My wife went in to pick up and was not given the food because it wasn't "confirmed". She tried to explain that she's not a doordash driver and just a normal customer who ordered pick up through doordash. They still refused to give her the food even though she showed her email receipts and doordash app ordered saying the food was ready for pickup. My wife asked if I could try so I went and asked why she couldn't get the food and I spoke with a woman named "Gaby" on the phone which ended going nowhere. I told Gaby that I would rather cancel the order and leave since we wasted enough time. She tried to have me do some other step to prove something else.

I got the family dinner. They specialize on carnitas. This is the best place for carnitas.

The food is always fresh and tastes absolutely amazing. The carnitas and Buche is flavorful and super authentic. If I could eat this everyday I would.

You obviously come here to chow down on some carnitas and they have 2 types for you to choose from -- meat only and mixed with pieces of buche and who knows what other piggy parts. The tacos were served with onions, cilantro, and red and green salsas on the side, with lime wedges on the plate.So how's the meat? The carnitas is tasty and tender but both were very salty. That said, go for the mixed carnitas, it adds extra juiciness and textures to each bite. I wanted to try the chicharron tacos but they were out. I'm not sure if they make it any longer or they were sold out.

Amazing!! They go above and beyond to make you a happy customer! Plus their food is delicious!!!!

Ordered the combo #2to go. First time trying this place. Ended up getting super sick from this restaurant, stay away for your own health. I believe they save and what they dont sale over the days.