El Grullo Restaurante

Food was amazing! I ordered DoorDash for delivery one time. Then ordered again a few days later for pick up. Only took away a star because customer service is everything and staff needs to maybe remember that.

It was lonely the day that I visited but they treated us super kindly and welcomed us inside :). I loved the decorations they had on the walls and the place overall! The food was pretty tasty too. I got a plate with: * Beans 9.5/10 * Rice 9/10 * Chilaquiles 8/10 * Eggs 10/10 can't go wrong with eggsss * Horchata 9/10 * Strawberry smoothie 8/10 it tasted a lot like a cinnamon cookieI'll be back for their lunch/dinner items but I definitely recommend for brunch!

Menudo sabe a que no lavaron bien la carne huele demasiado feo. O se echó a perder uno de los dos. La señora Guadalupe muy mala onda, Me moria del hambre, y el menudo fue algo que no pude tener ni cercas por el olor y quería cambiarlo, pero ella se llevó el plato y me dijo que no podía cambiármelo ni regresarme reembolso. Me quedé con hambre con enojo.. me fui de ahí con hambre, antojo de un buen menudo y estafada. No vayan la señora Guadalupe. Sólo les va a hacer pasar un mal tiempo.

I got the asada torta. It was just okay. The bun wasn't toasted. It was lukewarm. And the meat wasn't heated on the grill. The quantity of meat was small for the price. They do have many different choices though and they were very nice. Maybe it's just Covid times. , I'll give them another chance.

The Chile verde burrito Is Super good when I walked in I thought it would be like other ones this is real Chile verde I love the soft tortilla stop by and try it!

Stopped in since I had to go to the restroom, just being honest. I was happy to find it very clean. Menu was very varied. A little on the pricier side for a taqueria, however, very delish. Ordered a corn quesadilla of which the tortilla was hand made, cheese perfectly melted and the carnitas were well flavored.Salsa was on point. Will return.

I've been coming here since I was in elementary school and it never disappoints! I've never had a bad experience the food is always finger licking good I get a carne asada almost every time! The staff are super fast and well mannered even when the place is crazy busy. Definitely worth trying out.

I love the super shrimp burritos here! Their food is authentic Mexican food! And they have options for vegetarian people too!

The restaurant looks clean but the meseras are soo rude. Theres a tall one central american and the other one that thinks shes the only one that speaks English. They have no customer service vibe, they basically through you the things(the menu and plates) . I been here three times to give it a try maybe they were having such a day but no they are plain rude. There food is ok never busy .

My parents, God rest their sweet souls, used to run a restaurant here called Sam's Burger Bar. I was the kid who used to hide in the storage areas under the cashier stations while my mom worked long days 7-days a week to support our family. They opened it in 1975 and retired in 1995, when they sold the equipment to the people who would open a Mexican restaurant. It has remained a Mexican restaurant now for longer than my parents had it, hard to believe how time flies. Not sure if the ownership has stayed the same.I live on the East Coast now but recently visited the restaurant on a recent trip to San Jose. I was amazed by how much has stayed the same. The patron booths that were there when I was a kid are still there, as are the brown partition glass. The order counters are still there, as is the fridge, but gone is the ice machine, soft serve machine and the potatoe cutter my dad used to hand cut fries. For the record, nobody was hand cutting fries in those days and now all premium burger joint do. But you probably came here for a review about El Grullo. I just can't help myself feeling nostalgic and misty eyed remembering Sam's Burger Bar, with its Fred Flintstone machine that would serve you a plastic egg with a cheap toy for .25 cents. It was my childhood. The patrons were a big part of the experience, they would come to 'buy 'enjoy by the bag full", getting 5 hamburgers for just around $3.00. Customers adored my parents and loved their food. On the last week before they closed the business my parents would let patrons in the back so they could take pics with them.Ok, so I didn't just want to linger at El Grullo though I wasn't that hungry. I considered the pezole, but the serving was large, so I got a couple of tacos. The meat wasn't terrible but definitely not fresh either. I wondered how long it was sitting around or even whether it was a day old. It was definitely edible but if I lived nearby, it might not be my go to taco joint, though I'd definitely go there for sentimental reasons.I know this is not the most orthodox of reviews but maybe next time you visit, you'll appreciate knowing a bit more about its history.