Birrieria El Taco Solito

Delicious authentic food! Portions sizes are shareable. Prices are moderate, good vibes

I have been coming here for years. QUALITY of the food and service is consistent. Clean atmosphere.

Such amazing service from the courteous staff. I believe we were helped out by the owner himself and he took his time to answer my questions and never rushed us when we took a while to browse the menu. I can see why it was voted as the best because the quesabirrias were amazing! The size of them is also well worth your money (which isn’t expensive at all maybe bc I’m used to Bay Area prices). I couldn’t even finish my plate of quesabirrias! I believe that it comes with 3 or 4 but they’re huge and they’re also very crispy 😮‍💨. Their consomé is also flavorful and not oily at all like at other birria places. Definitely coming back here when I’m in the Central Valley again!

We took the Lee's Air team to Birrieria El Taco Solito to try their famous birria tacos, and we all fell in love with them! Voted the best birria tacos in the Central Valley, every bite was packed with authentic flavor. The tender meat and perfectly seasoned broth made this an unforgettable experience. If you're searching for the best birria tacos in the Central Valley, Birrieria El Taco Solito is a must-visit for incredible food and top-notch service!

The goat birra is so delicious. Finger Licking Good!! The staff here are so friendly and helpful. I'm here only a week in town I definitely will come back before I go back home in the bay area.

They are great, I get it that when the crowd kicks in there are going to be some issues with service. What I don’t enjoy is the loud music coming from the jukebox. Not a big deal just not my thing.

Best goat birria in town. Taste great and has no smell. Authentic home cooked food. The best part is you get unlimited home cooked tortillas with your order. Best I ever had.

Good buriad tacos what can I say. Please check them out give them a chance the taste was really good they have aguas frescas everyday that are homemade they're not from the machine they are home made so they have the flavors that they have. It's a little hole in the wall and it's family run with 2 heavier set woman cooking the food. You will message if you don't look...AMAZING !

Everything was delicious, service was quick and friendly as well as lovely crowd! I love the environment.

Got recommended to check out this place by a Yelp Elite, Andrew K., and it lived up to the hype. Birrieria El Taco Solito is a spacious Mexican restaurant located in south Fresno specializing in everything birria. Typically restaurants serve only quesabirria tacos, but El Taco Solito has quesabirria, regular birria, and plenty more. We went mid-afternoon, so it was quite empty, but I've seen their social media and it can get PACKED there. Our server was the owner's son, and he was very polite and attentive. I'm really impressed with his service. The food was also fantastic - we did end up getting beef quesabirria tacos (they have real authentic GOAT birria by the way) and everything was delicious from the tacos to the salsa to the consome. Definitely check this out.

After seeing photos of their tacos without cabbage, we had to stop by. It's red building, inside looks updated murals on the walls and lots of seating. Owner guy is friendly, took out to go order. We got the 4 quesa Birria with cheese and consume 1 asada taco & pork taco in a handmade tortilla. It wasn't a long wait for ur order. The handmade tortillas are bigger & have a decent meat portion. Asada and pork taco were so good. Both had such a rich flavor and some crispiness. The salsas were good red one is spicy with a smoky taste. while the green is mild. Both tasted really good, I preferred the green one tho. Onions & cilantro on the side. The Birria tacos were filled with meat & cheese and the tacos were crispy. The consume was so delicious had a good beefy rich flavor. Will definitely be back to try other stuff & highly recommend trying this spot out.

My sister and I have sister dates every other week and like to try different restaurants each time. Birrieria El Taco Solito popped up in my IG and she agreed to try it. Came here on a Saturday about 11:30am. We were greeted as soon as we walked in the door and given a choice to sit wherever we wanted. The waitress quickly came by, brought menus, and took our drink orders. We already knew what we wanted as we had seen the costillas con nopales on their IG post. Our food came out quickly and piping hot with fresh off the comal corn tortillas. The meat was fall off the bone tender and full of flavor. The costillas were accompanied by fresh beans and rice with some queso fresco. The servings were large and felt we got more than our moneys worth for $12.99. I brought my left overs home and had them for dinner. Left overs tasted even better reheated. We can't wait to come back to try their other dishes. I hope they're ready because we're bringing the whole fam bam the next time we visit!

When I tell this place is great please believe it. This place is nestled in cal sea a very fond neighborhood for a lot of us. The place is clean. The waiters and cooks are great customer service with 10 out of 10. The food comes out. Piping hot with all the condiments needed everything is on the table. Don't forget to get a Coke in the bottle to go with this. It pairs superably. Their hot sauce is actually available for sale and it is unbelievably incredible. This place is a hidden gem the atmosphere the pleasant tones, the music, the paintings on the wall. Everything is great. Parking is nice too plenty of space you self seat and the waitress comes out fast get your drinks. They have an assortment of beverages to choose from after drinks she takes your order and your order comes out very fast piping hot lotta meat lotta cheese you'll get full off of two. The order comes with 4 quesabirria which is great save some for later and when we took it home later, it was even better. It warmed up great just as if we had it earlier. This place is 100 out of 10.

Excellent Birria, the best in Fresno. 4 taco quesobirria is the ticket. Priced well, nice location, and great service. Give them a try.

The tacos were so good! The meat was tender and the rice and beans were cooked to perfection. Oddly enough, these tacos didn't put me in a food coma per usual with Mexican food. My results might not be typical, though

Such amazing service from the courteous staff and an overall clean establishment. I believe we were helped out by the owner himself and he took his time to answer my questions and never rushed us when we took a while to browse the menu. I can see why it was voted as the best because the quesabirrias were amazing! The size of them is also well worth your money (which isn't expensive at all maybe bc I'm used to Bay Area prices). I couldn't even finish my plate of quesabirrias! I believe that it comes with 4 but they're huge and they're also very crispy and the meat is not dry at all ‍. Their consomé is also flavorful and not oily at all like at other birria places. Definitely coming back here when I'm in the Central Valley again!

Birrieria El Taco Solito represents some of the best Mexican food in Central California. The dishes are authentic, and freshly prepared with pride using quality ingredients, aromatic, and flavor-packed. The Fresno Bee has awarded them the people's choice for the best birrieria (also spelled birria) Central Valley in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Additionally, the Fresno Bee awarded them the best Mexican restaurant and menudo in the Central Valley for 2024. Both are the signature dishes of this family-owned restaurant and the taste, they claim, will transport you to the streets of Jalisco. The quesabirria tacos with broth, $17.99 are a must-order dish for first-timers. Birrieria-style (stewed meat) beef on consomme dipped corn tortillas with melted oaxaca cheese (queso), served with a side of broth (consomme), along with diced onions, cilantro, dried chiles, herbs, and lemon wedges. It is paired with consomme (broth) for dipping and comes with rice and beans. What may set Birrieria El Taco Solito apart from its competitors when it comes to the quesabirra tacos is the sheer size of the tacos: made with larger corn tortilla shells and packed with delicious stewed beef and melted cheese. The dish comes with four hearty-sized tacos. The meat is very tender and succulent, and the broth is rich and has a pleasant umami taste. Dipping the tip of the taco into the consomme just before you bite into it takes the flavors to yet another stratosphere. As good as it gets. One of the few places where you can get birrieria with either beef or goat meat. The birrieria de res (beef) is as good as it gets. However, the birrieria de chivo (goat) is even better. The goat meat has more flavor and is more tender than beef. Goat meat is cooked with the bones inside them. This explains why the taste and richness of the broth in goat meat are even better. Cooking stew with the meat bone adds flavor, and richness, and cooks the meat more evenly. If I had the choice (and I do here), I would pick the birrieria de chivo every time unless I order it as a taco. The menudo is also as good as advertised. It is a comforting traditional Mexican soup made with cow tripe. The dish seems equally popular as the birrieria on the weekends when it is served. The tripe tasted clean and was well trimmed. It was very tender. The broth was flavorful and rich. I like that you have pig trotter as an option in the soup. Menudo should have tripe, bone marrow, and pig trotter anyway, so it was an empathetic yes for me. Hominy is added to the soup. Diced onion, chopped cilantro, and lemon wedges, along with freshly hand-padded tortillas are served with the soup. While there are several places to enjoy a tasty bowl of menudo, there is nothing quite like dipping homemade tortillas in them. They have other savory caldos (soups) including beef, chicken, shrimp and fish, and pepena. If you enjoy offal meats, the pepena - a combination of tripe, kidney, heart, and gizzard in a special sauce - is another one of their specialty dishes. You can enjoy it on a taco, in a soup, or with rice and beans. The adobada (marinated pork) was delicious: zesty, subtle sweetness, and full-flavored. Roasted pork and beef, birrieria, and pepena complete their meat choices. This restaurant gets packed on the weekends and popular spot within the community for desayunos (Mexican breakfast). There is plenty of seating during the afternoons on weekdays. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, caldos, desayunos, and succulent meat with rice dishes round out their menu. Service is good. You get seated immediately and the servers are attentive, friendly, and very helpful in making suggestions on what to try or answering any questions about the dishes. The prices are very reasonable. A large bowl of menudo is $13.49. A handmade taco is $3.49. A burrito is $9.99. A chile verde plate is $12.99. The prices, in addition to the taste and food quality, contribute to their popularity. The food is authentic and inexpensive, and they serve singularly the top local Mexican dish. See why Birrieria El Taco Solito makes the best birrieria in the Valley.

So my Yelp Elite Friend Andrew K had recommended this place to me last year and I've had it bookmarked for months and finally decided I should take a trip back close to the hood I grew up in. Arrived just around noon for lunch. My husband and I were greeted. I was surprised to see how big this place was on the inside and it's painted a beautiful red with murals all around. We were greeted and told to sit anywhere. There's plenty of chairs and tables. We had a stroller with us so it was nice that there was enough room to put it on the side without it getting in the way. Our server was nice he came and dropped off condiments (lemon, cilantro and onions) and took our drink orders. They had water in bottles and Pepsi in a can all of which we were okay with. Love that their menu is simple. Made ordering easy. Our order: small goat birria, 4 quesabirria with consomé, 2 birria Pepena tacos and one quesadilla all on handmade tortillas. Our order came out hot and fast. The quesabirria tacos were huge with double tortillas. They are very generous with the meat and the birria was very tender and has so much flavor . The goat birria smelled and tasted gamey but it was also very good. The small bowl they gave was full of meat. The small order of cheese Quesadilla was just the perfect size for my daughter. The birria pepena meat is a combo of intestine, gizzard, kidney and heart. It was a bit different but I've have had these meats before so I'm familiar with these type of meat texture and flavors. Tripas is actually one of my favorite taco meat. However, gizzard, kidney and heart are normal not my go to choice of proteins but glad to have tried it was a deliciously huge taco I would recommend trying it. The homemade tortillas are thick and tasted AMAZING, perfect balance of sweet and salty it was delicious! Highly recommend this place, they really do serve one of the best birrias in town! The owner Fernando was very kind, attentive and checked on us and made sure we had everything we needed from the start to the end of our dinning experience. Thanks to my Yelp Friend Andrew K again for the rec! If you're looking for a delicious birria place with big portions for the price and amazing customer service this place is IT!

First time amazing I follow the stars .. meaning now I know why this place is 4.7 stars & up ! Great service super fast & great recommendation easy parking wish I lived closer !

The food was amazing and the service was great. I am definitely coming back again. It reminds me of my mother's kitchen, with the same delicious meals.

Stoped here on the way back home from a road trip and it was the perfect place to stop. We were hungry and this place filled our belly's with great authentic food. It was really crowded, likely cause it was Sunday after church, but we were very welcomed as non locals driving through. We got more food than we could have wanted for a a great price and even better taste. Definitely a spot to stop for a break on a road trip!

driving home from yosemite, stopped here for some birria tacos and was so surprised to have some of the best food of my life. legit lil joint. will never forget how crisp and flavorful the taco was here with exceptional friendly and speedy service! was full like all day lol.

Been coming here for the past two years and they still have the best birria and other Mexican fare. The sauce is seasoned so well. Just like homemade if not better. Husband loves the menudo. Great fast service, clean and freshly painted murals on walls. Enough street parking. You definitely want to bring the family here.

I really wish I could give this place more than 5 stars. Hand made tortillas de maíz and the food is outstanding. Not great, not delicious, but like your Mexican grandma prepared the dishes in the kitchen and hand delivered then to your table. The birria is great, but the real savory dish is the costillas with nopales. The meat falls off the bone it's so tender.

The best birria and menudo in town with handmade tortillas affordable prices excellent service you will not be disappointed!!

The food wasn't that good, I asked for home made tortillas and they crumble with the birria on top, nothing to compare with real authentic Birria in jalisco or michoacan

Amazing food and service. Will be coming back. Pork ribs and queso birria . What more can you ask

I placed my order by phone. The nice lady on the other end told me it would be ready in 15-20 minutes. Once I arrived I was promptly greeted and she was so welcoming. I loved that. Next time I'll eat there so I can get the full experience. But the foods good. The owner, I assumed she was the owner is so sweet and nice. Love it. Some places after Covid just are not offering service any more. But... guess what they are I will definitely go back. In closing the food is delicious and fresh.

The menudo and birria are delicious! They are also very attentive when ordering and picking up, have never ate in. Highly recommend.

I'm visiting from Santa Monica & this place came up in Yelp. Drove from my hotel and walked in to an almost empty restaurant. Turns out they were closing early because of Halloween. Well they kept it open enough for me to order & eat my order of tacos de birria. They were great tacos, beef was tender, tortillas fresh & the consommé delicious! Highly recommend this place!!

Amazing food and amazing service! All the workers are so nice and welcoming they make you feel right at home. Quesabirrias are to die for especially with the hand made tortillas.

Waitress was so nice and very attentive. Food was yummy. The tacos were so good and HUGE. The consome lacked a bit of salt/favor but once I added lemon and salsa it tasted better. The birria plate was also yummy.

THE BEST birria I have ever tasted. WOW ! The music playing was good and service was great ! Got my food quick!

The food is delicious! Tacos served on homemade tortillas. Crispy juicy quesabirria tacos! I did not even take a moment to take pictures, the food was excellent. The neighborhood gives me 90s nostalgia. The gentleman who helped us was very courteous and respectful. Definitely plan to visit again in the future.

Had an asada burrito, good flavor, pero the asada was way too salty! The salsa was the biggest disappointment, not a fan of the red salsa, it was all Mexican oregano flavored. Green salsa was mid but could be better. Please make a different kind of salsa or improve the recipe.

Great spot for authentic Mexican in Fresno, a family business with great service and excellent food. Clean and comfortable dinning room with ac. Birrieria was seriously good as well as the pork taco. If your in town definitely check this spot.

Amazing service....Chely is such a sweet lady and provides friendly and attentive service. This place was voted best Birrieria tacos for several years running so we of course ordered the queso Birrieria tacos...ordered the plate of 4 to share between 2 people and we each could only get thru one. They were hearty and flavorful. I found the consommé to have a strange flavor (clove?) and chose not to use it. We added a side of beans and rice, doused them in the delicious hot sauce on the table and were happy the portion was large enough for leftovers. Our table also ordered the asada tacos which were one of the best we've ever had....when ordering, you'll be asked if you want homemade tortillas or packaged. Do yourself a favor and get the homemade....obviously! They are fantastic and you can see them coming hot off the griddle. Pro tip: order some homemade tortillas to go...a little butter and salt makes a perfect late night snack. Now for the cons: The michelada looked beautiful and was refreshing. The best part was it was served with jicama and cucumbers sprinkled with hot sauce and tajin on top. There were also 4 shrimp, but they had not been cleaned and they still had the poop track :( Disappointing. Lastly, The bathroom was really dirty and there was a large cockroach inside. If you can look past these few things, give it a try....it's worth it just for the tortillas.

Food was delicious, even tho there was a lot of people waiting we didn't wait long to be seated.

Awesome place! Best quesobirria tacos in town. Worth the drive wherever you are at! Nice clean place to eat and hangout.

Woke up on a Sunday morning with a craving for birria. We were greeted and seated promptly and warmly. Quesabirria tacos were gorgeous, abundantly filled, and consommé was tasty. Birria de chivo was fantastic. Place full of happy families. Love the murals on the walls. It's obvious a ton of care goes into everything they do here. Highly recommended.

Es el segundo día seguido que vengo omg la comida es deliciosa!!! Sabe a auténtica comida mexicana , todo en el menú es delicioso!!! Ya probamos birria , menudo y chile verde y son 10/10 súper recomendados!!!' El servicio es increíble son muy amables

This restaurant was introduced to us by a friend who ordered us some beef birria tacos with consomé and they were absolutely delicious. When I was looking at their online menu, I saw that they had birria de chivo available and I was so surprised because it's becoming more and more rare to find birria de chivo! I hadn't had birria de chivo since I was in high school! My husband was very excited because this was a dish he missed a lot and hadn't had any since he was 10 years old! So of course we had to go try! It is an unassuming and humble restaurant. We were greeted by a friendly server. Upon entering the restaurant, I noticed the beautiful murals featuring famous Mexican mariachi singers - Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Antonio Aguilar...the classics. And this place did not disappoint! We both got the birria de chivo plate which comes with rice, beans and handmade tortillas! Yes, handmade :) Large portions - both my husband and I had some delicious birria leftover. There are some bones in the birria, which the tender meat does fall off of (for those that are wary about bones); however there is an abundance of tender and juicy meat. Super flavorful and delicious birria! I recommend this place, especially if you haven't had birria de chivo. Great service, great food, clean restaurant. Give their beef birria a try too!

The staff was great. Guy in the hat was top notch waiter. Made sure we had just enough food and not too much. Quesabirria is no joke. They are huge and delicious

It was my first time trying this place and this has to be one of the best birria Con Queso Tacos i've have in fresno!!!! So bomb, I highly recommend and they were so sweet, I loved the customer service! I can't wait to try more things off their menu

Quick, polite service. Delicious birria and spacious, modern inside. Would come back.

May 2, 12 o'clock went to this restaurant absolutely incredible BIRRIERA this is the real deal folks the homemade corn tortillas with a pancake consistency over the top, the liver and onions the best I've ever had in my life for those who like liver and onions. This is a must order. The wave was rancheros with the rancheros sauce was absolutely killer red viscous tangy this is a real deal Mexican restaurant no gringo nonsense here.

Ok so first and foremost bougie judge-y people this place is NOT for you ! For the most of us that are fans of mom and pop locations then yes!!! This is a def spot to try!! I've been on a " Birria crave " for some time now and have placed on my agenda to try as many Birria taco places when in locations that they are available . I found this location on my Birria search in Yelp and wasn't disappointed The location is a very humble place with very friendly staff I loved the Birria queso grilled tacos Also tried the homemade tortillas that were good but the Birria juicy meat will make it fall apart And the consume was * kiss finger tips* I love this is clearly a family owned and ran business and I would visit again

!! The birria tacos are bomb, their rice and beans are amazing. !!! Carne asada was ok, chewy and had bits that were a bit salt but the rice and beans inside made up for it Their green salsa was hella good AND spicy, the red one was good but not too spicy. The service was great and I love how they have a sink in the open area to immediately wash your hands after some juicy birria. Don't tell anyone, but this is right next to my suegras birria. Los tacos de birria son una bomba, su arroz y frijoles son increíbles. !!! La carne asada estaba bien, masticable y tenía trozos que estaban un poco salados, pero el arroz y los frijoles en el interior lo compensaron. Su salsa verde era muy buena Y picante, la roja era buena pero no demasiado picante. El servicio fue excelente y me encanta cómo tienen un fregadero en el área abierta para lavarse las manos inmediatamente después de una jugosa birria. No le digas a nadie, pero esto está justo al lado de mi suegras birria.

Burritos and tacos were amazing. The meat is well seasoned and the sauce was tasty. Nice local restaurant. Good food for the price.

great tacos and very friendly service. We will definitely be back. Asada is quite tasty.

Good food service & clean place.. This place has good homemade tortillas..along with their good food ..

Food is fantastic!! Excellent portions. Staff is very friendly and welcoming. Service is 10/10!! The name of the lady who served me was so nice and came by multiple times to check if I needed any refills and to just check on my table. Food is full of flavor and very generous portions. Parking is pretty spacious and indoor seating is spacious as well. Will absolutely come back!!

The birria is spoiled and keep of bad odor. Bad place to eat. Went for a plate of birria there and I have to spend the next theee days home with A bacteria and one visit to the doctor .Avoid this place at all costs.

Best quesabirria tacos in town!! Went to try this place out based on the yelp reviews and omg it did not disappoint!! Definitely a must try!

Food is excellent, service very good. I give them a 4 because it's pretty hot inside. If they were to have a better A.C system they would definitely get a 5 on my behalf. Comida es excelente, muy buen servicio. Les doy un 4 porque es un poco muy caliente dentro del lugar. Si tuvieran un mejor systema de aire acondicionado de mi parte les daría un 5.

I came here from Bakersfield to buy my coworkers some breakfast burritos. I read solid reviews about this place, so I thought I'd give it a try. While waiting on my breakfast burritos, Bertha gave me a cup of Birria. This was a very nice gesture. This is the first time trying goat Birria and I must say, this is the best Birria I've ever had. Very tasty and right blend of spices. And then, Fernando started talking to me and we shared stories about our cultures and how many similarities we have between the Hispanic and Asian cultures. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. I eventually got the breakfast burritos, they were huge and very good as well. I give this place five stars for food taste and quality. Five stars for customer service. And five stars for being so personable and having genuine conversations to build relationships with their customers. I can't wait to come back to Fresno just to eat here. Great job to this mom & pop restaurant!

Service 5/5 Birria 3/5 wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst Pricey for the serving size.