Carnitas Lalo

Carnitas Lalo, is a highly regarded taco stand celebrated for its authentic carnitas—succulent pork cooked in lard. This traditional preparation results in tender, flavorful meat. For those seeking an authentic taste of Puerto Vallarta’s street food, Carnitas Lalo offers a genuine and satisfying experience. Order the half fat and half lean when ordering your tacos.

Great carnitas tacos got half fat and half meat. The meat was so tender and flavourful, the salsas adding that extra bit of excitement.

Insanely good. Must try tacos truck!!

Delicious carnitas tacos

Best in town!!

Vallan a comer el taquero es mi papá las carnitas están bien ricas

Las carnitas están riquísimas!

Tacos de carnitas Lalo

This was one of our stops on the Vallarta Eats Food Tour. This is a taco stand that serves up pork cooked in lard. Yikes, I could feel my arteries shiver! The set up reminded me of a Chinese butcher shop with the splatter barriers that blocks debris of food from flying everywhere from the manic chopping of the meat and fat. A spread of condiments were available. FOOD: Lard Pork Tacos I can attest that the pork did have an extra richness from being cooked in lard. The mix also included chopped up pieces of fat. And not the soft kind but the rubbery variety which I ended up spitting out. I'm not a fan of soft corn tortillas and diced up fat, so I gave up after one bite. OVERALL: To each his/her own but I'm not a fan.

Whenever we go on cruises, we're told never eat street food and don't drink the water. Well, I am not very good at following directions when it comes to eating. I like to eat wherever the locals eat especially when we are in another country. On one of our trips to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico we took a food tour with some of our friends. One of the places we stopped at was Carnitas Lalo. It is a no frills food stand on the corner of Aguacate and Venustiano Carranza. The pork taco I ate was simple and flavorful. Tasted good enough that I would stop by again. Another sign that they are good was that the locals were dropping by to purchase food. Give them a try too Yelpers!

This place is the BOMB ! If u like carnitas tacos this is the place look no further , I look forward to going to PV just to get my carnitas taco fix . Must try !!!!

Tip for the non- or limited-Spanish speakers: You'll be asked whether you want "surtido" or "carne", without further explanation. "Carne" (and more specifically "maciza") means you'll be getting lean-ish shoulder meat. "Surtido" costs less and means you'll be enjoying ribs, skin, stomach, or whatever parts of the pig might've made it into the carne. Nothing goes to waste when making carnitas, and you'll get richer flavor with the surtido. I mention this because the price difference probably shouldn't determine your choice. Folks who are put off by the rest of the pig probably won't feel better with a couple of extra pesos left over, and those who want a head-to-tail experience shouldn't miss it for the trivial coins, either.

This place is really good! Don't know why the low rating. Excellent authentic carnitas, every part! 16 pesos a taco. Go early because they can run out before noon. My personal favourite is cuerito (skin) which is very soft but gelatinous. If you prefer lean meat like maciza (shoulder), then this might not be your choice.

Not my favorite but they did have a good carnitas street taco. Packed full of mean. Sauces available. Tasty for sure but sooo many choices. Worth stopping in for at least 1.

Standard soft shell tacos. The pico de Gallo and tomato sauce is delish. A-ok taco stand. Nothing wrong with it but didn't stand out to me. 12 tacos for 168 Mexican pesos.