Tacos El Patron

I didn't take pictures of all the food we ordered because everyone devoured it before I could! It was THAT GOOD! This is going to be a detailed review, so if you're looking for a specific thing to read about, keep scrolling and find the section you're looking for. Getting To Location: This place is truly a hidden gem! Our map assistant took us through the neighborhood route and the restaurant was literally a right turn after turning out of the neighborhood. We almost missed the turn but so glad we didn't! At the time we arrived there was plenty of parking spots. Ordering: The staff member who helped us was truly friendly and kind. I started to order and she asked if it was my first time coming to the restaurant. After I told her that it was our first time, she recommended ordering the birria tacos, which was their specialty. My son ordered the birria tacos with the stew (consumé) plate, which came with 3 tacos. My hubby ordered the goat birria quesadilla with the consumé. Daughter got the al pastor birria mulitas. And I got myself one beef birria taco and one Vampiro al pastor taco. The only pictures posted are of my food. 😅 Oh! We also got one large mango agua fresca. Taste: AMAZING! One of the BEST birria tacos I've ever had! From the texture to the flavors, chef's kiss all around! And the consumé was PERFECTION! I didn't think that it was too salty or lacking in flavor. My taste buds were having a fiesta!... And so was my belly! Overall Experience: Our family walked away from that dinner with full bellies and full hearts! I think the cook made 2 birria tacos by mistake for my order. That was pretty awesome. And when we left, I came up to the cashier who took my order to let her know that everything tasted so DELICIOUS and thanked her and her colleagues for the wonderful meal. She gave us another cup of mango agua fresca on the house! 🥰 I'm not saying that everything was great because we got extra stuff with our order. It was honestly the extra friendliness and care on top of great tasting food that everyone provided that made this first experience memorable. Tacos El Patron is now in the to top of our list for those days we crave for awesome birria tacos! 🌮 🎉

Great Birria for Lunch try out Mr Churro next door for Desert. You won't be disappointed. The Churros were Fresher than from the border. And I'm not kidding.

I loved this joint. Great people, great food, only drawbacks, and the reason for 4 stars was that it was CRAZY HOT in there. It was a super hot day, and the sun just beat the place up. That said.. Everything was very well done, and I can't wait to go back. I recommend ordering everything!! Don't hold back. The stars for me were the cabeza and the goat birria. Definitely some of the best I've had!! Sending a great big Thank you!! to their team for an amazing night of tacos.

I have had a lot of Mexican food during my time on this earth and let me tell you if you have the chance to get some food from here you definitely should. Hands down some of the best food I have had in a long time. Tacos de birria is the go to for this place and their consume is BOMB!!

This place would be so much better if cooks and cashiers talked to each other AND IF COOKS READ THEIR ORDERS. I ordered my toppings for the asada fries on the side. Please see the images for the quantity provided and then they ( cook ) said they’re out of sour cream. I just seen asada fries with sour cream. If I’m paying $15 for asada fries , I want the same amount of toppings that I would get if I got them with everything AS if I had eaten dine in . The food here is good when they get your order right. But having to play Russian-rulet every time you order is not worth it.

Lately they are serving nothing , I am Really disappointed. We used to be great clients , my “mulitas al pastor” had literally 4 meat pieces !!!! Look at this ! Super disappointed! !!!

Clean, quick and delicious! Their meat is very tender and texture is spot on. They have many choices of meat with a toppings bar where you can add your own toppings. Everything is chopped and super fresh for the toppings. Their agua Fresca’s are SO flavorful! Prices are about right ($1.99) a taco and $4.75 for large agua fresca. The staff is super friendly and helpful, plenty of seating inside and the kitchen is visible which is a neat perk.

Average tacos, but large meat portions. I really liked their coffee flan

Try the goat birra, you can't go wrong. It's not gamey as others. The spices are right on target.

Parking is a little tight but very doable. They serve a good variety of meats for their tacos, quesadillas and burritos. Service is fast and they take credit card. There's plenty of seating in the restaurant. I got a cabeza quesadilla and I thought it was a really good portion for the price - lots of meat and cheese. I got a horchata as well and that was ok.

As much as I would like to gatekeep this place These are honestly my favorite birria tacos de res If you want goat they do have that as well This place also has amazing carne asada fries!! And aguas frescas!

A hidden gem in Anaheim! It's a very busy restaurant but the service is quick. The tacos are a generous portion with great flavor! I ordered tacos al pastor and carne asada. You get them plain and there's a self serve salsa bar with all the fixings. The salas are spicy and soooo delicious! The burritos are huge too. I can't wait to come back and try the birria tacos and more.

Not the cheapest spot but it's so worth it with the food quality here. Asada, Al pastor tacos were great but the flautas and birria tacos were amazing. Also got the tripa taco and it was so yummy, doesn't have any intestines smells. There was a line to order but I got the food pretty quickly. Parking wouldn't be the best here a bit tight but wasn't too horrible. Would totally be back.

Great food just wanted to stop by real quick and was the best choice ever ! Will be coming back ! Sauces are very tasty too!

Found this spot while I was around the area.. decided to try it based off reviews and I was not disappointed!! The portions are pretty big enough and I purposely didn't finish my food to have leftovers for the next day. It was just as delicious! This place is definitely worth driving 30min for! They even have a dessert place next door that I wanted to try so it gives me an excuse to go back out there. Service was friendly and it was busy so our food came out at different times... didn't bother me since my boyfriend and I always share food anyway!

Decide to try this place since there's always a line. So glad I came and checked it out. The food was delicious and the prices were decent. We 2 orders of the 3 birria tacos with a side of consume. On my order I got 2 birria and chivo, the meat (chivo) was tough and not tender but good flavor. The beef birria was super delicious. Also the vampiros were so good. Also their red sauce n guac sauce are fire, the green sauce tasted like tomatios. Love that they have the sauces and veggies buffet style. The parking is is small but worth the wait.

I order carne asada nachos and it had beans in them. Doesn't state it in the description. When I was don't eating I looked up on the counter and say a roach along the counter where they make the food.

ngl i came here and newly discovered el patron cause tacos los cholos line was so long... but this place did not disappoint. ordered a whole bunch of items and everything was GASSSSSS 10/10 in each bite. portions were solid and the meats were tender! service was quick and staff were kind :) tacos el patron still gets busy asf! the seats were limited and my only critic is that it gets a bit oily... other than that everything is incredibly delicious

Tacos el Gordo who? If you're looking for something just as good, maybe even better than tacos el Gordo. Come here and try all the types of tacos, burritos, mulitas, etc. 9.2/10, they are the only tacos that I can eat without any sauce just because they are that good. The only thing you need to throw on any item is the cilantro and onions. Service is super quick. The only downside about the place is the parking is super limited! So be prepared to wait for parking or have someone run in and grab your food, especially on the weekends! Always crowded!

I can say that it was my first time coming here for takeout and the food was delicious and they don't skimp on burrito size. I got a chicken burrito no beans and it was probably one of the best burritos I've ever had. My wife had chicken and carni asada tacos and she loved them. My son had a carne asada burrito with beans and he said it was the best. I would be giving a five star but because the girl couldn't understand me very well and i couldn't understand her it was very difficult to order and even after correcting my order it still came out all wrong. The salsa bar looked very unhealthy and was a complete total mess so i didn't attempt to get any salsa. The floor was trashy and sticky and the chairs look like they came from the junkyard. The people working inside are very friendly and nice and i will be going back again hoping for a cleaner restaurant to stay and enjoy the awesome food.

I wanted to like this place a lot more than I did, but unfortunately it was just a miss for us. Service: the cashier was friendly in our brief interaction, but the food took a long time to come out. They definitely prioritize getting their delivery orders out before anyone else. Food: this was the disappointing part. Tripas Taco - the meat was just not cooked enough. Usually the meat is crispy because that's how it's supposed to made. This meat however just looks like it was barely warmed. The taco was stuffed with jiggly meat. Chicken fries - I avoid red meat but it was hard to do that here. All over my fries were mystery bits of meat, that I had to pick out. The experience became less enjoyable as I continued trying to eat. Birria torta- fine nothing to write home about. The taco bar was very poorly maintained. Random limes in the salsas and spillage everywhere. Ambiance - casual spot. Small parking but we didn't have any issues. For such an expensive spot I would hope the experience would be better. There's other places nearby that will have better food at a cheaper price and higher quality.

I've been on keto and it's hard finding bomb places to indulge in! I ordered 3 Keto tacos ( 2 asada, 1 birria) I got full with just 1 taco and it was delicious!! They are not stingy on meat and price was so reasonable! Very fast service! If Tacos Los Cholos was too packed for you then drive down a little more and this place will hit!!

The food was excellent The Service was like I was at home Great ambience, clean and neat restaurant

Hands down the best tacos I've had in socal, wholeheartedly! The service was quick as well as the staff was easy to talk to. Being in the middle of Anaheim, these tacos are definitely the talk of the town.

Half star. Is yo ur craving morning birria caldo and tacos don't come here as soon as they open. Cashier tall lady very rude. Waite for others to go in first so she can wake up and warm up to people.

Tortas absolutely fire!! Ordered through uber eats and was pleasantly surprised at how good they were

I've been coming here for tacos for years. I love their birria tacos with consommé and their mulitas. Service is always friendly. The line can get pretty long during peak hours. To bypass the long wait times, I order ahead and then I go in to pick up my food now. Highly recommended giving this place a try if you're ever in the area. My only complaint would be to eat it outside of their restaurant because the tables are always dirty. Staff never comes out to wipe them down.

We came here after the long line at Los Cholos. And we were impressed. It was like 8 of us so we tried the majority of their items. Torta de asada, carne asada fries. flautas de res, Wet burrito (red salsa) , their birria tacos, and all their various tacos and literally everything was delicious. Even all their aguas frescas. Even all of their salsas were very flavorful. Their service was good. The location is decent. I highly recommend this place. The ambience is great no complaints.

10/10 Overall: this is officially my #1 taco spot. their birria is absolutely delicious and their portions are so huge for the price. Everything tasted so yummy and I literally will dream about their quesabirria. Their sauces / additional toppings are self serve and they're all delish. I'm taking everyone here for Mexican food it is heaven. Service was so great the lady at the cashier was super kind!! Quesabirria $14: 5/5 soooooo good the cheese is was so melty and the birria was so saucy and tender. Went so well with a bit of lime and the giant tub of consume that it came with. Portion is MASSIVE. So unbelievably good. Please get this if u try. El pastor fries $15: 5/5 three of us split this and it was still too much for us. meat was so tender, the cheese was so melty, and the fries were crunchy. The fry to meat ratio was perfect and adding their green salsa and lime elevated it even more. Carne asada torta $11: 5/5 the meat was perfectly cooked and so tender with the best seasoning, they didn't skimp out on the cheese and everything on it paired so well with each other. Super massive portion too!

This place is a joke. I ordered tacos with consomé, but what I received were tacos without it. I called back to inform them that the sauce was missing. First, I confirmed with my phone order that it was supposed to come with consomé. Then, I mentioned that it would take me 20 minutes to return for my sauce. They placed me on hold. When someone else answered the phone, she indicated that she did not speak English. I requested consomé again, and she hung up on me. The service was appalling, demonstrating a complete lack of accountability. I will not return, and I will ensure that everyone I know is made aware of this experience. If you are comfortable paying for food you did not order and being treated dismissively, this is the place for you. Otherwise, I strongly advise staying far away.

First impressions, very busy with lifted trucks and Teslas and old school regulars in the parking lot Saturday dinner. Beat the long line to be rewarded with relatively quick wait. Plate of 3 birria tacos and horchata - really good! This place excels with the simpler dishes.

This is one of our favorite local taco spots! The ordering process is simple - you order at the counter, wait for your number to be called, and then either sit down or take your food to go. My go-to is the La Birria tacos, which come with a choice of lamb or beef, paired with a flavorful consome. We also love their street tacos, which offer a variety of protein options to choose from. They also have a self service salsa and toppings bar. It's a great casual spot that keeps us coming back.

**Hidden Gem Alert in Anaheim!** I stumbled upon an amazing spot today while craving a carne asada burrito, and it did not disappoint! From the moment I walked in, I noticed their selection of *agua frescas*--all natural and not machine-made, which was a great first impression. The menu is incredibly diverse, with options for everyone. I ordered a carne asada burrito for myself, a cabeza burrito for my mom, a wet burrito (they kindly made it with both red and green sauce upon request), and two mullitas. The team here is fantastic--they made me feel like family, repeated my order to ensure accuracy, and pointed out their salsa bar. The cashier was especially great; she handled everything so efficiently, and I'm really hoping she's the manager! The kitchen was on fire (in the best way), with the cook cranking out orders quickly while still ensuring top-notch quality. Every customer was treated with warmth and respect, and even when they had phone orders coming in, they made sure to keep us all updated. Now, the food! The *mullita* with tripa was perfectly cooked--not too soft, not too tough, and just the right size. The carne asada burrito was massive and packed with flavor; the meat was seasoned perfectly. My mom loved the cabeza burrito and insisted we go back soon. As for the wet burrito, it was also huge, and my daughter absolutely loved it. She was all about the heat from the red sauce, while the green sauce was wonderfully savory. I also grabbed some green salsas and pickled carrots with *chiles de arbol* to take home--delicious! Oh, and yes, they have seating available if you want to dine in. After placing my order, I spotted someone picking up *tacos dorados de papa*, and I knew I had to try one. It was totally worth it! The taco comes packed with potatoes, lettuce, *queso seco*, and sour cream--simple but flavorful. I also noticed that their tortillas have a unique taste with a savory seasoning that really stands out, complementing the potatoes perfectly. Definitely a great choice! All in all, I've found my new favorite spot in Anaheim. Can't wait to come back!

A friend recommended this place and she recommended it highly! On State College, there are so many great restaurants, coffee shops and cool Mexican food and taco places. I've patronized several, this one was one I needed to try and did just that yesterday! It's in a small little strip mall with a barber shop and a chicken place. The parking is busy but not bad. I wasn't too hungry but figured 3 tacos would be ok. I'm used to tacos being small 2-3 bite tacos so that's how one I ordered 3. I was wrong! They are huge and filling! I regret not snapping a photo but they looked good so I indulged promptly. They give you your order and you step to the side and get your salsas, toppings, napkins and cutlery. The tacos and burritos are great(my friend got a bean burrito). The place is clean and cute and the staff is super friendly! Cooks are hard at work, it's a cute taco place that I recommend highly! Gracias ;)

Terrible service the cashier Maria is what she said her name was asked for a manager said there not in or supervisor either she didn't call all my number is why I was waiting so long because she was to worried about taking to the co workers instead of tending to the customer she put my food in the delivery area and just forgot about it didn't even apologize or anything I didn't want to make big scene so I just said ok and left so Eddie if your seeing the your need to hire better front counter people bad last impression if I wanted to wait 45 mins to get served with the place empty I would have just went to Los cholos

I came to tacos el patron to enjoy some tacos but was very disappointed, Valeria the cashier was rude and unprofessional she can't even greet the customers, my order took a while to come out and when it did the meet was in big chunks. Have y'all ever tried Tacos Los Cholos they have a great ambition and my first time trying them they had long lines out the door but still patient with me and every other customer to order. The cashiers stress at tacos el patron about having about 5-6 customers in line meanwhile tacos Los cholos are able to great have great customer service, have long lines and be patient enough with everyone.

The staff is good. Inside is fine if the food is good and that steak burrito I had was except there was too much rice. Their price points are a little obnoxious, when did food get so damn expensive? I question if I'll go back because of the price point.

Awful food and horrible customer service. The staff at check out needs better training.

The food was not fresh; the meat had been left out and then recooked, making it dry and chewy. The service was very slow, and I wouldn't recommend this place. The overall appearance was sloppy and unclean. I ordered extra meat on my carne asada, but it looked plain and didn't have any additional meat. Thankfully, they didn't provide extra meat because it was precooked and dried.

This place is small but there are a few tables to sit at. The tables are dirty. You have to really find your own and clean it. I saw the staff once clean one table when we were there but that was it. The birria was very good and I wish I would have just had those tacos. The broth was so good, I wanted to dip the other tacos in it. The tripa tacos were good as well and the red salsa was good. I wish they did have better salsas tho. They just lacked a bit of flavor. My nephew got the asada fries and he loved them. The food is good but you will spend the rest of your day burping it. It was for some reason super heavy, they also load the tacos so for the price it is worth it. I would come back for the birria, that was delicious but I would probably eat it at home. Oh the horchata was also very good, not a lot of places make good horchata. They lost 2 stars because of cleanliness and the other for lack of flavor in their salsas and in their asada and tongue. The tongue tasted old so I didn't even eat those tacos.

By far the most fresh Birria, you will ever have whether it be goat or beef meat. It is always delicious. Their service is OK sometimes but that's only due to their high volume of business. Other than that the restaurant vibes are always amazing because they always have a lot of clientele. 10/10 definitely recommend

By far the most fresh Birria, you will ever have whether it be goat or beef meat. It is always delicious. Their service is OK sometimes but that's only due to their high volume of business. Other than that the restaurant vibes are always amazing because they always have a lot of clientele. 10/10 definitely recommend

The service was terrible. They got my order wrong and were very slow, plus with a bit of attitude. HOWEVER the food was so fire, I'm willing to overlook it.

Wow! If you want authentic street tacos, stop here! Service was quick and the food was amazing!don't forget to get their homemade green salsa! It's by far the best green salsa in Cali!

Me and my boyfriend come here every time we are looking for birria tacos! The flavor is so good and never disappoints. I also tried the torta cubana and it smacks! Totally recommend it

This place never disappoints! If you want quality birria tacos and the best bang for your buck this is the place to go. Also the watermelon agua Fresca is so damn good!

The food was pretty good. The service was fast. The one thing that I wish they could improve on was that the quesadillas were a little bit too oily but other than that everything was good. Would recommend getting that drink again.

Extremely good, lady up front was super nice. Probably top 3 Mexican places in Fullerton.

Ordered 4 tacos 2 asada 2 pollo I'm not sure what type of chicken they use but they both had bones in the chicken , the asada was kinda of dry as well, Good amount of portion but I really disliked the pieces of bone in the chicken tacos

Excellent food. Usually there's open seating. Parking can be rough though. Only giving 3 stars because its not worth the price or the experience sometimes. Not uncommon to wait in line forever and pay way too much for your food.

This is my go to spot for Birria and they also have the best crunchy potato tacos. The last two times I've ordered for delivery with DoorDash was wrong items delivered. I let it slide the first time but the second time I had to drive down here which is like 12 min drive for me to return the wrong order and one of the employees (taller girl) asked me "do you want to order again?" ... it's common sense. Yes, I want food I paid for to be delivered. The cashier also seems very clueless, there's a language barrier and she wasn't understanding the issue I had with the delivery. Once I got my order after 15 min of waiting, the presentation and the delivery of my Order was horrible. No cheese on the potato tacos and barely any cheese on the vampiro tacos. I have been pretty loyal to this restaurant and it's authentic Mexican food but I am super super disappointed. The food is not the problem, the problem is the way they handed the wrong order to the driver and this is the second time, me driving to the restaurant to return the wrong order and the service and food prep when my entire order was wrongfully delivered. Get better management and better staffing.

Their consume is up there and competes with some of my favorite from LA/IE/SGV area. Make sure to try their platter, also their flans are bomb.

Got a bunch of tacos, birria quesadillas prepped (prepped means added onion, cilantro and birria sauce), aJamaica drink. Last few times we went we were disappointed by the quesadillas since they weren't ooey and gooey and the meat was too cooked and firm. This time there was practically a whole package of cheese and the meat was perfectly cooked - it was fabulous!! Soooo yummy and unhealthy I was very happy. The tacos needed more crisp but meat was good.

Ordered a carne asada burrito and it was extremely bland. None of the ingredients tasted fresh. Wouldn't come back here again

Best birria tacos i ever had. You can order ahead of time for pick up. You can also dine in. Plenty of parking but this place can get real busy.

This place gets by exclusively on its food (it's good, but not that good) and not much else. I've always given them the pass whenever they screwed up my order (on multiple occasions), not to mention the absurd wait times as several other yelpers have mentioned. Here are a few examples that come to mind when it comes to their OUTSTANDING service: There was one instance where my wife and I placed a phone order for some tacos. We called in, ran some errands at Stater Bros across the street, drove over, and ended up waiting around ~30 minutes or so. How are you going to tell me that my phone order placed 30 minutes ago (or more) still isn't ready? Another example was when my wife ordered her usual al pastor fries and their pricing wasn't up to date. Unfortunately we didn't notice it until after we paid and while they *did* honor the new price, it wasn't as simple as it should've been. "Oh, sorry we didn't update our prices. Here's the difference back," instead it was a complete chore. I'm sure ANYBODY would want the difference back. There was another time they forgot my burrito on another recent visit and the cashier had to run over and tell the cooks to rush my order. Tonight was no different. I added on TWO tacos to my wife's order. That means 2 tacos and al pastor fries under ONE ticket number. My number was called, I grabbed my sauces and left. How are you going to call my number when the order is STILL incomplete? My wife went back and says the person she spoke to claimed that they told me that my tacos weren't ready yet. Quit. The. Bullshit. Literally my LAST interaction with the staff was paying. Between the time I paid and got my condiments, I didn't speak a word to anyone. I was literally standing by the TV in the corner waiting for my food. Where, by the way, I saw a dude cut in front of me, take a glug of salsa from his little cup and went back for seconds. Disgusting. Anyway, Tacos El Patron managed to screw up my order again. Very typical and very on-brand for them. Oh, and the arguing. VERY typical experience here. What a surprise. If you feel like dealing with awful service, unfriendly staff, standing in the awkwardly cramped and filthy salsa line, and wasting your time, by all means, look no further.

I came to El Patron for the first time in months as I've moved away, but I happened to be in the area. I ordered the two beef birria tacos and a 3 piece flaunta and it was about $20! The prices have definitely gone up, but so has everything else in the world. I called my order in ahead of time and got there about 5 mins after calling. Its worth mentioning, I told them my name for the order on the phone and spelled my name because the girl sounded confused, but I didn't think anything of it since I spelled it. I checked in when I arrived, got all my hot sauces and waited patiently....about 2 people ahead of me got their orders, at least 7-10 people came in after me ordering...then people after me started to get their orders...finally I double checked and asked if they called my number (they hadn't), but they called for a John...I guess the lady on the phone took my name down as John rather than Sherie, despite me spelling it. So I did have to wait awhile, but the food was still delicious just like I remembered.