Taqueria El Rey

Five stars for my all-time favorite chicken burrito for over a decade. Not sure why I missed the review on this. I've actually never eaten inside or ordered anything else because it's so good!

Great and really authentic Mexican food. Not the "authentic " Mexican where it just ends up being tex mex but real good Mexican food. Me and my family love this place and is one of our favorite places to eat. Their sopes are great and love their gorditas. All the antijitos are awesome.

Waited 20 minutes very rude service got a steak burrito ended up with the pound of rice and no steak got charged for extra sauce didn't even receive it very disappointed on the quality and quantity on that food will not be returning

I've been a few times and had asada burritos as well as a few of the tacos and the aguas frescas. The meat has generally been dry and the burritos come with way too much rice and the asada was not nearly flavorful enough to compensate for it. I've had similar issues with the tacos, just not enough flavor and dry meat. The aguas frescas tasted too watered down as well, I'll be back to try other items and see if I'm missing something but there are better places on the street.

Stopped on Sunday for carry out. Dine in at the time seemed to be temporarily closed probably due to staffing. My favorite tacos were cachete and buche. The cachetes (cheeks) were tender, fatty, shredded beef with a nice charred pieces and a butter after taste. The buche had a clean taste with a hint of spicy. Nice mix of textures such as chewy and soft crunch. The asadas were ok and I’ve had better adobadas. Despite the increased volume channeled to the drive-thru, the line of cars moved very fast. The process was to order at the sign, pay at the windows, park and the food will be brought to you.

We were just passing through aftet visiting the zoo and were looking for a Mexican restaurant to eat. I googled it and found you. Very friendly staff. Food was delicious you get a lot for your money! I highly recommend this place!

Orange juice was great! Fresh squeezed. $4.99 for a medium, 6.99 for large. Coke bottles are super tall. The melon drink was very refreshing. They didn't have Pina but they had Pina colada. The large is very large and a great price. My enchilada was decent at $8.99. I liked how stringy the cheese was. Had the fish (mojarra frita) $10.99. It was great! Very flavorful. They served it with turnips, fresh like wedge and fried jalapeno . The cow tongue burrito and the shredded pork burrito was delicious. I'd skip the quesadilla though. There are just better options. The seafood soup was delicious but too spicy for me. If you like spice then great! *Edit* Looks like the prices have gone up a little since last I was here.

The food is dry and a pile of hard fried pieces of what used to be edible meat hidden under a ton of onions. For almost $15 (including a credit card fee) this is unacceptable.

This taqueria is located on the south side of the intersection of S 24th & Q. El Rey has both eat-in and takeout . There is also a drive thru window. . The tacos here are street taco style. I got al pastor and beef cheek tacos with a side of guacamole . They are pretty good. . El Rey is a locally owned family business, and their brother owns the El Rey food truck located at the bottom of the hill from the Family Fare on Saddle Creek.

I was very worried about this place surviving during Covid. While they had drive-through there was no dining service. Happy to report that the dining room is now open and you can enjoy some authentic taco at El Rey. Not fancy, but very, very good and inexpensive. Taco flavors are excellent, and the chicken tacos will make you sweat - LOL. The folks serving are super friendly and you get your food very quickly. Check out this restaurant in South Omaha.

Food was delicious..We were greeted with a complimentary basket of tortilla chips and bean dip....My grind had the quesadilla...huge and yummy served with lettuce and crema...I had Al Pastor sopes...(2) piled high with meat, lettuce, tomato, queso, crema, and we were given a red and a green bottle of delicious house made sauces ...Excellent service...quaint cozy place ...food out very quick...very clean restrooms (very important) nice quiet spacious booth with a window view.

I like this place. Good, large servings, hot sauces, free chips. It's not fancy at all and that's fine with me. I got the camarones (shrimp) a la diabla. I liked the heat and the flavor. The shrimp was over cooked and it was tail-on, which I don't really like. But it was still good enough to not impact my five-star rating overall. My daughter got chorizo and al pastor tacos and was quite happy with them. They are the kind of tacos that are sometimes referred to as "street tacos"; meat on 2 layers of corn tortilla, with cilantro and onion on top, with no cheese or other stuff. In Mexican restaurants and food trucks though, this is simply what a taco is and doesn't need to have the "street" in the name. My husband had the chicken torta, a sandwich. Though he's usually a quesadilla or burrito guy and didn't really like all the breadiness of the sandwich. But sometimes you gotta try different things so I'm glad he took care of that for us. A huge part of how happy I am with a restaurant comes down to the sauces; if they are hot with good flavor coming through, and if big bottles of them are brought to the table, well, I'm generally going to be quite satisfied.

We came here for my step daughters birthday, she loves authentic Mexican cuisine, and you can definitely find that here. It's nice because the quality is good, and the prices are better! For a large party, we were accomodated well. I really enjoy the atmosphere, and parking was easy for us. There are a lot of great Mexican restaurants in the area, but definitely worth adding to your rotation.

A large group from work went there yesterday for lunch. We stopped in right at 11 and they have no issues seating us at all! The waitress was friendly, knowledgeable and kept all 16 orders straight. They start you out with chips and beans which is amazing. I ordered the asada and al pastor tacos and they were delicious. All the food came out hot and not a single person complained about anything! If you like authentic street tacos this is a great option. They do have other items on the menu but all of us ordered some combination of the tacos. I will be back!

Luckily this is right where I live. They have amazing food and just reopened the dining area. Worth it!

El Rey is one of the go-to spots for Mexican in Omaha, some of these other reviews got it twisted. They consistently make tasty burritos (I like carne asada) and some days you luck out and they are extra THICC. Tacos are good but I can't speak for any of the other menu items or horchata, yet. My one comment is if you make a bulk order between several people, you may need to ask for more of the sauces as one is not enough for one burrito.

Best street tacos and he Mika that I've had since I've been in Nebraska. It's aways from the house.

Prolly closer to 2 stars but it all depends on the time of week. Mornings during the weekdays you get the best services and product. The weekends and after 4pm is when the assholes work. They talk trash in Spanish (like no one understands or listens to them) and put out crappy food at these times which sucks bc unless you are free during weekday mornings you risk food poisoning and shitty attitudes.

If I'm making the trip to south 24th Street, there are a couple other places I'd choose to stop before ending up at El Rey, but having the food truck parked in the Avanza, now Supermercado, parking lot (2900 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE 68105) tips the scales in El Rey's favor. As such, I've never eaten at the restaurant itself, so this review is dedicated to that delicious mobile food wagon. We've eaten from the truck several times now and it's been good each time. Happy to report that tacos and tortas are very tasty and well worth the price. There's something about the bread on that torta... Next up, burritos!

I have only had their tacos. They are so fresh and yummy, I don't dare try anything else! The beef is not over fatty like some places; onions, cilantro and tortillas are fresh and tasty. I almost forgot to mention the super fresh and scrumptious sauces!! I drench my tacos with them! This place is my point of reference for tacos, and so far no other tacos measures up to theirs.

Trash! Greasy for a taco is just being lazy. Carne asada shoulnt have any grease pouring out when you take a bite. And the prices are outrageous for the dog food they serve. Used to be good last 2 times this being a 3rd time I'm done. DOS OROS TACO TRUCK PUTS THIS TO SHAME..

This review is for the actual building on s 24th street, although I've had food from the taco truck and it's pretty much the same. I've been pushing off coming here for awhile, I'm really loyal to the place across the street. However, we decided to do our own taco tour and this was the first stop. I'm very let down. We ordered 4 tacos; 1 al pastor, 1 carnitas, 1 lengua (beef tongue), and 1 chorizo. None of them tasted good. The place was PACKED when we got there around noon today and a lot of the people weren't eating all their food according to my husband. Well if theirs tasted like mine I understand why. The WORST taco is a tie between the lengua and the carnitas. The lengua was so over cooked and cut into little cubes it tasted like I was chewing on rubber bands. I could not chew them up well enough and it was just gross. The carnitas were just bland and way too greasy. Yes I understand that carnitas are typically fried in their own fat, but these were gross. The chorizo was WAY over cooked even by my standards (and I like it crispy), It was burnt and greasy which pooled in the basket on the side. Finally the al pastor, which to say it was the best isn't that much of a compliment, was still rubbery and if I could compliment it at all I liked the onions. It was served with roasted peppers, radishes, limes, a red salsa, and salsa verde. None of which really helped it. Oh and we got chips when we sat down with some bean dip. It didn't have much flavor so we tried to add hot sauce and it didn't help. The chips were rather burnt on some part and they all tasted kinda... weird. If I had to guess they need to change the oil in their fryer. The best part was probably watching 3 of the staff members in the kitchen almost come to blows because they were arguing over something. The rest of the staff were okay, I wouldn't really say friendly either. So no I probably wouldn't come back here. Go across the street to Taqueria Tijuana and get good food. Heck Taco Bell would be better than this crap. -_-

This is an authentic Mexican place on South 24th St. It was packed to the brim on a Saturday afternoon. I ordered a plate of deviled shrimps. My dish was very flavorful, the portion size was huge, and it was very very reasonably priced. The shrimps were of good quality and came with rice and some beans. They also serve freshly made tortillas with the meal (I love these tortillas). The server was friendly, efficient and quick. I also bought some of my favorite Mexican Candy after my meal. Next time, I am going to try their tacos as I have heard many great things about them. This place is definitely worth a visit.

My go to spot for authentic, flavorful, and filling Mexican dishes. The Al Pastor burrito this place offers has set the standard in my eyes as to what a burrito should taste like. Don't have any photos to share, but do know that when you lay eyes on their dishes and as your mouth waters, you've made the right choice by coming here. Oh and their Horchata is AMAZING. My mouth is watering as I type this

I just stopped by as I had 20 minutes to grab a quick lunch. Very friendly and helpful at the counter. Ordered a taco and enchilada and both were very tasty and hit the spot. Will definitely be coming back and would recommend this place to others. Prices seemed very reasonable! Thank you for being the perfect lunch spot for me today!

If your're going to charge $8 for a burrito put some meat on it!! What a RIP off. Its supposed to be a steak burrito but its 95% rice and tortilla.

The food here is really good! We ordered the burrito Al pastor, tacos buche & carne asada & the horchata. All are highly recommended! They brought out chips & a hot red salsa & a avocado salad in containers (great for adding to your tacos!) & a bean dip in a small cup with a spoon for putting on your chips. The burrito can't out with grilled Serrano peppers & a cup of onions with a spoon. I'm not entirely sure that comes with the burrito or the meal in general, since our food was brought out in two trips. Very quick service. We got there at 10:15, took out time with the menu & left before 10:45. I'll definitely be back

As part of a military family, we moved a lot and I always looked for places that reminded me of home and my roots. Taqueria El Rey was the first place I visited where the atmosphere and food made me feel like I was back with the latino culture I had in California. The servers are bilingual and incredibly friendly. Their carne asada is amazing and tastes good on everything from their tacos, to their sopes, or even tortas(mexican sandwich on a large traditional Mexican breadroll). The only item on their menu that broke me out of my nostalgia would be the beans. They're more watery than I would have at home, and also include some small pieces of meat, but it isnt uncommon for there to be a wide variety to the way latino families cook their beans. All in all, it is authentic food that always delivers. P.S. They have some traditional favorites like menudo, and posole, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention their burritos are popular and extremely large.

Omg the burrito is huge and tasty. Been a week and im still feeling stuffed from their burrito. Its very well worth the money here.

Disgusting ive lived around the area for about 10years, & it has gotten so bad. This is the first review ive ever given. That how bad.

This is a a great Omaha treasure. I will often make the trek down to this great place when I need a taste of Mexico. Growing up in Arizona I have often missed great burritos until finding this place. It has all of the best things about this type of cuisine. Delicious food with high quality ingredients, large portions, and a great price. If you are craving a delicious burrito I can't suggest this place highly enough.

Great authentic Mexican food with excellent service. It has the feel of a fast food restaurant but there is no need to hurry as the music and the atmosphere is a fun environment! Let me put it simply, I'm a sauce kind of guy! And the food was a little dry but still had outstanding flavor.

I have been here twice with Snow M.; and have ordered the chicken enchiladas both times. Granted they have much more on the menu that just that. However, the staff are polite and quick with service. I always see smiles on their faces and they sure do know good customer service. The food; while not always completely hot; is still delicious. This is the real deal; and you will not be disappointed. Delicious. Go there you must.

Went to taqueria el Rey to go enjoy some tortas, but what I wasn't expecting was uncooked meat! I ordered three tortas de asada at the window then they told me to go aside to wait for my food. I waited so long for what! The meat wasn't cooked properly it was missing ingredients it didn't look finished. It looks like it was made in a rush without care or anything. Then later I called and they claimed to not have some of the ingredients in that moment, that Also just asked me to go back and get another when I was really just going to waist my time again. I also asked to speak to there manager or owner but they said that they do not want to talk to me so it really seems they do not care about their paying customers

What a great experience! Several colleagues of mine tried this place for lunch and truly enjoyed the food. They came out with the warm chips and salsa (Green one was refreshing and the red one was hot). Most of us got the tacos. I ordered 4 of them at $2.25 a taco and they were well worth with it! Washed it all down with a half liter of Mexican Coke in a glass bottle which really made my day! Give this place a try! It's authentic as can be and nothing shy of spectacular!

I've stumbled across many a Taqueria El Rey truck out in the wild, yet am just now visiting the actual sit down restaurant, so review time! This particular location is located on the far end of 24th street, my most favorite road in the whole city. It's small building with a drive thru option. The inside is surprisingly spacious for how small the place looks from the outside, with tables and booths with super uncomfortable wooden benches attached. There is a tv that always seems to have Univision on (I walked in right when the news was detailing my horoscope for the day-sweet!) and there is a cooler that offers canned and bottle drinks, as well a water. Again, pretty typical setup. Taqueria El Rey is authentic food at decent prices. We were promptly greeted by a waitress and given a basket with chips and a watery bean dip with a red salsa and tomatillo/avocado salsa. They were both delicious, with the green having more of a spicy kick. The menu is pretty typical of most Mexican restaurants, so I didn't go in their expecting to have my mind blown by some obscure dish. They do offer pozole on the weekend, which means a second trip is now warranted.. I ordered the combination plate, which was 1 cheese enchilada, 1 fat chile relleno, 2 potato flautas, and a substantial portion of rice and beans with fresh tortillas. One thing I didn't even consider when ordering is that I accidentally chose a full vegetarian meal-no meat at all! Well, the beans prob have lard in them so I guess if you're a militant veggie person, this may not fit the bill, but I was impressed by my accidental faux healthy choice. Our meals came out quickly and we dug in! The rice and beans were decent. The rice had peas in it, which I personally like but my dining companion did not. Beans are standard, but they do have a sprinkling of jack cheese which I enjoyed. The potato flautas lacked flavor, they needed more lemon or lime juice in the potato mixture, or some spices at least...I had to douse these in hot sauce so that I didn't feel like I was eating mashed potato rolled tacos. The enchilada was VERY cheesy. Seriously, it was like 75% cheese, 20% sauce and 5% tortilla. Not super flavorful, but decent! The chile relleno was not my favorite. The breading was soggy and there was not much cheese inside the chile. Guess they used it all up on the enchilada. We also got Mexican coke to drink. I don't drink soda very often so I was surprised that it tasted flat with very little flavoring. I can't say it's their fault, most likely my stunted taste buds were to blame. It came to around $13 each, and we had more than enough leftover to take home. It was a decent meal, but I have way too many other favs in the area. I will come back to try the pozole for sure, though. Worth a stop if you are in the area.

We enjoyed lunch at this restaurant during the week. Free chips and warm bean dip come out at the beginning of the meal. You have two salsas for dipping (green and red) . Both are spicy. Red is spicy with a little sweetness to it. All very acceptable. We tried the cheese quesadilla with rice and beans as well as the asada (grilled steak), chorizo (spicy pork sausage), and al pastor marinated pork) tacos. All meals were good. Service was decent, but it does take a little time to prepare the meal. Definitely a place to add to our list when we desire Mexican food. Overall price for the meal with drinks was around $17.00.

Well, we make it in here at least once every 1-2 weeks and I cant find fault with the menu yet. Still a huge fan of the tacos, service and the cost (cheap!) We are obsessed with the fresh squeezed orange juice machine.

It's hard to go wrong with Taqueria El Rey's flagship restaurant. The large menu, which greatly expands the limited offerings of their fleet of taco trucks, has something for everyone. Tacos, tortas, burritos, sopes, and much more -- even American favorites like burgers and fries. There's a steady stream of customers dining in and ordering from the drive through. While there's nothing groundbreaking about El Rey, they offer consistently good, simple, and authentic Mexican fare at very reasonable prices. Check 'em out. I'm sure you'll find something you'll love.

To the point: very disappointing experience. Wait staff didn't help out with food selection at all even though it was my first visit; later the waitress was too busy on the phone to expedite check payment. Food didn't look anything like their tv adds and tasted even more subpar. I don't recommend their "steak" sandwich and chicken burrito. Meet didn't taste fresh and the whole mixture was sticky and not appetizing. Microwaved?! Possibly I will return to try something else in hope I caught them on a bad day. You should go across the street for your Mexican fill!

This place used to be good. I still go there don't get me wrong. They have skimmed on the meat. And the salsa has gotten worse. They green guacamole salsa is watered down. Salsa is what makes a great taco and their salsa . Great service though. Price is comparable to other taco joints.

DO NOT COME HERE!!! Found a cockroach in my Asada burrito, absolutely disgusting! Didn't even go back to get a refund because I live 40 mins away. I used to love their burritos and quesadillas but I will never come back and you shouldn't either.

Here is what I love most about this place. The street tacos. Simple, pure honest. Even now my mouth is watering as I think about them. Located in South O, on 24th and Q, there is plenty of parking. They have a lot on site. Don't be afraid to go here. Jason G and I were there last night and while we were the only non Hispanic people in the place, we weren't treated any differently. The carnitas tacos are a thing of beauty. Oh and they do deliver to a small area with a minimum $20.00 order.

Good burritos and tacos, very flavorful. location is great right on 24th street so you can enjoy the great Hispanic community surrounding it.

Definitely the best Mexican food I have tasted everybody is nice and made me feel at home good food plenty of options it was an overall good experience

For three years, every time I am in Omaha, this is the only place I will eat dinner. The food is amazing. The tacos are the best. Have tried tacos all over the USA and Mexico and they don't compare. Their soups are phenomenal. The place is filled with locals and can get very busy, very quickly. Their drive thru is nonstop busy. It is too bad that that I have to drive 1,500 mile from Washington DC to get a good taco. Fresh, friendly, and always on top of their game. This place is a winner!

I found myself in South O with limited cash (which I was saving for my post meal trip to Jacobo's), so opted to give lunch a go here rather than my normal fav joint. My dining companion was new to the beauty of authentic Mexican food, so got a bit crazy with the following: 1 guacamole, 1 cheek taco, 1 carne azada taco, 1 pollo gordita, 1 burrito with carne azada and chorizo, 1 flan and 1 churro (don't judge). Our waitress had that "totally over it" look on her face, but we were not going to be deterred as we tore into our comp basket of chips with a side of beans and salsa. Both tacos were flavorful, the guacamole was chunky and fresh, and the burrito was tasty and large enough to serve both without all of the other accompaniments we ordered. The chicken was packed with flavor, but the gordita itself was not my most favorite. I do appreciate the side of crema and shredded lettuce that came with it to help freshen the intense seasoning on the meat. The flan was a miss, as were the churros. I'm glad I gave it a go, but probs isn't on my frequent visitor list with so many options available (although I am curious to try their chilaquiles). I'll continue to pop by their truck on occasion, due to convenience of grabbing a meal on my way home from downtown. Our could-be $5 lunch turned into a $30 smorgasboard that resulted in a couple of food babies and plenty of leftovers for dinner. I appreciate the drive-thru, which apparently others do as well, judging by the steady stream of cars at the window.

I LOVE El Rey, its always my go to spot. The orange juice is soo delicious, ugh I want ome right now

After a crazy haunted hay rack ride, we stopped at their taco truck which was parked right off the interstate and leavenworth. I had the chorizo torta (basically a chorizo sausage sandwich). It was delicious! Needless to say adding a crisp bun and mayo to sausage is just great. The best part is that it cost $4.50 and is a huge sandwich. They also had two hot sauces that you could try. I have a high tolerance for spicy, so I didn't think either was too hot, but the green one was very refreshing with the abundance of cilantro. It lightened up the richness of the sandwich. Will definitely try again, I will have to do the tongue or beef cheeks!

Delicious. Meat is juicy which is key to making this yummy. Not super greasy as others have been. Cilantro, onions and their salsa-- verde and red salsa is quite yummy.

Definitely the best place to get quick service 'Mexican' style food in Omaha ne.. always a positive experience

This is probably the best "true Mexican" place in town. Sure, there's little ambiance and it's decidedly no frills, but that's exactly what makes it so great: cheap, unpretentious Mexican food done right. Go for the monster burrito and have leftovers for 3 days or go on when tacos are the daily special and have street style tacos. Personally love the "off" cuts of meat as Taqueria El Rey knows how to handle them and can make them oh so good.

Not very vegetarian friendly. It doesn't seem like a big deal to throw some beans and cheese in or tortilla, but they acted like I was the first person to ever order a meatless burrito. I had to pull out of the drive thru and wait in the parking lot while they prepared my "specialty burrito".

Best tacos in Omaha! I used to live 2 and a half hours away and when I craved tacos this is where we would end up. Great service and speedy on getting food out.

This review describes only my experience of going through the drive-thru during the lunch time rush. Total time spent in line waiting to order, ordering, and receiving my order seemed like no more than 5 or 6 minutes... very quick. I ordered two tacos, one al pastor, and one lengua. The bag included green salsa, two chunks of lime, and a pickled chile. While the flavor of the tacos were quite different, one being pork and the other beef tounge, they were both EXCELLENT. I'll definitely be back.

This is actually a review about their food truck next to Avanza - I had no idea this was a stand-alone establishment. Their menu selection is fairly limited, but it's definitely authentic. You can instantly tell it's authentic Mexican because "beef tongue" is on the menu. Their burrito costs $4.50, which seemed reasonable. I was expecting something similar to a Chipotle burrito, but I was surprised with what I received. The burrito must have weighed an entire kilo (2.2 lbs) and consisted entirely of steak, rice, lettuce, and tortilla. Nothing spectacular, but worth the money and wait. My only complaint is the sanitation. The employees wear gloves, but the same employees who make the food also handle cash, which defeats the whole point of wearing gloves. If not for the cross-contamination, this would probably get four stars.

My favorite tacos in the city! Love the carne asada tacos and al pastor, but cachete are my personal favorite. Love the spicy bean dip they serve with chips inside. Best green salsa on earth-perfect texture. The burritos are not my favorite here-but the tacos OMG!!! Fast, friendly service. :)