TAQUERIA SANTOS LAGUNA

First of all I went here because I read a review that said this place has the best tacos. Not true at all. They are 2.75 and on the smallest tortilla I have ever seen. The quesadilla was small for nine dollars. The restaurant wasn’t as clean as I would liked it and I had to bus my own table. They give you a very small amount of chips and only allow three tiny cups of salsa. The best thing I can say about this place is that it has the hottest hot sauce that I have had in a taqueria in Sacramento, not to tasty but hot. I grow and eat my own hot peppers so my tolerance is up there. I won’t been going back here.

Fantastic! Went with a group of folks with very high taco standards, and we were all extremely impressed. Great atmosphere and service, and top of the line tacos. Had buche and pastor regular tacos which were great, but the tacos fundidos unexpectedly took things up a notch. The lengua was strongly lengua flavored but if you're into that you'll enjoy it. And the tripe taco fundido was the best of all. Everyone else enjoyed their orders as well, including a variety of tacos and the steak and fries (pictured).

Food is good, but service is terrible. I have been here seven times because my family members like it, but at this place, they always forget or get my order wrong. My family dont complain at all, but if I pay for extras or a specific plate, I expect to get it. As you can see in the pictures, it seems to me that they made the quesadilla, but fergot to add the meat and salsas inside. So, instead of communicating the issue, they just put everything on the put side and folded it a 2nd time. I guess since it was a take out order, it didn't matter since I would be home before I realized it. If you choose to visit this place the food it good but check your orders.

I was pleasantly suprised at how delicious this restaurant is. Stopped in for some quick tacos, two Al pastor and a Chorizo taco. Just amazing flavor and the salsa was equally delicious! I cant wait to return and try more menu items. It was lunchtime and busy but the wait was reasonable. There is dining room seating and outdoor patio seating.

This was my first time here and given it's high rating, I wonder if i came on an off day. I ordered the Sac State Burrito which was a good size and reasonably priced. However, the fries in the burrito were cold and the entire thing tasted burnt and vaguely like chemicals.

The carne asada was alright. Had a bite of my boyfriend's torta with al pastor and that was pretty delicious. Rice and beans are also pretty good

This is our go-to local real deal spot for breakfast burritos and other burritos. Everyone is always incredibly kind, everything is made to order, and there isn’t a lot of filler rice. Definitely worth checking out!

Food is really good. Had a chicken burrito and it was fresh and tasty. The service was friendly and quick. The restaurant needs some serious attention. While in line I had water dripping on me from the ceiling. It was leaking water all over the floor. The dining room was dirty and sticky too.

3.2 stars and unclaimed, you've gotta be kidding me?! Easily the best Taco Tuesday in Sacramento. 8x $1.50 tacos, salsa bar, chips and a big Corona Familia for $24. Seriously my new fav taco spot! Asada, pollo, carnitas, and baria are all amazing. The chicken (pollo) were a little dry but nothing the two green salsas could not make amazing. It is a true taqueria and the service was great as well as the seating. Don't pass it up for far to long (1 yr.) like I did. P.S. there is a drive thru #noExcuse

I visited Taqueria Santos Laguna on Tuesday, 7/18/23, during lunchtime. I decided to order the Carne Asada super burrito without guacamole. The burrito was a bit disappointing. The part that I disliked was the meat being too hard/crunchy, as if it was overcooked. The burrito also seemed dry. It could've used some hot sauce inside of it, but that's not how burritos are prepared here. The only positive thing was the staff members being friendly. Overall, the food was a bit of a miss for me.

I have never had food that isn't good at any taqueria in my life until I visited Santos Laguna on Monday, 8/20/24 during lunchtime. The carne asada was in large chunks of overcooked hard meat and overwhelming amount of onion. Pretty sad. The most wasted $13 every.

I love this place! Came here on a Sunday afternoon with a friend, and it wasn't busy at all. I finally found a place that serves Menudo! Typically which I go to places they only serve this on a certain day, however this place has it! I actually had the last one for the day. Now going on to the food. The soup taste good and I love the corn in the soup. Typically I don't like it but this place makes it the best. The only downside is that the soup wasn't spicy. I love spicy and typically when having this soup its spicy. So it was weird. Also customer service is really good too. The table me and my friend sat at was dirty. however a worker offer to clean the table for us. I'm excited to come back and try other items. Especially for Taco Tuesdays!!!

Anyone who gave this place less than 3 stars are just plain picky. The food is great! The Chilaquiles, rice and beans just like my grandmother's. Very authentic food. I'm picky when it comes to my Mexican food since I grew up eating it. The service was good and friendly. Will definitely be back!

Craving tacos and wanting to try someplace new, my dad and I went to Taqueria Santos Laguna on a Friday for lunch. They have a drive-through or you can go inside and place your order for takeout. Currently, with Covid restrictions, there is no dining on the premises. We each ordered three quesa birria tacos and a chicken quesadilla to split. I'm on a birria taco kick right now and was hoping these were as good as other birria tacos in town. The biggest difference I noticed was that these were soft tortilla birria tacos. Most of the birria tacos I've had have been deep-fried or hard shelled. They were tasty, albeit not my favorite in town. An average spot serving up decent Mexican food at an affordable price.

I can't say enough good things about this place. Very conventient drive thru, fair prices, great staff, and the food is just on another level. If I could give this 10 stars I would seriously. I recommend the verde chilaquiles for breakfast, so good you'll wanna slap your mama im not even joking. Some other great food from there is all the tacos with any type of meat, sac state burrito, and the asada fries.

Oh man...my phone died after a flaming good review...right before I posted it In short... Woot! I'm happy! Grubbin' Grub! Loved it all! I loved the guys working! How I was treated might be a bit rough for some (but I don't think they treat everyone the same) but for me, I had a blast with them! The store itself, has been around for a while (which I love) but was clean. Longer story... Had me some Chilaquiles with eggs, told em to make them how they like em. (They offered red or green) They opted for Verde, and it was spectacular! They cooked the eggs, fried, medium, so I had no runny whites (great imo) but I did get some sunshine slime (also great! imo) also tried a Barbacoa taco. I didn't know if I could finish both, but I have driven by so many times...I didn't know when the next time would be, and if I'd actually have time to stop. Man...I'm glad I did! I had a super fun experience here today! Thanks guys! It was great! I'll see you next time I'm in the area! Believe it!

Total hole in the wall college crowd oriented place. A dive if u will, but man oh man, had the best fish tacos I've ever had!! Highly recommend!

They charged an extra 25 cent and one dollar for meat (because they are "running low") and they only filled my "super burrito" with a little meat and have my friend a little meat on his fries... super tacos gives you a big ass burrito for the same price & lol the just through a few chips in a bag. It was alright but I probably would t go again unless I was starving and didn't wanna to go anywhere else

I love to show up for $1 taco Tuesday's. You can order so many tacos and walk away satisfied. The seasoning and tenderness of the meat can sometimes be hit or Miss but for $1 it's worth every risk. You'll finish your tacos wanting more.

I wanted to love this place again but this time was a fail. I haven't been to this establishment in a couple of years, my very first time here rocked! Their tacos were so flavorful! Today is a sad day for me. I ordered a couple of tacos and super nachos. The pollo asado street tacos were a huge miss! Where is the flavor and love that went into your food?! Oh, the nachos.... Soggy chips, odd asada meat, I was hoping it would be grilled and not a pale mess. The best part of my meal, sad to say was just the cilantro and onion mix.

I'm always happy to write an update that is nothing but praise. Based on the food I recently purchased here last-minute for a big event, I can safely say that Taqueria Santos Laguna is one of Sac's best kept secrets when it comes to affordable, tasty Mexican eats. I was in need of a place that could serve 100 hungry people and these guys were up to the task. I talked with the manager, Alex. Besides having a great name, he knew exactly what I was looking for, unlike other places I checked out. He gave me everything I need for a self-serve bar of rice, beans and tacos with either carne asada, pork or chicken. There was plenty of food (including leftovers) for my hungry group and nothing but praise. I had numerous people ask me, "Where did this food come from again?" I know they have some new customers based just off this experience.

4" street tacos for $2.75 each was so disappointing. These are the tiniest street tacos I have ever seen and didn't even realize corn tortillas came this small. I will say they were good but felt like a rip off. :-(

I won't ever return here this is why I like going into restaurants to see how they prepare the food whether they're following safety protocols when dealing with customers food or not like when I say I've never had an employee not use a hair net and or gloves and touch the food I've never had that I was appalled and disgusted all in one not sure if his hands were clean not sure If hair had gotten into my food or not but I already paid so not sure if I could've gotten my money back since he'd already prepared it also another thing that got to me is he basically spread my meat out onto my fries and called it a day adding other toppings I wanted though even forgot my sour cream and I checked my food to find that out then another worker said did I want sour cream like it didn't come with it or I had said I didn't want it also I bought a quesa birria and didn't get any soup I've never been told no soup even with a purchase of one I will not recommend this place to anyone I know and I'll be calling the health food department on this place they're not following any food safety guidelines.

$2.75 for a basic mini taco?? 4 of these and a caned soda costs you $15 out the door and isnt even that good. It would be ok if tacos were better but since they arent, i wont be back

Meh. I love Mexican food. So this place has burnt steak. Salsas were okay, nothing to boast about. Carne asada fries were missing quality flavors. I'm interested in going back just to see if I'm being too harsh.

Excellent, grease, and great. I will be back. Currently (Early July 2020) it's only an hour's drive from downtown San Francisco. Post-pandemic it'll take 2 1/2 hours to get here so I won't be back soon. But! Go here! It's excellent. First, this is the first taqueria I've found that is drive-through. I'm from the city and we've only got the Burger King drive-through. Second, the food was excellent! Especially for the price! Get the quesadilla with grilled steak. Awesome. I highly recommend this. Also, get the taco fundido carnitas, and barbacoa taco. Excellent. Next time I come back I expect it to be even better! Corona Time Notes: If this is the first review of mine you've read, please understand that I believe a crappy little taqueria with a dirty broom closet bathroom is entitled to a five-star review just as much as a Michelin starred restaurant could be. With this in mind and due to the world being closed I can't fairly give a star rating. The restaurant industry has always been hard but now restaurateurs face an existential crisis while reinventing their industry. So too, shall the way I review. I hope you still enjoy these reviews but everything must be willing to change.

Some of best Mexican food in this entire area! Santos Laguna gives you excellent service, great food, and amazing options. Our work group eats here every other weekend. Haven't had anything that I haven't liked from this place!

Food: 3.5 Service: 4 Ambiance: 3.5 I did go through the drive through but it is very small and tucked away. It is definitely a hole in the wall type of vibe. I came here on a Friday afternoon for a burrito and a horchata. (I've been trying New Mexican to go places to see what I prefer) Though the burrito is good I will say the fries in the Sac State burrito were not my favorite. They seemed really soggy and very thin compared to most places. They did a good even amount of layering with the ingredients inside. I will say. The horchata I wouldn't recommend but if you are thirsty for something and are desperate do it. It seemed watered down which is understandable given that it's in ice but I don't think a good horchata should taste like that. Service was good. There's not much to say just a hi and bye. If you are in the area and are wanting something go here. I'm sure that they specialize in other things and from what I can tell their fish tacos look like something worth trying. It is very expensive though for a large horchata and the burrito it was almost 19$.

The food is really good and priced accordingly not super expensive and the meat is marinated really good I tried the Asada, El pastor, and Carnitas I also went in today and got the breakfast burrito and it was really good as well they don't skimp on the ingredients and give you a good amount of food this is my new go to place when I'm on campus.

Not bad at all. Ordered 2 Asasda and 2 Barbacoa street tacos. Loaded w everything. Good flavor lotsa meat and cilantro. Red salsa was kinda flat but the green was hot! Good flavor. Big menu so gotta try some of their other items. Taco Tuesday might be next!!

A buddy and I were at the 28th and B/Sutter Landing skate park, and looking for something good to eat. We stopped at Target momentarily, and looked around the area. Having been in the general area previously, we were remembering various chain restaurants--and went the other way. We were passing this place and agreed to try it. They had a typical menu, but customer service didn't seem to be of any interest to them. The place wasn't dirty but it didn't look clean. I ordered carne asada tacos, and my buddy ordered a wet burrito, and we also got chips and salsa. When the man behind the counter asked about drinks, I said Mountain Dew, and my buddy said Dr. Pepper. It was a bit above $15, which seemed okay. We were sitting, and he said something, and I went to get the chips and the Dr. Pepper. When I asked about my drink, he "didn't ring it up", even though I spoke first. I noticed that he kept looking away from me, as if my Mexican-American friend was the only important one. He accepted my money, though. He wanted another $2.00 for my soda, and he didn't mention whether that included refills, and he certainly didn't apologize. I got some salsa for the chips. The salsa bar had zero labels but there was a warning about taking more than 3 (trips/cups/I don't remember) per order. The orange seemed to be slightly more spicy than the red and the green, of course, was the most mild. I wasn't sure whether the red and green were duplicated, but some bins were almost empty. After a short time, I heard "carne asada tacos" and walked over to the "Pick up" area, as everyone there already had food. I was surprised that my tacos' tortillas weren't fried at all. They seemed to have been pulled from a bag and put on a plate. Then, the mixture of cilantro, onion, and roasted beef was added on top. There were grilled onions added to the plate. The wet burrito seemed huge and what you would expect of one. The chips seemed to have been made days ago. Some seemed to have been fried a second time.

Our favorite Taco spot... Especially Taco Tuesday... Staff is great.. Food is always on point. Great outside seating available.

Too overpriced for the amount of food you get. Also they tend to forget stuff in your order a lot. Badly prepared and with no proper hygiene measures taken.

So bad, I don't even know how to start. Expensive, dirty hair on my food.... wow... I knew I should not just Google the near by restaurants... p.s.: not really a restaurant after all.

Originally I liked Santos Laguna a lot. In terms of price, quality, and extensiveness of their menu, not too many Taquerias have them beat. I really like their enchiladas and carne asada fries. But something stopped me from coming here a few months ago. Every order I had for a long time would be wrong. If I ordered something with no pico on it, it would be there. I even ordered something and was charged (and given) double, even though I most certainly did not place two orders of the same thing which also did not come out correctly. So lesson learned, if you order take out, check to make sure it is correct before leaving. I often will order things without some things added, but with other things to replace them (like beans instead of guacamole), and am charged for the beans, but then don't get the beans because they just don't look at the orders when preparing the meals. It just became too frustrating to continue to bother with as it happened literally every time I went in.

Wow, the birria tacos are amazing! So flavorful and definitely worth the wait in the drive thru. If you want authentic Birria tacos, go here it won't disappoint!

They have permanently closed the Rancho Cordova location ... I wish they hadn't. I really don't like this location on Folsom and 65th in Sacramento . This location uses a watered down red sauce to make their birria tacos that leaves the entire thing bland and tasteless and barely even red at all. Even when you dip it. Then they want you to call the birria taco something other than birria when you order it and point to photos on the wall which none of them look like what you are ordering. None of them are even slightly red as it should be. You can order the sauce extra but why when the red sauce tastes like water as they have watered it down so much at this Sacramento location. Rancho always had it real thick and red. I wish the rancho location had never closed. Sad.

Good food, but with this corona virus employees need to follow the safety guidelines, At this point no one should be taking any chances, I hope the owner takes this matter this a little more serious!!

I go here when my daughter has practice indoors in a facility. I like the food here good quality taqueria. I use the drive-thru which is convenient. If you want to help out a small business go here. Total ma and pa.

Tacos are ok, not to great just like plane tacos, salsas are watered down not spicy at all, the spiciest salsa has a little kick but nothing bad at all. I gave it two star do to the soda being really cold.

I was excited to try this place since I drive pass it every day. The place was nearly clean. The workers were only men; short with conversation. I ordered the taco salad. My colleague ordered the Sac State burrito. Food was ready within 5 minutes. Chips were free. Salsa was delicious and spicy. It was about 10 minutes before we could indulge and we found our food/meat cold. Maybe it was a cold day. Maybe the taco salad was supposed to be cold? Anyway. I had the runs for two days. If you want good authentic salsa, this is where you can go. If you want to lose a couple of pounds of water weight, this is also the place to go.

i'm always pleased with their welcoming and their food. tacos are always amazing and their horchata is good. always come taco tuesday w my boyfriend when we get the chance.

Twice we have eaten here and were happy both times. Taco Tuesdays is a great way to have lunch, carnitas, tripas, buche, el pastor, and lengua were all good meats. The lengua is a little more on Tuesdays. The champechana was good, but not up to our earmark for this very yummy concoction. The place is busy at times, but quick out of the kitchen. The interior is rough, and the area is under construction. But you can come and go pretty easily.

Yum!!!! Thats all I can say. Just had Barbacoa tacos...unreal delicious!!! Also tried the taco fundito....cheesy goodness. The tortillas are amazing. Im definitely coming back.

Small taqueria good for late night munchies and chilling with your buds. Food is good and prices are reasonable.

I order 20 tacos for my friends and I and I asked the guy if they put lime and he said no so I asked for some. He literally gave me 2 limes and when I got home I notice that their was little bit of meat like literally 3 pieces of meat and even in one their was none. It was my first time ordering from them and it will be my last time.

*The Menudo guy* Price: $7.59 Comes with or without hominy and hoof. Corn tortillas (store bought). No cilantro, but traditionally it is not used in menudo. Authenticity: B Taste: B- Cleanliness: C+ Portion: C- Overall: B- This was a 3rd option after both La Soga and El Padrino were not an option today. Never thought about coming here because of its team sports theme. The menudo was good and not over priced like other places in South Sacramento.

First time going here and I liked it, I ordered the Chicken Enchilada combo plate, Tostada De Camaron 2 Asada street tacos and 2 Al pastor, the tacos and tostada were fire, the enchiladas weren't that good everything else was! So pleased. Will go back for the tacos and tostada not the enchiladas

Fresh ingredients, great salsa, fast, friendly, and clean. My only issues was that the asada burrito was like shredded beef rather that chopped asada at most Mexican places.

Can't beat the $1 taco Tuesdays! Although they're not the best in town the service is quick and friendly. The menu is kinda all over the places so take your time when looking for something to pick. The bathroom situation is funky, you have to go out and around the side, into the kitchen, pass by the cooks and turn into a little room.

On our way to Sac State, we noticed this tiny building, with a huge Taco Tuesday $1 sign. Quickly after finishing up on campus, we headed back to the Taco Tuesday. Walking in, the place is a no frills, straight to the point taqueria. A simple menu with traditional dishes like tacos and burritos and 6-8 meat options, as well as carne asada fries, shrimp tacos, and other dishes. I ordered 3 tacos al pastor, 2 asada, and 1 buche, and with tax was just under $7. The salsa bar had 4-5 options, with limes, jalapenos, and onions. The pastor had a rich taste, and was extremely tender. The asada was grilled perfectly and seasoned correctly. The buche was probably the best meat, simply because they cleaned and cooked it properly. It's really easy to mess up buche, but they did a great job. The meat portions were generous, and the staff were extremely friendly.

$1 Tuesday. Every college students paradise. I just paid $500 on my books, and I'm hungry, so every Tuesday I'm coming here for cheap tacos, and they're not bad at all. It's not hard to find this place, it's literally on 65th and Folsom, I think. But it's by sac state. The building isn't lavish or elegant just a regular building that has indoor and outdoor seating, that serves Mexican food. They have a wide variety of food: from tacos, burritos, plates, etc... What we ordered: 6 el pastor tacos, 1 chicken taco, 1 Asada taco, 1 shrimp taco, and 1 fish taco. It comes with chips and your choice of salsa from the salsa bar. The shrimp and fish tacos were $3. What it tasted like: the pastor is actually very popular at this place on yelp, it wasn't dry, moist, oily, flavorful. It was good. The chicken was dry and the Asada was dry. They were both ok. The fish taco was very good. The dressing on the fish was very good. The shrimp taco, although very oily was very good. They put avocado and I'm sure it was cream cheese as dressing. But the shrimp was drowned in that dressing. It's very heavy and makes you feel very unhealthy but it was good. I'm pretty much basing my opinions on the fish and shrimp ahahhah because I liked it a lot and the el pastor wasn't bad at all. I'm going to try a burrito next. It's only a $1 Tuesday you have nothing to lose. Maybe a dollar if you don't like it ahaha

I had a delicious breakfast burrito from this restaurant a couple of weeks. I was impressed. This weekend, I went back for the birria tacos. OMG. So, so good. I'll be back.

The newest business to occupy this old burger joint location just may be the best yet! Santos Laguna is a casual taqueria serving tacos, burritos, tortas, menudo and more. Stop in on Tuesdays and they have about 6-8 varieties of (small!!) soft tacos for $1 each. I went "all-in" and ordered a $3 fish taco; the tab for all 4 tacos was $6 plus tax. That leaves room for a brewsky or two - Mexican beers available by the bottle! There's also a daily specials board; last Tuesday there were 3 items, including chicken enchiladas, beans & rice for $5.95. There's a flat-screen TV playing ... what else ... international soccer games! This may not be the kinda place you'll take your prom date, but for a casual, low cost meal it can't be beat!

$1 TACO TUESDAY!!! Oh my gosh is this place amazing. Its very tiny but don't let the little place fool you. I always stop by here during my break from Sac State to grab some lunch with my boyfriend. We always order about 8 tacos, mostly Al Pastor because its the best and juiciest. Also, not to mention their horchata is so delicious! It is definitely the best horchata I've ever had. I asked was it home made or out of the packet and the owner said its freshly made everyday, yum! If you are coming from Sac State on your break try to make it before 12:15 or so! i usually get there around 12:10 and its not that packed. By the time i order and turn around theres already a long line, so come with friends to grab a table before you have to either eat in your car or take it togo! Taqueria Santos Laguna, you already know I'm a regular! see you on Tuesdays!

Service: I would've said my experience was cool until the salsa police tells you that your getting too much salsa for your order. Umm I think 6 tacos and 3 orders of their Barbacoa (which are $2.49/each), 1 asada plate, and 1 marinated pork burrito is fine to get lots of salsa when it's a variety you are getting. Also, there are NOOOO SIGNS that limits you to the salsa! The girl taking our order was super nice though. Experience: unfortunately they failed this time around. $1 Taco Tuesday you are winning, but honestly after the salsa police calls you out about salsa, you really just can't say yeah they were awesome. There's a language barrier too. Cleanliness: I say 1.5 out of 5. They cook with no gloves and prep your food with no gloves. I'm not sure if they wash their hands, but we are suppose to trust them right? Decor/setup: bathroom is located in the back, you walk through the kitchen. No offense, it looks like a 3rd world country bathroom with their cleanliness. They have searing indoor and outside. They have a drive thru too. Ehh.. I don't like the salsa police, I'll have to think about coming back because I ain't gonna lie, their tacos are good.. Damn them! It's definitely a whole in the wall looking place. Tuesday nights are busy! So be warned..

First time here 10.14.14, and actually the only reason why we stopped was because I noticed a small drive-thru... SCORE! With a baby in tow, but not wanting fast food, this was an awesome find! I have driven past here many times (since I live nearby), but the outside of the establishment is a little off-putting; plus if you are driving by and blink you are likely to miss it. So we decided to stop...SCORE... It's TACO TUESDAY!!! $1.00 a taco. It was packed in the restaurant itself, and two cars ahead of me in the drive-thru, but it didn't take very long and when we got to the window the girl was super nice, even though she was inundated with hungry customers (mostly hard-working manual laborers and students). Our taco order: 4 chicken, 2 Al Pastor, 2 Carne Asada, & 2 Carnitas. And one horchata. Let me say I'm disappointed... Disappointed that I hadn't discovered this place sooner! The tacos were delicious!! In order of my favorites: Al pastor, carnitas, chicken, Carne Asada. Horchata was yummy as well! We came back less than a week after the first visit and I wanted to try to the taco fundido (al pastor)- damn that was good! It's pricier than the street tacos, but worth it! We also ordered the Sac State Burrito which was also tasty. You can easily eat a decent portion for under 10.00, that's me, but for you men, it could 11.00 to 15.00 easily, especially when everything tastes so good and if your order a drink. Speaking of drink, I noticed they serve the larger Coke in the glass bottle for like two bucks. I don't drink much soda, but those are tempting! We haven't ordered anything we didn't like. This is a new regular spot for me! A must try!