Tacos La Villa

Omg! I had the best Carne asada burrito EVER!!! BOMB! the new la villa behind the welfare department amazing!

Absolutely thee best Carne Asada Burritos in my opinion!!! And this location is also the best. 5 starts hands down

Amazing food! Love shrimp tacos from here. Both salsas are spicy, but the green one is the «mild» salsa. They and La Villa on Union and Ming Ave have the best Menudo in town!

This is more of a take-​out place than a sit down place. That being said, it is your pretty typical «authentic» taco joint. I went there on a weekday and noticed that they have menudo on the weekends. So I was instantly in the mood for menudo and waited for the weekend in anticipation of my favorite Mexican soup.
At first I went to another restaurant down the street that was famous for their menudo. The line was wrapped around the block so I went back to Tacos La Villa for instant service. There were only 3 people ahead of me at the cash register.
It seemed like it took a while for my order to come out, but there were already a few people ahead of me who were ordering 4 – 10 at a time, to go. While I waited, I snacked on veggies from the salsa bar. At most other places I go to, they pack the to-​go orders with all the spices and condiments. They don’t here, so don’t forget to load up your bag with spices, napkins, spoons, before you go.
I had ordered two because I wanted one for later too. They put so much tripe in there, it was great. I ended up saving the second order for lunch the next day.

I have been going to this business for a very long time. And I will start the review with how much competition there is for tacos, and basic simple mexican food in our town. This place has very consistant food. A year or so ago they started using salsa out of gallon jugs, some prepared stuff that is inferior to what they had been making up to that point. If they had the in house made salsa, I would add a star.
The parking lot is usually populated by panhandlers, sometimes very aggressive ones. I do not dock any stars for this, as the area is full of these lost people. One was so agressive he reached in to take my ashtray of my chevy, I guess he figured change was in there. I dont really like that aspect of this place, if you are adverse to this type of bullshit, then you may want to get your tacos in a better area.

The Combination plate and a cold Dos Equis is a good fix, before the party at the Palace.

My first time here — a group of us arrived at 1am. I was surprised to see there was a good amount of people inside, enough so that there wasn’t enough seating for my group of 6. We sat in their outdoor seating section.
The prices were decent, and the food was delicious and fresh! I was pleased at the selection. Everyone in my party was pleased. They gave us a baggie of lemons and a baggie of radish. I’ve never had real Mexican before so I had to be shown what they were for haha!
Kind of a rough area especially for late night. I would come again, but definitely not alone. Cleanliness is not on point either.

Well, they’ve got some stiff competition from Huicho across the street… Had some tacos here today, and the pastor was greasy/​fatty, and the carnitas tasted like old oil– so I doubt I will come back here, when I can go across the street and get non-​greasy meat in my tacos. The food wasn’t terrible, it just wasn’t as good as other places.

Great asada tacos. Nachos are great to go! Chip’s fresh. Bar is fully stocked. Pepper bar that is.

Fyi, I’m not a pro. I’m just a normal dude who loves to eat. I began Unilocaling so I could help others find delicious places to eat.
So, I’ve already written a review on the La Villa on Taft Hwy and Union. However, as you should know, not all La Villas are the same. This one was perfect!
It is currently 3:20am on a Wednesday night and I just devoured a burrito and biting into a torta as I write this review. The food is so fresh! The burrito came out hot and steamy. The tortilla was warm and soft, the carne asada wasn’t fatty and full of flavor, the rice and beans were filling, and the cheese (extra) brought all the flavor together. I also added some delicious salsa.
The torta had the perfect carne asada inside, delicious sour cream, salsa, beans, lettuce and tomatoes all held together by a warm softly toasted bolillo. Oh, I almost forgot… They butter the bolillo before toasting it! Bomb!!! Just like my aunt! :) I was quite surprised by how flavorful this was and how appetizing it still was to me after I had eaten the burrito.
The décor is the same as the other restaurants. It’s a mexican fast food. Looks kind of like a cafeteria. Still, the food is great.
I want to make a quick note on the action going on at 3am. There were a few cop cars down the road, some fire trucks down another block, and an ambulance speeding the same street the restaurant was on. If you are from northwest Bakersfield or you’re white, I don’t recommend coming here at this hour.
Another 5 stars for La Villa. (Yeah, I’m a bit biased on this one.)

Wow! This really is like going to a taco truck but having a place to sit with AC (which we all know is key in Bakersfield summer heat).
The tacos and food are the real deal. So are the customers… do not be surprised if you see the occasional homeless person hanging around outside. During my meal, there was one homeless gentleman who was opening the doors for people. Indeed, you will find fewer people on their business lunch here. The place could use a sprucing up, but it is clean and pretty standard for a more «Mom and Pop» spot. Inside there are some classic arcade games (such as PacMan and Streetfighter), and there are multiple tables that seat 2 or 4 people. There is also an outside seating area which has a very lovely metal grill over it. The grill really just adds to the ambience.
For the food: Unlike «the other taco place» across the street (aka Tacos de Huicho), the prices are much more straightforward. All the tacos are $ 1 except the tripa (tripe) and lengua (tongue). The other meats (tongue and tripe) were 40 cents more when I visited, making those types of tacos ($ 1.40). I enjoyed the chile verde, pastor and lengua tacos. I also tried the Burrito Asada. All were prepared bursting with flavor. They are not shy with the salsa and spices. The standard garnishes are available at the side bar adjacent to the register– radishes, pickled onion/​carrots and 2 types of salsa (red and green). Drinks like horchata range from 50−80cents for a refill which is also cheaper than «the other place».
Another bonus: you can order in Spanish or English and if you are an English-​only speaker, they do not look at you like you have 3 heads.

There’s nothing like authentic street tacos without standing in the heat waiting by a truck. This is my go to spot for fast grub!

The search for the perfect taco continues.
I found this place because of Taco Huicho next door and decided to give it a try. So from the outside, this place is sketchier but so I would recommend Tacos La Villa over Tacos Huicho. Prices were better and the carne asada tasted better. The only bad thing is that they charge for refills.
I had a carnitas burrito as well and the favor was good. The girlfriend loved her carne asada sope as well and she preferred this place over Huicho as well. Right now, we are going back and forth between here and La Taco Loca.

Late night snack. Tacos were pretty good. 1 de pescado, 1 de cabeza, 1 de asada, y uno de buche.

I LOVE LA VILLA!!! This Mom and Pop shop is so good. Their tortas are the best torta ever. I tried tortas in other places but there’s something in La Villa’s that just cannot be beat. I husband loves the tacos. Nothing fancy to this place. It can use a updo but it’s because it’s an old building and like I said before, Mom and Pop places are not meant to be facy. Next time we’re in Bakersfield, best believe we are stopping here.

This may be a bias review because its based on one item. Their tortas. I mean the service was great but the tortas was Awesome! I can’t explain it other than it was the single best mexican dish I ever had.

Decent and authentic Mexican food for sure. I always get the tacos pastor and they are really good. But if you are scared of «sketchy» or «homeless» people then do not go.

I have never been here before, but thought I would try it out as I like the one on Olive Dr. While I am used to eating at food locations on Union (it’s close to work), this one was a little much. The food was the same as the Olive Dr. location, but the atmosphere was not. There was a very sketchy bum in the parking lot and some sketchy patrons inside. While the food was good, I would stick to another location.

Well this place is across the street from another taco place which in my opinion is better. We went here late at night, so kudos for being open so late. I tried the tacos al pastor, and they weren’t fantastic. The portions were large, but the flavor wasn’t all there. I think it is missing the magic touch tacos al pastor need. Place wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either.