Carniceria Coalcoman

OK I don’t write many reviews, but this place is worth the effort. Like has been said, it is a bit tough to find, I’ve driven past it every day for 4 years. The tacos are big jumps ahead of most of the taco trucks around, price is decent. I tried both the carnitas and the asada, as well as the red tamale. All were superb!

Tough to find unless you know where you’re going, but this little Mexican eatery is worth the effort to seek out!
Great tacos at wonderful prices: 1.25−2.50. Superb meat with great flavor. I like the asada, carnitas and al pastor. My sister enjoys the lengua. There’s a reason the tacos are just meat and a thickish tortilla. You don’t need much else. But if you want to doll up your meal, there is a decent salsa bar with several offerings available.
While you’re there, pick up some chicharron or Jarritos to go. Friendly staff and a happy vibe help off-​set the dated strip mall feel.
I hadn’t been here since it changed its name from Nuestro Pueblo, but I’m so glad I ventured back. Very good, very reasonably priced, and a fun find for Boise.

I am an ardent fan of tacos and this place is my to-​go place when I crave for tacos. Just yum yum yum! They have a variety of salsas to choose from and the flavors are amazing. Pretty inexpensive place and I love to check out the market while I wait for my order. This place is indeed a hidden gem in boise.

This Boise gem is what used to operate as Nuestro Pueblo. It’s the same owners, same great food and meat market. They always had the Carniceria Caolcoman banner out front but went by the other name for a long time.
I like to order the daily special, three pork carnitas tacos with beans and rice. The carnitas are wonderful, unlike the uninspired pork cubes without any real flavor that many other places serve. Here, you can taste the difference. They also offer several kinds of homemade salsas, which are all very good.
I also like their meat market, which features thin cuts of beef and pork. I don’t know about the beef, but they butcher pigs brought to the store whole. Unlike most grocery store pigs, which have had all of their fat bred out of them, making theme dry and without much flavor, the pork chops here are like the ones I grew up on, very flavorful. And I like thin-​cut chops much better than thick ones.
The workers in this family-​owned business are friendly and they’re happy to see you. This is one of my favorite eateries in Boise.

This place is the real deal, and one of the best places to eat in Boise. I’ve probably eaten here over two dozen times in the last 18 months and it’s been consistently great. The food is authentic and there’s a lot to choose from. The tamales are amazing, the tacos are great, and the tortas are solid.
As a heads up don’t get this place confused with the stand-​alone Mexican restaurant that’s on the corner of the Laurel and Fairview that shares a parking lot. Coalcoman is a storefront in the strip mall.

Fresh made to order food. It is inexpensive and the flavor is great. Tacos are great, I had the Al Pastor meat and was very impressed. It was not much like other al pastor I had before, but amazing, best in Boise.

Boise’s hidden Mexican treasure! The food is always on point. Service is a bit slow, but the food is worth the wait! Located right behind Los Betos on Fairview! Give it a try over Betos and you won’t regret it!