Rasta Taco Catering

After reading the good reviews, we were very disappointed with Rasta Taco service and the food at our backyard party. We ordered Carnitas, potato and chicken tacos and got veggie and chicken! When I called Monday to complain, one of the owners agreed to refund some of the money. But I would have much rather had the good tacos and service we thought we would get, than the meager meal we had.
It was embarrassing to us to serve only chicken tacos to our guests. The veggie mix, which was unrecognizable chopped veggies, were not well-​received by our guests and the taco guy had tried to pass it off as potato. And the taco guy didn’t accept any responsibility. He said he packed the carnitas and when he got here, it was just not in the cooler. He was a kid and never even introduced himself. He needs to learn how to communicate and to accept responsibility for his errors. I asked him to call the office and have someone send the carnitas and potatoes out to us, but after trying, he said there was no one to do that. Had he told us sooner, maybe it could have been resolved, but with guests arriving there was no time to go out and try to find some kind of carnitas at the market.
The menu mistake, as they called it, was a big deal. Instead of our carnitas, potato and chicken tacos, that I ordered and pre-​paid for, we got chicken and veggie. So two thirds of the taco options we ordered were not there. We ate the chicken almost completely, but most of the veggie mix ended up in the garbage. The beans and rice, condiments and salsas were good. The guacamole did not taste freshly made, and seemed store-​bought.
Overall, it was a bad experience. I had to apologize to my family and guests and know they will remember the name Rasta Taco. The owner did say she was sorry and that the guy had probably picked up the wrong cooler, but that was a huge mistake. I don’t understand why someone could not have brought the right food out to us and tried to make it right.

Experienced Rasta Taco Catering at the Los Angeles Latin Food Festival. Rasta Taco was the highlight for us. They were the only vendor there that was serving veggie tacos. And they were plentiful and delicious. It takes some real courage to go to a festival where you’re trying to make an impression and serve grilled vegetable tacos. But there they were and people couldn’t get enough of them. They were also serving, I think, carnitas. We didn’t eat those, but other people sure did. All in all, Rasta Taco made it worth the price of admission.

We had Jason from Rasta Taco come out to do our Housewarming party! Jason did such an awesome job! We heard he made some AWESOME quesadillas! For the last three days my husband and I have been eating the leftovers! Still yummy! We had between 40 – 50 people and Jason was able to serve us all very well! Thank You Jason and Rasta Taco!

Make sure they follow through with what they say. .. did not happen with us! Disappointed!

I want to thank Mario and Maria for the excellent service and quality food.
We held a celebration of my sons life at our home for 200 people.
Rasta Taco were on time, service outstanding and our guests were impressed with the food both quality and serving portions.
The servers stayed longer than expected-​which was appreciated as I hosted a difficult and busy day. They were sensitive to our needs and our guests.
We had 2 taco carts, chips. Guacamole, appetizers and sangria.
The price was reasonable.
The servers packed the extra unused sangria-(my fault-​I should have poured it I to pitchers or told them I wanted them to leave the rest) and Maria offered to refund a portion of our payment. I said no! They went above and beyond already.
I would use them again as they were reliable and friendly. A huge thanks go out to the servers and staff.
Thanks again Mario and Maria.

Rasta Taco is SUPERB! I recommend them highly. Not only is their food OUTRAGEOUSLY DELICIOUS, but their service is also out-​of-​this-​world. They are dependable, arrive on time, super friendly and just plain fun to have at a party. They made our son’s wedding reception an absolute success. I encourage everyone to use them. Thank you, Rasta Taco!

I hired Rasta Taco for a Jamaican themed party I had to plan for work. Since I had never had Rasta Taco, or knew anybody personally that had, I crossed my fingers and hoped that the Unilocal reviewers had great taste. I figured how bad can you screw up a taco, so I gave them a call. I dealt with Maria from beginning to end, she was super responsive and never acted put out when I called to ask dumb questions or even when I gave her my final count… then changed it a few hours later! When the day of the event came everthing seemed to be coming together, except that it was being held outside and it was about 9000 degrees that day. The Taco Boys (as we were calling them) Gavin, Wesley and Stan, showed up on time and immediately got to work. They were friendly, and blended right in to our laid back easygoing party atmosphere. As I mentioned it was extremely hot, and they were behind hot grills, I felt so bad for them. But man were they making some delicious tacos, the food was excellent I was thrilled. Not one complaint. not one! Do you know how unbelievable that is with over 130 people in attendance. We had games, a balloon sculpture and a band, but all I keep hearing about is the food. Rasta Taco made my party a success and that made my boss happy, the only bad news is that I’m probably going to have to plan this thing again next year… ughh. If I do Rasta Taco will definately be there!

Rasta Taco is hands down your very best choice for PERFECT FOOD catered to your site with the best staff who bend over backwards and every which way to be absolutely as helpful and courteous as humanly possible…
I have referred them to any and ALL of my friends to use them for any event that comes up !
The Very Best !!
Did I mention the food is scrumptious, and the recipes are out of this world good !
THANK YOU RASTA TACO, YOU MADE MY PARTY A SMASHING SUCCESS !

What a great resource for super tacos and wonderful service. This was a small group (50) at our house for a Wedding Shower, and it was VERY HOT outside, but did Mario complain? Nope, smiled and kept cooking. We look up and a thunderstorm is headed our way and I ran outside and the smile was still there and he said not to worry he wasn’t going anywhere. THANKS for the tacos and your help in making this a grand day for the kids getting married!!!

Rasta Taco catered a lunch-​time taco Tuesday we hosted for 200 of our clients and did an AMAZING job. Mario (the owner) is super easy to work with and was flexible enough to accomodate our last minute changes (increases) to our order until our event started. We had 3 different kinds of tacos, rice, beans, salad, chips & salsa. I just wish we had ordered more since the food was so popular!
They arrived on-​time, looked professional, and made great food. We also used their bartenders to blend virgin margaritas (it was lunch) and sodas.
We can’t wait to use them again!

Sorry to all the bad reviews but this food was delicious!!!
My mom had these guys cater my stepdad’s birthday this year and it was fantastic!!! The pork was to friggin’ die for (yeah, I did have it for breakfast the next morning, so what?) The rice was also soooo good and I am more of a bean person. The salsas were fresh and the prefect toppers to the tacos and taquitos. Not to mention the guys were super cool and put up with our ever evolving drunken behavior. Leftovers leftovers all the next day.
I would recommend them to anyone. Thanks guys! I know the whole party was in taco heaven!

Went to the Rasta boothe at the LA Art show, and it was amazing! Great spice on the tacos, very lean meat. You will love them.

I would give Rasta Taco zero stars if I could. I hired Rasta to cater my company picnic this past July, and it was THE WORST experience I have ever had with a catering company, and I have been in the events business for 6 years. 4 days before the event, Mario Melendez (one of the event coordinators) called and actually yelled at me over the phone, told me I was ridiculous and tried to make me pay for a menu mistake that he himself had made. Day of the event, he brought me the wrong entrée items, wrong agua fresca selection, only 2 out of 3 types of salsa, food for 60 when I ordered food for 100 with extra quesadillas for the kids, I ordered handmade corn and flour tortillas to be made on site… they brought store bought tortillas and all three of the servers actually LIED to my face saying they were handmade onsite, and the churros I ordered to be served toward the end of lunch were never served and given to me in a tray that had been sitting in their UHAUL truck since before they arrived 4 hrs prior. The comments I received from my guests were «gross,» «cold,» «mushy,» «disgusting,» …the agua fresca was warm and tasted like it was fermenting (they did not serve it with any ice) and the churros were as hard as steel rods. For a more in depth explanation of my experience please feel free to contact me at
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Hired these guys for a backyard wedding. They came 45 minutes late, didn’t bring enough staff (as promised) to feed 200+ people, and didn’t bring enough food (as promised). They food was good but definitely won’t be using them again for any event that we have.

omg!!! thiese tacos are to die for!!! i knew i was hooked after the first bite!!! the tacos are so fresh and made right there in front of you…
yummy!!!

Thanks for making the ridiculously yummy tacos at the Jack and Milly Event for Greer’s OC. Delicious, flavorful and absolutely perfect! Craving the salsa verde now!

Thanks for making super delish tacos for the Greers OC event! Everything was so flavorful and fresh =)

Went to the Jack & Millie charity event hosted by Greer’s OC and I have to say the taco’s were absolutely delicious! The green sauce was super flavorful and the beef was tender and fresh. My only complaint is that I should have gotten more. I was craving them by the time I got home.

Tried these taco’s at the OC Mart Mix for the Jack and Milly Event hosted by Greer’s OC.
Delicious and Flavorful Taco’s. Unique Veggie Street Taco’s. Amazing Salsa Verde.

Went to an event a week ago that hired these dudes to make sure people didn’t get too drunk-​on-​an-​empty-​stomach.
Not sure how the pricing typically goes as I simply attended the event. In this instance, it was $ 5 for a wristband that gets you all-​you-​can-​eat tacos. I wasn’t expecting a whole lot after reading the first review here, but holy cow! These guys do work!
Meat appeared to be pre-​cooked and then reheated on a portable, flat-​top, cart like griddle. I can understand being taken aback by it not being served ‘fresh’ as in, raw then cooked in front of you fresh, but their recipes wouldn’t be as tasty, efficient, and economical if they didn’t do it the way they do.
Carne asada was pretty, I hate to say average, but it was. The chicken they do in some kind of sweet jerk style, is incredible. Really. I opt for carne over chicken 10 times out of 10 — this was the one exception. Thoroughly impressed.
Salsa was a bit on the mild side, but I’m the guy that needs to be sweating from spiciness to say it’s just right. Squeeze of lime on the classic flat top cooked, double corn tortilla makes this 4 stars easy. +1 star for the guys working the stand being extra incredibly mellow and curteous — and happy to cook extra tacos even though their time was up.
*Also noticed them pack-​up the leftovers and leave them at the event with no fuss at all.