El Epazote Restaurant

I’m sure this place is wonderful… Came at 9:10am and was greeted by a locked door. Nobody inside. Signs say they open at 9am. Oh well…

the driest and tasteless Carne Asada I ever had. It was like eating beef jerky without seasoning. I should have noticed that the place was empty at 5pm on a Saturday night for a reason. If all these reviews are true I should have seen someone else eating too?

We went in back in early at the beginning of this business opening because we think it’s important to support our small town’s business! However I’m sorry to post that the food was TERRIBLE! I found a really long black hair in my taco which obviously came from the young woman in the kitchen that did NOT have a hair net on!
My BF’s burrito had very undercooked/​raw?! chicken. There was not another customer in the large dining room. The lettuce was cheap, limp ice berg far past it’s prime. Tomatoes were tasteless. Chips were like cheapest brand you could buy at supermarket & stale! We think the salsa was made there (??) and found it decently spicy… Only sold canned beverages at that time. Service was friendly. However that was NOT enough to let us be able to recommend this restaurant. Maybe we should have gone back in to let the owner know but our experience was just too horrible that we felt uncomfortable even going back in for that discussion! Very sorry to post here that we both were really disgusted with our food.

Really good food. Very authentic and the staff is really nice. They will make any kind of plate you want. Will defiantly come back here again.

Best breakfast burrito I have ever had. Can’t wait to try the rest of there stuff! Owner is very nice and accommodating!

Their Menudo literally blew me away! Will definitely be our place to go when we’re in the mood!

Out in the edge of town by warehouses and railroad tracks waits the little restaurant that could. Second location and nice space. Chile rellenos were delicious. Good sauce and runny melted cheese. Black beans and fluffy rice. Salad nice and crisp. Coca de mexico and the taste is perfected. I will be back

This affordable, «home-​made» tasting Mexican restaurant is located in the old Hollister railroad depot behind the tomato cannery warehouses. It is operating by a husband/​wife team and they really do a nice job. The food is very tasty and there service is very fast for those looking for a lunch on the-​go. They also do take-​out orders. I recommend getting the green sauce chicken enchiladas and ask for a sprinkling of cilantro on the top!

Brought my hubby here tonight for birthday. First time here. The owner Antonio was very gracious. We had Chilli Verde dinners. Oh the flavor was delightful. We will be back again.

Really not impressed. Been so curious about this place. First off only people in there for lunch. The waiter misunderstood ALOT food was ok but for someone who is not interested in over spicy it wasn’t for me.

My husband and I love to find hidden gems of restaurants. We had seen and talked about this place and tonight finally decided to give it a try. It is tucked away in a rustic wooden building near the train tracks, so maybe a little hard to find, but worth it. This place is small, kinda reminds you of restaurants in Mexico. The owners are very friendly, prompt and attentive, as other reviewers mentioned.
First impressions about the quality of a Mexican restaurant for me are about the chips and salsa. Both were great. I had the pozole and my husband had the chile relleno. Both were excellent. They gave me a shaker with Mexican oregano and dried chiles I could shake on my soup. It really added to the flavor profile. The chile relleno had a fresh, yet smokey flavor to it which was so nice. Also, they serve black beans which are really tasty… beats the watered down tasteless soupy pinto beans you get at other places.
We definitely will return!

Really good we ea had a small delicious enchilada for an appetizer then split the flautas wonderful sauces sweet people cute rugged simple atmosphere fresh totally white delicious chicken thus up for sure
Would love to investigate the menu more our tab l with one beer 21.00 such a deal !!!÷

A little hidden away in an old railway building but worth tracking it down. Really friendly service and the food was fresh and very flavorful. We had trio of tacos and camarones a la diabla — expect dishes to be a little spicer than usual. Yum! Good find for gluten-​free eaters.

Great Mexican food! Budget friendly, good service. This place isn’t fancy but the food is always delicious and fast. It’s the perfect place to have a beer and relax with traditional Mexican food. The shrimp fajitas are exceptionally good. El epazote has quickly become one of our favorite places in Hollister.

I see the last review for this place was two years ago. They have moved to a different location, at the end of 5^th St. near the Hollister Fire Station. The place is simple, clean and comfortable. No Frills. It does have one of the word’s biggest house plants tacked all over the walls. TV on the Disney channel not necessary. We found the owner charming and helpful. Food was delivered quickly. The sauces are wonderful, as are the beans and rice. It’s very much home cooking. We ordered a chili rellano and enchiladas with chicken and green sauce. Both delicious and satisfying. We plan to come back soon for breakfast. Worth a try if you enjoy authentic quality food.

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this restaurant. The food was outstanding. We all had great meals. We had flautas, tacos, mole enchiladas, and a quesadilla and everything was perfect. I have nothing at all that I could say that was negative about our experience. The service was fast and very accommodating.

My husband and I really like this place. I love the Chile Verde Burrito Mojado and my husband loves the Chile Relleno Burrito. One of these days I’ll have to try something else. They have a fairly big menu with items the other taquerias or even the Mexican restaurants in the area don’t offer. To me the food tastes more homemade than the food from the other taquerias.

I have been (on again off again) a fan of El Epazote for years. Its not the best place in town, but it is THE GO TO for Garnachas and Caldo de Pollo! I say on again off again as we stopped going for a while as the potatoes were a bit crunchy and tasted as if stored in metal (in the breakfast burritos).
Always fast & very friendly service.

So, I work for a company that sells pavingstones and there is a manufacturer plant in Hollister. One of the drivers of the company took me to see the plant. But you know coming from San Jose to Hollister in a semi gets you hungry. I looked into taquerias in Hollister and found this one with such an original name. I know what the Epazote is and love the taste. SO as original as the name the food talks wonders about this people’s origins. I LOVE their food. Nowadays evrytime I send a customer to pick up some material to the paver plant I advice them to go eat at the El Epazote Taqueria.
Very good service anf friendly family owned business.
Try thier Mole it’s muy bueno.

Clean, awesome with a very rasquache atmosphere. Honestly, it feels like I’m having one of my tias or something making the burrito. You can tell that the family takes pride in their restaurant. The service is excellent and the food is really the best in town. There are a LOT of Mexican places in town, including the elusive «super taq» (yuck), and Epazote takes the cake.
My husband always orders the chile verde plate (and even though I’m partial on meat, I’ve tasted it and it’s AMAZING), and I get a vegetarian burrito. The nice thing is they will make it however you want it, I like lots of lettuce and tomatoes, and they do it — no probs. I’ve sent a couple of my colleagues there and they’ve had an equally good experience. Yay!
AND I LOVE THE QUARTER MACHINES. I’m collecting all of the little farm animals at the moment. :D