Tacos El Compa

I hired them for a birthday party. Sheila’s son was the one that came. He was here early to set up. He was very polite. The food was good.

I got Sheila’s number from my brother in law, who has used them at several of their parties. I booked them for super bowl/​husbands bday, and she was nice and confirmed everything for me on the phone and we booked for 4pm. I texted her on Sunday about 2 hrs before to make sure she was coming. I got nothing. It was passed 4 pm and she still didn’t arrive, and was not answering my several phone calls or texts. Finally, I texted saying «this is embarrassing» (as I had 40 guests waiting to eat), and she immediately replied with «in car accident, in ambulance». I’m not an a**hole, but the timing was just too obvious. I know for a fact they double booked us. Had something really happened, wouldn’t you text or call the next day to say hey sorry we got in an accident? Very disappointed

Just came from a party that had tacos compa catered (taco stand style) Sheila was a one man show set up and cooked with ease. The carne asada wasn’t fatty. The carnitas wasn’t greasy and hard, the chicken was seasoned great and moist. The salsa verde was delicious! Overall super satisfied.

Tripe tacos are good, asada tacos leave a after taste of charcoal or maybe it was the tortillas. King taco is way better than compa tacos. Sause is descent, the red one tastes better at this joint.

Delicious, and priced fairly. I like their asada tacos and the vampiros are interesting. They basically don’t speak English and I had to argue to get my full order since they shorted me a taco even though I paid for it, I’ve also seen other people have order problems.
Despite that they are a decent taco truck overall, I would just warn to check your order if you get it to go.

Compa has a bad set up interior
Paleta freezer blocking the front counter/​register/​order area with a small menu on the side window
yet I see photos posted here of Mariscos… Sooo?
According to the Menu they do offer a pretty nice variety of meats, BUT… the few times I’ve gone they were always out of several, on the upside service was very friendly.
Tacos —
de Carne Asada y Carnitas
Carne Asada —
True Asada nicely cooked over an open flame the way it should be done!, lean and tender meat with good flavor. 4.5-Stars
Carnitas —
Nicely cooked piggy with real nice flavor, would be 4-​Star but if you look at photo with 2 tacos you’ll see they skimped on the meat for this taco. 3.5-Stars
Vampiro —
What say you… well depending on the part of Mexico you’re in they are made differently, Tacos el Compa drop’s white/​jack cheese on a griddle top until it get’s golden and crispy, puts that on a corn tortilla and tops it with your choice of meat… much love for the crispy cheese!
Al Pastor —
I didn’t see any trompo here, meat was slightly overcooked, a little tough though flavor was nice. 3-​Stars
Vampiro —
:O
Carne Asada —
Refer to taco above and add crispy cheese, Mmmm 4.5-Stars
Carnitas —
Definitely more meat on the vampiro than the taco… 4-​Stars
Al Pastor —
This was cooked much better than the taco, meat was tender and flavorful 4-​Stars
AVG: 3.83-Stars
I’d go back when in the area but wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here…

I am sad, because it is the lenten season in my stupid religion, and i’ve decided to give up meat for it. This place is BOMB. The meats are just down right tasty, and coupled with their red and green hot sauce, they become something more than tasty…
ultra tasty?
Tripas, Buche, and the Al Pastor are my favorite cuts, and they can throw the meat into just about anything, they aren’t limited to just tacos.
They have a baked potato (with your choice of meat) concoction that is absolutely bomb sauce, and they hook you up with tortillas to eat the potato with.
If you aren’t sure what you want, ask the staff, they are super friendly and will let you know what is up.
Get in before 12AM if you want some guac, cause they go through that stuff FAST.

$ 1 for a taco?! Even if the tacos weren’t awesome, I’d probably still eat here. But luckily for me, they’re pretty awesome. I tried asada (steak), alpastor (looks like gyro meat), carnitas (pork), cabeza (head meat), lengua (cow tongue), and tripa (intestines, but tastes like bacon). My faves were the asada and tripa.

Unilocaled cuz I wanted some Mexican food near work. Very small inside, got a cute little salsa bar that u can pick at for your favorites.
Me and the bf got the carne asada burritos and I’m usually not the one to complain but the meat was awful. It was dry and had a weird taste to it.
Tried to mask it up with tons of salsa that was given to me but I didn’t dare try and stomach anymore.
Sad to say I just wasn’t impressed by this place at all. Maybe it is good, just not me

Finally made it to this place (I was a little confused, since some of the reviews are for the truck and some are for the b&m restaurant). This location is the restaurant.
It seems they may be closed Mondays and Tuesdays (since I tried going both days this week, to no avail). When we went (Thursday at about 12:30), it was dead. One other table came in after us, but the kitchen was humming and preparations for the truck were clearly going on.
They also no longer serve seafood – which is disappointing (that looked like aguachile in the pics!). The menu is posted on a little yellow plastic standee by the register. There aren’t any prices on it, so I have no idea how much each item is, but it seems that the tacos are all $ 1 each (my meal, with 6 tacos and a can of soda, came out to $ 8.27).
So…Steve and I tried the following: al pastor, carne asada, lengua, and carnitas. Each were good, truck-​type tacos, served on yellow corn tortillas. They were all hot-​hot-​hot to the touch (which I LOVE). There’s a salsa bar which has a green and a red salsa, radishes (sliced thin, but a little dry-​looking), limes, and some pickled onions with chopped habaneros.
Overall, the meat quality is good. The carnitas are very porky, fairly large shreds with crispy edges. The al pastor is good and flavorful as well. The carne asada lets the beef flavor shine through, and the lengua is… um…tender and tonguey. :-D
There are also a few bottled hot sauces at the tables – some I’ve never seen before (like an avacado/​habanero one).
The service is quick, but lacking a little. It’s a little weird that there are no prices anywhere to be seen and that they kind of look like they’re in the middle of doing a revamp or something (I actually asked if they’d recently changed owners and got a blank, «No» in reply). I’d say 4 stars for the food, but the overall experience was… a little odd.

Tacos El Compa truck in front of Lopez Tires right?
The best tacos & burritos & tortas in La Puente!
I hate both Boca Del Rio and Taco Del Rio because the food is always stuffed with nasty ass cabbage, overcharged with that nasty ass guac and sour cream!
At Tacos El Compa all the food tastes home made and fresh, the people that work there are always super friendly and nice. and I knew exactly how much I would pay! Thanks El Compa!

The name does not do the food justice! This place should be called Marisco Tecuala!!! If you grew up in the San Gabriel Valley like myself you have probably been to the popular seafood joints like Mariscos Martin and Urapan if you wanted good seafood. Tacos El Compa is the new it place for seafood. Its Cleaner and Roomier than Mariscos Martin and its cheaper than Urapan. The most important factor is that the food just tastes better period. I have tried more than 10 dishes in the last month and I have always left satisfied and full. They also have a taco truck down the street next to Lopez tires on Glendora for the people who have a taco craving at 1am…
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