Pinches Tacos

I would love to have Pinches in my home town. The food is excellent. If only all Mexican restaurants were this good. I had a torta with carnitas and it was awesome. Wish I could go again. Oh well next trip to Vegas, I’ll be back.

Stopped in to get a little something to eat before church. I didn’t want a huge meal, just a little snack. The cashier who took my order was super helpful at suggesting options and they even made me something not on the menu to suit my desire. The chorizo taco topped with onions and cilantro was the best taco I’ve ever had, and being Latina, I’ve eaten my fair share of tacos! They really should put this on the menu, it was amazing!

Stopped in for a quick bite after the MLK parade. Good food, nothing to write home about. Fresh and hot street style tacos. We did a mixture of beef and chicken ones. All good, not great — just good. Green sauces were much better than BBQ (pollo mole) or red ones.
Picnic table style eating. Make sure you sit in the shade — it does get warm on those benches, even though outside air temps were in 60s.
Container park is fun place to grab a quick bite.

Yes yes! I’ve eaten here numourous times and it’s always a great meal! I absolutely love the ceviche and the shrimp burrito. Not to mention the bloody Mary’s! To die. Every time I’m at the Container Park I stop in to my favorite Mexican spot.

Wow, que terible
Real awful food, by real Mexicans
Carne asada taco — strange flavor to the meat. Was wondering if I was going to get sick.
Also Ordered a carnitas, and an al pastor taco. The meat was bland, could not tell them apart. One had a spicy red salsa on top that looked like a disinterested tomato. All the juice had landed on the plate. This made all the tacos soggy.
Had a horchata which was fine. Hard to screw that up. Maybe It Came From A Package

Bien ricos los pinches elotes!!!

This has so far been my favorite food in Vegas! I travel to Las Vegas all the time and so far, I’ve never personally been wowed by the food. As a vegetarian, there wasn’t much for me at any of the meaty buffets Vegas is known for. So to my delight I found some fantastic Mexican food for really cheap here! The tortillas are all homemade, and all the vegetarian options were DELICIOUS (Which is not always easy to find). The must have item would definitely be the Mexican corn. Also would recommend the chilequiles and huevos rancheros.

Located not too far from the GIANT FIRE BREATHING PRAYING MANTIS (like, whoa) in downtown Container Park, Pinches Tacos is in a perfect spot for the AUTHENTIC stuff. Their slogan is «Real Mexican Food made by Real Mexicans» after all. We came post-​dinner rush & right before a crowd of tourist hipsters & ordered the pinches asada fries (best name ever) to share & it was perfection. Perfect size for two, not too greasy, and just the right amount of sour cream, cheese & guac. The fries were crispy and the asada, while it wasn’t the best asada ever (which in my biased opinion is always in San Diego), is pretty good. We finished the whole thing in 10 minutes while watching the praying mantis breathe actual fire, & the Container Park atmosphere definitely adds to the modern Vegas (in downtown Vegas) vibe. Pinches, we’ll be back for ya.

Visited during the Life Is Beautiful event in September. Food was decent, but a few days later when the charge hit my credit card I found that they gave themselves a $ 25 tip on a $ 27 check. OK, I understand they were busy and someone probably just mis-​entered it… no big deal. However, after trying unsuccessfully for 2 months to get it corrected I’m done with this place.
Tried repeatedly to get in touch with the local manager. Finally did after about 6 tries. He took my info and said he would correct it, but never did. After that, any time I’ve called (no matter what time of day) the manager isn’t there. Tried to contact their offices in CA directly and via social media, but no response there either. Just poor customer service all around.
Adiós, Pinches.

I’m at a happy 3 ½.
I expected to be blown away, instead it turned out to be just some solid tacos. We tried the Al Pastor (Slow broiled marinated pork), Asada (Grilled Angus beef), Carnitas (Citrus scented pork), Adobada (Grilled chili marinated pork), and Pollo (chicken).
The tortillas were smaller than your typical taco shells, you can tell they are homemade. The Carnitas were our favorite, the other meats were just so-​so. The Adobada only came with 3 chunks of pork. Tacos all come with cilantro and onions unless otherwise specified.
The taco plates sounded like a good deal with three tacos of your choice (seafoods are extra), rice and beans, with a side of chips. The chips turned out to be a few tortilla chips on top of the beans, the rice and beans each filled their own tiny sectional of the divided paper plate.
We also ordered the chips with salsa and guac. The salsa was made with fresh tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, but had an odd sweet taste. The guacamole was delicious, and had that chunky avocado texture that I typically crave in a good guac.
It was $ 21.51 with tip, so decent eats for the price. The staff was very friendly, and they offered indoor and outdoor seating.
It’s not that it was bad, it’s just that we’ve had better tasting tacos at home.

#latereview 8÷16÷2015
Came in during 1:30pm with a couple people to try them out.
Around that time, they were packed! If that’s how lunch rush is on a Sunday I would hate to see it on a Saturday but good for them!
Came in and had the following:
Tacos (Asada, Al Pastor) — tacos were not my pick because I normally get lingua, cabeza, tripas, so not my first choice but I enjoyed it. I appreciated the hand made tortillas. Fluffy and not hard. Just the right amount of salsa that they put on for you. I’m picky since I would rather control the amount myself but still good. The onions weren’t over powering.
Michelada — perfect amount of Tajin and hot sauce. Not too spicy, but not weak either.
Elotes — nothing memorable. Just your corn, mayo, cheese, and spices. But still yummy to eat. Corn was surprisingly sweet.
Torta — this was actually done pretty good. The bread they chose and the size complimented the amount of meat they put in it. Normally you’ll get a soggy bread with very little meat and way too much filler but not this one.
All in all, I would come back again. Nothing that makes it stand out for me to go all the way to DTLV from Henderson but if I was in the area I’ll definitely give them a try. I’m just very partial to Taco y Taco that’s all

I am so happy that this is in Container Park! To start things off, the menu was hilarious. They have a chalk board menu that was split between their regular menu and the «Gringo» menu. That one included chimichangas, tacos that had lettuce, sour cream, etc.
I had elotes, two tacos, and some chips and salsa.
The chips that they used were delicious! You can tell their tortillas are homemade. The tortillas for my tacos were also homemade, delicious, and held up really well to the taco meat. I ordered the al pastor and Adobada. The Adobada wasn’t very flavorful – I felt that it needed some type of sauce. The al pastor was delicious! Loved the flavors.
The elotes were, of course, to die for. A must try!

We stopped in to try Pinches before an event in container park!
The food was amazing! The taco tortillas Arhaus me daily, and the taco selection has a wide array of vegetables including fresh cilantro and pico-​also there’s a large selection of different kinds of meats and Styles to get your tacos made.
There was so much to choose from, so for our first visit I decided to stick with tacos and some flautas which are corn tortillas rolled with meat inside. I loved the guacamole and how it was full of flavor and not onions! I definitely want to come back to try the tortas which are Mexican sandwiches and I also want to try some more from the gringo menu which made me chuckle.
The staff was very friendly at pinches tacos. I came back to get my husband some food to go and the owners and employees all remembered me and were open to my crazy little jokes and laugh and smiled the whole time.

I’ve been wanting to hit this spot up since I caught a shot of their breakfast torta on social media– it looked incredible! But I’m rarely on this side of town when the sun’s coming up, so the b-​fast menu wasn’t available when I stopped by.
Opted for a couple of different menu items with different meats– the sopes were little underwhelming, but the tacos were large and meaty for the price. I appreciated that they had lengua available, despite it not being listed with the other meats on the menu. Maybe it’s only around as a trial, as the texture was wonderfully soft and tender but it just wasn’t that great. The carnitas were a little better, but again, not a great version. Food was comfortingly homestyle though.
I dig the location, the art on the walls, and the table cards. I’ve heard good things about this place but I guess I didn’t order well. I’ll have to come for breakfast next time.

This place in the somewhat new Container Park down in «old» Vegas is the right pick for authentic and crazy fresh tacos.
We had tree different tacos with meat, pork and white fish and they where all supercrisp and very tasty with cabbage and great tasting cactus salsa that added that extra twist to the food.
Beware if you ask for hot salsa on the tacos though as hot is really HOT in Mexico. We are used to very spicy mexican, thai and indian food but we where sweating after eating this salsa and had to flush it down with a couple fo extra beers. Yeah i know its a hard life… ha he. All kidding aside. If you love tacos, just go.
Thank me later.

Obviously many like this place, I find it to fall short of real Mexican food as West-​coast folks know it. Unlike SoCal or Baja, the portions are small and the prices are high.
My true test at any ‘traditional’ Mexican food restaurant is the carne asada tacos. That’s what I ordered, and was very much unimpressed. The beef did not smell fresh. Evidently my nose and taste buds were right as my stomach bothered me all day after. It was very gamy tasting, enough to where their verde salsa couldn’t cover it up.
I’ll save my next trip for Tacos El Gordo. Fresh, inexpensive, and authentic.

I heard about this place from a co-​worker and she had me when she said tacos. I like to try tacos from different spot and this spot have really good tacos. Not only they serve tacos, they offer others choice like burritos, sopes, tortas, enchiladas, taquitos and breakfast during the weekend before 2 p.m.
Wasn’t too hungry so I ordered two tacos: 1 Adobada (California chili marinated pork) & 1 asada (grilled grass-​fed beef). The tacos were tasty, the asada tacos was one of the best asada tacos I had in a long time and the pork were in chunks which I really enjoy. The prices are higher than the average taco spot but they use high quality meat and fresh vegetables. Next time I will definitely try something than tacos because everything on the menu sounds delicious.

We were shopping in the area, and checked on Unilocal for a good taco/​burrito place. This place sounded great.
Inside, there was a small area to stand. There were about 5 tables, but two of them were in front of the kitchen, and along the wall where people would stand to place their order. One of the tables off to the side was rather large, and could fit about 8 people. Luckily, there were a lot of tables outside, and one with an umbrella opened up while we were waiting.
I ordered the taco al pastor, while my husband got one as well and a taco carnitas. With a drink, the total came to just over $ 11. The fountain drinks are rather expensive at $ 2.75.
When the tacos arrived, I think that we were both a bit surprised at their size. They were about 4-​inches in diameter. They looked really good though, and came with a lime wedge. We dug in, and the flavor was really good. Nice chunks of seasoned meat, with fresh cilantro, salsa and onions. The tortillas were also very flavorful.
It was fun sitting outside and watching everything that was happening around us. I don’t eat very much, but next time I would need to order 2 tacos, and my husband would get at least 3. Might try a burrito next time.

If I have one word of advice, get the Gringo tacos. Creamy chipotle cream with shredded tender beef fried in a light corn tortilla topped with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. This was my life saver after having a couple of Blood & Cloves with Jameson Black Barrel. Seriously, you need some food to anchor that level of alcohol.
Pinches delivered although they will yell Gringo Tacos at the top of their lungs when you order them. I find no shame it that, I’ll eat those tacos with pride. It was a low carb cheat day and I wanted some hot crispy tortillas to fill the void.
My 5 year old liked their basic quesadilla and my husband stole my chicken taquitos after he polished off the carne asada tacos that I had ordered for him. It was a busy Saturday night and we ended up sitting down by JoJo’s Jerky but our server found us.

Pros: These tacos are AMAZING. The flavors are very tasty but not overpowering… just right! I got the usual carne asada, el pastor, and pollo and every single one was delicious! The best deal is their combination plate of 3 tacos that comes with rice and beans so you’ll definitely be full! Coupled with watermelon juice and it will quench your thirst on a hot summer day in Vegas! Just hitting this place up is worth your trip to Container Park (in which the restaurant is made up of a freight container). The staff is very friendly and had us say enchilada before taking our picture… funny guy!
Cons: Nothing off the top of my head. The price, quality, quantity, service, and atmosphere was good!
Overall: For some authentic Mexican food goodness, you got to eat here!

This Mexican eatery is located inside Container Park.
I ordered a fish taco, chips & salsa, & chicken quesadilla. They were all excellent. I love their fresh salsa. I also got side order guacamole but it had a kick to it. If you can’t do spicy like me just beware. But I ate them anyway.
Not too many sitting are inside so you’ll have to sit outside. But they’ll bring your food to you.