Taquiza Ruiz

I was between Taquiza Ruiz and two other caters. I guess I decided to go by the reviews. Because these guys aren’t cheap. First of all, it is not $ 8 per person, it’s $ 9, and it adds up, believe me. I originally called this guy up, and he said he would call me after church. Never received a call, I think I called the next day or two, and finally got a response. Told him when, and for how many people (55). I told him what it is I wanted, and then I told him I would confirm the amount of people once they RSVPed. I called him way ahead of time, wanted to make sure everything was OK, and also needed answers for some questions… Well, getting in touch with the guy that organizes everything is a pain. I get it, he has other things going on, but this deal isn’t very professional. Then he apologized and let me know that he was in school. So I tried to work with him, and we established that we would email each other in order to communicate since that works better for him. Well what worked better for him, was worse for me. I would email him and not get a response until days later. At least with a call, I would get answers immediately.
I was anxious because I wanted everything to turn out perfectly, so I organized everything ahead of time. The night before he calls me up to confirm. I understand him confirming the number of people, but I didn’t understand why he was confirming the beverages if we had already established this. Well, it never crossed my mind to confirm everything else. The next day, they chose something I had not chosen. They did not bring the ensalada de nopal, and there were no quesadillas. The ladies were very sweet, but how far does sweetness get you, if you aren’t getting what you asked for. Also when I had salsa, I found like a rock or something in it. Not cool.
The food was not bad, people were pleased. Some thought it was «okay» and others thought it was pretty good. I am just overall NOT convinced by the service, I would probably go with someone more professional.

We asked Taquiza Ruiz to cater our Volunteer Appreciation Party this year again!
We got a quote from another restaurant, just out of curiosity, and that would have been much more expensive and would not provide on-​site tortilla making or staff to cook and serve and clean up.
Taquiza Ruiz certainly does the job right. Three lovely ladies set up a grill and a griddle to make the best carne asada, carnitas, and pollo asada tacos with fresh handmade corn tortillas and all the condiments, plus rice and beans. They served 50 hungry mountain bikers and had food left over for the after-​party snack. They do a wonderful job. We did run out of napkins but that might be because we were so messy. One negative is that they brought styrofoam cups for the beverages they provided. I would provide my own cups next time, but I would not hesitate to hire them again.

So So?!

I had them for my triplet girls Birthday party and it was really good. Tons of food, fresh home made tortillas and salsas, great marinated meats, ice cold drinks and lots of leftovers. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

We booked last minute and they were very accomodating and good with communication. I mostly texted I think with Chole’s son.
We had a party with about 35 people and everyone had great things to say about the tacos — especially the fresh tortillas made on site. One of my friends had 9.5 tacos — we rolled him home like a rolled taco.
The employees were on time and very professional. There were three women at our party and one of them seemed to speak very good English. I highly recommend them and would definitely book them again. I loved not having to buy and prepare a bunch of food — they really take care of everything for you.
An added touch was a large (5 gall?) container of flavored water (hibiscus tea?) that many guests tried and liked.
My lessons learned for next time is to bring less non alcoholic drinks and skip the chips/​salsa.
1) don’t need to buy as many drinks since they had the flavored water
2) i put out chips & salsa for people if they were hungry before the taco service but since they started 30 minutes into the party it wasn’t really necessary
I won’t say more because Thelonius (other review) really went into a lot of detail. I’ll just say that I wouldn’t hesitate to book them again.

On a recent Saturday, Taquiza Ruiz, came to the backyard of our small home and put on a display of culinary expertise that had our guests gushing! Mexican street food at its finest! A team consisting of two efficient road chefs pushed our birthday party into the rareified air of unforgettable! Bringing along grills, food, plates, napkins and the freshest of meats, cheese, onions, quacamole, cilantro, beans, rice, spicy sauces and a positive pleasant vibe, Taquiza Ruiz, was one of the highlites of a memorable event. We hosted over (40) attendees, all of which filled themselves to over flowing with tasty and well prepared grub. The crew showed up promptly, quickly set up and began grilling, chopping and best of all, creating from a very large mound of maza, the most wonderful corn tortillas I have ever tasted! Understand, I grew up in Chula Vista, back in the day when weekly forays down south to Tijuana for haircuts, tacos, beer and good times was as easy as rolling down to the Gaslamp. I’m just saying that I know of what I speak.
Several of our friends and family raved of the fact that the tortillas alone would have sated their lusty appetites. «Orgasmic,» one picky diner remarked. Chicken, pig and cow were all represented and cooked to perfection right there, before our very eyes! Folks lined up, were quickly served, and returned again and again for additional helpings. It was clearly obvious we had fallen into Latin heaven! After a couple of hours, when no one could eat another bite, these two beautiful ladies packed up their gear and quietly slipped away. To top it all off, they left a massive amount of leftovers that the family is still enjoying. By the way, the whole operation was clean/​sanitary/​safe and would receive an A+ rating from any health department. And all for only $ 8.00 a person! When you add up the time and effort to shop, prepare, cook and clean up, this is one excellent deal, let me tell you, neighbor! Not to mention the fact that no gringos like us could ever come up with food this tasty and authentic!
Thank you very much, Taquiza Ruiz! We will ring you up again, without any doubt!

For the second year in a row, we went with Señora Chole to cater a Taquiza for my work Holiday party. As she did the year prior, Soledad showed up on time with the most delicious taquiza spread this side of the border, ready to be devoured by a bunch of tequila infused bumbling off-​duty employees. Just to keep things honest, I’ve researched other caterers that do taquizas and Taquiza Ruiz does it THE BEST! For quality and value, I wouldn’t go anywhere else.
I bumped up my review from last year to a 5ive stars, proving last year was no fluke, her 2^nd annual taquiza was one helluva fiesta!