El Palenque Taco Shop

Tried this place on a whim because we were high and dry by another move by Mariscos German. We ordered a carnitas, pastor and cabeza tacos along with a chili relleno.
The food, while not bad per se, was rather bland. The carnitas needed more salt and should be an easy menu item to nail down. The cabeza unfortunately had a lot of fatty chunks in it which obviously eroded the taste. The pastor was the best of the three.
The chili relleno was a good attempt but when given cheap plastic stemware to eat it with it was next to impossible to cut it (the chili might have used a bit more time in the prepping stage.) The cheese was melted and the chili itself tasted fine enough but again, this lacked any real zeal. This is however a better attempt than most normal taco shop’s rellenos.
Hot sauce offered is the typical watery red, watery bland green and a fair tasting hot red.
Service is friendly from an older gentleman at the counter and place was clean despite having an array of coolers in the front area to sell other things like sodas and ice cream.
I can’t say that I wouldn’t ever come back. If in the immediate area, I would consider trying a carne asada (and they do offer mojara as well for mi amiga,) but i wouldn’t go out of my way. It does appear to be very convenient for the apartments that surround the little plaza.
Tough place to compete is southern California.

Best Pollo Asado tacos around! And a great price at $ 1.49 each. We love this place… it’s not fancy but really great authentic Mexican food and an exceptional value. We will be back for sure!

Food is delicious! Las mejores chuletas que he probado! Buen servicio y la comida muy rica como hecho en casa! Recibí el doble de tortillas a comparación de otros restaurantes. Excelente comida.
Food is excellent, just like at home. I got twice the tortillas compared to other Mexican restaurants.

I was staying at a nearby hotel and found this place in a small shopping center so I decided to stop for dinner. I ordered a 3 rolled taco dinner with rice and beans. When I got it the rolled tacos were large, hot, and crisp. There were covered in fresh made guacamole and two types of cheese. They were not at all greasy, there were done in a very hot fryer as they should be. The dinner was served on a styrofoam plate with a plastic fork. The tomatillo salsa I chose from their salsa bar was excellent. Dinner was about $ 6.50 and excellent for the price. If I lived nearby I am sure I would frequent this place.

I work across the street at the School District, so I was looking for a decent place for my lunch break and I came across this place. Not great, not terrible. The salsa was good and the tortilla didn’t come apart which made it easy to eat (at some Mexican places I end up with the food in my lap from a flimsy tortilla). I wouldn’t go there with high expectations but it will fill ur belly while tasting decent.

I ate here twice. The first time I ordered a taco and it was extremely greasy and a small portion. Second time I got their asada plate. It was the smallest portion I have ever received, by far. Mind you, this was after I waived the cash tip in front of the face of the cashier and the clock, or just prior to placing it in the tip jar. I’ve gotten a single street taco with more meat in it, that is no exaggeration. To make matters worse, a lot of the beef was pretty rough textured. The rice and beans were only average. I’m never eating here again.

More on the authentic side of Mexican food than your typical taco shop. Prices are slightly cheaper too. And they don’t charge extra for the jalepeno carrots.

Bit of an off beat place but they have a wonderful and reasonably priced Caldo de birria that is absolutely worth the trip. Carne Asada is a solid choice, and thier chips are fresh and tasty. Lack of seating is a huge drawback and the atmosphere has zero charm, but this place more than makes up for it with flavor. I am a multiple repeat customer and have not been disappointed yet.

When I ordered my shrimp burrito, I didn’t expect there to be spaghetti sauce on it -.- I tried to take it off but of course that was a mess. And the carrots didn’t taste right. Overall I’m not happy and won’t eat here again. At least the individual pieces of tortilla, shrimp, et cetera were good. Although I would expect them to be anywhere.

Not bad. The food was ok, pretty typical mxn food, nothing special. The facility was a lil unclean and no one really spoke English, but if you were in the area and had a craving for mxn food, it would definitely satiate your appetite. Just don’t expect greatness. 2 stars.

The meat was gamey and fatty and the corn tortillas soggy. OK price for what it. Salsa average

These tacos are way better than Mr Tacos just down the street. This place is my go to place in San Marcos when I want street tacos similar to those you get in el D.F. I usually get 2 tacos al pastor, 2 de suadero and one or two de carne asada. Yeah, the location isn’t the best, but I don’t go here for the ‘atmosphere’, I go for good Mexican food.

This place is a typical taco shop. Food ain’t bad but nothing special I would just stick to the tortas here.