Nuño Bros Market

1^st time here buying carne asada steak meat. Clean market and quick service!

had high hopes since this spot came recommended by a reliable source. asada was too fatty. almost rubbery. good flavor but that was a big flaw.
pastor wasn’t your normal pastor. it basically just looked like brown, marinated pork. didn’t like.

I come here enough to write a review by now. This store is located in a small plaza on the corner of Standard and Mcfadden. Its a convenient store for things such as meat, mexican cheese, some veggies, dairy (milk, cheese, eggs although the eggs aren’t very cheap here), mexican candy, dried chili’s to make salsa and a lot of other authentic mexican groceries. The size of the store itself is very small and off to the right in the back is a meat counter that sells primarily beef and pork. You can also buy what you need here to make Menudo.
The parking situation is not the best. The lot is small and a bit crammed. But I always manage to find a spot to park. Overall, you can definitely find a lot of what you need here for mexican food recipes. There are an assortment of different kinds of tortillas and next door there is a bakery that sells mexican sweet bread (they’ve raised their prices over the past years says my bf so maybe go to Northgate if you can). You wont always find the best deals here but if you live nearby, this store is convenient for finding what you need to cook dinner.

Some worker are very friendly. But some are rude to customer. Nasty meat n food. Bad environment is a mess need a deep cleaning on that store

This place is great. Especially if you need precooked carne or pollo asada or mole to take to a party.

This place is amazing! I love their Carne asada SOPES and BURRITOS!!! their GUACAMOLE is the best!!! I am Mexican American and my mom cooks mexican food all the time so I know!!! Its really good!!!
Their tortillas are freshly made right then and there! U can buy by pound or buy separately
Took some friends there once and they always want to go back because its cheap and delicious!!! Go for it!!!

I have been going to Nuno Bro’s for many years. Their food is so fresh and delicious! Their taqueria has the best burritos and salsas I’ve had. The carne asada is prepared perfectly and the salsa is spicy and amazing! I would recommend this place to anyone. You will not regret going to Nuno Bro’s. Also, the family who owns this place are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet! They are always so friendly. If you haven’t already, give Nuno Bro’s a try… And if you’ve been going, keep going! You won’t regret it! :)

I would have never thought this type of place existed. I was taken here by a couple of my co-​workers who live around the area. I have the carne asada and for my surprise, they have tacos de chicharron which is sooo bad for you but one of my favorites. Definitelt had a great taste, much better than your usualy Mexican restaurants. This place doesn’t seem to be %100 clean but in my experience and coming from a third world country, those are the places that have the best food. Plus I have mever gotten sick from eating there lol
They also sell meats by the pound, chicharron, carne asada, barbacoa, etc.
They have your usual agua de Jamaica, orchata, etc. They also offer plates with rice and beans. They have some but limited seating inside and some sitting in the patio.
They take credit cards and cash. Service is pretty fast. I would say that in my whole experience of eating tacos, these ones by far are one of the best.

Got a few pounds of the carne asada and the marinated chicken. The chicken was very good, juicy, and reasonably priced. Wish I could say the same for the carne asada. It was dry, lacked flavor, and was not cheap at $ 5.19/lb. I would definitely come back for the chicken but unfortunately not the carne asada.

This is THE place to buy your carne asada and marinated chicken! Awesome taste and great prices! They are very nice in this small authentic Mexican market!

I’ve been coming here for years! This place is pretty good. If you’re up for it, buy yourself a pound of buche and some warm tortillas. Try to get there Saturday or Sunday morning which is when you’ll find everything freshly made. Another item that’s on the menu but is usually overseen is the deep fried chicken hard tacos. You have to order those «preparados». They’re under $ 2 each and they are loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese and guacamole. I stay away from the asada. Completely overrated at this place.

Local Market with a carnicero attached as well as a great small sit down but mainly take out store. Very authentic. So much so that everyone that works their barely speaks any english including me!!! No but seriously, Spanish comes in handy if you cant find what you are looking for here.

I followed the Unilocal reviews and I’m really glad I did. Grabbed a few pounds of their carne asada and it was excellent. Thin, juicy and a very flavorful marinade. One of the top contenders for best carne that I’ve tried and I’ve had lots!
We also got their red, fresh salsa which had a great flavor and a good bite to it as well. Their pre-​made chunky guacamole was outstanding and the best I’ve ever tried from a carniceria, fresh and great tasting! Seriously, buy it.
Highly recommended if you’re in the area.

WOW! Uhhh, to put it nicely, this place is AUTHENTIC!!!
On the search for some good ass carne asada meat to grill up for taco night, I was looking for a market that actually sold carne asada instead of some whack ass meat with some bbq sauce and tabasco.
I looked on Unilocal for one and came across Nunos bros. If people are saying that they’ve been driving miles and miles for this place, I’m guessing this place is good. Upon arriving, I can say, this place is authentic. I felt a little out of place because practically I was the only asian there and I felt like some people thought I was some lost asian girl stuck in a mexican supermarket.
Anyways, I walked right up to the carniceria and I do not get intimidated easily and I straight up tell the butcher to give me 2lbs of carne asada meat. While the dude grabs me some meat, I also notice that they have pre-​made salsa and guacamole. Since I was too lazy to make some I ended up getting the salsa and guacamole. After a little more shopping in the small but nice market, I left.
I must say, if your want an authentic mexican meal, this market is the go-​to place. They have everything from pre-​made cotija cheese to hand made tortillas. I really had an authentic taco night bc of shopping at nunos. Even though their meat really wasn’t as marinated as I wanted to be, (thus minus 1 star) I really enjoyed shopping here for my taco night.
I must say, some of their stuff such as their guacamole, was just superb, some of the best I can say. It was so good, my avocado hating BF ended up eating a whole container of their pre-​made guacamole.
Nunos bros has to be one of my favorite mexican markets in the OC area. Better than Superior I can say. It’s small but intimate and everything is hand made and I can guarantee you, you will have a great authentic mexican meal shopping here at Nunos.

This place is usually busy it’s not somewhere where you want to sit down and eat since their music is so loud but their food is amazing. I love their tacos, tortas, chips and salsa everything here is delicious.

I’M NEVER GOING HERE AGAIN! I normally expect for everything to be fresh, especially the ‘MEAT’! Well, don’t know about you, but me, yes! So, I get my meat, drive home, ‘about 6 miles’! Then, I drive home, rush in my house to get dinner ready for my 3 kids. It’s been about 25 min. from the store to when, I grab a pan & take the meat to chop up, when I noticed in its «Packaged Bag’, SOAKING IN ITS BLOOD! Okay. So, I try and rinse (not soak) some of its blood off. But the meat will not stop releasing its blood! (I’m thinking, did they soak the meat in some red food coloring.) Yikes! Besides that, the meat seems like it’s bleeding! NASTY! NEVER HAD ANY MEAT HOLD SO MUCH BLOOD!

My wife shopped here before we got married. Oh man, let me tell you brother, the pork, the charizo, the chicharon, the ribs, the carne asada… I would deny knowing my wife 3 times if all that good food walked in the door. It’s a little dirty, always crowded, the speakers are SO BAD you cannot recognize the music. Doesn’t matter. Just walk to the back and watch the butchers — must be 14 of them furiously chopping, slicing all that glorious meat. And the little taco walk-​up restaurant — Glorious! Eat and be merry. I order whatever the fellow in front of me gets, and I am so happy.

Most of you have heard of the so-​called «1000 Mile Rule» or some sort of variance.
You know, its that mythical unicorn of a rule that says if you are XXX miles from your significant other, you can mess around with someone else… moving on.
To tie this in to Nuno’s, I was headed down the 55 towards Balboa on Friday evening for a little fam gathering and my bro-​in-​law called and asked me to get some carne asada and pollo preparado STAT (i don’t know what the f**k this means but I hear the hip kids say it, so there). So I call my roll dog who lives in Santa Ana and he tells me without hesitation, Nuno’s.
Now my «go-​to» is Pastors in Pico Rivera and I’ll drive many many miles to get it so it was with great trepidation that I rolled to the X of Standard and McFadden and ducked into Nuno’s. For just under $ 50 I ducked out with 7 lbs each of asada and pollo, 2 quarts of fresh guac, a quart of salsa fresca and a metric ton of corn tortillas.
Lemme just say that this place lovingly prepares its meats just as well as Pastors does. Flavorful, tender and fresh… not as if a chicken just done trotted thru the marinade. Everyone loved the grinds and mentioned how it rivaled Pastors… and most of em were originally from Pico.
So thats just the way it goes, Pastors. 25 Mile Rule in effect… sorry Sugarteets… I love you but in the OC, its Nuno’s.

— Locale destination —
It’s in a little Mexico. (Santa Ana) A little dark and packed with Mexican stuff all over the supermarket.
— Gluttony expedition —
Tons of stuff you don’t see at regular American supermarket. You can find around 20 different kinds of gelatins there. They have fresh vegetable, sweets, seasonings, cheese, meat & seafood etc.
Vegetables are not so cheap but drinks and seafood are cheaper side.
— Conqueror’s deduction —
You can get all kinds of stuff in Spanish — from foods to shampoos.
If you need something from Mexico, come here.

I’ve eaten at tons of Mexican restaurants to know what good Mexican food tastes like. I’ve had everything from King Taco to Taco Mesa, from authentic Mexican food to «Gringo Mexican,» and Nunos has been our only Mexican food destination as of the past year.
It’s about 3 blocks off the 55 freeway on McFadden and Standard and in a heavy hispanic area. However, I’ve never felt threatened or unsafe going here because they do have armed security guards, but I would not go when it’s dark. It’s a market, an eatery, and a bakery. What more could you ask for?
Their meats are in a display case and most sit in their liquids until you order your tacos or burritos or by the pound. They will then chop up your choice of meat and give you what you ordered. They have 4 different kinds of salsa that you can put in little containers to go. Oh and they make their own tortillas which you can purchase in a 3 dozen package. Their tacos are loaded with meat and are only $ 1.59 and you have your choice of having them with cilantro and onions. Burritos come with rice, beans, and meat and I think cilantro and onions and are $ 3.59 and enough to make you not want to eat for the rest of the day. The real reason why I come here is for their carnitas which is absolutely amazing! It’s tender, juicy, and flavorful. My family and I always order it by the pound ($ 6.99) and then buy a bag of their fresh tortillas and pig out.
Cheap amazing authentic delicious heart clogging Mexican food. Gloria’s in Costa Mesa on 19^th street and Alerto’s in Fountain Valley would be my two other alternatives for Mexican food.
Update 7−5−08
Went here today after my mom had previously seen someone with an item that did not look familiar and didn’t look to appear on the menu. So she asked the lady what it was and we finally got around to trying it today. Turns out this item is not on the menu and is called a gordita and basically mirrors a sopes. It’s basically a masa pocket deep-​fried and stuffed with beans at the bottom, a heaping amount of meat and topped with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, sour cream, goat cheese and a spicy avocado sauce. All for only $ 2.99.

A couple guys at work recommended that if I ever want carne asada that this is the place to go. I threw a pumpkin carving party tonight and decided to by my bbq stuff here. I bought some pre-​marinated carne asada and chicken. I also got some tortillas, salsa and guacamole. This place is close to where I live in Irvine, and it’s clean with good service and food at a reasonable price. Everyone loved the bbq. The chicken is tender and the beef is full of flavor!