Tacos in the East Bay
July 14, 2022 12:34 PM Subscribe
Please recommend to me all of your favorite places to enjoy tacos in the East Bay, from food truck to hole-in-the-wall to sit-down to schmancy. Thank you!
Cholita Linda in Temescal is solid.
I'm also very partial to the crispy tacos at La Calaca Loca, also in Temescal.
Tacubaya on 4th St. in Berkeley is delicious, but my order there is usually tortilla soup.
Watching the thread with interest.
posted by Lawn Beaver at 12:49 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
I'm also very partial to the crispy tacos at La Calaca Loca, also in Temescal.
Tacubaya on 4th St. in Berkeley is delicious, but my order there is usually tortilla soup.
Watching the thread with interest.
posted by Lawn Beaver at 12:49 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
Tacos La San Marqueña, a taco truck that parks at 20th & Webster (you would pass by it while walking from 19th BART to Snow Park/Lake Merritt).
posted by icebergs at 1:23 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by icebergs at 1:23 PM on July 14, 2022
La Calaca Loca (very fun to say fast over and over) is my neighborhood taqueria. they do a baja pescado (get especial) get is quite tasty. it's one of the messier things you will ever eat but the fish is so crispy.
Cholita Linda is def good.
Tacos Chavez food truck in front of Pac-N-Save in Emeryville does a killer El Pastor.
posted by supermedusa at 1:25 PM on July 14, 2022
Cholita Linda is def good.
Tacos Chavez food truck in front of Pac-N-Save in Emeryville does a killer El Pastor.
posted by supermedusa at 1:25 PM on July 14, 2022
Tacos la Perla, a taco truck usually stationed in West Oakland, makes some excellent street tacos.
Off the top of my head:
Taqueria El Paisa on International Blvd in Oakland.
Doña on Piedmont Ave in Oakland. Their burrito bowls are also excellent.
Baja Taqueria, also on Piedmont Ave, have the best fish tacos I've come across so far. I lived in San Diego for several years, so this was a important find for me.
El Jarro on Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette was excellent. I've had both their tacos and burritos; I personally think their burritos are some of the best in the area.
Deeper into East Bay is Tacos El Patron in Concord; I've only had this via DoorDash at work and they were good lukewarm, so I imagine they are better on the spot.
posted by Thirty7Degrees at 1:31 PM on July 14, 2022
Off the top of my head:
Taqueria El Paisa on International Blvd in Oakland.
Doña on Piedmont Ave in Oakland. Their burrito bowls are also excellent.
Baja Taqueria, also on Piedmont Ave, have the best fish tacos I've come across so far. I lived in San Diego for several years, so this was a important find for me.
El Jarro on Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette was excellent. I've had both their tacos and burritos; I personally think their burritos are some of the best in the area.
Deeper into East Bay is Tacos El Patron in Concord; I've only had this via DoorDash at work and they were good lukewarm, so I imagine they are better on the spot.
posted by Thirty7Degrees at 1:31 PM on July 14, 2022
My home town of Concord loves tacos so much, they have 40 family-owned Mexican restaurants within Concord city limits in the Concord Taco Trail. Autentico!
posted by rekrap at 1:48 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by rekrap at 1:48 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
For fish tacos, I would go for Cholita Linda or Baja Taqueria on Piedmont.
Tacos Sinaloa on International is very good.
Also Rico Rico Taco on Lakeshore in Oakland is excellent.
posted by suelac at 1:51 PM on July 14, 2022
Tacos Sinaloa on International is very good.
Also Rico Rico Taco on Lakeshore in Oakland is excellent.
posted by suelac at 1:51 PM on July 14, 2022
Forget tacos. Have a huarache. Or a vampiro or quesabirria. OK, fine, have tacos.
posted by latkes at 2:25 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by latkes at 2:25 PM on July 14, 2022
Nthing Cholita Linda
And Rico Rico Taco on Lakeshore
posted by armoir from antproof case at 2:31 PM on July 14, 2022
And Rico Rico Taco on Lakeshore
posted by armoir from antproof case at 2:31 PM on July 14, 2022
Damnit, it seems that my two favorites are both gone now. Hot Shop in Albany (Solano & San Pablo) still seems to exist. Weird fusion Aisian-TexMex made by a couple from SE Asia who listen to US country music all day. It's weird but good. Not sure it's worth a long trip for.
posted by eotvos at 2:53 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by eotvos at 2:53 PM on July 14, 2022
Yes thirding baja taqueria! I used to live within walking distance and went there for tacos aallllll the time!
posted by ruhroh at 2:54 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by ruhroh at 2:54 PM on July 14, 2022
I'm a big fan of Tacos Mi Rancho on Lakeshore and International-ish. The veggie tacos are some of my favorites and they're open really late.
posted by thebigdeadwaltz at 2:57 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by thebigdeadwaltz at 2:57 PM on July 14, 2022
Tacos Oscar is a hipster ish trendy option with lots of good vegetarian and vegan options. I like these better than their meat ones but my husband likes the chili verde. Their beans are amazing.
We like Chica for breakfast tacos.
I’ll be the jerk that says that I think Cholita Linda has gone downhill and Baja and Calaca Loca are hit and miss for everything including fish tacos.
For taco trucks. Tacos El Rey is solid.
My husband likes El Carnalito in Fremont.
posted by vunder at 4:51 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
We like Chica for breakfast tacos.
I’ll be the jerk that says that I think Cholita Linda has gone downhill and Baja and Calaca Loca are hit and miss for everything including fish tacos.
For taco trucks. Tacos El Rey is solid.
My husband likes El Carnalito in Fremont.
posted by vunder at 4:51 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Awesome recs, thank you so much! I've compiled every place recommended in this thread on this custom Google map. The only one I couldn't find was El Carnalito in Fremont. (There's a Los Carnalitos, but it's in Hayward.) I'll add more if any new suggestions come in. Gonna be one delicious summer!
posted by DavidNYC at 7:09 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by DavidNYC at 7:09 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
Xolo in Oakland, plus Cancun and Taqueria Monte Cristo in Berkeley.
posted by ktkt at 10:48 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by ktkt at 10:48 PM on July 14, 2022
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posted by aniola at 12:41 PM on July 14, 2022