Tacos Manuel — Restaurant in Anaheim

So let me start by saying this, I LOVE TACOS. That and I love my brother who is no longer with us. His name was MANUEL. My brother, my hero. He loved tacos as well and was probably an even bigger fan than me. He started me off on my foodie journey and I hope I make him proud as I am about to review this place than I'm sure he would have enjoyed.

I literally tried it because of the name being dear to my heart. Boy did I make the right choice! I ordered quite the meal (look at my photos) but it was all worth it.

The potato with Al pastor was delicious and a dish I don't see served at a lot of dine in places this way. The taco de cuerito with the big tortilla? When I bit it I couldn't believe how delicious it tasted. Literally my mouth couldn't believe it. The tortillas taste unique, but in a good way. I love creativity and features like this make tacos great in my opinion. The rest of the tacos I ordered were just as delicious.

The tripita tacos I ordered I asked for in a regular smaller tortilla but the flavor was just as big as my cueritos taco! The tripitas were crunchy not burned which is very rare! This is a gift! To make them just right and this place did it!

I love the menu. Carnitas. All the meats you can imagine. Burritos. Tacos. Papas. I love a big menu and this place really will not disappoint with the variety - it's a must try.

My favorite part of this experience though? The customer service. The girl that took my order was so savvy, she understood the menu, she explained the offerings and options with such patience with me being a new customer and all. The whole team there in the back seemed great as well and they seemed to be loving what they were doing. THIS makes the experience much better because it tells me as a customer that they are preparing your meal with care, love and culinary delight!

I am going back next week and I am glad I discovered this place. I have not been impressed with food like this in a while but this place did it. You want to find delicious tacos that are not boring like what most taco places have become? This is it. Keep up the amazing work and quality!

Update: this place is still delicious. Carnitas, buche, cuernitos and tripas are still amazing. Tasty. Fresh. I can't say enough...

Surprised there are no mentions of the horchata in the reviews, it’s really bad. Do not get the horchata.

Bathrooms were pretty filthy and flimsy all around, not a good sign of hygiene in the kitchen.

There were only two people working, cashier and cook. Usually for a taqueria, 3 is a minimum for staff so that had me worried a little bit. The tacos took a bit longer than I expected because there was only one order ahead of me. The Al pastor and chorizo tasted pretty similar. The carnitas was pretty average considering that seems to be the advertised star meat of the store. Pollo might have been the best meat which says something. I didn’t try the premium meats because a taqueria with more than 5 meat options is going to be mid 9/10.

The salsas were decent, but they seemed to lack freshness due to the poorly refrigerated salsa bar; this needs to be fixed for food safety reasons.

I don’t think I will be back to this place since there are so many better options in the area and better food can be had on the streets. Get rid of that godawful...

I honestly could go on and on about this taco spot. It came as a recommendation from the front desk we were staying in. We wanted as traditional as you can get mexican food and this place did not disappoint. A hidden gem next to food for less, there is nothing fancy about this spot. But we would come here every single time we come to anaheim. I ordered a carne asada vampiro (a crispy tortilla with melted cheese), a chorizo taco, and two al pastor tacos. Each one being better than the next. The grilled onions on the side were seasoned well with a little spiciness. There salsa bar had five different sauce options each one better than the next. Be aware, bring cash, they do take cards, but the prices differ if using a card. Highly, ...