SoCal Tamal & Churro Company — Restaurant in Bakersfield

I would rate this place 0/5 stars, but google won’t let me. I would rate them a zero because of their extremely unprofessional management. We called two weeks in advance to place a large order for the party platters, and they took down our order, name and cell phone number, and told us we would receive a call back the next day. Never got one so we called instead and they said they needed their cater to handle it and that he’ll call us the next day. So we waited until the next day until about 3:30 pm, never received a call so I called instead and they told me the same thing, saying he would call me later that day. Never received a text or call at all. A few days later the carter text me and says they’ll make sure to put an order in and to tell him what we wanted once again, and that he would confirm the purchase. We texted them back right away and absolutely no text for a whole week. So we decided to go somewhere else for the party food, but once we received a text back, we decided to order 1 small party platter for the next day after the party. We texted him that and he said he would make sure to put in the order and call us to get a deposit. Not once did he call or text for that information, so it’s good we got food somewhere else. The day after the party comes and we call to see if our order was even in, and to no surprise, there was no order. They were so unorganized and all over the place and couldn’t give a yes or no answer on whether they would be able to have my food ready at the time I needed it to be, even though I gave them 2 week notice. Lastly, the person who was texting me back on message was completely rude on text, so I highly DO NOT recommend this place. Extremely unprofessional, unorganized, and not...

Hands-down the best Mexican food I've had in years, and well worth the price. I will absolutely be back, maybe even tomorrow!

My toasted birria burrito was an absolute beast; the perfect balance of tender, flavorful birria, excellently seasoned rice, just the right amount of cheese et al, with a crispy toasted tortilla to bundle it all up, and delicious zesty, green salsa on the side was truly spectacular.

We also ordered churros, which did not disappoint. I dare say they might be the best I've ever had... Many places have them, but few can really nail the crispy, crunchy outside and soft, fluffy inside like this place did. They have an arsenal of delicious dipping sauces, and they really struck a great cinnamon/sugar ratio.

I topped it all off with a MASSIVE limon jamaica agua fresca that was splendidly refreshing. Another of us had the pepino pina flavor, which she also loved!

As if the food wasn't enough to convince wary customers to go, we were also impressed with how clean the place was. The stainless steel hoods over the grills, the floor, the walls, and the tables were all spotless. We felt very comfortable eating there, and the staff were all very friendly and patient as we were deliberating over the wide assortment of menu offerings. Top-notch experience, 10/10. We...

Very disappointed today on ordering so cal tamal on this location for drive thru. I have been going to the drive thru every tuesdays for years and never expected the un-professionalism of the person working on the drive thru around 6:00pm. I was never told the price increased to 1.50$ and the tripas is 2$ on tuesday and the agua fresca to 6$ I was just surprised with a crazy bill of 40$ that usually only would cause me 22$. The price did not bother me that much, what bother me is when I ask for green salsa nicely ,the person on the drive thru very rudely said to me they cannot give green salsa atm, while I watch another guy make new batches of green salsa on small containers.I think he's a new worker that needs some training or at least let some people aware of the price increased. I really love it when the owner is there hes super nice, i never met this rude employee before hopefully this gets resolved with proper training.

Not just the price increased but the chip that I always get is not available as well. Very...