Taqueria Mora — Restaurant in Chino Hills

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I have unfortunately needed to amend my review from the original 5* to a 1* due to fraudulent billing charges. The total on my receipt was not what showed up on my credit card statement. This was not a simple matter of paying the wrong amount or being charged a different sum at the counter - the agreed upon sum was modified after I had left the establishment. As such, I disputed the charge with my credit card company and left a complaint with the CA AG's office.

Restaurants tacking on additional fees or setting their default tips to egregious amounts is already ridiculous. This, however, is outright criminal.

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For a post-work dinner, I stopped by Taqueria Mora. Despite it being full at 7pm, I only needed to wait in line behind one person before ordering and paying at the counter. I capitalized on their Taco Thursday promotion - their normal tacos cost only $1.49 (excludes head, tongue, and stomach meats).

I ordered 8 tacos - 2 carnitas, 2 al pastor, 2 beef, and 2 birria. All had the usual diced onion and cilantro garnish. I also asked for lemons and extra green salsa.

The meats seemed flavorful and juicy and the salsa managed to impart flavor without being drowned out by the meats. For the price, this...

Ok, I’m known within my circle of friends and family to be a taco fanatic. We were in the area visiting and I decided to check this place out.

The first spidey sense I got was, no one’s here eating or ordering. Hmmm, well I guess I’ll risk it and go against my better judgement since I was so hungry.

There was definitely a language barrier trying to order. I ordered 4 al pastor tacos with everything and 5 birria.

First thing I noticed was that he trying to cram 4 tacos into a small plastic to go box. This absolutely ruined the tacos causing them to fall apart by the time I got home. The birria was in a larger container but still the same issue.

From my experience, other places put them on a plate with foil. Never have the taco fall apart this way. Another place I frequent roll them up in a sheet of foil. No issues with that from my experience.

The tortillas are rather thin and should be made thicker to hold up better. This was truly a shame because it took the enjoyment out of the tacos which had good flavor.

Won’t be returning but hopefully they make some improvements to what I...

When I first moved to Chino Hills, I immediately went to Yelp to locate the best local restaurants. I was beyond excited to find that there was a great taco place within walking distance in Taqueria Mora.

When I first visited, the place was busy and there was a line to order your food, but it was quick moving. I went with the Carne Asada Fries for my first trip, since I'm always craving them. I ordered them with extra red sauce, since I'm into spicy food and can always appreciate a good hot sauce. The guys who took my order were a little pushy and even though I spoke to them in Spanish, they answered back in English, so yeah.

When I went home and took my first bite, my mouth was on fire. The red sauce was so spicy, that it was hard to enjoy my food. I did eat a good portion of my fries, but I knew not to overdue it on sauce.

On my follow-up trip I ordered their asada burrito. The place wasn't as busy, but the customer service was the same. The burrito was much better, big, and slightly greasy which is ok since it's mexican food. I would definitely recommend, but don't...