Tacos Del Gordo — Restaurant in Colorado Springs

After noticing the rave reviews about Tacos Del Gordo, my wife and I knew this had to be our next stop when we were craving Mexican food.

Well Tacos Del Gordo fit the bill as we were famished after doing lots of weekend manual work. We ordered a lot to try it all out. The order was as follows: 1 - Carne Asada Plate, 1 - Carne Asada Fries, 2 - Grilled Chicken Tacos, 3 - Quesabirria Tacos & 1 - Extra Flour Tortilla

Full disclosure - my wife is very picky on the toppings of either fries or nachos. As a result, we only had carne asada and cheese with the fries. They didn’t skimp on the meat (which is a general theme you’ll see). We shared this entree and couldn’t even finish 1/2 of it. One order is plenty for a family - let alone 2 people.

My wife enjoyed her carne asada plate - especially the tortilla that completed the fixings (rice & beans specifically) nicely.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Quesabirria tacos. The consome that comes with the tacos was a great dipping addition and very flavorful. The diced onions, cilantro & limes on the side were plentiful to say the least.

My favorite entree though was the chicken tacos. They stuff as much grilled chicken as humanly possible on these thin corn tortillas. The flavor the grilled chicken had was elevated for sure. The well-seasoned chicken had a nice soft texture to combine with the gooey cheese and corn tortilla.

The flour tortilla is massive and tastes amazing. Not too starchy and not too greasy - it was just right.

Overall the vibe inside is nice and is very clean. The attention to cleanliness was definitely on display.

For $46, I can’t complain on how flavorful, juicy and tasty these options were. Seeing how close it is to us, this won’t be our last...

The food here isn’t bad — it’s solid, even enjoyable. But what really soured the experience was the blatant mismatch between the prices listed on the menu board and what they actually charge at the window.

I was surprised to find that none of the items matched the posted prices. When I asked about it, the person at the window casually said they had recently raised prices again. No update to the drive-thru board, no heads-up, just… higher charges.

A simple bean and cheese burrito ended up being nearly $11 after tax and a “service fee.” The tacos? Each was anywhere from $0.50 to $1.00 more than listed. In total, my order came out about $10 higher than what I had calculated based on the posted menu.

The food is decent, but let’s be honest — it’s nowhere near good enough to justify being misleading about prices, especially in a drive-thru setting where people rely on the posted menu to make their choices.

I wish I had read the reviews beforehand, because it turns out I’m far from the only one who’s run into this issue. It’s a recurring theme.

Do better....

Tacos el gordo is the best Mexican restaurant I've been to in the springs! I'm from East Los Angeles, and I know authentic food from the taste of the rice texture of the beans' sweetness of the horchata heat and taste of the salsa Roja and Verde to the best carne asada fries I've had in a while! Try the konga burrito and add some cheese and choice of meat for a huge burrito for about $10 bucks! Try the Buche on some nachos, try the horchata extra ice, and my favorite the carne asada fries! The restaurant staff was super friendly, bilingual, and welcoming. Everything was clean, and service was fast a day accurate. I've eaten here before, but I decided to review this place for my +10 million Google Views celebration. Go check them out they also have a drive thru, I'm completing this review with a bunch of pictures of the menu with prices as well! Thanks for your...