Taqueria El Farolito — Restaurant in Concord

Best inexpensive Mexican food. I don't live in this city. But about 30 miles away. However I try to make it a point the swing through here at least once a month. My personal favorite is the Susa quesadilla. I usually get the chicken. It is enough to feed 1 280 lb man or two normal people. The food comes with chips and salsa for free. The chips aren't much to talk about. But the salsa bar is all homemade oh, a little on the spicy side. But better than much more expensive restaurants salsa. Over the years I have tried 8 or 10 different dishes and always enjoyed what they had. The fiesta resistance is the green chili and avocado salsa. It is to die for. Makes those Bland chips amazing and their wonderful...

I've had some friends tell me this place is good and now I'm questioning my friendships. Its a giant red flag if a taco shop uses Calidad tortilla chips, but I ignored it to try some of their plates. I got the nachos and the quesadilla. Both items were served in 5 minutes. I walked about 200ft to the brewery next door and sat down to eat within 2 minutes of getting my food. The nachos were already completely soiled and soggy. Not a chance in the world this plate was freshly made. The quesadilla was just lazy. At least it's sort of priced according to what you're getting but I'll never go in here again. There's multiple taco spots within a quarter mile that are...

I must say after years of going to El Farolito in Concord and Oakland, my last visit was the only time that I've been dissatisfied. I ordered my usual Burrito and it was very disappointing. It had no flavor whatsoever. I don't know if it was just a off day for the cook or if the quality has gone down. I'll try it one more time to see how it is. If it's not good, then I won't go back to the Concord location any more. The Oakland location is very good every time I've gone, for the last 30 plus years! I've never been disappointed at the...