Tacos Del Chino — Restaurant in El Monte

This place make the best burrito of traditional family home make style for burrito...Me and my relatives always come here for dine in and take out also....My mom love the chicken burrito with everything inside of mixing plus no extra salt in it...For myself and my uncle we both love the beef burrito which include everything inside our burritos....The beef was hot n fresh when you eat with the hot chili style sauce....I have try the chicken burrito also and I love it....The owner of this place and worker in this restuarant is so friendly and awesome too...They alway greeting with friendly hello n smile 😃....the place is neat and clean and alway busy too so depend on the time and the date you swing in for burrito...if you still undecided what to get or order to eat...The owner will recommend it some of their favorite dish too...I have try different dishes and I love it....They make the food like a real Mexican traditional culture of family home make style dish...I would give this restuarant 10 plus stars if the rating can scale it up....But they got my highest 5 stars rate for it...If you have date or hang out with groups of family members and friends too...You all need to come this place for gathering and enjoy it too...Alway say that is happy good food and happy smile in our...

When we got here, I asked my wife if she was sure about this place. She asked me if I wanted to leave, I should have. I'll break down my experience. First off this place is horribly unkept. The kitchen looks like junk is just everywhere. A half used bag of protien powder was sitting on the drink cooler. Apprehensively I order a burrito and mulitas, my wife the same thing. The menu has so many thing crossed off and rewritten, it looks like a psychopath's journal. Very confusing. When our order came, you have to pick up as some odd cut out wall on the side of the kitchen. But order more than one thing, and you'll be pick up multiple times, having to stop your meal to pick up the rest of it. The burrito itself was horrible. Way too much chille. I never tasted anything other than the chille. It's so saturated my toritilla disintegrated and burrito fell all over my plate. Same for my wife. I can't tell you if the mulitas are any good because by that point I couldn't taste anything. Mix in all the flies we had to keep from getting all over our food, it was not a pleasant experience. Nearly $30 for two people to eat, and we threw away more than half...

I've known about Tacos Del Chino since El Chino used to have his taco truck in South El Monte. The service here is always 5 stars. Everyone is super friendly and always joking around. The place doesn't look like much but the food is definitely good and affordable.

Cooking time can range from really quick to semi-slow. I've overheard orders of 200 tacos (mostly late night) while I'm ordering that probably back them up! But I don't mind it because the majority of the time the food is fresh.

As for the food, you can't go wrong with anything Asada. Especially the mulitas! The pastor has a bit too much sauce for my liking, though. Beware, they will put salsa on all their items so if you can't handle spice, ask for it on the side. Otherwise, it has a good flavor. Horchata is a must as...