Los Pericos Taqueria — Restaurant in Hayward

This place was recommended to me by my pops Doc. Street parking is a premium however I managed to find a space across the street. The Tacorea has an old-school mom and pop vibe. They now offer inside limited seating but 1st you must sign in and leave a phone number. We opted to dine in and have our 1st indoor dining experience since March. Pops ordered a chicken and Carnitas quesadilla I ordered a Chile Verde super burrito.

Management: super nice people, definitely a mom and pop home cooked meal type of place “mom spoke broken English, at best” 5 stars

quesadilla: pop loved it and it came LOADED with meat. Pops said it was one of the best he’s had.

Super chili Verde burrito: Damn son!! So big and yet it was so darn good that I was left wanting more!! Hands down the best chili Verde burrito I’ve ever had. Oh and don’t get me started on the Verde salsa, oh my gosh I could of had me a gallon of it, it’s so good and mildly spicy, the heat level lets you know that there is something warm in your mouth kind of like a nice hot chocolate and it lingers for a long time, never racing in intensity of heat. Just amazing.

Horchata: I ordered it without ice, it was cold and refreshing C:

Price for One super chili Verde burrito, one super quesadilla, one Mexican orange drink, one Horchata, chips and salsa $21

Beautiful warmth of salsa like...

We tried out this place a while back and it's become one of our go-to spots for good Mexican food. First up, their tortilla chips are literally endless and delicious with plenty of crunch and nice flavor. Secondly, their salsas and condiments are great. It's not the most spicy of salsa, but it gets the job done and sometimes it's spicier than usual. Third, their menu items are sized well and rarely will it ever leave you feeling like you didn't eat enough. Their Al Pastor deserves special mention because we've tried it at other places and we always find this place's version much more flavorful. Their drink selection is varied with options for tamarind, horchata, melon, and a sort of grape juice if you're feeling ethnic (all of them taste pretty darn good).

Nothing much to say in terms of service, though. The ladies manning the cashier are always nice and rarely miss an order and you get your food rather quickly. Usually that means the food lacks quality, but it's not the case here. You get it fast, it's hot, and it's freshly made. We're going to be customers of this place for a...

Worse customer service!!! We order at the restaurant a to go order. We order a shrimp burrito and green sauce wet burrito. We got home to realize they gave us a red sauce wet burrito . My husband called and told them and I was surprised with there response. She ask him to bring the burrito back the next day and she will give him a new one. I was like so are you not supposed to have dinner tonight because of there mistake . He goes the next day and she didn't want to give him the burrito because he didn't take the red burrito . He ask why she said because of the politics policy. Which nowhere in the receipt or in the restaurant they have the policy display for the customer to be aware. I called today to speak to a different manager to ask about the policy just to find out she is not the manager is a male that was really nice and a knowledge my concerns and didn't understand why she didn't fix the mistake . I told him I will like to know the policy and he said he is not aware of them . He said he will make the owner aware of this issue . I'm waiting...