Tacos El Guapo — Restaurant in Lodi

I can only speak to the tacos and the horchata. Both are above average, and even with ordering a drink I spend less on lunch here than I would anywhere else. My order was just under $10, which is about the going rate these days if you don't want to starve to death, and they did not charge a fee to use a credit card. Kudos to them for that since so few merchants choose to be as generous.

The tacos are made with buttery soft yet durable tortillas that hold up well during consumption. Both the asada and pastor are flavorful and well-cooked, and the salsa is delicious with plentiful green onion and good heat.* They also include a nice touch with each order with some pickled vegetables (carrots, radish, jalapeño). The horchata has just the right amount of cinnamon and is super creamy. Service is always outstanding. A possibly yet undiscovered (?)** gem in a Chevron parking lot.

*Today, they were out of their regular salsa so I gave them the go ahead to put their "spicy" salsa directly on my tacos. One bite of my taco and I'm seriously regretting that choice. (32 oz of water later...) It's so bad I think I'm going to go back and ask if I can possibly trade them in for tacos with normal salsa. I should have known; when I gave the okay to put the spicy salsa directly on the tacos, the lady looked surprised. That's never a good sign.

**It's never been too busy when I've gone here. And even when there are a couple people ahead of me in line, orders...

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