Tacos Chapala — Restaurant in Long Beach

To be fair I Really have only ever come here on Tuesday for, yep, you guessed it; Taco's. But I think this this will be my last trip.

All tacos used to be $1.25, which is a reasonable price for street tacos with some flavor. For some unknown reason, carne asada tacos are now $2, while chicken and pork tacos are $1.25.

I ordered 5 tacos not knowing about the price change, and that was $10, when it used to be 1/3 of that price. Then a med size Horchata for $1.90. Voila $13. When the whole lunch should've been less than $10.

On top of all this change, carne asada was dry and lacked the flavor it used to have. The flour tacos themselves were a bit hard, but the only saving Grace the amount of food given, and the salsa is great and they come with sauteed onion's and Serrano peppers, upon request.

However, great salsas and sauteed onion's and Serrano's aren't going to be enough to bring me back to Taco's Chapala. The tacos used to be amazing. Now there's no...

Went there three-times. First visit, the carne asada tacos didn't taste all that good. The meat seemed to have tasted "old". However, the spices in the meat were good enough to get me to give it another try. Second visit, had a carne asada burrito. I took it home, and the meat and other contents were delicious, but it was cold, because I didn't get home and enjoy it fresh until about 5-6 hours later. However, the meat was pretty good. Third visit, the tacos were absolutely yummy. I wish I had a longer lunch to savor the flavor of my three tacos. Compared to my regular "tacos joints", this place ranks higher. I just wish this place was closer to home. Next visit will be about chips...

So I discovered this place years ago and I really fell in love with their asada tacos. However, back then their tacos were $1.25 each. I realized how they raised their price from time to time until it reach $2 - which is expensive in my opinion. I went today because I really like their food but they raised their prices AGAIN and now tacos cost from $2.7 to $3.5!! This is insane and very disappointing. I ended up paying $28 for NINE tacos. This breaks my heart but I will never come back again. I can’t afford their prices any longer and I honestly don’t know how they plan to...