El Asadero Taco Shop — Restaurant in Merced

It was two days ago, on a night just like tonight...

The fog was so thick that my mother-in-law could barely see the painted lines on the ground, driving by instinct alone, hoping the Ford F150 would remain on the road until the lights of the shopping center could guide us to our destination.

Fortunately for us, those lights did appear, as glowing fog pockets of joy. After trolling our way through the lot at what would have been appropriate racing speed for the cousin of Speedy Gonzalez (Slowpoke), we finally docked in front of El Asadero.

Once inside, my family (who have eaten at approximately infinity taco shops in their lives) proceeded to act as if they had never been to a taco shop. After letting other experienced customers go in front of us, we finally stepped up and ordered from the very friendly and helpful staff.

A quick wait later, we got our food, returned to our ship, and made our way home with the speed of a retired racing snail.

I always get the 6 taquitos. They're great, along with everything else here. Highly...

As I said before in a previous review, it is very difficult to review Mexican restaurants because every chef has a there own take on a dish. This place is no different. I like coming here for breakfast because the food they serve is fantastic. My only concern for this place is just the ingredients they choose and the presentation of the food. Some of the ingredients do come from cans and that is ok if you know how to cook it correctly. However, I'd rather not see it be opened on the spot, rather just have it prepared prior to cooking, but that is just my opinion. I understand that other restaurants do the same thing so this is normal, but there are ways to improve on the serving and preparation. A really good aspect on this restaurant is the proportions of the food. For the price you pay, I can say 100% that it is worth it because the dishes are big enough that you can get full in one dish and that is really good. Overall, I would reccomend this for someone who just wants to...

We stopped here for the first time after dropping our daughter off at college. The restaurant was pretty busy so we figured okay food must be good. My husband ordered a chorizo breakfast burrito and I ordered a chile verde burrito. It took about 15 minutes for us to get the food then we hit the road to start our trip to the coast. They got my husband's order wrong. He got a bacon sausage ham burrito instead of the chorizo burrito. My husband did not mind because regardless it was very good. My chile verde burrito was amazingly delicioso! Will definitely stop here again when we head this way again! The staff was also very friendly! The picture is my chile verde burrito. I was unable to take a picture of my husband's burrito,...