Birria Tacos El Mariachi — Restaurant in Oroville

UPDATED REVIEW:

Vanessa reached out to me and wanted me to give it another try. I appreciate the gesture and reordered a couple of the items I ordered previously (newer cook, so I understand). The Birria tacos were much better and flavorful. I do think they would be best eaten right away though. Looked like the pictures and enjoyed them! The enchiladas were also much better. They had no beans and the red sauce was on them this time. I did try the Asada Fries and OMG. Delicious! If you haven’t tried them or this if your first time trying this place, I would definitely recommend them!

Thank you Vanessa for you kindness and service and we will be back again : )

I didn’t want to delete my original review since I wanted everyone to know that they made it right and took the time to reach out to me.

I tried this place out tonight for dinner after seeing so many people rave about it… I spent $54 and got food that had absolutely no flavor😡 The pictures did not match what we got. The tacos were bland & soggy, the enchiladas bland and no red sauce (actually they used the beans as sauce🤨), not refried beans (pinto beans), mushy rice that I’ve never seen before… and the list goes on.

I had high hopes and was let down😔 I was expecting authentic Mexican food, but instead paid the authentic price,...

Hi! Just a few things as a third party delivery driver. Your establishment has recently went viral for how disrespectful it is to dashers. Let me clear a few things up for you!

The doordash app does NOT tell us when an order is ready. There's no way for the app to know an order is ready after the food is done, so how would we know?

It is a requirement by doordash to ask an ETA every 5 minutes that we are waiting.

There is no rule that says we can't leave to pick up another order. Actually, that is encouraged by doordash! Also, you have no way to report a driver because you don't know our names, what we drive, etc.

"Haven't Received a Notification?" Fun fact, NOBODY has! Because....Doordash doesn't do that!

You cannot legally charge the driver to pay for extras a customer orders.

The entitlement of the establishment is the exact reason that you're going viral in an unfortunate, yet hilarious manner.

You've got hundreds of people putting you on blast from Reddit, to X, to Facebook.

change your policies or deal with...

I decided to give this place a try while visiting California, and I instantly regretted it. This taco truck is mediocre at best, and that’s being generous. The food itself was nothing to write home about—bland, underseasoned, and lacking any real flavor. But honestly, the bigger issue was the service. The employees were incredibly passive-aggressive, like they couldn’t be bothered to even pretend to care.

On top of that, the wait was ridiculous. It took forever to get my order, and I watched other customers around me getting frustrated, too. No explanation, no apology, just an attitude that made it clear they had no interest in providing a decent experience. For a simple taco, I would’ve been better off going somewhere else or making it myself. Don’t waste your time...