Taqueria El Gallo — Restaurant in Pleasanton

Was dropping off my suv at the dealer. Looked up Mexican food near by calling to see which had menudo, pozole or birria. They have menudo and I am pretty sure on weekends only (Sat & Sun). I am truly recommending the menudo hear. The belly skin has been boiled to a tender tear to the bite. The soup water has a flavor that cause s your tongue to crave. Color of soup is a little lite. For those of you who don't know where the menudo red color comes from, it's either achote or actually the red chile itself. Hence its either a delicious spice kick or made with achote and no spice. This one is made with achote based on being a lite color soup. Also I was told pata or no pata. Which is feet or no feet its the bone you see on my pics. If you are a truly a menudo lover you get what I mean about the bone. Yal know what I mean. I do recommend it here. But I don't know for the rest of the menu. Delicious. And they hook you up with tortillas. Oh and did I mention the super quick service. Owner lady I think in pick is chatty friendly. Lol keep adding to the review as I eat. Lol Damm I ate 8 tortillas that they hook you up with. Wow my belly is full and happy. Till next. Please swing by. Okay one more thing to watch out for about menudo. The cook here actually cleans the soup meaning when you grab a spoonful of soup you don't see a layer of grease just small dots of grease which means you taste the soup not oil every spoonful therefore this menudo would get a higher rating. Good for those that rarely eat this because of tummy problems. Trust me been thru that and this menudo wont cause you...

After a long 5-hour drive from LA, we stopped here to charge the Tesla and I couldn’t resist revisiting an old favorite. When I lived in Dublin about 10 years ago, Taqueria El Gallo was my go-to spot, and I’m happy to say it’s still just as delicious as I remembered!

My friend ordered the birria beef tacos and loved them only $15 with rice and beans. I went for the chilaquiles with red sauce, and they were kind enough to top it with cold veggies and a side of black beans. I’m vegan, and it’s so rare to find places that truly accommodate me, but they made sure everything was 100% vegan.

When I say I’m still drooling over this dish, I mean it. The flavor, the freshness, everything was...

Got Menudo and it was super greasy, full of fat. They used the cheapest tripe instead of the lean Honey comb Tripe. No Hominy in the Menudo. The broth was made with powdered Chile instead of the traditional Chile pod. The aqua fresca was not fresh, made with a mix. The fountain soda tasted like bleach. The carne asada tacos tasted like grill. The tacos were loaded with onion and a very salty salsa. I would never recommended this place to anyone. I guess when one is use to fresh homemade food, one expects the same flavors when going to a taqueria in California. We live in Idaho and I can say that the food is so much better, and that should tell you a lot about how bad...