King Burrito Mexican Food — Restaurant in Portland

I have been a fan of King for a really long time , and their burger used to low key be one of the best in town (and I’m not the only one who has testified to the greatness of a Kings Burrito burger ). I know right out the gate most of you all are saying “ well why buy a burger at a burrito place stoooopittt!?” Well for those of you not in the know a Mexican street burger is its own thing and it’s amazing. Sadly Kings fell of big time , i don’t like leaving bad reviews but this is from a place of caring they perhaps you can return to your greatness. I should have known when Abuelita who I ordered from was very cagey about answering my question “do you still make a burger ?” The burger and hotdog options were still on the menu but the prices were removed leaving me to believe they were phasing it out . She gave a shrug that could have meant “yes” or “no”. I then asked what’s on the kings burger versus the regular cos I forgot and her answer was equally vague “ you know it’s got burger ..burger stuff “! Anyhow I got it and it was probably the kind of burger that would have caused a riot if served in prison. The meat was literally a milenesa filet with the breading scraped off. Tough as leather ..tasty leather. No bun , no shredded lettuce and onion etc like they used to do and a really strange slice of cheese. I was crushed . I couldn’t even eat a quarter of it I was so disappointed . The fries were amazing and luckily I ordered two tacos cos I was rightfully dubious of this lady selling me a “burger “. Please 🙏 fix this or stop making...

Almost 5 stars, was suggested to me by 2 people as "The Best" in the area.

My, was i disappointed. HIGHLY disappointed at that.

I ordered their cheese nachos(just luke warm nacho cheese on stale tortilla chips), 1 steak fajita taco, 1 carne asada taco and 2 beef hard tacos.

The fajita taco was soaked in what ever meat juice. There was only green bell peppers on it and it was some weird already been chewed beef that was oddly soft in a artificial way and did NOT resemble steak. There was zero flavor to the meat and it didn't help that my tortilla was soggy and falling apart. Carne asada taco only had cilantro and also had the same soft already been chewed meat that didn't look like carne asada at all. More like it came from a can of Alpo.

Their red and green salsa were flavorless and barely a hint of spice and extremely watery.

The beef hard tacos had really really already been chewed soft meat, unmelted cheese, 4 pieces of diced tomatoes and a giant hand full of shredded lettuce. All I tasted was lettuce. I dumped lettuce off it and then doused it in sauce. Everything was flavorless and the sauce only barely helped(and saying "helped" is very generous being that the sauce is bland). Its an embarrassment for them that Jack in the Box tacos had more flavor than anything I ordered.

I had high hopes for this place but it seems all the good reviews are most likely biased for some reason. The food here is awful.

They've got great service, I'm going to suggest that maybe they put some of that effort into what they are actually serving...

First time here, got the chorizo breakfast burrito. Guy who answered the phone knew the menu, the ingredients, and the prices on the spot (went up by about a dollar vs the pics on google). He and the woman at the register were very nice, and the burrito was ready QUICK and it tasted GOOD.

pretty good spot, hope im in the area again so i can try something else.

update: 2 yrs later i was back in the area, ordered the carne asada burrito. i wish it came standard with cheese & rice but it doesnt, also think the green sauce could use some lemon juice. other than that it was great, they made the effort to trim the beef, its a decent size (almost couldnt fit the last 2 bites) & im writing this several hours later after not getting diarrhea, thats always nice.

great job you guys, keep it up! cant wait to come back.

update 2025: they dont have sausage at all. when i asked for light onion there was still huge strips of onion on my burrito. always have to pay extra for basic ingredients left out of burritos like rice or beans. they use frozen fries instead of fresh potatoes. im pretty sure i got charged $5 for a drink last time too. im in the area again for work, & im bummed that i cant consider this my go-to spot anymore. they...