Taco Dudes & Caribbean — Restaurant in Renton

Came in to check this place out while waiting for my tires to be done at the Discount Tires next door.

Upon entry, there was a woman cashier, maybe late 40's. She wasn't very friendly. Ordered the Al Pastor sandwich which is displayed at $11.99. She asked if I wanted cheese, I said sure why not. What she doesn't say is that it's $2.50 for Swiss cheese on it.

Machine for credit cards asks for 15% tip, 20% or 25% (give or take) but no custom edit for the tip amount. Without wanting to feel guilty, I did 15%. Even though it's counter service and you grab your food at the counter.

There's a salsa bar which is nice. The Dark red salsa that has a 5* label is fantastic on the sandwich. The pink pickled onions are also great.

The Al Pastor sandwich is amazing. Great bread, ton of pork, nice grilled onions. Superb! Definitely not something to eat if you want your hands to remain clean. Didn't really notice the $2.50 price gouging Swiss cheese in it. The cheese does nothing.

So $11.99 sandwich, $2.50 cheese, tax and 15% tip, comes out to a little over $18 for a sandwich that's not a sit down restaurant, is kinda steep. Doesn't come with any sides either.

I'd come back again because the sandwich is really good, just no luxury cheese...

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The Ladies customer service on its own will brake the place..

Food: Street Al Pastor is the safest choice I honestly thought my husbands food was just a reheated return order. Or maybe one chef does better then the other because my Tacos where good then I try the birria tacos Nope. I SEND THE COMPANY TO EAT HERE NOOO. But we Latinos Mexicans Latin Americans we know our flavors and to all if you put Cilantro an Onions to anything it will be delicious… anyways since the Lady was so rude. Viejita malcriada amargada sálgase de allí da mala energía al cliente. I just was loud pointing things out like, there’s only two salsa bottles for the public DURING PANDEMIC. I was like “Oh look Poor guy he can’t have salsa in his tacos cuz that other table have the salsa, no vaccination card check if you eat there not that it matters anyways. How she was rude n how mad the food was n even ask two individuals Latinos one said “Eh, it will stop my hunger and I already payed for it” The other said “Ta Caro que no? No está bueno este burrito está mejor el de Taco Bell (Is experience isn’t it? It’s not good this burrito Taco...

Okay, so for me— 5 stars has to be earned. This place wasn’t bad— like i wouldn’t say “i won’t come back here “, but it wasn’t too good either. The cashier didn’t seem rude, she just seemed busy, like I was an interruption for her. It didn’t take long for my order to be ready and that was good, considering I don’t have lots of time. The atmosphere was comfortable and relaxed. Now for the food— based on the many places I’ve eaten— here in the US and overseas— i would say it is overpriced for the quality and amount of food you get. I ended up getting the #9– prawns in their sauce on a bun— basically a shrimp sandwich. The taste of it was okay, not bad, but not what i would consider great. The hot jalapeños did give it a kick. It came with tortilla chips. The food itself was somewhat messy — with the sandwich falling apart when you roll the paper back, so it was a little hard to eat. I would only recommend if you have time to sit down and put your food in a plate. Overall— I would consider returning, but it wouldn’t be my first choice. And it could have just been my order, so if I do return, maybe I’ll try the...