Taqueria El Grullense — Restaurant in Salinas

This is my usual spot to come to for Taco Tuesday because their tacos are $1.50 but lately these last few times that I've came I've notice the tacos aren't hitting like they used to and there's so sheisty with the lemons and salsas with sad and I don't go for like oh three tacos no I go for my family and me so I'll take over 20 tacos and they usually only just give me one little thing of salsa and like two lemons you have to like insist and continue asking for extra condiments I even offered to pay them and they just gave me an attitude so I don't know what's going on with that but it used to be such a pleasure to go here now it's just like they don't...

BEST TACOS I'VE HAD IN THIS COUNTRY. I live 2 hours away, but I'd drive back just for these tacos. The tortilla makes all the difference. They taste like a courser ground maize so they are slightly nuttier and taste so fresh. The salsas had very good flavor. They didn't just blast me with mouth numbing heat, they actually tasted good. My husband REALLY enjoyed his torta. So flavorful. The nachos are huge!

Edit 4 Years Later.... We cannot drive by this place without stopping. It's just too good. Even if we aren't hungry, we'll just take food home to go. Thank you for consistent...

Here is the secret: order the flautas del pollo. I would not have shared this with you if I were still living in Salinas. For years, as I worked with my father and uncle at One Stop Market, the flautas at El Grullense were my go-to meal, and I thought that this was food at its perfection: fresh, homemade style revelations of an often ill-regarded plate (the taquito) that flip our notions of what good food is and what bad food is entirely upside down. Seriously. I have eaten around the world, and the flautas are among the best things I...