Ay Caray Taqueria — Restaurant in San Mateo

With any Mexican taqueria, it all hangs on the salsa. If you don't nail this, it's over. Ay Caray has a long way to go here. Not only does the chips/salsa come in kids-sized containers, but the recipe is simply mediocre. The salsa is spicy and has a general taste of fake tomatoes. It's likely they use a cheap tomato base. It's neither authentic nor tasty. Please improve!

It's a small place featuring the red checkered table cloths and a soccer game playing in the corner. The super burrito was ok, but it took some time to come out. There was only one guy cooking for everyone in line. Also, the prices weren't that competitive with the Chipotles sprinkled in the area. Worth visiting only out of...

My family has been coming here for burritos and nachos since the late 90’s. I can tell ownership changed because the nachos that I’ve always loved are not the same anymore. Plus we ordered 3 burritos to take with us across the bay to Newark: one carne asada, one carnitas, one Al pastor. The burritos were labeled beef, chicken, and blank when they were actually carne asada, carnitas, and beef. I really wanted to try the pastor and was excited to get home and dig in just to find out they gave me beef instead. I was extremely disappointed and after all these years we most likely won’t be back. Ay Caray will just be a...

First time coming here and the food is fantastic ❤️❤️😍😍 I ordered Vegetarian Enchilada and Horchata.. and I got the side of chip nachos. It’s so delicious! The horchata is perfectly crafted and a perfect sip for my enchilada. And the chips!!!! It’s so good! The salsa also is the best. Not watery. And very tasty!!!

Also the place is clean, and some taqueria I’ve been into— the food is sloppy and place seems dirty. But this one their food is not sloppy at all. And it’s clean.

Overall, out of all taquerias, I’ll give this 10/10!!!! I will...