Taqueria Los Primos #2 — Restaurant in San Mateo

First of all, this was my first visit to this place. The cashier was fantastic. He is probably the owner of this place. It was on a Thursday during a two day rainy weather storm. I walked in at 11am and I was the only customer. The guy was super kind and the food was beyond good. I ordered a carnitas super burrito. He then told me about salsas in the beverage refrigerator. It was in little Togo cups. I grabbed one of each. One Pico De Gallo, one mild Red and one hot Red. I raved about the hot red and he said it is made fresh daily and that it is made with Habanero peppers. It had black pieces in the salsa which is probably from Roasting the peppers. The taste was so so good with the tortilla chips. Those also looked homemade. To drink I had the Aqua Frescas which was self serve. I helped myself to a refill for the road. I am not sure if that is allowed but no one stopped me. Last, the same cashier also made a point to remember not only my first name that he said several times during our conversation but on the way out as I said goodbye, he said Goodbye Mr. Garcia! This is a man who knows how to be a good business man but makes you feel like you are the most important person in the room. Several people came in after me and he knew them all. Everyone talked with him like they have known him for years. During my next visit through town, I will stop by again. This time, I will ask him his name and remember it because he means that much to me now. Cannot...

This is the second location of the original Los Primos located on North B Street. I’ve been to both locations and was never impressed by the food, but decided to give them another try recently.

After multiple tries I can confidently say that the food is mediocre at best/flat out bad. Ordered their al pastor super burrito and chile relleno. The al pastor had little flavor. Mid. The chile relleno was $15 for just one stuffed poblano pepper, other places give two at least. The pepper was not fully cooked and the cheese inside not melted. I was literally biting into a half raw poblano pepper. I could not cut the pepper with the provided plastic knife so I had to switch to a metal knife and it was STILL hard to cut into. Beans and rice similarly had little seasoning and lacked flavor. The salsa was great though. Service was great as well and the person taking my order was very nice.

My suggestion: skip this place and it’s other location and go to the restaurants further down on North B Street like Pencas or Piñata if you’re looking for good Mexican/Central American food. This spot...

Ordered California Super Nachos with Cabeza to go ($13.68 after tax), which came with free chips. I will say the fries weren't crispy and the guacamole is watery, but this was phenomenal. The meat was so tender and flavorful, and it came with all three salsas which were great (the spicy one is no joke though). The phone orders cut out a lot and it can be a bit hard if you don't speak Spanish, but just try to speak clearly and it will be fine. Really freaking good stuff for the...