Tacos El Catrin - Santa Ana

This is a good little food truck on Bristol. If you are from the are you know there are many taco places around so the competition is fierce. This trucks parks in the car repair shop so there is plenty of parking for everyone and they are not as close to the heavy traffic areas where most of the other taco stands set up shop which is a good thing if you like cleanliness. The food is good but they have limited meat selection and some nights they run out of meat. Would definitely give this place a higher rating if they up their meat game and made my order a little faster.

Seriously good tacos and the carne asada burrito was very flavorful in comparison to many taco I've been to. One of the better taco trucks in SA!

Fully loaded french fries are soo good, think dirty fries like jack n the box used to have way back in the days or taco bell's fries only thicker topped with good stuff. It's hard to go wrong with any meat, choriqueso tacos are bomb(spicy meat sausage with melted cheese). Their tortas are very tasty and the bread is especially good. Try the shrimp tacos, they're made al gobernador style with a spicy creamy chimi-churi sauce, really spicy but really good. The al pastor is good, cooked on a flat top but with pineapple chunks added. When available, their strawberry horchata is very good. Not open on Wednesdays. This place is craveable. Plus they take cash and plastic.

Best OC taco truck hands down, a true hidden gem. Tacos El Catrin has been really consistent with their quality of food and service. My favorite is the Al pastor, Cabeza, carne asada, and tripa. The Al pastor taco is super flavorful, ask for a side of pineapple on the taco. A must get. The cabeza taco is tender and rich, melts right in your mouth. The carne asada taco is really beefy with a good bite to it. My favorite is the tripa taco. I always get the tripa here because not many places serve good tripa. Tip: Ask them to make the tripa extra crispy, you won't regret it. Tacos El Catrin is a true hidden gem. I've been trying to explore new taco spots, but I always come back to Tacos El Catrin. Bonus Tip: they do accept both cash and card, but cash is king(hint: cheaper).

Came here the other day because I am lazy to cook and trying to save money for wedding so tacos fit the bill! For $16 bucks (they accept card+cash), I got 4 tacos and 1 quesadilla. Compared to other taco places, the quantity of meat seemed to be a bit less than others, but I was happy with the food nonetheless. Cabeza really good!! nice and tender. prolly my fav in the area. Tastes like more than just meat lol Al pastor idk cuz my fiance ate it all. he said he didn 't like it (he was just hungry) Pollo pretty standard, wouldn 't get it again as nothing about it really stood out. Trying chicken is nice cuz sometimes you don 't feel porky/beefy/want something lighter! Tripas i did ask for extra crispy, but maybe the chef forgot. but this was a little on the gamey side, but nothing incredibly offensive. i liked the flavor and though it wasn 't as clean as other places, id still get it again. My fav is still a truck in the neighborhood (super clean), but this was way better than tacos pronto (crispy, but not flavored well and just felt like eating meat) Carne asada quesadilla normally i ask for light cheese, but forgot.. this was a bit on tbe oily side. size wasn 't too huge, the carne asada was better than others, but it wasn 't dry. My fav carne asada is in sd, so hard to compare lol but this was enjoyable maybe cuz the cheese. Service was friendly! came with grilled onions and dangerous habanero lol Sauces weren 't bad. the avocado one isnt my fav, but the limey green one tickles my fancy more. the red sauce was smokey. They did add to the flavor of the tacos, but the meats themselves shined more than the sauces