Taqueria Reynosa - Terra Bella

Had a bad feeling when i saw all the flies around the food truck i picked thru my food and i was right there was a dead fly in my meal.

Ok. So, ONE OR MORE of the following is absolutely true: A This place is COMPLETELY overrated, and isn 't very good. B I had a one off, bad experience. C I have different expectations compared to my formerly fellow Terra Bellans (Terra Bellians? and other reviewers of this truck. I 've eaten here once, at the fevered suggestions of family just down the road. The truck was moderately busy, it was pretty early in the evening, and everything seemed to be running like a normal business; Meaning there was nothing obvious going on that would make you think your food is going to be anything other than how this place would normally serve it. There were lots o ' Mexicano customers, I think ONLY Mexicanos actually, which is normally a GREAT sign when you 're about to order off a taco truck. I made a standard and simple first visit order: Dos tacos al pastor, y dos tacos de carne asada, con todo, para llevar, por favor NO Mexican truck/taqueria/bakery/restaurant/back yard should ever serve up this order less than eh, pretty good . While waiting for my tacos, I ladled up a few disposable ramekins of the salsas available, which my family has warned are excessively spicy. My order 's up, and I walk off to eat in my car. Here 's how my food was: *The tortillas, or rather their preparation and subsequent packaging SUCKED. They weren 't grilled long enough to give even the slightest charring. Once the tacos are assembled, they 're placed into styrofoam containers And even though I walked only about 25 ft away and started eating immediately, the tortillas were bland, overly oily (some is expected , and worst of all, VERY SOGGY due to the undercooking styrofoam contact. The meat: The carne asada was below average flavor and texture wise, and had no discernable marinade/seasoning (I 'm a purest by the way but there has to be SOME seasoning . My sought after 'moistness/tenderness/outside charring ' balance didn 't even exist It tasted like the mounds of pre made and stored steak for tacos at those gabacho oriented restaurants (I 'm thinking of YOU, On The Border! ... just bland and there . The al pastor wasn 't any better. It was overly oily (not the good kind of oily al pastor, where it 's mostly concentrated/fatty marinade , wasn 't very flavorful, and was very chewy/gristle y. This truck is part of a carniceria, by the way, and is parked just out front; The meat, AT MINIMUM, should be pretty good It 's not. The salsa: Hot salsa is fine. Hot salsa with very little flavor depth?, not so much. The salsas here are also below average. On a positive note, even though they only gave me one small slice for four tacos, the lime was as expected! (But, sadly, there were no sliced radishes or pickled carrots/onions/chilis . Man! I was hungry and I really wanted to like this truck. My familia will have to bring some home on another of my visits if I 'm to ever try this place again, because I can 't justify the risk of going back and having a similar experience. I hope for all your sakes I had a one off meal, because the pickins are slim in Tierras. Vote with your cash, folks!

A really good whole in the wall joint. Not open on mondays and even if you spend more than $5 using a CC (look at photos I took), they charge you a 50 cent CC fee which is NOT mentioned anywhere on their truck. Located next to a tiny market, there isn't ample parking but parking isn't an issue. I order some tacos and my tacos came out piping hot... burnt my tongue. I love that it's hot! Al pastor was good and flavorful but they put too much seasoning making it really salty. Carne asada was very well marinaded. La lengua was really good! Cooked pretty well done, almost dry but still really tasty. Tacos come with a side of home made green sauce which has a bit of a kick to it There's only outdoor seating inside a 3 wall white tent that traps the heat of the weather pretty well, which means... it's frighten hot inside. It motivated me to hurry up and eat so I can head out and make my way to the next destination. I'm a sales rep and there's really not many options to eat out in this area. Oh... a buck a taco is an amazing deal. Can't beat that! FYI... restroom is located inside the tiny market and it looks pretty disgusting. I only used it to wash my hands and I was a bit grossed out. Pay extra for a/c at sambroso and slightly below quality food... or just deal with This whole in the wall joint for something pretty authentic. Most folks around here are Spanish speaking so you can be sure that it's authentic. Not many American horns in this area so food is def not catered to us, but to the locals.

Literally the ABSOLUTE BEST TACOS I HAVE EVER HAD! I live in Bakersfield and will start driving up to Terra Bella a lot more in the summer and we wanted to find a good place to get lunch while we were out there... and there are NOT many places to eat there but man this place... just amazing. The best flavor ever and their tortillas are warmed in oil so they are slightly crispy. We had 2 Asada tacos, 3 Cavesa tacos, 2 Lengua tacos and a ceviche tostada. Guess how much? Nope, $10.50! Best believe I will be driving 45min for tacos from now on. They do have outdoor seating, they take card but you have to pay inside the liquor store, and lots of parking.

This place is THE BEST. Not only are the tacos fresh and delicious, the people that run this taco stand are genuinely friendly, and customer oriented. I am a regular customer at their market and they treat everyone like family. Ever get a Hello. How are you? when you walk in the door of Sav-Mart or Food For Less? Well, that 's what you get here. For a small market they don 't get the same bulk pricing on supplies like the big markets do. Yet they strive to keep prices low for their customers rather than make a huge profit like some others. And I 'd rather pay 5 or 10 cents more for a few items and receive personal treatment than be just another face in the crowd. The owners are some of the best, most honest people you will ever meet. No phonies here, just people who want to give their customers the best prices, food, and experience possible.