We went today, Saturday, for a taco lunch. Friends had recommended as great. Weekend cooks must be the B team. Meat was soft and wet with little taste. Steamed? Absolutely no color on the beef. Crispy taco shells were soggy. Rice and beans were cold. My lunch was a huge disappointment and almost inedible.
There were three of us, and we all experienced poor, tasteless, soggy and cold food. We will not return
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Max Ra
Burrito with vegan chorizo tasted a little rancid sadly, not sure what was up with it. Also a bit on the soggy end of the spectrum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Danielle Linsy
SALT!!! If you want high blood pressure eat here Salt on everything!!!
Leila Zaremba
I love the food here. It's fresh and tasty and doesn't feel heavy. It's counter service and a little expensive, but very good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar, Nachos
Martin Aki Tsui
$17 for a totra that was underwhelming. Minimal meat (even tho it was supposed to be the most amongst all menu items). Bread was hard. Torta was small. Worse than subway and worst carnitas torta that i have since my first experience in 2008. Also called my number and gave me something else that isn't a torta.
If I return it definitely won't be for torta or burrito, since it is clearly overpriced and filled with mostly carbs.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Vaishali Jha
Terrible service, ordered to eat there and didn't even get waiter service, would not recommend, did not even get the dip
Adam Adv3nturous
Not bad, parking is minimal, like most of the area.
Food is cafeteria style but still good ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Cameron Haskell
10 out of 10 experience. I don't know how anyone could rate any less. Your time and money will be well spent here.
It was a slow Tuesday afternoon when my friend Rosie and I walked in. The vibe and atmosphere was welcoming, warm, and inviting. Alma at the counter greeted us with a smile. She made it pleasurable to be there, I felt very welcomed by her presence. She was very open to my "new-ness," as it was my first time here. Her genuine smile and excellent customer service skills made it comfortable for me to ask seemingly simple questions, but I nearly mesmerized in delight of the fact they use quality ingredients and handmade organic flour tortillas.
The food itself was a whole experience in and of itself. Quite literally the best authentic Mexican food I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar, Street Tacos 4, Chips and Salsa
Ankitha Venguswamy
I got the huevos mexicanos and it was pretty yummy! Atmosphere was really nice, super spacious and the owner+workers were really nice :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
SunKisses
Oooohh ohhhh Weeee this place has the BOMBASS CRISPY CARNITAS TACOS ? EVER!! Head straight to Alameda Beach and have a great lunch !! Lovely place situated around CAL Berkeley where you can sit outside and eat or smoke one while you wait on your order-you know it’s TheBay ??
hate to give a bad review. i’ve been eating here for about a year. the new cashier has to do the job better. they should treat customers nicer imo.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Sly Carino
In a nutshell; pricey but expected downtown type priced decent Mexican food
The atmosphere of the establishment does indeed exude its namesake. There's a Salsa station on the side for your chips that's usually accompanied by your order or dish, but for the price, I was hoping the salsa station also has a chips station you can just grab chips alike to similar other establishments. The order looked and tasted good but I'd say doesn't really match the price, but it's to be expected as I'm sure it's expensive to upkeep any business stationed in a downtown setting. Overall neat place but I'll probably lean to trying the other establishments nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Gregorio Mendoza
One of the best burritos in the Bay
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar, Super Burrito
Glitched Artist X
Literally the best thing about Berkeley (that I’ve seen so far.) I had the taco with carne asada, and it was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. I wasn’t expecting a single taco to be enough for one person, but it was super filling!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zephyr
I wish i could like this place. Ive gotten food from here a handful of times hoping for it to be different. I usually get the super burrito. Very overpriced (21$) for the amount of food received. The rice is always undercooked. It seems like the tortillas they use take up a third of each bite. They could easily put another scoop of beans or rice into the dish. I will continue going to taqueria monte cristo.
We went today, Saturday, for a taco lunch. Friends had recommended as great. Weekend cooks must be the B team. Meat was soft and wet with little taste. Steamed?
Absolutely no color on the beef. Crispy taco shells were soggy. Rice and beans were cold.
My lunch was a huge disappointment and almost inedible.
There were three of us, and we all experienced poor, tasteless, soggy and cold food. We will not return
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Burrito with vegan chorizo tasted a little rancid sadly, not sure what was up with it. Also a bit on the soggy end of the spectrum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
SALT!!! If you want high blood pressure eat here Salt on everything!!!
I love the food here. It's fresh and tasty and doesn't feel heavy. It's counter service and a little expensive, but very good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar, Nachos
$17 for a totra that was underwhelming. Minimal meat (even tho it was supposed to be the most amongst all menu items). Bread was hard. Torta was small. Worse than subway and worst carnitas torta that i have since my first experience in 2008. Also called my number and gave me something else that isn't a torta.
If I return it definitely won't be for torta or burrito, since it is clearly overpriced and filled with mostly carbs.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Terrible service, ordered to eat there and didn't even get waiter service, would not recommend, did not even get the dip
Not bad, parking is minimal, like most of the area.
Food is cafeteria style but still good ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
10 out of 10 experience. I don't know how anyone could rate any less. Your time and money will be well spent here.
It was a slow Tuesday afternoon when my friend Rosie and I walked in. The vibe and atmosphere was welcoming, warm, and inviting. Alma at the counter greeted us with a smile. She made it pleasurable to be there, I felt very welcomed by her presence. She was very open to my "new-ness," as it was my first time here. Her genuine smile and excellent customer service skills made it comfortable for me to ask seemingly simple questions, but I nearly mesmerized in delight of the fact they use quality ingredients and handmade organic flour tortillas.
The food itself was a whole experience in and of itself. Quite literally the best authentic Mexican food I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar, Street Tacos 4, Chips and Salsa
I got the huevos mexicanos and it was pretty yummy! Atmosphere was really nice, super spacious and the owner+workers were really nice :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Oooohh ohhhh Weeee this place has the BOMBASS CRISPY CARNITAS TACOS ? EVER!! Head straight to Alameda Beach and have a great lunch !! Lovely place situated around CAL Berkeley where you can sit outside and eat or smoke one while you wait on your order-you know it’s TheBay ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
Restaurantji Recommends
hate to give a bad review. i’ve been eating here for about a year. the new cashier has to do the job better. they should treat customers nicer imo.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
In a nutshell; pricey but expected downtown type priced decent Mexican food
The atmosphere of the establishment does indeed exude its namesake. There's a Salsa station on the side for your chips that's usually accompanied by your order or dish, but for the price, I was hoping the salsa station also has a chips station you can just grab chips alike to similar other establishments. The order looked and tasted good but I'd say doesn't really match the price, but it's to be expected as I'm sure it's expensive to upkeep any business stationed in a downtown setting. Overall neat place but I'll probably lean to trying the other establishments nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
One of the best burritos in the Bay
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar, Super Burrito
Literally the best thing about Berkeley (that I’ve seen so far.) I had the taco with carne asada, and it was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. I wasn’t expecting a single taco to be enough for one person, but it was super filling!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wish i could like this place. Ive gotten food from here a handful of times hoping for it to be different. I usually get the super burrito. Very overpriced (21$) for the amount of food received. The rice is always undercooked. It seems like the tortillas they use take up a third of each bite. They could easily put another scoop of beans or rice into the dish. I will continue going to taqueria monte cristo.
Food: 1
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