The service was very friendly and quick. I didn't love my food but perhaps I should try something different next time. My friends did like their burritos. Unfortunately the restroom had huge puddles and was unclean.
Immortan Slow
Handily the best Mexican restaurant in the County. Their tortillas are homemade and somehow fresh even when you order at 2am. The salsa selection is excellent, service is brisk and generally cheerful and I've yet to try a menu item that didn't hit me like a freight train from flavortown. Not everyone's favorite, because weakness exists in this world and must be purged by those strong enough to purchase a burrito when God himself is not awake to stop you. Sort of pricey for a taqueria and parking can get tricky, but well worth it for the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jasonxyouth
Close with your posted hours ??♂️
Diana Rodriguez
My beef and chicken tacos were great. My friend didn't love her wet burrito but IDK why those exist tbh ?Service was great and the spot is very cozy serving fresh salsas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rachel Leroux
Maybe we ordered the wrong things - but the food reminded us of Idaho Mexican food.Vegetarian options: Happy they had vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Keilan M.
I want to tell you a story, I understand this is not your typical taco review, but I want you to listen, listen carefully and you might understand a little better about this restaurant, this town, these people, what this all means, how to attain enlightenment, and what it means to be a "Slocal", which is a slur for a person from San Luis Obispo, once thought to be a derogatory term, now embraced, because, why the hell not? Once there was a freshman high school student in his 5th period Spanish class (that's the one after lunch and before you go home), there's an older sophomore, he is thought to be cooler and of sophisticated culinary understanding. He tells the freshman about a restaurant downtown called Tonitas, says it's good, so the young freshman goes there, agrees that it's good, tells his friends family etc about it. Some time later, the freshman, proud to be "in the know" about Tonitas, casually mentions to the older sophomore that he and his buddy went there over the past weekend. "Oh you guys actually went there?" the older sophomore replies, laughing. In a moment of confusion, ignorance, understanding, bliss, the 2 parties realize what has happened: carefully crafted conceit, a sadistic prank, some culinary foolery. The freshman, embarrassed - vows to never be fooled in the realm of local Mexican cuisine again, tries other Mexican restaurants, learns the difference between things like adobada, boracio, carnitas, asada, the importance of well cooked and well seasoned meats, different types of tortillas, to make decisions for himself, to eat spicy salsas, all salsas, with fried chips and glasses of horchata. Throughout - he continues to eat at Tonitas, in an act of stubborn blissful ignorance - but always alone: he skateboards there alone, eats nachos alone, goes home with his half eaten plate of nachos, watches reruns of freaks and geeks, smokes weed, ponders the universe, all by himself. Eventually, the freshman gets some friends, he even goes to college: California Polytechnic University- in a period of reinvention, growth, parties, hackysacking, etc. Often, nights lead to the downtown bar scene, which often leads to late night visits to Tonitas (open nightly until 3am). Tonitas is the scene for much late night drunken debauchery, fights, puking, make-outs, bonding between bros, etc. The freshman (now 30) knows this, yet he knows, we all know, what brought him to Tonitas in the first place. The original sin, the original fool's errand, the twisted advice. He can't forget. 15 years later, a steady career in the architecture industry, gym memberships, relationships, trips to Ibiza. Once fooled, always a fool. It's a few days after Christmas, 2am, after a night of modelos, bar hopping, catching up. He's there with old friends, 4 of them, life has taken them on different paths, yet they're all back here, in this shithole town, with a blessed array of Mexican food. In walks a tattooed man with dreadlocks and a toothy grin, a toothy grin you'd recognize anywhere, from Spanish class, to ramen counters, to local anarchist bicycle rides.
Kirti J.
This is a great place to go with family. They have a nice open area in the back. Service was great. The Salsa pico de Gallo was good. We had a veggie burrito, cheese quesadilla and ranchero heuvos. The burrito was pretty large and filling but it could have had more beans than potato. It would have been perfect if it was more spicy too.
Josefina Aguilar (CrazyFina)
The meat had no flavor and the chips were too hard and overcooked ....
Cricket G.
Honestly this was such a disappointment. I was really expecting it to be a great hole in the wall sort of place but the food was bland and just felt stale. The young lady at the register was sweet but the place just seemed lifeless to me.
Rhonda Graham
DON’T DO IT!! Service was great but the food is not! My fajita burrito tasted bland and the rice was super mushy. My husband got a chicken quesadilla and it, too, was bland and just not good. The guacamole is not good at all!! It’s been years since we’ve eaten here and now we remember why. They get a two star instead of one because the guy working the counter was super nice and helpful. We won’t be back.
It’s always bad and still I think, maybe this time it will be better. And it never is.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amber F.
Girls at the front are nice, food is pretty good and consistent. The salsa bar is a nice touch, though they only have 1 good "hot" one. They do give you plenty of food and the price is right. I've had better, but not in SLO. This is the place to go in downtown SLO for Mexican food.
Jake Jackson
Food is consistently good here. My personal favorite is the solo burrito.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Retro Stylz
This is the most amazing Mexican food restaurant in San Luis Obispo! Great service and amazing food.
Absalon Cabrera
On the menu they have “pozole” listed. They don’t tell you that it isn’t ready as they open their venue and they don’t tell you that you have to wait 2hrs for them to get it ready. $4.00 dollars wasted on parking that I could have saved if they were responsible enough to post and list waiting time(s) for specific dishes or at a minimum advertise that specific dishes aren’t available during specific hours. The clerk had to go ask if they plan on making it while the person she asked sat and ate! Traveling with a 2 year old and being told to come back in two hours is not the way to go!
The service was very friendly and quick. I didn't love my food but perhaps I should try something different next time. My friends did like their burritos. Unfortunately the restroom had huge puddles and was unclean.
Handily the best Mexican restaurant in the County. Their tortillas are homemade and somehow fresh even when you order at 2am. The salsa selection is excellent, service is brisk and generally cheerful and I've yet to try a menu item that didn't hit me like a freight train from flavortown. Not everyone's favorite, because weakness exists in this world and must be purged by those strong enough to purchase a burrito when God himself is not awake to stop you. Sort of pricey for a taqueria and parking can get tricky, but well worth it for the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Close with your posted hours ??♂️
My beef and chicken tacos were great. My friend didn't love her wet burrito but IDK why those exist tbh ?Service was great and the spot is very cozy serving fresh salsas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Maybe we ordered the wrong things - but the food reminded us of Idaho Mexican food.Vegetarian options: Happy they had vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
I want to tell you a story, I understand this is not your typical taco review, but I want you to listen, listen carefully and you might understand a little better about this restaurant, this town, these people, what this all means, how to attain enlightenment, and what it means to be a "Slocal", which is a slur for a person from San Luis Obispo, once thought to be a derogatory term, now embraced, because, why the hell not? Once there was a freshman high school student in his 5th period Spanish class (that's the one after lunch and before you go home), there's an older sophomore, he is thought to be cooler and of sophisticated culinary understanding. He tells the freshman about a restaurant downtown called Tonitas, says it's good, so the young freshman goes there, agrees that it's good, tells his friends family etc about it. Some time later, the freshman, proud to be "in the know" about Tonitas, casually mentions to the older sophomore that he and his buddy went there over the past weekend. "Oh you guys actually went there?" the older sophomore replies, laughing. In a moment of confusion, ignorance, understanding, bliss, the 2 parties realize what has happened: carefully crafted conceit, a sadistic prank, some culinary foolery. The freshman, embarrassed - vows to never be fooled in the realm of local Mexican cuisine again, tries other Mexican restaurants, learns the difference between things like adobada, boracio, carnitas, asada, the importance of well cooked and well seasoned meats, different types of tortillas, to make decisions for himself, to eat spicy salsas, all salsas, with fried chips and glasses of horchata. Throughout - he continues to eat at Tonitas, in an act of stubborn blissful ignorance - but always alone: he skateboards there alone, eats nachos alone, goes home with his half eaten plate of nachos, watches reruns of freaks and geeks, smokes weed, ponders the universe, all by himself. Eventually, the freshman gets some friends, he even goes to college: California Polytechnic University- in a period of reinvention, growth, parties, hackysacking, etc. Often, nights lead to the downtown bar scene, which often leads to late night visits to Tonitas (open nightly until 3am). Tonitas is the scene for much late night drunken debauchery, fights, puking, make-outs, bonding between bros, etc. The freshman (now 30) knows this, yet he knows, we all know, what brought him to Tonitas in the first place. The original sin, the original fool's errand, the twisted advice. He can't forget. 15 years later, a steady career in the architecture industry, gym memberships, relationships, trips to Ibiza. Once fooled, always a fool. It's a few days after Christmas, 2am, after a night of modelos, bar hopping, catching up. He's there with old friends, 4 of them, life has taken them on different paths, yet they're all back here, in this shithole town, with a blessed array of Mexican food. In walks a tattooed man with dreadlocks and a toothy grin, a toothy grin you'd recognize anywhere, from Spanish class, to ramen counters, to local anarchist bicycle rides.
This is a great place to go with family. They have a nice open area in the back. Service was great. The Salsa pico de Gallo was good. We had a veggie burrito, cheese quesadilla and ranchero heuvos. The burrito was pretty large and filling but it could have had more beans than potato. It would have been perfect if it was more spicy too.
The meat had no flavor and the chips were too hard and overcooked ....
Honestly this was such a disappointment. I was really expecting it to be a great hole in the wall sort of place but the food was bland and just felt stale. The young lady at the register was sweet but the place just seemed lifeless to me.
DON’T DO IT!! Service was great but the food is not! My fajita burrito tasted bland and the rice was super mushy. My husband got a chicken quesadilla and it, too, was bland and just not good. The guacamole is not good at all!! It’s been years since we’ve eaten here and now we remember why. They get a two star instead of one because the guy working the counter was super nice and helpful. We won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
It’s always bad and still I think, maybe this time it will be better. And it never is.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Girls at the front are nice, food is pretty good and consistent. The salsa bar is a nice touch, though they only have 1 good "hot" one. They do give you plenty of food and the price is right. I've had better, but not in SLO. This is the place to go in downtown SLO for Mexican food.
Food is consistently good here. My personal favorite is the solo burrito.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the most amazing Mexican food restaurant in San Luis Obispo! Great service and amazing food.
On the menu they have “pozole” listed. They don’t tell you that it isn’t ready as they open their venue and they don’t tell you that you have to wait 2hrs for them to get it ready. $4.00 dollars wasted on parking that I could have saved if they were responsible enough to post and list waiting time(s) for specific dishes or at a minimum advertise that specific dishes aren’t available during specific hours. The clerk had to go ask if they plan on making it while the person she asked sat and ate! Traveling with a 2 year old and being told to come back in two hours is not the way to go!