Tacos El Chuy

402 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz
(831) 345-4686

Recent Reviews

Wesley Haug

While the food tasted incredible last night, I have had diarrhea 7 times since in the last 24 hours. Not sure what happened. Hopefully this doesn't happen to anyone else.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesabirria

Kyle Offutt

Never know what you’ll get with tacos but these were amazing

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marissa Serrano

Drove 48 min, expensive food just fir them to forget some of the food, my fault for not checking the bag, but they should still make sure themselves everything's there especially with their type of prices. Lost money and food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Carmen G

This is one of my go to Mexican food in SC. Today i have to say it was really disappointing. I ordered a side and rice and beans to go and as soon as i took off the foil it smelled sour. I gave it a try but it has a funky taste. The tacos were also really greasy this time around. Sorry but it is not okay to sell expired food.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Hector O.

Let me preach for yall one sec..., I am a first generation Mexican American so I've been eating Mexican food for the 20 years that I have been alive. I grew up in the East Side of the 408(San Jose) where damn near everyone is Mexican and there is Mexican food at every corner of every street, so I have tried hundreds maybe even thousands of Mexican spots. When I tell y'all this the best quesadilla I have ever had in my life it means something. The quesadilla de maíz (corn) with tripas felt right at home. It touched my Mexican soul like no other. The tortilla was handmade and you could tell because of the flavor of the masa and the texture. The cheese was so rich and flavorful. The tripas were so perfect. Please for the gringos reading this don't be scared TRY tripas. This quesadilla genuinely, GENUINELY made my ancestors proud.

Rachael Sordo

Hit or miss. The tacos and quesadillas are consistently good, as is the birria, but the burritos are mediocre - dry, too much lettuce, rice and beans. There are much better burritos in sc!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Corn Quesadilla, Burrobirria

Amy

Tacos de Cameron were incredible! The kinda good you do not forget! Loved.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert A.

Excellent Quesabirria tacos at a reasonable price!!Pairs well with Santa Cruz Brewing beers a few steps away (and allows outside food).

Man Nguyen

I had the asada, shrimp, and pastor tacos. Also had the quesabirria tacos with consommé. The asada was perfectly seasoned. It was my favorite. Shrimp was also fantastic. Pastor good but I wouldn’t get it over the asada. The quesabirria was great. Love the crunch of the cheese. The consommé was really good. I prefer sipping it than dipping. I ask for takeout but it’s just a plate covered in foil. Might as well just sit down in the area to eat. A bit disappointed they didn’t have any diet soda. Overall satisfying lunch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martha Marino

Best food in town! Best customer service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Homemade Guacamole with Chips, Birria Ramen, Torta, Quesabirria, Enchiladas, Burritos, Quesadilla, Tacos Pastor, Single Quesabirria, Burrito & Nacho, Flour Quesadilla, Corn Quesadilla, Tacos Birria, Tacos Carnitas, Big Flour Single Quesadilla Birria, Nachos, Burrobirria, Tacos Veggie, Burrito & Enchiladas

Michael travels

We only tried the Tacos and they were excellent, we kept ordering for more. Unfortunately they don’t sell Horchata, sadly a miss. Regret they can’t place some cocktail tables for dining at the venue.Kid-friendliness: Kids were able to order

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos Pastor, Tacos Carnitas

Charlotte A.

Delicious tacos! We spontaneously tried this taco truck while looking for something to eat after checking out the monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz. The line to order our food moved quickly but the wait time to receive our food afterwards was a bit long on this busy day (Black Friday). Tacos were worth the wait though! There is no place to sit so we sat at the long bar table from one of the nearby breweries that was empty and no one had a problem with it. I'm grateful for that because this would've been very risky to eat in the car without spilling. I ordered a single queso birria taco and a single camaron taco, and my partner ordered 2 carnitas tacos, which he modified by adding cheese and avocado, and a side of beans & rice. We both got Mexican cokes too. Our order came out to $34 after tax and tip, which in my experience is middle of the road pricing compared to other taco spots. My tacos were absolute flavor bombs! So delicious, with the perfect ratio of all ingredients. If you are sensitive to salt, you won't like these. But I like salty food so it was fine with me. My partner enjoyed his tacos too, but his rice & beans never came out by the time we finished our tacos. They were still cooking so he asked for another taco instead and they gave it to him, no problem. Overall awesome tacos, would definitely recommend and would eat here again if I'm in the area.

Daisy B.

Super greasy! We got regular carne asada tacos and they were drenched in oil. Will definitely pass next time.

kate M

Everything about this place is a must! The best taco place in santa cruz, the owners are the sweetest people ever and the atmosphere is amazing. Cannot recommend this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Homemade Guacamole with Chips, Birria Ramen, Torta, Quesabirria, Burritos, Quesadilla, Tacos Birria

C Wiley

Run, don't walk! Visiting from Texas and found this truck via Google search. Best vacation decision we've made! A must try if you like tacos. ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burritos

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