The Real Taco

1204 Mission St, Santa Cruz
(831) 331-0038

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Guacamole \u0026 Chips
Fish Taco - Baja Style
Shrimp Taco Plate
Quesabirria Plate
Carne Asada Taco
Fish Taco Plate
Fish Tacos
Burrito

Featured items
Taco Plate
2 tacos, choice of meat, rice, beans, fresh cheese.
Chicken Tinga
Shredded chicken, chipotle sauce, lettuce, sour cream, fresh cheese, avocado, chips.
Fried Gordita
Ground beef, fresh cheese, beans, salsa, potatoes.
Chicken Flautas
5 flautas, lettue, sour cream, fresh cheese, avocado, green salsa.
Flour Quesadilla
Choice of meat, cilantro, onions.
Super Burrito
Choice of meat, rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, salsa, red cabbage, guacamole.
3 Crispy Tacos
Ground beef, sour cream, lettuce, fresh cheese, salsa, avocado.
Vegetarian Burrito
Rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage, sour cream, avocado, salsa.
Quesabirria
Cilantro, onions.
Regular Taco
Choice of meat, grilled onions, 1 serrano pepper.
Pambazo
Mexican bread, potato, chorizo, lettuce, avocado, sour cream, fresh cheese, salsa.
Anaheim Pepers Taco
Mole Plate
Choice of meat, beans, fresh cheese, rice, pico de gallo, avocado, 2 handmade tortillas.
Quesabirria Plate
2 quesabirrias, rice, beans, fresh cheese.
Pork Chile Verde Burrito
Rice, beans, nopales, pasilla pepper, fresh cheese.
Fish Taco - Baja Style
Ono fish, red cabbage, pico de gallo, chipotle sauce.

Tacos
Anaheim Pepers Taco
Regular Taco
Choice of meat, grilled onions, 1 serrano pepper.
Fish Taco - Baja Style
Ono fish, red cabbage, pico de gallo, chipotle sauce.
3 Crispy Tacos
Ground beef, sour cream, lettuce, fresh cheese, salsa, avocado.
Super Taco
Choice of meat, guacamole, cilantro, onions.
Shrimp Taco
Veggie Taco
Rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage, avocado.

Burritos
Super Burrito
Choice of meat, rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, salsa, red cabbage, guacamole.
Vegetarian Burrito
Rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage, sour cream, avocado, salsa.
Mole Burrito
Rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage.
Fish Burrito
Ono fish, rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage, chipotle sauce.
Pork Chile Verde Burrito
Rice, beans, nopales, pasilla pepper, fresh cheese.
Shrimp Burrito
Regular Burrito
Choice of meat, beans, rice, pico de gallo, cabbage, sour cream, salsa.
Breakfast Burrito
3 eggs, mexican chorizo, potatoes, cheese.
Kids Burrito
Rice, beans, cheese.

Plates
Chicken Flautas
5 flautas, lettue, sour cream, fresh cheese, avocado, green salsa.
Fish Taco Plate
2 ono fish tacos, rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage, mexican fresh cheese, chipotle sauce.
Taco Plate
2 tacos, choice of meat, rice, beans, fresh cheese.
Mole Plate
Choice of meat, beans, fresh cheese, rice, pico de gallo, avocado, 2 handmade tortillas.
Quesabirria Plate
2 quesabirrias, rice, beans, fresh cheese.
Chicken Tinga
Shredded chicken, chipotle sauce, lettuce, sour cream, fresh cheese, avocado, chips.
Shrimp Taco Plate
2 shrimp tacos, rice, beans, pico de gallo, red cabbage, mexican fresh cheese, chipotle sauce.

Quesadillas
Quesabirria
Cilantro, onions.
Flour Quesadilla
Choice of meat, cilantro, onions.
Corn Quesadilla
Choice of meat, cilantro, onions.
Fried Quesadilla
Nopales, beans, chicharron in red salsa, mozzarella cheese.
Corn Plain Quesadilla
Flour Plain Quesadilla

Tortas And Gorditas
Fried Gordita
Ground beef, fresh cheese, beans, salsa, potatoes.
Pambazo
Mexican bread, potato, chorizo, lettuce, avocado, sour cream, fresh cheese, salsa.
Cinnamon Churros
Filled with caramel.
Chips And Salsa
Torta
Quesitorta, choice of meat, mozzarella cheese, cilantro, onions and salsa.
Side Of Beans

Sides
Extra Salsa
Chipotle Salsa
Side Of Consomé
Guacamole
Rice And Beans
Crema
Side of crema.
Side Of Rice
Side Of Avocado

Drinks
Jarritos
Horchata
Diet Coke
Bottled Water
Mexican Coke
Topo Chico Mineral Water
Sangria

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Recent Reviews

This food taco truck serves up a taco fiesta with excellent home made tacos, chips and more using abukea's (grandmas recipes). We tried delicious chicken tacos, fish tacos, crispy tacos, refried beans obviously slo cooked. And crispy flour tortilla chips. Excellent chunky guacamole
Great service and we enjoyed out meals with a guava Jarritos soda. We sat under an umbrella at an out door picnic table.
Accessible parking next to truck.
July 2025
I had their tacos at Humble Sea Brewery. The birria is pretty good. A bit more clove than what I'm used to, but not bad on the birria. My favorite to order as an uneducated foodie: chile relleno burrito, no rice, add birria and wash it down with a socks and sandals beer. Good eating.
June 2025
The Real Taco had good authentic Mexican food. They opened at noon but it took 30 min to get food out because they literally opened at noon. So food wasn’t ready to come out for a bit. You can pay with card and order at the window or the exterior order tablet. They are parked in a lot attached to a brewery, so several people were having beers and waiting for food. It got quite busy at 12:30. Their presentation was beautiful. Food was fresh and very tasty. I had the fish tacos....
February 2025

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The Real Taco

1204 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 331-0038