Tacos El Cuñado at the Downtown Market

Went to order tacos and no one was present. So placed order on kiosk which does not allow to add items to tacos such as lettuce or tomatoes. The girl showed up after I ordered so asked her to add she said okay. The salsa area was a complete disgusting mess. Got food which took longer then me going to another place and ordering a dozen wings and additional items and came back and still not ready when there was no one else waiting for food yet. I ordered 2 tacos at 4.00 each and chips and salsa for 3.75 and my order was over $17. Bland no seasoning and upon opening my order it was 2 tacos with beef in a tortilla with nothing else and the chips salsa and guacamole all crammed into a tiny paper box. Try another place and save your money.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

This has been a favorite spot of mine for years, so I was extremely disappointed to see that Luna bought it. Prices shot up and quality went down. It no longer makes sense to go here when there are better Mexican places in the city and better value at other restaurants in the market 🤷

Edit: I went back and checked old credit card statements, and the price definitely went up for the California burrito. They also changed liquid queso to melted shredded cheese. Can't speak to any other menu items.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Do yourself a favor and visit any of the other taco el cunado locations. It will be more authentic, better tasting, and half the price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Love that I can put the proper amount of pickled onions on your tasty Tacos!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Make sure buy a drink with these taco's, because you'll need it to choke them down. Very dry. Not even very tasty. Not a fan.This is my second attempt here. I really wanted to like it. Both times disappointed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Delicious tacos, the ones with roast beef and tripe are the tastiest!

Grand Rapids’ Downtown Market is an experience worth visiting. It is an interior shopping mall of cuisine reminiscent of the Halles of Lyon in France. There are a multitude of restaurants to select all with a variety of styles of food. Tacos El Cunado is the resident Mexican restaurant option at the Downtown market. For a plant-based patron, they have a selection of fillings: tempeh, nopales (castus), and rice & beans. It is awesome to have options. I selected three of the cactus tacos. It was great that they served vegan options and had them listed as such on their menu. The downside was that these were possibly the saltiest tacos I have ever tasted. It was so strong that it was almost unedible. I admit, this was my first time having cactus in a taco, and maybe they are supposed to be prepared this way. I have not gone back to try the other options having had such a sad experience last time. If I return I will make sure to try the tempeh and revise my review.

We had catering for our wedding in the downtown market greenhouse and it was simply amazing! Such great quality food and Tracey was so great to work with!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm blown away by how low the ratings are on this place (esp. compared to others like stan's, condado, barrio, etc.). This location always brings the heat. The flavors are out of this world. It's for sure a step up in quality compared to most other taquerias around town.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Quesadilla, Guacamole, Tacos De Asada, Pork Taco

So I went here with my meat eating family members multiple times and they absolutely love the pork tacos, pickled onions and salsa bar. I tried the rice and beans and nopales tacos last week and the rice and beans were solid. The nopales was SO spicy , I could not eat it. It looked like minced cactus and onion, but I feel like it was minced jalapeños and onions and no cactus. So I was upset for the price that it was inedible to me. The rice and beans tacos were fresh and filling.

Deliciosos. I loved they sold chips from Lunna too

Such great food! The California burrito is well worth it! Such a filling meal at an affordable price. Absolutely delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Burrito

Least favorite place in the market and no where near the best Mexican town. Chips were stale, salsa had no flavor and tasted watered down and my taco was filled with rubbery fat pieces.

Vegetarian options: Cacti options

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

We had the lunch taco special, we both got chicken. The chicken was so flavorful and juicy, even 3 days later! The refried beans were probably the best I've had compared to Beltline, Stan's Tacos, El Burrito... the rice wasn't my fave but still good. THE ABSOLUTE STAR OF THE SHOW!!! Was the pineapple salsa!!! So fresh tasting!!! Literally bottle that and sell it!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Salsa Bar

This place is a gem in a sea of overpriced food stations. It's good to see that you can actually get a good deal on good food at a place like this. Have to say that everyone was super friendly here. When I placed my order I got a couple pork tacos which were probably the best pork tacos I've ever had in my life from any place ever. They're perfectly seasoned. They had all the fixings at their salsa bar that you could add to them and everyone was super polite and helpful. Can't wait to come back and try some of the other items on the menu next time I'm in town. I also discovered they have their own standalone stores as well, which I might go visit sometime next week. But kudos the down for producing great food had a good value.

Vegetarian options: It looked like they had a few vegetarian options for your tacos

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