Parking is challenging but walk up, take out window. I got two Carne asada and on al pastor taco. The AL Pastor was by far my favorite. Loved the pickled carrots and onions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kiel C
Ordered through a third party app. When the food arrived over half the order was missing. Contacted the Uber driver and was told to contact Carmelo’s directly. Contacted Carmelo’s and was told that they never received nor fulfilled an order for me. I offered to send a picture of the receipt and even offered to drive the order with receipt back to them as the order wasn’t tampered with and the receipt still intact. Was told by Carmelo’s staff not to do that and there was nothing that they could do. Honestly couldn’t say how the food tasted as this depleted my appetite and was too disgusted to even try it. I truly felt taken advantage of.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Aaliyah Konick-Seese
Very good food!!! 🥰
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamiquius
the tacos are mediocre at best. dry and stiff meat, salt as the primary flavor driver. not sure why this place is so highly esteemed...
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Eric Gibbs
I have been eating at Carmelos Tacos since 1992, when the neighborhood consisted mostly of parking lots, optimism, and at least one man repairing a bicycle in slow motion. Today it contains brunch opinions. Through all of this, Carmelos has maintained a disciplined refusal to complicate tacos.
The tacos arrive on fresh corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, and both red and green avocado salsas — the correct toppings, applied with the confidence of people who already solved food. Al pastor includes pineapple, proving sweetness and fire signed a treaty years ago.
The campechano (chorizo, steak, potatoes) is for those unwilling to commit to a single life path and therefore choosing all of them at once.
They also make quesabirria with consomé for dipping, a menu item whose primary function is to cancel the remainder of your afternoon while you reconsider structural engineering and gratitude.
In 1997 my best friend Luca stepped into traffic while explaining jazz rhythm to no one in particular. From the passenger seat I handed him a Carmelos taco. He stopped to inspect it — tortilla quality first, mortality second — and a city bus passed through the exact coordinates he had previously occupied. He survived, finished the taco, and agreed it improved his outlook. The salsa system is honest: green for optimism, red for consequences, manzano for personal growth.
The burrito is a fully enclosed architectural project of beans, rice, cheese, onion, cilantro, and avocado salsa verde.
The torta arrives on a baguette with guacamole and special sauce, representing sandwich evolution after achieving self-awareness.
Churros with ice cream exist to formally conclude negotiations with the quesabirria.
I have investigated other taco establishments and determined them to be speculative fiction.
I will continue returning to Carmelos Tacos until either I or infrastructure fails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason H
Placed order at 2:49 PM. Order not fulfilled by 4:10 PM.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
XeFhU4f
As a San Diego transplant, I really wanted this taco stand to be the one - the spot that knocks my socks off and actually delivers. Unfortunately, that just wasn’t the case.
Everything was passable. Nothing bad, but not memorable either. The tortillas lacked the fresh, homemade flavor. The carna asada burrito was honestly a bit too polite with the garnishing yet absent of guac. Steak seasoning was off the mark as well.
Quesadilla was underwhelming. Expected larger quantity, but oh well, can win em all.
I guess I’ll keep looking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Melissa Castillo
All I have to say is .... This is CALI approved.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eli
Love this place! I always order online and they're pretty quick in preparing the food. I've been going a lot recently because the birria quesadillas are soooo good here.
Delicious chicken tacos! The guacamole was the perfect finishing touch. Will definitely be back and highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michaella OlAVARRI
I order from here a lot. I must say whoever cooked today took everything up a notch. Best guacamole I’ve had here so far, and the Burris tacos perfect!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kid Bump
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sean Kelly
Bomb tacos and I love the burrito bowl. El Pastor is my fav.
Linh Ngo
Good tacos but average burrito bowls. I ordered tacos here multiple times and they are all well seasoned. However, the burrito bowl is more like a salad bowl with mostly lettuce base, the chicken and rice almost have no salt and overall is pricey compared to chipotle, which for the same price includes cheese and guacamole.
Parking is challenging but walk up, take out window. I got two Carne asada and on al pastor taco. The AL Pastor was by far my favorite. Loved the pickled carrots and onions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered through a third party app. When the food arrived over half the order was missing. Contacted the Uber driver and was told to contact Carmelo’s directly. Contacted Carmelo’s and was told that they never received nor fulfilled an order for me. I offered to send a picture of the receipt and even offered to drive the order with receipt back to them as the order wasn’t tampered with and the receipt still intact. Was told by Carmelo’s staff not to do that and there was nothing that they could do. Honestly couldn’t say how the food tasted as this depleted my appetite and was too disgusted to even try it. I truly felt taken advantage of.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Very good food!!! 🥰
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
the tacos are mediocre at best. dry and stiff meat, salt as the primary flavor driver. not sure why this place is so highly esteemed...
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
I have been eating at Carmelos Tacos since 1992, when the neighborhood consisted mostly of parking lots, optimism, and at least one man repairing a bicycle in slow motion. Today it contains brunch opinions. Through all of this, Carmelos has maintained a disciplined refusal to complicate tacos.
The tacos arrive on fresh corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, and both red and green avocado salsas — the correct toppings, applied with the confidence of people who already solved food.
Al pastor includes pineapple, proving sweetness and fire signed a treaty years ago.
The campechano (chorizo, steak, potatoes) is for those unwilling to commit to a single life path and therefore choosing all of them at once.
They also make quesabirria with consomé for dipping, a menu item whose primary function is to cancel the remainder of your afternoon while you reconsider structural engineering and gratitude.
In 1997 my best friend Luca stepped into traffic while explaining jazz rhythm to no one in particular. From the passenger seat I handed him a Carmelos taco. He stopped to inspect it — tortilla quality first, mortality second — and a city bus passed through the exact coordinates he had previously occupied. He survived, finished the taco, and agreed it improved his outlook.
The salsa system is honest: green for optimism, red for consequences, manzano for personal growth.
The burrito is a fully enclosed architectural project of beans, rice, cheese, onion, cilantro, and avocado salsa verde.
The torta arrives on a baguette with guacamole and special sauce, representing sandwich evolution after achieving self-awareness.
Churros with ice cream exist to formally conclude negotiations with the quesabirria.
I have investigated other taco establishments and determined them to be speculative fiction.
I will continue returning to Carmelos Tacos until either I or infrastructure fails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Placed order at 2:49 PM. Order not fulfilled by 4:10 PM.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
As a San Diego transplant, I really wanted this taco stand to be the one - the spot that knocks my socks off and actually delivers. Unfortunately, that just wasn’t the case.
Everything was passable. Nothing bad, but not memorable either. The tortillas lacked the fresh, homemade flavor. The carna asada burrito was honestly a bit too polite with the garnishing yet absent of guac. Steak seasoning was off the mark as well.
Quesadilla was underwhelming. Expected larger quantity, but oh well, can win em all.
I guess I’ll keep looking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
All I have to say is .... This is CALI approved.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place! I always order online and they're pretty quick in preparing the food. I've been going a lot recently because the birria quesadillas are soooo good here.
Food: 5
good food, probably best quick burrito in seattle
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Delicious chicken tacos! The guacamole was the perfect finishing touch. Will definitely be back and highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I order from here a lot. I must say whoever cooked today took everything up a notch. Best guacamole I’ve had here so far, and the Burris tacos perfect!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bomb tacos and I love the burrito bowl. El Pastor is my fav.
Good tacos but average burrito bowls. I ordered tacos here multiple times and they are all well seasoned. However, the burrito bowl is more like a salad bowl with mostly lettuce base, the chicken and rice almost have no salt and overall is pricey compared to chipotle, which for the same price includes cheese and guacamole.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
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