Reviews for Taqueria el matador in McAllen, TX
Great place to eat, great customer service, great specials. Went to eat lunch today, and I completely agree with the reviews... given. The Tacos el Pastor are really good and they have a little bar of fresh ingredients to add to your tacos ( self serve).It is a very nice place to eat at. Read more
I suggested my wife to try this place. I honestly can not recall when was the last time I received such a poor order of tacos.... Portions of everything was ridiculous. I have no idea from where those google pictures showing great looking plates came from.Other than the service, there is nothing positive about this experience. I will certainly never return to this place. Read more
The Suadero tacos are delicious, and on Thursdays these tacos are $0.70 each. Sometimes the portions are good others so so, but... overall they have really good tacos. The salsas they have here are amazing both the red and green salsa. The grilled onionsthey cook are really delicious. The server was very polite and attentive, great employee. Read more
I had the tacos del pastor today and everything from the tacos (tortilla and pastor), to the salsa was delicious. The staff is... friendly and the food was given to me within 10 minutes. I haven’t tried any of the other dishes but will soon. Read more
I went to dinner with my good friend, we went to the Taqueria El Matador. It is located on Bicentennial just 1 block south of... Business 83. The place was like stepping into a time machine and being transported back to the 70's or early 80's. It reminds meof the types of restaurants that were the norm back then in the RGV. Even the tables took me back, anyways, we ordered ourdrinks, they didn't have unsweetened tea so I settled for a diet coke. My friend ordered the Jamaica tea that is ubiquitous herein the RGV. I ordered the Trumpo tacos and a baked potato, I also ordered a cup of beans but I never received them. My friendordered the Pozole and the synchronosada taco. My tacos arrived and they looked real good were delicious, they came with dicedpineapples, grilled onions, and chopped cilantro on the side. There were three different salsas in bottles to choose from, theusual green and red, and there was one red that was really mild and lighter in color. The lighter one wasn't as good as theother two. The baked potato, I ordered with butter and sour cream only. I liked that the potato came with tostada chips, thiswas a first for me, and I enjoyed scooping my potato out with them. My friend wasn't too crazy about his Pozole, he ended uptaking it to go. He really liked the Synchronosada taco, he gave me a piece and it was cheesy good. All in all it was prettygood but not great, but the portions were good for the price. Would I recommend it, yeah, but stick to the tacos. Read more
Great service, clean restaurant, and attentive staff. Food was so tasty and fresh. We loved the homemade taste of all the foods.... We ordered the choriquezo appetizer and it was so good that our 6yo ate half of the plate. Frijoles a la charra were yummy andcueritos were extremely tender and not chewy. Impressed by the corn tortillas which had authentic mexican flavor and not yourprocessed tortilla. The hubs was happy he finally had a worthy order of "al pastor" taquito w/fresh piña. Salsa was hot andfull of flavor; not watered down or bland. The bistek in our order of taquitos was perfectly cooked, and every bite wassatisfying. Srsly, good meat, not your 2nd rate stuff. Our kiddos always order lemonade and were happy it was an authentic aguafresca. Authenticity at it's best. We'll worth the price. Read more
Food is good. A little over priced, no sides came with these combos. Clean dining area and friendly staff. I personally feel... this is a one time place for us. Read more
The taste of the tacos we had was great. The tacos are quite small and a bit pricey for the size and amount of meat. The aguas... frescas are ok but a bit too sweet and a bit water down....at least the pineapple was. Read more