Tacos El Rey

Reviews

• J L.

  star star star star star 7 June 2026

  Taco el Rey is my favorite authentic Mexican food joint. Each week, I look forward to Friday....tacos! I really should expand my repertoire, but I just love carnitas tacos! Today I was presented the SUPER spicy salsa, along with the usual spicy red stuff. Don't give this gringa green stuff.
  
  The staff is friendly and restaurant clean. It's surprisingly spacious inside. The NW reno location on N McCarran & Mae Anne is great too.

• Jerry D.

  star star star star star 1 June 2026

  This is my second time here.
  I am happy each time.
  It is a great feeling to find a place that has great food.
  Felt out of place bc I didn't speak Spanish but the ladies in there are sweet and welcoming. Plus the place is big enough to sit and eat privately.
  Def recommend this place.

• Joanna B.

  star star star star star_border 30 May 2026

  Tacos el rey was a good experience! The food is very reasonably priced, the options and variety is large, and the service was great.
  
  We ordered a burrito combo plate, a shrimp cocktail, and chips and guacamole. I don't like meat in my burritos but I didn't see a veggie burrito on the menu, luckily when I asked they said they could accommodate. The burrito was awesome, and even had big chunks of avocado in it (which I prefer to guac). The sides were beans and rice which were good except a bit too salty for my preference.
  
  The chips and guac was AMAZING. The guac is handmade and super chunky, and you get a huge plate of it. They even put jalapeños in it which gave a nice little kick. The chips were also a bit too salty for me.
  
  The shrimp cocktail was huge and really full. There were a lot of shrimp in it and some veggies too. The portion was great for the price. They also give you crackers which were great.
  
  The restaurant has a very homey feel and is authentic Mexican food. It was clean, the service was great, and we will be back! The only downsides was some food was too salty, and they could really use a salsa bar, as I wasn't a huge fan of the one salsa they provided to us. Overall, t

• Paige L.

  star star star star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  My boyfriend and I got our food to go and when I got there to pick it up it took like 10-15 minutes for me to even pay for my food and there was only 4 people ahead of me. This place is super cute inside and their food is decent. My nachos didn't even have many chips it was basically all toppings which is okay I guess but I think there should be a good balance for chip to toppings. Also, they we're pretty greasy. My boyfriends Asada fries were pretty good but we're drowning in cheese. We also got their horchata which is a bit too sweet but very tasty.

• Mike B.

  star star star star star 30 May 2026

  My wife and I came here a little before 1pm on a Friday. It is located in a small strip mall. After finding a place to park in this busy complex we walked in. The majority of the tables were already occupied and we made our way to the counter to order. We were about fourth in line. It looks inside to be very authentic.
  
  The menu boards are easy to read while you are standing in line and there are descriptions including ingredients which makes it easy to determine what you want by the time you get to the front of the line.
  
  The employee taking orders was friendly and helpful and we thought the prices were very reasonable. He provided us our sodas and a number for our order. We found an available booth and patiently waited as we saw other orders being delivered to the various tables.
  
  Our number was called a short time later and our food was delivered and looked yummy. I chose a carnitas wet burrito and my wife chose the chicken nachos. We were also given a small dish of salsa. The salsa was really good.
  
  Everything was very tasty and we enjoyed it. Definitely a hidden gem and we would recommend.
  
  They are open 7 days a week from 9am-9pm which makes it nice too. This is a really good place for authentic mexican food. Not fancy, but good food at a good price in a relaxed atmosphere.