Taqueria Arandas

Awesome food. Very tasty. Great customer service. Love going to this restaurant their food always is good and it doesn’t take long to get it on your table.

Great place to have some authentic Mexican food. Our drink orders were taken right away and food order right after. Staff is very friendly. I love the carne Asada and al pastor tacos. The shrimp stuffed peppers are amazing. Great pricing. This place is a must!!!

Great food, staff, and restaurant! Lots of parking space, which is always good! It’s a tradition of mine to order horchata at every taqueria I go to. and this was by far the BEST! Chips were fresh and warm, and the salsa was just right. I ordered the carne asada tacos and they were so delicious! They also came with a big portion of rice and beans. which is rare since most restaurants only give you two bites. I’m trying to put into words how well it all tasted! Their french fries are delicious! My mom, who I was with, ordered the enchiladas. of course I had to try a bite. Best red sauce I’ve had! HIGHLY recommend Taqueria Arandas! Great food and great service! Very clean and they even play telenovelas AND sports on their flat screen!

My personal taco quest continues as I try Taqueria Arandas for the first time today. We actually ended up here by accident since I was planning on going to Guadalajara just up the street and they were crowded and the staff was really unfriendly, so we did not wait and hopped into the car to head just down the street to the next taqueria on my list which was Arandas.
This was a stroke of fate and the taco gods were definately smiling on me today because even thought Arandas was crammed they had one table open and both of the waitresses greeted us in a friendly way even though we were the only gringos in the place. Many of the families in the restaurant had kids and they did have affordable kids menu choices.
We grabbed a seat and they quickly took our orders. The drinks showed up shortly after the chips and salsa which were great. The salsa was fresh and tasty with a fair amount of spice to kick it up.
The wife ordered Chiliquilies, which were the best I have had since moving to the Coachella Valley. They were smokey and spicy with a hint of sweet from the tomatoes. The cheese and sour cream helped balance the subtle heat. Wonderful.
I went with a sampler of Cabeza, Al Pastor, Lengua and the barbacoa. The tacos were delivered with a single medium small (not the tiny street taco size) fresh tortilla that might have been made in house since it was so fresh.
The tacos were filled with just the right amount of filling so they did not make a mess when picking them up. They also had a perfect amount of onion and cilantro with out overpowering the filling.
I will write these up in the order of awesomeness.
1) Barbacoa — This was not a traditional barbacoa and was served with a bit more roasting sauce than I usually prefer, but I loved this. The sauce was a bit over salted, but the flavor was smokey, spicy and sweet and the meat was so tender it fell apart. This is possibly the best and it is definitely one of the top five barabacoa tacos in the valley.
2) Al Pastor — My number two choice was a tough tossup between the lengua and the Al Pastor, but I choose the Pastor as number two. THe pastor was marinated enough to give great pineapple and onion flavor. There was a hint of salt but not enough to be over powering. They had a nice char from the fire and it gave a nice grill flavor. These were very, very good.
3) Lengua — Big tender chunks of lengua that were not gamey at all, and the flavor was a perfect balance of seasoning and lengua flavor.
4) Cabeza — Their cabaza was great, but compared to my other choices the cabeza came in last. That does not mean you should not try it, as I am sure it is one of the top 10 cabaza tacos in the valley.
All in all, I highly suggest a drive out to Taqueria Arandas if you like traditional authentic taqueria food with a very friendly staff that works hard to ensure you have a great experience.

Prices r good. Food is good. Place looks old. But well cleaned. Highly reccomend if ur looking for good food and cheap beer.