It took me more than a year to find an item that was not awesome. If Lorena was born in America she would be leading the race for either party in this country right now. Not my kind or tripas though. Not crunchy at all. Still the best taqueria I have ever been to.
Natalie F.
Place rating: 1 San Jose, CA
Worst place ever, didn’t even get to try the food. The older lady in the front just stares at you, I stood there for about 5 minutes without her helping me just talking to someone else.
Nica P.
Place rating: 5 North Valley, San Jose, CA
My favorite taco spot! Seriously. Best tacos. And you can put as much onions and cilantro as you want! Also comes with free chips. My boyfriend loves their Tripas Burrito. This is the only place close to us that serves intestines. I also love their breakfast burrito. Mm mm chorizo!
Stephanie M.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
Everything about here is amazing ! From food to drinks to chips and the carrots are amazing Super friendly workers.
J. R.
Place rating: 1 San Jose, CA
I’ve been going here for years but then one day they denied me service for no reason and took my money.
Donna T.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
I’m a SoCal native — this being said I’m particular with my Mexican food. This place is . For a fraction of a price, the tacos are to die for! I had two carnitas and carne asada tacos– the tacos were so yummy and filling that I couldn’t finish my 3rd taco! I’ll definitely come back and try their burritos next time.
Jasmine P.
Place rating: 1 San Jose, CA
Great food. Horrible service! Today I went in on my lunch, ordered a quesadilla de harina with just cheese and carne asada. The young lady asked if I wanted onions and chile I replied No thank you just the chesses and meat. When my ordered was called I went over but the gentleman giving me my order mentioned a different number. I was number 82 he mentioned 81 I asked if this was mine I showed him my ticket and he said yes your order was the exact same one as this customer. I took my food came back to my office and when I opened my order and there was onions and chile on my quesadilla. I called back to complain and they mentioned I shouldn’t eat it and take it back to swap for the correct one. I was so pissed!!! NEVERAM I GOINGBACK
Vivian Y.
Place rating: 5 Santa Cruz, CA
Best spot for that late night grub. I’m addicted to the nachos here!!! 5 stars! So good! It’s only $ 4.50 for super nachos(without meat) and $ 7.50 with meat. Inexpensive yet great tasting food. I haven’t tried much of anything else here. The nachos are just too good for me to skip out on when I come here. Chicken tacos are delish. Service can sometimes be a bit slow depending on how many ppl have already been waiting for their food, but that’s expected for any busy place. Sanitation… I rate that a 3 star.
Robert L.
Place rating: 5 Ruther Glen, VA
All I can say is Carne Asada… Tried their regular burrito, super burrito, tacos, and nachos. Have nothing bad to say about it and they accept credit card Posting Menu since they don’t have a Togo menu available
Erik D.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
Best taqueria in town. The staff are awesome, the place is open early and closes late, and – most importantly – their food is delicious! Tried most if not all the meats, and I prefer the more exotic ones you won’t find in other taquerias: buche, cabeza, lengua. The only other meats I’ve seen at other places are beef brain and goat meat. This place would’ve had *6* stars if they had that! I guess one caveat to this place would be that I feel like they’re a little racist: all the Spanish speaking people get free chips but other people(including myself, at times) get charged when we ask. But even that doesn’t warrant taking a star away. I’d give it 4.6÷5!
Michael B.
Place rating: 4 San Jose, CA
Good neighborhood taqueria. Try their San Diego fries! Big enough to share or a meal in itself. It’s carne asada over fries with guacamole & cheese! Fish tacos are popular. There is a parking lot behind the restaurant. Great place for a taco fix!
Burry B.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
best fish tacos in the bay. all other meats pretty awesome as well. salsa station, solid and spicy. can’t say much more because there isn’t anything average in regards to flavors here. everything is good. everything is really good… come here… eat…enjoy. chips are free if you ask for them.
Jonathan W.
Place rating: 3 San Jose, CA
They have a parking lot in the back so easy parking. I got the al pastor fries, not bad, not great either. I don’t live near here so I probably won’t be back.
A.J. C.
Place rating: 3 Miami, FL
Food was really good. The portions were huge. The chef was not pleasant. Had a bad attitude. But then again working that late on a Saturday night. I wouldn’t be either. But the food was worth it.
Andrew A.
Place rating: 2 Morgan Hill, CA
Read some of the views on this Taco place. I ordered one taco and a torta to get an idea of portion and flavor. The taco had good flavor I ordered the lingua but the Torta had an issue. One the size was one of the smallest I’ve seen in a long time but worse than that it had a hint of stale moldy bread flavor on it. I let that cook at the counter but all of a sudden he forgot how to speak English. I told him it had a funny flavor and all his response was okay. Very disappointed. The meet at the good flavor but was masked by moldy bread. Won’t be coming here anymore. Overall very small proportions for what you’re paying for.
Diana J.
Place rating: 5 Sacramento, CA
Authentic!!! My favorite taqueria spot in my neighborhood. I always order sopes de lengua and the chips are always fresh. Taqueria isn’t a «Taqueria» unless they carry lengua :)
Marcel C.
Place rating: 4 San Jose, CA
Great tacos and burritos good prices authentic, and close to my house the only thing I could say that’s not so good is sometimes the parking is kinda crappy because their lot is small
Baothuong N.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
I freakin love this place! close to home, open later than any other taqueria I know besides the famous La Vics. they even take discover as a form of payment! This is usual stop after work on fridays when i just want to have a burrito, watch netflix in bed and turn off my cell phone: p
Cristal C.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
Here is my updated reviewed as promised! I have been frequenting this local neighborhood taqueria on a consistent basis and as previously mentioned, it is still delicious. They are very consistent with the quality of their food and I still love that you get to take home a Ziploc full of onions, cilantro, and limes. I have tried everything from their tacos to their nachos, but my favorite has to be their bomb breakfast burritos. I am super picky when it comes to eating breakfast burritos other than the ones I make because I can cook up some mean chorizo breakfast burritos. Their breakfast burritos are so good and not super greasy, so I really enjoy that. Overall, whether it is late night munchies that you are craving or a great breakfast burrito to start your day, Taqueria Lorena’s is a legit spot to go to.
Jesus C.
Place rating: 4 San Jose, CA
Work recently moved and we were all trying to find our go to joints. we had to start from fresh and I decided to give this Mexican place a shot. The things that I look for are Quality(meat) and meal size. Aside from that I look for cleanliness and experience. This place is located off of 13th st. there is minimal parking on the street so you may have to park on a side street. From the pictures they had on Unilocal to what I saw now, it looks like they updated it. Not only that but from the reviews, it seems like the prices went up. Anyways… the Food: The beef was good quality. I only got ONE fatty piece in my burrito. This is good since most of the time you get lots more. I like that they have an option of opting out of the rice or beans, which means MORE meat! need all the protein for muscle gainz! The Staff: The staff was dressed up in this chef style uniform. its nice, but I dont see the point in it. Aside from that, they were nice. The Place: The restaurant holds about 12 tables which seat 4 and misc tables. They have a salsa bar with cilantro, lemon, onion and salsa. The only thing that sucks is the parking When its ready they put the food in a paper bag and stuff chips into it. chips are just okay. I will definitely come back soon!