The call
Start with carne asada tacos or pollo asado tacos or adobada tacos, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Carne asada tacos
- Pollo asado tacos
- Adobada tacos
Best for
- A family-run City Heights taco stand
Mexican · Tacos
Taquizas Maria
A family-run City Heights taco stand Roger rated above Tacos El Gordo, with fresh-to-order meats and a self-serve salsa bar.
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Roger’s tips on Taquizas Maria
Adobada, ‘nuff said
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 3 times on Yelp and Swarm, most recently Jul 14, 2019. See the check-in log
2019-06-29day precision · source explicit
“Even better than Tacos El Gordo.”
Roger, first to review, called out the family-run, fresh-to-order cooking and the self-serve salsa bar, naming carne asada, pollo asado, and adobada.
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- From the order notes
- Black coffee, no sugar or milk
- Go for
- Coffee people · A good conversation at the counter
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Roger’s pick for Cantonese roast meats in town: roast duck and char siu, bought early and paid for in cash.
- From the order notes
- Roast duck · Char siu (BBQ pork)
- Go for
- Siu mei to take home
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Roger rated this 5 stars, saying that if you're looking for something different from the standard Asian restaurant fare in town, this place is a good change of pace.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- A change of pace from standard Asian restaurant fare
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- From the order notes
- Surf 'n turf
- Go for
- A big appetite · A casual North Park meal
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- From the order notes
- Menudo · Birria · Lengua sopes
- Go for
- A weekend morning cure · Feeding a group
Latest recorded visit2017