Taqueria Guerrero - Orcutt

I worked here once a while back. The things I saw and experienced were terrible. Most of my time there, I was alone to handle anything and everything that didn 't involve cooking something. The manager, who was also the cook at times, wouldn 't throw away spoiled/rotten chili 's and other foods stating that they 're still good. Flautas are frozen boxes or bags in the back yet claim they 're fresh. The manager has an extreme attitude towards its employees AND customers. If you found hair in your food, he 'd say you put it there, and you 're just trying to get free food. His playfull fun demeanor was borderline to basically harassment. I couldn 't do anything to defend myself because he 's the owners son and always will take his side. EVEN TROUGH THERES CAMERAS!!! If you got a good look of that business and its practices. NEVER eat here or risk getting sick. Don 't give them money. They don 't care about the customers. They just want to squeeze as much out of you as possible with little to show for.

My order was taken fast, no line. I feel like this spot is hidden, when you walk in the restaurant it has the cultural Latin decorations. My food was delivered fresh and hot, and delivered less than 10 minutes. I enjoyed my food.

I ordered the flautas, but they resembled taquitos more than anything else. They tasted like they were frozen and then flash-fried, resulting in tough chicken and dry tortillas. Plus, the oil used definitely needs to be changed; the flavor was quite off-putting. On a brighter note, the salsas were excellent, and the service was fantastic! The staff member who took our order, with the tattoos and short hair, was particularly great. However, the dining area felt extremely warm, and better ventilation is necessary to manage the heat coming from the kitchen—perhaps keeping the door propped open would help. I visited once before and enjoyed my experience more. On a positive note, I appreciate that they have the cebollitas dish—sometimes simplicity is best.

Could 've been better is my rating, and that 's for sure. My husband and I took our 2 boys here for lunch yesterday. The salsa at the bar was a little too spicy, and we like spicy, just not that spicy. So, I switched to Pico de Gallo. NO FLAVOR. None at all. I added salt, and it was still meh. I ordered the shrimp tostada, and it also lacked in the flavor department. I ordered a Sope with shredded beef and was surprised the beef was very good. So they get accolades there. My son ordered nachos and it was rinky, dinky, and expensive for what he got. My other son ordered a torta and said it was okay but didn 't want to finish it. My husband ordered a sope that he liked, and also and we each got a drink.I didn 't pay the bill but today, when I went on my banking app, the total for this was $65!!!! Yes, I said $65!!!! This is not a fine dining or even a moderate dining restaurant, it is a hole-in-the-wall taqueria. I was thinking max, it should have been $35. They are trippen. I 'm still in shock. I would have gone to a nice sit-down restaurant if I wanted to pay that much. Good luck, people.

Came here for some Tacos. I wasn 't impressed at all. Tacos were subpar. I ordered one of each(asada, lengua, tripa). The asada taco(beef) was dry and lacked salt. The tripa taco had a good soft texture but was way too salty. Lastly, the lengua (cow tongue) taco was by the far best out of the three. It had a good amount of lengua and it was seasoned right.