Lalo’s Taqueria

A hidden gem in Hayward!! The food was delicious, the staff was friendly, and the service was great. Will definitely come back in the near future.

Loved this taqueria! Really good food. We'll be back. Especially for the chicken desperado!

Very good food, service and atmosphere. Lalo is very nice and friendly ( like the rest of his team ) he came out and made sure everything was going well. I highly recommend this spot i'm not from the area but i will be back!

I can't believe there wasn't a line out the door at 1:00 because the food is this good. Eat here as often as you can before this place gets too popular!

Lalos himself was working the grill and greeted me immediately when I walked in. My food came out quickly. I ordered carne asada, al pastor, and quesabirria tacos. Everything was so hot and fresh and expertly presented. Lalos obviously cares about the food he makes. He came over and asked me how everything was and chatted with me for a bit, which has never ever happened to me at a taqueria even though I speak Spanish. Dude gives a damn and it shows.

The most important part of a taqueria to me is the salsa/hot sauce. If the salsa isn't spicy or they're stingy with it, I don't care how juicy the asada is or how big the portions are--I'm out. Luckily, they brought out three different huge bottles of homemade hot sauce with my order so I could have as much as I wanted. And the red sauce was hot thank God. No tomatillos or other filler. Heavy on the chiles. They had a La Victoria style orange sauce, but like the replicas I have tried to make at home, it has the look but missing something in the flavor. Luckily the red sauce was so good I didn't even bother with the others. Gimme the hot stuff.

It was a little hot and stuffy in the restaurant because it was 1PM in August. The air conditioner and fan drowned out the music. Having said that, I brought a book and had no problem reading while I ate. There was another couple who looked like they were on a date and they seemed comfortable. I don't want to say this is a "you should order your food to go" atmosphere because it was so delicious fresh out of the kitchen. I'm a fast eater so who cares.

I'll be getting my tacos here from now on!

I gave this taco spot a chance and it honestly blew me away. The food is good and tye customer service is beyond amazing. Family run so they treat you like family . Good tacos