Tacos Marquitos

When I first walked in and saw the pictures of the food on the wall, I got really excited because they carry things I don't normally see in Mexican restaurants. They offer corundas, tacos de papa (or as I refer to them papa tacos), enchilada Michoacan, pambazo and pozole just to name a few.  

The Gamma Burrito $4.25

Handmade flour tortilla

Carne asada, french fries, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Looks really good but I thought the carne asada was too salty.

 

Corundas $6.50

This was my first time trying corundas.  I was not impressed.  The masa was too salty.  At least the castillo de puerco that accompanied the masa was good.

Pina (Large 44oz) $1.85

You can rarely go wrong with pina.

Oddly they keep the salsa behind the register.  I asked for spicy. It had heat but lacked flavor. It was too bad the food didn't live up the the pictures on the restaurant wall.  I mean even these pictures look pretty tasty but unfortunately these dishes looked better than they tasted.

Tacos Marquitos (Barstow & Cedar)

1772 E. Barstow

Fresno, CA 93710

559-447-5569 

YUM Meter: *

Don Pepe Taqueria

Don Pepe's just opened a second location across the street from my work.  Yah for me, boo for my waist line and wallet.

Carne Asada Taco & Al Pastor Taco $1.85 each

The tacos usually come with whole pinto beans in them but I always request "no beans."  Don't really dig beans in my taco.  As you can see, they don't go skimpy on the meat.

Chicken Enchilada Plate $6.50

In all the years I've been coming here, I just now tried these fabulous enchiladas. Corn tortilla is filled w/just cheese and then they top it with the meat of your choice, tomatoes, onions, crema and queso fresco. They also give you a side of crema.  The sauce has spice which I like but it's not spicy. I always think you can tell a good Mexican restaurant by the simple things such as salsa, rice & beans.  I really like Don Pepe's rice and beans, they're flavorful but provide a nice neutral taste to a spiced dish. I also like their salsa verde which I'm normally not a fan.

Don Pepe Taqueria (Woodrow & Shaw)

4950 N. Woodrow Ave., Suite 101

Fresno, CA 93726

(559) 292-3188

OG location 

4582 N. Blackstone Ave. (Blackstone & Gettysburg)

Fresno, CA 93726

(559) 224-1431

YUM Meter: ***