Taqueria El Jalisciense - Bakersfield

We tried them and loved the food! We loved it so much we had them cater our wedding. Everyone complemented the food and had seconds, some even thirds! I definitely recommend them!Food: 5/5

Well, here we are after about an 8-month hiatus from writing reviews I find myself with the itch to write again. That what cause the desire to share my experience is when you find either great food or excellent customer service, that is a two-part definition of Taqueria El Jalisciense. My wife found out about them through a friend, we followed them on Instagram which is our go to platform for foodie journeys. Disappointed to say that Yelp has lost its way of bringing new business to light especially in the foodie culture. Covid really created a wedge into life for a lot of people, but I am glad that we are finding our way back to enjoying meeting new people and experiencing some of the best food in years. As you know Bakersfield is highly saturated with Mexican cuisine ranging from pop-up vendors to local food trucks on the daily and our special go to for dining out. But when you find one that has people with such great passion behind their food, that is an incredible experience for a foodie. Taqueria El Jalisciense food truck is a bit of a drive coming out of the southwest area near Sams Club but heading up Panama and turning left onto Union Avenue, you'll quickly forget the 10 minutes or so it took. The drive back home to enjoy the food seemed longer as you inhale the beautiful aroma of birria tacos, the essence of the consommé and the freshly made torillas, truly does make your mouth water while driving. Anytime we visit a new food truck or pop-up vendor we always buy several items which we share them with our two sons. We bought a couple of quesa tacos, tripa tacos, birria quesadilla, steak tacos and a Burrito Jalisciense Special (details in a bit about this burrito). I could highlight each item, trust me each one has the worthiness of individual review but there were two items that was outright delicious or how the youngins say, BUSSIN! First are the steak tacos, no I am not talking about carne asada either. These are thick cut steak tacos with pickled red onions, cilantro, diced white onion on this green salsa that just explodes in your mouth with each bite. The steak is extremely tender, I could eat 12 of these alone with a cold corona and lime. The second item I had to carry over majority of it to my lunch the next day because I was full of the other stuff we tried. The Burrito Jalisciense Special is a trio of protein, in fact a surf and turf if you will. You have the rice, beans cilantro, onions, and they all a supporting staff to the thick cut steak, the hot link and shrimp in this burrito. Every single bite into it just pops with flavor. Most places use the protein to support the rice and beans, here you are treated a delight and a smiling tummy after each bite. I raved about the food now let's talk about the people who own and operate the truck. Now forgive me since I do not retain names well unless I have long interactions with you. However, the lady taking orders was friendly, offered suggestions based off answers we gave on our likes and dislikes for food and had no issue telling us about different items on their menu. The cook, who happens to be the owner was friendly and you can see his gratitude in his cooking but how he thanks customers. He often posts on Instagram different items they sell, reposts what his followers post when visiting them and always keeps his following up to date on time/date they are open. They do cater and just by the looks of the videos, they do a great job, and the food is consistent. That is another thing, when places can put out consistent food you know they care about what is on the plate for their customers. I do not see this for all 5-star reviews but after reading this you better give them a visit, otherwise you are missing out on one of the best food trucks in Kern County hands down.

I'm still thinking about dinner last night. I don't usually eat takeout twice in the same week and if I do, it's never from the same place, but I will be back before the end of the weekend. I think I'll try the torta. I don't usually write food reviews but this place was so good, I had to say something. Thanks to the owners for going into business making this food lolz. And thanks to my brother for telling me about this place, I should take him a nice potted plant or something.

The overall experience at the restaurant was great!

Andres and his family at this Bakersfield restaurant serve the best burritos quesabirrias around. They are always friendly and provide excellent service. The Jalisciense Burrito is a must-try. Parking is shared with Union Market.