Taqueria San Juan

Stopped on the way through town about 2:30 p.m. Place needs a good update and a good cleaning. All of the furniture was worn out. Ordered puffy tacos and a taco salad. taco salad was good flavored but full of grease and water runoff. puffy tacos were pathetic. puffy taco shells were about the size of a lid from a can of cat food and had the same consistency. Went out of my way to ask the waitress to make sure the puffy tacos were dried and not full of grease. Obviously my english is not as good as her Spanish. tacos were running and fell apart without a first bite. It was a pure shame because the meat and flavors and spices we’re good. tortilla chips just about finished for the day and the salsa was way watered down with not much flavor. Not on my list of places to return to. Damn sure won’t go out of my way to get out there. Pepto bismol pink nagahide worn slap out furniture.

So far, so good! Got 2 tacos, chilaquiles and chicken. Both very good. I also liked the green sauce, and the prices are great!
Sodas in the can too

I came here after reading all the good Unilocal reviews and decided to leave a good review of my own! The food is great! Carne Guisada was tender even in the AM! Tortillas were good and soft. This place is a keeper.

Stopped here on a whim while driving through town. We were pleasantly surprised. The food was good as was the service. We had pastor mini tacos and they were really yummy. If you find yourself in Castroville — check this place out.

Never going back. The service here is horrid! We used to be loyal customers… Never goin back! Customer service is horrid… The food is not as good as it used to be! And the way we were treated today after they messed up our order and we had to drive 20 miles back to have it fixed? Unacceptable! The guy (young guy) even told us he didn’t give a $&it about it when we complained! I told him I didn’t appreciate his rudeness, then he said, I don’t care, it’s not like they’ll fire me! OMG! I didn’t even say anything about him getting fired!!! They just lost a loyal customer… NEVER GOING BACK!

I don’t always eat at a Taqueria… but when I do… It’s San Juan. You know, for a San Antonio based restaurant, this place is pretty damn good! I LOVE Huevos Rancheros… but I LOVE ‘em El Paso Style… that’d be with green Enchilada Sauce. They didn’t even bat an eye when I requested that. Tortillas were warm, fresh, tasted homemade. For a quick taco stop or Mexican fix off the road, sit down and rest, in Castroville, TSJ is your best bet, you won’t be disappointed!

The food was very tasty. We traveled out here with trust in Unilocal.The prices are very good and the good is even better. Some of the best I’ve eaten. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes legit Mexican food.
Yum!

Taqueria San Juan has been in Castroville for some time now. My family and I have dined in and picked up orders to go since they opened. It’s the only true Mexican restaurant in Castroville that I know of.
I’ve ordered chicken fajita taco salads, cheese enchiladas, tortas, barbacoa, chile relleno, breakfast tacos, and quesadillas just to name a few. I don’t think we’ve ever had a bad meal from this place. All good quality, solid food. Sometimes though, it is a little greasy but not enough to keep me from coming back.
So why only three stars you ask, since the food is always good? Well, its customer service. If you dine in, its fine. Not great but not bad. They’re quick and sometimes very attentive and sometimes you wish they were a little more attentive.
Calling in an order, well that gets 1 star if I had to rate it on its own. It’s hard to call in an order. They don’t ask for your name, a call back number, tell you how long it will take, or give you the total of your order. If you try to give the information anyways they don’t bother to write it down or better yet, they hang up on you. Seriously. The conversation goes as such:
Them: «Taqueria San Juan»
Me: «Yes, I’d like to call an order to be picked up.»
Them: «Ok, what [do] you want?»
Me: «I’d like a gordita plate, two barbacoa tacos and chile relleno»
Them” «Is that all?»
Me: «Yes»
Them: *click* [hangs up the phone]
So, as happened last time, I get there to pick up the order and find out they are out of chile relleno. It would of been nice if they had asked for a call back number to tell me this and then I wouldn’t have had to wait in the restaurant while they cook something else to replace that meal.
So to sum up, the food is good. It’s on par with most good San Antonio restaurants but the customer service lacks. So three stars for «A-​Ok» is my rating.

This is the real deal. In search of a place to get some breakfast tacos while staying in Castroville, this was the place with all of the pickup trucks in front. I stepped inside and was greeted with that smell that only the best taquerias have. for $ 3.44 I walked out with two big chorizo, potato, egg and cheese tacos, along with small containers of both their red and green sauce. The red is good, but the green is incredible. The service was quick and friendly, and the food was great. We will be back. There is some other drive through spot that has «Tako» in the name. Skip it in favor of the real deal.

Like all good Mexican restaurants, this place was not big on décor. In fact, the smell was off-​putting at first (and went away soon). We had chicken enchiladas, barbacoa puffy tacos, and Monterey chicken. All were fabulous-​seriously some of the best I’ve ever had.
Also, they serve warm, slightly spicy delicious salsa that is nice while waiting for your meal.
Our server was stellar, in that she never left us wanting for anything, complied with all our demands, and wasn’t rude.
Definitely a number one for some road stop Mexican food.

Bomb ass Wet «California Style» Burrito hits the spot, food is always fresh, open 7 days a week. Nice friendly staff, Right on the main strip in Castroville. I love this place.