Pipirin Taco Stand

First off this place and Las Authenticas are the same thing. The two entries on Unilocal should be merged.
The menu consists of tacos, tortas, tostadas, and consome. I opted for two tacos de barbacoa ($ 2.50 each) and a consome with meat ($ 2). The meat on the tacos was really delicious and the toppings available surprised me because they have home grown chiles available to eat with bites. Really authentic like. My only gripe is that the tortilla to meat ratio is OFF. This places uses two yellow large [read standard] (about 6 inch) tortillas, where the meat amount is much more justified for the small tortillas typical in other taco places.
The consome was lacking flavor but the with meat option doesnt disappoint. The meat is served in abundance unlike the taco.
Note there are no tables and everything must be eaten ala Mexico standing or on a chair with the consome on the floor. This does make it difficult if you aren’t used to it.
I heard some frequent customers ask the lady for empanadas, so if you arrive on a good day it seemed like those were a go to option as a small dessert. Near by there are also lots of stands like churros or fruit that make this place a good place to visit.
In summary, the meat was 5 star worthy but the consome made with canned garbanzo beans and abundance of tortilla drag it down.

I’ve been coming here since I was small my parents always brought me here after church at st Elizabeth. Always got my usual 1 taco de barbacoa only meat please. Im hardly around the Oakland area since I moved but I came across the stand today and decided why not grab a bite I got 3 tacos the barbacoa only meet extra lemon little sis got 2 tacos de barbacoa and mom 2 tacos and 1 tostada I have to say the flavor has gone away kind of disappointed to see my tacos filled with fat rather than meat but overall Raquel has the best barbacoa tacos all over

Easily the best barbacoa I’ve ever had in my life and I’ve made it a point to go to every single hole in the wall Mexican spot or truck I have ever come across as well as refined gourmet Mexican like, «Comal» in berkley, «nopolito» in frisco, «Oyamel» by Jose Andres in DC and «frontera» by rick Bayless in Chicago. I had my barbacoa in taco form and can’t wait to go back and try it in Torta form. The jus was so good that I drank the rest of it off my plate to finish off the last bite. Simply, AMAZING!

Main points:
— Located in a parking lot. You may park there as a customer.
— Makeshift taco stand with a booth, van, and a couple of patio umbrellas
— Large taco for $ 2
— Barbacao and pierna is phenomenal

At most taco spots this wouldn’t fill you up, but here it’s a gut buster.
1 Barbacoa taco. 1 Pierna taco. 1 Consommé. The consommé is delicious and spicy. You can get it with or without meat. Love me some meat, but it’s tastier without it. Really hot hot sauce. Totally worth the trip.

this taco stand is in a corner of a parking lot across from the post office.
a young seniorita is taking orders and there are a few chairs and a table for sitdown.
menu: tacos (2), tortas (5 – 7) and tostadas only. with only 5 meat choices (pork leg, carnitas, lengua,.schredded beef and ?
entrée:lengua tostada (3) shredded beef torta (5)
lengua very tender but no taste. my guess-​they use frozen meat, not fresh.
schredded beef torta-​beef very tender but also lack beefy taste.
this place is good for it’s hot sauce, spice (lots of heat). the entrees lacked value as there isn’t a lot of meat. also, your meat choices will affect the price you pay. in hindsight, tacos at 2 would have been a better value and choice.

I was in the area so I stopped by today and got both barbacoa and pierna tacos as well as the consommé. I would’ve preferred a grilled tortilla, these were large yellow corn tortillas I think. I liked the pork better than the beef since the beef tasted a tad bit over-​braised, loosing some of its beefiness. But they were both really tender and generous portions. I didn’t get any lettuce on my pork taco like Ann L, just raw onions and cilantro. The consommé is really tasty and quite spicy, pretty comforting soup for a cold day.
There was a younger girl taking orders who spoke English and was very friendly. She said she preferred the pierna as well. She also described the consommé, as the soup of the pork. I’m not sure if she was mistaken, but the broth is quite deep in flavor, closer to a beef broth than pork. Did I mention it’s quite spicy?

CASH ONLY! This is a metal taco stand, not a truck since it doesn’t have wheels. It’s in a parking lot across from St. Elizabeth’s Church on 34^th Avenue, just off International Boulevard.
From a Chronicle article: «Strangely giant tacos, but great, juicy beef barbacoa or pierna (pork). The beefy, spicy consommé alone is worth a stop.»
We enjoyed:
the beef barbacoa taco
pierna –pork leg taco, though they added shredded lettuce to it! so wrong.
consome — spicy, full of flavor, onions, cilantro, & garbanzo beans.
It’s small: 2 guys cooking, 2 ladies taking orders on post-​its & money. Service can be slow so be patient.
Plastic chairs for customers or drive into their lot & eat in your car.
Cash only!