Taqueria Cardenas

1017 J St, Modesto
(209) 529-1461

Recent Reviews

Sandra Amundsen

Quite expensive. I ordered two street tacos with rice and beans. It costs me $20. They covered the prices on the menu. It looks like they charge whatever they want. Make sure you ask how much before you pay. I wouldn't go there again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Jay Mar

Fantastic tacos, good cake out piping hot! Had two Al pastor tacos and a quesabirria. Both were exquisite, and the gal helping me was very nice ✨

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jason Minkler

Downtown Modesto hidden gem. The food is excellent, great portions and price. Owner is great, knows everyone that walks in. Excellent place to eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos Plate, Carne Asada Super Burrito

C T

Great food, and great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos Plate, Super Burrito, Salsa Bar

IceDragon68

The service was terrible, the cashier was very moody and arrogant, I would never return to this place

Ashley Gudino

I work downtown and it gets hectic traffic wise around lunchtime. I was able to call in my order and was told it would be ready in 15 mins which was perfect from the time I clocked out and drove there to get it it was ready ? will be going back again soon! Thank you all for your service

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Super Nachos

Rosalinda B

I ordered the super nacho, Carne Asada. Absolutely no taste, super blan, hardly any cheese and no salsa, Not even a Pico de Gallo to go, rough sell. Too blan for this Latin foodie.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Krystiana Gomez

The staff were kind and fast with our order, food came out looking and tasting delicious. Usually dont like sitting in places that dont have other people, but the vibe was comfortable so dining in was good! Only complaint is there was a speaker or machine playing a frequency pitch that was slightly annoying. Otherwise amazing! Keep it up :)

Recommended dishes: Quesaburrias

Stewart Savage

This place has some seriously good food. I ordered the taco plate; one taco with chicken and one taco with carnitas. The carnitas was perfect. Nice and crispy; probably from tje flat top. Not a bunch of fat. Chicken was nice and heavily seasoned; an enjoyable taco experience. Rice and beans were good too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

jeremy robinson

Everything is nice for getting some Mexican food, my wife got a bowl and I got a burrito. The nicest way to put the food is like someone spilled the ingredients from a can onto a tortilla and a bowl. It looked good and the burrito was loaded but the flavor was ok. Try a different menu option if you come

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Food Junkie

Tasty authentic Mexican food served quickly, not to many people in the dinning room this probably should have been a negative sign as the portions were small for the price.

Maria Cruz

This place is amazing! I love it here!

Marc B.

Great location. Plenty of seating and a kitchen area had a ton of taco toppings choices. The pollo taco was ok and the the Chile Colorado didn't have a ton of flavor. Perhaps I didn't choose the right toppings. The "mild" salsa was pretty spicy but didn't add much to the taste.

Gayatri S.

I always receive amazingly fresh food and the best service. The chicken tortilla soup is one of my personal favorites however everything I've eaten here is just chefs kisss

Jeff B.

Very good. I had the nachos and my wife had the fajitas. Fast friendly and fresh. I would definitely recommend.

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