Birria Pepe El Toro

5628 University Wy NE, Seattle
(206) 747-9699

Recent Reviews

Andrew Cota

Best birria tacos!

Emily Anne

Simple and amazing.

James

I got the #3 sampler here, which included 1 quesabirria taco, 1 regular birria taco, and 1 mulita.This was my first time trying birria tacos, so I was pretty excited to try these outI thought these were pretty fantasticOut of the three, I thought the weakest one was the regular birria one. This one was pretty much just a regular soft tacowith beef inside. I wasn't a huge fan of the taco shell, as it was a little soft. In terms of the filling, I did really like the amount of beefin there, but I thought it was kind of dry and chewy. The beef being like this was something I noticed in all 3 tacos - but it was themost noticeable in this oneI really liked the quesabirria taco - that extra layer of cheese did so much for the flavor. For one, it provided another layer between the tacoshell and the cheese, and second, the cheese itself was really good and there was a lot of it. Because of this, the beef inside just tasted betterthan the regular birria - and the shell on the outside didn't feel as soft as the first one.My favorite of the three was the mulita, which came as two small tortillas with the filling inside. the reason I liked this the most was becauseit was the crispiest of the three - there were actual crunchy parts to this tortilla that weren't there in the other ones. This one also had cheeselike the birria, but due to the slight advantage in crunchiness it's my favoriteOf course, what really brings this entire meal together is the consommé. This is just absolutely fantastic - and is the best part of the meal by far.The broth is salty, flavorful, and just adds so much to everything it coats. When dipping one of the tacos in it, I would let the consommé wash over the beef that remains, essentially liquidifying it, and this made the beef so much juicier and changed it from dry to flowing with the juices of the broth. It's hard to describe how much this enhanced the two tacos and the mulita. There's also a pretty generous amount of itAnother thing I have to mention is the spicy salsa - which was incredibly flavorful. really loved thatThe only thing I would really say as a negative (other than the beef that I mentioned before) is that these tacos/mulita really aren't crunchy at all.I wish the tortillas would've been fried more to really get that crispiness that I prefer in tacos - an oil coating on the outside would've also helped.I also usually don't mention this in my reviews, but the person at the front desk was amazing!For the price of about 15 dollars, I would say this is relatively decent - however, while the portion size looks big, it's not really that fillingOverall, pretty decent tacos with an all-time good broth. 9/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesabirria Tacos

Ahmed Noor

Amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beau Raines

Good birria that come with a lot of consomme.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria-Taco Combo, Quesabirria Tacos

Brittney Haslett

Service is decent here and the tacos and horchatta aren't bad. I wish the tacos had more spice. Overall, I'd be back here again and I'd recommend this place.

Food: 4

Service: 5

Rosalyn Rigas

Highly recommended! One of the best burritos that I’ve had in Seattle. The food is delicious and the service is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesabirria Tacos

Joseph Lee

Genuinely one of the best tacos I’ve ever had!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ellie Marsh

Soooo good. Service was amazing ???? Gonna bring the whole fam next time

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesabirria Tacos

Sangbeom Yang

Only bad thing is that it's not open every day!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dan iel

Got the sampler, and it was OK. Might come back and give it a second try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sampler Combo

Farhan mohamed

10/10 great service and amazing food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria-Taco Combo

Simar Singh

Ordered the #1 quesa-birria tacos and was very satisfied! The tacos themselves had a little less flavor than I was expecting, but they ended up being perfect when combined with the consume and salsa. Also, special shoutout to the person at the register whose name I forgot to catch: I ordered the strawberry-hibiscus Agua Fresca, but wasn't in the mood for something too sweet, so they let me taste it before ordering. I ended up diluting it with extra ice to the level of sweetness I could handle and it turned out great. I appreciated their patience while I figured out what I wanted!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesabirria Tacos

Maha Hassan

Best Birria in Seattle hands down. Reminds me of the food in Dallas/Austin.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kyle Wickline

Great service! Great food! What more could you ask for! Will be back for sure. Healthy portions of meat, rice and beans are above average as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesabirria Tacos

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