Taqueria El Rey

Reviews

• Cassandra M.

  star star star star star 20 June 2026

  Whoa, what?! In town on business. Wish I had of eaten these tacos the whole time I was here. I'm not only a Thai food connoisseur, I also hunt down tacos! And these carnitas were the BEST I've had so far. I also got one carne asada... but the carnitas! Full of flavor, crispy, not dry. Carne asada was tender, flavorful, but those carnitas!! Okay, okay. And homemade tortillas?!
  
  I ordered to go. I got some chips and salsa. Chips, were they homemade too?! So good. Salsa was spicy, but I dipped chips anyway. Small salsas to put on tacos I did not use, I only wanted to taste that deliciousness!
  
  So, so good.

• Laura P.

  star star star star star 12 June 2026

  First the map shows this place in the Safeway parking lot. It's not. It's in the same parking lot as the Burger King and Kami Teriyaki.
  This wonderful place has updated their menu for the better. Big menu and great food. I'm Mexican and born and raised in East LA. I know good Mexican food and up until I found this place I haven't had anyyyyy good Mexican food in this state. All these people in town said go to Mi Tierra. Pffffft . Garbage. Not authentic at all.
  Finally I have my Mexican joint. El Rey has phenomenal food with hand made tortillas. And. Dare I say.... the best Tripa I've ever had. No joke. I can't believe I'm saying that about anything in this state (the food in WA is so blah) but it's true.
  If you like Americanized Mexican food, there's plenty of mediocre places in town for that. You want a taste of the authentic, come here.
  Oh and the people who work here are always polite and pleasant.

• Ilya O.

  star star star star star 31 May 2026

  I ordered catering for birthday party last Saturday and they provided excellent tacos, sides and the works to make the party a success. Very happy with the service, food and ability to make it all happen last minute on my part. :)
  Thank you guys!

• Johnny P.

  star star star star star 26 May 2026

  If I didnt know any better, id assume my mouth and stomach just had sex, after winning the lottery, on the day they got a raise! God damn it was good. The tacos were right on the border of fully loaded/easy to handle. Real Rojo that was actually spicy and smoky and Verde that was sweet and refreshing. Literally about to drop hella money here for a long time. Actually I take that back, every price was super reasonable! Also the service was really prompt and the lady was really friendly and I'm not sure how, but my very fresh order was in my face in less than a minute, and the place was pretty busy at that.
  
  Damn fine food for a great deal from really nice people!!

• Stephanie P.

  star star star star_border star_border 23 May 2026

  For sure, we Seattleites are spoiled with all the great Mexican food in White Center (and the food trucks everywhere), but the 5-star reviews of this place inspired us to give it a try when we were passing through Monroe. Sadly, our experience just didn't measure up.
  
  We stopped in for a late lunch on a Sunday, around 1:30, but the place was still busy -- almost all of the tables were occupied and people were placing takeout orders. It seemed like they were understaffed, because one cashier/server was taking all the orders and running all the food, and that definitely wasn't enough.
  
  I got an adobada burrito ($6.49) and asked for extra avocado ($1). My dining companion had the carne asada ($12.49). Cans of soda are $2.25, which seems high, but my meal was still about $10, which isn't bad. They offered complimentary chips and salsa, but the server forgot about it until he brought our entrees. The chips turned out to be kind of hard and cold anyway, so it was no great loss.
  
  The burrito was generously portioned for the price, and the adobada was spicy and good, but when I went to unwrap the foil to eat it, it completely fell apart -- it was so loosely wrapped that it wouldn't stay together at all. Once it fell apart, I opened it up to add salsa, and that's when I saw that the "extra avocado" was three tiny slivers buried in the lettuce. It seemed so skimpy that I mentioned it to the server when he stopped by, and he said that there should be five pieces -- but even five pieces that small would have added up to less than a quarter of an avocado! He offered to bring some extra, which I took him up on, but the original amount given was totally not worth $1 extra. Meanwhile, the carne asada was very thinly sliced, even for asada, so it ended up getting overdone and being kind of tough.
  
  Overall, just a mediocre experience and not someplace I'd recommend or go back to.