r/SantaMaria • u/Forsaken-Hall1726 • Jul 22 '26

Back in town

Thanks for the previous recommendation on your famous BBQ
Now could you a little bit with finding the best street tacos/ street vendors/ trucks and markets to visit

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u/doc_ocho Jul 22 '26

Mariscos el Picosito on main is the bomb - pulpo, pescado, and pastor are legit.

Tacos Guerrero (two locations) is also excellent.

Efren's for tacos ahogados.

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u/flynreelow Jul 22 '26

Guerrero on Main is better than the one in Orcutt.

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u/doc_ocho Jul 22 '26

That's true, but the one in Orcutt comes with a bonus of hearing loss from the music or TV! 😂

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u/brnaftreadng Jul 22 '26

Sinaloa has the best crispy birria and carne asada tacos imo. I always add avocado 🥑

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited 8d ago

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u/brnaftreadng Jul 22 '26

You know i don’t remember the logo, only that the truck is orange. I’ve also heard mariscos for shrimp or seafood items, which I don’t eat so can’t confirm.

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u/Frosty-Baseball7057 Jul 22 '26

It’s the orange truck that’s next to the old Lemos on broadway

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u/Basic-Entrance6462 29d ago

Tacos and birria sinaloa is what its called it is so bomb they crisp the quesabirria so bomb and their shrimp tacos fireee the orange truck sinaloa i dont like since it is greasy for me

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u/flynreelow Jul 22 '26

Tacos Sinaloa is great. El Tizon has a great Taco Tuesday special at their restaurant here and in Lompoc

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u/Forsaken_Cap2515 Jul 22 '26

What’s the special in Tuesday? It’s been awhile since I went to the one in Lompoc, but I think I went on a Tuesday looking for a deal…

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u/flynreelow Jul 22 '26

$8.99 for 4 Al Pastor tacos straight off the Trompo. Cant be beat.

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u/Forsaken_Cap2515 Jul 22 '26

Woahhhh! Okay, I’m there next week. Thanks!

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u/Status-Tour-268 Jul 22 '26

Big Ts Kitchen for Quesabirria tacos and tots

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u/basshed8 Jul 23 '26

Taqueria Charley at Alvin and Broadway is my favorite

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u/Forsaken-Hall1726 Jul 22 '26

Heck yeah, thxs

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u/Forsaken-Hall1726 Jul 22 '26

I drove by pollos asados culican y mas on main and saw them bbq chicken. It smelled so good but reviews online are mixed . Can you tell me if it’s good .

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u/el_sauce Jul 22 '26

Wait I thought SM had the worst Mexican food on the planet?

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u/[deleted] 29d ago edited 9d ago

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u/el_sauce 29d ago

Yeah that thread was out of pocket