Flaco's is a great little find with a short menu filled with deliciousness! I haven't had anything I don't love (okay, their rice is just average), It's reasonably priced and the staff is helpful and courteous. Give it a try.
Pros: Great vegan food, Reasonably pricedgo here now and eat as many taquitos as you can, these delicious tortilla tried fake meats with whatever green sauce they put on them it the best! Especially on Taquito Tuesday when they are just a buck!
I had read about this place on happycow and was pleased to find them at the San Francisco World Veg Fest in October 2012. Here's my Flacos review.
Flacos had a booth at festival on the day I visited, so I thought I'd give it a try. The day's menu included taquitos, tamales, and pozole. My friends each had a tamale with sauce (you can specify spicy or mild), and they liked their food. I opted for a pozole--it's a salty, slightly spiced red soup with hearty large corn (Mexican style, perhaps heirloom variety). This was my first time trying pozole, and I liked the corn a lot.
The guys at the booth were friendly, and I would be interested in trying more of their food next time I go to Berkeley.
For someone raised on excellent Mexican food and usually missing it since becoming vegan, Flacos is a dream come true!
We've tried everything they make and love all of it, so dive in. If i had to recommend one dish above the others, i'd say start with the tamales.
The horchata (vegan!) is delicious.
For those who prefer to avoid fried food, there's salad, black beans, and rice. And you'll be happy to know at least some of their ingredients are organic and their take-out packaging is biodegradable.
There's indoor and outdoor seating.
Service was quick and the owner is a very warm, friendly, attentive gentleman.
Our only complaint is really a compliment: we wish there were more items on the menu.
We really can't praise Flacos highly enough, so try it for yourself! :-)
Pros: All-vegan Mexican staples, Delicious!, Some organicsWay overpriced for a whole lot of uninteresting.Nice people, though.
Pros: healthy, friendly folkdecent and relatively cheap mexican vegan food in an accessible place. best taquitos anywhere. most food is mild but good enough for repeat visits when in the area
Pros: location & cute appearance, taquitos & salsa, parkingJust to be fair, my wife is Nicaragua and has made vegan beans, rice, plantains, etc for the past 19 years.
The place is tiny and does not look very clean.
There are 3 (tacos, taquitos and tamales)items on the menu as far as I could tell. They call it a plate if they add rice and beans. I got the tacos and they are served on fresh tortillas. It was good, but not great. I also tried the orchata and it was very good. Always wanted to drink orchata but this is the first time I found a vegan version.
Food was good, but I'm not sure I'll go back. Maybe if I could not get similar food at home I would have liked it better.
Pros: good food, vegan orchata, inexpensiveMenu: $2 ea toquitos; $3 ea taco; $4 tamale (banana leaf or corn husk); $5 pozole (most filling); they didn't have enchiladas or chalupas; $9 choice of main + beans, rice, & salad (not worth it really @all).
Toquitos were crispy & a bit small, $2 each, fake meat & fried corn
Tacos had great chunks of fake meat w/ mole sauce, no veggies or lettice& only 1 tortilla per taco
Tamale (banana leaf) was awesome, fake meat & soft outside
Pozole was the most filling & tangy spicy (best single item to buy if ur only getting 1 item)
The combo w/ rice, beans& ssalad wasn't worth $9 & added up quick
Overall, price added up, great food nothing green
Avocado salsa was great, hot is quite hot
Don't reccomend eating inside, very much tons of fake meat
What I'm looking for is amazing food that happens to be vegan
I might think I wouldn't go back but probably will have a flacos craving someday
Updated from previous review on Thursday November 18, 2010
Updated from previous review on Friday November 19, 2010
I really enjoy their food. I tried the pozole soup and liked it! It was just what I expected. This is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy some tasty mexican food OR you can easily get it to go.
Pros: great taste, healthy chioces, good portionsI've loved Flacos since the first time I discoved them at the SF Veg Fest in 2008. I am always excited when I am at an event with a Flacos stand at it. Now they have a restaurant and you can eat there Tuesday - Saturday from 12 - 9 pm. Nom nom nom!
I think that the taquitos are their best item, I wouldn't recommend the pozole, but everything else is great including the horchata and the strawberry water that they sometimes have as a drink. I think that the prices are reasonable given the quality of the food. One word of warning - they aren't kidding when they ask you if you want hot or mild - the hot salsa is hot. I usually like hot things but I have a hard time handling it.
Head on over to Flacos if you haven't yet sampled this bit of East Bay vegan food. The restaurant is small so it's probably not good for groups, but you could always get your food to go and eat it somewhere else.
Yay for Flacos!
Pros: vegan mexican food, reasonably pricedFlacos is the best vegan place in the bay! Not only are their dishes amazing, their service is great. I've been to many vegan restaurants throughout SF and Berkeley, on many occasions, never do they remember my face. But flacos always has the best people working, who really appreciate your business.
I love this place. The food and the people!
It's a treat to be able to eat Mexican foot without having to worry about lard or cheese. This is an entirely vegan restaurant specializing in vegan treatments of classic Mexican dishes. The soy taquitos and TVP tamales are wonderful. The almond-based mole sauce is inspired. Where else are you going to find Mexican soups that are vegan? Prices are inexpensive and the setting is intimate and up beat. Since it's at the Ashby Bart stop, public transit and parking is readily available.
Pros: excellent food, great value, friendly staff
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