Tacos El Gordo

Tacos El Gordo is a restaurant group based in California. The brand was born from Carlos Montero's vision to own a restaurant in the United States, starting as a little taco stand on the corner of 42nd Ave. and E. 14th St. in Oakland's Fruitvale District. The Monteros served Tacos Al Vapor de Cabeza, Lengua & Sesos. As the business expanded, Montero added a grill to the stand and later moved the operation inside a trailer with an open kitchen. The official website describes the brand as offering authentic Mexican recipes, delicious tacos, hand-crafted recipes, traditional cooking methods, time-honored family recipes, spices imported from Mexico, and fresh ingredients, and welcomes customers to the best Mexican cuisine in the Bay Area.

Carlos Montero's father, Alfonso, was a foodie before it was cool to be a foodie. Being the eldest son, Carlos knew his way around the kitchen at an early age. Alfonso's love of butchering turned out some of the best tacos in their little town of La Estancia de los Lopez in Nayarit, Mexico. That wasn't just the opinion of the Monteros, but of the town as a whole once Tacos Montero hit the scene of their hometown. That love of food followed the younger Montero to his wife's hometown of Mexico City, known widely as the DF (Districto Federal, or Federal District). The DF is the capital of Mexico and as such is a melting pot of the regional cuisines found throughout Mexico. Through the lens of this rich cultural and culinary history, Carlos Montero's view of food expanded. "It was always my dream to own restaurant in the United States" Carlos Montero explained when asked about the vision for El Gordo. It was that vision that leads to the birth of the El Gordo Brand. Originally, a little taco stand on the corner of 42nd Ave. and E. 14th St. in Oakland's Fruitvale District. The Monteros served up Tacos Al Vapor de Cabeza, Lengua & Sesos. As the business expanded, the second and third generation Mexican-Americans no longer approved of the types of meat that were being served. Always ready for the next thing, Montero quickly added a grill to the stand. They soon got so busy that the taco stand didn't cut it, and the operation was moved inside of a trailer. This was no ordinary trailer though. Proving once again, his forward-thinking nature, Montero built his trailer with an open kitchen. Long before the Guy Fieri's and Bobby Flay's of the world were opening restaurants with open kitchens, Montero liked the idea of his customers being able to see their…

Authentic Mexican cuisine with traditional cooking methods and time-honored family recipes.

Product categories. Tacos · Tacos Al Vapor de Cabeza · Tacos de Lengua · Tacos de Sesos

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