Taqueria Los Pericos

The best breakfast burritos in Santa Cruz that I had were not only enormous but also accompanied by outstanding customer service.

We Got two bacon burritos. They were AMAZING! So delicious and very big.
The salsa bar is awesome. Warm chips and salsa as an appetizer before u get ur food. 😋
Definitely recommend.

Food: California Burrito with Carnitas. Jarritos, of course. Complimentary chips & salsa buffet style (chef's kiss). I've had some of the best Mexican food in the U.S. This was a stellar experience. Easily worth spending $15+ per person if that's what your bill needs to look like. I had to eat the burrito in two different sessions; enough said. The blend of flavors was unique & endearing. Warm.

Service: all of the staff were nice & clearly keeping the place clean. By the time I could sit my drink & salsa down, my number was called. Even with no line...that's eerily fast.

Atmosphere: the place screams "hole in the wall" in the best way possible. Great music in the background. Calm but not quiet. A classic local restaurant that cares SIGNIFICANTLY more about making good food than making renovations or updates for an IG-campaign.

I walked 15 minutes from my hotel. Ate half the burrito. And finished the burrito almost an hour later. I'd have walked 30 minutes given how good the food was.

This is very busy and popular. I paid for parking on the street because I didn't see the freecparking lot.

The food was pretty good. I like that they have a self-serve salsa bar. The service was fast--for how many people people were getting food.

The service was efficient. However, the person behind the counter was not friendly, and he wasn't very helpful when I asked questions about the food choices.

Food wasn't anything special. We rolled up and saw the place was packed and thought, must be a good place with all of those people there. No, not the case. Cashier was a little bit chy when we ordered.

We ate here while traveling up the pacific coast highway. Chose this place because of the awesome reviews and glad we tried it but wouldn't go back. Super busy place with constant lines and the food was BIG and the sauce bar was nice and all of the accompaniments were flavorful. The tacos were just ok to my entire family. I thought the tamale was very good but everything else was average. The restaurant had a good vibe and did run like a well oiled machine which was impressive.

There was a long line to order here and so we knew we were in for a treat and we were right!! The fish tacos were the best I’ve ever had! We also ordered the carne asada tacos. Also delicious! The chips and various salsas were awesome! Those are free and were fresh! The pico was outstanding! We’d love to come back here for another meal.