Beware Tacos El Gordo in Las Vegas! Big Changes to the Mexican Food...

In this Las Vegas video, we treat ourselves to a feast of the best Mexican food at Tacos El Gordo: $4.12 adobada tacos, $7.54 chorizo quesadilla, and $12.86 carne asada fries. Was it worth it?
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[@AllYouCanVegas]

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[@shadowfilm7980]

Almost $40 for that? Vegas is now ridiculously expensive. It’s absurd.

[@ACE7O2]

It's this establishment, this is the busiest taco restaurant in Las vegas of course theyre going to charge what they want

[@jsr1296]

California is also crazy expensive

[@DUNGSTA]

Comfort tacos 😂

[@SergSpace]

@@jsr1296 Not that expensive as this one. Crunchwrap Supreme $6.19 - all I need. OR Cantina Chicken Burrito $6.99 - will make you feel full. For 2 people it's 14 bucks - much cheaper .

[@Dani702]

I'm a Tacos El Gordo fan girl and this location is our go-to. But that price increase..... What a major bummer. 😢😢

[@AllYouCanVegas]

So sad!

[@mzsantana87]

I know, I heard them say the price right now and I’m like “wtf?”. I mean for good tacos I’m gonna pay for it over bad ones, but man. I just watched a video of a taco spot I loved in New York and same thing, almost $5 a taco 😩

[@datroof149]

tacoflation is out of control

[@Eastsider-F95]

The raised the prices just like the hotel and Casinos

[@isaaco0617]

​@@mzsantana87it's not too expensive considering it's vegas 😂

[@toddspiegel7704]

Not sure a place like this would survive in Jersey !! We dont have patience with ordering and confusion!!

[@karenstanislaw8912]

Nothing like a real corn tortilla - smell, taste. *Cilantro and lime - always magic. There is genius in this cuisine.

[@antoniocesaro7785]

Those prices just keep getting higher $4.12 a taco that's insane

[@stileshumphrey4195]

They certainly have my vote for most confusing ordering system👍

[@Tloc103]

You need instructions 😂?

[@Koicee8]

You just get in the line for what meat you want. That’s it

[@Tloc103]

@@Koicee8 yet some can’t comprehend the concept 😂

[@Onetwothreepeanuts]

Revolving doors must be a nightmare for you.

[@jackskellington83]

I bet when it’s busy some people just go sit down and don’t pay for certain things

[@marciasanguinetti3900]

LMAO - Derek and that jalapeño! What a comical reaction - with Cathrine innocently remaining quiet as Derek nibbled into it, you naughty girl you 🙂 which is a trick I would pull on my hubby Tim ! HAHAH - Thus watching Derek's face was a great way to start my day. EXCELLENT as always video and content ! Will the two of you do more resort review video's? The few you have done were also super informative and great fun. Cheers to you both !!!! Marcia

[@Mebirduwine]

4.12 per taco sheeeeeeeeeeesh...im the type that would slide half the toppings to the other tortilla to make 2 tacos lol

[@USNVA11]

Forty bucks for a couple of tacos and some fries is pretty outrageous.

[@kvom01]

Prices for tacos are up 10% in the past 6 months. I prefer Tacos El Pastor myself.

[@pz2736]

I've been to El Gordo several times. The tacos are good but also quite expensive. I ordered the Adobado fries for around $10.00. They gave me a huge portion and it filled me up. It's a great way to eat deliciously and cheaply. Great video as usual. Thx.

[@DUNGSTA]

The fries are a blessing and you can get half and half meats

[@claudiacotner1638]

It looks great, but too pricy and not even drinks! Thanks for the great videos. Love how you explain everything with great detail.

[@kylemerritt1545]

Thanks guys I missed this place back in March . Will have to try it out for sure next year . Great video ! Thanks for sharing !!

[@erickruiz-hl5vs]

Your assessment of this is SPOT ON!!! I have 2 months before I visit again… this is MY FIRST STOP❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Toroloco777]

I spent $50 on nine tacos last time I was there and didn’t even get close to being full biggest rip off in the world. I will never eat there again I don’t care how good their tacos taste.

[@reynaldomacahilas3072]

That place looks like it'll be closing soon there was hardly anyone there

[@Toroloco777]

@@reynaldomacahilas3072 that’s great the people are fighting back they see how ridiculous it is to spend four dollars and be done with the taco in two bites.

[@johnde2754]

While prices are being jacked ^UP^ everywhere at dining establishments close to $40 spendola's is a total GYP. It appears Taco El Gordo is turning into the proverbial "tourist trap" chain. BTW - Had you two bought drinks it could have easily reached $45 U.S. Best of luck attempting to polish off all of those fries. 🚫 💲🌮💲 🚫. 🤔

[@JR-id7lf]

I love Tacos Del Gordo 😋 🙌🏼 I'll take one of each please 🌮😅

[@JimmyVYouTube]

good luck with that . enjoy all 10 lines on a busy weekend night!--- Keep it

[@junebuggie831]

$4 a taco now???? Gottdamn boy 😮

[@dickriggles942]

Yeah, you can easily make your own at home for just as good. Clowns.

[@jazziered142]

It's Vegas.

[@dickriggles942]

@@jazziered142 No, this has nothing to do with it. It's off-strip down by the mall. There are cheap restaurants in Vegas. When I first went in 2010, it was super-cheap. Now it's ridiculous, but it's still better off-strip.

[@jazziered142]

So if you want two different kinds of meats, you have to stand in two different lines? Oh no. That's not happening for me.

[@lorihayward-jernigan3543]

All the food looks so yummy 😋

[@s.jensen1492]

Lol 😂Derek and the pepper. Can’t go wrong with the tacos. Thanks Derek and Catherine!

[@e1369e]

Glad your back in Las Vegas.

[@jackkreacherr9339]

Thats just confusing, I'd end up walking out. lol

[@irishgip71]

Wife and I definitely will be there next trip. Thanks for the idea. Slainte!

[@MariaRodriguez-cc2ts]

Thank you for your most recent video. Living on the east coast we do not have this type of Mexican restaurant. Look's really tasty.

[@delmacarranco8100]

Love those loaded fries, I am going to copy them at home I love to cook so I'm sure I can do this, thank you for sharing this with us ❤

[@DUNGSTA]

Good luck getting the smokey flavor of the beef.

[@erniearambula3525]

I didn't think they were all that good when we eat there.

[@MadameApeFace]

The fries ALONE would feed me for two days 😂

[@scottboyne8305]

I love all your videos. I live in ct and will be on vacation in vegas the first week of October next month. I will definitely try this place. Thank you

[@Much984]

Everything looked so good

[@random1883]

14:55 You needed a drink !

[@jicalzad]

It's easy to see inflation in the food prices across the country. The weird thing to me is that a standard meal or item at a fast food joint is going to cost between $9-11, regardless of the offering/ingredients or portion size Do chicken nuggets/tenders, tacos, burritos, cheeseburgers, fish sandwiches, etc. all cost the same?

[@davidscott7460]

Fantastic looking food (I was there last year at the other branch and loved everything I ate). You guys are the best.

[@chrismiller755]

Charleston?

[@davidscott7460]

@@chrismiller755 the one on the strip. Just passed the Wynn

[@poipoundah]

Nooooooo!! Don’t tell everyone about this location… Let everyone keep going to the super crowded one on the strip.. This is the locals secret!! Lol 😂

[@Christine_1075]

Now Derek that jalapeño 😂😂took you out 😂

[@marccontreras8126]

I hate to interrupt your culinary adventure but the best and reasonably priced tacos can be found in Tijuana, Mexico. The quality and sevice are superb. Those vendors know how to make a taco.

[@ingridbrandt7710]

Ohhhh, I am a native Californian living here in Sweden on the other side of the world. I miss great Mexican food so much! 😢

[@ethanwise1901]

What's good in Sweden Ingrid? Your favorites?

[@Celtic.88]

😆🤣😂

[@xgengx7530]

Swedish meatball tacos

[@AussieAngeS]

Oh wow those look amazing😍 I’m in Australia so I can’t try that place out, but I want to haha. Those asada fries were so loaded 🥰

[@Yolduranduran]

It's a must in Vegas!

[@ba177ba18]

This video posted at the perfect time while I am eating lunch 🤤

[@AllYouCanVegas]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Robertius926]

Insane prices. I never go out now.

[@Christine_1075]

Most definitely will be going to this one instead of the one by resorts world totally worth it!!!

[@gstevens6948]

That all looked amazing! ❤

[@rcasey81]

Now I'm hungry for tacos.

[@WalkingMario]

Great vlog✌

[@jr1638]

I rather spend 20 bucks on El Gordo than 20 on a slot machine. Jackpot all the time 🇲🇽🇲🇽👨‍🍳🇲🇽

[@zion9860]

Yes, Tacos El Gordo is one of my favorite taco spots to hit up in Vegas.

[@blanejr1]

I'm watching on a Saturday night at 9:25 and now I'm hungry AH!!!! That looks so good!

[@SergSpace]

4:17 Thank you for confirming that this eatery is not cheap and confusing ordering. I don't even know what those names on menu mean or made of.

[@NoWeyJose]

It’s the Katz’s deli of taqueria’s. Instead of pickles & pastrami it’s pastor & jalapeños. The fries are like Poutine fries or Disco fries

[@Reqquiem1]

Nothing to drink while you eat?

[@Variety1985]

IMAGINE ... adding the PRICES for just DRINKS. Many people ask for ICE WATER in order to AFFORD to EAT OUT and still leave some sort of TIP.

[@MrJintensive]

They had vodka and tequila in a water bottle.

[@retiredsockmonkey7257]

Wow. You have me craving Mexican food. Lol

[@edl8056]

it's not worth it for the current prices. I though the prices were bad 2 years ago, but this shit is nuts. in 2021, carne asada fries were $14, not its $22 . Fucking ridiculous

[@dickriggles942]

WOW

[@jcampbell003]

I’ve been there before. The food is good but costs about 4 times the price you’d pay for just as good or better in Los Angeles.

[@justintime4408]

I gotta try a Chorizo next time. I thought the tacos were pretty standard except for the al pastor, which is what they are really known for.

[@rephaelrechitzky9763]

Mmmmm...Sounds gooddddddddddddd. I wish I was there to try. Thank you guys.

[@hammersampson]

My favorite taco shop in Las Vegas. You can tell it’s good/authentic by the number of Spanish speakers waiting in line down the strip. Definitely worth the wait in line.

[@gorymarty56]

Derek's pepper face

[@rrange]

The ordering system needs overhaul. So what are you doing when you want the chicken taco, beef taco, and french fries at night and the line is very long? It doesn’t make sense for them to make you wait and each line separately.

[@kidnicky7489]

This made me so hungry. Liked. Subbed.

[@AllYouCanVegas]

Thanks for the sub!

[@dokktekk]

Good sized street tacos used to be $2 each....freaggin inflation!!!

[@condar419]

WTF?! That is an insanely ridiculous ordering system... it's fine when it's almost empty like when you two are there, but if it's busy? Jeez.

[@daymeinvanblocken3407]

Great food review. Thanks Derek & Catherine.😎

[@MsJanetWood]

*The Ordering System explained* When it gets really busy, the *quesadilla" line gets really long! If they had a regular line, the line would be out the door. In order to get the line moving quicker, what if you just want a *taco de carne asada*, get in the asada line and get your taco, quick and easy! Instead of having to wait behind all the people that want to get a *quesadilla*

[@MsJanetWood]

Also, on busy days, they have an employee guiding people towards the cash register after they get their order.

[@310socal]

Thanks for saying and showing the price other reviewers do not discuss price and that is very important since C0vid

[@davidgrybb8547]

Whooooooooooooaaa super Delish!!!!❤

[@dewz440]

I've never seen an ordering system in any restaurant as complicated as Tacos El Gordo. It's ridiculous and way too expensive!! From now on I'll stoop to going to Taco Bells before going to TEG.

[@Oheeeoh]

That food looked really good. I gotta get over there one of these Vegas trips.

[@rifar173]

trus me tacos el gordo suckkkkkkkk

[@magallon643]

People used to go buy tacos for the economy,but $4 per Taco,it's a luxury item now.

[@TeeLBCify]

They both ran out of places to go eat to do a review. 😅😂

[@dickriggles942]

All the Vegas vloggers have issues with this. Pompsie just makes Slot videos now. That's so pathetic. He's really talented but he needs to find the money to travel and do more content.

[@tonyv2010]

I see a lot of people complaining about the prices. Every taco shop, restaurant, grocery store has raised their prices. Its not just this place. Yeah, i remember when these tacos were $1, but that was 25 yrs ago

[@Variety1985]

No need to COMPLAIN about the PRICES ... people simply won't visit in the first place 👍

[@jaeg2929]

The place by my house in Cali still have tacos for 1.75

[@arlenerandall1443]

Do you guys ever put pico de Gallo or anything extra on your meal except for what they give you? It seems a little plain vanilla to me.

[@dickriggles942]

I personally do not encourage any tourist or newbie to visit Tacos El Gordo. The lines are a total scam to make it seem like it's popular. Go literally anywhere else, it's much better.

[@pauldempsey1214]

Try any of the 50 or so Roberto's Taco shops in the valley. I recommend the California Burrito

[@stevenacquafresca6474]

Thanks . . . . . I appreciate the review. That strange ordering routine is highly inefficient. By the time they jumped through all the hoops, paid and laid everything out, all the food was cold! Besides, $40 for little bitty taco-ettes, a chorizo something and some soggy fries? There are far better alternatives for a Mexican food dinner.

[@dickriggles942]

That was like $15 in the nineties, lol. Really should be $20-25 max today.

[@extex2]

better taco trucks inVegas

[@drewgrows7765]

That place is completely over-rated. I found nothing exceptional about it.

[@rigoflores6286]

@@drewgrows7765i agree went once did the whole ordering thing once I sat down it was cold works in Tijuana not here let’s be real. Tijuana ppl move faster been there here it’s more slow. Hate this place no disrespect.

[@fadsa342]

Honestly their system only works if you have multiple people or only want one thing otherwise you're largely screwed.

[@OblongPolkaDots]

What? We love this place! We go every time we are in Vegas.

[@cmoreson4281]

I can’t believe how much each taco is now we use to pay 1.00 for each taco and a burrito was 2.25 each. This was before they expanded to Las Vegas.

[@dickriggles942]

It's a tourist trap now.

[@Cahluvca]

Remember those days....

[@richardfabrizio8998]

Hope the lines are shorter than the location on Charleston

[@Christine_1075]

Drooling 🤤

[@slavaukraini1991]

Looks great, higher prices are the way of the world now it seems!

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

Everything is expensive now. The portion sizes are huge so it's still a good value.

[@myfavbookbrontejaneeyre3752]

I went to the one near end of Vegas strip a few years ago and the food was so good!

[@michaelfulmer5328]

One of the only taco spots we go too when in Vegas.

[@erickruiz-hl5vs]

Been to Vegas 25 times… never miss a visit to gordos!!! ❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻

[@jicalzad]

it's not confusing after someone explains the ordering system. I've never been here, but after watching one video it seems pretty easy. For newcomers, they might want to consider adding a sign that read something to the effect of "adobada line only... carne asada line only." or they can just watch a KZbin video of it before coming.

[@sylviamoreno687]

I'm glad you guys decided to change it up from Asian and seafood.

[@joeydemitro8976]

DEREK AND CATHERINE AWESOME VIDEO TOO MY FRIEND 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@Rodzilla43]

Dang Derek, your losing weight !!! Is that because most of the buffets are still closed ?? LOL I JUST HAD TO !!!

[@jessiehardy7416]

One thing for sure both of you enjoy the food makes a person want to go there

[@marklee_702]

I was worried by the title of the video because I love their tacos 🌮

[@AceOfVegas]

Mmmmm that adobada looked pretty awesome about now. Maybe I can make a breakfast trip there in December when Fontainebleau opens up. Pricier than I remember though, maybe I'm getting old 🤔😅

[@22lilacsky]

I can now watch this because I'm eating Mexican. Lol

[@incyajimaservicestaion1089]

GOOD EATS.

[@Eastsider-F95]

Looks like the prices went up

[@dilippatel3268]

looks like the prices went up

[@3js312]

When are you guys going to do the best tacos in LA? Or the best fish tacos in San Diego? I really want good fish tacos but can’t find them in LV!

[@WokoOno]

Man, I have the pickiest kid ever. I mean, superrr picky and wouldn’t eat meat. We went in 2021 to Vegas and Tacos El Gordo. She took a bite outta my al pastor cause she said it looked interesting. Let’s just say she’s been asking to go back because it was the best food she ever tried.

[@gabrielaelizabethescobed-sq6xg]

En USA toda la comida mexicana la modifican ,las papas no se ponen ni queso amarillo,eso no llevan los tacos mexicanos.

[@yvonneacosta2539]

It all looks great but my fav is the adobada and fries. Can't go wrong with meat and potatoes!

[@MikeL1650]

The absolute best

[@SasquatchChief]

May have eaten at that same place three times all late night. Sooo good!