Taqueria El Padrino Bar & grill - Ruston (LA)

5 /5 JANELL NELSON: I really enjoyed this restaurant. The food really tastes more like the authentic Mexican meals. 100% recommend.

5 /5 Quentin Quogamoddy: Located at Exit 85 South in the pre-tornado Pizza Hut building, just right off I-20, and I mean RIGHT THERE if you were heading East. Ate at 1:30pm on a Monday. Only 3 people in the place. Service was fast. I ordered 2 of the Street Tacos Padrino and the Burrito Hidalgo plate dinner. The cook was fast. I am on a low salt diet, so was pleased that I had to add a dash of salt to each taco. They were quite good. But the chili con carne on the burrito was a little salty for me, but OK for most folks. Chips were no salt as well which paired nicely with the salsa. Salsa had a unique flavor, similar to what I have had in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Las Vegas, New Mexico. I think they use poblano peppers in it, plus a dash of cumin. It tasted very good, also very fresh. Refried beans and rice were standard issue, nothing great but nothing bad. Monster sized iced tea was $3.

4 /5 L Conway: The queso, salsa, & chips were good. The margaritas were 2 for 1, which is always a huge plus. Husband got house margarita & I got a mango one. Both good. I got the Birria tacos which were very good. Husband got carne asada - it was maybe 1/8” thick, and well done. He said it tasted like liver, and it looked like a thin slab of ham. Definitely would not order it again. We had heard the owners used to be affiliated with the old El Toro, and it had excellent carne asada so he had really been looking forward to that but it was definitely not like that one used to be. Worth going, but don’t get carne asada.

5 /5 Final B3AT: The food was absolutely delicious and so well priced. Everything was cooked perfectly, rice was a little greasy but still had great taste. Got pork, steak, and quesabirria tacos. Its an absolute must go if you pass it!!