Penelope’s Vegan Taqueria

I’m not vegan, but let me tell you these tacos were some of the best I’ve ever had! You need to try them out.

I really hate to leave a bad review on a vegan establishment, but this just wasn’t good. I don’t know if I was just there on a bad day, but everything was bland and soggy and overpriced. I’m not sure what the hype is about but I actually couldn’t finish my food. The service wasn’t particularly friendly either.

We were excited about Penelope’s Taco place coz they had an interesting vegan menu… and ordered five tacos and the strawberry horchata on the waiter’s recommendation. Unfortunately, the drink was too sweet, and most of the tacos did not live up to my expectations. I loved the chorizo one, and the soy pastor was good as well—my partner especially liked it. The chimichurri was dripping oil(not olive oil) so the taste(which was good) didn’t really matter in my annoyed state. The Baja and chunky queso tacos were okay—we didn’t enjoy them much. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t recommend this place too highly. The restaurant is simple, and the service is quick. I wish I had tried the matcha horchata, but anyway… I’m sure it wouldn’t have been worth $7. The Starbucks matcha drink is really good, and the sweetness can be moderated, not here. My partner felt it was a 4-star experience. I felt it wasn’t really worth the ~$40 we spent.

Decent vegan tacos. Excellent elote corn on the cob.

You ever walk into a place and think, "Damn, I hope the tacos are as amazing as these murals"? Probably not, but that's where my mind went when we sauntered through the entry. One wall with four-foot tall hummingbirds and the other with jaguar-butterfly hybrids of some sort. Bold and colorful, just screaming energy. Just like the tacos. The food is silly good. "Creep into your dreams to make a guest appearance" good. Elote cup: phenomenal. Onion rings: yes. Horchata: I usually don't even like horchata, but yes. Basically all the tacos: certified incredible. The mushroom chimichurri taco was probably my fav, but it's hard to tell. They were all so damn good. I tried four of the ten varieties, and finding a winner was like one of those horse races where they have to review the final photo to see which one's nose made it over the finish first. I don't support horse racing, though. It's cruel. But I do support taco races. All vegan. All of it. Dip your tongue in the habanero salsa if you want to wake up, because it was hot enough to clear my mind of all else. Treat with caution. Fantastic find. At first I thought our server was a little disinterested in, you know, serving, but I think she might just be very casual energy. Which is fine once you get it. We were well taken care of and the kids menu was clutch. I don't know who Penelope is, but I'd like to give her a high-five some day. Or a handshake. Or just a friendly wave from across the room. Or maybe some awkward half-wave-half-nod, when you aren't sure what the other person is going to do, so you do both, and now you just feel ridiculous and honestly wish you hadn't done anything in the first place, because now you're both uncomfortable, but you have to see it through, because you've made eye contact and it would be even more bizarre to turn away now, so then you half-smile too, trying to improve things, which makes it even more embarrassing, until your two-year-old shouts something mildly inappropriate out of the blue, giving you the opportunity to finally turn away. Just to say thanks, you know? Thanks for having a restaurant. Because like I said, the food is SILLY good.

This was a cute place and the food was good but when I think of a Taqueria I think of queso and some other speciality items that they did not have. They were out of a lot of food items like the carne asada tacos, no elote, no sangria etc. I settled on chips and pico and the Mexican coquito which was VERY delicious. But I do enjoy tomatoes and I love coconut flavor. For the drinks I would definitely go back.

Stopped here on a whim and had the most delicious vegan tacos!!! So many options and all so creative! Would definitely recommend to all vegans and non vegans alike!

Ein Muss für VeganerInnen! Super liebes Personal

Love Penelope’s vegan has the best vegan tacos and enchiladas!

The best asada tacos ever! Everything is delicious, and the staff are friendly and welcoming.