When this place first opened, it was amazing! I haven’t been in years and to say was disappointed today is an understatement. I got 2 tamales, churros, 1 barbacoa taco, and an horchata for $25! Everything was $5 each which was super expensive for what we got. The chicken tamales were 90% maza. The maza itself tastes good and they were nice and moist, but not worth $5 since there was a very little amount of meat. The churros were extremely hard and overcooked, like they were sitting in the warmer for hours. Not fluffy at all and I felt like my teeth were going to break. The horchata was okay, but wasn’t authentic by any means. The barbacoa meat for the taco was good, but they used shredded cheddar for the cheese, also not as authentic like they said. Also there wasn’t a lot of meat. Again not worth $5. There is another place in town that gives you twice the amount of meat for $3.
Overall it was overpriced for what we received. I’ve also heard of other people going there and being charged higher prices than what I was charged for, but I wanted to give it another try.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
This little spot has amazing tacos, churros, and drinks! One of my favorite spots near the campus.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Elotes
BEST STREET TACOS IN ELLENSBURG!! ok, they're similar to the tacos served at the other various mexican food trucks in town. BUT BETTER!! Bigger than the others, number one. The tortillas used here are 5 inches in diameter, not just 3 inches like all the rest. And number two... They are filled with ingredients!! LOTS of fresh moist meat, right out of the stew pot and right to the griddle. Lots of everything you'd expect, including cheese and a drizzle of a warm red or green sauce from a large hot vat, which the other trucks dont do. The loaded tortillas are toasted on the griddle until they just start to char and are then quickly removed just before they get too well done. They are not just lightly toasted, they are grilled!! This gives them a crispness and a crunch that is so good!! Im a big guy, 6 feet 2 and 280 pounds and three of them stuffed me. SO satisfying and absolutely delicious!! Only drawback is its located in a run down parking lot of another establishment which makes parking difficult at times and doesnt do much for its curb appeal. But thats it. Highly recommend!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Genesis Churros is hands down the best birria taco
North of the border. I drive miles just to eat Naomi's tacos! I first came across her tasty tacos tamales and churros at the Roslyn Farmers market in Roslyn Washington and after finding out that she also had a little stand in Ellensburg, I realized that I just needed to hop into my Jeep to enjoy a plate of amazing tacos!
Naomi is a wonderful person with a heart warming smile. Her and her family will make you feel welcomed and they are gracious and wonderful.
I LOVE Genesis Churros!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Churro
I tried to get food on Tuesday, but no one was there. I showed up before their posted closing time but they must have closed early. I went today and there was no tamales ready. They would not be ready for another 30-60 minutes. The guy tried to sell me three tacos and a horchata for $20?! I couldn’t believe the price. I ended up paying $10 for 2 mediocre tacos. One taco the meat was almost all fat. The other was fine. I don’t think it’s a good value at all…
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–10
Delicious takeout that is fresh ingredients & they work hard getting up super early at 2-3 in the morning to prep to make us these delicious authentic food! Everything that we had was amazing, including the service. Very kind. Horchata was a bonus! I definitely recommend & hope that they stay around! Can’t wait to go back!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
They have a great variety of Mexican street foods, decent prices for each items. Unfortunately, they were out of few ingredients for what I wanted to order. I ended up ordering the Mexican hotdog and Elote. However, for the Elote, they forgot the lime which one of the key ingredient.
Service
Take out
Price per person
$1–10
Easily the most authentic Mexican food I’ve had in years… no, decades! And I’ve eaten Mexican food all over the southwest and Mexico for many years. I never would have expected a small food truck type place to make such exceptional food! But they really need to open a restaurant, even if it’s very small. That little place doesn’t do them justice, nor attract as many people as they deserve. The food is a little more pricey than I’d expect, and the owner pushes a little too hard for you to buy more than you need. But it’s worth it if you like genuine Mexican food. But if you only like Taco Bell, you really shouldn’t bother. I like Taco Bell occasionally myself, but the food doesn’t even begin to compare.
Service
Take out
Oscar RULES! Amazing family run local business. Very friendly and welcoming. Their food is over the top awesome. Fresh. Generous and most of all excellent authentic flavors. Made with love and consistently delicious. Ellensburg is lucky to have this street corner gem.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
I was so excited to try this place and I was very disappointed. I wanted one tamale and each tamale was 7$ the guy who took my order made it very confusing and gave me options that had more than i needed such as 3 tamale for 20$ including a horchata. The horchata was FULL of cinnamon and did not taste like horchata at all. It tasted like rotten milk. I had to eat the tamale with a spoon because it instantly crumbled when I tried eating it with a fork. The elote was mixed with new elote and old elote and filled with valentina. Do better.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
