Lilly's Taqueria - Santa Barbara

Amazing traditional tacos. Order the labio tacos. We stumbled upon this place on a road trip and we’re so surprised. It made our list for sure. Very clean, friendly service, and quick.

I had four cabeza tacos with everything radishes, onion and cilantro, salsa verde, lime. Q u a l i t y tacos right here I regret that I didnt order more, and that I didnt order the grilled onion $1 extra . the meat has the perfect texture and flavor!: the salsa verde is spicy i would say mas o menos on a light to medium level i also noticed adobada is popular will try and update next time. Whether you take your order to go or eat at the location it is fun. The parking is packed though and I’ve never not had to wait in line but well worth the wait. They pack your onion/cilantro mix and salsas for you if its to go but you can also decorate your tacos yourself for example getting a lime or two polite employees could not have asked for a better taco experience! :D ps they take apple pay there is a fee for ordering less than $5 but i cant imagine spending less than 5.

Flavor was great though.. Steamed meats are the way to go I would say or make a note and ask them not to dry the meats so much.

Not a fancy spot by any means but damn good food! It was ready within seconds. Great food at a great price. I went to downtown Santa Barbara later that evening and paid 3x more for tacos that weren’t half as good.

Top tacos I’ve had outside of Mexico. Highlights were the Cachete (beef cheek) and Cabeza (head),at $3 a piece! Must stop in Santa Barbara!