El Gusano - Oakland - Photo album

Yummy! I got three tacos and a pineapple juice. The tacos had al pastor, carnitas and fish. All good! The fish in the taco was huge. I asked a coworker if she of a good burrito place and she directed me here. The menu is big with lots of choices. Service is attentive and good salsa playing the backg

This was my first time at El Gusano. A coworker recommended we stop here for lunch. It was pretty busy at noon. They are only open 11a to 3p so a busy lunch crowd was expected. The inside was clean with nice decorations, sufficient amount of seating and music playing at an appropriate volume. You

I've visited this place for lunch twice in the last month. The first time I had the Mexican sandwich with chicken. It was very good. I dined in and there were enough seats for my party of four. The second time I ordered the fish burrito. I forgot to ask was the fish breaded which it was and im not

Never had a deep fried burrito before but I'm happy I ordered it - very tasty and filling! The chips and guac were also good. The space was low key and the people were friendly. Would recommend if you're in the area!

The food, service and vibe here are great. My first visit I stuck to a classic, enchiladas, which were delicious. On my second visit I went for the salmon wrapped in banana leaves.... Perfectly cooked with unique spices. Solid (& strong) Margaritas. They surprised us with a nice complimentary dese

I've been here twice, and both times were really bad. The first time I got a fish taco, and it was so soggy the tortilla broke almost immediately. The second time I got a chile rellano burrito, and it was really soggy also, and it had so much wet soggy pieces of shredded lettuce. I was pretty grosse

You know you've walked into a legit Mexican joint when there are kids' drawings of human skulls with colorful flowers drawn in. Honestly, I've had some good burritos since I've been here...Korean burritos...Mexican burritos...Punjabi burritos...more Mexican burritos. And then there was this burrit

First off I heard this was a place was cool if you were looking for a good burrito...NOTTTTT. I ordered a Super chicken burrito with xtra sour cream, which totaled close to 12 bucks, all I can say is MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT, I will be sticking with Happy Burrito...After only 2 bites I opened the burri