Taqueria Tepatitlán

Taqueria Tepatitlán is a taquería on North Ventura Avenue in Ventura, California, known for double-decker tacos and house clamatos, with a liquor license that gives it a neighborhood-bar feel.

Overview

Taqueria Tepatitlán is located at 362 North Ventura Avenue. It shared a four-way tie for fourth place in Visit Ventura's 2020 resident poll of the city's best tacos. Its name refers to Tepatitlán de Morelos, a town in the Los Altos region of Jalisco.

The Eighty Flavors guide to Ventura Avenue's taco district recommends its double-decker tacos, which use two tortillas per taco, and its house clamatos, a tomato-and-clam-juice drink often mixed with beer. Because the shop holds a liquor license, the writer notes, it feels partly like a neighborhood bar.

Place in the neighborhood

Ventura Avenue, on the city's Westside, has a cluster of long-running Mexican restaurants and taco counters, and Tepatitlán is one of the names that recurs across local guides. Sources do not give its founding date or owners.

Reviews

References

1. "Ventura's Ten Best Tacos". Visit Ventura. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
2. "Ventura Taco District: Southern California's Best-Kept Food Secret". Eighty Flavors. Retrieved 2026-10-10.