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Portales Taqueria

Taqueria in Castro Valley. 4 sandwiches on the menu; the best scores 81.

Three street tacos with cilantro and onion beside a cup of soup, salsa cups and lime on a white plate
Photo: Portales Taqueria, from its website

Taqueria · Castro Valley, Alameda County

About

Portales Taqueria is a taqueria in Castro Valley, independently owned. The site read its menu and scored every sandwich on it as the menu lists it; what follows is the menu, drawn and scored, not a review.

Type
Taqueria
Where
Castro Valley, Alameda County, California
Ownership
Independent
On the menu
4 sandwiches; the best Sandwich Score is 81
Breads
Telera Roll
Menu
The menu this page was read from, read 2026-09 · Website
Directions
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Where it is

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The sandwiches

  1. Breakfast Torta 81 excellent

    Telera Roll (bread not stated on the menu), cold: mayo; beans; cheese; eggs; onion; lettuce; tomato; avocado.

  2. Chicken Cheesesteak 62 very good

    Telera Roll (bread not stated on the menu), toasted: chicken; grilled onions; grilled peppers; mayonnaise; light sour cream; shredded cheese.

  3. Mexican Cheesesteak 66 very good

    Telera Roll (bread not stated on the menu), toasted: steak; grilled onions; grilled peppers; light sour cream; melted cheese.

  4. Regular Torta 70 very good

    Telera Roll (bread not stated on the menu), cold: choice of meat; lettuce; tomatoes; onions; avocado; mayonnaise; light sour cream; jalapenos.

Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The Sandwich Score is the site's opinion of each recipe as the menu lists it, not a review of the shop. Tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.