Tula Markets

This place has a great selection of meats and cheese all very reasonably priced and good quality. Produce is very reasonable and great quality. Home made tortillas are hot and ready. If you want to buy all the fixings for a homemade chicken taco dinner with 2lbs of chicken, avocados, cilantro, onions, limes, chilis, tortillas, rice, beans etc… for 4 – 6 people, you can get out for under 20 bucks. Can’t get that anywhere else around for that cheap as far as I know.

This Tula Market is located facing El Toro at Muirlands. Look to the right of CVS, at review writing it has a sign «Carneceria» above it. It’s a local grocery store with smalls items up front and a butcher’s shop the back. Cold drinks are mainly down the back right wall. I often go for the take-​out tacos they have. They do burritos, tortas and other items as well. These are mainly, soft corn tortilla style with a meat choice, cilantro and onion. I really like the marinated Al Pastor and Barbacoa style because it’s hard to find at other locations. Google these up but it’s basically shredded pork or beef in a light tasty sauce. True they are not the least expensive but I’ll pay for the selection and quality. Three tacos at $ 2.99 each and a generous side of rice was $ 1.99, just over $ 12 with drink. Really I ordered one taco too many, the meat portion is big. There’s a few serviceable tables and chairs outside, recommended to use if you’re getting the marinated style so the tortilla doesn’t get soggy. I haven’t tried it but I’ve heard the locals raving about the menudo too.
For a slightly larger store try the full grocery store location off El Toro/​Rockfield just next to the 5FWY. This is in the same area just two large blocks away. The store sign actually reads Tula Market above it. Come to think of it, I’ve never been and they offer tacos. Hmmm, I know whats for lunch in a couple days, I’ll post up another review of that location then.

Was in the area and needed a good butcher, so found this place on Unilocal. The meat quality is fantastic. I planned to make a southern Sunday meal: smothered pork chops, fried corn, greens beans and rice. I wanted my pork chops a little thicker and the young man cut 6 beautiful chops for me. The vegetables were fresh. I walked out with everything I needed for Sunday dinner AND 4 fresh tamales and a coke for $ 25 bucks! The service behind the counter and the cashier was wonderful. It felt like a family place. I will definitely be back.

I was very disappointed when I visited Tula Market this weekend to see that their Meat prices have nearly doubled.

Came here with my sister in law to buy some Menudo for my brother. I was very hungry so decided to order a medium size Menudo. OMG, BEST BEST menudo I have ever tasted, no joke! I am mexican and love authentic food and can cook it quite well, so I know what authentic mexican food should taste like. This menudo was so delicious that I can’t wait to go back on Saturday and buy me a few bowls to bring home. The only bad thing about it is that its a market, so you have to bring your food home. Also, the place smells a little bad. It’s a meat shop.

Love this market but honestly go there when hankering their great and freshly prepared burritos and tacos. Corn tortillas are made there and always fresh.
Removed one star because going there for meat shopping can be expensive.

Very helpful people very clean place. Everything is very organized and it’s not crowded at all. Some people don’t know English but someone does. They have a nice produce section everything looks clean and fresh and nice market selection

I really like Tula, because of the diminutive nature of the store. It’s tiny and usually crowded in the front section, where the produce, cashiers, and food counter are. The back is a long butcher counter on the left, and limited canned items on the right, along with a cooler case. I think Tula has the best meats of any Mexican market in the area, and I especially like their carne asada, My Mexican family agrees this is the best carne around. Tula isn’t the cheapest of its kind, but you won’t find better asada, or better posole anywhere around. Posole! Yum.

Me gusta comprar mis frutas y verduras por que los precios son bajos y la calidad es buena, también tienen comida rica que venden ya preparada.

Tula used to be my main mex grocery, but I find their produce to be more expensive than neighboring markets. they are also quite small with a limited selection. Still my favorite carne asada in the area, but now it’s eight bucks a pound. Their to go foods are quite good, the posole being my favorite. Three stars because their prices are a bit high, even though the quality is pretty darn good.

On my way to the airport I quickly Unilocaled tamales to bring home to Hawaii. Tula Markets was one of the closest with good reviews, so I stopped by and took a quick look around. There were so much to take in. Great place to shop if you’re making Mexican food. Prices were good. It’s a small market, but looks like they would have the things you’ll need, if you can’t find them, the staff if friendly and helpful. I ordered a dozen mixed of the chicken and the pork tamales, and to have it wrapped good so I can travel with them.
When I arrived home, I counted and there were only 11 tamales. Doh!!! They were a good size and they were good! Next time I’ll count them before I leave the store.

Small market with fresh produce and meats. They also have some ready made foods that look amazing! I got some fresh chicken and veggies. Everything tasted great! Looking forward to coming back and getting some ready made comfort food.

Good tacos and fresh tortillas, they stuff their tacos pretty good. Support your local businesses, screw the tasteless corporate establisments!

I’ve been to Tula Market on El Toro a few times for spices and other items that I can’t find most places It is cute, clean, well-​stocked, and I like the produce. As a market, I give this place 4 stars.
However, today I decided to try their hot food. I wanted to try the tamales, which were advertised as being available on weekends. They didn’t have any. Then I couldn’t decide what I wanted, so I ordered a small menudo, small rice, and small beans, all of which turned out to be SUPER BLAND. I tried to «fix» each of these items at home to no avail. Total waste of money, and a waste of a trip out in the rain for some comfort food.

I hover between 4 and 5 stars. I haven’t gone to the other location (but was told they sold chicharrone there), the selection is limited. No chicharrone really wrecked my day (and my mofongo plan :(. I love the fresh tacos (I love their lengua – it is so tender, it melts in your mouth). They have great rice, beans and carne asada. I always grab some fresh warm tortillas and their produce is always inexpensive and good. It is great to run in and grab the essentials and not spend more than 20.00!

Drove on in for a burrito when I read that they had mole. Pretty small market, but super-​clean and organized. Cashiers on the right, fruits and vegetables on the left with the carniceria taking up about ²⁄₃ of the rear. Lots of different cuts of meat! Next time I am throwing a true fiesta I will no doubt return for some carne.
I got the mole with chicken. Mexican rice (!), refried beans, onions with cilantro, and some mole splashed on. The flavor of the chicken was sort of lost, but I guess mole tends to do that. The burrito was very filling, though: very much the result of the heavy dose of rice and beans… could have dealt with less of each and will probably request so next time. Too much like a plate of food in a tortilla! I’ll stick to my knife-​and-​fork enjoyment of mole foods.
I will return for some carne asada, maybe in a torta for kicks. They sell homemade tortillas too. I bought some. And of course, Mexican Coke (but not the awesome 1L bottles).
As far as the ethnic barrier goes, speaking English was not a huge obstacle though the longer I stood around the more I began to feel like I should have busted out my laughably broken Spanish.
Especially when the older white dude waltzed in with a «Buenos Tardes.»

This review is based soley on the following facts:
The burrito area is amazing
The meats they use are varied and VERY flavorful
There is no cheddar cheese in sight
They pack a hell of a lot into their burritos
They get my order right every time
They take credit cards
They only chared me $ 4.99 plus tax for the following:
Al pastor burrito with cheese, cilatntro, onions, beans, and rice
result = huge burrito that makes a hungry boy like me very happy!
I’ve had the following burritos from them:
Lengua
Al Pastor
Carne Asada
Mole
Barbacoa
All of them were great, now it’s time to review! See you next time!

Did they just move?
Stmubled over by Ross on Rockfield and saw Tula Market in the same plaza. This Tula was much bigger than the other one.
They have a hot food section. Got a carne asada burrito — it was good. They add mexican rice complete with carrot and peas, and cilantro and onion. They give you a chili paste-​like salsa on the side that really hits the spot, like sambal, but less garlicy and salty — more earthy.
I enjoyed the burrito and was impressed by the store. They have a carneceria there, and like 20 different cuts of beef. Some interesting stuff like the honeycomb tripe.
Would go back if in area and needed a hot meal on the go, or some traditional mexican food stuffs.

It’s a small market but extremely clean! Kate T. and I were wondering around and happen to stumble upon this place. I wanted to check it out to see if they had any specialty items and if they had the elusive Guarana soda. Sadly, they did not carry it =*(
They have a meat case that looked interesting. I am tempted to try their hot foods maybe one day. There wasn’t anything out of the ordinary with the products they carry. Everything was nicely priced and Kate T. got some seasonings. I stumbled upon a sign for Tamales and I wanted to buy some, unfortunately they only sell them on Saturdays and Sundays.
I will have to come back so that I can give their food a try and definitely try the tamales! Got to have some sweet corn tamales! ^_​^ I will definitely update my review once I try their prepared foods.

LOVE it here… their hot food is incredible. I’ve had basically everything here (although I speak enough Spanish to get by – at least food-​wise — so maybe I am less intimidated to come in here than other people): their tortas, their soft tacos, their menudo, their pozole, their barbacoa, their rice and beans, their chicharrones, their lengua, and today I was blessed enough to have a craving for mole… oh man, you can’t get any tastier than this in south Orange County, trust me. This beats the hell out of that random taco stand across from the Mission down in San Juan Capistrano!!!
If you’re stumbling and mumbling in gringo Es-​pan-​yol just like I am sometimes, don’t worry — just give it a shot and they will not only fully understand, but they’ll love you for it. Quieres una libra de carne? Cuesta solamente $ 6.49 cada libra. Compro una media libra de mole por $ 3.50. Los precios de otras comidas son muy buenos tambien. Y los frijojes y arroz de Tula estan saborosos!!! I know none of those sentences are totally correct but hey, it gets me through to some of the tastiest and most «authentic» Mexican food I can get close to home! DON’T SKIP OUT ON THIS PLACE!!! It is worth checking out for sure!

I accidentally stumbled upon this little market. I had remembered someone telling me about Pico Pica hot sauce so thought I’d check and see if they had it in here. They certainly did. Their Tapatio sauce in a regular sized bottle was only 59 cents!
They also have a selection of marinated meats and cuts for carne asada. It would help to know Spanish, but by pointing and using my fingers and my limited Spanish, I still managed to get my message across.
The store is small but they have all the essentials you need to make a Mexican meal.