Charolas
from$13per guest
- Pork and brisket birria tacos
- Rice and beans
- Salsas and toppings
- Plates, napkins, utensils
Minimum 10 guests. Best for family dinners and office lunches.
Birria catering · Cache Valley, Utah
Birria tacos for every gathering in the valley.
Pork and brisket birria braised for more than 24 hours. Recipes from Tamaulipas, served from Logan to Hyrum.
24+hours of slow braising for every batch of birria
30+years of restaurants and tortilla shops behind every order
10–400guests: office lunches to full wedding receptions
Shokunin · One thing, done perfectly
We only make birria tacos.
El Taco is inspired by the Japanese idea of shokunin: a craftsperson who spends a lifetime perfecting one thing. Instead of a long menu, we put everything into a single dish.
We obsess over every ingredient and every step. The chiles, the cut of pork and brisket, the 24-hour braise, the plancha. When you only make one thing, there is no reason for any part of it to be less than perfect.
Catering
Small family dinners to big weddings.
We cater small family and office parties, large wedding celebrations, and everything in between. Pick the service style that fits your event.
10 to 40 guests
Family and office
Birthday dinners, team lunches, Sunday gatherings. Hot trays dropped off and ready to serve.
40 to 150 guests
Parties and celebrations
Graduations, church events, reunions, game-day tailgates. A staffed taco bar keeps the line moving.
150 to 400+ guests
Weddings and big events
Receptions, quinceañeras, company picnics. Tacos griddled on site with a full serving team.
We work with most budgets.
Tell us your headcount and what you want to spend. We will build a menu that fits, whether that is a simple tray of tacos or a full taquero setup.
Conoce a Arnaldo
From Tamaulipas to Cache Valley.
Arnaldo is from the Tamaulipas area of northeastern Mexico. He has spent more than 30 years owning and running restaurants and tortilla shops.
El Taco brings that experience to events here in the valley. Pork and brisket birria braised for over a day, and food that arrives hot and on time.
Find us
At local fairs and events.
Want to try before you book? Look for the El Taco booth at fairs and community events around Cache Valley. Follow us on social for dates.
- SummerCounty fairsFairgrounds booths across Cache County
- SeasonalFarmers markets and festivalsDowntown Logan and valley town celebrations
- FallGame days and community nightsTailgates, school events, and church fundraisers
- Year roundPop-upsAnnounced first on Instagram and Facebook
Service area
Across the valley.
From the Wellsville Mountains to the Bear River Range, we cater throughout Cache County.
- Logan
- North Logan
- River Heights
- Providence
- Millville
- Nibley
- Hyrum
- Wellsville
- Mendon
- Smithfield
- Hyde Park
- Richmond
Planning an event outside Cache Valley? Ask us. We travel for larger bookings.
Precios
Simple pricing that fits your budget.
Priced per guest, with no surprise fees inside Cache Valley. We cater everything from a 10-person office lunch to a 400-guest wedding, and we work with most budgets.
Taco bar
from$17per guest
- Everything in Charolas
- Quesabirria included
- Staffed serving line
- Setup and cleanup
Minimum 30 guests. Best for parties, graduations, and church events.
Taquero
from$22per guest
- Everything in Taco bar
- Tacos griddled to order
- Taquero and plancha setup
- One homemade agua fresca included
Minimum 50 guests. Best for weddings, quinceañeras, and company events.
Estimate
Get a ballpark in seconds.
Estimated starting total
$1,275
Before tax. Final price depends on date, menu, and location.
Add-ons
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Quesabirria upgrade (Charolas) | +$2 / guest |
| Homemade aguas frescas: horchata or jamaica | +$2 / guest |
| Chips, salsa, and guacamole | +$3 / guest |
| Extra serving hour | $75 / hour |
Good to know
- Most budgets welcome. Share your number and we will suggest the best menu for it.
- Delivery inside Cache Valley is included. Events outside the valley are quoted by distance.
- Book ahead. 72 hours for drop-off orders, 3 to 4 weeks for weddings and large events.
- Holding your date. A 25% deposit reserves weddings and events over 100 guests.
La birria
What is birria, and where does it come from?
Birria is a slow-cooked meat stew from western Mexico, marinated in dried chiles and spices and served with its own broth. Here is how it went from celebration food in Jalisco to one of the most popular tacos in the country.
La historia
A short history.
- JaliscoWestern Mexico
Born in the west
Birria comes from the state of Jalisco and is a regional cousin of barbacoa. It was traditionally made with goat, marinated in an adobo of vinegar, dried chiles, garlic, and spices like cumin, bay leaf, and thyme, then cooked slowly in a pit or earth oven until tender.
- The nameA story with two sides
"Birria" means a mess?
A popular story says Spanish settlers used "birria," a slang word for something worthless, to describe the dish. Scholars disagree. Some trace the word to the Coca language of Jalisco instead. Either way, the name stuck and the dish became a favorite.
- 1898First in print
In the dictionary
The earliest dated written reference comes from Félix Ramos y Duarte's 1898 dictionary of Mexican Spanish, which describes birria as goat barbacoa.
- FiestasCelebration food
Made for gatherings
Birria has long been the dish families cook for weddings, baptisms, and holidays. It feeds a crowd, it holds well, and the broth stretches the meal. That is still why it works so well for catering.
- 1950Tijuana
Beef and consomé for dipping
In Tijuana, taco cook Guadalupe Zárate began making birria with beef instead of goat and serving it with its consomé. That style of birria de res and its dipping broth spread from the border outward.
- 2010sThe birria boom
Quesabirria goes national
Quesabirria, birria and melted cheese griddled in a chile-dipped tortilla, started in Tijuana and became popular across North America in the 2010s. Today you can find birria tacos from Los Angeles to Utah.
Sources: Birria, Wikipedia and the references cited there.
Nuestra birria
How we make ours.
Our birria is a mix of pork and brisket, braised for more than 24 hours. We marinate the meat in a chile adobo, then cook it low and slow until it falls apart and the broth turns deep red.
The long cook is the point. It gives the meat time to soak up the chiles and builds deep, rich flavor.
We only make birria tacos. Like the Japanese shokunin, who devotes a career to one craft, we would rather do one thing perfectly than many things well. We obsess over every ingredient and technique, and we make our horchata and jamaica from scratch to go with it.
BrisketBeefy flavor and long, tender strands
PorkRichness that keeps every taco juicy
Cómo se come
How to eat a birria taco.
Top
Add onion, cilantro, and your choice of salsa.
Squeeze
Finish with a squeeze of lime.
Enjoy
Eat it hot, with a cold homemade horchata or jamaica.
Síguenos
Follow El Taco online.
See what is on the plancha, where our next fair booth will be, and how we set up for weddings and parties across the valley.
Videos
From the kitchen and the events.
New videos are on the way.
Coming soon
The 24-hour braisePork and brisket, start to finishComing soon
The first biteOur favorite few secondsComing soon
Quesabirria on the planchaCheese pull includedComing soon
On the planchaTacos griddled to orderComing soon
Wedding setupA taco bar for 250 guestsComing soon
At the fairA day at the El Taco boothTag your tacos.
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