2026 Centurion Award winner

La Victoria Taqueria

Best Taqueria in San Jose · San Jose, CA

Restaurant · San Jose, CA · Since 1998

The overview

Home of the orange sauce since 1998.

La Victoria Taqueria has fueled San Jose — and especially the SJSU late-night crowd — since 1998, and it's the house "orange sauce" that made it famous: a creamy, spicy condiment locals douse on everything from tacos to burritos. A stop here is a downtown rite of passage after last call.

A San Jose favorite with a cult-following sauce, La Victoria is the 2026 Centurion Award winner.

What they're known for

  • The cult-favorite "orange sauce"
  • Tacos & burritos
  • SJSU late-night rite of passage
The award record

Every award, on the record.

Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.

2026

Best Taqueria in San Jose San Jose, CA · Awarded under the 2026 evaluation View the 2026 award →

Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.

Visit La Victoria Taqueria

Location140 E San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95112
In business since1998

A signal you can check.

This page is the standing record for La Victoria Taqueria (2026). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed.

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