Pennsauken’s food scene is getting another new addition, and this one is putting birria front and center.
Ken’s Red Tacos is coming to 7550 S. Crescent Boulevard in Pennsauken, with a menu built around slow-braised birria, crispy red-dipped tacos, consomé, and plenty of Mexican-inspired comfort food.
According to the restaurant’s website, Ken’s Red Tacos was born in Pennsauken and established in 2026, with an emphasis on real ingredients and food prepared without shortcuts. Its signature birria starts with chuck and short rib braised for more than six hours with dried chiles, garlic, and a house spice blend.
Then comes the part that gives the restaurant its name.
The tortillas are dipped in the flavorful red braising liquid before hitting the flat top, creating those crispy, deeply colored red tacos that have become one of the most recognizable ways to enjoy birria. Consomé is served alongside for dipping — or sipping. The restaurant also says it makes its tortillas by hand and five different salsas in-house.
More Than Red Tacos
While birria is clearly the star, the menu goes considerably beyond tacos.
Featured items include a Red Birria Taco with slow-cooked beef, guacamole, onion, and cilantro; a Birria Cali Burrito loaded with fries, cheese, crema, guacamole, and pico; and Loaded Birria Fries topped with cheese, beef, crema, guacamole, and pico.
The menu also includes an Original Baja Fish Taco featuring crispy battered fish, cabbage, Baja crema, and salsa. Other menu categories include burritos, quesadillas, rice bowls, nachos, street tacos, plates and combos.
One detail that should make this particularly convenient for people traveling along busy Crescent Boulevard: Ken’s Red Tacos plans to offer dine-in, pickup, and drive-thru service.
The restaurant’s website is already live and gives a pretty good preview of what customers can expect once the new Pennsauken spot gets rolling.
With birria still a favorite throughout South Jersey, Ken’s Red Tacos is entering a competitive local taco scene. But a concept built around crispy red tacos, slow-braised beef, and consomé — plus the convenience of a drive-thru — should certainly get some attention.
Not to mention, Cali burritos which are almost unheard of here, but someone was asking about in the group recently. We are quite sure many West Coast ex-pats will love knowing there is somewhere in South Jersey for those San Diego-inspired burritos.
SJFS drove by and snapped a few photos, including a peek inside. Work is still in progress, but it looks like it will wrap up soon. We have reached out via multiple methods, but haven’t received a response.
We’ll continue to see if we can get in contact with someone there so we can get some more details. Otherwise, we’ll keep an eye on Ken’s Red Tacos as the debut approaches.
Ken’s Red Tacos
7550 S. Crescent Boulevard (Route 130)
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Located in the Supremo Supermarket parking lot next to the Burger King.
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