Mr Taco

Best Mexican food I have had in a long time! They deliver dee-​lish, real (as opposed to processed chunks) chicken & fantastic salsa too!

I enjoy the authentic Mexican food. The food is reasonably priced except when I take my girlfriend, but that is not the restaurants fault. If you like spicy food, you’ll enjoy Mr. taco.

This is our place for take out Mexican food. Call ahead and you can’t get there before the food is ready. Dining in is good too. The menu includes authentic dishes and the topper is the salsa bar.

This may just me the best Mexican food in the city! Fast, fresh, friendly and reasonably priced! Love the salsa bar! Go! Go now!

This was my goto taqueria for years until I moved, and I still miss it. My wife and I went here weekly and were rarely disappointed. Our only complaint is that when the place gets busy, the quality of the food can suffer. More specifically, the corn tortillas will get a little greasy and the meat over-​done or oily. Other than that, this place is amazing. With nearly a dozen options, the salsa bar is one of the main draws. They also have a huge menu: half of which is traditional taqueria style food and the other half is tex-​mex style. You can get everything from chimichangas to tortas here. Pro tip: order the fish ceviche tostada for a cheap side of amazing ceviche. Mr. Taco is honestly one of the highlights of the Alpharetta/​JC restaurant scene.

Okay, this place has grown on me a little bit.
I guess they’re more of a taqueria than a typical Mexican place.
Their salsa bar is pretty nice, good selection.
As far as their authentic tacos, they’re not bad, but I’ve had better. I’d probably go here over others just because of location. But there are better places in Alpharetta/​Roswell.
Now for the tacos:
Barbacoa (beef or goat) — Both were just meh. The beef was kinda bland. I guess it’s chuck. It’s shredded, but they’re kinda long shreds.
Fish — These were the best out of what I had.
Carnitas — Fine. But the meat was chopped in chunks rather than shredded (which seems typical).
Carne Asada — Meh. Meat was fine, not as «grilled» tasting as I’d expect. Maybe a little tough.
I’d go back. Like I said, it’s good enough.

This place is awesome. The food is your typical Mexican fare as far as ingredients go but kicked up a notch. It is located in a strip mall, which is kind of hard to find parking at peak lunch time. The prices are extremely reasonable. You order at the counter and get a number and they bring the food to your table. It is very take-​out friendly. They have an extensive menu, especially at dinner time. They have an awesome salsa bar and my favorite is the guacamole salsa. This is go to taco place in the Alpharetta area.

/TL;DR
This place is like that Jim Collins management book — Good to Great. Except it’s not. It’s more like Mediocre to Average. When they are having an above average moment, it shows in their tortillas. Great stuff on the right day.
On a wrong day, you’ll get a dried out piece of chicken meat that tastes like it was yesterday’s special.
/​ATMOSPHERE
There are two ingress/​egress paths which make the place a little confusing if you’re new to it. Otherwise, it’s your basic counter-​ordering while looking at a vast wall of choice and confusion.
There’s an island of salsas of all types and other condiments. Booths make up most of the dining space which is kind of nice.
/​FOOD
There is nothing I would particularly recommend. I did come once when it was really good. Whatever I had ordered, the tortillas tasted like they were just made. I’ve been twice since and found the whole affair to be just average.
I guess it could be said that what they don’t do in food quality, you get in cost! It’s pretty reasonable. Except the chips. They want you to pay for that now. Le sigh.
/​SERVICE
Ordering food has always been friendly but felt a little rushed. The queuing is kind of as confusing as the menu so if anyone shows up to order behind you, you’re going to feel their penetrating gaze.
Food is brought out to you after you sit down so there’s that.
HOW TO READ MY REVIEWS:
1 Star — Does not approach edible. Enter at your own risk.
2 Stars — If I’m in the area, I’d pick something else.
3 Stars — I would stop by if I happen to be in the area.
4 Stars — I would pick this place out of other places nearby.
5 Stars — I would go out of my way to dine here.

Just basic taco fast food. Nothing fancy I guess better than taco bell but not real Mexican restaurant.
Service was good cashier was friendly. You can do better if you have time.

Good, inexpensive Mexican food ordered from the counter. Very nice salsa bar with large variety of salsas with different heat levels. Overall tasted very fresh and this place is better than Moes because it is more authentic. The kids and I really enjoyed it and would come back again for sure.

Not good. It was edible but I definitely won’t be back. This is nothing like the Mr. Taco on Holcomb Bridge Rd. The food here is slightly better than Taco Bell. It feels like the owner is very cheap and might diminish the quality of food by not using quality meats, cheese, etc.
For instance, the chips are terrible. Costco chips in a bag are ten times better. Same for the salsa. Although the guacamole salsa was tasty, it was watered down. The salsa bar had a good variety but the serving cups were thimble size.
Steak taco was very bland. They messed up my combo order and gave me a ground beef enchilada instead of cheese. The waitress took care of it but I was already finished when the cheese enchilada made it out to the table. It wasn’t very good. The enchilada sauce was pretty good. The refried beans were watery but tasted ok.
Fajita burrito came out cold and the tortilla wasn’t warm.
The California burrito came with chips but they
charged $ 1 for a bowl of tasteless chips for our other two meals. No complaints about the California burrito. However, the person eating that had not had breakfast and was starving.
Skip this place and find another Mexican restaurant. Anything would have been better.

I have been coming to Mr Taco for the last couple of months. I found it via Unilocal,and I wanted to take a minute to let you know my thoughts.
First let me level set. I love Mexican food, and I could eat it three meals a day. Mr Taco has great food. The chimichangas are the best I have had, but I also strongly recommend the Mexican tacos (steer tacos). The Salsa bar is fantastic as well.
Great service and food! This is a must if you like authentic Mexican food!

I live near this restaurant so I went in to check it out last week. It was super busy so I figured it was worth the wait. The phones were ringing off the hook! We ordered a few tacos, a «torta» and a chicken quesadilla. It was so good that I would be willing to wait all over again next time. I would recommend eating here, however keep in mind there might be a wait because of how good it is.

I’m down with Mr. Taco. I made it in right before the lunch rush and was able to walk right up and order. By the time I left the line was out the door — and with good reason.
This was my first time and I wasn’t super familiar with the menu so I went with something I knew I would be able to judge — a taco and burrito combo. The taco was pretty standard but the added sauces from the salsa bar took it to the next level. The burrito was already there. It came covered in sauce and I added some from the bar, mix it with the rice and you got a top notch lunch.
I def need to spend some more time here to get aquatinted with all my options.

If I could eat Mr Taco three meals a day I would! My husband and my waistline would not be too happy, but my taste buds would. Everything I try I love… from the authentic tacos to burritos
Gorditas are awesome. .eat them right away… not so good the next day. Just discovered the Tlapina Soup… oh my slap your mama… yes there have been a few deliveries when the food wasnt the same as the time before… thats life esp a small non franchise establishment. …but they always make up for it on my next experience! Oh and delivery for a buck!

Food is ok. My complaint is about the attitude of the worker (s) there. In particular this one young gentleman that is rather rude to me whenever I eat there. Otherwise this would be my favorite local place to eat but I avoid this place because of this individual. The last time I went he was on the phone the whole time and literally dropped the receipt onto the counter without saying a word to me. I found this to be very insulting. I hope the manager reads this.
In terms of service and ambiance, I much prefer the Holcomb Bridge location.

This place is aimed towards the lunch crowd. It still has some really nice qualities though. The salsa bar is excellent. The service is excellent. I had the talpeño soup and it was awesome. Fresh and full of chicken and avocado. It’s like sopa de pollo with a little extra. Four stars for the good service, excellent food, and speedy times.

This place is half a step up above Taco Bell.
First of all, this place is in a pretty small shopping plaza, so if you come during the lunch rush, you’re going to have trouble with parking. I came at around 11:30 one day and parking wasn’t a big issue. Another day I came around 12:30 and the lot was packed.
The lunch specials here are pretty cheap. They are basically combo plates that have different combinations of items such as tacos, burritos, enchiladas, rice & beans. They have other specials such as quesadillas.
I ordered the Special #6 which is beef taco, beef burrito, & a beef enchilada. Food came out fast and it warm. At first looked great. Sauce everywhere all topped with cheese. However, after taking a bit out of everything wasn’t too impressed. I couldn’t differentiate the burrito and enchilada in taste. They use a red sauce on the enchilada which was ok. The beef they used tasted very low quality. I felt a little disgusting with myself after I finished everything.
The food is cheap though. So I may come back and try again but I’ll stay away from anything with ground beef.

I love this place so much but I don’t want you to come here. I thoroughly enjoy the fact that no one else is around while I am eating my delicious Mexican street tacos and I can be as messy as I please. I also thoroughly enjoy not having a line at their terrific salsa bar.
Seriously this place is yummy! At first glance it looks pretty typical small Mexican restaurant, super casual. I was practically in my pjs my first visit and no one looked twice (except at my beautiful face, of course).
So far I have only had the Mexican tacos which they call «street tacos» at Frontera. They are so good though I had them for dinner the past 2 nights an could easily have them again tomorrow.
They have like 6 different salsas of varying degrees of hotness. They have teeny tiny little cups (think plastic communion cups) so ask for a bigger one if needed. The best one IMO is the guac salsa.
Staff is super helpful. My only regret is that I didn’t discover that place sooner!

I love mexican. Love love love. I was at work and Unilocal mexican and me taco came highly recommended. After eatin there for lunch, i have no idea why. We went during thier lunch rush and it was packed. While in line, u have no view of the menu and cant choose what u want until u get to the register. After finally getting to the counter i felt rushed to make a decision. But didnt know what i wanted.
I asked the cashier what most people get and she said the chimichangas or the stuffed burrito. I went with the chimichangas with rice and beans. Once u order the food, they give u an order number and bring the food to ur table later. A long time later.
My food was terrible. The chicken was tough and the rice was bland. Me taco does have an assortment of salsa and sauces but nothing made my food fast any better. After one visit, i knew we wouldn’t be back.
Highly disappointed.