Taco John’s

Love their chicken burritos. I have one whenever I am visiting Athens.

Great food… beats Taco Bell by a landslide! Good prices, a great value! Very clean interior and restroom. Staff friendly and helpful. Our food was served hot and fresh. The complimentary salsa bar is an added bonus!

Had to see what all the hype was about when I moved to Athens. Not impressed– the staff wasn’t friendly, and the food was average. Nothing spectacular about the place.

Loved it for what it is. It is a taco bell style restaurant with pleasant employees and I loved their tader tots. I also had the flaming hot Cheeto burrito and it was enjoyable. Not a date restaurant or authentic Mexican but better than Taco Bell! :D

Wow. Holy guacamole. Started off with the burrito and let me tell you what — I sharted almost immediately. I thought it may have just been me (I had the flu) so I took the family here a couple weeks later for dinner. Kids got a couple taco kids meals. The wife and I split a large chicken quesadilla and the nachos grande. It happened again — we were all fighting over the bathrooms. My wife was not happy with the laundry from that night.
Won’t be eating here again.

I love this place! I go out of my way when near here. I have deviated at least 20 miles to eat lunch here many times.
Taco Tuesday! 69 cent tacos. They are not the best tacos, but still great for the price and are freshly made.
Potato Olé’s, OMG. I think the secret seasoning is crack. Potato (tater tots) with Mexican fast food? Yes sir, shut up & eat!
They describe the food as West-​Mex, that makes sense. Not authentic Mexican food, but inexpensive fresh food and a great working staff.
I wish there were more in Ohio!

The food is great! Excellent service. Very tidy and clean area. This is the only Taco Johns in Ohio but it is worth the 3+ hour drive for us!

This is the most underrated restaurant in town. The food is really tasty the service is impeccable, once I had to wait for my food and the manager (or owner) personally brought it to me with his apologies and a coupon for free food the next time.
The potato oles are seasoned with something that I can not place, but turns regular hash brown crowns into a delightful treat. ANYTHING with chicken is fantastic, large chunks of good fresh chicken perfectly seasoned. Their mild sauce is nice and tomatoey and the hot as a decent heat. Their breakfast is also a hidden gem, breakfast tacos and burritos that are outstanding. Tuesdays have been «Taco Tues» for as long as I can remember and you basically get two crunchy beef tacos for the price of one. The store is ALWAYS immaculate, rarely is there anything out of place or a mess.
This is a must try if you haven’t been there.

I’ve come here for taco Tuesdays where they sell hard shell tacos for 69 cents each. Not much to say about this place, it’s just pretty average and only worth visiting on Tuesday.

Among the most boring tacos I have ever had, not only is the ground beef seasoned poorly but the hot sauce was a step above ketchup on the scoville scale.
I suppose this would be acceptable if this was a super cheap place but my order of the medium size 2-​taco meal (drink and tater tots, which is just wrong and seems like left over Burger King potatoes) plus 2 more tacos set me back $ 7+, an insane amount for what you get not just in quality but quantity. Compared to Taco Bell this place is a vastly inferior substitute in taste and budget. Turn the other way when approaching.

This is a great taco chain. Taco Tuesday is fun! Like Burger King, McDonald’s, Chick-​Fil-​A, and many other American institutions, this place is a must-​visit if you’re in a region that has this franchise. They give you hash-​browns as a side, and their breakfast burritos are awesome. Their super burritos are bigger than Taco Bell’s burrito supremo. The one I write about here is close to all apartments on Richland Avenue in Athens. Within *easy* walking distance, and I’m lazy so that’s a big deal. Oh yeah, I don’t know if I mentioned this but it’s very cheap to eat here. I can’t remember exact numbers but think Taco Bell.