Chronic Tacos

Finally stopped in to give Chronic Tacos a try and I’m glad I did!
The prices are super reasonable and you get a lot of bang for your buck. I grabbed lunch for Boyfriend and I on the way home from work. Two burritos, one carne asada and one carnitas. Both were the size of my dog. Both burritos were really good. I’d describe them as halfway between Chipotle and actual Mexican food. Chipotle format and style, but the meat would be perfectly at home in a Tijuana street taco.
They have a ton of filling options, including al pastor and fish (!). Burritos ($ 5.99) and «Fatty Tacos» ($ 2.99) seem to be the main options. Plenty of toppings. They stuff those tortillas almost to bursting; no stinginess here! They also have a bar, which makes this place a great quick-​but-​not-​fast-​food dinner. After all, is there anything better in all the world than a cold beer and a giant burrito? I think not.
Since I live in Henderson, I don’t foresee us popping by for dinner, but I’ll definitely be picking up to-​go food in the future!

Positives: Salsa (tomatoes/​cilantro) is very good; extremely quick service and food was done; restaurant is clean; lots of seats and espn on t.v.
Negatives: Salty carne asada meat; dry spanish rice
I will try it again and get something different

I ahve gone here a few times. It is convienent when at work. The staff is great. Always friendly. Will answer any question. Make suggestions.
The food is ok. I really like the refried beans. Love the guacamole and chips. Of the meats I tried they are all to salty for my taste. The prices are reasonable. You can get a complete meal for under 6.00.

We first saw Chronic Tacos in LA, but never got the chance to eat there. So, when I heard there was one in Vegas, my brother and I sought it out. The only way to get there from my side on town — the SW — is to risk your life via several roundabouts. I’m a skilled driver, but I despise those things. We made it in one piece without incident, phew.
Now give me food to calm myself.
Not able to decide on what I wanted, I ordered three tacos: fish, carnitas and carne asada. My brother tried the chicken and carne asada. We were the only people in the restaurant and the staff seemed highly annoyed by our presence.
I grabbed a diet coke from the soda machine and it tasted terrible, flat yet it tasted only like seltzer. I couldn’t drink it. I don’t do regular soda so I was out of luck.
I dug into the tacos. The fish taco wasn’t the worst I’ve had, but I wouldn’t call it good. Edible. The Carnitas were the best of three. The carne asada was so salty. I about died. It was inedible. My brother agreed on the carne and thought the chicken was decent.
I couldn’t believe I risked my life on the roundabout deathtraps for this! Leaving, I was forced to gamble again. A few close calls, but we made it home safely. Thank goodness, I would not want Chronic Tacos for a last meal.

3.75 Stars
I’m not driving out of my way to stop at Chronic Tacos, but when I’m in the area, I know I’ll be full and satisfied eating here.
I like Chronic for the strong flavors and good portions. Plenty of options for fillings. Good prices. This is not a traditional taqueria… it’s Americanized… or Californianized (is that a word?), but the food is still solid.
Slight divey feel is appealing to some as well.

Eh. I wanted to find a place where I could get a couple of cheap tacos and a beer so I gave it shot with the family. It wasn’t bad, just nothing special. I would give it 2 ½ stars if that was an option.
The food is okay. I had an al pastor taco and a carne asada taco, and I tried a few bites of my wife’s chicken burrito. It was all just okay — can’t say anything bad, but not really anything good to say either. I’d honestly rather hit Taco Bell, and I can think of 10 Mexican restaurants/​taco shops in Vegas I would rather go to.
The staff was friendly, but a little unorganized. We were one of 3 other parties in the place and it kind of took awhile to get the food. Maybe the staff was new or something.
I get the whole graffiti thing and trying an alternative casual look, but it’s a little over the top. Sharpie marker written all over the walls, rails, seats, and everything else that seems to be written mostly by teenagers wanting to be hard-​core by dropping an F-​bomb via permanent marker. Whatever.
If I happened to be in that shopping center and felt like a taco or burrito I might try it again, but not going out of the way to go back.

I’ve become a regular here since the food is made to order, good portions, and you leave full without the greasy feeling you get from many other places around town. There’s also various specials throughout the week and my favorite is Torta Thursday where you get a free drink and chips.
So far I’ve had tortas, fish tacos, and breakfast burritos but must admit the fries look pretty amazing topped with meat and cheese. What I really enjoy is choice of tortillas, grilled or fried fish tacos, and every step of preparing your order is asked for input from you. I also love that when I’m taking a break here during the work week I can also grab a much needed Rockstar that they keep in stock in multiple flavors.

I just love this place! We have been a few times now since living in the neighborhood
and will for sure be back.
I thought it was pretty rad that you could tag up the walls!
If you make a make it a combo then you get a drink, rice and chips and salsa.
I really like the «Carne Asada Quesadilla» it is just chocked full of flavor.
The burritos are huge and the tortillas very tasty.
For the 2 of us to eat it averages about $ 22 and worth every penny.
Give this little gem a try if you haven’t yet!
The parking lot can be full depending on the time of day but the way the lot is grouped together it isn’t a far walk from wherever you do end up parking.

This is the 2 or 3^rd rime I ate here. I liked it with all the crazy tagging, then they half way removed everything. The food is delicious (better than Roberto’s), the tables were clean, and they gave me what I wanted– when I wanted it. So my only suggestion to improve is to finish what you started or allow the crazy kids to have fun.
On this visit it was nice to see that they finally put in all of the tv’s. I wish there was sound though.

This place is pretty yummy!
I came here bc my friend wantef some enchiladas. Here you get 2 for 4.99 $ with any meat. I ordered a chicken burrito but it looked gross so the girl was such a sweetie and let me get something else. Instead I ordered 2 potato tacos with cheese and a kids meal with chicken taquitos for my son. After paying I heard a man ordering some carne asada fries and I was like «hold up!» She said its on their «secret menu» so I got an order of those.
My friend said his enchiladas were good. My sons taquitos were also very very good and he loved the chips and salsa. I tried my potato tacos and I was like YAY! They were super delish! The carne asada fries (7 $) were also very yummy! The only thing that sucked was they dont come with guac, its 1 $ extra and also you have to like yell over the glass thingy.
All in all the food was yummy and cs was awesome!

I’ve been here a couple of times. Each time, I’ve had difficulty ordering because it is just so confusing. It’s kind of like Chipotle but they have a ton more options and it’s not quite clear what those options are. I think you just have to lean against the glass and grunt, «I want that.» Very stoner.
I’ve tried the chicken tostada bowl, chronic fries, a battered shrimp taco, and a carne asada taco. The chicken tostada was ok but it came with a pathetic amount of sour cream and they left off the guacamole I ordered. But I don’t think they charged me for it, either. The chronic fries, basically covered in everything including salsa, were pretty damn good though. For whatever reason, these are advertised on their website, but are not on the menu.
The carne asada seems to be their claim to fame, but I didn’t like it. Too salty. Then again, I got the very last bit of carne asada. They were out by 6pm. So maybe I didn’t get the best representation of this dish, being the last little bit they had and all. Also, he asked me if I wanted it baja style. I said sure and that was a big mistake. Mayo, cabbage… doesn’t really work with carne asada for me. However, the shrimp taco baja style = excellent.
They have Dos Equis and Blue Moon on tap — $ 3 a pint. The bar was completely empty. I’m not sure if it is worth it for this place to have a liquor license.
I’m willing to try this place again and maybe get some booze. But I need to have a heart to heart with the staff and get the low down on the menu.

I would say if Chipotle had a Younger Rockstar brother. That would be chronic tacos. There is graffiti on the walls nothing offensive. But they are taking it down. :(The employees are friendly and personable and strike up great conversations. The menu has a little more diversity then chipotle but is set up with the assembly line. They have Tortas and Nachos and breakfast burritos. And just about everything comes with a vegetarian option not just the standard bean and cheese variety. They also have specials on Monday with Burritos and Tuesday is for the tacos. The burrito is massive filled with steak and your choice of rice and beans, cilantro, pico de gallo. When i frequent Summerlin i know where ill be.

First time I had this was when I lived in SoCal — Pasadena location. It was AWESOME. I got a shrimp burrito and never looked back… Well OK that’s a lie. I looked back when I went back almost every month for this! (It was almost an hour drive or it would have been WAY more often)
I AM SO HAPPY THERE IS ONE IN LAS VEGAS! It totally channels that SoCal surfer dude feel and the employees seem to really dig their jobs — which makes service awesome. As much as I love their burritos, I have found something else that makes my heart cry for another:
Chronic Fries.
Oh my DSJHFSKD dude, get these with carne asada and slather on some baja sauce and go to heaven. Bro, these fries are legit.
Bottom line: Awesome prices, good service, good seating, and epic food. Join their Chronic Tacos Loyalty Program and receive random discounts n’stuff!

I dig Chronic Tacos, I’d eaten at Wee-Man’s location in Redondo Beach prior to discovering the location here in Vegas. The one here in Summerlin is nice… not as cool as Wee-Man’s, but his is also 3 blocks away from the beach and has a full bar inside, plus he frequents his store so it’s almost an unfair comparison.
Anyways, the food here is very good! I find it tastier than the other mexican grub joints like Roberto’s, Chipotle, Qdoba, Rubio’s, etc. The daily homemade salsa here is awesome! Their chips are always fresh and tasty too. And however they cook and season their chicken… I’m definitely a fan. Their steak is very tasty too. I’ve personally never tried the pork, and I don’t eat shrimp so I can’t comment on their quality.
I usually stick with the chicken burrito bowl which is stellar! The way they finely dice up their onions and cilantro make for tasty toppings. All three of their salsas are great too! The salsa verda is hella bomb! I’m a fan of their tacos too, I like how they offer both flour and corn tortillas. They pack them out with meat and toppings.
I wish they offered more beverage options, and I wish it wasn’t so far away. Having to drive all the way up into Scummerlin for my Chronic fix can get annoying. But the grub is so good that the drive isn’t so horrible.

Hummmm, we took a drive from the Silverado area, to go there, because of our Groupon that we got. Well, it was OK, not worth driving over there again for. If your in the area, and don’t want to spend alot of money, this might be the place for you.
It’s not like taco bell, so just something different.
Yes we noticed it was geared towards teens and young adults. Not that that bothered me.
I got the Enchiladas, and the fish taco, baja style, it was OK, my husband got the Carna Estada Tacos, he said it was OK.
They said they make there own Salsa everyday, the chips actually tasted better without the salsa.
I just say, don’t go out of your way to go here, if your in the area… Then check it out for yourself.

This place is ok. I had a Groupon and decided to check it out.
I tried the chicken burrito, while my fella ordered the chicken enchiladas. My burrito was ok, a little lacking in flavor, but I did ask for the salsa on the side, so that could be my fault. Once I poured some of the green stuff on there, it was pretty good. My fella’s enchiladas stole the show. They were melty and cheesy, just how I like them! They were filled to the brim with moist and meaty chicken. It was all white meat, we were quite surprised and impressed. This was my favorite thing about the meal.
This isn’t authentic Mexican food by any stretch of the imagination and I think some of their dishes lack flavor, but it was still pretty good for the price.
Not a big fan of the décor. It’s obviously targeting a younger crowd, which is fine. A little too scuffed up and graffiti’d for my taste. Boy, do I sound old! Haha
Overall, pretty good experience. I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here again, but if I’m in the area or have another Groupon on my hands, I’m totally there.

We got a couple of Groupons for Chronic Tacos, so decided to give it a try.
The first time we went I got a pollo asado taco and a shrimp taco. They were okay. The chicken was pretty salty. I’m a big fan of salt, so if I thought it was salty, it must have been really salty. The shrimp taco was okay but not particularly memorable.
My wife got a carne asada burrito. It was okay. Nothing special.
The second time we went we got beef taquitos and a chicken quesadilla. I liked the taquitos and the quesadilla much better than the tacos and the burrito. However, I don’t really have any desire to go back.
The décor is suited for teenage skater boys.

Chronic Tacos… is pretty delicious. I decided to go with the Chicken Taco and a Carne Asada Taco… while making it a meal. They have two options a combo with a drink and salsa with chips or a meal with chips and salsa, beans, rice and a drink. The wait time was a lil long for a «fast food» type of joint, but it was worth the wait. The fiancé ordered the Chicken Burrito and that thing was huge! The chicken was definitely moist and tasty, my favorite out of the two. The lime rice was awesome and the mild salsa was a tad bit spicier than what I think a mild salsa should be, but I am a wimp when it comes to spiciness. Overall, I think this might be a place to go to for some yummy tacos and I definitely will be back to try more tacos!
P. S. Someone recommended the flautas too!

***UPDATE 7/​27/​2010***
I workout at the 24 Hour Fitness next to Chronic Tacos and came out to find Chronic Tacos flyers on the cars in the parking lot, including mine (see pics). That’s lame, taking to sleazy nightclub tactics to promote the business… blech! One more reason not to go there for me.
***ORIGINAL REVIEW***
I passed by this place yesterday after having lunch at Upper Crust Pizza… it was very busy and looked cool, so I said I would try it the next day.
Well…I stopped by for lunch after a workout at the gym. It was 12:15 pm and there was a big line of about 20 people. I decided to wait it out and see what everyone was waiting for. While I was in line, it grew to about 30 people.
The place is decorated like a teenager’s bedroom. The walls are made of plywood and you are encouraged to tag up the walls with whatever (see pics). I think the owners are MMA fans because there were MMA magazines all over the place and the guy who brought out my food had a MMA T-​Shirt & hat.
Food — I was going to try a Carne Asada burrito, but I wanted to try 2 dishes, so i opted for the Nachos (no meat) and a Carne Asada Fatty Taco. It’s a typical setup like you find at Qdoba/Zaba’s/Chipotle where you order your food and you move down a line of people to add the toppings.
The Carne Asada Taco ordering process went smoothly, but the Nachos didn’t…they forgot to make it as they rely on someone in the back who’s not part of the assembly line to make it. They yell out the order and I guess someone is suppose to pay attention and make it… well, they didn’t. No big deal at this point, it’s only Nachos and it doesn’t take a long time to make those… so, they told me when I paid that they would bring it out.
I had a pretty good workout and built up a huge appetite, so I scarfed down the Carne Asada Taco while I waited for the Nachos… it was pretty good, not great but good… nice flavor but it wasn’t «authentic». i guess growing up in SoCal makes you a Mexi-​Snob when it comes to Mexican Food.
After a few minutes my Nachos came out… I was surprised to see that there was only cheese on top of chips. Normally at Baja Fresh/Qdoba/Chipotle/Zaba’s nachos are fully loaded with all the toppings… hell, I even paid extra for guacamole. I asked the guy who brought them about it, he apologized about the guac and said he would come back with a cup of it… but he said that’s how the Nachos with no meat are prepared, with just cheese. What a disappointment!
To make matters worse, the cheese is shredded cheese that they melt on top of the chips… that in and of itself isn’t that big a deal… what was really a big deal is that the cheese wasn’t fully melted, just the top of it so it didn’t stick to the chips and it fell all over the place because it was still cold and shredded underneath (see pics for details). The guacamole was bland too. I still ate it because I was hungry. What a bad meal… I should have went somewhere else.
The place was crowded and the majority of the people in there were younger (early 20’s and teens)…I guess they like the atmosphere. Since I don’t follow MMA at all, it didn’t appeal to me… and the years of writing crap on the walls are decades behind me.
I would have rated the place 2 Stars if the line was shorter… but because the hype was built up and it didn’t deliver, I gave it 1 Star. It’s the 1^st 1 Star joint I’ve rated.
Will I return? Nah… unless someone else was paying the bill.

Chronic Tacos?
YES!
The second I walked into this place I was blown away. Tucked away in the middle of Summerlin is a place called «Chronic Tacos» that breathes new life into this other wise sterile shopping center.
First impression of the place that hasn’t been open a week… what is all this writing on the wall? Did all this writing happen in less than a week?
They supply the sharpies and you are welcomed to write on the walls and tables.
They have an employee come up to you when you first hit the line and they get you a drink while you wait on what seems to be the honor system.
They carry coke products and I opted for the safe choice of Minute Maid Lemonade.
I came at 8:30pm at night and this place was still busy! The music was blaring, the line was friendly, the staff was friendly, the entire place was like entering your cool friends house in high school.
When my turn came up, I opted for the Carne Asada Burrito which I had made with: spanish rice, black beans, «baja style» sauce, pico de gallo salsa, cheese, cilantro and onions. My meal with the burrito and the drink came out to under $ 9.
Let me tell you, all the staff are super friendly and I have never seen a group of people that appear to absolutely love their jobs! A very refreshing experience.
After we sat down to eat, we were greeted by 5 different people that offered to refill your drinks or take away your trash.
I am definitely coming back to this place very soon!
The food was great! The atmosphere was great!
I asked one of the employees and they say they are open from 9am to 9pm.
One more thing — Scream «I Love Chronic Tacos!» and just see what happens…