Taco Bueno

Taco Bueno is just not worth the money. I ordered three soft tacos. Steak, chicken and ground beef. The tacos were sad examples of Mexican food and the whole meal cost nine dollars with a small tea. Check out my picture of the steak taco as it was served. It’s a joke.

This is the first taco bueno I have eaten at and it was great. The workers are so friendly and the food is great. They have some of the best refried beens I have ever had. This is our regular taco tuesday spot.

Maybe I went on a bad day, but this was the first time I have ever been to a Taco Bueno. Observations: My tacos and burrito were COLD. The taco meat texture reminded me of texturized vegetable protein not ground beef… the fact that they weren’t the slightest bit greasy reinforced my opinion that the «ground beef» must have a high percentage of texturized vegetable protein. I went to the website to investigate their menu, and it claims they use 100% ground beef — so I’m not sure what they do to the meat to give it the texture and taste it has. The taco meat also seems to be minimally seasoned. My burrito was mostly tortilla and empty space.
The «salsa bar» was nice, although the quality and selection was not as good as other chains like Taco Cabana. No one was policing the salsa bar, so young kids (10 – 14 years old) kept going up and grabbing onion & cilantro with their bare hands and I witnessed two of them stick their finger in the salsas and lick it to ascertain whether or not the salsa was «spicy». This restaurant would otherwise be a two-​star restaurant, if it were not for the fact that staff observed the kids unsanitary use of the salsa bar on several occasions but did nothing to correct the behavior.

yum yum! Great food! Great Service! I was surprised to get such good fajitas at a fast food place. They also have a sauce bar which is awesome! and all the meals come with chips to dip =)

Love, love, love their taco salad and nachos! Go here often if I want a bite to eat late at night since their open ’til midnight. Really friendly drive thru guy who always seems to be happy to be there. Foods great, service is fast and prices are good! :)