Chronic Tacos

Talk about quality! Not only are the employees friendly and the location ideal for a delicious lunch or dinner, but the quality of the food is fantastic! Every item is fresh, full of flavor, and the portions are perfect. I’ve had the carne asada, al pastor, and chicken tacos. The meat is so delicious that it doesn’t NEED salsa, but you CAN’T skip the salsa (and chips)! The icing on the cake is the high tech Coca Cola machine; you can literally have any flavor of soda you could possibly imagine. You will not be disappointed in this restaurant!

By far one of the worst places I have been to. Beans were dry and meat was bland. My daughter wouldnt eat her «taquitos» gross meat with tiny tirtilla. Service was limited it seemed as if none of the employees knew what to do.

I was there a couple days ago. When I went in there where only 2 other people there. There where 4 employees working. I ordered and went to pay. The counter was filthy. I ask the person why and no response. I was waiting for my order and looked around the condiment counter was also filthy. There where several tables that where dirty. When my order was up they started to ask me what I wanted on it. Again saw how dirty the area where they were serving from. They could care less about the customer. I will never go back and will tell others not to go either. There, seemed to be no manager there or if there was one they need to be fired.

I really wanted this place to be better than it is. Under cooked red rice. Bland pinto beans. Too many fat pieces in my pulled pork taco. My chicken was decent though I’ve made better at home. Avocado was the only great item. Service and staff were nice and accommodating outside of forgetting to bring me my chips when they were done since there weren’t any made. Won’t be back. I’ll stick with chipotle

Sadly my husband and I gave this a couple of chances. The first two times the owner was at the store and service was good and the food was hot and pretty good. The last two times we went… well not so bueno.
The first time there were suppose to open an hour before hand however the doors were still closed. They opened the door and there was already a line. And the employees grumbled while making the tacos.
This time no one was at the counter at first. Then the gentleman who came also appeared annoyed with being there. The tacos were to go and were not wrapped properly so all the ingredients fell out. The salsa lid wasn’t closed so… soaked tacos. Yay…
Probably not going back.

Greasy, Greasy, Greasy! And super expensive. I have had Chronic in SoCal in the past and enjoyed it but this location is terrible.

I would give this zero stars if I could — most expensive crap food I have ever had! My cheese quesadilla was so overcooked that it was hard as a brick … burrito and taco I got for my hubby were stone cold (seems we were lucky to not get food poisoning!) … everything costs extra (even salsa) and for their prices, they could maybe give you a handful of chips … staff did not seem to know what they were doing and the place just gave you an icky vibe! First and last visit to this place !

I’ve had Chronic Taco twice and I actually enjoy the food. I feel like it’s better than Chipotle and the ingredients are more authentic. My three star review can be attributed to one of the employee interactions I had. When I was picking the ingredients for my burrito, she asked me what cheese I wanted and I asked her what type they had. She listed the names and I didn’t understand what she said so I asked her to repeat it. She looked at me and repeated it in a way that made me feel like I shouldn’t have even asked to begin with. I try to give people working in retail the benefit of the doubt because I worked in retail for years but sometimes the attitude is really uncalled for.

This place was so gross. I got the chicken tacos and it was so salty. I tried to like it but the salt was so overpowering. Not to mention it was 6 – 7 dollars for 2 small tacos! I can get way better tacos and more than just two for that price! I will never come throw this money in the trash again. This place sucks. Oh yeah plus the tortilla was cold!

I will recommend anyone to this place. Their burritos are amazing and all of the food is nice and fresh. All staff are very nice and welcoming. They give you time to order and know what they are talking about. Try it out for yourself! Chronic Tacos, it’s not Filibertos.

Tried this place out tonight. Extremely disappointed. I tried a Carne asada taco, a chicken taco, and a pork taco. Carne asada and chicken were ok but a little salty, the pork was terrible. I had the same experience as another reviewer with my food being cold by the time I finally got it and sat down. I also agree that it is way over priced. The décor is fun and right up my alley but I won’t be back.

My husband and I tried Chronic Tacos located on W Peoria Ave shortly after they opened. I know this review is long overdue but better late than never.
The tacos I ordered were fish and my husband had beef. They were really tasty, hot and delicious. The seasonings on both the fish and beef were really tasty. The owner came by our table and checked on us to make sure everything was OK. He was friendly and personable. The tortilla chips were crispy and the salsa was yummy with nice chunks of tomato and onion.
I would recommended this location for anyone looking for fresh, quality Mexican food.

With a name like Chronic Tacos, you’d think this place would serve some bomb tacos, they don’t. They should change the name to seedy brick weed tacos.
Nothing was fresh, tortillas were cold, tacos are way over priced and the staff was poorly trained. Management here must be non existent, no one knows what the other person is doing and there is no type of order at all. Had high expectations that were quickly let down.

The food was great and what I expected from CT. Fresh tasting, solid seasoning, good portion sizes.
The only thing that kept this review from being was the wait time and employee’s attitude.
I’ve worked in restaurants and I understand that when things get chaotic it’s hard to maintain a good flow but from the beginning of our order to when we got our food was 30 minutes. That’s 30 minutes of standing in line while the employees were grumbling and angry. One lady was just slamming trays around and kept talking crap about the bearded guy. Like seriously? I don’t want to hear that. Bearded guy was actually really nice and was the only employee to make the experience better.
Fake it til you make it, CT. Put a smile on and it’ll help with the wait time.

Food handling by the employees appears to be acceptable now. The dude with the giant ass beard is now wearing a beard-​net & I don’t see employees eating on the line or keeping their drinks in view of customers anymore.
The wait times suck! Usually there’s only 2 people on the food line, including the cashier. There should be more food assembly line workers, especially during lunch rush hour.

Katie and I were in the neighborhood and came across this place. The ordering process has the vibe of another burrito place with everything available for you to see. I had three corn tacos with carne asada, al pastor, and carnitas. Katie had two pollo asada tacos. Everything tastes good and the selection of toppings means you can have something different every time. The atmosphere was a little noisy due to an opening party, but you are surrounded by tv’s and the radio isn’t too loud.
We will be back again in the near future.

Décor has a cute Dia de los Muertos v+ modern urban feel. Seating is comfortable. Pretty good draft and bottled beer options.
I tried an Al Pastor and a Carnitas taco. Both were too greasy but were seasoned ok. But they were a big disappointment because both the corn tortillas and meat filling were cold. I hope I don’t get food poisoning from the under temp meat. It might have been hot when they scooped it onto my plate, but had gone cold by the time I paid and sat down. This is even though there was only one person ahead of me in line.
They had 2 assembly line workers during lunch rush — just not effective to move the line fast enough. It only got worse after I made it through the line. And staff were initially friendly but showed their stress as they got more and more overwhelmed. Tables weren’t being wiped down either, so you had to clean a place to sit down. If you come in and see only 2 people working, walk out and go somewhere else.

I went into this location on three separate occasions.
1) seemed fine, the workers didn’t know how to explain the menu so I kind of stuck to ordering a burrito (chipotle) style. Tasted really good but I paid a sold $ 17.78 for a burrito meal. should have gone to chipotle and treated a friend to a meal for that price!
2) gave it another chance since my co workers hadn’t been in. I and another coworker ordered burritos so no issues, tasted good. My other co worker got a quesadilla w/​veggies. They did not have the veggies ready so her order had to go back into the kitchen… Needless to say, I ordered the same thing as last time, paid $ 10 this time around and my co worker finally got her quesadilla with veggies AFTER my co worker had to complain to the manager… twice! And as we were finishing up with our burritos. She also said it was bland and not worth the overpriced amount she paid!
3) went in on a Thursday night, there were ppl in there but no line, ordered my usual and they didn’t have any rice made, said to wait 2 – 3, I waited 7 – 9 mins. and they were finally able to toss some from the kitchen over into my burrito, the employees looked pissed, lazy and not wanting to be there and the gentleman that checked me out or any other staff did not even apologize for the delay in not having their main option, wtf? Paid $ 10 this time too, had the burrito but it was very BLAND, Disgusting. Tossed it !! as we were leaving the manager like figure asked how it was and I said it was ok! He apologized because he had seen us waiting for a while and we said ok. Then he came chasing me down as I was sitting in my car with a free Taco with a meal or something. No thank you.
Honestly, gave them 3 tries, service is horrible, food is decent, good luck figuring out what you want to order since no one knows to really help you. And if you order something from the back kitchen, good luck getting it in time!

This location needs to get their s_​_​t together or change the name to chaos tacos.
The nearby Chipotle must be happy to hear this kind of review.

I’m gonna say this place is 5 star. Been here 3 times since they opened and it’s definitely on my list to keep coming back.
Love the baja style fish and shrimp tacos! Beer battered is delicious, takes a little longer, just a few minutes, but worth the wait. Steak and chicken tacos also on point. Everything is fresh and you have SO many options!
Owner is on site and super nice hard working guy. You can see his staff respects and likes him.
Reading some of the other reviews I think people are being too harsh, when a restaurant opens it takes a little time for the crew to be performing as a team. Instead of writing a bad review talk to the manager and let them correct their problem. Revisit the establishment and then write your review!
I hate to see such a great place getting negative reviews when they just needed some time to learn and start functioning smoothly!
Good job Chronic staff and owner!