Taco John’s

It is embarrassing that we drove almost 10 miles out of our way so my husband could get his Taco John’s fix. I believe this is probably one of the last Taco John’s open in Southeast Wisconsin.
For pseudo Mexi fast food Taco John’s is pretty decent. Don’t even think you are getting anything close to authentic because I have never seen a potato olé at a Mexican restaurant.
I had the grilled chicken burrito and the chicken didn’t have that fake taste like Taco Bell. It was normal tasting chicken with gooey nacho sauce. My husband always gets an order of beans and cheese with black olives on top. He then slathers it with their extra hot green sauce.
The nice thing is that you can choose from five hot sauces ranging from the mild pico to the extra hot green green. My husband had three cups of the green and for a short period of time I thought he was going to take some home with him but he avoided the temptation.
Taco John’s is definitely a step above Taco Bell but it is a little more expensive. I don’t understand my husband’s love of this place but I do agree that it is better than running for the border.

Descriptive phrase: better than Taco Bell.
Taco John’s is like Taco Bell, but better.
Get the Potato Olé’s and be happy. They’re like crack.

Taco John’s is my favorite «fast» Mexican food. I love the super potato oles! My new favorite is the cheese quesadilla! You can’t beat taco Tuesday! I also love the churro for desert. Please, please, please we need more Taco John’s in the Milwaukee area!!!

I give this place five stars because we need more Taco John’s in our city! Hopefully some more will be built around town in the future.

Mmm Potato Olé’s. Me and my family get those every time we stop, and they’re great! What surprised me this time was the crunch wrap chicken taco (is that the name?). It tasted like authentic Mexican food. I’ll be ordering that again for sure.
Do yourself a favor. Skip Taco Bell and head to Taco Johns!

I thought that Taco Bell was the worst Mexican fast food chain. but this one wins hands down ! The tacos are filled with a lot of lettuce and 5% beef and they give you potatoes just to fill you up ! This place sucks big time !

Okay, Okay. Lets just get this out of the way.
I love authentic Mexican food. I do. I love flautas and tortas and chili relleno.
I nom all of those on a regular basis.
But you know what? Sometimes you just need a potato olé.
It’s an ever-​enduring mystery to me how Taco Bell, with it’s five different ingredients combined into a myriad of similar menu items is one of the most popular fast-​food franchises in America while trying to find a Taco Johns takes a no small amount of dedication and skill.
Taco John’s is so far superior to the Bell that it’s absurd to even compare the two.
Three reasons :
1) Potato Oles — What is better than these? Does anyone know the seasoning on them? I’m sure it consists of something + MSG + MSG, but it’s focking delicious. If they sold it straight you could probably find me behind the restaurant scraping up change for another glassine bag of delicious flavor fix.
2) Mexi Rolls! I didn’t even know they had these on the menu until I went there with my work partner. It’s the only thing he eats from there. Think egg roll, but Taco Johns style filled with seasoned ground beef. And deep fried. With melty, orange, artificial plastic cheese. You know what, don’t think about it. Just try it. They’re good, I swear.
3) Salsa bar? The Bell has a few tired sauces in tiny packets. The Hot and Fire are okay, the new ones are terrible. Taco Juan’s has five different salsas, plus jalapenos. It’s amazing. And the hot is actually hot! I dip my potato oles in them.
There’s really no clear explanation for the continued dominance of the Bell over TJs. I’m unable to understand it, much less comprehend it.
We need one in Milwaukee so I can study this phenomenon with greater ease.
On second thought…

I guess I don’t understand why people love this place so much. Their food is okay (the potato oles are probably the main reason I’d even stop by) but right across the street is a fabulous Mexican place that serves food almost as fast as Taco John’s does.

You can never have just one potato olé. Yum.
Okay, if you eat fast food, and if you eat Taco Bell, try Taco John’s. If you don’t eat fast food, good for you, stay strong, and stop reading now.
A friend of mine worked at many different fast food places, including a different Taco John’s location, and she said that the cleanliness and ingredients were higher quality at Taco John’s than at any other fast food place. You will never eat at Taco Bell again if a Taco John’s is conveniently located. I promise.
This location can get busy right at noon, especially on Tuesdays when they have a 70-​cent taco special (!), but it’s usually smooth sailing and tasty.
One thing: the chicken chipotle soft taco appears to be gone. What gives? That was the best thing ever.