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    El Taco Loco

    4.2 (165 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Chicken and vegetable quesadilla and refried beans and rice! Delish!
    Michelle B.

    Woah! Why have I been sleeping on this place? Ok look, it's more of a take out place although they do have some high tops inside and some outdoor covered tables their food is delicious and cheap! One of my new gf's spontaneously invited me to dinner in her uptown neighborhood and suggested this joint! She's a vegetarian (maybe even vegan) and loves getting their mixed vegetables, rice, black beans, tortilla chips and salsa from their salsa bar! I got so excited looking at her mixed vegetables getting chopped up and heated up that I wanted that as well as chicken in my quesadilla! And I wasn't trying to be as healthy as she was so I got the refried beans and rice although her black beans looked tasty too! Plus I got a fountain drink for my meal and had leftovers! Now that this place is on my radar now I know where to get some cheap and yummy Mexican food in uptown! Shoot, I want to try all their specialty means, especially the carnitas and barbacoa! Happy Mexican food eating y'all!

    Taco salad sans cheese.
    Ellery D.

    I am pleasantly surprised. Found some Mexican food in the greater New Orleans area that doesn't suck! I tried a taco salad with black beans and a side of rice. The rice was flavorful and not dry and the pico de gallo was legit. Very fresh with some good heat to it. The shell was nice and crisp. My only complaint is quite minor--it was smaller than most taco salads I've had. I easily demolished the whole thing in one sitting. Nevertheless, I will go back. Want to try the tacos or maybe a burrito.

    Nachos with Queso
    Peyton F.

    Very fast service, you order right then and there. Everything was fresh tasting. Overall flavors were good, got my nacho craving taken care of for sure.

    Taco loco (dry AF, do not recommend) and carnitas tacos (good!)
    Danie R.

    Came for taco Tuesday. Carnitas was good, chicken was dry. I did love the tortillas and the avocado sauce (guacamolillo? Or something?). I also went beyond the taco Tuesday menu and got their namesake which is a cochinita pibil taco and it was sooo dry. So I guess I only like the carnitas. Don't forget about the hot sauce bar in the back!!! There's these spicy pickled onions that are amazing, and of course some limon. Also, this place was PACKED on a Tuesday and their air conditioning sucks at best.

    Shanedyra D.

    Total was a little over $16 for 6 tacos. We had chicken, el pastor and barbacoa tacos. Fast service, chicken was dry but the el pastor was good. If I go back, I would try the nachos and margaritas.

    Barbacoa Mexicana and chorizo taco
    Khoi N.

    We have heard many positive reviews and we're craving for the beer tacos NOLA has to offer. El Taco Loco is not only authentic street tacos, but some of the best tacos we have had. My girlfriend and I ordered the chorizo nachos and four tacos. I had the chorizo and tinga tacos while she had the barbacoa Mexicana and chorizo tacos. The chorizo they use was a pork chorizo that was great but the tinga taco was phenomenal. The amount of heat and flavour made me want more tacos. That is definitely the best I have had. My girlfriend liked the barbacoa and chorizo as well. Both bountiful with flavour. The nachos were more than enough to feed at least four people. They piled chorizo, guacamole, black beans and melted the cheese to perfection. If younare craving tacos and nachos, look no further than El Taco Loco!

    Street Tacos
    Malik H.

    I will say the last time I went here I was terrified because I went to the old location and it wasn't there anymore. But low and behold I travel a little further down Carrollton and there it is. I took two friends here who'd never been before and they absolutely loved it. Very fast service, clean restaurant and decent prices for some good quality Mexican cuisine. I got the tacos and they were amazing even got a nice cup of queso to top it off. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a quick fix. Taco Tuesday specials are nice too. I believe tacos are $2 and margaritas are $4. Go check them out and tell em Malik sent ya!

    This itty bitty salsa is $7.50 and does not include chips. The queso is $10 and does not include chips. The pricing is ridiculous at el taco loco. If you want chips that's another $2.50 so if you want to spend $10 for an tiny amount of salsa and chips (which most Mexican restaurants give for free) then this is your place.

    Chassidy S.

    El Taco Loco has authentic tacos, not the TexMex mess that y'all are used to eating! The have a lot of meat options like barbacoa, carnitas, spicy chicken, and they put it all on corn tortillas. I usually do onion and cilantro and lime, but if you're basic and want a Chipotle-esque meal, they have cheese and sour cream too. They do burritos and burrito bowls with beans and rice. They have chips and queso, and you can add meat to that and make nachos. Their churros are warm and delicious! They have really good frozen margs too! I do think that some of the meats that they use could have a bit more flavor.

    Mike T.

    Cool place with good food. Right on Carrollton, a few steps from Oak St. Came over after the Po boy fest. There was Latin music playing and people dancing outside. Fun! I got a Tinga burrito with a bunch of stuff in it, and a pork tamale. Excellent!!! Lot of flavor. Babycakes got a taco salad. The "bowl" was suspect. I suspect it's premade elsewhere, not fried on site. She said it was ok.

    4 tacos ...2chicken, 1 beef and 1 carnitas
    Helen M.

    Hands Down delicious! My 6 tacos were amazing. My $3 margarita was great. I really enjoyed the food. I really just stumbles upon this spot and saw a huge line outside and figured what the hell why not and boy i am so happy i did. The different types i tried out were: chorizo,meat,chicken,and pork tacos were all delicious. So much so that i just kept ordering them to go with my delicious margarita. I noticed a lot if folks were getting take out seemingly by the cases ahahaua. The vibe is really really cool. This spot gets packed so plan accordingly but the line moves very fast. Parking can be hectic!

    Rachel H.

    Love this taco place! It is fast, delicious, and has a great Taco Tuesday deal! Tacos with pork, chicken, or ground beef are $1.50 and come with cilantro, onions, and sauce. The tacos are warm and prepared fresh. My favorite was the ground beef, it was seasoned really well and had chopped up peppers in it. We also order chips and queso. The queso was delicious and we ended up ordering a second one. This restaurant is very fast and you order as you go down the line. The employees are very nice and I would definitely recommend coming here for taco Tuesday or just a normal night or day! They have tables inside and a patio outside. They also have great drink deals. During happy hour it is $3.00 for a frozen margarita.

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    Anthony N.

    I was excited to try this place out with a friend because of the high yelp rating and numerous good reviews. I love Mexican food, so I thought "Why not?" It is not a sit and order restaurant, but rather order at the counter and pay after it is all done. My friend and I ordered their Carnitas Tacos, Tamale, Steak Chimichanga, Taco Loco, Cream Churro, and a couple of Margaritas. The menu looked great and the chef made them really quickly, but all of the cooked meats looked and were dry. I love eating Mexican foods and I go to taco trucks and restaurants all over, but I feel like the execution was not done properly here. The carnitas tacos were pretty dry and could have been better seasoned. The tamale was overcooked, dry, and not very enjoyable to eat. My friend and I, however, did actually enjoy the taco loco and steak chimichanga. They both were seasoned better than the other items and were not as dry. The maragaritas were actually strong and did the job to give us a slight buzz. Another margarita would have given us a good buzz! The cream churro was tasty to end the meal with, but for being a cream churro, there was not an obvious amount of cream in them. Overall, a decent place to have Mexican food and strong margaritas in the Uptown area.

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    Tacos were dried. No sauce to put on. And weird flavor. This was a bad experience for me. Horrible

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    Good food an inexpensive plus plus .... Check out there taco Tuesday $2 tacos and $4 margaritas

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    Family had the nachos, burritos and tacos. All very delicious. Friendly service and great food! Will definitely be back!

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