The Laredo Taco Company is located inside a new 7 Eleven location that opened in mid Dec 2022. I put the correct address on the creation of the listing for this restaurant; but on iPhone maps it still shows the old 7 Eleven location. The restaurant hours are from 5am to 8 pm. The store is of course 24/7. This store and the restaurant section are very busy in the morning for breakfast and for lunch, especially with blue collar workers grabbing quick good food.
I stumbled upon the restaurant being open early this morning when I was coming in for the 7 Eleven market. They had several versions of scrambled fresh-cracked egg dishes with chorizo, regular sausage, bacon or veggies that you can get in a tortilla wrap, on a plate or in a bowl with sides of 3 types of beans (refried, pinto or black) and potatoes.
The fellow working let me sample the scrambled eggs with cheese and chorizo; it was very flavorful, fresh and good. I won't eat the egg products at most convenience stores because they typically use liquid eggs and/or pre-made sandwichs that are pretty nasty, by my standards. But not here! They use fresh-cracked eggs! It's pathetic that in today's age and market, a simple, basic thing like using fresh, natural ingredients is something special to rave about!...ugh! They also have thin, crispy bacon by the piece to add on. Earlier today I had other food to eat, but I couldn't resist getting a few bacon slices, which were very good, albeit too thin.
I came back later to try some crispy tacos ($2.99 each) Unfortunately they were out of the 2 types of pork that I had seen earlier; but I got their ground beef mixture, which was nicely seasoned and juicy. I added their cheddar/Monterrey Jack cheese blend (which is an extra .59 fee), onion, tomato, lettuce, sour cream and a side of guacamole and thin crispy chips and salsa ($1.29). I was impressed with their very good house-made crispy taco shells, chips, nice quality lettuce, tomatoes and cilantro. And I liked that they have a side salsa bar where you can add which type of salsa you like, along with fresh cilantro, onion, pico, lime slices etc. The guacamole was decent, but bland, like most restaurant versions; but at least it was fresh. The fresh cilantro and lime earns them extra points in my book! They also have 2 types of shrimp, chicken and steak strips that you can build your combo with.
Overall I was very happy with my food which was much better than any Taco Bell, Del Taco or what you might expect at a convenience store. It was at least as good or a little better than Moe's or Chipotle, which I really don't care for.
They have evidently been short-staffed, but the service was fine; it just effected the fellow's ability to cook more batches of menu items that they ran out of. But overall you just can't beat the quality ingredients that you get quickly at a low price. I would definitely come back and recommend their food. read more