For some reason ST is always an afterthought for us. Whenever we're thinking of what to eat, it's not often we think of ST. And for no good reason. Each time we go we enjoy the food, service is always good. although we typically take-out, the establishment always appears clean. It's nice and bright and welcoming. Lately we've made a conscious effort to be sure we remember Surf Taco when choosing options. in the last month we've order 2 x from the Silverton location and we thoroughly enjoyed our choices. read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Beverages - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

Well the renovations must have cost them their decency. They nickel and dime everything. They no longer include chips with your meal (burrito, tacos etc) The chicken fingers comes with spicy sauce and when you ask to swap it for something else you can't. So you get the spicy stuff and have to pay $1.60 for a tiny ass cup of sauce. Btw they no longer have regular ranch, it's loaded with cilantro. There's bugs all over the place. Nowhere to sit. The salsa bar is no longer bowls with scooping spoons, it's in pourable containers that bartenders keep juice in. The salsa all separates and has no lid so you can't "shake" it up. The bowls were better because you could swirl it around. It's over priced anymore. Not gonna be going back any time soon. read more

New owners, and things have changed a bit Bravo on the renovation ! A great improvement, bright, clean and modern ... well done, but you are serving tacos, so PUT SOME NAPKINS ON EVERY TABLE, and DON'T CHEAP OUT ON THE GOOD HOT SAUCE ! read more

they need more help over there. They never answer the phone they put you on hold for 510 minutes horrible

the tacos here were so delicious and fresh!! my absolute favorite was the aloha chicken taco!! the teriyaki chicken paired wonderfully with the pineapple and sauce!!! i savored every bite the service here was also wonderful where they made sure our every need was met! such a welcoming environment! also the salsa bar was such a slay read more

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Waited over 30 min for 4 tacos. The beef taco was disappointing. Had a weird after taste. The unapologetic kid behind the register said it was because they only had two cooks. I'm sorry even if there was only 1 cook my order shouldn't have taken that long. Very annoying. read more

Another solid Surf Taco location. Been enjoying Surf Taco for 20+ years and living in PA now, this is the most convenient location for me to go to when visiting family. The Surf Taco fish tacos are my absolute favorite and I always get two when I stop by. My wife has always been a fan of their taco salads. I also recently enjoyed their variation of a crunch wrap, which was delicious. What makes the food even better is the fresh salsas. I like to mix the mild and Baja 50-50, and also love the verde. Salsas are great with their chips, which come with everything, and I always put some on my tacos too. Best part is that the salsas are all self serve so you can get exactly what you want and as much as you want. And this location has a drive through, which makes for fast pickup when you order online. Looking forward to my next Surf Taco! read more

absolutely horrible service had a 50 dollar order gave no chips baught chips gave me a small bag and i proceeded to ask for more were so rude read more

This is more of a warning to always check your food from here. I never had an issue before but I ordered a Malibu veggie burrito and when I got home and ate the end of the burrito, I quickly learned I was given the wrong burrito. It was a fish and chicken burrito. I've been a vegetarian for 30 years and would not have been happy if I did eat the fish or chicken and it could have been really bad if someone had a food allergy. They replaced the burrito but lesson learned...check your food from here before eating it! read more

Food is good but greed kicked in...the chips that were always a part of your meal are now extra...bye bye ST

This place is always excellent. I've been going to all of the Surf Taco locations for years and they never disappoint. Just as they present themselves with fresh and good quality ingredients. Staff is always friendly and attentive to keeping the pace clean. On two different occasions, my special order got messed up and it was resolved quickly, with apology. In my last few trips I noticed that they've done some revamping with new dishes, renamed salsa, slightly different recipes, like the soup and slaw in the tacos. All good. Surf taco isn't cheap, but you get what you pay for. read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

See photo... you can, but I wouldn't. Items mislabeled (chicken in fish bag and vice versa). Tiny portion of shrimp. U-20 shrimp that weren't blackened from a "blackened shrimp $14 entree) This place is sad read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - This is a $14 blackened shrimp bowl.... Let that sink in... 7-8 U-20 shrimp, some cabbage and tomato.... $14.... - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

That's what $11.00 gets you at Sufe Taco there is barely anything in this bowl you seriously need to fix your portions bzecause if this is what you serve your gonna lose customer's. I don't think this is right at all . read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Chicken Bowl portions are horrible! - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

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Consistently inconsistent. Burritos have one full bite of tomatoes, the next all rice, then all lettuce... Order the same thing every time and it never tastes the same. Sometimes the chicken in completely unseasoned and the next you're choking from the salt in the teriyaki sauce. Quality of ingredients has gone down and it's very noticeable. Bring back pineapple with actual flavor. Such a shame. Beautiful menu, but food doesn't deliver. read more

Food is good but this location is in need of some updating & cleaning. Very dirty. Maybe it was just a busy Sunday. read more

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This chain Tex-Mex restaurant doesn't ever fail my belly! Nachos are always warm and fresh. Add steak to the quesadilla for an extra satisfying full taste. I actually purchase a regular size quesadilla to split with two kids as their portions are big enough. It also comes with a side of nachos. Add ground beef to a taco bowl. The buffalo chicken in a bowl is my favorite! Give your taste buds a twist and add ranch instead of blue cheese. Walk to the register to place your order and be gladly greeted. The employee was so awesome to recommend flavors and remind us of the daily special. After orders are taken you're given a number to take with you to your table. Food is ready within minutes! Can't wait to be back! read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

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Surf Taco has been Coastal Cuisine for +/- decade. The menu has gotten larger and possibly better. I will honestly rate what limited food I had here. The procedure is you order at the register take a numbered placard and they will serve it to you as per your order. One of the girls /servers told me that they now serve dessert. I ordered carne asada. That's fried beef in a taco shell, with pico de gallo cilantro and avocado. Very tasty yet small for $5.95. At an adjoining counter there are four salsas. From Benign to some semblance of Heat. My two lady friends ordered something similar to what I had. They also shared a dessert, they said a healthy dessert Rio Bowl. Check it out, I didn't. And it's not on their website. Place was clean, staff was somewhat friendly on the restrooms OK. read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

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Surf taco is always a good go to! I've eaten in there plenty of times, love that it's BYOB! They have the best complementary salsa, mild and verde are super flavorful. There new app makes it easy to order especially during covid! I recommend the mango shrimp and garlic shrimp tacos! read more

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Food is always good, to bad for that business weed is legal, SOME of the kids that answer the phones and take orders have no clue, 90% wrong order...brown rice LOL mahi instead of chicken good luck, side order of guacamole check your bag and change using cash never got the right change... Like I said food is always good but check your order and change before leaving and plan on staying while they fix it.. read more

I just placed an order about an hour ago. My girlfriend has a GF allergy so I needed the chicken taco on corn tortilla, I said that when we ordered. I got the order made sure it was corn tortilla and it wasn't, so I made them change it. I get the new taco, I go home and It's now a chicken tender taco when it was supposed to be a grilled chicken so now she can not eat it. I had to REORDER it a second time and still messed it up. Not happy. read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant, period. Their classic quesadilla with chicken is to absolutely die for. Portions are good, they're what you pay for. The app to order food is also well designed, better than most big chain restaurants may I add. Taco salads to go come in a cake box! Very cool place that I've been dining at since I was a teen. Love it! PS: Jackson, NJ Surf Taco has a bar, not sure how it is with COVID-19, but their cocktails are superb. read more

My first time at Surf Taco, I was dieing for a good taco and I should have went to taco bell.These beef tacos had no taco flavor just ground beef, no sauce and a little cheese I think and what have been the end of a lettuce core, so no flavor at all . I waited till I got home to eat them but just threw them in the garbage. Worst beef taco I ever had, just ground beef cooked with no seasoning. read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Taco2 no seasoning or sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

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For beach food I'd say this place is decent. I ordered the Baja Surf burrito with blackened mahi. The fish was a little overdone but the flavor was good. I had to open the burrito to eat it because the ingredients weren't present throughout so I couldn't get all the flavors in one bite. The sauces were good and the chips that came with the meal were good as well. The food was ready fast too. No wait time when we arrived to pick it up. read more

When I got there, it was crowded yet manageable, once I got settled, I took my order; it took a little longer but I understand they were always a small business and were doing as best as they could, taco and chips were delish! Would highly recommend! read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Chicken Taco that was made to please! - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

These tacos are huge! Two is enough which is weird because tacos I've had anywhere else are usually so small. I got two surf tacos which came with battered cod, slaw, and pico de gallo. Total was $12.69. You order and pay up front then they bring you your food. Came with complimentary tortilla chips and salsa at the self serve salsa bar read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Surf tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

Staff was super friendly and helpful. I was having a technical issue with applying a coupon code to my mobile order and they manually adjusted the price for me and looked into the issue! Food was also delicious and the lobby was immaculate! read more

Apparently the owner of Surf Taco is originally from the area, and then he spent a number of years in Sunny California. When he returned home, he was disappointed with the lack of fun, coastal cuisine here, so he started Surf Taco to fill that void. I definitely think he succeeded. Although I wouldn't recommend the place to everyone, it fulfills my needs very well. Surf Taco is not meant to be Mexican food. It's meant to be a sort of fusion of California, beach, and Mexican-American, and it succeeds. The workers there tend to be young and hip. They seem to enjoy working there. They will always bring the food out to you after you order. It's a fast-casual restaurants, which I really like. I want to be able to order good food, which is better than McDonald's, but sometimes I don't want waitress service. I rather just order from the counter and sit. If I need anything, I can just get it myself. Surf Taco is pretty good if you have kids. You can have decent food--better than fast food--but once your kids start getting ants in their pants, you can go. You don't have to feel as if you are bothering the other patrons in a serious, sit-down restaurant. read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Mango tacos...with pieces of fresh mango. Totally delicious - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

Visited tonight for the first time. The food was delicious however the cleanliness of the entire dining area was horrible. Garbage was over flowing, couldn't even fit our trash in. Broken chips everywhere on the floor. I never log on to review anything but felt it was bad enough to do so. If the dining area was this bad it makes me wonder what the kitchen looked like. Again, the food was great. 2 stars due to cleanliness. read more

First time here ordered a bunch of stuff food was very good. Comes out quick too. Too stuffed to try dessert but definitely next time. read more

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It's more California fresh tacos rather than what I consider Mexican. But it's still pretty amazing. Lots of parking. Went right in and ordered my garlic shrimp burrito. You get a number and sit right down where they bring you your food. They also have one of those freestyle soda machines (yes!). Got myself some of my favorite cherry vanilla coke zero! The burrito finally came out, perfect size and very refreshing, delicious, fresh shrimp, and great garlic flavor. I was definitely a fan of the burrito. The chips that came with them? Meh. Could've done without them. No salt. No flavor. Just there. Then came dessert. Went back up and ordered the Fried Banana with Ice Cream drizzled with caramel and chocolate. This took a WHILE to make so be prepared that it'll take some time. But really good. Prices are also quite decent here. Would definitely return if I am ever in the area! read more

an out of townee looking for a quick place to grab dinner.. I find the menu very confusing. Got to the counter and there wasn't an employee in sight for almost 5 minutes.. was thinking "do they want people to order or were we supposed to call in ?" anyway the food was fresh and overall good but not great.. One time visit.. wont go out of my way to eat here if ever back in the area.. read more

So I live by the "Shore," what some people like to say. I like to say I live in Toms River and Silverton is right there. What better place to grab a bite to eat and keep it simple on flavor without having explosions in your mouth or toilet compared to fast food. Especially if your going to be spending the same amount of money. So this place is perfect for that. I like the whole coastal cuisine "thing" they are trying to bring. I like the fresh flavors without the savory heaviness of Mexican food, which is why I like this place! I myself, every time I go there, I grab the Maverick Burrito! Ahhh I love that burrito so much because it doesn't have the heavy feeling compared to a regular Mexican burrito at some other places. I like it because of the fresh flavors of fresh vegetables wrapped with awesome protein aka chicken! On top of that, the burrito comes with awesome chips perfect as a little side dish with your main entrée. Another great feature of this place is the salsa bar, ranging from mild (regular), all the way to spicy, as well as the savory green salsa. If your looking for something simple in terms of flavor without the robust complication of Mexican spices and a mixture of the toilet, this place is your heaven. Grab a burrito and enjoy the whole surfer atmosphere while you grab some salsa for your chips! read more

Fresh food that's always good, friendly staff, I knocked off a star because this place needs a deep cleaning and maybe a little updating.

Love this place. Close to home. Order from here often. Food is always great and so fresh. Chips are delicious! Love the different salsas!

Been here over 50 times and have never had a bad meal. Food is fresh. Most importantly, PRODUCE is fresh.. Prices are average. Chips and salsa are fab! Veggie Bowl with pineapple is my go-to meal!! Must eat here!! read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Veggie bowl with brown rice and pineapple. - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

Surf Taco is one of my personal all-time favorite local chains. Being a north Jersey guy, I don't get the chance to have some Surf Taco, so when I travel for work and head down in this direction, I make it a priority to get me some Surf Taco. Stopped at this location just a week or two ago as I was in the area for work. It was about noon on a sort of crummy day, so it wasn't too full. I ordered my food (Buffalo Soldier and a soda) and was out of there in short order to continue my day. Surf Taco's food always tastes fresh and flavorful. I love that burritos come with chips which I devour with verde sauce. read more

Best tacos and burritos around. You get a lot of food for your money, plus free drink refills. The place(s) are always clean & the service is always friendly and prompt. Usually some Reggae playing, and sometimes you'll even hear some Bob. The atmosphere is real casual, which is what you want while eating good tacos. They have a large choice menu, so there's really something for everyone, from fish to meats/poultry to veggies. It's a good time out, whether for lunch, dinner, just a snack, or even a date. They also have a kids menu, so don't worry about the little ones, bring 'em with you. read more

Surf Taco - Silverton - Mexican Near Me - Toms River, New Jersey

The food was good, but If you're going to charge for fountain drinks, your machine better be clean. What their machine was pouring our was bad tasting and full of particles. This also applied to the raspberry ice tea. Please clean your machines before someone gets sick. read more

I've heard awesome things about this place so i happened to spot it while driving down the shore. I decided to head here with some fraternity brothers for lunch. The reviews i heard were not wrong! damn this food was delicious. This month they were having $1 beef tacos so i got 3 of those and it came with chips. I got waffle fries and a soda as well. The prices are usually a little expensive but the deal i got was amazing, the whole meal ran me like $9 and i ate like a king. The tacos were awesome but the meat was a little plain in flavor, not bad though. The chips were great and they have an awesome salsa bar! Honestly no major complaints about this place. everyone enjoied their food and the cute girls behind the counter were very nice. i would deff come back if i was in the area read more

I absolutely loved this place!!! All of the ingredients are as fresh as can be. The value for your dollar is there. Pretty close to being authentic Mexican from a place called Surf Taco. If you drive a truck or limo it doesn't matter what size you are in there is plenty of parking behind the building. The only thing that I could think of that would make this place better is beer. The staff was polite and courteous and the restaurant was clean as well as the restrooms. Aside from beer I would also add some more spicy items on the menu maybe made with for the slightly daring jalapeños all the way up to habenero for the true heat lovers. Today I was actually thinking about taking the 60 mile plus ride for some tacos. read more