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2.0 (54 reviews)
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Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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I was profoundly unsettled by my visit on 6.19.25 regarding order 322228 at 5:13 PM. The cashier, who was quite unfriendly and went by the name of Maria (I can provide ID if necessary), approached me and simply said, "What?" I requested, "Could I have 3 Mango Margaritas with extra Chamoy?" Her reply was an equally unfriendly, "What?!" To ensure she could hear me, I repeated my order a bit louder and added that I would like a steak fajita burrito with extra sour cream. I mentioned this twice because I wanted to make sure she heard me and that she actually included it, as I really enjoy it with that dish. She requested my I.D. I submitted the order (from which I unfortunately did not receive a receipt because she walked away and provided a young lady with the instructions for my order, then went to the back). I sensed some tension during my interaction with her, but I brushed it off since I frequent this location often and rarely experience such interactions. I also consider that sometimes we are unaware of what others might be dealing with. The same young lady who, ironically, prepared the drinks the previous day with added chamoy, did not do so today. Instead, she added mango syrup to the cup, prepared the ice for the drink, and drizzled a thin line of chamoy before looking at manager Rachel for her approval. Given the tension I felt with the cashier, the unsuccessful addition of the extra sour cream I had requested for my dish, which was not included, and my not receiving a copy of the receipt, the situation began to feel increasingly intentional. With the thin line of chamoy, I decided to request a refund for the drinks since the burrito was already made incorrectly and in my possession, and I simply wanted to leave due to the atmosphere. All the employees assembled at the front and inquired, "Why?" I replied, "I have made several straightforward requests, and it seems you are deliberately ignoring them. I am no longer interested in the items." Racheal answered, "Well, we don't issue refunds on Margaritas," and Maria added with a confrontational tone, prompting Rachel to say, "Don't argue with me." This was perplexing because I had intentionally kept my tone calm, given the clear treatment I was receiving. When I asked, "Is this in policy or documented in some way?" I intended to simply take the drinks and follow through with my decision from yesterday to stop patronizing this establishment altogether. She replied, "Well, we are not supposed to do that, and they are not required by policy to add extra chamoy." She mentioned that during previous occasions when I received this item with added chamoy, the employees were doing it incorrectly, and as of today, they can't add extra chamoy. I understood her explanation and requested the refund again. Now, regarding what I mentioned earlier about not receiving my receipt, I actually needed it to process the refund. I pointed out that Maria did not give me my receipt, and she argued with me about confirming that she had it in a very aggressive manner. A nice gentleman, whom I believe was named Jonathan, simply went to the kiosk, accessed the history, and printed my receipt, which I do have in case there is a need to review it. I received the refund and left the restaurantMy family observed my disappointment when I returned to the car, and I simply told them, "It's okay, that's one of my favorite drinks to order, but I will learn how to make it using our Ninja machine and Googling the recipe, because I vowed and still do to never support or purchase anything else from Taco Cabana again." The only thing I wish for from this unfortunate experience is for you to properly train your employees to be consistent, honest (because when my mother called back, Rachael claimed she had no issue adding it, which was false; if that were true, I would have bought the drinks), and fair. It's crucial in this climate for people to avoid making minorities feel discriminated against, as that could cost you a significant amount of business. Thank you for taking the time to read my review.

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Ashantia W.

Ewwww. The cheese on top is hot but the cheese inside the enchilada is not melted at all. Rice is gummy and in gummy clumps. Guacamole was put on the plate brown. It didn't turn brown. It was like that when I opened my to-go box. Eat at your own risk!

Garbage "street Tacos" Look at the Greyson color on the meat
Faustino B.

Horrible. Never have any green salsas. Employees look uneducated to a new level. Food is GARBAGE. Why do post a beautiful picture of street tacos that looks like some good diced fajita carne asada just to give some boiled chewy meat on a tough corn tortilla. Death on this franchise, death is what I wish on this mockery of Tex Mex food.

USDA Choice Steak Fajita Quesadillas
Jasmine N.

I have not been to Taco Cabana in years! The ladies in the kitchen were working extremely hard and urgent while preparing every order fresh! I enjoyed the food, and especially my $2 margarita! It was a great experience to endure after so many years. I will be returning to satisfy my appetite, and maybe start my Monday's off right with a strawberry limeade margarita!

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Every time we come they don't have meat or too lazy to cook any. It's a hour until closing and they act like the shift is over I asked for a plate the man told me they don't have enough meat for a plate. I asked for a margarita I don't know what they gave me . Food was just thrown together.Over all disappointed with this location

Dry tacos  Carne Asada Street Tacos

I can't believe I even gave 1 star the order was wrong even then I can deal with the fact they forgot cheese and there meat dry af what I can't get passed is how they allow rude females to work there the guy greeting me and took my order was nice once I got to the window my order was read wrong she rolled her eyes constantly like there stuck to her brain she slammed the window multiple times without even letting me tell her how she forgot my drink then the drink that was correct she literally didn't put the top on had it poured on my hand gave me no napkins then when she forgot my second drink got mad cause I told her she forgot one and then she gave me someone else's drink the manager was nice I had to ask a diff employee if there a number online then the girl started speaking to me when I was trying to speak with someone else with less attitude I was still nice as I tried to get someone to speak to then I saw a manager in the back noticing a issue which shows great eye this was June 25 at 5 to 5:30 and he was so much help apologized even listened will I ever go back no but Taco cabana is lowering there standards to every other fast food chain every place hires horrible employees because there desperate but you lose money with bad attitudes I rather pay high price for good service then low for bad if you don't like where you are working please find another job stop making other people's days as bad as yours

Empty salsa trays been sitting here for over 30 minutes
Danny L.

Don't come here if you plan on ordering taco boxes for your work place. If you do, plan on waiting over an hour for your order. Most likely there are several others just like you who want to buy their coworkers breakfast on a Friday morning. I called 30 minutes prior to arriving to make an order for 3 dozen tacos, however no one picked up the phone. I then decided to just order at the counter once I arrive. When I got there I noticed several other people waiting on their order with angry faces and wondered why. I later saw a lady cancelling her order after her patients ran out. Another gentlemen was raising his voice at the cashier for forgetting his order an hour ago (he told me he called in an hour ago). I saw at least four people about to order and then decided on walking out. I took my chances anyways and ordered my three boxes. I was told my wait time would be 25 minutes... however I was wrong, very wrong. I ended up waiting over an hour for my order, and the worst part was that they forgot my order. I was holding my number card and waiting there for the longest time too. I ended up coming to work late because of this. Worst idea ever.

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7 years ago

they do not listen everytime i come they mess up my order will not be returning ever............long waits in line

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Food is fine but service is horrible. Order food and waited for 10 minutes an I am the only person here. Staff had a don't care attitude.

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Morning employees said they opened at 6am and it's supposed to be 24hr. Refused to take my order because they weren't open.

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We are so sorry, we will look into this matter! Thank you - Lili.

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Yes, it is Fast Food but seriously, this is one other Fast Food place that I cannot live without and HELLO they make their own Tortillas!

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