If you've ever been on a cross-country road trip, you know there are those magical, unscripted moments where a split-second decision turns into an unforgettable memory. For us, that moment came barreling down I-10 in San Antonio, Texas. Somewhere between the hum of the tires and the smell of adventure, we spotted a Taco Cabana sign. With zero planning, we veered off the exit--and my God, am I glad we did. From the second we stepped inside, it was as if the universe decided to gift us the perfect dining experience. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, the smells from the kitchen intoxicating, and the energy buzzing--but the real magic started when we met Nick Miranda Garcia. Let me be clear, Nick isn't just an employee. He's a customer service phenomenon. From the moment we walked in, he greeted us with the kind of genuine hospitality that you rarely see anymore, especially coming from Miami where "fast" often replaces "friendly." Nick made us feel like we were guests in his own home. He didn't just take our order; he curated an experience. The way he described the menu was like listening to a sommelier walk you through a world-class wine list--except instead of vintage Bordeaux, it was sizzling fajitas, perfectly seasoned tacos, and queso so rich it should have its own trust fund. Every bite of food was a masterpiece: the tortillas fresh and warm, the meat juicy and flavorful, the beans and rice balanced like a culinary symphony. Nick checked on us at all the right moments--not in that robotic "how's everything?" way, but with genuine care, making sure every detail was perfect. His timing, attentiveness, and professionalism could rival the best fine-dining establishments. By the end of the meal, our entire table felt like we'd been adopted into the Taco Cabana family. We left full, happy, and stunned at how a spontaneous pit stop became one of the highlights of our entire trip. In fact, the experience was so good that I'm already planning my next cross-country road trip around this exact Taco Cabana--just to see Nick again. If there's any justice in this world, Taco Cabana corporate will read this review and immediately promote Nick Miranda Garcia to CEO. He's not just raising the bar, he is the bar. Bottom line: If you're anywhere near San Antonio, don't just "consider" stopping here--make it a mission. Your stomach, your soul, and your faith in customer service will thank you. And if you're lucky enough to be served by Nick, prepare yourself--you might just start planning your life around your next Taco Cabana visit. read more

Went to taco cabana today for lunch. We were highly disappointed! The portion size has decreased by half for a crispy beef taco and the prices seemed to have increased. This used to be a staple in our family but it will no longer be. I can understand a price increase, based on the climate we are currently in, but when you decrease the portion size, it feels like I am cheated or being duped! read more

It's been over 26yrs since I had taco cabana and I recently returned back to Texas and really wanted to try them out again. They were very good two decades back, I felt the location was clean, but the flavor of the carne asada's I had did not "hit" or meet my expectations.. A little disappointed, the wife did say the enchiladas were a 4 out of 5, but the rice and beans were not at the same level. Maybe it was an off day, but I'd be willing to try something else off the menu to offset what happen today for a better experience. Service was descent with no issues there. Probably will go in on the breakfast choices next time, take care! read more

I ordered a chicken fajita bowl. It was awful. The tortilla was as stale as could be. You could tell it was old, sitting somewhere for days waiting to be used. It might as awful! Sopapillas were cold, I work 3 buildings away, there was no reason for them to have been cold. Extremely disappointed in the food service! read more

Taco Cabana - Old cold stale shell - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Everything was awesome!!! Great service and food. My wife and I ordered over 50$ of food and were handled with kindness and quickness! Will come again for sure. read more

This was my wake-up call to never go to this location. Once in a while they do well and most times i feel like they sabotage themselves. Incomplete order is just one issue. stale food & cold food is another. worker trying to be polite but underneath she is very annoyed. i don't understand why corporate does nothing to improve this location. They just don't care. i'm over this place. 0 rating is really what this place deserves. read more

Service is horrible. You could possibly wait in the drive-through for 30 minutes with only two cars in front of you and no customers in the restaurant. The quality of the food has gone way downhill. I ordered two chicken fajita tacos and ended up having to throw them both away. At least the chips and queso were still good. Honestly, I don't know how any taco cabana is still open in San Antonio. There's so many better options out there. read more

I ordered the number 1, two fajita tacos with chips and cheese dip. I also ordered 1 ground beef taco soft taco. My food was really good . The service a great, had no issue there, the lady brought out all my food and was nice. The restaurant looked clean and nice. Sure, I would recommend this place for a meal. read more

They encourage you to use their app in order to earn points. However, their app does not work. You can rack up as many points as you want but if you don't confirm with your email, you can't use them. When Trying to confirm email, they never send the email for you to confirm despite how many times you request. Therefore, all of the points I've earned I cannot even use because they will not allow you to. read more

Short staffed. Cashier came and started to ask for my order and walked away as I was telling her the first item. Finally came back and wrote my order down and walked back to drive through to ring up. Did not make eye contact or speak with any interest in the task at hand read more

We ordered catering for a family Easter event. Maria met me at the counter & had my order ready to go when I showed up. The food was fresh and tasted great. Thanks to the Maria & the team for the assist! While we did not dine-in, I did notice that the dining area was clean. read more

Absolute trash can and it's a shame I can't rate them below one star. For some reason the incompetent employees at this location can't even consider the possibility of finding a way to actually include all of the food you order in your order. Several times now they've simply left out my entire portion of my family's order because they are so braindead they can't even consider looking over things to make sure they're doing their job right. It is truly beyond me how people can be so stupid. It's fast food, not rocket science. You charge someone for something, you put it in the damn bag with the rest of the food. read more

Taco Cabana - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

If I could zero star I would, but.... unfortunately to leave this comment they don't even deserve the one star but here it is.. Maybe y'all should update hours of operation and hire friendly servers cause customer service is horrible here!!! I'm not surprised that this place is only two stars when honestly, it should probably be shut down. read more

Service is terrible. Slow, discombobulated personnel. No ambiance. This has happened several times.

We tried dining in this evening but were told by the woman working that she couldn't serve us. Apparently she had a "big mess" which seemed to mean no one working in the dining room and she could only handle the drive-thru. I realize we're still suffering from a weird employment market, but maybe closing the store altogether is the better option. Or perhaps converting to drive-thru only. Or maybe locking the doors and putting up a sign. It's so disappointing to see our favorite brands deteriorating. This isn't the first time this has happened here, but it will be the last (for us). read more

Last time I wrote a review and said I would never return bc the quality of food has gone down and my order is almost always wrong. Well unfortunately my daughter loves their rice and beans and bean and cheese tacos. Just went again, only 1 car in front of me. Pay for my order. Get home and it's nothing even remotely close to what I ordered. Called the store and after waiting it says no one is available to answer my call and hung up on me. My child is hungry and I don't have time to go back. Thanks again Taco Cabana! read more

On my first and last visit to this location I could not get waited on. I entered the empty restaurant and stood at the counter for a couple of minutes then asked the kitchen staff if it was possible to order in person or whether this was only a place to pick up online orders. A guy said he'd be right with me. I waited 7 minutes then walked out. Never had a chance to place an order. read more

"Taco Bell is better" -my mom It's a fast food place. The food is blan. It's not awful, it seems healthier than taco bell (more fresh maybe?) but it's not good food. It works if you're in a pinch read more

Taco Cabana - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

11/10/19. Service has been much quicker of late at this location. Still high food quality and clean location. My wife called ahead today for her breakfast tacos and things were hot and ready on arrival. Unfortunately probably one of the slower taco cabanas in town. Never less than a 5-10 minute wait here. Today well over 10 minutes for simple order of breakfast tacos. On a positive food is always hot is always accurate and they do a great job of keeping the salsa bar fresh and full. Have to downgrade them to 2 stars after tWaited 25 minutes this morning for an order of 12 breakfast tacos. Tacos are still great and I will keep coming back as my wife loves their breakfast tacos but the wait time is just ridiculous Feb 3. Really fast service today. Bump them up one star. Got my usual order of 12 breakfast tacos so quickly I was still getting my salsa ready. read more

We had a late lunch here on a Saturday afternoon. The staff was friendly, the food was hot, fresh, and delicious! I am so glad they had the salsa bar open. read more

Disorganized, Cold coffee, poor service, unsanitary kitchen. Could not get order. Avoid this place

If I could give no stars, I would. We walked in there because the door was UNLOCKED. We were met with being angrily yelled at for being in the lobby, but we did not know that the lobby was closed. We then went through the drive through to get breakfast, as it was during the breakfast serving hours. They yelled through the intercom that they wouldn't serve breakfast. Then the lady that yelled at us inside came on and screamed again that we weren't allowed breakfast food. Very rude and disrespectful staff. Don't come to this location. read more

Taco Cabana - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I just had a birthday and the app offered 2 free tacos. Unfortunately the app wouldn't accept the kind of tacos I wanted so the gentleman at the counter had to manually fix it which was very nice. I ultimately wasn't able to get the kind I wanted but they were still pretty good. The margaritas are always great too and they have so many flavors! read more

The drive thru is still slow, but order accuracy has gotten a little better. Try being a little less confused over vegetarian orders. I'm still rooting for you guys to be amazing. read more

I was just there and the staff was very rude and not very helpful! There was only two people in line. One person got tired of waiting to order food and he left. We waited 10 minutes for someone to help us with other staff yelling at the other staff that there was people waiting. The food took forever to come out even though there was no customers. Very bad experience! read more

Very disappointed! New margaritas advertised all over the place and it's a reason you have a line at the drive through, but manager in charge refusing to make margaritas because there is a long line in the drive thru. The margaritas advertising is the reason you have the long line, false advertisement! read more

We got taco cabana through DoorDash. Enchilada was solid not my favorite. Kids didn't like their tacos but loved the nachos however 3/4 of the nachos were mushy. The margaritas were yummy. read more

Update: 11-25-2019 I was charged (correctly) $3.99 for the combo. This experience was a bit different. We came later than lunch rush and ordered behind two other couples. Our order was a bean and cheese combo and 4 more bean and cheese tacos. It took 20 minutes to get our food. No one was getting their food but the drive through. I can say I was surprised at the food being hot when delivered. Tacos were hot, queso was hot and the tortilla was hot. I can forgive this visit. Also want to mention the friendly staff. They might be short handed today , but they are still nice and friendly when delivering the food. Update: charged $5.29 again 11-16-20 This place is located at Ralph fair and I-10. It's hard to get into during rush hour and when the freeway is closed. If you manage to take the turn around, haul butt to the right lane, and you are at TCs. This location is always freezing cold. I like cold AC but this location may require a jacket during the summer. The reason for the 2 star is due to being charged & rung up incorrectly multiple visits. I would say out of 10 visits, 80% of the time they select the wrong combo. TCs new electronic menus display the prices for most. One of the go-to favorites is the bean and cheese combo. The screen shows $3.99 for two tacos, a drink, and chips/queso. It's a wonderful deal until you are paying for it and don't realize they over charged you. I purposely come with cash now so I'm forced to pay attention. They have been charging $5.29 plus tax for it. Most employees act like they don't know what I'm talking about when I say that the price is incorrect . I point to the board and say it's $3.99. Some of the employees quickly change it once i say that's wrong. So they know they entered it wrong and I saw it. Now, are they told to do that or not? That is the question . How many times have I come through the drive through and been charged more because I'm paying with a card and didn't pay attention? How many times was I charged inside incorrectly? The time I caught it was when I was with my kids and decided to order them the same combos so i could get extra chips/queso. The cheap $4$4$4 turned to ~$17. So what now? Will they remove that more expensive "non-combo" $5.29 price? Or will they remove the affordable $3.99 price ? read more

Horrible wait time in drive thru 5 cars 30mins had to just leave without our food bc we had to pick up our son.

Lobby togo order was fast and food was good a little slow on service as the drive through was packed on Sunday night read more

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Can't remember the last time I got what I ordered. Don't come here unless you want to waste your money. Get a new manager.

I'm a huge fan of taco cabana, I stopped here at 9:40 PM (probably a mistake). From the drive through I ordered: a beef fajita taco salad, a beef fajita combo, and a quesadilla. After ordering I waited 10 minutes before getting to the window and at the window I realized they didn't ring up my beef fajita salad. I ask them to add it and they tell me they just sold the last of the beef fajita meat inside the store. I explained I ordered it 10 minutes ago (with my beef fajita combo) but still no dice (awesome!). I'll have chicken. We pay and get the food only to find the quesadilla is folded and smashed in the box. I go inside to return it and get a half hearted "sorry" from the manager (who is the one who messed up my salad order earlier). The chicken in the salad was cold and the beef fajita meat in the fajitas was burnt. I won't be returning to this location. We went to Whataburger next door afterwards and got good food. read more

Taco Cabana - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food is decent, but you can't fully customize the breakfast tacos on DoorDash. If you want potato and cheese for example, you can't do it. And the restaurant has disabled the special instructions section so you can't write in a customization either. You can customize the tacos if you go through the drive thru, so I feel like you should be able to customize them online too. read more

Have to wait long times drive through and dining in. Can't get help from employees. Order online or through 3rd party apps and the wait is EVEN WORSE!! Highly do not recommend this Taco Cabana!! read more

For the money, should be better than Taco Bell. Very unimpressed. Visited two different TC locations. Blah.

I am only leaving one star because when you pay for the 4oz queso they now give you a 2oz and make you pay for another 4oz if you want another 2oz. This makes no sense. Maybe they should consider giving two 2oz when you pay for a 4oz so the customer isn't getting ripped off. This has happened twice now and Im done coming here simply for this reason. read more

staff on 03/21/2023 at 5:45 were so sweet. I appreciated their kind gesture. Food is hot and fresh. Thank you.

I went to the drive through and the car before just left. Then when I finally got to the menu...no one said anything. No "hi can I help you" "welcome to taco cabana" nothing. A few minutes later I finally said hello and a woman answered and was very matter of fact and rude. When I finally got my food I noticed her hands were wet and she didn't even wipe them off before she took my card. The guy inside just threw my enchiladas in the microwave. And then when I finally get home and unwrap the tortillas . They aren't even tortillas just gooey floury not even half of a tortilla. Horrible experience with horrible workers that were rude. read more

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Great spot first time great service we need this in phx very nice workers food is genuine the ground beef way better than Taco Bell all and all !!!! It takes a while but hey great good takes time read more

Don't go here. All reviews aren't recent but bad. Mine is recent and still bad. Went for dinner after a long day to get food that wasn't even edible. Quality was very very bad. Was offered by phone to replace my order. But they didn't have any more chicken or steak to replace my order. And won't give me refund. Doesn't make sense at all. read more