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    I'm glad to see the taco cartel is back. I always enjoyed their sausage and chicken wraps.

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    Love the taco dogs. Great idea and they really taste like tacos!! Great way to have tacos on the go!!!

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    3.9(549 reviews)
    1.4 km•Downtown St. Petersburg
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    I love how you order at the window and sit down outside, there's no indoor area. Perks of Florida!…read moreLots of options and I wanted to try so much, but I'm only one person. I got the ceviche and the flautas. The ceviche wasn't my favorite, I'm used to citrusy fresh ceviche. This was more creamy. The flautas were amazing! Probably some of the best I've ever had. Good crunch, good filling. Still thinking about them. Great spot for lunch!

    Extremely disappointed. My buddy and I walked down from Vertical Ventures hoping for good…read moreSpanish-style food and left feeling ripped off. Service was slow, and the pricing is absurd for what you get. Two street tacos ran almost $15 each taco was basically just a shell with a finger's-length portion of shredded protein, nothing else. The shredded pork and brisket tasted dry and bland, like they'd been sitting in a warmer for hours. On top of that, the sides are a joke: almost $4 for a tiny, maybe four-bite portion of rice or refried beans, and they even charge extra for sour cream. The rice was cold and under-seasoned, the beans tasted straight out of a can, and there's no lettuce, no pico de gallo, no real options. When I asked about swapping in black beans instead of refried, I was told they simply don't offer that. At these prices, you're paying for the downtown St. Pete location, not the food. This felt like a scam -- tiny portions, upcharges on everything, and food quality that reminded me of something you'd get in prison. I've lived in this area my whole life and won't be recommending this place to anyone, especially tourists in the summer. Given that the previous original red Mesa restaurant here didn't survive either, and that got shut down I understand why.

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