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    Taco Express

    4.3 (38 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Billie K.

    I have been to this location over the past three or four years a handful of times. Each time the milkshake is a five star! My food looked very fresh and appetizing. Upon tasting the tostada the ingredients were fresh, however, the chicken was not seasoned at all. Thankfully they included verde- free! This helped tremendously. I opted for the corn tortilla shell for the soft tacos. This is typically my choice for authentic tacos. Unfortunately, the shells were extremely dry and again the chicken was not seasoned. Every order includes a small bag of chips and salsa. I would like to say the salsa was tasty. It was not, it tasted like plain puréed tomatoes. I love fresh salsa with cilantro and chopped onions. This was not that. The freshness of the items was very pleasant to the eye. And, that peanut butter shake was very tasty to the pallet. I will definitely be back for the milkshake.

    Menu October 2024

    Prices are fair and food is great. Has a drive thru for convenience and plenty of options to choose from.

    Ruben S.

    I got the macho burrito and it was fire will be back andi also like the chips and salsa I just wish they gave u more than a lil fry bag but I'm also a very hungry guy l

    Food is okay, nothing to rave about. Restaurant is cluttery. Help is there, but not really helpful. Price is high. Almost $10 for 3 tacos.

    Amy G.

    This place isn't much to look at, but Yelp reviewers were right, the food was good! Food came out quickly and was perfect temperature. My husband had the gyro tostadas and he said they were a unique (and delicious!) combination of Mexican and Greek. I had a veggie burrito that was really tasty and very filling. The kids loved being able to have ice cream after lunch. The only thing we felt was pretty meh was the extremely mild salsa that came with the chips. Meals came with a few bottles of hot sauce to choose from though so that helped make up for the salsa. While the interior of the restaurant is pretty basic, it was clean and just fine for sitting for a few minutes while demolishing our lunch. We will definitely be making this our go to spot when we are in town visiting Indiana beach.

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    Best Mexican food and ice cream shakes in Monticello! This post is mainly to add photos of the drive thru menu. I was taking pics from passenger seat - sorry for any blurriness or incomplete info. Hope this helps!!

    Steak tacos!

    Not too much to eat in this town but I Stumbled across this place and it's one of the best taco places I've ever had. The offer a huge menu and the desert to go with it. Also can't beat the prices

    Mexican tacos with a more traditional American ground beef. Yummy
    Patrick M.

    Good quality food and very reasonable price. True authentic Mexican tacos avaliable. Manager Jolene is very friendly and helpful. The reason I gave only 4 stars is the menu is somewhat confusing with different signs posted around ordering area but this has no affect on food served. Monticello, Indiana doesn't have much to offer for a quick lunch. After working in area three weeks eating Wendy's, McDonald's, Arby's and other such places #1 Taco Express was a Gem of a find.

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    23 days ago

    Very Good with authentic Mexico taste, drive thru service great for carry out. Local Eats!

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    Great food, a large variety of it! Prices are great, I highly recommend the chimichangas!

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    This place is fire, the tacos was very good and fries made soft to perfection!! would def recomend.

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    7 years ago

    Hands down the BEST veggie burrito I have ever had. 10/10 would recommend. I will definitely be going back soon

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    This is my absolutely favorite restaurant! Their gyro tacos are fantastic! A little neighborhood dive, and it's our little secret :-)

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    Love this place. They might be slow at service but it's worth the wait. Price are a little high.

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    Taco Shoppe

    Taco Shoppe

    4.1(35 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    OMG! The only reason I loved going to Indiana Beach was for the amazing tacos!…read more I was visiting a customer in Monticello looking for someplace for lunch. I got on Yelp of course! I saw The Taco Shoppe - one of the first review I read explained how the taco stand was no longer in Indiana Beach/ but had opened shop 1 mile from where I was! Trust me I knew this was the place for me!!! Anyone that has been to Indiana Beach must remember these delicious tacos! They are nothing fancy/ just ground beef lettuce snd cheese- with the AMAZING taco sauce! You order at a Windiw- pick up at the next- there are a few picnic tables. I noticed a steady stream of people walking up the steps to place orders! This is a must stop if you have fun memories of the tacos at Indiana Beach!

    There's something to be said about knowing your strengths and understanding your clientele. If…read moreyou've ever been to Indiana Beach on Lake Shafer, you've probably had tacos from the now closed Taco Shoppe. It was a staple for years at the amusement park, and gained such a following that when they closed a few years back, their regulars (myself included) were devastated. So much so that the owners decided to re-open the business about three miles away in downtown Monticello, IN. The recipe for their success is a simple one. Keep the menu simple. Find a niche product that differentiates your establishment from the dozens of other taco joints in the area and only open for a select amount of time so that you always leave them wanting more. The Taco Shoppe is a carry-out only and has no inside seating at all. In fact, there's no "inside" of the business. You order from one window and pick up your food from another. There's a handful of picnic tables in the lot next door, but that's it. So what's the secret??? Tough to describe. First of all, the soft shell corn tortillas are flash fried, maybe?!? Whatever they do to them, they are delicious. Their ground beef is also kind of a mystery. It's unlike any beef taco I've had before, and my fat ass has had PLENTY of tacos in my 52 years. They serve the tacos with red sauce (mild) and green sauce (hot). They are both amazing. Their red sauce is on the sweeter side, and I can't compare it to anything else really... Like everything else about this place, it's totally unique. The Taco Shoppe is one of those places that if you know about it.... you know. You get it.

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    Taco Shoppe - Totally unique. Simple and delicious.

    Totally unique. Simple and delicious.

    Taco Shoppe - Outdoor seating only.

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    Outdoor seating only.

    Taquería México - Menu

    Taquería México

    4.8(6 reviews)
    23.2 mi

    Very good breakfast menu. Prices are good. Service is good…read more This is a great place to meet friends for conversation and good food.

    Ok, if you are looking for one of those spit polished, heavily themed Mexican restaurants ... this…read moreisn't it. If you are looking for something more like a family restaurant, far removed from the tourist areas in almost any Mexican city or town, then you have found the right place. The place is clean. The chairs, tables and booths mismatched and well used but serviceable. The menus photocopied. The lighting is a little harsh. There's the compulsory photo of the Pope and the Madonna hanging in the corner. All of this and great food combine to make this my go to place for authentic Mexican cooking. I just sat down for a carry it dinner of 3 tacos pastor ($7.95 - Mexican style with cilantro, onion and tomato, thank you) some very good rice and the best beans I have had since I moved here from Chicago in 2005. I wish I could have shown you but I thought about pictures after I ate ... the smell was driving me wild! If your looking for real, authentic, family cooked food ... Get off of I-65 at exit 215, drive about 3 miles East to the stop sign, turn left and look for the orange building on the right. You won't be sorry. I'm thinking about going back again tomorrow!

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    Taquería México - Want to guess what was here moments ago?

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    Taquería México - The rest of the dining room.  More booths to the left, but there was a family having dinner.

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    The rest of the dining room. More booths to the left, but there was a family having dinner.

    Nom Nom Tacos & Tequila - Tacos de huevos con papas

    Nom Nom Tacos & Tequila

    4.2(168 reviews)
    24.9 mi
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    This place is always a good time. Good food and good drinks mixed with friends is amazing…read more The drinks are always flavorful and on point and I never go wrong with any if my good options. Check them out. The service is good and they have picture worthy photo scenes.

    My boyfriend took me to Nom Nom for my birthday. Neither of us had ever been before, so we were…read moreintrigued. I LOVED the restaurant that occupied that space years ago, Adelino's, but it was a totally different type of cuisine, so I didn't go into it comparing the two. The ambiance was great. I loved the way they'd revamped and utilized the space. Our server was attentive initially, but after we'd put in an order for an appetizer and told her we needed a minute to look things over, it took forever for her to come back to take our orders. We didn't see her much after that either. The food wasn't worth the price in my opinion. The queso dip was good, but I feel like you should get more than you do for $10. My boyfriend loved the cheesy birria tacos, but I was less happy with mine. The meat in my tacos was barely lukewarm when they got to the table, which was weird to me; even when I get shrimp tacos elsewhere (when the shrimp isn't fried), the shrimp is at least warm. The fish taco was better than the shrimp taco, but you can get far superior tacos for cheaper at other restaurants around town. We both ordered a Paloma and found them to be very tequila forward and not as effervescent as they should have been; we were expecting carbonation but couldn't taste any bubbles (and barely any grapefruit) at all. I enjoyed it more than he did though. Overall, we're pretty sure Nom Nom is a one and done for us, which is a shame, because we'd heard great things and went into it with high expectations. But for almost $80, the food and service we received just weren't up to par.

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    Roasted Chicken Taco Vegetarian Taco

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