Stopped in for Burritos and tacos…read more DELICIOUS! Had the shrimp and chorizo. The home made hot sauces were outstanding. So many to choose from,and each one better than the next. Highly recommend!

Absolutely amazing Taco's! My wife and I had takeout Tacos and TaCo recently and were amazed. We…read moretried the beef, mahi and shrimp tacos and loved them all! We also returned a week later and tried taco soup which was sooooo delicious. The taco soup was a weekly special, and is a "must try" if it's available. Taco has only take out, so plan to grab and go. They also have an excellent assortment of sauces from mild to scorching hot, to add some extra flair to your taco's. Try TaCo, you'll be delighted!

Food is excellent here. I love the chorizo burrito best. My friends usually get the carnitas tacos,…read moreand enchiladas, and they love them. The staff is friendly and helpful. Nice area to sit down and eat. Definitely come here!

I recently embarked on a full taco tour of Willimantic, and La Mexicana Grocery and Taqueria seemed…read moreto be the highest rated place on Yelp. It is indeed both a taqueria and a market. There is a seating area within the market where you can eat your tacos. The area where you order food is functional, but completely lacking in aesthetics. The tacos were terrific though. I ordered a Bistec, a Pastor and a Chorizo. The meats were very good, especially the Pastor and the Chorizo. The tortillas were very good. And the homemade red and green sauces were great. The taco side of La Mexicana is a great place worth exploring. The Market side was cool too. You can basically buy better versions of most Mexican foods you would buy in a grocery store. Terrific tostada shells. Very good queso fresco. Very good condiments. I love exploring stores like that. Five Stars

Tacos La Rosa in Willimantic has been on my Try List for years. So long -- I don't remember how…read moremany years. A while ago, I had seen TLR listed as a best taco in CT contender on one or more internet and/or media lists. An interesting thing happened in all those years. More and more authentic taquerias started opening in CT. Also, Willimantic itself became a known hot spot for tacos and Mexican food in general. So much so, that people would say "I have a taco spot for you in Willimantic." I was ready for them to say Tacos La Rosa, and sometimes, it would be a different place. I recently started a deep dive on the Willimantic taco scene. I'm not finished yet, but I can say the following based upon my extensive taqueria visits across CT in the past few years. Tacos La Rosa, makes a traditional style taco, and TLR is in the top tier of CT authentic taquerias. As you stand in the TLR parking lot, you can see the buildings of Eastern Connecticut State University. Inside, if you took all of the Mexican decor away, the restaurant sort of looks like an old school pizza joint. There's a black and white checkered floor. Brick walls. Open kitchen. Solid tan tables that are bolted to the floor or wall, and red benches snuggly positioned on both sides. I ordered three tacos at the Counter. Pastor. Bistec. And Chorizo con jalapeno. The person who helped me spoke very good English, but I'm not sure that we perfectly understood each other. He asked me if I wanted everything on the tacos. I wasn't sure what that meant, but I have a rule, that if a place asks me if I want everything, I say yes because I assume that's how they intend it. So the tacos each came with avocado, lettuce, queso fresco, tomato, cilantro and onion. Red salsa, lime and green salsa came on the side. Each taco had a substantial house made corn tortilla that held its structure despite all the filling. The tortilla was a cut or two above average. The pastor and the chorizo were about as good as you'll find in CT. The Bistec was pretty good, but didn't stand out. The chorizo had a sliced or chopped sort of texture rather than the crumbled chorizo you sometimes see. It was flavorful and manageably spicy. The pastor consisted of tender, saucy-red pork chunks. They tasted great. There were no pineapple chunks like you often get. I'm not sure that the toppings brought anything to the pastor, but they worked nicely for the chorizo and Bistec. The salsas were authentic and spicy. Throughout my time in Willimantic, I observed a robust Mexican population that was supporting these authentic Mexican restaurants. This was definitely the case at Tacos La Rosa. I'm glad I finally made it to Tacos La Rosa and I'm happy to see that their outstanding reputation is deserved. 4.5 Stars

We found ourselves in Willimantic a bit past the luncheon hour so we again stopped at this taqueria…read morefor a light bite. The price of an individual taco has increased to $5.99 which seemed a bit high so we decided to share an al pastor burrito that was jam packed with ingredients, flavor and a bit of heat.

This restaurant was so cute! Even though their sign is big, the store is so small it's easy to…read moremiss. Walking in, it looked like a regular cute family own restaurant. They had snacks to buy at the register too. We all sat down for lunch and they were quick to attend. Rough prices: the birria tacos (4 tacos) were about $18. The other tacos ranged from $4.50-5.50/taco. Honestly was not bad of a price considering how much protein was stacked into them. Two others at the table had gotten burritos with mushrooms instead of meat, and those burritos were comically huge in size. I think the prices are definitely worth the size and quality of the food! The tacos were absolutely delicious! The birria meat was not dry without the consommé! They were very generous with how much filling it got. The carne taco was much better than the chicken one but both were very very good. Nothing in the meal was dry or felt like it's been sitting out for a while. The food is definitely made-to-order! No one at the table had any complaints, only compliments! Hopefully they get much more foot traffic; for lunch time it was not super busy, just a small family and a singular customer. I would recommend this place, very homey feeling too!

On my IG Food Blog, I released a reel of taco places to visit and some people recommended places…read morefor me to try. One recommendation was Taqueria Cordoba. I recently visited and loved it. TC is located in the heart of the main drag in Willimantic. It's not fancy. It's part market. Part takeout. And there's functional seating for maybe up to about 15 people. But I wouldn't call it comfortable. After looking at the menu and what was going on at some of the tables, I ordered a pastor taco, a shredded lamb taco and a Mango Guava Agua Fresca for takeout. The tacos were traditional in that the meats were served with cilantro, onions, a lime, red salsa and green salsa on corn tortillas. The pastor was very tasty and tender. The serving size of the pastor was substantial. The lamb had good shredded texture and moisture. Almost like lamb carnitas. It needed more salt though. Both salsas were spicy, but good. I don't know if the the tortillas were made in house because they were too busy to ask. They seemed like they probably were though. I ordered the Mango Guava Agua Fresca after seeing it on so many tables. There were so many apparently knowledgeable Mexican diners there, I figured they knew something I didn't know. They did. It was delicious and had a substantially to it. If you need a fancier place to eat and don't live in the area for takeout, TC might not be your first choice. I don't need a fancy place. And I loved it. 4.5 Stars

This place is a MUST any time I'm in the area. The steak burritos are big and full of…read moredeliciousness, but nothing touches their guac. The guac is always super fresh and the perfect blend of chunky and creamy. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! Their service has always been quick and friendly. One nice employee suggested we try the cucumber lime agua fresca-- by far the best!!

Stoped in to grab something quick to eat while I was in the area. I ordered the steak taco platter…read moreit came with 3 Homemade tortillas with steak and a side of cilantro, onion, green and red salsa. Food was fresh and tasted good. Staff were friendly and service was fast.

With fantastic margarita deals almost every day of the week and delicious food, coyote Flaco is a…read moregreat place for dinner and I'm sad that it took me so long to finally visit. The margaritas were fantastic and the chips and salsa were both very good as well. I also really liked my enchiladas, the guacamole was super fresh and the red sauce on the enchiladas was super flavorful. The service was also fantastic, everything came out quickly our server was very nice.

Food was ok. Seemed as though the bartenders were more interested in their friends sitting at the…read morebar than actually being attentive to the rest of us.

The decor is, well, a sports pub. Lots of TVs. And during a UConn game, they're all on the game…read more And it turns out the kitchen can churn out great little pub fare. We stopped by recently in the middle of a game and got food quickly. The dry rub wings were recommended for good reason. Excellent. And the buffalo chicken egg rolls are not to be missed as well. Service was friendly and efficient. And prices are in line for the food

I've had Huskies Tavern (on the other side of campus with the patio) many times before, but this…read morewas my first time visiting the new restaurant & bar location in downtown Storrs. THE FOOD My friend and I decided to go here for the $10 beer & burger lunch special advertised every Tuesday-Saturday. I frequently walk past the sign advertising their deal and when my friend said we should grab lunch I immediately suggested this spot for that reason. It was a Wednesday afternoon at 12:30, but unfortunately we were told we could not have the special since they don't do it on game days. The game wasn't until 7pm but it must be an all day game day thing. Disappointing but we moved on. Grilled chicken sandwich -nicely toasted bun, flavorful seasoned chicken, good aioli. If I came back I would eat it again. -fries were pretty good too. -after paying and looking at the receipt I realized I was charged more for the sandwich than what was printed on the menu (didn't say anything to them) Sweet & sour cauliflower -my friend enjoyed it. Said the sauce was good. They were small baby cauliflowers but a decent sized appetizer for one. Not much for a large table to share but fine for ~2 people. She wanted something small for lunch so it worked out well. THE DRINKS -after not being able to do the deal with the beer my friend went with the angry orchard on tap -I got a screwdriver. It was fine, a basic well drink. Didn't taste the vodka really so not sure how much their standard pour is. THE SERVICE -service was polite, attentive -we were the only ones in there for most of our time, so I'd be curious how service is when they get a bit busier. THE ATMOSPHERE -typical bar/restaurant vibe -nice bar, it seems like a cool place to hang out and watch the game Overall it was a nice lunch catching up with my friend and I'm glad I was able to check out the new location. The food and drinks were good--what you'd expect for a typical bar & restaurant and it's a nice, friendly, clean environment. If someone wanted to go back here I would join but it wouldn't be first on my list to recommend in Storrs Center. I ended up spending about $30 on a lunch I was expecting to spent around $13 on, so I'd say check the game day schedule so you aren't disappointed like us. Overall I'd probably rate this closer to 3.5 stars so I rounded up to 4.

Ordered 2 cokes with a wings and fries to split with my boyfriend came to 28 bucks woooohhh the…read morewings were deep friend with a Kentucky fried chicken batter Wanted tacos and burritos but they all came with 4 to a meal the food is probably great But not for wings

Stopped in for Cinco de Mayo today to try this restaurant out…read more Let me say upfront I'm not a guacamole person so can't report on how good it was. Did ask for chips and salsa, not available. Only have chips and guacamole. Instead they did bring me chips with two different sauces they put on the food. One a little spicy and the other having more intense heat. Both were good and coated the chips once dipped. The chips, however, are very hard triangles clearly made in house. Appear to be made from soft tortillas which make them thicker than what you would expect a chip to be. As I'd never been there I decided to try a couple of things. I ordered the tacos, careful with the pricing here. The menu says 4 tacos and the price shown is $3.75, that's for one. Get the four and it's $15. Think the menu needs to be revised! I also ordered the burrito which came with a pile of lettuce topped with sliced tomatoes. The burrito arrived first and was huge. A very large, probably the largest wrap I've seen held a good amount of rice and shredded beef but where were the beans? Couldn't find a bean in the mix. The shell itself was folded over so much that I finally cut the burrito open and are the contents. The beef was okay, just very dry and having the refried beans would have helped. The tacos arrived with beef and onions in a very soft taco shell. Menu says it comes with radishes and I guess those were mixed in with the onions but I couldn't taste them. Again the meat, same as the burrito, was very dry and it was good I had sauce left over from the chips to put on top of it. I gave up on eating the taco shell and just ate the beef and onions. With the shell it really made the whole meal too dry. Did end up having two cokes to get everything down. They offer both fine in and takeout and the place does look more like a takeout place. Seating consists of a few tables and a number of booths. They do have a bar and serve liquor. Soft drinks appear to be in cans and bottles. There is also a pool table in the front of the restaurant, didn't see pool sticks or balls so don't know if it's used at all. I would guess it is with the equipment kept elsewhere. I was really looking forward to trying out this place as it's local and family owned but I'm not sure I'll be going back anytime soon.

All Around College Drinking Hole…read more Legendary college bar on the UCONN campus. Cold draft beers for cheap, hard shots, and they regularly have live music. Food is out of a warming oven. You stop at this place to douse yourself with body pickling liquids, eat a reheated piece of pizza, and maybe watch a sports event. Ted's knows what is and delivers that to the customers. I will say for a college bar, the bartenders were very attentive and great drink pourers. We were in there during graduation and never waited for a drink. Pretty impressive, it's a bar, remember that. Thanks

they upcharge their customers & limit access based on wealth. We tried to get in for over two hours…read moreand they continually denied us unless we paid $100 each. disrespectful and exploitative.

Everything about the place was great. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with just the right…read moreamount of buzz without feeling overwhelming. The service was attentive and genuinely friendly our server made us feel right at home. And most of all, the taste was outstanding; every dish was packed with flavor, perfectly seasoned, and clearly made with care. From the first bite to the last, it was a memorable experience.

We enjoyed Chuck's Steak House while visiting friends at University of Connecticut and were glad we…read moremade the stop! We tried the fajita burrito, which had great flavor, though I personally prefer burritos with a little extra sauce. The taco salad was a hit with everyone at the table, and we also shared the appetizer quesadilla with added chicken, which was really good. But the true star of the meal was definitely the complimentary chips -- perfectly light, crispy, and seriously addictive! Service was great.