WOW We loved this place. The salsa was so tasty. Smoky and just the right amount of heat. Don't ever change it. I cant stand the burn your tongue off salsa. The only thing that bugged my was the tiny salsa ramekin. Just a little bigger so I can get my chip in it for a good dip would be appreciated. We had the taco plates. Amazing black beans and rice come with. And you choose the 2 tacos from the amazing list of Vegan and Meat options. As we were leaving I noticed they have a weekend brunch til 3 that offers Mimosa's....yum ! This place could easily turn into one of your favorites places, i'm thinking it will for us. In short, we LOVED it !! read more

I really love the fact that you get 2 tacos, huge portion of rice and beans plus chips and salsa all for $10. But I just wasn't a fan of my tacos. I ordered Jalapeño Pork & Chicken Elote and wasn't wow'd. I really appreciate the cleanliness, hospitality and large taco variety on the menu. I will definitely be back, maybe i'll have better luck with a different taco choice. read more

First - these are definitely gringo tacos - along the lines of Rusty Taco, Torchy's Tacos, etc. But they're amazingly delicious gringo tacos. Honestly, I think they're better than Rusty, and on par (maybe a little better) than Torchy's. And much cheaper than Torchy's! Second - they're next door to my doctor. My doctor would probably stab me if he found out I was always going here after appointments. Anyway. Delicious tacos. Chips are greasy, but good. Salsa is good. Beans are really good. Rice is... meh. Tortillas are great. Menu diversity is fantastic - something for everyone (as long as they like tacos). Staff was friendly, food came out quick, and the prices are good for this type of place. read more

Taco Ocho - Smoked chicken elote taco on the left, beef colorado on the right. - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Yesterday was one of those days. While waiting and avoiding other parents at my daughter's competitive cheer practice, I whipped out Yelp in search of a fish taco. Taco Ocho was 2.9 miles away. Thanks Yelp. In Richardson strip mall (isn't every Richardson restaurant in a strip mall), they provided cute casual decor, nice staff and grilled fish tacos that were waaaaaaay better than many higher end restaurants - and adult beverages. I did say cheer practice right? Competitive Cheer parents can push any sane person to drinking. But, I digress. The fish was well grilled, had the slightest spicy kick and no "when the hell was this fish caught" questionableness. I also had the very yummy Carribbean tostado which was vegetarian and featured sweet plantain. Actually all of the tostados are vegetarian. That's huge for me since I'm not really a meat eater. Today I won. I'll definitely return for another quick bite. read more

Taco Ocho - Ocho loco. Very tropical. Slightly too sweet, but still very yummy. - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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It was Tuesday, and Cinco De Mayo, so it should be Taco Tuesday right? Seems that's not much of a big deal here in Dallas as it is in San Diego, however, this place serves up some really good and unique tacos. I had a two taco plate with beef, rice, & black beans. First of all even though it's like a taco shop, they use real dishes and not just everything blobbed on a plate. They give you a nice tray with the beans and rice in cute square porcelain dishes. The atmosphere is very modern not your typical taco shop atmosphere, which made it very pleasant to enjoy my meal. The best part was the Margarita, a good sized, real glass with a great Margarita, salt on the edge. The price was very reasonable, sure beat the fast food taco shop I was on my way to when I saw this place. Looking forward to exploring more on their menu. They were also more than happy to help me make some good gluten free choices for my meal. read more

Taco Ocho is one of the better places for lunch in Richardson. It's delcious, fast, and affordable. The menu includes an array of options for tacos, tostadas, and tortas. You can tell that everything is fresh and made to order. This isn't just standard Mexcian fare either. Throughout the menu, there are many eye catching, unique ingredients. Examples include oaxcaca cheese, cotija cheese, plaintain pico de gallo, jicama slaw, chipotle cream, jalepeno ailoli, etc. Kudos to the person who came up with the menu. There are plenty of vanilla places for chicken, beef, and pork tacos with cilantro and onion. This place takes each menu item and gives it its own little twist to make it pop out. Will definitely be back! read more

Taco Ocho - Two taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

We came by here on a Saturday around 10:30 and were the only ones here. There is signage indicating they have mimosas and brunch, but they were "out of champagne" when we were there so can't speak to that (nor can I speak to why they can't go buy champagne or how any of their other alcoholic beverages are since I was not offered any.) Since that is one of the reasons we chose this spot over others, it really annoyed me. I got the Ocho Stack and enjoyed it. It's a little hard to eat and I was given just a fork (you definitely need a knife) but the flavors were very good. My egg was a little overcooked so the yoke wasn't very runny. It's served with plantains and some potato type dish. Plantains were nicely caramelized, but didn't really scream "breakfast" to me. The potato/onion/pepper dish was pretty ok...kind of odd. I never did figure out what it was. They only have those trendy, sugar cane sodas which I don't really enjoy and seems odd for a taco place. read more

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Had three different vegan tacos; all of them incredibly delicious. Like to pretend I'm vegan for a week every now and then. This place will help. They certainly have a more vegan/vegetarian friendly menu than Torchy's or Velvet Taco although I love those places when I'm on a normal diet. I'll have to come back for meat tacos. Figure if they can make excellent vegan tacos; they can make any taco excellent. read more

Only ate there once and wasn't too fond of the breakfast tacos. Fast food taco joints aren't "my cup tea", prefer a more established nice restaurant where they have nice waitresses with Smiling Faces. read more

We wanted to check out this place as we read some good reviews. We came in around 4 and it was empty. We started off with the queso. The queso was so good and perfectly blended with spices. I ordered the Cabo Grilled Fish on a corn tortilla. The chipotle cream sauce complimented my taco. It was really good. My hubby ordered the Smoked Chicken Elote. The chicken was shredded and moist. It had a good flavor to it. We also tried the Jalapeno Pork and the Beef Colorado. Both meat were dry and felt like both tacos were lacking flavor even added the salsa to it. This place was just okay. read more

Taco Ocho - Cabo grilled fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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When we walked in the atmosphere was inviting. Staff was friendly and helpful. Nice contemporary decor. Excellent service. I asked for an additional condiment, no questions asked, no fee charged. Very accommodating. We ordered their carnitas, Poblano pork and fish Tacos. We ordered the plate which came with rice, beans, chips and salsa. Lots of food for the money. Salsa has a smokey taste which means it wasn't just chopped up veggies. Love and car was put into it by grilling the tomatoes and peppers. Excellent all around. read more

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Taco Ocho sounds like typical taco joint when you first come across their menu. But once you get a taste of their close to authentic tacos and tortas, you know you are in right place to give the cheers to those cooks behind the kitchen. It's a place with bunch of alluminum tables and simple chairs to hold massive patrons visiting the place during lunch time. Busy pace in serving food is one of the reason people visit this place, because it's all about the service time. I love loud places, great foods, and busy atmosphere when it comes to lunch on placed. Taco Ocho certainly adds all of these to satisfy anyones appetite. If you are looking for great tasting tacos, tortas and quesadilla, this place has it all. fast service is always good too. You are in luck. Taco Ocho is here for you to try. Also try my favorite pineapple cream soda! read more

Taco Ocho - taco ocho campbell for lunch - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

This place has lots of unique tacos. They're all plenty tasty, but none of them really wow. It's good enough to go to when I need a quick bite and it's close by, but I wouldn't travel out of my way for it. I like the brightly lit decor, and the service is good for a order a counter service restaurant. They do give you a miniscule amount of salsa for the chips you get. read more

This is our second evening trip to Taco Ocho. The shrimp tacos on corn tortillas brought us back. They were even better than we remembered. Fresh salsa, awesome flavors, and a cool vibe. Icing on the whole experience - our kids love the quesadillas! We will be back for sure! read more

Taco Ocho - The chicken tacos are spicy delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Holy brisket taco on the 4th of July! For some reason I wasn't expecting much. I ordered the brisket taco and my husband got the brisket taco. I can't describe because I've never tasted anything like it. The flavor was so unique and delicious that i was savoring every bite. The manager and staff were very nice. The manager was super nice and knowledgeable about the menu. I haven't had anything else, but the tacos. read more

Great pickup availability during the pandemic. Tacos were great and quesadillas allowed for custom requests.

Grilled Fish Tacos are really good! The large pieces of grilled cod, jicama slaw, and creama are a nice bite with great fish flavor (not fishy) and just enough acidity to give it an extra punch of flavor. This is not your typical Mexican (Tex-Mex) restaurant, the flavors are a little different across the food and sides. They are lighter with more Central American flavors including a whiter rice and black beans instead of traditional refried beans and spiced rice. And don't forget about the Blanco Queso, the white creamy queso is a great change up. The restaurant is more of a casual community style, quick bite vs a sit down restaurant, but that's a good thing as long as you know it going in. It would be a 5 Star for me, but the chips were not as crisp as I like and their nachos missed the notch on flavor. They weren't bad, but the meat was not your standard picadillo (ground beef) and it didn't pair well with the chips and queso; plus, nachos need beans in my opinion. read more

I wish I would have come to Taco Ocho sooner!! It was absolutely delicious. If you like fried fish tacos, you have to try the beer battered Cabo taco. Everything was really fresh and tasty. Chips and queso were also great. I highly recommend! read more

Really liked this place. I've never had such a cheesy quesadilla. My mom & brother ordered taco platters and loved them also. The craft sodas are super good--the pineapple cream is a dream! We will definitely be back. read more

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First time In - fajita beef taco, queso and chips. Food was good, good flavor on the beef and on queso. Service was marginal at best. No one else in except me initially and I still had to pick up my own food, silverware etc. I realize that this may be a self service type facility, but three people were standing around talking, but none greeted me, none spoke to me. Uncertain I'll try again. read more

I like their tostada's. Their vegan options are all great. Most of all I like the friendly employees.

Really good food and the crew is super nice at the restaurant. Thank you again for the wonderful food :-)

My wife and I tried this place this past weekend. On the drive there, we wondered why it was called "Taco Ocho" and concluded that they must have 8 different types of tacos. When we arrived, we saw that they did indeed have 8 types of tacos on the menu, along with 8 different types of Tostada and 8 different types of Tortas. My wife got the Jalapeno Pork taco and a Azteca tostada. I debated between getting a taco or a torta -- ever since being introduced to tortas from an ex-colleague of mine (his wife used to make THE BEST homemade tortas, and he'd bring them to work for us) -- I've been on a quest to find a great restaurant-made torta (and been sorely disappointed at the places I had tried up until Taco Ocho). Ultimately, I opted to try their Tripleta torta (braised beef, pulled pork, shredded chicken and avocado with some jalapeno aioli on the wide on some Bolillo bread). The torta was actually quite tasty and the bread was soft and soaked in the flavors from the meats very nicely. I accidentally dumped he whole side of jalapeno aioli onto one half of the torta...and it was quite spicy! We also ordered a side of queso, which was "good', but not "great". We will not be ordering queso again on any return visits. We'd definitely come back and try some more here! read more

About two months ago I went egg and seafood only. No red meat or chicken/pork. Since then it's been interesting because my usual go tos have always been beef and chicken. And then we end up at a Mexican place. Total brisket taco time. Or not. I walked in and was so excited to see that they had a vegetarian side to their menu. It was full of vegetable goodness and then on the other side they had a lot of seafood selections. I ended up going with the grilled fish tacos, which were amazing sauce. And then the shrimp tacos, which I thought were really sweet and not to my liking but my daughter who really likes the whole chocolate and Ancho flavor grabbed it and finished it. They have amazing salsa and chips and their drinks... yum! A definite winner! read more

Fried Cabo fish tacos are awesome Great queso as well... Wished they served margaritas :(... But overall excellent read more

Taco Ocho - 2 beer battered fish tacos and queso - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Wow. All I can say is wow. I've had my fair share of tacos but these are the best ever! So delicious.

Our family had a great meal here! The Stubborn sodas were a fun surprise (hello awesome cream soda). I had the battered fried fish taco & smokey chicken taco. The chips were a perfect texture and the salsa and side of quest were good. The beans and rice, while not bland, weren't overly exciting. The taco kids meal was a hit with one of my sons, but the quesadilla kids meal with the other was not. (His high brow cheese opinions prefer "orange" cheese over real yummy cheese.) We would go here again - our kids enjoyed it and the tacos my husband and I had were excellent. read more

Taco Ocho - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

This is a pretty cool spot to check out. I stumbled upon it on a hungry night and walked in for a to-go order. The ambience is very casual as it has the same type of ordering as torchy's and other taco places around Dallas. You order at the counter, get a number, and your food is delivered to you (same concept for to-go orders). The service is prompt and the food was pretty delicious. I had the Cubana torta a which was sadly a little dry but not a deal breaker. The torta comes with chips and salsa. When you order to-go, you get a little shafted on the salsa so make sure to ask for a few of them. However, the salsa itself has a lot of flavor and I was sad to get a small container of it as I ran out of salsa before I even made a dent on the chips. All in all, I would definitely come back as their food was good and the service was great! Definitely need to try the tacos everyone is talking about. read more

We love Taco Ocho! Great place for Saturday or Sunday morning pickup meal! Something for everyone. Lots of vegetarian options also!

This place has a LOT of flavors and it takes away from the traditional mexican cuisine taste. I ordered a cuban torta and it was over salted. The tacos are fine other than the fact that there are so many ingredients its hard to find a taste to like. read more

The chips and queso were absolutely fire. The tacos were all really good, but I just feel like everything needed a little salt, but I loved all of the flavors! Good food! read more

Always delicious and generously stuffed tacos in a wide variety of flavors. The salsa is excellent! A great spot for breakfast tacos especially, but all the dinner tacos are excellent too. I like the crispy fish, fajita and brisket, all delish! Super friendly service too! read more

Found this place, on Yelp, while sitting in a Taco Cabana drive thru. A week later, we stopped here instead of cabana, and wow!, glad we made the slight detour. Got the classic potato and egg, and chorizo and egg tacos, and they are stuffed! You definitely get your money's worth, per taco. Eggs were good, not dried out or runny. The chorizo was mixed well with the eggs and not super greasy. I also got the Matador, eggs, brisket, and salsa verde. Gotta say, that was probably one of the best tacos I've had in years. Found my new breakfast taco stop! Sorry, no pics this time, didn't think about it until the tacos were in my tummy. read more

I might be in the minority but Im not impressed. Service is ok, the first time I went to pick up a delivery order (I work for DoorDash part time) and the guy was nice. The second time I went in the guy was ok, not the nicest, but this time I wanted to try the food. The tacos were bland and devoid of flavor. read more

1 of the worst eating experiences I had Service was horrible, SLOW, and because of the "manager" supposedly staff couldn't adjust the thermostat (AC was blowing extremely cold lots of patrons we had to move) 1 hostess/ server for whole place In Spanish PESIMO read more

This place has some of the best vegan tacos options I've ever found at a taco joint. Tons of healthy options here! We had one of each of the veggie tacos, which can be made both vegan and gluten-free easily. The tacos were so big, it was difficult to eat them all! We had a delcious guacamole taco, a zuchhini/corn taco, and one with plantains, black beans and slaw. None of these lacked any flavor, and the habanero salsa was delicious. My only complaint is that our waiter didn't know if the horchata contained dairy. We had great service and a great experience here... will definitely be back!! read more

Taco Ocho - Great vegan tacos!! So much flavor, and they're HUGE!! - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Holy smokes. I don't post reviews often, but I had to call out the Cusco Torta. This was my first time here and the cashier recommended the Peruvian-style torta sandwich, the cusco. I asked for all three variants of salsa (regular, verde, and habanero-based). What struck me when the cashier brought me the torta (with chips) was the delicious smell. My previous experiences with the peruvian filling (stir-fried steak, onion, and thick potato fries, aka. lomo saltado) had been bland meals - this was something entirely different. This sandwich gave lomo saltado new life in my mind - and its placement between two lightly toasted slices of bread took it to a 10/10. Really, this experience rewarded me with the best torta I've tried. Hats off to the three cooks in the kitchen. I'll be back at this place very soon. read more

I finally tried this place out but it was kind of a let down, just okay. I got 1 Cabo Fish Taco (Fried) $4.00, 1 Beef Fajita Taco $3.50 both on flour tortillas and the Chips and Guacamole $4.99. Both tacos had a good taste but quite small for the price. Their salsa is meh, tasted like pure tomato paste which I was not a fan of. They give you a decent amount of guacamole and a ton of chips. The chips were light and crispy but the guacamole had way to much lime for my taste and I hate when any place puts shredded lettuce on the bottom of the guacamole. Overall the place has decent tacos but not worth it in my opinion. Most likely won't be back any time soon. read more

Yikes! So if you've never been to a taqueria and have a complete fear of anything foreign, this is the place for you and your grandparents. I went for the Cubana Torta with sweet potato fries: this small Subway-esque prepackaged deli meat lightly filled sandwich with chorizo and a small serving of fries shows up. It's not terrible as a sandwich if this was Subway, but it's not. Do yourself a favor: drive down the street and find a real taqueria and get a real Torta. read more

Taco Ocho - Cubans Torta - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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I discovered this gem while traveling on a business trip. I was craving some authentic Tex-mex breakfast cuisine and this place delivers! I'll definitely return to try their lunch next time. read more

Taco Ocho - Breakfast of champions! - Mexican Near Me - Richardson, Texas