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    Taco Tico

    3.5 (58 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed

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    Krista M.

    Taco Tico's drive thru rocks! I hope this business continues to operate as drive thru only. The food is prepared quickly and the employees are super nice. Love this place! Update: just tried the breakfast and it was great. Affordable, hot food and friendly employees make this place what it is.

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    Terry T.

    Great alternative to Taco Bell. I grew up near a Taco Tico, but it looks like most of them closed. This was a great way to bring back some childhood memories.

    Uhm. Where's the beef?
    Michael T.

    Was in Pimlico Taco Tico yesterday. Ordered some soft tacos. I was completely floored by what I was given. One of the tacos had beef on one side. The others had about a 1/4 of the beef the first one had. I ate one of the tacos and the tortilla was cold. I opened up the next one and audibly laughed out loud. I went ahead and opened the other 3 and they were just as bad. I decided to take them up to the counter to show the worker standing there and ask what was up with these tacos. It seriously looked like the guy in the back didn't feel like getting another container of beef and just portioned what he had at the bottom of the pan in front of him. The guy at the counter said, " that's our normal portion" and I told him I eat there regularly and that those tacos were about half if not less than what I normally get. He told me to hold on. He went back in the kitchen and got a cup of taco meat. I'm standing there thinking is this really happening as he walks back and starts scraping the beef out of the cup onto the tacos that are sitting on my tray that I sat in the counter. At this point I'm just not believing what I'm seeing and just turn around and start walking out. As I'm at the door he yells across the room "so you want these to go?" Seriously?!?! I'm 52 years old and have been patronizing taco tico since I was a kid growing up in Versailles Ky. To be honest I primarily go in for nostalgias stake. The quality is hit or miss anymore and.guess you can see it in the fact they opened up a couple more stores and now back to 1. Cold taco shells and tortillas. Portion amounts wildly different from stop yo stop. Then to have an employee make a remark like that when they obviously knew what they were doing wasn't fixing but exacerbating the situation. When all I said was "man I don't normally complain about food but these tacos are a bit lackluster." Then to scrape beef from a cup and watch it just falling all over the 4 opened tacos? I was do taken aback I didn't even ask for a refund. I've been a fan of taco tico for 40 years and have sadly say yesterday was the last time I'll step foot in one.

    Single Cheese Enchilada (left) Single Beef Enchilada (right)
    Richard Walton C.

    It has been many a year since I've partaken of this establishment. The last one I saw, closed years ago in Jeffersonville and I didn't know they still existed. I've known they were around in Lexington for awhile so I decided to check them out for lunch today. Service inside was super fast. I ate inside and the dining room was clean including all of the table tops. I ordered a Single Cheese Enchilada, a Single Beef Enchilada, and a Crispy Corn Beef Taco. The taco was good but the Bell's are better. I like this place because they have enchiladas and the Bell does not. The beef enchilada was excellent. The cheese enchilada was a tad cold on the inside.

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    Aria H.

    Overall really great experience. I had the fish tacos combo, which were really tasty. I would prefer less of the crema but it was good and had a refreshing amount of lime. Quick and tasty lunch even though they got pretty busy. Have to also comment about how clean it was! Like wow--the place was virtually spotless. Major points!

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    Alyona Z.

    11/6/20 I finally caved and went to this establishment, especially whenever I'd drive by and see the building have cars wrapped around it. So naturally I over ordered, as I wanted to try a variety of their tacos. I asked the cashier what she would recommend and to my surprise she recommended the chicken quesadilla. Which was the best dish that I tried out of everything else I got. I also ordered their chicken and beef tacos, crunchy and soft varieties. This is where the disappointment led me to this rating. The tacos were bland, barely warm, and the shells were stale. The salsa was similar to a jar of Prego. Just disappointing, when I could've had better at Taco Bell or a taco truck up the road. I've tried many tacos all over the world, and this is hands down the worse of them all. Maybe I'll give them a try one more time, but I won't be ordering multiple tacos in case it's still just as terrible. I would however recommend their chicken quesadilla, and to always ask their employees working there for their recommendations since they clearly know what's happening behind those closed doors.

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    Its ok some times but too greasy and some times not fresh sorry but they good do better .

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    Very good service and food is best fast Mexican in Lexington. Will try the breakfast items before long.

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    My fiance and I were looking for somewhere different to eat. We live out of town and don't often…read moremake it to downtown Lexington. We had reservations but ended up getting there early and just had our dinner at the bar. We both had cocktails which we enjoyed along with the deviled eggs for an appetizer. The eggs were okay--a bit spicier than I would have preferred and I would probably try a different app next time I go (there will be a next time for sure!) My shrimp and grits were great but honestly the bourbon glazed wings that my fiance had were the show stoppers. Large sized wings that were smoked perfectly with the right amount of crunch topped with a sweet but not too sweet bourbon glaze. I will definitely get those next time I go. The vibes were casual and chill--the perfect place to pre-game before a game or event or the perfect place to meet friends for a drink. I'd definitely recommend!

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    We stopped in to get coffee again. My friend got a regular coffee and two glazed donuts. I got the…read moreiced vanilla bean latte and the caramel turtle donut. I must admit when I saw the size of her donuts I laughed because they were so big. Long story short what she got was a cronut not the traditional cake donut. Previously I've had the raspberry filled donut there and it was really good. The caramel turtle is also a cronut. She asked what kind of dough it was my guess was brioche because of the texture. I could be wrong. I liked my donut although it was a little messy to eat . My friend on the other hand didn't care for the cronut. The coffee though is always on point and it didn't disappoint. As for customer service they really are on point. I've been there a total of three times so far and every time they've been friendly and patient. Plenty of seating indoors and on the patio. I think after 1 pm they do donuts made to order (I didn't see the sign when we first walked in until after we placed our order). I just thought they sold out but the woman at the counter told me they do made to order.

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