While passing through SLO we remembered having some tortilla chips that we absolutely loved and looked up the factory seeing it was open and less than a mile away. The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming. We tried to sampler pack of each variety and enjoyed all of them immensely. They are sold by the case and we purchased a case of each along with their salsa and seasoning. Prices are very fair and everything is extremely fresh! This was a great souvenir of our drive up the coast, ideal to bring friends and family as well. The quality of the chips is excellent, perfectly seasoned! read more

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My name is Bruce. I can't even find the words to that would leave a taste in your mouths. The taste of the Salsa flavored tortilla chips produced only by Taco Works. This company is the one in a million that got it right. Hands down by far the most flavorful chips I've ever eaten. You can find these chips in my home every single day. Being that they are the only brand I eat. All of you should try them with cottage cheese as a dip. Damn good eaten for sure. Taco Works of San Luis Obispo, California, I tip my hat to you. read more

Just to update. these are very good chips again. Maybe not as much spice as in the 80's but the thin-style chip is back. Thank you Taco Works!!!!! Much apprecited. read more

We love these chips so much. We literally buy a bag a week! We are super tempted to go visit the factory and request a tour if we ever make our way out to Pismo. read more

As the standard of taco stand fare in the 805 might be set by the likes of La Super-Rica in Santa Barbara, so the benchmark of supreme overlord, hands-down, Best in Taste tortilla chips can be set by the family owned-and-operated Taco Works factory, in San Luis Obispo. At least it is, according to my distinguished palate. Just an amateur in Mexican food, still.. I know what I like. And I give props to the Taco Works family and their secret recipe of stone-ground corn and magic seasoning which includes monosodium glutamate. Yes, I know the additive can be controversial, but for those of us not allergic, m.s.g. is likely key to making these tortilla chips among the best things to accompany any sandwich or Mexican eats. Cultures have been cooking with this flavour enhancer for eons; my mama, back when she was cooking, always kept a bottle of aji no moto in the cupboard. Perhaps it's just a matter of time before Big Chip (Frito-Lay) will cast its eye on Taco Works but for now, I treasure the home-grown operation and the cooking of batches of these tantalising tasty totopos right here in California. They just have this pure corn essence that you rarely taste except maybe in house-made chips at select independent Mexican places. Muy sabor caliente deliciously addictive.. I wouldn't have it any other way. Taco Works has become a superb addition to my pantry go-to snacks. You can get these totally tubular triangular tortilla chips at their place of manufacture in SLO, but also find them at fine groceries, upscale markets, and a few supermarkets and warehouse food retailers. read more

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Great tortilla chip and will definitely be my new choice when shopping at the grocery store. Well done Taco Works!

Less of the original seasoning makes this just another tortilla chip - not the one I grew up with back in the '80s. Perhaps I just got a bad batch. read more

Pro's: Tastes great, crunchy. Con's: MSG bomb make them non consumable. read more

Some of the best tortilla chips ever. The texture is perfect. The crunch just right. The seasoning is spot on. Think I picked these up at Grocery Outlet, get them. read more

Taco Works - Chips!!! @hybrideater - Wholesalers Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Thank you for my replacement "bag" of chips!!!!! What a fun surprise! 6 bags and seasoning salt!!! You made my day! I looked for a note in my box, but did not find one. Time for salsa and chips read more

Taco Works - Thank you! Time for salsa and chips - Wholesalers Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Great chips! These might be my new favorite! Can't wait to try all the flavors. My bf thought they were a lil too salty but I loved em! They put paprika on the original flavor which I think is the secret to good chips :) read more

I take that back -taco works touched base and said they had some production issues and sent me a replacement bag - and yum as good as ever - delish - can't stop eating them. Thanks so much !! read more

I find these chips to have excellent taste and freshness. I buy the chips whenever I go and visit San Luis Obispo which is where they're from. The chips have the right crispinest, perfect seasoning, perfect thickness and just the right size. With a delicious fresh taste, the chips will stay fresh and even hold up when microwaved with a ton of nacho cheese on top.I find that cannot stop eating them! I've never can find Taco Works anywhere else. Keep making the best chips ever. If you ever find yourself on the Central Coast, I recommend that you buy yourself some. I personally buy them by the case. While I can't say these are the best chips that I have ever had, I can say that they are very close. read more

Yaa for MSG! Let me just begin with my favorite part, and the issue most people have with these chips. I love flavor, and MSG helps to enhance flavors. MSG is fine to eat, unless you inject 100x the normal consumed amount directly into your brain. The whole 'MSG is bad' thing is so 1985 (seriously, that article was published in 1985. if you want to see the studies that show this is not a thing, hit me up), so it's simply not an issue. Moving on now, yea? Great chips, a great variety of flavors, and like Garrett pointed out they work on any type of food variety and are always a good choice. I would love to be able to tour the factory sometime. Anyways, it's nice when we can find local success stories that continue to do well and represent what we are about as a town. Local, quality, classic, and classy. read more

Something is wrong!! Been eating these for years. Found them at Vons again a few years ago after not seeing them for a few decades. The new chips were very good but not as good as they were years ago. Anyway my wife brought a six bag box home a few weeks ago. Wow thicker chips, not as crispy, almost no flavor. Not sure if this is just a bad batch or someone is tinkering with the recipe???? Maybe all the MSG comments are scaring you away from the original recipe. Whatever the case PLEASE return to the original recipe or create a "original recipe" SKU. read more

Yep, these taco chips have a distinct taste, it's own taste. I have bought bulk box from Costco and sent them as gifts to the East Coast and we have bought to save for my kids who lives out of state. I drive by the factory occasionally and when they do their frying on certain days you could smell from a mile away and theres been time when I drive around the factory while on cook day that I look for an office to where I can try and buy a fresh batch of hot taco chips. Don't try and use salsa with these chips because it would be defeating the Taco Works originality, these chips are to eaten by themselves! read more

I used to eat these tortilla chips a lot years ago. They were thin, crispy, seasoned to perfection, and so delicious! Today I bought a bag for the first time in a long time. They did not taste fresh, they were not super thin and crispy anymore, and there was very little seasoning. It;s just not the same chip. So disappointed. Way to go downhill Tacoworks. read more

My parents bought these chips for us growing up, and I love them just as much today. They are not easy to find in my area, but when I'm in my hometown, I always buy a bag! I bought a bag recently, and they tasted different.. thicker than usual, and not much if any of the flavoring. I wrote to the company to see if they had changed the recipe. They wrote back quickly and said no and apologized that I had a bag that was not up to standards. They said they would send a replacement bag which wasn't necessary, but was very nice. Today I received a large box delivery with 4 bags in it!!! Not only was the customer service outstanding, I love the chips! They definitely have a customer for life! Thanks Robbie Bayly! :-) read more

Not sure what has happened over there at Taco works, but they sure aren't the same as they used to be. The last couple bags I've had literally have no seasoning in them at all. They used to be so addicting that you couldn't put down the bag. Now it's just a crunchy tortilla chip which I can get anywhere. Very disappointing. read more

Delicious! hard to find outside of SLO. I used to buy them at Winco in Chico, but then they stopped selling them and havent seen them since, except locally in San Luis. They make tortilla chips with extra MSG. the salsa version tastes a little like Doritos, but less cheesy, and not florescent orange. They are pretty fatty, but oh so tasty. and I'm not even a chip person. I googled it and according to an anonymous blogger, they sell these at Gene's fine foods in Saratoga. I will have to hit them up. read more

Please go back to light and airy the new thicker tortilla your using does not complement anything in this chip

This is one of the finest products made in SLO CAL. I consider myself a chips connoisseur and let me tell you, these guys know what they are doing. I'm reading a few reviews mentioning MSG and I get it, growing up I was also part of the campaign against MSG and the so-called "Chinese restaurant syndrome", which, now I know is just bad science with a small dose of racism. MSG is naturally present in some foods like tomatoes and asparagus and some smart Japanese guy was able to isolate it to add that flavor enhancing feature to other types of food. Many "scientific studies" that investigated the issue of people feeding sick after consuming MSG were found to be flawed in methodology, making their conclusions useless. It makes total sense to me that a myth this big would still exist in the collective mindset of health conscious people, as the food industry is full of myths and superficiality. Don't believe me, just research the topic on your own and say yes to Taco Works chips, Pringles, and random Mexican seasoning! Fivethirtyeight has an article on this: How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia read more

I grew up in Santa Cruz, Ca and grew up with Taco Works tortilla chips. They are hands down the most addicting chip around. That means a lot coming from me because I am an employee of frito lay and have been so for 17 years. No body, including frito lay, has ever come close to Taco Works chips ever!! I now live in San Diego and we don't have them down here. I know they would do great here. The only time I get them now is when I go back home. Try them as nachos, with dip, or just plain...... They are that good. read more

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The PERFECT chip to eat while drinking beer. I love the "salsa" flavored one, usually when I chill out with some friends, playing xbox or watching something while drinking beer these things go fast. They have a nice saltiness that goes well with cold beer. Not only that, but they're hella cheap. I don't know the price off the top of my head, but it's certainly cheaper than name-brand stuff. I'm only writing this review now because I'm drinking beer, eating a chip that kind of reminds me of Taco Works, and wish I had some Taco Works instead. I know longer live in SLO so I don't get them anymore :( read more

I used to love these chips; so crispy, flaky and full of flavor. However it seems as if they've changed them. They're now thicker, like any other store bought chip, and lack seasoning. read more

Best Tortilla Chips EVER!! Perfectly seasoned and totally Light and airy. Absolutely amazing! I buy in bulk @ Costco, come with 6 full Size, individually packed bags for like $10!! I share with friends from out of town and they are amazed also!! read more

I've been getting these delivered in bulk boxes every 6 mos. since leaving SLO county years ago. Something changed. These used to be the best chips anywhere. No more. They are not the same any more. Thicker, less flavor, not as crisp. These are not the same chips I have loved for over a decade. Bummed. read more

I used to buy these chips at Lucky's in Fremont, CA in the late 80's early 90's. I moved and never saw them again. I thought about them again today and googled "Tortilla chips San Luis Obispo" as I remember that is where they were made. Eureka!!!! I found them!!! They are the best chip I have ever eaten, and I have missed them for 20 years. Alas, we will soon be re-united!! read more

Great chips. Best in California for sure. This is not a restaurant though, it is a tortilla chip factory

These are the best chips for a few reasons. They are cheap. You can get a pretty large bag for like a buck. I used to buy them all the time at a liquor store that was right by where I used to work. They have great texture/crunch. I'm big on texture of food and these have are perfect. They have a crunch that would be a mix of a Dorito chip and a Mission Tortilla chip. I have tried finding them up here in the Bay Area or even order them online, but since it's a small company, I've had no luck. I guess when I go back to visit SLO, I'll stock up. read more

Important...Nobody has pointed out that this is NOT a store but a small warehouse with an office. They are NOT set up to be a commercial selling spot for a variety of product..we pull up and a real nice guy said we make the chips here I will see if we have some for you with this production. So out he comes with two bags of chips. The bags were warm like the chips were just made:)..He says he gets maybe 3-4 people a day from yelp that stop by. He sold the chips to us for a dollar a bag?..which was obviously great but made me wonder if this location is truly actively selling to the public on site. So I suggest calling before going. read more

I purchased two bags at Rancho San Miguel in Greenfield, CA. The best tortilla chips to eat out of the bag or indulging as an accompaniment with nachos cheese sauce. read more

These chips are so good. I normally need some kind of dip with this type of chip, but not with this brand. The seasoning is perfect. You can buy a bulk of them at costco in SLO or I get mine at the Albertsons in Morro Bay. They get deducted a star for the MSG (which I didnt know until I read the other reviews), come on Taco Works, drop that crap. read more

These are the best chips I have had since I was a child, they never disappoint! Love the seasoning they use, still the same since my childhood, thank you taco works!! read more

Where have you been all my life! WOW!! We found them at Costco and bought a bag and they are incredible!!! A light crunch yet thick chip. I don't know how they do it!! I hope Costco carries them forever. read more

None better anywhere. You know every now and again, I would like the opportunity to decide if a little MSG is bad for me, or coconut oil, which several societies have lived very long and healthy lives using for centuries, and centuries. I would very much like to see this product of products back on the chelves, prominently displayed, so that the proprietors of the company that makes them will flourish, and continue to make this, my favorite of all cravings. Yes even more of a craving than McDonald's Fries, or White Castle Burgers, or Mrs. Sees Nuts and Chews (which have doubled in price out of my reach thank you very much, at $16/lb!! If you ever get a chance to pick these up, don't miss the opportunity, and don't ruin them by dipping them. The chips are magnificent just out of the bag. They are the best chip save none. ANYWHERE!! read more

Almost gave a 4.9 cuz my store raised da bag prices! sucka corporate pusha's...best tortilla chip u could give someone, mama always said dat MSG give me headache but I can't tell. I'll always be snacking on deez bees! Stay up taco works fo sho! read more

These are simply the best tortilla chip made. Imagine a corn tortilla cut in half with a laser so the thickness is 1/2 that of a normal tortilla chip and you have THE best tortilla chip made. Only thing that could make it better would be lime like the ones that you use to only be able to get at LAX but is now in some markets. read more

I wish they would drop the MSG, but at least they are honest about it. They could legally change it like Doritos does to spice. I eat them in moderation. Best tasting tortilla chip. Especially with robertos salsa!!! read more

Found these chips at my local Costco and being a tortilla chip fanatic, I decided to give them a go... WOW I'm glad I did. These are the best tortilla chips I've had.... light, crisp, flavorful and not overly salted. read more