Training, Training, Training! So much potential, so greatly disappointed by lack of staff training. 1. The hand held gizmo that the waiter uses to take the order seems to be kicking their butt. It took many tries to get our order correct, and ultimately, what landed on our table was not what we ordered. 2. We got chips immediately, but it took over 20 minutes to get waters served, and that was after I got up and approached the bar to get waters directly. This is a Health Hazard. A restaurant manager should know to never serve chips without water or something to wash down a stuck chip. Its just common sense! 3. Its a small place, maybe 60 feet, it doesn't take much effort to look around and see if someone needs a refill. Spend the effort to look! 4. The food is good, but pretty inconsistent from one visit to the next. It appears that the on-duty cook has a lot of liberty on how to fulfill the menu. That is not the creativity I am looking for! 5. The portions are small and cost a premium. You have to REALLY like the food to put up with the slow speed, poor service, and high prices. I do like the food, but my family does not like it enough to warrant further visits. Now I only get to go on the occasional business lunch. read more

Great menu options, super fun (and loud) environment! We've been here maybe 3-4 times and it's always fun! On the weekends they have a live dj spinning! It gets pretty loud, so more of a party vibe than a first date vibe. We'll be back again! read more

My husband and I came here for Taco Tuesday to try something new and we were not disappointed! We sat at the bar and the bartender Bri helped us out. They have a DJ on Tuesdays which made us feel like we were back in Cancún on our honeymoon. We got one of each $2 street tacos and they were all delicious! Our favorites were carne asada and Al pastor. Bri recommended the hibiscus Margarita and it was amazing! She also recommended the Sandiaway shot and it was also great- I didn't even take it like a shot I sipped and enjoyed it. My husband and I will definitely be coming back here during happy hour and will be bringing friends. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

TacosWay - Watermelon shot! - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Ignore this place like our servers ignored us. I have never left a restaurant during happy hour and made it home thinking man I need a drink. We always want to support local restaurants and had yet to try TacosWay since it had taken over from Salt & Ash. I hate doing it, but looks like I'll be the 6 or 7th ONE STAR review for TacosWay in the past WEEK! We came in for happy hour and it was dead. Fine by me, more time for better service...way wrong. We were allowed to find a seat on our own, but there that proved to be challenge. We were going to sit outside, but tables were sticky, drinks still sitting on tables. We went inside and same, things just weren't clean. I was writing it off to maybe a lunch rush ending, but then before we left my wife had gotten salsa on her purse and shirt from under the table. Just gross and looking this over not the only Yelper to note this recently. The table we found that was clean was right under the speaker and was so loud I couldn't even hear the waiter. We had to ask them to turn the music down. My wife had her heart seat on the chorizo. The waiter took our order and then the only time they came back to the table to check on anything was to tell us the were out. The hits just keep coming. She picked a NachosWay just to go with something, it had random bites of spice don't know what it was in there, but not great. During the whole meal never once did a server or anyone come to check on us. Our drinks emptied out, waters unfilled. We can see them chatting with each other at bar, but no one checking on their customers. I had to chase someone down to get my wife a water. After the food not a single visit to ask how the food was, which, the tacos were ok, maybe a 3 star. The guac is worth a skip. The chips are a cheap eat and nothing special. My wife left most of her nachos dish. I sat there waiting for our waiter to come back so we could get the bill and get out, I saw a review by another yelper not even an hour old that said "worst customer service of all time." He was spot on. Thus, we just got up went to the bar, got our check and our waiter was shocked that it wasn't good. We shared our experience, but not sure it will change anything. Finally, they need to rework their digital format on the menu you have to scan. The PDF is not mobile friend and a bit of mess in how its organized when you have to keep zooming in and out. Which was an extra pain not having a decent menu when you can't hear your waiter. Not really a positive thing to share in this review. We won't be back, one of the worst visits I have had in years. Ready for the next place to open here. read more

Birria is second to none in OC Mixed drinks are well crafted and blended nicely Glen is the man, kills the customer service game and has got this place HANDLED. 10/10 Michi is to die for Come find your way to Tacosway read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Delicious drinks and nice ambience. I recommend the cucumber margarita, so refreshing! read more

TacosWay - Cucumber margarita - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

The place is cute so kudos on the decor. Parking is easy because the lot is big and the restaurant is kind of small. Some people complain about the wait and the service here. We got great service, and frankly if you're going for local food and expect it to be made with care then you should be willing to wait for it anyways. All that's to the good. However, the food is bland. I'm sorry to have to say so, because I try to support local business. The rice tastes like water. All the meat is plain, except the chicken which has a bit of char on it. The beans need salt, maybe a bay leaf. The tortillas were good, as were the chips, but the salsa tastes like plain tomato sauce. My cousin liked the horchatta-and-vodka, and the margarita was good. read more

TacosWay - First visit! Looking forward to tacos and a margarita after a long day - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

This was my first time here, so I ordered flautas & let me tell you it was nasty... sorry to say they used birria meat in my flautas so lazy and there was so much fat in it. The beans tasted like they were from a can & the rice .. well let's just say your better off making it your self. It's not worth 45 min - 1 hour wait First and last time going read more

TacosWay - Flautas - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Service was really good , staff was really nice. Food was not that good tortilla was really soggy and the meat for the tacos had an odd seasoning. I tried the asada , which was kinda spicy , Birria which had a weird taste and the carnitas which was the best one out of all 3 . I had the rice but it was extremely salty I couldn't even eat it so I just didn't say anything and still payed for it. Beans were meh . My girlfriend and I also decided to dine outside and after being there for just about an hour or less we both got so many mosquito bites , one even landed on my hand and was about to bite me before I killed it. I just saw someone else that also got multiple bites by the mosquitoes there as well. If your thinking about sitting outside I recommend you don't, you'll leave with multiple bites . Overall I don't think I'll be coming back . read more

We live down the street, so we regularly walk here with our kids and it's all of our favorite Mexican place. The food is so good. The staff is great (Christian is the man). The vibe is awesome. Don't pay attention to the lower ratings...they're all from back in the day before the new owners took over. Favorite brunch spot for sure! read more

The presentation of food was amazing and the food tasted even better!! The service was quick and personalized with our bottomless mimosas! The place is clean with a nice patio to sit on! They have heaters and fans! read more

I could definitely agree that this restaurant has major potential because I really like the concept, the ideas, the options on the menu, the variety, and how the place actually looks, but need to work on some things. I ordered the food over the phone, was told 20mins, but then he changed it to 15mins. Took me about 10mins to drive there and had trouble finding the entrance because if you GPS through Yelp directions, it automatically directs you to the BACK of the restaurant, which is extremely deceiving because the BACK is directly on the MAIN STREET, so in order for you to get to the ENTRANCE, you must drive to the backside of the street. So if you get to the post office parking lot, you're on the wrong side. Arrived and had two parties in front of me, so I patiently waited in line. After another 15mins waiting, it was my turn, and both employees (who seemed really young) did not acknowledge me in any way, and the girl kept staring back at me a couple of times from across the room but still no acknowledgement, so I walked over and said I was here to pick up a phone order, but to be told that my order was still not ready. I simply stated that I wanted to pay ahead of time because I was short on time due to being on my lunch break (hence why I called in ahead) So basically waisted half of my lunch time waiting around, and they weren't even busy. There was maybe like 3 parties there? I've seen small mexican spots that can make an order for 7 people in like 10 mins. But here I am waiting 30 mins for one burrito. Not to mention, no hot sauce, except for packet Tapatio? The young man did mention to me that they are in the works of changing up their hot sauce due to many complaints, but you could definitely have a better back up then Tapatio, so mediocre. Now on to the food... I was severely craving a cabeza burrito and the only reason why I went here was because they offered cabeza AND fries (which not many mexican shops in this area offer). I ordered the "CALIWAY" which is basically a California burrito, with Cabeza as my meat. No beans. And for $14 I expected much more than a burrito that consisted of 90% rice, 5% (THICK STEAK CUT) Fries (I personally prefer thin cut), 2% Meat, 2% Sauce, 1% Veggies. I'm literally paying $14 for all carbs. The flavor was good, but the content was disappointing, and also to mention the burrito kept falling apart before I could even take a bit out of it. I was excited that I may have found a good mexican spot for my work lunch in Brea but that was not the case unfortunately. read more

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The food is amazing and full bar with great vibes and great service. Saturday nights have great bingo boogie with a host that brings even better vibes... read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Service can definitely be improved upon. It took such a long time to get a drink and there are only about 6 people besides me, here. Nachosway- over priced for the quality. The nachos are the equivalent of what you can make at a backyard birthday party with canned nacho cheese sauce and some meat from the taco man. No salsa; these nachos leave alot to be desired. Beer- asked for salt on the rim. Note to the girl at the bar.. table salt/iodized salt is not something you would use to rim a glass for which you will be pouring alcohol into. Also, you may want to start handing the beer out as you are serving it. The wait time is ridiculously slowwwwwwwwww...first and last time here, which is sad, because I was looking forward to finally eating here and trying the brunch! Hard pass! read more

Drinks - great. delicious Tacos - good. Rice & Beans - mediocre. Cleanliness - good. Atmosphere- great trendy, fun Music - good current and popular music. Menu - Large variety (Hay de todo Way) Staff - friendly attentive welcoming as soon as you get to the door and as you walk through the restaurant. Price on food & drinks was pricey. Would come again read more

TacosWay - Margarita flight - excellent - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Went for taco Tuesday. Street tacos are a great deal $1.50. Margaritas are small, overpriced and very little tequila. Menu prices are steep. Just before we left the patio, they turned on the music (WAY too loud) and we almost couldn't continue our conversation. read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

The Ramen de Birria was delicious. A very interesting fusion of culture and it works perfectly. The perks of living in Cali is being able to experience culinary fusion like this. Kudos for putting this on the menu. Flavor was rich and meaty. I had a nice big chunk of birria in my bowl. Minus 1 start for super slow service. Took about 45 mins to get our food served and server never brought my slided jalepenos request. I am hoping this service snag is due to the re-opening and they're just adjusting to the new work flow. Overall, I would still come back to try their tacos. read more

TacosWay - Ramen de Birria - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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As far as Horcahatas go... this one is worth ordering. Ordered Tacos... GringaWay it's like a quesadilla taco with Al pastor filling. For 12 bucks you get 2..the description sounded great, but the tacos were tiny. They should be priced between 2-3 dollars each for what they are, but at 6 dollars each the expectation was high. Salsas were bland, taste it before an order goes out.. throw out the bland salsas and start over. Or taste and season before you fill the little cups and forget about them in the fridge. It was not busy, and I haven't worked in a restaurant in a while.... But they are in need of a clear chain of command and the could benefit from getting an expo. Bartender should just makes drinks that's it... expo sorts the orders and ensures the right servers get the right order, going to right table. The bartender was doing it all and it's hard to run a restaurant that way. I think all the pieces are there for the makings of something special it just needs to come together, focus on the food, and the service. Menu is huge maybe simplify it a bit. I wanna like this place, I'll be back and I hope they turn it around. read more

TacosWay - Great Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Came here twice and it's always incredibly filling, delicious and inexpensive! Their drinks are really big I usually don't have to grab more than one! I wish I got a picture of the family platter we ordered but I was way too mesmerized by the pretty looking drinks! The mazapán churros we're really delicious as well! read more

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First time there. The place is clean and beautiful, service is good. But, their birria quesadilla is not at all what I expected, mainly for the price I paid for it: $17 for two things that didn't look like a quesadilla at all, and some consome that smelled really good but tasted like nothing. What I found in the box when I got home (I ordered to go) were two tacos look like that had hardly any cheese. Not sure if I'll go back. read more

We love the 2 p.m. happy hour start time! The food is great, the drinks are great, and the service is great! Brandon and Rio were so personable and helpful. See you at the bar Margs are delicious read more

We stopped in before an Angels game. The host was nice and brought out chips & salsa quickly. Refills were fast and food was great. I ordered the MrTacosWay combo (4 different tacos) and I was impressed. We'll be back again. read more

Reviews on TACOS and drinks only: We ordered a margarita flight to try and see which one we might like the most. It comes with cotton candy to "clean" your pallet. The Guava was my favorite and I ended up ordering a full one after. We tried every single taco! The tacosway taco was one of my top choices but honestly all of them had something special to bring. The service was great and they are doing a great job keeping up with all covid preventions. Definitely coming back to try more out of their extensive menu! read more

We tried TacosWay today and are very happy we did. We each got street tacos, so we tried the grilled fish, shrimp, soyrizo, carnitas, al pastor, and carne asada - all were excellent. The different salsas that were brought to the table with the chips were lots of fun to try. Our server, Keani, was prompt, polite, and knowledgeable. The place was nice and quiet during our lunch visit, and we liked the dark ambiance and the vibe. Everything was top notch, and we loved that it's table service with an easy to get into parking lot! read more

This is my second time eating at Taco Way and it will be last time. PROs -Friendly staff -Clean and well designed location Cons -today food took a while to get ready. we order 8 tacos and a quesadilla and it took a little over 30 min and there was only one table being serve! -both time the food arrived cold -both times food was mediocre at best and priced at a premium. The Orange Salsa was dull and flavorless. beans and rice im the quesadilla were dull. the tacos were "meh". -you cant get tacos during brunch lol They should hire an experienced restaurant manager or else that place will not going last. There are many other Mexicans restaurants around I would rather go to. We only eat half of the cold food. Avoid and spend your money somewhere else. read more

Alonso from TacosWay is fantastic!! Him and his crew attended us right away and my wife and I left super full! Thank you Alonso for the warm and welcoming service !!! Will be coming back!!! read more

Came to new spot close to our house. I'll start with service was really slow for us. The salsa takes more like a marinara sauce with a kick. Not something I cared for but maybe others do. Ordered street tacos and one birria tacos. Food was not bad. The street tacos had good flavor but for their price not truly worth it. Birria taco was ok but lacked flavor. Service was not great. Our waitress ended up on break eating at the bar and ended informed us or let us know. No service was given to us in between for awhile until someone finally came to check in on us. Overall food is mediocre for its price. Presentation of food and drinks is great. Service was lacking and needs work! read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Tried Tacos Way for the first time yesterday. I had the taco salad. Everything was fresh. There are so many good things on the menu that I will be back to try some more. Service was excellent and pricing was pretty reasonable. Can't wait to go back to this restaurant. read more

Excellent service. Our server was very attentive to our needs. The Baja Tacos are delicious and so was my Guava Margarita.

Love the vibe & the micheladas were bomb! Was able to bring my dog also which is always a plus Highly recommend read more

Food was amazing, drinks were next level, service was A++++ ,ambiance was great. Can't wait to go back.

Okay, they are still in their soft opening... grand opening will be Oct 23 at 7p. I ordered to-go food for the family. A great package deal where you get all the fixings for tacos with three meat choices for 50 bucks. I also got a kid's meal and an order of chips and guac. While I was waiting for the food to be prepared, I went to the bar and asked for their house margarita. It was really tasty and was served with a Tajin rim. I will be glad when their happy hour starts... 13 bucks was a bit pricier than I planned, but the bartender, Vanessa, was great. The kid's meal are 8 bucks... that's a bit in the high side, too. The host was on break when I arrived, so one of the servers helped me out at the front register with my order. Got to say, there was a little bit of Angels bashing by a Dodger fan manager, but we can still be friends, Paul. But everybody really enjoyed their food, and I really enjoyed my drink, too. while I was waiting I ended up having a nice conversation with Gabriel, the owner of all of the locations. I think this is going to be a great place for Placentia and Yorba Linda. So far, the team is listening to all ideas and concerns from guests and managers are working to make this an awesome spot. The patio is lively, and spacious and great. The interior is hip and, while it is a bit noisy, it's a great vibe with sports on TV and delicious food and drinks. They are aware that one of the big issues with the previous restaurant in this space was slow service. I am sure they are going to work to make sure that's not a problem. I was treated like a valued guest on my first visit here, and the food was tasty, and I am sure going to come back. They are working out the kinks, and I'm sure I will be back and hopefully I'll be able to give five stars. Welcome to the neighborhood, Tacos Way! read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

It's always a great time when I come here with my friends, great food and margaritas! Brandon delivered great service to us and we know when we come here we'll always have a great time :) read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Went here for dinner and it was great!! We had the best server Manny and the food and drinks were amazing! The manager brandon came up to us to make sure we were comfortable and if we needed anything. The bartender heather made the best drinks also. I will be coming here again! read more

TacosWay - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

November 2020 After checking out their extensive menu online we opted for take out (Carne Asada Tacos, Carnitas Torta). We were quoted 20min wait time so we went about our errands. When the food was ready the staff called us to let us know. The portion sizes are smaller but at a higher cost but I can definitely say the quality of the ingredients they use do reflect the higher prices. read more

This is very good high style mexican food. Great bar and vibe. If this was the Vegas location go. But in SoCal equally good mexican food can found half the price... read more

Nachos were delicious!!! ask for Rio she is the sweetest and provides top tier service

Food is terrible and the service was awful!! We sat at the bar and we were planing to have a margaritas and tacos but end up ordering only coke and tacos since bartender looked really annoyed. What is wrong with ordering soda at the bar , nothing right ? Then why you kept ignoring us and skipping to take care of us . They gave us cold chips that taste like just oil, soda was flat without bubbles , tacos were at the counter sitting down for a while until I told the 16 yrs old hostess if she can serve them to us , she went and ask the bartender to make sure is our order and kindly came back to serve us . Also manager who used to be a bartender was nice and try to help us with new chips ( the stars are for the hostess and the manager ) read more

Great food, great drinks & great service! Evette was amazing on helping out with questions and service. Recommend stopping in, won't disappoint! read more

Went here thinking it might be like the previous Salt and Ash that occupied the location earlier... whoops. Maybe THE rudest staff I've ever encountered. Food's way over priced for its quality and the customer service is atrocious. A manager actual became belligerent and cussed me out later over the phone. Save your self and eat at one of the hundred better Mexican restaurants nearby. This place is garbage. read more