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A view from the converted school bus that is now a taqueria.
Stéphanie S.

Where do you find good quality mexican food in a fun setting? In a converted bus in... Heyburn, Idaho! Wait... what? This was indeed a very big surprise to us. We did stop at the Love's truck stop across the street and saw this old big yellow school bus with a big "Tacos" sign. Since we love mexican food, we were intrigued enough to take a look. Honestly, I was expecting average quality mexican (when you are that far from the border) and a very basic setting. But wow, that a surprise! The conversion of the bus is amazing! Comfortable, clean and spacious, you feel very welcome in that big bus. Service is quick and friendly. The big benches on either side of the bus are making for comfortable places to wait and eat. I felt like eating some chips and salsa as appetizers and they didn't have that on the menu but their answer was "I can make you some"... and did did cooked me fresh nacho chips! Talk about an accommodating place. The food was fresh and delicious. I strongly recommend to anyone in the area, it well worth the stop!

Terrific incredible perfect and in thanks can't wait to return n try something else!!!!
Jared H.

Amazing eat em ups strongly recommend won't be disappointed jus incredible is best way to say it, and comes from a bus

Inside the bus
Tom W.

Behind the Truck stop and next to the Truck wash is a school bus ! This place builds bursting flavors in this carne asada. Great little find off hwy 84. One of those gems!!

a yellow school bus
Mensah I.

Got some steak tacos and one veggie taco because it was my first time trying veggie taco for the first time and it was definitely good just super pissed I did not get more than one but I was already back on the interstate it the place definitely got some good food overall.

Entrance to the school of Mexican Food !
Andranik G.

Wow wow wow first I will like to start off by saying I am from LA and this is true and tasty Mexican food I first didn't notice them but usually with all great mom and pap shops that how it is School bus concept is super cool and awesome noting like that in LA ( and LA you have to be not only quality and service but the theme needs to be dope!) I ordered the beef fajitas plate and let me the You that food was excellent the onions and peppers. Nicly carmelized and the beef was nice and juicy not much fat but some and just enough to keep that balance :)) quality was good overall For Serivce the lady in the front was very nice and helpful even dough not much to be done but I did notice it ( very accommodating !!!!) Inside looked clean and simple and yet fun ! The chief was nice and made sure if everything was good Five stars all the way Keep on Trucking !!

two adobada tacos and a cabesa taco
M I.

Can you say ! Man the meat was full of flavor. I ordered two adobadoa and a cabesa taco and was satisfied. Tortilla needed a little more time on the flattop but was still a great taco. Well being from Cali we want things on demand, service was slow for 3 tacos I ordered here. Took about 10-15 mins and only one person ordered a burrito before me. Cool setting of a taco shop inside a school bus. I probably wouldn't eat inside because it's a narrow seating area and it does get really hot inside. Would I come back though? He'll yeah! Good flavors.

Of course a bus behind a truck stop is going to have great  Mexican food! Interior was clean, staff was friendly and the tacos were great!
Starla G.

Of course a restaurant in a bus behind a truck stop will have great homemade Mexican food! Interior was clean, staff was friendly, and food was excellent.

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1 year ago

Tacos are good but they don't give a lot of meat like other restaurants,probably won't be back

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Truly good food truck (bus). Best burritos that I've had in the state of Idaho. Highly recommended.

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These guys will only make your food fast and good if you tip them if you don't tip them they will ignore everything you say basically

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6 years ago

OMG!!! I've missed authentic Mexican food and this food here was outstanding!!! THANK YOU and we'll be back!!

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7 years ago

Great place. Not a lot of food choices around the area, so this gem is a treat. Kind of neat, it's inside a old school bus. They take cards

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5 years ago

Best tacos ever , amazing flavor . We will come back chili toreados have amazing seasoning

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8 years ago

Super nice guy running this place, knows Mexican food! No joke. Fun set up in an old bus. Good price, clean.

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7 years ago

Beef tongue street tacos I would highly recommend. Has a really good seasoning. Friendly staff.

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7 years ago

This was so much fun to see a 40' School bus converted into a very adorable and awesome Taqueria, Good food to a total must see!!! Grasia

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What a step down. We loved their aquachile when we went a year or so ago. We had to come back. Back…read morethen they substituted octopus for shrimp in the aqualchile as my spouse is sensitive to shrimp. We saw they had greatly expanded their coastal Mexican concept with an entire picture menu of offerings, but no prices nor descriptions. So we just decided for a repeat - oh, the aquachile is ONLY available with shrimp? Well, a year ago... "it's only shrimp." - My spouse is allergic to shrimp. "We have other offerings." - So you won't repeat a year ago? --- Finally, "ok, but you won't like it. [Given the attitude, probably a correct statement.] And it's about a 60% higher price if you want octopus". [maybe cheap farmed shrimp versus frozen octopus?] We were traveling across Idaho and had not eaten that day. Still, I decide not to have anything. My spouse decides on a taco salad with shredded beef. She has it, I munch on the chips and salsa. Later [TMI - read if you wish], we had to make an emergency stop - she was feeling quite sick and had diarrhea. And we had already avoided shrimp. We won't be going back.

My partner and I loved this place when we dined in 2023…read more We tried them again in early November 2024. Actually made a special trip to visit since our first visit in 2023 was so amazing. I'm not sure more could have gone wrong. I have a shrimp allergy. None of their Aqua Chili's have seafood other than shrimp. in 2023 they were able to substitute octopus in place of the shrimp with only a $5 up charge. When we asked this visit they said they could not do a substitution. When we said they did this last year our server went back to ask the chef and the chef said to double the price of the entree. So we looked over the menu. My partner filled up on their free refills of chips and salsa and I ordered the taco salad. It was good in taste, reasonable in quantity of food. BUT...it caused me an upset stomach within 15 minutes of finishing my meal and then some diarrhea about three hours later. Not a good recommendation. I'm not sure it was food poisoning, it might just be a sensitive stomach to their ingredients. However I did not experience this discomfort last year. As to the service, it was not very good. We had to ask for water refills and salsa refills. The server was not friendly when we asked for no shrimp and please substitute with octopus instead. Overall not a good experience and they definitely have gone down hill in the last year. And their prices have increased. I will not return!

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