The food we ordered is horrible super salty especially the Mr. Ofange. Used to be good bjt now it's different. We used to get food here a lot in this location since we lived nearby before. We move an hour away and drop by and ordered some tacos and the experience is bad. read more

I hate being that guy... I used to eat at Torchys back when they were a trailer on First Street and their contemporaries were other taco trucks like Tacos Rodriguez and El Taquito (also a brick and mortar now). Their take on the taco was not necessarily earth-shattering but it was fun and creative in it's own way. Then the hype hit. They were never better than those other more authentic places but they didn't seem to aspire for that. They were hip, they were edgy, they were Austin and everyone wanted a piece of them. In the middle of these stories, we always have to think about the foundation, and that was and always will be, the food. Unfortunately, that suffered. Runny scrambled eggs, an unevenly heated flour tortilla and ice cold salsa is what you'd expect from a different level of place, I'll leave it at that. If I lived in Indiana or Kansas, where Torchy's has expanded to, this might suffice but we live in Austin-freaking-Texas, and we take pride in these things. I can't, in good conscience, recommend... read more

Small overpriced tacos. Their Trailer Park Taco had the smallest piece of meat. I ordered it trashy and it had barely any queso in it. Service was okay so I will give it two stars. read more

We were visiting Austin from Seattle and came to this place for dinner based on the recommendation from my colleague. They had several options including a couple for vegetarians. I ordered fried avocado being a vegetarian and my husband went for Baja Shrimp and Trailer Park Tacos. They were really good and we would definitely come back when in the area. The service was good. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Baja Shrimp & Trailer Park - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I don't post many negative reviews but this should be shared. After I ordered a burrito with only one person in front of me in the whole place- and waited 10 minutes to finally come out to tell me "the burritos were still frozen". So they wasted my time to get breakfast before work and they don't actually make the burritos, they're heated up from frozen. I'd rather have Trader Joe's in that case. I asked for a refund since they wasted all of the time I had to grab breakfast and the receipt doesn't actually show a refund, so who knows if I'll get it. Will not be giving them another chance. read more

Food is amazing! Love coming here for the breakfast tacos! The service is great and the ambiance is like old Austin feels.

Most of us have tried Torchys before so basically my review is going to be a little different. First off, the queso is delicious, the fried avocado taco is perfect. Great good. Enough said. My review is going to focus on the experience at this particular location this past weekend when they were overwhelmingly busy. The store was perfectly clean. There was a very nice man going around making sure that everybody had a clean table to sit at, and even if it looked clean he gave it an extra wiping just to make sure. The order was taken and despite the fact that we had some modifications, everything came out perfectly as ordered. We had a lot of queso and we ran out of chips and they were so gracious in giving us a refill. I mean everyone was just so nice and these days customer service has been something that's been lacking in most of the places that we have been to recently but these guys are setting the bar. Honestly if a manager or someone is reading this and you're responsible for your amazing staff then I just want to personally thank you for giving hope once again to the restaurant industry and customer service standards. Well done!!! read more

New to Texas this year and this place was THE place to go. Being from SD, I have a pretty high standard for Mexican food. Decided to try Torchy's after numerous recommendations. I don't remember exactly which taco I had but I will say their Panko fried chicken taco of the month for October did not align with my taste buds. Every other taco I've tried from there has been amazing, especially their breakfast taco with the brisket. Shins If you're looking for a quick lunch, be prepared to wait at least 15 mins once you order. read more

If you're looking for an authentic taco, don't come here. But Torchy's does a "damn good" job at the Americanized taco, and my personal favorite meal is their chips and queso. When I do grab a taco, I usually order the Baja shrimp (grilled or fried, both are fire), or the republican. Wish the name was different but alas it's one of my faves, ha. I also want to give a shoutout to the tipsy chick! I ventured from the usual and tried something new, ended up really liking it, would be better with less corn though. Again, the chips and queso is top tier; love that they put a ball of guacamole in the queso, it adds so much in my opinion! Now I want some Torchy's queso. read more

Torchy's was a welcomed addition to the Belterra Village. Their queso and guacamole beacon me like a telepathic transmitter eternally connected to my non conscious. I love to try their monthly featured tacos, the combinations are usually dynamite. I don't drink anymore but when I did their Torchy's Tini with a side of extra olives is liquid gold. I can feel the queso calling me now. read more

I get the Democrat and Baja shrimp every time! I like that I can switch it up between corn and flour. Their queso is my favorite queso in Austin which is a must-try if you're new to the area! Bonus: they have a patio which lets me take my pup with me. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

I really wanted to love this place. I decided on the fried avocado taco and the Jamaican taco. Both had good flavor, but they weren't even hot. The tortillas and proteins were not hot. This was pretty disappointing. We also ordered the green chili queso and it was also not hot and it tasted separated, if you know what I mean. Not fresh. One star for the great customer service and one star for the flavor. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great Torchy's location, tacos are always on Point here!! Believe me, I've been to a couple other locations in Austin that were lacking...but this one is Legit! Hunger for Something New? - Trailer Park Taco, request "Get it Trashy" & add bacon. That'll revive your Taste buds fo'sho!! Feeling Hungover? - Democrat Taco. It's simple, greasy, delicious, served on a corn tortilla. Your stomach will thank you. Order 2 or 3. - Monk Special. It's Cheap. You're drunk still. Just remember that anything with Bacon will be AWESOME.. - Queso & Chips. Add chorizo. You HAVE TO Add Chorizo...otherwise its just melted cheese and chips. You want Melted Cheese + Awesome-ness and Chips! - TIP: Order a beer. You'd be surprised what the Hair Of The Dog can do for a Hangover! Need a Go-To Favorite? - Democrat Taco. Shredded barbacoa...Mmmm! Don't forget to squeeze the lime wedge on your taco. It's not there for decoration. Most people don't realize it's a part of the taco experience. - Wrangler Taco. Brisket, egg, cheese...no other words should be necessary! - Ranch Hand Taco. Fajita, egg, cheese...you're in Texas, we are love eating Cows here! read more

Torchy's Tacos - Brushfire & The Wrangler...served together is questionable - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

There is no better Queso in the city. The tacos are hot, fresh and delicious with interesting combinations, but to be honest, we mostly come here for Queso. read more

I regularly visit this location with bandmates before rehearsals, and always encpunter froendly employees and receive good food.

Had to wait a long time for two tacos and a burrito. Got them for takeout, got home and over half of one of my tacos was chewy fat and 2nd had a big piece also. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Over half of my Democrat Taco was fatty - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

Torchy's was recommended by a friend who heard I was coming through Austin. Her friend said the tacos were just, "meh" Well, I came here & tried them for myself Mediocre tacos that aren't worth the $4-$5 each that they charge. Quite simply, the value isn't there. Individual tacos should *not* be more expensive than the bottled beer they're selling at inflated retail price read more

Every time I go here, right before I leave the house, I take a minute to smear a little Stubbs BBQ sauce right above my upper lip--just to let Torchy's know how much I appreciate their 'Dirty Sanchez' taco. It also seems to have the effect of clearing the line ahead of me very quickly. I think some of them even leave without their tacos. I don't understand the correlation between the two. read more

Likely the last time I'm ordering from this location. This time I ordered four tacos to go in-store. I waited about 25 minutes to see people who came in 15 minutes after me get their tacos. I asked a staff about my order and saw her go to the kitchen and pick up tacos that had been waiting out on the counter for who knows how long. Last visit we placed order online and we were missing one taco, and the tacos were just so-so. I'm almost always disappointed in either their service or quality of food. read more

Just wanted a bacon egg taco no luck, so I had to settle on the Brisket egg and cheese. It was delicious. The democrat is excellent and if not worried about calories try trailor trash , yummy! read more

They have an excellent, slightly spicy, green chili queso that I highly recommend. The tacos are BIG! Two tacos will definitely fill up the normal person, especially if you indulge in the queso first. They've got five different sauces you can put on your tacos which reminds me of the Taco Joint in Dallas. I tried 'em all and had quite a quandary deciding what to put on my "Democrat", but finally settled on the tomatillo and poblano ranch sauces. Pros: perfect hangover food. Cons: not in Dallas and tacos are not as good as Fuel City. read more

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Love this place! Tacos are always delicious and if there's anything amiss the staff will always accommodate you. And the queso? Just yes. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

Torchy's Tacos is an Austin Institution. They have a very nice variety of interesting tacos. The Baja Shrimp is my favorite. Fresh crisply fried shrimp with cabbage and a variety of other toppings that blend very well together. Torchy's are all over Austin and any one that I've ever gone to has never disappointed me. They have good and consistent food. read more

So, after the unbelievable wait for our order which should have been 3 tacos total... we only received 2. I went to the counter to ask what happened. The gentleman said I'm sorry I didn't get the Matador on the order. So I said I still need it how long will it take to get it since our other food is already at the table. His response was at least 15 mins. This is BS!!! They should have been able to rush one through but NOPE! I do t believe I'll be coming back anytime soon!! Chris read more

I haven't had Torchy's since the pandemic started and I was so excited to come back. I placed my order for curbside pickup 7:30pm online and was off to go pick it up. I called to see if my order was ready and whoever answered had some attitude and was rude. I told them I had a curbside order and they replied saying usually people just come inside and check on their order themselves. Went inside to grab my food and my order of chips & queso were cold and chips tasted stale. My tacos looked and tasted like they've been sitting out for an hour and completely cold. Not the way I wanted to be welcomed back after being apart for so long read more

Torchys is a good Austin staple. In no way is Torchys authentic or the best tacos in Austin, but it's good. The queso is too notch. My go to tacos are the trashy trailer park and the Baja shrimp taco. read more

"Tourist Tacos"? Yeah, whatever. They're good and that's all that matters. Torchy's gets a bad rap from some for being a chain or tacos for tourists, but so what? The tacos from this location are consistently good and I really enjoy them. My favorite is the pork with salsa verde and also their monthly specials are normally excellent - at the time of this review they have a buffalo chicken taco that is out of this world insanely good. I also discovered that you can get breakfast tacos any time of the day - I highly recommend the migas and the chorizo variety. I don't understand the stigma from fellow Austinites and Texans alike. Torchy's really is "damn good tacos". read more

I haven't given this location a chance since January, 2020. Now, in September, 2021 I decided to try again. What are the odds that they would mess up and throw cilantro over my whole meal even though I asked them not to? 100% is what. Before I wrote this review I didn't bother looking at any others but what are the odds the negative ones are about attention to detail? 100%? Just skip this place. They're garbage and don't care. read more

Fabulous! Tacos are fresh and tasty but the frozen margaritas are strong and addictive!!

The Baja tacos here are amazing!!! A true taste explosion as fried shrimp, pickled onions and scrumptious sauce come together to make the perfect shrimp taco. The soft double corn tortilla can barely contain all the shrimp. $4.50 My hubby likes all the tacos and changes up his order. I stick with the Baja. Why mess with perfection? read more

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Super Delicious Baja Shrimp Tacos! The hillbilly queso is to die for! The people are friendly and fast with getting the orders out. Also very quick to fix any mistakes! read more

Meh. Never exactly blown away by this place. Sure it's a good atmosphere and has a certain Austin charm but to me the food is mediocre at best. I went here the other day and the queso which took 15 minutes to come out was cold. We also got some breakfast tacos that took entirely way too long but I guess they were better than the room temp queso. I've just never understood the hype. But check out the size of that avocado on the taco. They did one thing right. read more

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This location is hit or miss. I've been four times now. Twice the food was great and twice the food was awful ( and I got spent home with the wrong order). Overall, a decent location, but I think the South Lamar one is a bit more consistent. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

I'm a Torchy's fan. Granted, it took me a while to get there, but once I found out that you could make custom breakfast tacos, I got hooked. And then realizing how willing Torchy's is to customize the other tacos to your liking, I became a definite fan. And this Torchy's does tacos just fine. They taste like almost every other Torchy's. And both my order and my friend's order came out perfectly. What's not to like? Bluntly, this Torchy's is slow. Like molasses slow. The restaurant was nowhere near full, but the orders seemed massively backed up. And this seems to be a common complaint with this location... read more

This location is very good, . It lives up to the rep. Yes, there's a queue but it moves quickly.the draw back is that it's uneven the heights location is a disaster. This location has the same traffic but it's quick and clean.. there's ample parking. Centrally located read more

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I've been coming to this location since it opened. Ive had many experiences. Once, their system went down and I waited in line in the parking lot with seriously about 40 other people for an hour to get my order. That was a weird one off. Systems go down. I'm in tech. I know. The fact 40 people waited in the lot for their order says something. The point I want to make today is their service is good and their manager is great! He appears to care and truly tries to provide good service. read more

My husband and I have been loyal customers of Torchy's for years. So truthfully, it makes me sad to write this review. Yesterday we arrived at Torchy's full of excitement. My husband knows I have an addiction to Torchy's queso and breakfast tacos - so of course, he order those items for me plus tacos for himself. He ordered, I got a table, he joined me, and we waited...and waited...and waited...all the while seeing multiple orders of chips n queso/guac be delivered to surrounding tables. 20+ min later, our tacos arrived. The Entree Came BEFORE the Queso. In fact, had we not mentioned our queso, I am pretty sure it never would have reached our table. We asked our server to tell the manager what had occurred - her response was "I'll try"... she didn't try. She didn't tell the manager anything. I understand this is not the end of the world, but I'm can't help but feel disappointed because our appetizer arrived AFTER our entrees. I'm also disappointed because the wait staff, and apparently the manager, could care less. Do better Torchy's. read more

Torchy's Tacos - Fried Avocado Taco! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Not impressed anymore. Used to love taking the time to get food here. Now the food is mediocre, portions are smaller, the wait time is ridiculous and it doesn't even come out like it's fresh. Went in mid afternoon, ordered 3 tacos, queso, no special requests. Took over 15 min to get the order, lots of staff not doing much, so they weren't overwhelmed, store was not very busy either with customers, drove 1 min back to my place and the food was almost cold and tasted old or like it set under a heat lamp. For $25 I expect a lot better. Obviously, I'll have to find a new place to get tacos. Too many gimmicks to their names and atmosphere and not enough true value or flavor. The staff was friendly, otherwise this would be a 1 star. read more

Was visiting and was told about this place and the amazing sauces. Took some to go because it was so good Food : ordered the fried avocado , independent and chicken fajitas tacos. The fried avocado was rich and definitely filling. The independent was decadent and flavorful. The chicken fajita is tasty. The recommended sauces are good but I would definitely ask for sides of the other sauces and see which ones you love the best. All the sauces are great and have different taste profiles which is great. 5/5 Atmosphere: very casual sit down place. Clean and modern design. Service: very helpful in regards to suggestions and pairings of sauces with entrees. Also very happy to give various sauces. read more

Tacos are good if you don't mind non-homemade tortillas. Pretty unique taco variety. They have great HH drinks! Also, their Hillbilly Queso is the best and a must! read more