Taco Time

closed!
rip taco time.
kinda sad.

I heard amazing things about Taco Time. Went there with expectations of great pork tacos! The girl at the counter says «We are waiting on pork now» and we offer to wait too and she says «No, it will be a while.» So, we decide to get steak and chicken. We got 9 tacos total for 3 people and 2 sides of rice. It was 24 bucks and when she called us to the counter she hands us an open container of beans (one of those cardboard boxes with no tops) and I said, we didn’t order any beans. And after glancing over the menu I see that they have a side of Rice and a side of rice and beans. She gives us ONE side of rice. And I say, no, we ordered two rice. and she tries to pass off the side of rice as 2 sides, she says she poured them in one container. I told her I can see that, but its a half a side of rice since she thinks we each want a half a side of beans but we don’t. We just want rice. and she acts as if we have the option to leave the beans with her but we can’t get more rice. Which is just crazy. Obviously a side of rice and beans is not the same equivalent as a side of just rice and she offers no money back on the beans. She hands me the open container of rice and i ask her if she can box it like she did the tacos and she tries to put the beans in the container too. I tell her I don’t want the beans. I didn’t argue about the semantics of lack of rice, or argue the fact that i should get money back for the beans I just at this point don’t want beans on my rice! We end up leaving with an open container of beans that we don’t eat. I was just tired of explaining. I get home and open up the tacos and ALL 9 TACOS are empty. they are burnt crust of a shell that is now cold, and inside was just peices of chicken or steak. she gave us these tiny tiny sides of pico de gallo but no cheese or anything! We call up and a man answers to which we explain the situation and he just suggests that we come WHEN SHE ISN’T WORKING. Which is just crazy again. I really wish he would have offered to do anything to fix this. I will not be going back. And my biggest complaint is if the girl knew she was out of EVERYTHING and not just pork, why wouldn’t she say that instead of sending us away with stuff we didn’t order and empty tacos. Thanks alot! The rice was really good but its a shame I couldn’t have the amount I paid for.

If you’re a local, then you’ve undoubtedly participated in the «Taco Time» vs. «Taco Bell» debate. Which, let’s face it, isn’t really much of a debate. HOWEVER, occasionally you’ll get the jackhole who actually *believes* that Taco Bell is superior to Taco Time. I think they’re just posturing for the sake of posturing. Know what I mean? Who in their right mind could prefer Bell to Time. Not this long time customer!
I like the fact that Taco Time is a local chain. I appreciate their effort to experiment with their menu items semi-​regularly. «Street Tacos», Crisp Burrito Bites and the Mango Habanero Chicken Burrito come to mind.
Speaking of Crisp Burrito Bites, there’s one thing, time and time again, that I always return to at Taco Time. That item is the Crisp Meat Burrito. It’s more of a taquito than it is a burrito, but who’s countin’. The menu describes it as «seasoned ground beef and jalapeño cheese sauce hand-​rolled in a soft flour tortilla, then deep-​fried to golden perfection.» Wow, that’s a rather exalted description, but it’s mostly accurate — minus the «jalapeño» part of the cheese sauce. You can barely taste the cheese itself, much less the jalapeño. No matter, this thing is the bomb. I, being the gringo that I am, like to dip ‘em in ketchup. Every Taco Time I’ve been to has this miniature salsa bar inside that always has ice cold Heinz ketchup available in little serve yerself cups. Perfect!
Sometimes I include «mexi-​fries» (tater tots) with my burritos… sometimes I don’t. Occasionally I’ll stray to something like the Crispy Chicken Ranchero Burrito (which ain’t too shabby) or even the Taco Cheeseburger (which is pretty much an abomination). Once I even made the mistake of ordering the Crisp Chicken Burrito (yuck). I won’t make that mistake again!
Strangely, I just ate and thinking about the Crisp Meat Burrito has made me hungry somehow. Dangit.