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Taco City: Traveler Reviews

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#12 of 70 restaurants in Cocoa Beach
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  • Cuisines: Southwestern, Mexican

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Reviews of Taco City

( 5-9 of 17 )
“A step up from Taco Bell. Not bad, not great, not disappointed.”

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3 of 5 stars
Sunshine State of Florida
Jun 9, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I went with our young son to eat here today as part of our fun day out. The original restaurant we aimed for was closed, so we ended up at Taco City instead.

The place is rustic and not too much to look at, but the place was friendly and the food was good. You order at the desk, then sit down at your booth or table while your food is being prepared. In the mean time, you enjoy the typical chips and salsa. When your meal is ready, a loud bell is rung, your name is called and you go and pick up your tray. So it's kind of like fast food, but there is no rushing here.

The food is simple. It's favorite mexican dishes Tex Mex style. My husband enjoyed the burrito and I enjoyed the enchilada/chili relleno combo plate. The chili relleno as particularly delicious. They used a beer batter to fry it in instead of the standard corn meal batter. This was quite tasty.

My son had the chicken and fries kids platter. No frills here. Deep fried dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets that I recognized from Tyson foods. Deep frying them made them good, but they were slightly overdone. What should have been a golden brown crust was more like just brown and near burnt.

The ladies room was in decent order, but one can see some disrepair from heavy use. Otherwise it was clean and in useable condition.

The biggest drawback for me: I was not too fond of finding a squashed dead roach in the main dining area.

For a fun lunch for adults, Taco City is OK.

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“Loved by locals”

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May 22, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I am 47 and have lived in Cocoa Beach all my life. Taco City used to be called Tippy's Taco House. It has been here as long as I can remember, and it is beloved by the locals. If you want to get a taste of the "real" Cocoa Beach and not the touristy stuff or the transplanted northerners scene, head to Taco City. It's laid back, friendly, and a fun place. The food is good, too. My family and my friends love to go there. Yes, you serve yourself and claim your own table. There is parking to the north side of the restaurant, too. The bathrooms are tiny, but we like them the way they are.

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“Great Taco, Fun time”

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4 of 5 stars
clearwater, fl
May 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Dosent look like much at all, but the place is clean, the people are fun and friendly, and the Tacos were wonderful.

2 tips though, first you kinda serve yourself, second you have to be keen and shark your own table because no one will seat you.

But the Tacos are wonderful, if you want some heat, try the devil sauce, good stuff, hot and has flavor.

We had fun and would go back :)

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“An "Okay" local South Coca Beach Taco Joint”

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2 of 5 stars
Frankfort, Illinois
Mar 30, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

We just moved into a condo less than a block from this restaurant. We had heard and read some good things about this local taco tavern. It is a small friendly local place where the patrons are local regulars and clearly know the owner. The food is Tex Mex. You order your food at the bar and seat yourself. Periodically the bartender would ring a bell in response to something a patron did. We never quitre figured that one out. Maybe we will on a future visit.

The food is average. My wife and I are fans of good Chile Rellenos. This is not the place to have them. There was some sort of cheese in the Chiles but it was skimpy and runny. The dough was very odd and had almost a sweet flavor closer to a apple fritter than your typical floured Chiles. My son had a Steak Burrito. This did seem to be better. The food seemed to be freshly prepared.

To sum it up, the food was okay but the atmosphere was friendly. Would we go again.....yes but only when looking for a quick convenient meal with average expecttations.

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“Worth the trip”

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5 of 5 stars
Seminole, Florida
May 18, 2007
3/4 found this review helpful

Unusual plae, looks ugly from the road. Excellent service and food full of taste, you can add your own heat if you like( and I do). This little place just north of Patrick AFB is a wonderfull change from the ordinary.

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2955 South Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Tel: 321 784 1475
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