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T/aco

Restaurant Mexican restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Mexican restaurants in Boulder


Address

1175 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302

Website

tacocolorado.com

Contact

(303) 443-9468

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.6K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: (Easter), Closed, Holiday hours
  • Monday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: tacos (23) salsa (15) taco (12) good (12) great (12) chips (11) fresh (10) delicious (8) friendly (7) margaritas (7)
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  • 5/5 Maggie J. 2 years ago on Google
    Good prices, friendly and fast staff even when very busy, no longer offering happy hour. Meats were flavorful and the taco selection had some unique options I hadn’t seen before. Great affordable salsa appetizer: habanero, mild, and verde were all refreshing with good heat and a warm charred flavor; note that the salsas were all blended quite smooth and were not chunky if that’s what you look for. Grapefruit margarita was amazing.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daisy 1 year ago on Google
    Ate here for the first time a week or so ago. Had wonderful food and great drinks. Food came out so quickly! The waiter and busser were awesome! I would highly recommend their chips and salsa, as they have a delightful variety of salsas! The guacamole was also good. The tacos are smaller and come out in a platter, recommend trying two or three different ones. And of course, don’t forget to have the sopapillas. They are light and fluffy. The margaritas are freshly made with fresh limes and you can definitely taste the quality.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Caylee 10 months ago on Google
    Their street tacos are always so on point here. Great margaritas, food/drink specials all week long, and super friendly staff. Their PBLBT taco is a must have. One of my favorite mexican spots in Boulder
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason M. 1 year ago on Google
    Three of us stopped in for Taco Tuesday on a busy afternoon. This was the first visit for all of us and from the moment we walked in, we loved the place. The ambiance is cool, the staff are super friendly, and the prices are quite reasonable (ESPECIALLY on Tuesdays!). We got a few of their salsas and the guacamole to start and everything was perfectly prepared and presented. We didn’t care for a couple of the sweeter salsas, but the others were excellent. We ordered 10 different tacos and all were just excellent. We had several different staff take our orders and deliver food to the table and all were very jovial and knew their food very well. There was a delay on some fresh chips and they ended up taking that and some salsa off the bill without us even asking, which we thought was excellent customer service. All I can say is that we will now be frequent visitors. We love this place!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matt & K. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the most fantastic spots for tacos in Boulder. Everything we’ve had here is fresh and delicious, and the service has always been excellent. Our crew had guacamole and the salsa trio (fresca, verde, and pineapple), pork belly bowl, carnitas bowl, and tacos (mushroom and carnitas) - plus pint-sized margaritas and a strawberry lemonade. The bowls are just enough to fill you up, the tacos are almost too filled to eat as tacos.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joel 1 year ago on Google
    Tacos were really good and well priced. Can't go wrong with a margarita to accompany it. Clean place with a good ambiance. The waiter was friendly and helpful.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jacie de B. 2 years ago on Google
    Underwhelmed since this place had such high reviews. Maybe we just ordered the wrong thing. Got burrito and bowl but both were kind of lackluster with no strong or developed flavors. They do have a really great salsa selection tho!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brandon B. 2 years ago on Google
    Some of the best tacos I've had in the United States. Steak tacos are spicy 🔥 pork belly are mild and fatty and delicious, the buffalo chicken taco is a bit bland. Cotija taco was incredible, mushroom taco was also very good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Htoo M. 2 years ago on Google
    We were hiking near Boulder CO on a Tuesday and thought Taco Tuesday would be a fitting end to the evening. Even though it's just Tuesday, the place was lively and busy like a weekend day. We found the menus to be pretty easy to navigate but had a hard time telling how large the taco plates would be. The one I ordered came with 3 of them. One includes pork belly and it was quite delicious. Their burritos are quite gigantic and flavourful. Their rice bowl with shrimp was also very well received. Strategy-wise, I think you can order two items if you're ordering just tacos. But would not recommend ordering anything else if you're planning to order a burrito. Staff was friendly and out door seating was pretty nice. We found parking quite easily nearby. I don't know it's because I moved from the East Coast but I found the price to be incredible for the value. It costed about $30 with drinks. This is a nice place to have a taste of the Boulder night life. I would recommend stopping by after a long afternoon/evening of hiking.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Alisa R. 10 months ago on Google
    Really great drinks--Jackie Shot is delicious, not too sweet. We ordered the avocado and tomato appetizer with chips. Generous portion of avocado and really tasty. Tacos were so-so. Loved that they're all GF, but all the tortillas were so soggy. My husband's favorite was the barbacoa, mine was the duck. Enjoyed the cinnamon sugar chips for dessert.

  • 5/5 Ben N. 1 year ago on Google
    Our experience started on a busy Memorial Day evening. We were shown a seat by an obviously very busy hostess and met Peter our waiter. He explained all he options with gusto and we selected 4 tacos, chips, salsas, and two margaritas. He tacos were excellent, with fresh soft corn tortillas and piles of fillings. The chips were fresh and hot, the salsas flavorful. We are lightweight drinks, and the margaritas are big - full pints. The mezcal was smokey and pleasant. The house was sweet and not thick or cloy like mixes. We were very into all the people watching and having fun about halfway through. We returned two days later and they were much less busy. The food was the same great experience, and so was Peter, but they are not cheap. It could be hard to come here frequently and order margaritas each time.

  • 4/5 Shivani 6 months ago on Google
    I had the best salsa of my life here. We ordered salsa trio and I would highly recommend their Fresca(if you like sweet flavours), Roast Verde(if you like tangy) and pineapple. We visited on Taco Tuesday, so we tried their vegetarian tacos but I was disappointed with tacos. I am not sure if other days it’s the same or different. But I can definitely visit this place again for their salsa.

  • 5/5 Jason Z. 10 months ago on Google
    Super tasty taco with variety options. The chicken was a tad dry but others were great. Shrimp has to be one of my favorite!

  • 1/5 Nicole P. 7 months ago on Google
    We were really looking forward to trying this restaurant after seeing their in house corn tortillas. We even went at happy hour and were pleased by the prices. However, that was the only good part of this experience. We had an infant and there was no changing table in either restroom. I was told by a worker one of the bathrooms had a large counter I could use. After waiting for 10+ minutes two workers came out of the bathroom that also had supplies in it and stated they would be in and out of there. After going into the restroom there was vomit covering/in the toilet that the employees had not cleaned. There was bugs on the walls when waiting for the restroom. After returning to the table to try and enjoy the food I was disappointed by the flavors. The street tacos were brand and I had a large piece of pork fat in one of my tacos. We ordered chips and salsa which you're charged separately for. The salsa was watery and also lacked flavor. Overall a very disappointing experience and we will not be back.

  • 5/5 Brad H. 8 months ago on Google
    These are some of the most amazing tacos you can find in the city of Boulder! The list of taco choices is long, and the toppings are individualized to match your meat, cheese, or vegetarian choice. The cotija cheese taco is an amazing delight, crispy fried cheese with a salty tang. The carnitas and barbacoa are also exceptional, in fact you can't go wrong with any taco on the menu! Margaritas are great, the beer choices are pretty good as well and served ice cold ❄️ The staff and service are top notch, friendly and attentive. The decor is creative and very well done, it's smallish inside, but has two outdoor patios. It gets a little crowded during prime time so be prepared for a wait or make a reservation. Taco Tuesday has some excellent specials. ❤️‍🔥🌮🌶️

  • 4/5 Peter D. 7 months ago on Google
    Stopped by for happy hour on a Saturday. Overall had a great experience. The tacos are relatively cheap on happy hour - the pork one was delicious. We also ordered chips and salsa (which weren't on happy hour, but were still cheap and good). Cheap margaritas (including flavored) completed the experience. We tried pomegranate, pineapple, and strawberry (which was the best)

  • 5/5 Greg E. 1 year ago on Google
    I absolutely love this place and I'm not a big Mexican food eater. While these are technically street tacos, they have tons of great flavor combinations to choose from. My only complaint is that I'm a low carb guy plus I absolutely hate to waste food, however there is a $0.50 charge per taco to get them on lettuce. Bear in mind I'm swapping a two cent, zero calorie piece of lettuce for a street sized tortilla for an additional fee. I only made this mistake once and now I order my tacos on tortillas and just waste them but save $1.50-$2.00. ;(

  • 4/5 Hanyan 1 year ago on Google
    The mango dressing in big salad is soooo good. The meat is well seasoned, the bowl is a great substitute if you are tired of eating chipotle all the time.

  • 5/5 Lucy H B. 1 year ago on Google
    The food at Taco was delicious. Super fresh. The only thing we didn’t care for was the green fresh salsa. It was completely liquid like water. We just weren’t expecting a hot sauce consistency salsa. It tasted fine. The chips when fresh were warm and crispy. So good. We had chips/Guacamole and Salsa. A variety of tacos and a burrito bowl too. Everything was very tasty. Shout out to the server John. He was very nice, attentive and fixed a small issue we had with aplomb. Thanks John. We will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 Meredith B. 1 year ago on Google
    Mushroom taco was fantastic! Highly recommend. They make tortillas in house and they were really good. Service was great and extremely fast. Got our food literally within 5 mins and it was hot and fresh.

  • 1/5 Macy S. 1 year ago on Google
    I’ve actually never left a bad review at a Mexican restaurant before because it’s never really been that bad. However, I felt the need to because the ratings are WAY too high and I’m confused how they even got that many stars. The margarita was basically just salt and not anything like a margarita - don’t get it. The steak burritos tasted strange and just gross, also it was 3/4 beans. The few bits of steak that were in there tasted so weird I couldn’t eat it. Chips are $2.50 and then salsa is 2.50 so it’s also $5 for chips and salsa. However, the customer service was at least good. Our server was great!

  • 5/5 Andrew B. 2 years ago on Google
    House made masa for the tortillas? Nuff said. With awesome options for tacos like duck, buff chick, and classics like steak and barbacoa, this place made for an incredible dining experience. Not to mention the unbelievably fast service! If you're in the area, you're missing out by not giving this place a try.

  • 5/5 Lindsey L. 2 years ago on Google
    I WOULD LIKE TO EAT HERE EVERY DAY! Holy cow the tacos are 1. well-priced, 2. generously portioned, & 3. delicious! the burritos are huge and tasty! Salsa trio is a must have (you get to choose from a huge list!), the guacamole is fresh and delicious, and the staff were so so friendly! A great place for a casual lunch, happy hour, or a fun dinner out—I can’t wait to go back


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Counter service
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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