Taconeta - El Paso (TX)

5 /5 Erica Meza: PLEASE OPEN UP A SPOT IN TUCSON!!! I fell in love with Taconeta. The food, the service, the decor, the vibe, everything was amazing. After arriving in Fort Worth, I found this spot on Yelp. I’ll be honest, I was a little hesitant at first because one person said it wasn’t worth the wait. But the good reviews totally won me over, and I’m so happy we decided to go. It had started to rain lightly when we got there, but the line moved quickly, and honestly, I could see why people wait. It’s definitely worth it. The process is super easy. You get in line, check out the menu on the board or grab a physical one, place your order, and then they seat you. If you want more food, the servers walking around are so friendly and attentive, they’ll happily take your order. I tried the suadero, carnitas, and mushroom tacos, and wow, they were all delicious. If I had to choose favorites, the mushroom and carnitas tacos were the winners for me. The elote in a cup was okay, the corn was a little starchy and not as sweet as I like, but the corn on the cob was amazing. Even the music was great. I just wanted to dance and eat tacos all night. If I’m ever in El Paso again, I’m coming back for sure.

5 /5 Jonathan Bradley: This place is fantastic. It was packed, but an employee told us if we would sit outside (winter night in the 50s) he would take our orders so we didnt have to wait in line. That worked great because we were getting the first of our food while others who opted for inside were still in line. The food was amazing. The only quibble was the pollo taco was not great, merely OK. That stands out because the rest of the food is amazing. The brisket taco was very good and the Baja fish taco was great. The two best things, though, were the deep fried green beans and the sweat potatoes. I would go back again and again for just those. The cant call the green beans a healthy alternative to fries because they are deep fried, but I think they are a better alternative. The best was the fried sweet potatoes. AMAZING. The server, who was wonderful, young bearded man, tried to give me the recipe and it sounded crazy complicated. So happy we tried this place and the experience has influenced our opinion of El Paso to the positive

3 /5 Claudia Franco: Im a big fan of this restaurant, one of the few places where I can go and eat I am vegan and I feel like I can cook myself any food I want better than any restaurant will ever do. I cant do much salt. I cant do oil so its not easy to get somebody to cook for me. I normally really love this place but I do have to modify the cooking, and today my food was all cold. Not just warm, it was cold. Also the size of the sweet potatoes has really decreased in size, seven bucks for a small little four slices of potatoes. I was thinking I was going to take home most of the sweet potatoes, but I ended up eating everything because it was such a small portion. I was the only one in the line, which normally theres a big line to order, but despite that my food was cold. I still ate it, I mostly enjoyed it, but it was cold, it wouldve been 100% awesome if it wouldve been warm or hot. I am also a minimalist, I dont like to waste things and I got three forks for my meal. Just one person. I put in the landfill two extra forks for nothing. I asked for the salsa Macha on the side, and they didnt even bring it. I had to ask for it.

5 /5 Sovannazioem Norn: Amazing elotes! Best ones I ever had .. had to order one to go after taking one bite. The pork taco I had was also really good. Wasn’t a big fan of the Aztec salad personally. Would stop by again if I’m ever back in town!

5 /5 Abhishaik Pulivarti: Last night in El Paso and had to visit here after seeing the crowd. You order outside and they give you a table inside or outside depending on your choice. I got the shrimp and chicken taco and loved it so much that I ordered more shrimp tacos again ! A bit crowded but totally worth it for authentic tacos !