Martinez Tacos — Restaurant in Kentucky

The taco place I have been looking for!

I had not heard of Martinez Tacos, I was driving home from work and Googled: "Tacos near me" and they popped up. I decided to give them a try and I sure am glad I did!

They are located near the airport, adjacent to the Shell station just off of I-275. The place seemed quite unassuming and in my experience this can be a good thing; no flair, no fluff, just food.

I got a few things to try so I could see what they had. I ordered beef empanadas, beef and chicken street tacos and a cheese quesadilla. The lady at the counter was very patient and friendly, and the food was made to order and bagged and ready in about 5 minutes. She even included one of each of their sauces for me to try: a mild, hot habanero and verde.

The quesadilla was perfect, I appreciate that they use authentic Mexican low moisture cheese so you get that nice chewiness and not a melted mess. It wasn't greasy and was in a nice golden flour tortilla. Dipped in some of the habanero sauce it was excellent.

The tacos were amazing. You wouldn't think something with three simple ingredients: steak or chicken, onion and cilantro, could be sophisticated but these were epic and stood out from the others I have tried by a long shot. The steak and chicken were both flavorful and tender. The toppings were very fresh and the corn tortilla had a perfect, unique homemade taste to it that brought everything together. And it also didn't fall apart! Excellent with any of their sauces too.

The empanadas for me stole the show, they had a savory, crunchy, homemade outer layer, were filled with more tender steak and then topped with homemade pico de gallo, shredded lettuce and queso fresco! Absolutely amazing melt in your mouth goodness.

There are many taco places around, largely your more hip variety which can be tasty, but if you are looking for authentic, made from scratch taco bliss then look no further than Martinez Tacos, they are the best in the...

First time trying this restaurant out. And unfortunately it will be my last. The food is not flavorful & I don’t do spicy so I appreciated the lime & cilantro. It’s dry though, & it needed more flavor than it had. I got 1-beef and 1-chicken taco to go, (each taco $4.99) & the only thing on it is a little onion, cilantro and the meat, with a sliver of lime & I have no idea what the sauce is in the container, but it’s too spicy for me, I did try it out. The beef doesn’t taste real, it’s weird is all I can say. The chicken taco is better, they should’ve at least put diced tomato, or pico de gallo on...

This place is soooo good!!! I will admit I was hesitant at first because it’s attached to the shell station. However the food was AMAZING! Asada tacos- authentic and to die for! Asada burrito was delicious . The green sauce is so yummy. My favorite part- they have horchata! It’s rare to find horchata in the Cincy area and even more rare to find good horchata! The staff was friendly and polite and smiled at my little one which is always big bonus points in my eyes. I literally cannot recommend this place enough! We WILL be back. While eating I said can we come...