Proper Taco — Restaurant in Midland

Creative tacos, not your normal taqueria. Cute little place. The menu is a bit overwhelming, thankfully the guy gave us a menu tour which did help but it was still overwhelming. I’m glad I looked online first because I kind of knew what I wanted to get. You walk up to a counter to order. The menu is on the wall. Tbh this makes it very overwhelming with a menu that has so many options and variations it would be better done as an in hand menu. After ordering I heard the workers talking in the back about how they can’t understand how someone, even after the menu has been explained to them that they can’t figure out what to order. I can tell you right now that it is the way that the menu is presented. It’s the names and the way the ingredients are listed. Having the spicy items listed in red helped my guy order because he knew which items he wanted immediately. I on the other hand needed to read the overwhelming list of ingredients. The smell when I walked in was a bit sour and there were a few flies around the kitchen and counter area which was off putting. The flies and overwhelming menu almost made me want to leave. I ended up getting an Odin and a Becky- both were super wet with the water from the bin the chicken was pulled from. They definitely need a spoodle. Because they are not draining their scoops. My tacos were so soggy and wet that it was a mess to eat. My first bite of the Odin got all over me and the table. While the flavor and presentation were good the actuality of the taco was a disaster. The last plate photo in my post shows the liquid that came out of both my tacos. My guys tacos were different meats than mine so he didn’t have my issue. He had the moe and the Amanda. He said the moe was interesting and the Amanda was best. We had the Nathan to share which was really good. The worker never checked up on us or pre-bussed our table but did it for a family that sat next to us. This was upsetting. I was gonna talk to them about my experience but figured after hearing them talk about the customers before hand and the fact that they didn’t check up on us that they probably didn’t care. Good not great....

Hey Midland, Kev just Kev here. Many of you know me (or know of me) from my my wild adventures, successful local marketing campaigns (when I’m home), or just follow my worldly travels on IG (Kev.just.Kev).

While far Fewer of you know for my good food recommendations because despite all my travels and experiences there often is very few that are remarkable enough to fully endorse. Well... Proper Taco on Ashman in downtown midland is one of them! The staff (Tina and Whitney) are phenomenal, feisty, and fun. Also very patient and kind, the food is great (I highly recommend the “Kevin” taco, like the one I am praying over In The picture. And no it wasn’t named after me, but who knows? Maybe there is a “Kev just Kev” taco in the the future works 🤷‍♀️)

Having a solid staff is great, coupled with good food even better... but my entire reason for the excitement about this review is/was THE VIBE!!! So many places forget to focus or include this in their overall plan. But Proper taco does it properly and safely abiding to all PROPER Covid rules.

Seriously do you self a favor and head down there not just to taste, but to “FEEL”

You want be disappointed 😎

Tell em Kev sent ya and say hello to the gals for me! (If you order a Kevin taco be prepared for clean up on isle 2 because the only thing messier than the French braided Viking mullet... is that taco... but it’s sooo much...

Tried the Proper Taco for lunch today, a new place here in Midland. Small place, seats maybe 20 people. Decoration is nice, clean and highly presentable. I ordered the Carne and the Pollo tacos.

Presentation was nice, but I noted that the Pollo was practically swimming in the Queso Fresca. I tried the Polo first. It was decent, but overwhelmed by the taste of the Queso. The corn salsa looked nice but really didn't do anything for the taste. I tried the pollo separately and found it to be pretty tasteless, no real flavor of chilies. The Carne had similar problems, flavor was dominated by the taste of the Aiola sauce, and the beef was dry and largely flavorless, with no real flavor of chipotle. The pickled onions were a nice touch. One of the biggest problems was the tortilla. It was obviously commercial and mass produced, dry and pretty flavorless. They need to find a better brand, or better yet, make their own.

All in all a decent, but not outstanding Taco place. I've had worse but I've had much better. I'll be back as I did enjoy the tacos. The price was also pretty good, two tacos for $8 was plenty for lunch.

A note on my rating system: Three stars is perfectly acceptable, but nothing special. Four stars is very good, and five is outstanding in flavor...