I Love Tacos TAQUERIA — Restaurant in Missouri

What a name! I love tacos too, and when I kept seeing my foodie friends posting on social media about a new taco shack in town, I had to see for myself. This particular food shack is close to the Springfield airport so remember when flying in or out, stop by for a treat! But make sure you have plenty of time, because this shack stays busy!

Off of Chestnut and Hwy 44 you will find a taco shack called "I Love Tacos - Taqueria" and be ready for an experience! You walk into a little alcove where a lady greats you and asks what you would like to eat. There is a menu to the left, and a specials board to the right. Along with house made Horchata and an array of Mexican Sodas. I was very impressed that after I ordered my food, they gave me a fancy beeper to let me know when my order was ready, sweet! (you can chill in your car till your food is ready)

I can't help myself but to get excited when I hear about new food, especially when it is authentic Mexican Food. I grew up on the Border of Texas and Mexico in Brownsville as a youngster and am very spoiled when it comes to good authentic Mexican Food. I order a Pork Tamale, Chicken Sope, Al Pastor Taco, Asada Taco, & a Breakfast Burrito. I might or might not have brought a beer with me to pair with this border town treat. They have a Green Sauce which is out of this world great! This is their mild version of salsa, but it definitely packs a punch. The red sauce is the spicy version, and definitely has some heat to it, but tons of amazing flavors.

I am so excited to tell you about the Al Pastor Taco that I can't stand it!!! So there is something you need to know about Street Tacos, if they don't come simple with some fresh cilantro and raw onions and simply a side of fresh lime, it isn't a real street taco. This in my opinion was the best thing I tasted that day! The seasoned pork was absolutely a firework show in my mouth! I squeezed the fresh lime on top of the hot freshly grilled meat, and dove right in. I did not add any red or green sauce because I wanted to taste the full flavors of what this taco shack was cooking with, and you don't need anything else on this. Holy Guacamole Batman!!!!! I could taste the strong passion that this cook was trying to express. Not scared to take that sear to the next level, you could tell that they have cooked this dish thousands of times before. That my foodie friends is what makes a true master of their trade, repetition. This is the meat to order if you truly want to be impressed, the "Al Pastor -...

My girlfriend and I were from out of town and were looking for some great tacos that reminded us of our favorite Taqueria back home. We went to Google and found I Love Tacos Taqueria and was very glad we did.

Located across the street from a large truck stop is the quaint little taco venue at the back of a large rock parking lot. The parking lot had to be large because of the amount of traffic this place handled. We were there in the mid-evening hours on a Monday and judging by the line out the door, we thought they were giving the tacos out for free. Although they were not free they were very reasonably priced and well worth the money.

If you have ever been lucky enough to travel around Central America, you know that Authentic Tacos are different depending on which region you are in. For many Americans on either side of the US southern border, Tacos are an important comfort food. This holds especially true for this Texas native gringo. My girlfriend and I eat tacos at least once every single week and most weeks we gobble down three to four tacos three or four times a week from our local Taqeria.. We are addicted to them. Thankfully, I Love Tacos Taqueria helped fulfill our addiction.

We were served quickly, with friendly customer service and we devoured our tacos and fresh-tasting tamales at one of the two small two-person bar-height tables inside the container converted into a lobby for the venue. There was picnic table space provided under a pavilion outside but I was hoping to wait out the crowd to ask the operators questions about them and their establishment but after over an hour of watching the line just get longer we finally had to leave. I do look forward to returning the next time we...

Out of all the “authentic Mexican restaurants” in the area I have tried. This is literally the only one that is truly authentic. The food is actually called what it really is and it is prepared the correct way with the correct seasonings. There are not oddball items that don’t go in the food like corn or ground beef. And they don’t look at you like you’re an idiot if you ask for carne asada which is probably one of the biggest staples of Mexican food. I love tacos is hands down the best Mexican food restaurant in the state. Nothing else even comes remotely close to doing it this well. And this is from a 20 year veteran of life in the land of authentic taco trucks at every freeway exit....