TACO TAVERN — Restaurant in Mokena

We went to Taco Tavern with the intent to have a full meal. We stopped after the appetizer.

The good: Very friendly service. The place is extremely clean Decent enough draft beer selection Free chips and salsa!

The not so great: Look at the picture of the nachos. These are on par with what my dear Norwegian mom would make. The cheese is straight up squeeze pretzel cheese. No flavor. We ordered Carne nachos. The meat was dry and flavorless, obviously cooked much earlier, probably the day before and it had more of a jerky texture. The lettuce was a bit red, showing its age. I think there were diced onions on it, but not green onion or anything that stood out. No beans. No guacamole. We ordered avocado for an extra $1.50. The portion was huge, but flavorless. We picked the chips to eat with the free salsa. These cost about $18

Aside from the quality of the food, the order was wrong. The menu clearly states the nachos come with jalapenos. There were none, but they sliced up a jalapeno when we asked. The issue here is nachos should be a blend of toasted, warm items and fresh vegetables, like a deconstructed taco. This was stone cold and bland. Since there was a quality issue with the actual freshness, we stopped eating and called it a day.

One more note - A patron was sitting at the bar vaping. She was a friend of some employee there who was behind the bar. That is a deal breaker in my book and is also against the...

I stopped into Taco Tavern in Mokena after work because a friend recommended it and wow, I’m so glad I did! Honestly, when I first looked at the pictures online, I didn’t think the food would be authentic or that impressive… but looks can be very deceiving. From the first bite, my mouth was filled with incredible flavors.

The food came out fast, and the customer service was warm and attentive. I ordered the chips and guacamole, a steak taco, and their pastor taco 🤤all delicious. I also tried the Mexican rice and a elote , and let me tell you, I could eat buckets of that elote. For dessert, the Mexican ice cream looked amazing and tasted even better!!! I’ll be craving it until my next visit.

I washed it all down with a Paloma that instantly made my “Top 5 Best Palomas” list… and that includes ones I’ve had in Mexico. If you’re in the area, don’t hesitate… Taco Tavern is...

We just tried Taco Tavern for the first time and I really enjoyed it! First, our server Lupe was fantastic! She was very friendly, personable, and attentive. She was so quick as was the kitchen. Everything came out fast and hot which is always great! For our orders: I got the raspberry margarita and my husband got the watermelon margarita. Both were excellent! For food I got 3 tacos: steak, al pastor, and baja (mahi mahi) and my husband got the California burrito. My favorite was the mahi mahi. I also really liked the salsa and chips. The hot sauce and salsa verde were incredible! The only reason it is a 4 and not a 5 star review is because both my husband and I would have liked a lot more seasoning on the steak and more spice in general but especially in the salsa! It could have been more flavorful in that area. Otherwise, it was a great experience and I’ll be...