Torchy's Tacos — Restaurant in San Antonio

Like most in San Antonio I've been subject to the hype train of Torchy's tacos for years. After delaying my first visit for many of those years, I decided to give it a shot today. Much to my dismay, the taco ranking for Torchy's falls to a 5/10. The gentrified taco experience tried in earnest to fool me into believing i was about to have some bomb tacos.

But from the moment I laid eyes on these tacos, I knew shenanigans were afoot.

The tortilla is very clearly a Sysco foods/bootleg corporate take on the beloved flour tortilla that makes or breaks most tacos. From the first bite my head was shaking in disappointment. Though, I was graced with internal laughter, knowing my years of suspicions about the over-hype of Torchy's was correct.

The way they build their tacos gives you an ice cold introduction as you bite into the cold toppings. Then you hit the meat, which is warm, and finish with the "tortilla" that is of the most unremarkable construction. This creates a confusing cacophony of cold and luke warm that is just so...bad.

We live in the birthplace of breakfast tacos, and arguably the best tex-mex food in the whole state. You can't bring a plastic spork to a gunfight and expect to win.

If you love tacos. Stick to your go-to taco shops, Jalisco's, meat markets, and small businesses who make a superior taco, for a 1/3 the price.

This 3 star rating is purely based on the food quality. Staff was great, location, though the AC was broken, was great. It's just not a good place for tacos. Maybe in the Midwest or north of Austin. But not in the...

I'm writing this review to shed light on poor customer service received at the Rim yesterday evening about 9:30 pm. I was following my movie with stopping in Torchy's for a drink and snack. I got in line like everyone else but was overlooked by the entrance staff. Two situations occurred, again while in line, the door / entrance male staff instead of welcoming up next bypassed me to wave another customer in line behind me up ahead of me. It wasn't until I gave a look at the staff member that he acknowledged me and allow me to step up and come in the restaurant in my order in line. Once up to the counter, I made my order of 2 tacos and a margarita, I was then challenged for ID. This was no problem but upon showing my driver's license that was cut in half by DMV but still had photo and DOB readable, the staff member asked why was license cut??? My response was did it matter? All of what was required for my drink was revealed and valid. It was one thing after another; could it have been that I was young and black? I don't know but the hostilities and poor customer service was apparent! Maybe it was the young male delivering the service requires some training or shouldn't be in this position. While I could give a number of bad adjectives to describe the experience and staff member, I'm trying to be civil which wasn't presented to me in this experience. I'll be back and will try again and will not hesitate to ask for the manager should I have this encounter again but to all who read...

Y'all ain't gonna believe this, but I gotta tell ya 'bout this here taco I had over at Torchy's Tacos. They got this one called the Trailer Park Taco, an' lemme tell ya, it's one of the best dang tacos I ever sunk my teeth into!

Now, lemme give ya a lil' backstory. I grew up in a trailer park, yessir, an' it was some of the best times of my life. Simple livin', good folks, an' some good ol' home-cooked meals. So when I saw a taco named after my ol' stompin' grounds, I just had to give it a whirl.

That Trailer Park Taco? It ain't just a name, it's like a lil' taste of home wrapped up in a tortilla. They pile it high with crispy fried chicken, green chiles, lettuce, pico de gallo, and cheddar jack cheese, all topped off with some dang good poblano sauce. Every bite took me right back to them good ol' days, sittin' on the porch with a cold one, watchin' the sun go down.

Torchy's, y'all done outdone yerselves with this one. Ain't nothin' fancy 'bout it, but that's what makes it so dang good. It's just honest-to-goodness, finger-lickin' food that'll make ya feel like you're right back home in the trailer park. If you ain't tried it yet, git yer butt over to Torchy's and order yerself a Trailer Park Taco. You won't regret it, I guarantee ya...