I'd like to give this place another shot, but it might be some time before I do. I had the lunch special of two build-your-own tacos and side with drink. To be honest, I knew I should have ordered one of the normal, more gourmet entrees like the specialty tacos or bowls, but I ordered the lunch special anticipating the underwhelming. Yes, the chorizo tacos were indeed that. The chorizo itself was more like taco bell ground beef rather than the rich, flavorful, oily hit of culinary bliss characteristic of real chorizo. Nevertheless, the side order of loaded tots was fantastic - uniquely dense tots that were dumpling-like and gooey with cheese. The two waiters for this Thursday lunch hour were very nice and capable; however, it was very clear that they were overloaded. As such, they were struggling to keep up, and it showed as it took quite a long time for us to get checks and for other tables to get what they needed. Again, I don't fault them as they were nice, capable, and efficient as could be given the situation. I would highly recommend an appropriate staffing level for a better customer experience as well as more customer throughput. read more

Condado Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

This place is really nice and colorful. The location is not bad and I have never had to wait. The service has been as good as the drinks. The only thing I would change is making sure the customers know the heat level of the sauce. Oh, the salsa they serve is not that good. read more

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A good modern Tex-Mex place. The inside is decorated beautifully and service is amazing. Went on Cinco De Mayo and service was very fast. The Lucy's Fire taco was SO good. I also got the Blue Dream taco which was good but the chicken was dry. The elote style corn wasn't good. It had too much going on. Their $27 pitcher is full of some cheap liquor that had me feeling horrible the next day lol. Wouldn't come back for that but would definitely come back for that Lucy's taco. I also wish they gave out chips and salsa but they don't. Ultimately I would come back though! read more

Went here for their Cinco de Mayo special and frankly would've been better off going anywhere else. My friend told me they have $4 tacos on Tuesday - the day we went - and apparently they stopped doing the Tuesday special because of the Cinco de Mayo special which confused us because the Cinco de Mayo special was literally just drinks. We went on a pretty busy day so of course we expected to wait on our food, but we were waiting so long for food that I genuinely forgot I ordered anything. I ordered half tots which were cold and hot at the same time??? Waited about 20 minutes for 4 inconsistent tots. Ordered the Purple Haze taco just to try one because the food smelled incredible. Waited about 30 minutes for one taco and when I received it it was cold. I expressed that to both servers and they still charged me anyway. The place gets two stars simply because the drinks were ok. Would NOT recommend in my opinion but my friends said their food was pretty good. read more

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Flying to Birmingham, Alabama, for Thanksgiving, not only did my dining partner and I enjoy a delicious traditional turkey dinner with family, but we also had the opportunity to dine at two decidedly diverse ethnic restaurants as well. In between bites, we even managed to squeeze in a visit to the newly released Wicked at a local theater. The day following our Thanksgiving get-together in Birmingham, a group of family & friends (18, to be precise) met for dinner at a Mexican restaurant in nearby Mountain Brook. Occupying a corner suite in stately Cahaba Village Place Shopping Plaza, Condado Tacos is an extremely popular south-of-the-border establishment where, as their moniker clearly suggests, tacos are the name of the game. In the course of reviewing, I have partaken of numerous variations on the taco theme in a variety of restaurant settings. That being said, however...those recently sampled at Condado make the others pale by comparison. ... But I've jumped ahead of myself... As I mentioned above, we were a party of 18, which could be a major challenge for any restaurant, especially a casual eatery such as Condado. However, the service was spot-on from the moment we walked through the door. And the margaritas were right on target as well. Not too strong, not too sweet, plenty of salt on the rim. Just right...No wonder several of us promptly ordered another round. Dinner began with Chips & Dips... homemade chips and three dipping sauces: traditional guacamole, smoked cheddar, and house salsa (pictured). All excellent. From there, it was on to the tacos... And I should mention that, under ordinary circumstances - in other words, were these normal, everyday, run-of-the-mill type tacos - my dining partner and I would undoubtedly have ordered two apiece. However, as noted above, the renditions served up here are very special indeed. First of all, the tortillas are significantly larger than those encountered in any taco joint you would care to name. Secondly, the fillings are infinitely more generous. And since we considered gastronomic discretion to be the better part of peristaltic valor, we decided to order one taco apiece and then split a mutually agreed upon third... ... Which, as it turned out, was quite a fortuitous and satisfying arrangement. My dining partner went directly for the Baja Shrimp - sautéed shrimp companioned by rice, jicama & cabbage slaw, pico de gallo, and a mango-basil Baja sauce. I, on the other hand, decided on a bit more heat and opted for the Buffalo Chicken with the above-mentioned jicama & cabbage slaw, queso blanco (white cheese), and tiara of chives. Our shared taco was the most intriguing Chicken Bacon Ranch, morsels of roasted chicken teamed with smoked cheddar queso, crispy bacon, lettuce, diced Roma tomatoes, and a beguiling avocado ranch sauce... All three were right on target. In addition to tacos, Condado also offers a variety of Crave Bowls, Build Your Own items and interesting Sides, all worthy of consideration. read more

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We came here on a Monday night to grab a low-key birthday dinner. The inside is super funky, has lots of art, and is very colorful. I built a bowl with chicken and just about all of the toppings. It was a great portion and left me with leftovers! If you download the Condado Tacos app, you get a free half-size dip of your choice on your birthday. I used my reward for the street corn guac (+ served with chips). We also ordered a 4-oz side of loaded tots. These had the appearance of Hush Puppies in a bowl of queso. There were only 3; we did order the half size, but I wouldn't have been upset if there were a few more tots in there. I tried bites of the tacos and burrito that my parents ordered. Everything tasted great! I ordered a seltzer, and maybe I haven't mentally adjusted to today's increasing prices yet, but $7.50 for 1 seltzer is crazy. I'm also freshly 21, so I've never really paid any attention to a bar menu. I still kinda wish I could unorder that... Unfortunately, chips and salsa are not complimentary, you have to pay for them if you want an order. Condado is a franchise, so there probably isn't much leeway for change within each individual location. Overall, the service here was great, the inside is cool, and the food is pretty good. read more

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This place is in the same shopping center as Whole Foods on highway 280, just on the opposite end. I came one weekend with a few friends and walked in to a very lively atmosphere with colorful decor. Our server was really working the room and kept everything coming out at a good pace. The house salsa was good, but the chips stole the show in my book. They were kinda thick and not overly salted. The tacos looked great, but I wish they'd had more flavor. Same thing with the street corn. I'd be interested to try different options during another visit. read more

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This restaurant has something for everyone! Honestly, I did not love the tacos but I really liked the dips and the bowls were so good. The servers are so nice and always very accommodating. read more

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OMG!! amazing!! My friend recommended this place to me, and I honestly thought he over hyped it.. he didn't It's amazing!! Beat the traffic and just stop in and Taco bout it! The service was great. The food was so delicious and nothing like a regular Taco BUT the flavor is amazing I usually take a lot of photos of the inside.. but it's better to see this in person anyway. Highly recommend Check them out. will not disappoint! read more

My absolute favorite taco spot. The menu has great recommendations and I also enjoy trying their different drinks. Great staff also. read more

This place is so great! We absolutely love all of the dip choices (the queso is amazing!), and the tacos are delicious and inventive. I'm particularly a fan of their margaritas, too. The menu is pretty easy to follow. I recommend a dip trio- so you have options. I also recommend the "taco recipes" so you don't have to build your own. We've had a blast coming here- my kids love the atmosphere. There's plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, and the murals painted by local artists are gorgeous. The only disappointment out of our visits were the nachos. Even our waitress, when she dropped them off at the table, recognized how lame they looked. There was barely a layer chips, with barely any cheese, and barely any steak. And weirdly, the steak tasted like fish (my son also got steak tacos and wasn't a fan). read more

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Very clean facility and Brandon top the night off by educating us on the menu. Actually tried the bowl for the first time. read more

Ok tacos.... I'm wary of any taco place that doesn't have Al Pastor. The tacos were doing too much in my opinion. They have a soft and crispy shell on all of them and frankly the two tacos I had (Korean BBQ and a steak) were way too sweet, I couldn't even finish them. Wish the menu was more simple. I want a classic taco not all this new-age, jazzed up stuff. Happy hour specials looked ok. $6 house marg on weekdays. Taco Mama is better in my opinion. read more

Condado Tacos - Queso Blanco - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

Came here for lunch with some friends to give them a try as the menu looked good and I had heard some good things. It was, sadly, not very busy, that day, but the wait staff checked on us very frequently and made sure we were taken care of and were very friendly. They have some great lunch specials of which we all took advantage. I had two tacos and the mexican street corn as my side. The sides come out with some chips, and they come out before the meals. The street corn was very good, but I would like to try the queso next time as well. The tacos I tried were the Purple Haze (chili sauce, chorizo, cabbage, queso fresco, and cilantro-lime aioli) and the Korean BBQ (pork, smoked queso, bbq sauce, pineapple salsa). Both were very tasty, and I would order them both again. I probably enjoyed the Koren BBQ the most of the two I tried this trip. I hope to come back and give them another shot and try out more tacos! read more

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What a fun, new taco place! Who doesn't absolutely love tacos?! Of the tacos that I ordered, The Heater was by far my favorite. I loved how the two I got had double shells with cheese and sauce between them. So yummy and different! I like how you could also choose to build your own if you like. That may be what I do the next time. I didn't try a margarita this time, but the looked absolutely amazing. I say skip on the chips and salsa though. Not only do you have to pay for it, but the chips are trash. Thankfully our waiter was wonderful and was able to help us out in making our selections since it is so new, and quite different from any taco place I have visited. read more

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Had Condado last night! Sydney was our bartender and server. She was freaking great. Kat cooked our food hot and fresh. 10/10 on the Margarita as well. read more

First and last visit. Tried the carne asada burrito was cold when the server brought it to me.the meat in it was like mystery meat in elementary school. Service was horrible asked for fork never got one. Never refilled my drink. Took a long time to get our food and restaurant was not crowded or busy. Took a long time to get check. Would not recommend this restaurant.Would go to Taco Bell for better prices and food. read more

I've been really excited to try this place ever since it opened. However, one of my good friends had a bad experience here where she waited a very long time only to never be served. Based on her experience and being short on time this past Friday, I decided to just get their app and place a pick up order. I did have to wait a while since there was not someone at the counter, but I saw my order ready on the shelf. I ordered The Heater taco. It sounded really good with tequila lime steak and pepper jack cheese. It was okay, mainly jicama and cabbage. I also bit into something very hard and inedible what I thought was a chicken bone. There shouldn't be any chicken in this taco so I'm not sure what exactly that was. I will not write this place off the list, but I will not be ordering that particular taco again. read more

Condado Tacos - The Heater - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

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Really great environment makes your feel right at home and always welcome! Brandon was very helpful with his suggestions on the blue dream and Chicken bacon ranch taco, Lee made them absolutely perfect can't wait to bring the rest of my family in! read more

Update: I came today for the second time and have now changed my review from 5 stars to 1. Today we came in and ordered food and drinks. The "shift changed" we received our food and have been here for more than an hour without anyone even coming over to ask if everything was ok. When I finally asked for a manager and told him what was going on. He said "we could have asked for help soon" I'm sorry mr manager I shouldn't have to alert you to all the trash still on the table and empty cups. Guess service has gotten worse and not better from my first review Great food! The service could have been better but I can't complain. The place was packed with guest and was a bit noisy but it wasn't so noisy that I wanted to leave. read more

Condado Tacos - Margaritas - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

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I saw this restaurant reviewed on Instagram and immediately wanted to try it out. The decor was great. Great place for a family meal, business lunch, girls/friends hangout or a date night. Best service ever! The menu was easily laid out for making the right choices. I however didn't make the right choices. The food was good but I just didn't have the correct combination to get the best flavor. I'll return to get the correct combination for the best flavor for me. read more

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Decent tacos but my first experience was to go. Will be back to give it a second try but nothing stands out and it's ordinary tex max fare. read more

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we entered the most clean restaurant with the most friendly knowledgeable staff. The food and the drinks were amazing as was the staff's suggestions. Our server , Brandon , Lee the manager and Eli were all just wonderful. Highly recommended Condado !! read more

Tried this place for the first time recently. The queso is top-notch, although I do wish they gave you more than one slice of jalapeño in it. The chips were crispy and warm. We especially loved the build your own tacos - lots of variety. The food tasted fresh and good. The service was excellent - thank you Tyra! We will definitely be back. The inside of the restaurant is funky -- reminds me a little of the vibe of The Mellow Mushroom. read more

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Just discovered this place and it's been open for a year. How did I not know? Tacos are fantastic with some excellent flavor combinations. Got the Elote Street Corn, Bacon Ranch Chicken and Sweet Heat Brisket Tacos. I love Taco Mama but this place is way better! Service was amazing. Bryce was super friendly and knew the menu inside out and made a lot of recommendations that sounded great. Couldn't try them all so we'll need to come back. The bar offers a nice variety of margaritas as well as top shelf tequila. The colorful artwork is all hand painted by local artists and the bar menu even credits them and includes their social media accounts. Will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu. Give this place a try! read more

Food great. Brice great. Need to serve Goat Island Blood Orange beer and would be perfect! read more

The place was fine and they have good drinks and good guacamole, but all of the tacos were cold. I did not enjoy my meal unfortunately, I didn't necessarily get cold meats, but the tacos were not tasty/unique and felt chilled. The atmosphere was fun and the service was good but I was not impressed with this place, unfortunately. read more

I don't think I've ever had more bland Mexican/TexMex food before. The atmosphere is great, but the food left plenty to be desired.

One if my favorite happy hour spots with $7 frozen margaritas! We tried the Strawberry Fields Guac Dip this trip and was not disappointed! We were seated and served quickly. You have yhe choice to sit inside or outside under their covered outdoor seating area. The restaurant is decorated with unique local artist artwork. Parking is also very easy and convenient. read more

This Plant Based Taco is to die for. Please please please go try them if your a foodie like me read more

Condado Tacos - Best Taco in Birmingham. - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

The place was ok. Went for happy hour and the deals were pretty good for drinks. Not sure this is going to become a regular place.

great food and service. I got the Baja shrimp taco, the kewl ranch taco, the side of the corn, and queso. It was SPICYYY. I'm normally not a wimp when it comes to spice but next time I'll ask for it without jalapeños. read more

Condado Tacos - Baja Shrimp Taco Kewl Ranch Mexican Street Corn - Half Queso Blanco - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

Came here tonight for the first time. The inside of this place reminds me of the Mexican restaurant version of Mellow Mushroom. An interesting, colorful vibe. Family friendly. Our waitress was so nice and helpful. Great service and fair prices which is why I'm giving 2 stars. Overall, the food was just straight up not good. I read a lot of reviews before coming here, but came anyway and came in with an open mind. We ordered the chips & salsa. Chips were very thick but pretty good. Salsa was bland and kinda watery. My husband ordered 3 tacos with rice and I ordered 1 with rice. The ones I got I enjoyed, and it tasted like the Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch. Everything else was not good. My husband didn't even finish his food. The rice was especially bad. It was just like the white rice you get at a Chinese restaurant. There was no flavor or seasonings at all. Overall, wouldn't come back, and wouldn't recommend. You can get similar stuff at Taco Bell. read more

This was my first time here after my sister told me about it. I came here for a business meeting. The place wasn't packed so the waiter got us seated quickly. We ordered the lunch special but I noticed most of the items were spicy. Now I really don't care for a spicy taco so I got the plain Jane but it wasn't the best for me. The person I was with enjoyed it so that's a plus. The place was very clean, loved that it was in door and out door. They also serve alcoholic drinks but I didn't try it. If you like spicy tacos then this is the place for you. read more

I've been to Condado Tacos a few times and with this recent visit, I actually did not enjoy my food as much. As usual, the chorizo cheese dip with chips were a hit. I saw that they had a seasonal shrimp taco so I ordered that. Side note, I wish Condado would add more "fish" options to their menu. The taco was just "blah." It was very bland and pretty much just "filled" with everything but shrimp. I think I may have counted only 3 shrimps on my taco and they were super small. I also ordered a bowl that I "created." Again it was the same thing. The bowl was filled with everything but chicken. It was super weird to me... it almost felt like they were trying to "stretch" their meat items. I also ordered a mocktail that was similar to a mojito, and our server said they were out of cucumbers. Not sure why Condado restaurants seem to be out of certain stuff almost every time I go. There were barely any other customers in the restaurant and so the workers were able to sit around and chill so you would think the food would be fixed better. Other than that, our server was very nice and the restaurant was clean. For as much as we spent today, the food needs to improve. read more

First off, really great service. Our server was awesome ( I wish I could remember their name). I've been to Condado twice, and the food and drinks were disappointing both times. The drinks taste good but they are weak and watered down, and even on happy hour it's super pricey. They're not worth paying for. If you do have a drink, id suggest getting a beer as you know you're gonna get what you expect every time from that. I knew that this isn't authentic Mexican. However, all of the food is bland. The chips are hard and inedible. The tacos are terrible. I've tried 5 different ones at this point, and they all taste the same. The toppings are COLD, and the meat isn't seasoned. The cold toppings completely throw off the entire meal. Our food came in 5 minutes after it was placed, so it really seems like there was no care for quality. You're better off going to an authentic Mexican restaurant or getting tacos from Taco Bell. Both of those options are way better than Condado. I think this restaurant will go over well for the folks that swear by Taco Mama . read more

I would rate this place 6.8/10, but my boyfriend gave it a 7.5/10. I wasn't really wowed by it to be honest. We shared 3 tacos and a drink to try it out. The restaurant was really nice and colorful. There is outdoor seating as well. The service was extremely fast. We got our food within 5 mins of ordering. I think for me I wasn't wowed. The dinner menu had no good deals, but I did hear if you go during a weekday happy hour the deals are much better. We paid $27 for 3 tacos and a drink. Out of all 3 tacos, the Lucy's dream was the best. I kept getting pieces of cartilage in my Korean bbq. No chips and salsa included. But apparently they have a much better deal during happy hour. I think it would be nice to have a taco flight included in the regular dinner menu. I was also surprised that chips, at the minimum, were not included. I would probably give it one more chance, but definitely during the happy hour. read more

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Great fast casual spot for tacos and margaritas. We needed something quick and easy and this place definitely exceeded our expectations. The wait staff was fantastic and food was great. Nothing fancy, but delicious. Definitely will be back! read more

The queso and chips are real good. Please don't add more jalapeno to the queso dip, unlike another reviewer we don't like ours real spicy and thought it was perfect. Good chips, too. The prices are very low for what you get, I assume they will have to raise. I hate the ambiance thus the 4 stars. Takeout/Delivery for us. The chairs are uncomfortable, its noisy. I would love a booth instead of the open tables they offer. read more

Condado Tacos - Great space, uncomfortable tables/chairs. - Tacos Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

We went for the grand opening and I was quite impressed. The place was really busy but we were able to be seated right away. The waitress and servers were all friendly and attentive. Our waitress took the time to explain the menu to us and recommended a few things which I really appreciated. They have a variety of dips for appetizers and we decided to sample 3 different dips. We had the queso blanco, pineapple guacamole and smoked cheddar. All three were great but my favorite was the pineapple guacamole. I would go back just for this. For entrees I ordered tacos and my husband ordered a build your own bowl. I chose to go with the southwest Midwest, Korean bbq, and blue dream tacos. All the tacos were packed with flavor and super tasty. All in all, this is a solid taco place and I will definitely be back! read more

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