Very inconsistent. Sometimes the food is good and fresh other times tastes old and literally gives me a stomachache. Questionable place

As of early 2022, this tiny family-owned and operated Tex-Mex style take-out spot has been closed (gate down) for months and I miss them. I don't know if they will re-open, but I enjoyed coming here for the cheap grub. There was no pretense that it was "authentic" type of Mexican food, just the type of cheap and feeling menu offerings popular in many places. Like almost every other retail food service, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down was brutal on this little family business. So many little food services never re-opened, some took the risk to re-open while needing to completely change their operations and services to function during numerous pandemic regulations and limitations. This little spot had re-opened mid-2020 or so, had persevered through late 2021, until one day, I noticed that their gate was still pulled down despite their previously posted business hours. If the owners of this little business notice this review, FYI I miss you guys and I wish you the best and hope somehow you will re-open, or start a similar business in the area. read more

Amazing! We had it delivered via Seamless just because it popped up on the list and everyone was like ok cool. We put in an order for a burrito, grilled chicken/beans/tex mexican chili platter and jack cheese quesadilla. I added instructions for extra salsa and Sprite instead of a coke since it wasnt on the list of choices. They honored my requests. The order came out to $30 However the food was only about $20.. the rest was Grubhub delivery and tip that was big because it was cold out and late The burrito was HUGE and the ingredients were proportioned perfectly. No one thing was more than the other. Yiu knowbwhat I mean if you ever ordered a burrito and it had more rice than anything else. My husband ciuldnt eat it all. The platter was the same. Even ingredients.. although I wish the container wasnt split in two with a salad in the small section and the rest in the other. My brother had the quesadilla and had no complaints. We will be ordering again read more

Its cheap and delivery is fast - I'll give it that much. We ordered the Chicken Fajita salads served in a tostada bowl and while it was okay, nothing about this is 'healthy'. The quality of ingredients is below average and we should've known better. The iceberg lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes was not fresh but the chicken was the redeeming part. read more

Happy Fresh Taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Ridgewood, New York

Smh. -Fried baby shrimp & tostones- the oil tasted old and they had no condiments to use. I expected this place to st least have chinese store bottled condiments (bbq sauce, ketchup, hot sauce, etc). In my order I requested bbq sauce all over. They didn't call to say they don't have any, they just sent the food dry. Inedible because of old oil flavor. -Cheese nachos- I paid for extra cheese and got a regular amount if cheese, jalapenos and tomatoes tasted a bit weird, but all in all edible. I should've eaten it while it was hot. -Jack cheese & steak quesadilla- a hot ass mess. Came half in foil wrap and half in plastic lid (weird, right?!). Barely any cheese and oil drenched in the center. I have no clue where that much oil is from. Inedible. Delivery- early, but rude. My bell never gets rung and I never get a call, but there's a loud knock at the door. I yell hold on please as I scramble to put on pants. He knocks more loudly five more times and presses the doorbell each time I say give me a sec please....all in 60 seconds. Once I open he just stares and says "you ordered?" then shoves me my food. Never again. Worse tex-mex I've had. Ordered on: delivery.com My expertise: born and raised in Brooklyn read more

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This isn't my first (or second, or third) time to have Happy Fresh Taco. But I just opened a bag of crispy, salted, and slightly warm homemade tortilla chips, popped one in my mouth, and immediately felt compelled to come write this review. Happy Fresh Taco delivers to us in 20 or less (almost always less, score!). Their basic tacos are ~$1.25 a piece (double score!) Plus they offer bangin' "special tacos" - aka, the best thing you'll eat in Ridgewood. For 1 year and 6 months, this has been my go-to spot for fast, cheap, tasty bites. You won't be disappointed. read more

I dont know what happened to this place their tacos use to be sooo good! I ordered this week and the steak didnt taste fresh and the chicken i had to take pieces out as i ate the taco some of it was undercooked i layed extra for guac to end up throwing it out it was all brown read more

I ordered tacos, chips and guacamole for takeout. Got home and opened the bag to find something that did not at all resemble guacamole (more like a reddish-brown mush??), the chips were completely stale and too hard to eat, the "guacamole veggie" tacos had the same mush in them, shredded iceberg lettuce, mealy tomato chunks and what looked like shredded cheese straight from the bag, and the tortillas were cold, and they were flour even though I asked for corn. All of it was inedible. Will not be going here again. read more

I came here alone in a Thursday night at about 8pm. There was no line up and the staff were just waiting. This is a fast food restaurant that can dine in or take away. The seats are limited and not particularly plenty. I ordered two tortillas and a soda for about $7. Good value! The food tasted very good and was great in size. Also the staff were friendly. Even though this place serviced Mexican food, the staff were Chinese speakers. Overall, I'd repeat my business here since the staff were nice and the food was great. read more

I use to order from this place every few days when I lived in bushwick 13 years ago. I was surprised to see it still around when I moved back to the area this year. I was so excited to try the tostada salad again. It use to be the best salad I ever had. The meat, grilled onions, I believe it use to have sour cream in it with a layer of beans at the bottom. I don't know if it's a new owner, but they changed the recipe and now it sucks. Plainest, average salad now. The meat wasn't even warm when I got it. read more

Happy Fresh Taco is the best Chinese-Mexican restaurant in all the land. Yes, I am looking directly across Cypress at you, (regular) Fresh Taco. Why? Let's break it down by category: FOOD: Neither of these places make Mexican food, they make Chinese-Mexican food. Totally different. This is cheap, American, hybrid junk food which exists primarily as an alternative to eating General Tsao's Chicken or 3 Jamaican Beef Patties. What I'm trying to say is it's a little bit gross, OK? You don't bring a date to these restaurants, but that doesn't mean you can't love them. I love them. And I love Happy Fresh Taco best because they use a higher quality cheese than Fresh Taco. Prices are comparable. The jalapenos don't taste like jalapenos, they're a bit briny - but I kinda like them, too. I don't touch the guacamole and neither should you. AMBIANCE: The decor at Happy Fresh Taco is understated. They have a couple Jarritos posters, some booths, and a weird Santa claus ornament-thing. But when compared to Fresh Taco-- which has no booths, only a bar which circumvents the dining area, and faces a mirrored wall so you have to watch yourself eating-- Happy Fresh Taco is a veritable TGI Fridays. DELIVERY: I don't know how they do it. I don't live right by either of these restaurants, (indeed, to live near one is to live near both) but somehow Happy Fresh Taco always delivers my food in about 10 minutes - twice as fast as Fresh Taco. THE FEUD: The real elephant in the room is how these two restaurants came to be practically next door neighbors. One got here first, and the other showed up to syphon business, right? At (regular) Fresh Taco they have this message typed out and taped to their cash register, (typos preserved for authenticity): TO: ALL OUR CUSTOMER: other store closely tried to copy our store name. only one FRESH TACO store in ridgewood area since 1993. we will keep serving the best fresh food to our customers, we will keep FRESH TACO the best name forever. thank you for coming to fresh taco. In all likelihood that message is true. It makes sense that Happy Fresh Taco would follow Fresh Taco and not the other way around. If Happy Fresh Taco came first then the imitator would probably call itself Super Happy Fresh Taco, or something else that one-ups the originator. But still, that note? I appreciate taking pride in your business, but this feud goes back at least 10 years, (possibly 20) and what's done is done. Let the food speak for itself. Don't air your bad vibes on the people who are giving you their business. Maybe the founders of Happy Fresh Taco are a bunch of dicks who exercise questionable business practices, but for me personally, that isn't going to inform my decision of which Chinese place to order Tex Mex Chili Nachos from. For comparison please see my review of (regular) Fresh Taco, which can be read here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/fresh-taco-ridgewood?hrid=Wrn3Ez6V-trygVaQ6BEVIA read more

I've been ordering from this place for a year now and I've never had an issue besides them sending the wrong Snapple once. The delivery arrives 30 minutes or less and the special tacos (with the fried shell) are to die for. The only thing is I wish they would sell the French fries with cheese as a separate side dish and offer dessert. read more

The foods delicious, well priced, and they deliver at lightning fast speed - what's not to like?! We ordered nachos, enchiladas, and a couple quesadillas- everyone thoroughly enjoyed each dish all around, and the delivery guy was super friendly! Definitely planning to put this restaurant on my favorites list! read more

The fried soft tacos with ground beef are my favorite. The order arrived under 30 mins, which was also convenient. Highly recommend to try the super tacos . read more

Always there when you call. Always on time. I've literally never been here but I always order on Seamless and like, who the fuck else in the nation deep fries their tortillas man??!?!? 5 stars. Zagat rated. read more

Convenient, cheap and quick! Highly recommend the $1 burrito. It's more like a giant taco, but you definitely get bang for your buck!

This little place served me a very mixed experience. I'm always suspicious of local, cheap ethnic joints that are devoid of members of that ethnicity. The all-Asian staff at this Mexican joint was therefore a little call for alarm given my past experiences, but one never knows. I ordered a checken burrito with chips and salsa on the side. The chips were greasy and the salsa watered-down. Likewise, the lettuce and guac that came with my burrito looked to be avoided. The buritto itself was huge and was filled with excellently crisp chicken that made up for the other food problems. Nevertheless, a while later my stomach was turning a bit. I have quite a hearty stomach for all foods, so that made me leave with a question mark. I wonder if it was the chips and salsa since the buritto was so good. I don't know if I'll be back to find out. read more

I love this place. I usually get delivery and it's delivered with super speed. If I don't want an ingredient in my food they make no mistakes and don't include it respectively. I love the guacamole nachos & the black bean/pinto bean tacos. Just typing this makes me crave their food! Forever a fave. read more

Ugh. So I had a craving for quesadilla. I recruited the boyfriend, and we hit up Grubhub. With decent ratings and being about a 5 minute bike ride for a delivery guy, we placed an order for a chicken and cheese quesadilla, guacamole nachos, a taco supreme, a chicken tortilla salad, and a 2 liter of diet coke. There was a $2 tacked on delivery fee, which I was surprised about, but Grubhub had given me a free drink (thanks!) so I reasoned that it would even out. The food came relatively fast -- 25 minutes. But immediately, my boyfriend came upstairs with: "Are you sure you ordered a soda? Because he said no soda." I checked our receipt, and it was there. So I called and spoke to the lady, who yelled at someone and said basically "it'll be a while." Starving already, we decided to forego the soda and dove in. My quesadilla was falling apart. It was literally grilled chicken and two tortillas, the same kind in the salad, with not enough cheese to even hold the thing together. The nachos were okay. I had ordered extra cheese, but apparently they are skimpy on the cheese universally, because it seemed like a normal amount. My boyfriend's salad was the best thing going -- c'mon, how can you screw up a salad, though -- and the taco was bland. And all of it was lukewarm. Now, it's fall, but there's no reason the food shouldn't have been hot when it came pretty fast. It made the tortillas soggy. The soda came a good 40 minutes later. Glad we didn't wait. And the dude didn't even apologize. Nope. Never again. read more

Happy fresh taco must be called happy fresh taco because IT MAKES PEOPLE SO HAPPY! :) I LOVE THEIR STEAK IT TASTE LIKE PETER LUGER. I THINK THE CHICKEN IS MADE IN LATIN AMERICA OR SOMETHING. ANYWAY, Happy Fresh Taco is a diverse restaurant full of different dishes ranging from mexican food to burgers. I ordered the cheese fries and had a religious experience due to the amount of cheddar/mozz mix that was bestowed upon me. I think the guy who delivers to us drives A REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE OF HOW COLD THE SODA ALWAYS IS. Long story short I love this place a lot. -YOUNGDULCE read more

I've been ordering from Happy Fresh Taco for years now and I haven't been disappointed. They are cheap, tasty and delivery speed is usually like lightning, with the exception for tonight but it is late on a Saturday so it's to be expected. This is Americanized Mexican food. So, kind of like junk food Mexican. Ain't nothing wrong with that, though! I really like that they have tons of vegetarian options. Their fries are always tasty. Salted well. Especially tasty when you get them with cheese! The cheese that they use on the fries and nachos seems to be a mix of cheddar and mozzarella or maybe colby and jack. Whatever the heck the combo is, it's soooo delish. The vegetable enchiladas are my favorite. Served with "Mexican rice" and tons of the above mentioned cheese. Most of the vegetable filled items are loaded with broccoli, carrot, onions and Chinese cabbage. Their pasta with broccoli is oddly satisfyingly good. I also want to know where they get their mozzarella sticks from because they are awesome! It stinks that they charge a $2.00 delivery fee. Don't know what's up with that! Delivery minimum is at a low $7.00 which is great. Huge portions for the price. Their tortilla chips are really good as well. They are always throwing in lots of utensils, napkins and condiments in the bag and they throw in some cans of soda if you go over a certain limit. Thank you for never letting me down, Happy Fresh Taco! read more

Happy Fresh Taco - Tasty cheese fries. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Ridgewood, New York

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Fresh? Yes. Tasty? Ermmmm maybe....probably not if you like authentic food. I'm not happy, Happy Fresh Taco!! Just full.... So....maybe next time I'll just cook or find a better place to get a darn burrito. read more

5 stars for fast delivery! Everything the body needs for less than 6 bucks! I should work for comisions here, everytime I go to bushwick I tell more and more friends about how satsfied I am with this place! read more

Happy Fresh Taco - Happy! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Ridgewood, New York

I am truly saddened to give this business one star because I moved into the neighborhood in 1992 and started ordering from them soon after that. I know every senior employee & owner there by face. They speak Asian when shouting orders out and never introduce themselves to repeat customers. I am fine with that... it's no biggie to me as I continued to support their business. The food was always solid and reasonably priced. I have also repeatedly recommended this business to family, co-workers and friends. BUT during 2017 & 2018 I would come in after my 12 hour work day to order for my family and encountered this older really mean lady at the front counter that would snap when I asked for extra chili hot sauce. She was so rude to the point that she would start a rant in her language with other employees and they would all stare at me. Mind you, I am ordering anywhere from 16 to 30 dollars worth of food and only receive 2 ounces of hot sauce. She would always look so angry at me that one day I snapped and told her here, I will pay for it!!! I threw several dollars at the counter and told her to give me the hot sauce!!! She snatched the extra bills and gave me 4 ounces of hot sauce...what a joke. I told her that I was never coming back again and will not recommend the business anymore. She did not care!!! You all may think that this is nothing but all it takes to lower your sales is to have a rude or nasty employee treating any customer poorly over a 5 cent condiment that has always been offered for free! Excellent customer service is truly the key to success. I hope she is no longer working there... I know some of you experienced the cheap condiment witch which I speak of.... I will go there again if the wicked witch is gone...Peace read more

I really can't believe this place is getting good ratings I really want to know what food people are eating from here, I don't know how to upload a picture yet. I usually get the fish or shrimp soft taco, well I stopped getting the fish taco because the fish always smell RANCID AF. I should've learned my lesson from there, but no, tonight I was eating the shrimp taco and I AM SO BEYOND DISGUSTED! I always open my taco to add the sauce of course and what to find?? a nasty short hair! yes like idk maybe a nose hair or an eyelash . anyway it had some dark clumps on it so I assume it was a nose hair. LOOK people DON'T EVEN BOTHER spending your money here unless you're willing to take a chance. Don't be fooled by the punctually on time delivery guy, or the "4 stars".. the food is a joke. read more

Well the place is called Happy Fresh Taco, so anyone expecting 'authentic food' is a complete tit, no it is not authentic as the name suggests so don't be surprised if our $0.50 quesodia comes with a little hoy-sin in it...This is by all means budget food, tit has budget prices and it gives you budget quality, but, that is what I love about it. This is the everymans taco place, nothing fancy here, they deliver fast, they fill you up and they don't give you food poisoning not a bad trifecta for a huge meal under $7. Chinese-Mexican is the way of the future! read more

I have three words for you STEAK CHEESE FRIES. You have a mix of sliced steak and French fries and it's below this melted yummy jack cheese. My girlfriend loves this place! I would stay away from the Mexican dishes though not as authentic as some places in the area. read more

Ordered take out other night, probably one of the worst burritos ever had. Poorly made, not real Mexican food. Dont even bother ordering from here read more

My favorite taco place. Good food, great prices & they deliver. Small establishment no real space for dinning.

Not authentic Mexican food. However if u want promising satisfactory tex-mex at a good price then do it here. I always get the chicken shrimp steak burrito for $7 can't be beat! Jumbo shrimp does not taste frozen.. The only downside is that they don't use the typical burrito shell. They press their own dough which doesn't quite wrap around the filling so it's messy to eat but tasty none the less. read more

I love Happy Fresh Taco. They've never messed my order up, and the food is pretty decent. Large Portions and Fast Delivery! The only negative thing I have to say about this place is that since everything on the menu is so cheap, it's hard to get to the $10 delivery minimum. read more

This is the place to get fajitas and quesadillas. I love that they grill the chicken on a grill rather than just cooking it on a flat top. My friends and I are hooked! read more

I used to live down the block from here, and I loved this place! As long as you know what to order, its cheap and pretty damn satisfying. I believe the black bean burrito platter was like under 5 bucks and came with rice, sour cream, tomato-y salsa and guacamole. good stuff. nice and hardworking staff. read more

Love this place! $4.00 and you can buy a massive buritto!! 1.25 for chicken soft tacos!!

I don't know why I decided to order again. This time I avoided the "guacamole." I'm not sure my chicken was actually chicken. It's cheap for a reason, the quality is a bit scary. read more

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME. They're so friendly here. The food is so reasonably priced. That's an understatement. I have only ever picked up, and my delivery time would probably be biased because I live right around the corner. But anyway, if you want low priced, really tasty food go here. The quesadillas are bomb. The nachos were really good too. DO IT. read more

I Wish i could give zero stars so bad the food was horrid i got raw chicken and the CHILI made me sick It was Gross the taste, the look and over All TERRIBLE... Yes its cheap but taste Gross..... STAY AWAY IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU.. read more

Best Jack and cheese ever. Love the taco supreme. Good prices for decent amount of food.

Love this place I live close by and always can get cheap tacos that taste awesome !!! The food is good never had a problem wen ordering from them! Butttttttt make sure to remind them about sour cream they can forget or be really cheap with it read more

I belive they have the best prices with the best food. Delivery service was good. Food was amazing, going to continue to eat here. Super Burritos was amazing, both Quesadillas were delicious and the Mexican Pizza was exactly what I needed. How could I not have there White Corn Tortilla Chips. I just can't stop, I have truly found a new favorite place to eat. First time consumer and now forever consumer. read more