Place rocks. Great selection of tacos, good margaritas, quick and friendly service. Recommend the…read moreBiloxi taco. Will continue to return until the day I die.

Taco Buddha is one of those spots that just makes sense. Fresh tacos? Yes. Fresh margaritas? Also…read moreyes. Put them together & there's really not much left to discuss. Tacos were fresh, full of flavor & there's enough variety that the whole family can find something. Ordering through the QR menu was quick and easy, and the patio is definitely a plus -- especially since it's dog friendly. Parking is street parking along Pershing/nearby, so you may have to walk a little when it's busy. Good food, fresh margaritas, casual atmosphere + you can bring the dog?! Easy addition to your lunch, brunch, or dinner rotation.

Taco Buddha stays in the rotation for a reason!…read more Food is consistently fresh, flavorful & actually interesting enough to make you want to try something different every visit. And the margaritas? Top tier as always. If the weather is nice, patio seating is a MUST -- easily one of the best parts of the experience. Relaxed enough for a girls lunch but still cute enough to make it a date night spot. Good food, great drinks, fun atmosphere & solid service every time I've been. At this point, it's not a question of whether I'm coming back...it's who I'm bringing with me next time!

Wonderful patio seating and great food! There is two lovely patios that are blocked from street…read moretraffic's, letting you enjoy your meal and company. Our server easily explained their special and answered our questions about sizing per taco. We started with chips with salsa and queso. Both delicious with a hint of spiceT. he tacos are on the larger side, so 2 were perfect for my meal. The Baja fish taco was my favorite. Super fresh and delicious. I wouldn't come here expecting a "classic" street taco experience, but the food is delicious nonetheless!

I stopped in for late lunch on a Saturday and was NOT disappointed!! Service was quick and we were…read moreable to grab a window seat without waiting, which surprised me given the limited space. This is a small, limited menu, authentic Mexican spot. They have lots of taco options, and a few other dishes to offer as well--including one of my favorites, flautas! They have lots of beverage options including jarritos, a few Mexican beers, and a couple of cocktails. I also appreciated that they have a few house-made salsa options that really pack a punch. My date ordered a few street tacos with birria shredded beef. I unfortunately didn't try them, but they looked fabulous and the taste of consomé I took was spot on. I almost never pass up flautas if they're on the menu, so it was on an obvious choice. The chicken was flavorful and juicy, in the most perfectly crisp fried tortilla. They had the perfect amount of toppings including crema, tomatoes, queso fresco, and lettuce. Definitely some of my favorite flautas in STL. Perhaps my only complaint was that the chips and salsa I also got for $4.50 was pretty small, considering. I will say, though, that the salsa was divine--definitely has a good amount of heat, but for me it was perfect. I'll be back to try some street tacos very soon!

Great tacos and amazing staffs!! Will definitely be on my list to come back and try more. We…read moreordered 4 street tacos and they are all so flavorful. Tacos were served hot, good protein to taco ratio. Their hot sauces are must-try. The staff recommended us the new flavor and I ended up loving it. The shop is clean and the vibe reminds me of los tacos no 1 in new york.

This is our most favorite Mexican restaurant in St Louis! The weekend they have aguas frescas! Like…read moretoday we had horchata and fresa! The service is great especially when you get chips and salsa when you order! And there is plenty of seating and usually it's a seat your self setting. So come pick your favorite seat!

My sister and I had such a great time for Taco Tuesday. We both enjoyed a large Cadillac Margarita…read moreand the Birria Tacos and they were so good. I can't wait to visit again. Our waitress Angelica was delightful. The other guests were really nice and seem to be having a great time as well. The restaurant is a quaint place with a full bar.

It's been a few weeks since I had any pocket cash to go out to eat... so I decided to pick a food…read moresource at random for a Saturday afternoon, and I'm SO GLAD I did... You know how they say one of the best things about Mexico is the food? I have to admit, I would honestly wouldn't know and just have to trust the stories I've heard, as I've never been lucky enough to go to Mexico.... But all my life I've heard stories about people who go and basically remind you.. NEVER hit a restaurant for _authentic_ Mexican food. You want to hit the street vendors. Well, St. Louis has a fantastic surprise.. Now you can do that right here in the city! Part of a three-restaurant set up, Amigo Sole is the "street vendor" restaurant that's not on the street. (And having met the owner of the full set-up, I'm REALLY hoping i get invited to the grand opening of Jekyll & Hyde) As it was middle of the day Saturday, I didn't ask for anything alcoholic (so i don't know if the reviewer that asked for alcoholic beverages and was told they didn't have any was just unlucky or if it was true.) But I'll take a Mexican Coke over American Coke any day of the week (NO, get your minds out of the gutter.. not that powdered one!). Anyway, I went simple for a quick stop, and went with the Chicken Bomb. at the recommendation of the cashier and he was quick to name this one off.. (and always remember cashiers, have a favorite READY, so thumbs up to the cashier on this one!) . And then to my amazement.. no more than 5 minutes later, HOT, tasty, cheesy, chicken quesadilla style BOMB-diggity! (Ironically this one is not listed on the website menu, only the instore menu? Come on Sole, online is everything today :) ) Absolutely delicious food.. and absolutely messy too, as it literally would fall apart in my hands.. (HEY, that's a good thing!) As for the decor.. 100% true, as Amigo Sole definitely has SOUL! (and lots of soles!). Again Amigo Sole isn't designed to be a 'great sit down' restaurant, it's designed to be street-vendor FUN!!!! and with what decoration they have, it pulls it off fantastically in my opinion. So just based on my meal, what the owner told me about the Amigo Sole, you're getting EXACTLY what you're promised a Mexican street vendor serving fantastic Mexican street vendor food, only with a roof over your head the entire time. During the meal, met again (Who i believe to be) the owner of the store and talked with him about Amigo Sole and how amazing it was to me... and he told me about the three-restaurant combination. (And I apologize sir, but I completely forgot your name when we talked!). even mentioning they share three kitchens when it gets busy (so I was kinda lucky as i think the rain scared everyone out for the day), but I'm still hoping for the Jeckyll & Hyde invitation! (I'll even pretend to find a date if I have to for the upscale part!)

Wow! Definitely what we were looking for and hoping it would be! You know how you see a dish and…read morethen go try it out and it is nothing like what you thought it would be??? NOT HERE!! Everything was hot, fresh, cheesy, spicy! Not one disappointing experience. Service was quick. We dined in, its small but big enough and Soo cute with a fun laid back vibe. Can't wait til return!

Carreta's is the closest thing I have to a "local"--the place where I go after my shift at the post…read moreoffice to drink watery, domestic beer and make slightly inappropriate remarks to the waitstaff. My parents eat there on the reg, though not so much the past couple of years, after they implemented their controversial policy of shrinking portion sizes and increasing prices at the same time. Uh, whose idea was that? I have an idea. Let's just say he's not very good at riding a bicycle. I've eaten there literally a million times since it opened up 10 or 15 years ago. Before that, we used to eat at the place in Olivette that was once a Ponderosa, El Paisano or whatever. I don't think they're related, but when that place closed, a handful of employees came over to Carreta's. That was years ago, and they're now long gone. Hopefully, they weren't shipped off to El Salvador. I hear it's not safe there. More recently, we've been eating at a place a bit further west on Olive that was once a Houlihan's. Noticing a trend? Carreta's must be feeling the effects, because they've remodeled and added a few new menu items, some of which will be familiar to Barrel House patrons. The remodel seems to mostly have been a matter of applying a fresh coat of paint and turning the dim switch up to its absolute brightest. It used to be dark in there, like at a fancy restaurant. Now it's like Kmart circa 1986. I didn't check to see if a blue light had been installed in the ceiling, nor did I make it back to near the restrooms to see if they've still got that influencer wall. The menu has been reprinted, and I'm sure they took advantage of the opportunity to jack up prices even further. Many of the old favorites remain, and I'm not sure what, if anything, they removed to make room for the small handful of new items. I saw that they still have the carnitas, my old go-to. It's the only pork item on the menu. If you're familiar with the area, you can probably do the math on that one. Most importantly, they've added Birria, only about 10 years after it became trendy. What's next, a smashburger? A pumpkin spice latte? I've had Birria at a number of places, here in the STL and elsewhere, and in a few different preparations, and it's never not been good. It kinda is the Mexican food equivalent of the smashburger, in that regard. An order of three will run you $16, and it doesn't come with anything other than the consommé and a ramekin of tomatillo salsa. Just the three tacos wasn't the most filling meal I've ever had, but it wasn't half bad, for there not being any sides or anything. They stuff those tacos full with mostly just meat (along with cheese, onions and cilantro), and I'd imagine it's roughly as caloric as eating half the produce aisle at the grocery store. It's so good. I figured it would be kinda mediocre but nevertheless enjoyable, because I thought I had this place pegged, but credit where credit is due. They've exceeded expectations. This was one of the best things I've ever had in a Mexican restaurant. If they don't let the quality slip or try to charge literally $1,000 for it, I could honestly see it becoming a huge hit. What do you know? This place might manage to stay in business just yet, despite the newer, fancier place down the street.

In my search for the best birria I stumbled upon Carrera's…read more Fried corn tortilla, juicy but can't say my #1 Very beautiful space in small shopping center off Olive. Could be hard to locate. Best for a quiet date night

We stopped here after the Moonlight Market & Witches Walk. Restaurant was not too busy. We asked to…read moresit outside to enjoy the nice weather. Our Server came after a couple minutes, and we were ready to order food at the same time as our drinks. I was surprised how quickly our tacos came after our drinks. Both of us got mahi tacos and both of us felt they were lacking, in filing and in taste. Yes the fish has a bit of spice/ kick to it but otherwise the taco was on the bland side. If the cost of ingredients is the reason for the skimpy taco, maybe they need to reconsider keeping it on the menu. Baja fish taco and portabella mushroom tacos were much better.

Woah-- this place beats Taco Buddha out of the park! Much, much better…read more We live 2 miles from this place, so thought it would be a safe bet for takeout. Having never eaten here before, we didn't know what to get, so we ordered a whole myriad of tacos. Everything was YUM. The Hot Fried Chicken and O.G. Baja Fish were the best things we got. My Mom said the Regular Tacos were "okay but nothing special", so we'd skip those next time. Regardless, I'd totally get tacos from here again! It's cheap too! (Okay, not *cheap* but nowadays, a $5 taco is nothing to scoff at. The new Mexican STL in Crestwood is selling them for... gasp.. $20 for 3. That makes Session seem cheap!)

I wanted to try something new for lunch and decided on Tradicional 314. Lunch is served until 3, so…read moreI had the option of ordering from that menu or dinner if I chose. I told my server I was torn between the lunch tacos and the shrimp Al ajillo and she suggested the latter because it's more flavorful. Although it wasn't busy, it took longer than expected to get my meal, especially for it being to-go. Even though I removed the onions and the spicy chiles, there wasn't much to the dish other than the shrimp, rice, and a little lettuce. In spite of that, the shrimp was packed with flavor but I wish I had more than a handful of rice to go with it. Overall, the server was friendly and the food was good. I'd def return to try more dishes.

314 is one of those restaurants that has it all -- friendly service, delicious food, attention to…read moredetail, and the owner (Marco) who makes you feel at home. We went for Taco Tuesday and tried some of the authentic tacos. All delicious. The ceviche, guacamole, and house margarita were super nice. 314 is an amazing find in Creve Coeur, Missouri (St. Louis County).

I should have stopped in this place long ago. And while I debated reviewing it cause they are…read moreplenty busy and I kind of want to keep it to myself I worry that someone out there like me needs this places as badly as I did. When I moved to STL well over a decade ago I bemoaned the lack of good Latin American food. I have since found a lot of good places that I love but I didn't realize til I was eating my lunch how big a gap was still there. I ordered tacos al pastor -- a favorite since I was in Sonora years ago and ate them multiple days in a row cause this street vendor was amazing. I order them a decent frequency but I now realize I haven't been truly satisfied til today. Seriously, I am wondering how quickly I will be back because these were incredible. Al pastor is a unique flavor profile and it goes in-depth, these folks GET IT! I took a bite and absolutely closed my eyes as I chewed because this was the al pastor I so often miss. I ordered two tacos al pastor and one asada. They came the Mexican way, simple onion and cilantro which I asked to clarify as recently I ordered street tacos and found them served with lettuce and cheese and was not happy. These were perfect. The steak was good but man I needed those al pastor tacos! Two would have been plenty and at $3 each what an inexpensive lunch! Other reviews mention lots of the other things that touch on the restaurant: - they have sections by country for Salvadoran, Honduran & Mexican foods - customers are mostly Central American, a combination of families and work crews - it is Spanish speaking by and large for staff and customers. - it's bare bones, simple tables and chairs, coolers with drinks and very few bottles behind the bar/register - chips were good (thick not too salty) with red and green sauces, the green was a bit hot for me but I mixed a bit into the red. I am so going back and hope to stay in the minority with English as my first language. They speak the language of slow cooked flavor!

My husband and I just moved here from LA, and we've been searching for some authentic Salvi-Mex…read morefood that reminds us of home. So far, this has been the best we've found in the area! The tacos and pupusas were SO good, and the servers were very kind and attentive. We got the asada and pastor tacos, pupusas revueltas, torta especial and horchatas! First off, it's so hard to find a place that makes their tortillas in-house, so that was already a huge plus! The curtido and salsa for the pupusas were also really good. Everything tasted fresh and authentic. I also saw some reviews complaining that some of the servers only speak Spanish, but honestly, that's part of why I'm writing this review. This place is AUTHENTIC -- authentic food and an authentic experience. As Salvadoran and Mexican people ourselves, this is exactly the kind of place we've been looking for. If a language barrier makes you uncomfortable, there are plenty of more Americanized/gentrified Latin food places around. But if you want the actual good, authentic food, this is the place! We'll definitely be coming back!

I tried this first in Omaha, Nebraska and thought it was only located there. Imagine my surprise…read morewhen they started popping up in the area. The food is good, especially the rice. I appreciate the pricing, and the daily specials. Service was courteous and efficient. I have only utilized the drive through so I cannot speak to how in restaurant ambiance is. Definitely worth a visit if you find yourself near one.

Being a CA resident I seen this place and my eyes lit up. Always looking for a Taco shop while…read morebeing on this side of the country and they had rolled tacos. BINGO!!! I would have gave 5 stars but food wasn't very seasoned and they put rice in my chicken burrito that was overly bland. But other than that I would definitely return and just guide them through the process.