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    Locals Tacos and Tequila

    3.5 (81 reviews)
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    Tacos I ordered, I don't remember their exact names.   -bbq taco -shrimp taco -breaded chicken taco  -burger taco
    Douglas S.

    Came here for the first time. The layout is really nice. They have outdoor seating and the front window opens up to the restaurant which is pretty cool. The staff is very friendly. It was a weekday around 6pm so it was not so busy. Food came out fairly quick. We ordered the queso dip and about 5 tacos. The queso fondido was not bad. I would give it a 6/10. The tacos in my opinion were not that great. Tacos were kinda cold. But I must say the presentation was nice. Prices are somewhat high per taco if you ask me. About $6+ per taco.

    Victoria C.

    I was pleasantly surprised with this restaurant, especially with not some very good reviews. While deciding what to get for lunch, my parents suggested Local's for tacos. Which was honestly a little strange because they never suggest tacos. I went online and ordered pick up for 12 pm on a Saturday. Food was a little pricey, but everything sounded good. We put in a rather large order (I always get too much food). We did have to wait a while for the food, even though there seemed to be only one other person waiting for their food. The people packing up our food were super apologetic and gave us updates. When we got home, we dug in. The food was pretty good, better then we thought. The street corn was okay, the dip trio (salsa, guacamole, and queso) was amazing and a good price! The tacos were very tasty but I found them to have a LOT of sauce on them which kind of overwhelmed the flavors. My parents really enjoyed it too! The rice and beans were a little bland. They did a nice job of packaging everything up as well as the sauces. We would come back if we wanted something close by.

    Chrissy A.

    Always amazing service and food!!! The bartender was super sweet and made time to make suggestions (even while running around like crazy)!

    Nachos
    Bridgett D.

    Service was great! Greeted and seated where we wanted upon arrival, seemed to be maybe manager whom seated us. The food recommended by our waitress was great! She was patient and helpful. We had nachos, margaritas (mango and regular) nachos certainly were enough for two. We even had leftovers and then the tacos we ordered had to take them home but all the food and margaritas were great! I strongly recommend! The atmosphere was like I guess you can say Tex-Mex American style. Loved the decor very happy, bright colors.

    Tilapia not Mahi Mahi
    Teresa C.

    I have ordered the California fish taco every time I eat here. Usually take out. But since they added the "locals" to the name they have totally screwed up the order every time. Tilapia Not Mahi Mahi. Some crazy radish slaw and then none of the sauce they describe on the menu. I used to love these. Now with the cheap tilapia and none of the sauce that gave them flavor... this place has declined in quality and service to the point I am not going back. Horrible.

    BBQ Taco, Buffalo Chicken Taco Rice Black Beans
    Chandler D.

    Tacos here are decently priced individually and are also unique. The three tacos I ordered came with rice and beans. The rice and beans could definitely have a little more flavoring to it. Service here when we went was great and love the ambiance of this taco place!

    Lime margarita
    Sashimi W.

    My friends and I decided to check out this place when we heard they had a good happy hour. Their website advertises that it's "home of taco Tuesday and 1/2 price margaritas every Tuesday" so we thought it would be worth trying. When we were seated we had to ask for a happy hour menu and I was a little disappointed that there were no food options and that the happy hour margaritas were limited to only lime and strawberry (priced at $8). It's a shame because they appear to have quite a variety of margaritas on their drink menu. Regardless, I ended up getting the lime margarita and the Taco Combo with an el Jefe and a Firecracker Taco. The el jefe could have used more queso, the firecracker taco was quite good, and the margarita was delicious. The service didn't seem as bad as some other reviews indicated, but that could be due to us getting in a bit before the dinner rush. However, I wish that their happy hour or Tuesday special was more readily advertised or explained by the staff. Once we got our receipts the margaritas ended up being priced at $6.25 (not the happy hour price of $8) which would have been half of the normal price of a lime margarita. But now I'm wandering if ALL their margaritas are half priced, and if so, I probably would have tried something more unique.

    Trish G.

    I've been here twice now and the food is great but I always have issues with the service. Each time the server was extremely slow (it wasn't busy when I was there) and they weren't very attentive. Unfortunately bad service really makes it hard to want to go back. Their queso is good I love that you can choose three tacos but each taco can be different. It's a great way to try different tacos each time you go. They make good margaritas with some great and unique flavor combos.

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    Stacy H.

    Come friends birthday party. We had 20 folks, so the poor server was slightly overwhelmed. She wisely only took a few orders at a time. The tequila drinks were excellent, mixed just right. You better like tacos because this place is primarily tacos. They are soft tacos which is not my favorite but the chicken & carne asada had nice flavor. They have a fabulous taco bowl and yummy queso dip & salsa Nice fresh chips. They have happy hour from 4-6. I would like try this spot again with a smaller group.

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    CT P.

    We came in for dinner. We make our order- drinks, chips & salsa, and sharing Fajitas for two. Our waiter was not attentive, other staff delivered our starter to another table, never offered water or another round. When our dinner came no plates were given- we had use the small plates. The rice was undercooked crunchy and the shrimp was over and only gave us 3 tortillas. The Drinks were good.

    Shelby was a great server thank you we will be back food was really good and let's don't talk about the drinks the our great server made us

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    Short rib nachos were great! Good service, very welcoming. Very nice Christmas decorations. Everyone loved their food!!!

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    great food and service. love the ice cream and all the drinks. definetly will come back again and again !!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Great decor, atmosphere and costumer service. Outside covered patio + food was good. .

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    Slow service with only 4 tables for lunch today. Food is bland and question how long they freeze their meats. No point in coming back.

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    Again, fantastic meals all around! Tacos, nachos, rice bowl, guacamole, and margaritas all great!

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    The food was A+! My wife loved her margarita. All the tacos we tried from their eide variety was delicious and the staff was very kind

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