Great place for casual dining. The food is fresh and very good. They are very willing to make additions and substitutions and they always have a manager or even owner on site. They keep the facility clean and the employees are friendly. When I have placed large orders ahead they are always on time! I wish the patio was covered! read more

Ordered 4 different types of tacos 1 was ok 2 were edible and the last was the worst taco I've tasted in my life (al pastor). and sauce portions had left much to be desired and small portions. read more

terrible customer service so rude it was my first time and they were not explaining right And got annoyed like sorry for not knowing something called a burger is a taco if it even is read more

We went to Rusty taco after work today. We were not greeted &, had to wait a long time to order a drink. The bartender was too busy chatting with all the men at the bar. She over-served some of them -one of them was so drunk he threw his glass of alcohol which landed on our table behind him and shattered, leaving me covered with glass & alcohol. The bartender said nothing, no apology, did not come help clean up glass or offer me a towel to dry off. It didn't seem to phase her at all. Makes me wonder if this doesn't happen frequently. She handed the large, thick shot glasses to one of the men, and when he threw it at me, when I asked her if she Knew who threw , her response was, "IDK where that came from." After that, she let him drive home intoxicated. read more

literally no brisket in our tacos , only coleslaw. our shrimp taco look thrown together. tortillas cold. horrible experience . read more

I mean, one shrimp for a whole taco seems a bit stingy. Could have atleast tried to put two.... read more

Rusty Taco - Tacos Near Me - Midland, Texas

Issaias brought the food out in a timely manner great service from him! And Meghan had great service behind the bar great customer service over all 5/5 love this place! Ambiance is a great vibe as well read more

Incredibly skimpy portions for the price, bland, and boring. There was 3 of us and we ended up leaving after trying the food and going somewhere else. If you like tacos this ain't it. read more

I wish I could give it a zero. We walked in no one greeted us or anything. I asked could we seat ourselves and the workers just looked as if we were speaking a foreign language but turned and helped the customers behind us. All I can say is WOW!!! read more

I am used to the original rusty taco in Dallas since that is where I live so when I saw they had one here I had to stop in. The tacos were good but a little lighter on the toppings than I am used to at the original one. The queso was great. Chips were a little old but not too bad. It was super busy but only took like 15 minutes to get in and out with my to go order. The green salsa is my favorite. read more

Rusty Taco - cars parked in a parking lot - Tacos Near Me - Midland, Texas

First time here, ordered three Texas tacos and a Rusty taco too. Chips and queso for the appetizer along with water and tea. We waited longer than we expected for our meal, finishing the queso and nearly the chips. When we finally got the the tacos, they were fully stuffed and quite tasty too! Two tacos apiece were sufficient to kill our appetite! We will return. I've got to try the Birria tacos next time! read more

We had a group of 4 different tickets & we ordered separately ... 2 of us at at 12:55 & 12:46 ... it is now 1:42 & after asking for our food THREE times, it's STILL not here ... NO Apology, NO explanation, NO acknowledgement ... this is NOT OK in any way, shape, or form read more

Love rusty taco! Cheaper than torchys and just as good Fast & friendly. A fun outside patio. read more

We went here for dinner on a Saturday night and it wasn't too busy. We thought the tacos were good but not great; they go really heavy on the sauces and there was a lot of filler (like cabbage). One of our group is lactose intolerant so we orderer no cheese on his and they still put cheese on it (it was the bean taco which could easily be their vegan menu item if they'd make just one taco without cheese and cream based sauce). So they cant accommodate any changes to an order obviously. The grilled cauliflower taco was probably the worst one and we normally love grilled cauliflower tacos. The cauliflower was brown mush which was really just concerning because cauliflower isn't brown inside...Not sure what they are using for their cauliflower but it was really poor quality (or rotten). They really need to work on the bar. There is no bar menu yet and the bar tender couldn't tell me what was on tap or what beers they had. when I asked what local (texas made) beers they had he motioned for me to read the taps myself and didn't really want to give me the time of day. When I asked what type of beer was on tap for specific beers (ie a blonde or an ale from a specific brewery) he didn't know if it wasn't written on the tap handle which was annoying and he wasn't giving me his attention at all to take my order. When I did order the one I picked was empty when he went to fill it so I had to pick another one. I don't drink often so picking a nice beer is a treat for me and I ended up getting a generic mass produced beer even though it looked like they had at least 5 texas based beers on tap but the guy just wouldn't help me out at all. read more

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We love this place! The best chips in town and the queso is good, as well. The corn tortillas are so soft, but hold up well. Don't sleep on the breakfast brisket taco. And add avocado! read more

Been here for an 1.5 hour waiting on my food at the bar top mind you, got here at 6:30 ordered the brisket nachos as an appetizer didn't receive it till 7PM, ordered our food 10 minutes later at 7:10PM. Nothing crazy just 5 tacos, and here it is 8:23 and we had to ask the bar when our food would be coming only for them to be surprised we're even asking for our food cause this whole time they thought we already ate... I understand this is a new establishment, but y'all really should've worked out all your kinks as in making sure your hired enough employees before opening the doors. It's sad when there's one cook to 4 managers. I'll update this review when/if I ever get my food lmaoooo. -10/10 don't recommend read more

We both got 1 Baja shrimp taco and 1 Dynamite shrimp taco, chips and Queso, and the watermelon jalapeño margarita. Seriously one of the best margaritas I've had since moving to Midland. We both preferred the Dynamite taco over the Baja if you want to try their shrimp tacos when you go. read more

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Best margaritas in town and such a great atmosphere!! The bartender with black hair is so sweet as well. They also provide card games. read more

Rusty Taco - Trio dip and dressed beer - Tacos Near Me - Midland, Texas

Glad it's here. Margarita was called like the "Rusty B." 8.4/10 Spicy fried chicken taco 2.3/10 (the style of how they fry the chicken will always make it dry, it needs a heavy batter, one that can stand up to the sauce so when you serve it maintains a crunch) Fajita steak taco 5.4/10 (The steak should be the star not the half of a bell pepper they served it with, also serve it was like a spicy cream sauce, I'd say Mexican sour cream, paprika, cayenne pepper, lime juice, cilantro blend and serve on the side and serve it first on a flour tortilla. Corn can't stand up to messiness, and pairs better with steak.) Secret menu fish taco served on flour 8.6/10 (had it blacked, no problems) Chips and salsa 6.7/10 (fine) The vibe was good and nice inside, but if they don't step up the Quality and flavor of some of the tacos we all know this spot will be a asian foot spa in 6 months. read more

Great tacos and great service Love the hot fast she ready chips and salsa Always love coming here read more

Best breakfast tacos in town ! plus you can get them all day long . Beer is super cold too

Not usually the type to write reviews, however, this place was super terrible. If you want a seasoning other than salt, don't bother, you will not find it here. It was as if someone was briefly told about what Mexican food was to a blind cook. We had the steak fajita tacos, guacamole, salsa, and steak nachos. I didn't think it was possible to ruin tacos and nachos, but this place did it. We did not finish anything it was THAT bad. Let's start with the "tacos". The steak was cooked just fine but no real flavor, the fajitas were hardly cooked or cut for that matter. There were huge poorly chopped peppers that were not very cooked or spicy at all. The onions were fine, but mixed in were cubes of lime rind and all. You heard me LIMES. Not wedges that you can see and use, but hidden small cubes. My mother actually ate one it was that hidden. The cheese on the nachos tasted like velveeta cheese and cold steak cubes on top. None of the salsas and hot sauces offered were spicy. The service was okay. The man that took my order was a sweetheart and while he made many mistakes(giving our nachos to a different person, not giving us the guacamole, and putting both tacos on flour instead of corn) he did apologize and make the nachos and gave us the guacamole. This place was not expensive though and they did have good Mexican coke. People we talked to there did also share our disappointment. This place missed the mark very very badly. read more

I found at the Rusty what you don't find at 90% of businesses today; CUSTOMER SERVICE!! Phil, the owner, was short staffed and played greeter, cook and cashier- he was excellent and I'm sure his employees follow his lead. It was my first time there and I will definitely be coming back and bringing friends and family along. Thank you Rusty Taco for the great food and great service! read more

Good breakfast tacos, good after work spot food and drinks. Good service. Cool spot in Midland,TX.

Tacos were great. Small but very filling and tasteful. All of the workers were very attentive and friendly. Clean chill atmosphere.

This is probably the epitome of midland cuisine. Top shelf prices for mediocre food. And who ever that guy is that reviewed that " the queso is west texas approved" apparently isn't from Texas at all.. I've had better queso from a squeeze cheese can. At least make the queso warmer than room temp.. that would go for the food as well. Cold and almost no flavor except for grease and salt. Brisket nachos, cold, no flavor. And if you want a margarita that isn't from a mix, forget about it. If you work at a bar, that's a standard day 1 at bartending school type of drink. Probably the worst margarita we've had in midland on par with walk-ons bartenders, don't get me started on that place.. but hey, we came here not knowing anyone and met so many new flies, you'd think it was their hangout. If you gonna try this place, try at your own risk. Bring money and a freaking FLY SWATTER.. damn.. Typical midland place to waste your money. read more

Didn't really like the food pretty cool atmosphere just not the greatest feels like a knock off of torches

The food is excellent, do wish that the portions were a little bit bigger. I love eating from here!

this place is no bueno. the tacos are tiny, they aren't good by any means. the queso is alright but it doesn't make up for the terrible tacos. i felt rushed at the counter. they did have live music so that is the only reason it kept me from giving them a 1 star read more

Went there for lunch on a Wednesday. I ordered chorizo and egg taco, the chorizo was super burnt. I could taste the burnt char, the egg was way over done. I couldn't finish it. The brisket taco seemed like they used leftover brisket that had been sitting out for way too long. It was dried out, rubbery, not good. The fried chicken taco was great. Funny, cause it wasn't on the menu. The cashier told me about it. It's too expensive to give them another shot. Great concept, bad cooks. If you want bad tacos, you should try this place soon, cause with food like this, they may not be around too long. Good luck out there Midland, happy eating!! read more

1st timer here.... Upon initial entrance, the place looked great. Good layout and awesome outdoor patio section. That was probably the only good thing about Rusty Taco... since it was our first time, we took some time to look at the menu since no one was behind us in line. When we began to order, the person taking our order was not friendly, nor helpful when asked questions. We decided to sit outside since it was a nice day. Every single vacant table was dirty. Even the outdoor bar top was dirty. I cleaned a table myself. After sitting there for about 10 minutes I was wondering where our chips and queso were, since we ordered that as an appetizer. After checking on it, they told us that we should have gotten the appetizer when we 1st ordered it. (Which didn't happen) Conveniently, when checking on the appetizer, we noticed our food had been sitting on the counter for who knows how long. I guess where we were sitting outside, we could not hear our name being called. We asked for the brisket nachos to be re-made as the food was cold from sitting there. The girl working behind the counter agreed to remake the nachos but laughed and began telling the other employees something. I expressed to the employee that she would not like to eat cold food that you paid over $40 for and thanked her for remaking them. Even though my shrimp taco was cold, it had good flavor so that's a plus. I know it's hard to find good help now a days, but I hope the owner becomes more involved or this place will not last. I really wanted to like the Rusty Taco. Unfortunately, it appears bad service is a big issue here. read more

Been a few times service is up and down. Food is as well. Ordered two shrimp tacos and two nachos, tacos were wrong and when they were "fixed" they were still wrong. Manager never came back to check, guess since he graciously let us have tacos we didn't order it didn't matter if our order was right. My husbands nachos had more chips than anything else, mine were so cold the shredded cheese never melted, even a little. Definitely hit or miss but if there is a wait not worth it. Managers seem to pick favorites and will talk to them and ignore other patrons and the kitchen. read more

After reading the other reviews, I guess I shouldn't complain about waiting 35 minutes after ordering to get our food. There were two of us and when they called our name, I went to pick up our food. They only had my wife's order. I asked about mine and the guy said that was the complete order. I said it wasn't and showed him my receipt. Another guy came over and said he was working on mine. It took several minutes for him to put some shrimp in a plastic bowl with some lettuce. The kitchen staff looked like zombies, just moving in slow motion. I ordered the shrimp taco as a salad ($5 more). Yep, $5 for a couple ounces of lettuce and a couple pieces of lime. My wife ordered some sort of taco with Pico De Gallo. Turns out that their version of Pico De Gallo consists of cilantro and onions--that's it. The atmosphere is noisy. They have outdoor seating, which we considered in hopes that it would be quieter, but the temp was 103°, so we stayed inside. I doubt that we'll ever go back. read more

Third time to try this location. First time I've ever felt compelled to write a yelp review for any establishment. It is that bad. The staff isn't competent enough to place a simple order correctly. Our food order has been wrong or missing items every time. Don't waste your time with online ordering as the kitchen does not start making your order until you have arrived at the restaurant. The food is decent but is cold by the time the entire order is ready. I know it is difficult to find staff in the Permian, especially now, but this place is infuriating. Consider driving to Odessa for Torchy's or Taco di Vino if you want tacos and drinks. read more

Great tacos, however it makes me miss eating torchys tacos. I find myself comparing taste quite often. Don't let this stir you away because It's still good though. I like their fried chicken and vegetable options. Staff is friendly and I really like their outdoor patio area to hangout with friends read more

If you go sit at the bar and aren't a regular, good luck getting any kind of service. I ordered food, sat there for an hour. Food never came out. Then tried to wave down one of the 3 bartenders at the bar, they completely ignored the whole side of the bar I was on because they thought it was more important to talk and laugh with their regulars at the end of the bar. Horrible service. Can't say what the food is like because I walked out after the hour I sat there with an empty drink glass. read more

The food was terrible. Absolutely inedible. I ordered a brisket bowl and the first bowl came out with spoiled Cotija cheese all over it. Sent it back and asked for it without cheese. Came back out and couldn't even eat it the rice was saturated in pungent lime juice. My husbands was the same. We ate off my son's quesadillas and I still have a horrible taste in my mouth from eating them. I seriously don't understand how food can be so bad!! Don't waste your money! read more

Came for the first time today, Sunday, the service was fast, we had our guacamole & chips before I was done paying. We got a fish taco, fajita taco & cauliflower taco, all three were really good & food was ready before I finished getting our drinks. We will definitely be back. read more

Came to Rusty Taco for a couple of beers left broke. Cmon! Your beer is definitely overpriced. I ll just go across to Torinos for my beer.

Fried Avocado was fantastic! I usually get the fried chicken taco as it comes but this time I got the Team Fave style (queso and bacon). so good! read more