We randomly stumbled upon this restaurant while visiting Knoxville and we're so glad we did! The food was delicious, the prices were very affordable, and everything was well worth it. But what really made this place stand out was the service. Andy was hands down one of the best servers we've ever had. He was friendly, attentive, welcoming, and made sure we had everything we needed from start to finish. Great food is always a plus, but exceptional service is what makes an experience memorable and Andy absolutely outshined even the great food. If we're ever back in Knoxville, we'll definitely be returning. Highly recommend! read more

Cute spot in market square! Conveniently located by a lot of cute little shops and restaurants. Came here on a sunny Thursday and it was a vibe. It got packed for dinner but good vibes. The quesabirria was my favorite. The enchiladas World Cup are a generous portion and you get different kinds of enchiladas! Great service! Waiters were super attentive and helpful. I recommend checking this spot out read more

Soccer Taco - Outside - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Our waitress, Nova, was amazing. The hostess, on the other hand, was not. Our waitress got us drinks and food while the hostess misled us about the wait time. read more

In Knoxville for 7 weeks now and I have eaten at Soccer Taco at least twice a week. Just a short walk to the market from the Embassy, this place is just so damn convenient and the food is a pretty good bonus!! I've had street tacos, enchiladas, and quesadillas, but my favorite is their Eagle Cheese Steak Burrito!! Grilled steak and onions smothered in cheese sauce, phenomenal! And I can get Charro beans with every meal! Most Mexican restaurants don't offer that option. Enjoyed a few margaritas, but I always revert back to an ice-cold Modelo! Staff is friendly and service is quick! You won't be disappointed! read more

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Some of the best salsa I have ever had. I really wish I could have taken some back home with me to Indiana

My family's favorite Mexican food in Knoxville! Their locations have great outside spaces too!

Loved the food. The atmosphere is very comfortable. Several booths line the walls and there are tables down the center. Lots of tvs to keep up with sports. We had the steak nachos and the pork fried chimichangas. The pork was so tender and delicious. The chips and salsa are really good and I love the consistency of the salsa. Highly recommend! read more

Soccer Taco - Steak nachos - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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Soccer Taco is good for one thing and one thing only: the jumbo skinny margarita. The drink is monstrous and immaculate, gets the job done. The food on the other hand is not good. It just tastes off and lacks any authentic flavor. the convenience of its location makes it. a popular spot but don't go there if you are hungry for mexican food... read more

Soccer Taco - strawberry margarita (TOO SWEET) - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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Oh man I have no idea why this place got anything more than 2 stars. Our poor waitress was so lost, and none of what happened was her fault. Staff seems stressed out because their kitchen staff is failing miserably and there's absolutely nothing anyone can do about horrible cooking. The manager seemed not to give a crap because she knew that it was just another day with a bad kitchen staff. Steak fajitas came out cold, and we're pretty sure the steak was questionable. The quesadilla was a JOKE, it was essentially stuffed with grease and quite literally the worse thing I had ever tasted. None of the food that came out was hot, or even nice to look at. The lengua in our street tacos were burnt crisp ends, but thank god we had lime juice to wash down the bites that we were able to stomach. Hoping that this place shuts down ASAP so a better establishment can take its place. Like Chipotle. Anything would be better than this very sorry excuse of what is supposed to be food. read more

The chicken enchilada soup was an unexpected surprise! Very tasty-and very generous! Service is quick-the team was very friendly!

The chips were stale and flavorless, and the service was slow, inattentive, and left us waiting far too long. read more

Soccer Taco - Brought a plate of "chips" or Crums... - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Nice spot in downtown Knoxville to sit outside and people watch. Had a margarita and some wings S we just wanted to snack on. Hailey was a great hostess. read more

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Always amazing food and service when I have eaten there before and after UT football games. Great TV's to watch games in process.

I came here after the end of the 2024 home game. I ordered the Eagle Burrito Cheese Steak with rice, a small Queso and a side of Charro Beans. The place was packed and I had to wait for a table but it was worth the wait. Once seated, chips and salsa was delivered. Instead of describing all the flavors on each item I can say all items were flavored the way you'd expect. Kudos to management to keep a clean place to enjoy. I saw several times where staff jumped in to sweep up and clear tables. There's plenty of tv's to watch your game or different one. The service was great, the restaurant was kept clean, all staff were helping with all tables. I'd definitely come back again. read more

Soccer Taco - September 2024/2 - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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I was afraid the food wouldn't be authentic Mexican food but gotta say it tasted pretty authentic. I ordered the queso fundido and it came with Mushroom chorizo and roasted chiles. This is where I will gripe about it. Not sure what kind of cheese this was but tasted more like queso Blanco than queso fundido. It was more creamy and had no stringing. The chips and salsa tasted like straightup pureed tomatoes. More of a gringo salsa. So I asked my waiter for something spicy and he brought the habanero salsa and oh sweet jesus.. that shut me up right quick. I ordered the beef fajitas and those were good with the mushroom, red bell pepper and onions. They came out piping hot. A side of rice and beans with all the fajita fixings came too. The tortillas tasted home made. My waiter really provided great customer service. He was attentive but nit overly so. read more

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Nice little spot. The chips, salsa, and guacamole didn't seem fresh or homemade, but the street tacos and chicken tortilla soup were awesome. I'd certainly go again for a quick bite or drink. read more

The food is probably the worst Mexican food I've ever had. The salsa tastes bad. The beef is too salty. The service was sub par.

Soccer taco is one of my go to lunch spots. It's a good atmosphere and the service is great. The food is pretty good, and I've never been disappointed going here. The margaritas are not as good as most places so I wouldn't recommend getting one! read more

I ate my first time here today. Overall it was a good experience and I plan to return. My waiter was fast and checked on me often. The food came out super fast and was tasty! The chips and salsa were good. The chips were warm. The salsa could have more heat. I got a carnitas burrito smothered with beans and rice (the lunch special). I enjoyed all of it. Next time I'm gonna ask if they have anything with some heat! Fingers crossed! read more

Soccer Taco - My lunch special! - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Not one of the better visits! They sat us in the basement, very dark, dirty, lights flickering. Service was good, food, not so good. Chicken fajita nachos were burnt, taco salad was cold, and Dos Equis draft was flat! It's been much better here, very disappointed this time! read more

Got our food fast and the service was good. Food had good flavor. The one of the better Mexican food spots in Knoxville. Had authentic food items so you already it's going to be tasty. read more

Soccer Taco - Got the combo of Tamale (7.5/10) great flavor and the Chalupa (hidden under the lettuce (3/10)). - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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The server was very nice, margaritas definitely packed a punch but were delicious! Lots of TVs to watch games and tacos were good as well!

Great service gave us free queso when late to come take our order came out fast sever was really nice and food was good five stars. Good food taste good because food good good. Like foood it goood read more

I should have know by the 20 minute wait time on a Saturday at 5:30pm this place had red flags. Food took forever, when it arrived the food was cold and under cooked, especially the shrimp! I tried to explain to the waiters, but her understanding was lost in translation. I will never visit this establishment again! read more

The food is amazing and the service is great!!!! The servers are the best!!!! Never had a bad experience here!!!

Our favorite Mexican restaurant! Everything I've ever had here has been amazing. Food, drinks, and staff do a great job!

This place is great! The service is quick and friendly. The food is top notch. I had the beef fajitas and they were so good and the price was amazing for the portion size. Who doesn't love free chips and salsa-but soccer taco's chips are delicious. No complaints - check this place out for an amazing low cost Mexican experience. seriously, everyone and everything was great! 10/10. read more

Great casual sports bar environment, huge portions, many TVs in every direction and a friendly staff. The free chips and salsa is huge. I ordered 3 street tacos and a they are 2x the size of any street tacos or 2x the meat of any tacos. For a Miami person, the prices are insanely low. Highly recommended. read more

Right in the heart of market square. Indoor and outdoor seating are both good here. Dog friendly outside patio is really nice. Tacos are good and the value is great. Free chips and salsa too it off. read more

Soccer Taco - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

I went with two coworkers and one had children so it was a great place to sit outside and allowed them enough space to run loose without interrupting others. The service was very fast, the waiter said he was new but he answered all questions like a Vet! The chips and salsa were really good!! I got the birria quesadillas fried, but asked for them not to be fried and on soft tacos and they CAME THROUGH!! They were delicious as well. The Spicy marg was a definite order as well! read more

Soccer Taco - Birria taco (made soft) - Mexican Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Muy buenos en mi parecer todo excelente en tema de comida recomendado pero en tema de limpieza un poco desagradable

Was in Soccer Taco December 8th 2024. Worst service and food. It was not super busy, after being seated, a young lady brought chips and salsa, we said Thank you, but Instead of any communication we were given a rude stare. I orders were Tacos and Grilled Taco Salad. The tacos were a spoonful of ground beef and more lettuce. The grilled taco salad was filled with tomatoes and was sent back. The food was luke warm. The service and food was less than desirable. What could you improve, better service and food. read more

Decent food but limited menu and a bit pricey. Good location though and I would go back and try other menu items.

Good service but I asked for a burrito with out vegetables and when the food came out I told the waiter I asked for no vegetables and she said "uhm u never said that" with a nasty attitude and I also asked for some tortillas for my queso and and the tortillas were cold like straight out the freezer. Very disappointed read more

Surprisingly good place to eat. I ordered the rocky top and it was tasty. Great chorizo and sauce on the chicken. The jumbo classic margarita was just ok. Everyone loved their food choices and left full. read more

Man, if you are ever in Knoxville, you need to go to this place. It is located in market square downtown. When I say it is good it is good. I had the street tacos, the traditional ones (Asada). Plain and simple, but they get a 10. They come with onions and cilantro on the side with a lime so you can dress it yourself. They also come with plenty of thinly sliced beef. Wow! I don't know if I was hungry or they were just that good, I differ to the layer. Homemade chips and salsa. They also make this spicy salsa that is truly spicy, but has a good flavor. The churro beans are authentically cooked with a great flavor and oh the rice is ok too. You have to try this place. read more

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My family and I stopped in here while we were in Knoxville on Saturday afternoon. We wanted good lunch and we found this place while walking around Knoxville and I'm glad we decided to go in here. We were seated very quickly they had a lot of cool memorabilia's soccer things on the walls in the day of the dead pictures and it was a lot of fun atmosphere. The waiter was super cool he was nice could be fast friendly fun everything that I asked for so he was awesome the food came out daughters got soft tacos no lettuce they liked it a lot wife got a chicken salad thing she like that a lot and I got the lunch burrito it was awesome can't complain whatsoever. Salsa was pure fire It was great I wish we had those places here in Louisville so I could visit more often but if we go back to Knoxville we will definitely check this place out again it was great read more

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Decent service and decent food. Better than average food. I would definitely go again. Fajitas were excellent.

Really great service and excellent food! 100% recommend! We even sat outside with our dog and they made sure she had water too! read more

Was visiting from Chicago. Looking for some tacos and this place did a great job. Would definitely come back if I ever go back to Knoxville