Visit date: 04/28/2026
Time range: 3:00PM-4:00PM
delivery, to go, or dine in: to go
Funny story, but it hurt my pockets a bit!
I was driving through Palmview, Texas on my way to a work location. When I saw this building that said "taco express" on the side. If you know me I like tacos and I love things to be quick so express caught my attention! I got down and it was empty inside. The single waitress was mopping the floors and listening to the radio, but she turned the radio down and greeted me with joy. She was super nice and welcoming.
She only spoke Spanish and I thought like no worries I can do this, because I can understand but can't speak it. Well that didn't go too well... She gave me a menu and left me to decide for a while (which I asked for) and she came back at the right time so I could order. We tried to communicate and I thought it went really well! I ordered 3 Asada tacos on flour with nothing on them (usually they put cilantro, onions, lime, and so on) and 2 cheese enchiladas with 1 apple soda. She insisted that I get the toppings for the taco on the side from what I understood of our convo it was because it came with it already and it's worth it. So I said that's fine on the side is great. I saw down at one of the dining tables in the empty restaurant. She called me up a about 20-30 mins later (which in my mind wasn't express, but I realized this is an actual sit down restaurant and not like your grab and go quick tacos establishment.... This is what hurt me which was my total.... She rang me up and the total popped up and I gave her my card to pay. The total came out to $67.54 for the small amount of food I got... she was so nice so I tipped and went on my way and ate the cost up.
I got to my car and did the normal thing of unloading everything in my car and found a nice cozy parking lot to park in while I ate. I started to notice that there were a ton of things wrapped in foil and I wondered what It could be. I thought maybe I ordered a burrito instead of tacos or something. A ball wrapped in foil really confused me, but I opened it up and it was a lime (cut in half luckily!)! Then I unwrapped what seemed to be parchment paper wrapped like a ball with the extra parchment paper twisted at the top and it ended up being a ton of cilantro! Which got me wondering why so much cilantro? A big cup of onions and a ton of salsa. The enchiladas were normal, double bean and two of them. Then I open the big package that I thought was the incorrect burrito....
I open it and I broke out laughing because I was like what in the world did I do... it was not 1, but SIX (6) flour TACOS... and guess what there were 1 pack of 6 tacos no there was THREE (3) like the 3 à la carte tacos I ordered. Turns out my confidence for understanding Spanish was way more talk the talk than walk the walk. I think something got lost in translation and I ended up ordering 18 asada on flour tortilla tacos LOL.
Now the food:
Enchiladas were okay the temperature was honestly like they were sitting there for a while. The beans I didn't try because they seemed a bit stale.
The tacos were actually decent, but like I said in a recent review at another establishment since I get my taco plain they tend to be dry and these were a bit dry. The tortillas were actually really really good. The grilled onions which I only eat if they are cooked correctly were nice and grilled. So I threw them on top and that solved the issue.
The apple Joya soda I mean you can't go wrong with that!
Overall, the service delisted the language barrier was amazing. The food was decent but could be better. The extra side items they provide for your food were not spared. A lot of salsa and options, crackers, limes, cilantro, onions, napkins salt, and pepper. But again I ended up ordering for a whole family.
Would I go back? Probably not. Was it good to try a new place? Yes, as it always is! I didn't get an itemized recipet which will be a bit hard for my expenses, but that means I can't provide exact costs as well. But the total amount came out as said previously to $67.54 and I did leave her a $10 tip as well because her guest service was on point.
I attached the menu too so you can see what they have! read more