Great food and great customer service! Young man whose Management is handling business! read more

Great place, great prices, and great food. Taco Gringo has been very good for years.

The food is great, but i pulled up to the drive thru to pick up my mobile order and she said "you mean door dash" and told me i had to come inside. She then asked what the name was for yhe order and i replied with my name "michaela" she then said " this says Michael" i took the bag from her and shwed her the receipt saying michaela. read more

Dennis and Melana were amazing! I had a big order at 9:50pm at night and closing time was 10:00pm. Both were extremely friendly and had exceptional customer service skills. My order was correct, hot, and tasted great. After a long day, my family just wanted something that was tasteful and fast. Way to set the bar high you two!!! Ray, their boss should be impressed, as I was, with two employees that did a wonderful job! Thank you, to you both for giving me such a great experience to end my day! read more

Lady at drive thru was so sweet she really caught me off gaurd when she was describing which tacos were my hot and mild ones. Very personable!! read more

I went to Clocktower (Spfld, IL) Taco Gringo today and ordered a Deluxe beef burrito. It was fairly costly @ $7.01, but price point aside...it was absolutely awful! It had no texture, was mushy, messy to eat! read more

Friendly staff and fast service. Overall the nachos tasted like grease (meat, chips and cheese) with a hint of tomato hot sauce. The meat taste and texture was better than what you would get at say Taco Bell...and would probably be good in chili. I may return and try something different. read more

Taco Gringo - Nachos - Nachos topped with melted cheese, ground beef, and jalapeños in a black plastic container. - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Love this place! I always eat here when I'm in town. The Beef Sancho Deluxe is my go-to item but all of their food is really good. My wife loves the Taco Salad and it's huge. I highly recommend this local establishment. read more

terrible service. screw up orders and refuse to admit fault. want a customer to drive back in to return food (2 tacos) with a receipt. rude management. rude employees. read more

I placed an order asking for a specific topping to be left off (do to digestion issue) and verified it at the drive up again before leaving. Due to it being a bit messy and my order being verified at the drive up, I drove away. Shame on me! This is now the 3rd and final time it happened. I called the location to tell them what happened and I was told to bring it back with my receipt... but I live 25 min away and no receipt was given with my order. Lesson learned... read more

I've never tasted anything as bad as taco gringo. Tastes like chili dog meat. Disgusting. My boyfriend is so sick from eating here.

Stopped the the Clocktower location, and got my bride a taco salad. Stale taco chips, and soggy lettuce, plus it was just thrown together. I did notice that the prices have gone up yet again. The lady at the window was lovely. It's just that the quality of the food has gone down. I even dug a bone fragment out of my Sancho. Won't be coming back anytime soon. read more

My fiancé and I had to get a take out order (not my usual preference), but we were babysitting that night so I grabbed the food and brought it back to eat. A tad greasier than I prefer for my one taco and one sancho (both beef) but portion size was more than enough. She had the chalupa which was 3x larger than she expected or could eat, but overall the food was good. While I was waiting inside, I did notice the staff seemed bothered by people coming in to order, definitely not the friendliest staff but I have had worse. I think as a staple of the area it is worth trying but not in my top five list by any means! read more

The food was ok, the service was not the best. And the men's bathroom was not working and bad Ambiance. That is why I gave this an 2 stars rating read more

Food is always good every time I go, try the beef tacos, enhiladas and grab their fries too, can't go wrong with waffle fries. Highly recommend! read more

Taco Gringo - tables and chairs in a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Think twice before going to Taco Gringo on Clocktower in Springfield; NO MASKS WORN BY EMPLOYEES. I always put my mask on when approaching the drive-up window, and did so during this visit, too. I asked the woman if she was supposed to be wearing a mask and she replied, "Yes, but I took it off because it was too hot." I explained I wear a mask ALL day at work so I get it, but we still have to to keep everyone safe. She said, "Sorry" and walked away from the window out of view. Food prep employees should always be wearing masks. Period. read more

This restaurant has very disrespectful management. I ordered a taco salad and they frequently make mistakes on my order, I called the store to tell them of a mistake and a manager took the phone and said "We're done replacing your messed up orders, we have two other locations, go to another location!" then they proceeded to hang up on me. I just wanted to return it and be done with it. They are very unprofessional and snapped at me for telling them they made a mistake. With management like this I wouldn't really recommend any of their establishments either. read more

I grew up on Taco Gringo! This is as native to Spfld Illinois as the horseshoe! Taco Gringo is not some fancy taqueria or an authentic Mexican cantina. Just an upbeat, inexpensive taco restaurant with tasty unfussy food & drinks. If they would franchise I would be the first in line. read more

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It's always good food, not many restaurants have waffle fries. They are really good with a cup of cheese sauce. They also have hot dogs, bbq pork sandwich & wings to name a few things besides Mexican food. Love the ice in the drinks!!! read more

I have been eating here since I was a child and have never been disappointed. Food is always great and worth the price. I was always a taco, Sancho, nacho type of guy but was introduced to a taco burger and it was well worth it. Taco Salads are always great. Sundays they have $0.79 beef hard shell tacos and $1.59 medium sodas. We go almost every Sunday. Friendly staff leaves nothing to be desired. On a side note we went in with a friend who has multiple allergies and the staff (not the manager, the cashier) took the time to go back and look up what was in the seasoning to make sure she could eat it. It was over what we expected when he came back with a label and asked us to double check but he thought it was fine. read more

Five stars for the girl at the counter who is always friendly, helpful and provides great customer service every time I visit.

I love Taco Gringo! Staff is always friendly, best location in my opinion as well. You cant go wrong with a couple beef sanchos or 6pk of tacos (hard shells are .79 cents a believe?!) read more

Taco Gringo lost a regular customer tonight. After a long wait in the drive thru, I drove home to find that my dinner was not in the bag. I drove back, presented my receipt, and found my order sitting on a counter. I told them I wanted to be compensated for my inconvenience. I said my dinner order (chalupa Jr) should be free. The store Mgr refused, and said only owner could approve this. We ordered dinner from this restaurant almost every week for years, and this is how they treated me. I will not return, and recommend others choose one of the other fast food Mexican restaurants in the area. The food at Chipotle, Qdoba, Taco Bell is better quality, and the service is better. read more

I hate to say it but taco gringo is nowhere as good as it used to be. We ordered tacos and sanchos with a side of deluxe nachos. We couldn't even eat them due to the amount of grease seeping from everything. It was so bad the white paper wrappers were completely see thru. read more

Taco Gringo - Two hard shell tacos, two soft shell tacos, and two quarts of 5w-20 oil... - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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I really like their food. The sanchos and quesadillas are my favorite. Fast service and cheap prices. Every meal ive ever had hear has been really good. read more

Food is ok as fast food "Mexican" food goes. But the name "Gringo" is a derogatory, racist name towards none Mexicans. This must be changed!!! read more

The service was fantastic. One of the nicest people ever. This was NOT Mexican food. Not even close. The food was so awful I threw most of it out. read more

The Taco Gringo in Jacksonville (near Springfield) is a restaurant I grew up loving, even though it has a few drawbacks (see my exemplary review. No. Honestly, read it). I have stopped at this alternate dimension Taco Gringo on Clocktower Driver twice while passing through Springfield.* It might be my obvious (read:OBVIOUS) bias towards the Jville location, but I just haven't been as impressed with the tacos and sanchos I have purchased here. The sanchos especially. They are noticeably smaller! The only good thing about sanchos in the first place is that they are a huge soft taco. That's it. When they are smaller they are far less enticing. However, it IS still Taco Gringo--this is about the best cheap Mexican food you can buy in Central Illinois. *It is important to note that I have gone through the drive-thru every time I have eaten at this location. Eating inside might be amazing. Heck, there might be opulent couches, bottle service, and fountains that spew money and the vivid dreams of majectic orcas. I'd like that. If I were a betting man (which I'm betting I'm not), it is more likely that there are plastic orange benches and tacky Spanish decor. read more

(No Starz Very Disappointed ordered hard shell taco combo not impressed!!! Beef not good at all/ not warm the shell tasted old. Chips nothing special. I am upset I even went here. I was so looking forward to coming and was let down big time!!! 11/17/19=*( =*( WONT RETURN I should of read the reviews there very true!!! read more

Long time Springfield gem! Fun food for good prices. Always courteous staff and clean facility. You feel like you're chatting with a friend at the drive through. Favorites are the Super Nacho, Super Sancho, Sancho Deluxe and Raspberry Chimmi dessert. Great hours starting at 10:30am to 10:30pm most days so always great for early lunch or even a late supper. read more

Sanchos the great Mexican American fast food! I started eating at Taco Gringo when I was highschool 1973 and still going strong! My Mexican daughter in law hates it! The ground meat she says is like dog food. Well for fast food its not bad! read more

The menu is large. Don't be afraid to branch out and try new things. It's always good! There's no other place like it!! Addicting! Always craving Taco Gringo! read more

This place is the closest one to my house, the food is good and good quality, however it does stink to have to go back to the store because they got your order wrong once again. I'm really tired of having to do this. If they would hire some competent staff it would be a lot better. read more

I agree with the other reviewers; it's fast, it's not authentic Mexican, it's tasty, and sometimes you just have a jonesing for it. All the food is fairly greasy, the ingredients are pretty low-budget, and yes, the nachos stick to the styrofoam trays. But it's super-cheap and it tastes just like every non-Mexican family's taco night; isn't that enough? I have to disagree about the chicken, though. I'm sure a lot of things come out of a can at Taco Gringo, but the chicken quesadillas are very tasty nonetheless. And even though the guacamole stays green for a suspiciously long amount of time, it tastes pretty good. Long live the super sancho! read more

Sancho Deluxes are always delicious and priced extremely fair. The workers are some of the nicest you will encounter out there in fast food.

I have been eating Taco Gringo since I was a little girl. It has always rocked! I agree with Stuart the definition of Sancho is correct. However I love em! No matter what you call em! It is a Gringo (White guy) version of mexican food. It is however the best gringo mexican in town! So I do give the gringo a 5 star fast food rating. I will have a sancho deluxe and a mexican apple pie thanX! read more

I'll give this place five stars if they can make my nachos so they dont stick to the styrofoam container. Sancho is ok . Tacos are good. Styrofoam nachos? Not so much read more

I had a sancho and nachos. There medium sauce isn't very spicy at all. Both of my choices were delicious! They definitely don't skimp on the toppings. Food is definitely worth the price. read more

Went here for lunch the other day. Quick, cheap and pretty decent tasting. We would go back

Deluxe Taco Salad medium sauce never fails me! I love this place!