I'm not seeing an entry for Taco Johns at this address, so I'm adding it.
I'm familiar with three other taco fast food chains: 1. The national one with the chihuahua, 2. Taco Time, which is strictly Pacific Northwest, 3. Taco Del Mar, not sure how widespread that one is.
Taco Johns appears to be a midwest chain. I went in to try it out. I was pleased to see that they have Taco Burgers, because I have only seen those in Taco Time, the Pacific Northwest one. I ordered a Taco Burger for comparison:
Both versions of the taco burger (Taco Time and Taco Johns) include tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and shredded cheese.
Price: Taco Johns charges $2.XX, Taco Time charges $4.XX. In both, it's an "ala carte" thing with no extras.
Quality: Taco Johns uses "run of the mill" buns, Taco Time uses high quality buns (thus the higher price)
Meat: Taco Johns uses a "hamburger sauce," which is the consistency of coney island sauce. Taco Time uses "loose meat" hamburger, spiced, but not in a sauce. I think you get more hamburger in the "loose meat" version, thus, again, the justification for the higher price that Taco Time charges as opposed to what Taco Johns charges.
Dressing: Taco Johns does not include a "dressing" as part of the sandwich. Taco Time puts something similar to 1000 island dressing on the loose meat hamburger.
I LOVE the taco burgers at Taco Time. The Taco Burger I had at Taco Johns was also good, but in a different way because it was made differently. However, gotta say, I love that 1000 island dressing on the Taco Time version. It wouldn't work on the Taco Johns version.
At the time I came into this Taco Johns, they were having a special of three chicken tacos for $5. I would have liked to have tried that, but when I saw Taco Burger, I had to have that for comparison to Taco Time.
I will say that I believe Taco Johns food to be way better than the "national chain with the chihuahua." However, it's a tie for whether Taco Time (Pacific Northwest) or Taco Johns (midwest) is better.
Pretty decent for a fast food chain. Food is close to the quality of a regular Mexican restaurant. Pricewise, it's also cheaper than my favorite one, the Taco Time of Pacific Northwest.
If this restaurant isn't crowded, you could park an RV. However, getting the RV into the parking lot is a bit dicey. The entry is a bit narrow. I parked at the Wal-Mart and walked over. You could also park at the nearby Home Depot and walk over. read more