Woodbury location great food and service. Very glad for the open and safe atmosphere.

I had one taco. El Machete. It was delicious but I am surprised I finished it. So big! Husband had street tacos. Also delicious. The inside looks a little chain-like but the tacos taste like an authentic hole in the wall taco place. We got some tamales to take home. Looking forward to having them later! read more

Taco Libre - El machete next to a street taco. Both had 1 bite taken. - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

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Alright. So I try not to give out 5 stars Willy nilly, but I've just had this place 2 times in less than 48 hours. So to begin with, the portions are perfect. I've had the burrito and burrito bowl and both are awesomely sized portions. Taste: 5/5 and that's not even including the salsa you get with it. It's all so fantastic. I can't get it out of my head that's how good it is. The service is ridiculously fast. Like by the time I ordered, it was pert near ready. Finally, I've got to say something about the churro bites. I've also ordered them 2 times and each time they're better than before. They taste like something you'd get at a county fair but about 10000% better for some sort of reference. I seriously can't stop thinking about this place and am shocked I haven't ordered from here before. read more

Taco Libre - Burrito bowl and churro bites - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

First time ordering from here and I was disappointed. Ordered the burrito ground beef and the beef tastes like salt. Unfortunately all the meat was tossed out because it was unbearable to even eat. read more

Great food! Great service! Highly recommend eating here. Love the staff! Great atmospretend

Beautiful interior with a salsa bar to grab your own salsa without having to ask for multiple Tacos: Lengua, Al Pastor, and Tripa. SUPER delicious and seasoned very well- Lengua was more on a crispier side than soft, if that at matters to anyone. I personally like mine more soft Service was self serve on a kiosk and quick! Prices were hefty read more

Torta: Pretty good! Salsa bar: several options, and the dark red one was tasty and smoky! Tacos: We liked the tripe flavor, but chewier and not as crispy as we would have liked; the carnitas had good cook on it though we'll add more salt next time. Churros: Pretty good as well read more

Taco Libre - Churros - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

The food and portions are good, just wish the prices weren't as high. It's authentic and the vibes are good. Can get busy during lunchtime.

My first time eating at Taco Libre on Friday 18 today OMG it was absolutely awesome. Had Carnita street tacos...fabulous. The staff is very helpful and nice, and they smile. read more

Great authentic Mexican food! Love the sauce bar, you can get and grab as you want and need

If you are reading this. You have waited to long to come here. Stop what you are doing and run to Taco Libre. I'm typing with 1 hand and eating a quesabirria taco with the other. Wow I just entered another dimension eating this taco. Also had a fish taco and amazing. I want to pull up a cot and live here. Come quick before more of your life passes by and you haven't enjoyed this level of joy in your life. read more

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Taco Libre undeniably has pretty good food, but the service leaves a LOT to be desired. I have been there several times and each time it seems the service gets worse. The employees will do anything they can to avoid helping customers waiting at the counter. If you do go, check your order at the counter and ensure it is correct before allowing the employee to disappear in the back again or you will wait a long time for someone to come help. The food is yummy, I will give them that, but it is wildly overpriced for the quality and quantity. $6.99 for a handful of chips and 4 ounces of queso is outrageous. There are much better dining options in the area that will actually provide a positive dining experience. read more

Love the volcano tacos! The horchata and Jamaica drinks rock. Love all the salsas. This is a great place to get Mexican food.

Honestly, my go to spot whenever we crave fast, tasty food, but not as unhealthy as actual fast food! For a chain in the middle of Minnesota, this place really knocks it out of the park. I'm from California and the tacos here are solid & legit - corn tortilla, cilantro, deliciously marinated meats. I ALWAYS get the pork varieties - super juicy. Beef is an extra $0.50 so we will maybe get one or two. My wife loves the value of the tamales too. ~$3 a piece - we always go for the chicken ones. Lately, I also get the street corn - it's full of cheese, lime & paprika! Yum! read more

Taco Libre - Tacos, tamales, street corn, and drink. - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

This is a fast casual restaurant serving up a variety of Mexican foods, including tasty street tacos! The corn tortillas are a bit crisp, and tasty. There are three salsa to choose from, and all three are spicy! I tried the shredded chicken tacos, which I preferred over the veggie tacos. I'm thankful I don't have to drive so far for good tacos anymore! Oakdale is a bit closer than Lake Street. read more

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It was pretty good overall. The beef tacos weren't all that but ok. The shrimp tacos on the second go round were on point. The however might as well had been table side. I'm not a big guacamole person but i will indulge occasionally. This was the highlight of my visits. I devoured the guacamole! It is a bit pricier than I'd think for a taco dinner too. I think for chip and guacamole it was $10+ by itself. But i paid that twice for that stuff. Hope they continue that at least. Oh and there's NO ALCOHOL here . Sorry no tacos and margarita to swallow it down. read more

Taco Libre - Beef tacos and a side of guacamole - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

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The place is a great spot good food and friendly staff. I got the the empanadas. I must say they are very tasty. Will definitely return. read more

Taco Libre - Empanadas - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

Food was very good. Orders came up very quickly. I would stop again when I'm in town.

Definitely one of the best fast food type Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities! Wow, I really like Taco Libre - I wish there was one close to my house. There's a large variety of unique Mexican fare that make me love Taco Libre. You order up front and take a number. Pick where you want to sit and they bring the food out to you. They have multiple meat choices. There are 8 types of beef alone, including Tripa (the small intestines). They have unique ingredients like Flor De Calabaza (pumpkin flowers) and Huitlachoche (corn smut fungus). Of course, they have the standard soda machine. But they also have horchata, mango, and lime drink in 3 big Jetspray dispensers. They have a cooler with Mexican bottled sodas too. There's a big selection of self-serve sauces and toppings - awesome! Finally, they also have an assortment of Mexican sweets. If you're really hungry, you must try the "Machete"! It's an 18" long taco type item and you can order it with 2 different meats. It's big enough that 2 people could easily share. My only (minor) gripe is the self-serve salsa cooler. The labeling is goofy. It's hard to read (light colored lettering on the glass hood) and it's hard to determine which labels match which condiments. We finally figured out the labels but then we also found out that some of the sauces were in the wrong place. They have so many great salsas, I wish they took more time to label them better and put them in the right spot. I love the Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) theme. Thumbs up! -Daddy Maxx Retro P.S. I want to make a brief comment about the people complaining about "GREASE". Yo, reality alert: Authentic Mexican food is greasy, people! That's why it tastes so good. For example, they use pork lard for making authentic refried beans. If you want health food, go somewhere else. But keep the Mexican food authentic and flavorful, complete with the savory GREASE and PORK LARD! Don't change a thing Taco Libre, keep the flavor and keep the grease. Don't listen to the whiners. read more

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We stop here at least 1x every time we go to Minnesota. I really like their tacos (pastor & steak favorites) and their chips & guacamole and their different kinds of salsa are delicious. read more

Taco Libre - Tacos: pastor & steak - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

I arrived right at opening and tried the Pastor Alambres. Lots of food on a platter including onions, peppers and bacon. The meat was great but the entire plate was very greasy. Two people could share this Service was friendly and fast. read more

We picked up Taco Libre after work the other day. It's been a while, because their prices went up - I couldn't imagine paying $15 for a quesedilla again! But, the wife and I were craving a machete. I got my usual, tinga, and my better half got the steak. The tinga was delicious, juciy and full of meat. The steak was so-so, not as much meat, and the meat that was there was dry and tough/stringy, which is what I have come to expect in Mexican food. But, after a hard day's work, and with some cheap beer to wash it down with, the meals didn't last too long on the table, which is why there is no photo evidence that we even went to Taco Libre!!! read more

The birria tacos are delicious! Good Tres Leches cake. It's close to my house, so I'm there semi regularly.

My favorite is Machete amazing seasoning and kind of sad they do not have the corn on the cob anymore. It is a little expensive but totally worth it. read more

Overall, my visits to Taco Libre have been a bit across the board, but for the most part I like the cut of its jib. The restaurant is still relatively new and like seemingly everything else these days is built around fast casual. Order at the counter, fill your drink, grab your salsas from the salsa bar and pop a seat until your food arrives. The Pambazo reigns supreme over anything I have tried here thus far and I'll make repeat appearances for it. The tamales and huarache are okay and the elote was forgettable (maybe it's better when corn is in season?). The menu is pretty broad and they offer a fair number of both meat and veggie options, so even the fussiest of eaters should be able to find something to stuff in their faces. Taco Libre is one of the better options to grab a quick lunch in the area and one that will likely be a staple in my rotation even if only for the occasional Pambazo. read more

Taco Libre - Pambazo - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

Jalapeños for $2.49 and it was just a cup of pickled jalapeños.... Disappointed. Otherwise tortillas were dry, tripe tacos were great. read more

My husband has been raving about this place for a while now. Finally had the opportunity to try it and didn't disappoint one bit. I got the Machete with Pastor and it was delish. That Taco was so big there was enough for two meals. They also have an amazing salsa bar. Can't wait to go back and try more things. read more

Taco Libre - Machete with Pastor. - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

Today we were craving tacos and decided to finally check out Taco Libre. We ordered a whole feast of five tacos, 2 tamales, 2 sides of rice, and a massive piece of tres leches. Inside is a nice open layout and an visible kitchen so you can see how everything is prepared fresh. Laid beautifully in authentic corn tortillas my favorite taco was the barbacoa beef taco, followed by the marinated chicken. I ordered traditional street tacos so I missed having cheese on my tacos but they were so delicious they didn't need it. Plus some limes to give it even more added flavor. After stuffing our faces we ended with a deliciously moist piece of tres leches. Will definitely stop here again to try more tacos! read more

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Yummo! The giant machete with the asada steak is soooo good. I can't eat a whole one by myself so it's always a share with Steve plus a side of chips and salsa. They have a salsa bar and it's all you can eat with a variety of mild to so hot it melts your face off (just kidding, it would only melt my face. Steve can eat anything). Service is fairly quick. The tables are usually pretty clean. It has never been crowded when we go there so I hope they have the business to keep going since the food is so tasty. It's not far from where I work so I'm not sure why I don't go more often. Probably because it's not so good for my diet.... read more

Taco Libre - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

Pretty great tacos and the birria tacos are my favorite the food isn't too expensive but I'm sad they made the birria tacos smaller

Great tacos with great mild and hot sauces. Extremely impressed with it being a chain restaurant.

Ahhhhhmazing. Quick and polite. Tacos are would definitely go back and I will be when I can! Quesabirria tacos were perfect

This looked like an interesting place and I had to give it a try. I did get the machete as was recommended and it was very interesting. I did eat the whole thing somehow. It was good and enjoyed the uniqueness of it. The other food looked good and would like to try the soft tacos. I also enjoyed the salsa bar. They had some great flavors. It is a great place to go for quick, fun meal. read more

Taco Libre - The machete. - Tacos Near Me - Oakdale, Minnesota

Orders from Door Dash shrimp tacos w/ corn tortillas. Tons of shrimp and guacamole but the tortillas were greasy. I ended up just eating the filling after having one drip with grease. read more

Super disengaged staff, terrible service, average food. Definitely would not recommend.

Nice place to get good Mexican food. Quick service, great choices and reasonable prices read more

Food was decent, besides that it was very frustrating. Not kid-friendly. Went there with our family including a one-year-old and three-year-old. Ordered a kids meal besides other food and then asked for a glass for water. No glasses given for water, had to purchase a bottle. Applesauce came with the kids meal - wanted to purchase a second applesauce for the kids as one of them at the applesauce and our other child wanted one as well. Another no from the counter person. Couldn't purchase another applesauce - could only buy another kids meal to get one. First time going there and will never again. read more

Taco Libre has great authentic Mexican food. I've been to mainland Mexico and the food here is comparable for sure. They also have locations in St. Paul and Edina. Everything tastes full of flavor here (except maybe the fish tacos, don't recommend). The menus are easy to read and the design of the restaurant is modern and fun. Clean environment overall too. Prices are maybe a little more than other Mexican restaurants in the area, but it's fast casual so everything comes out pretty quickly. Food: Chips & guac here are better than Chipotle's. Street tacos are a must-try (pastor and asada). Machete can feed two not as hungry adults if you get side dishes or two younger children. Rice is made well and tasty. Horchata isn't too sweet (perfect). read more

I ordered 6 steak tacos (which were $4 each) and not only are they small but the MAJORITY of the meat where nasty fat pieces. And I had to pick out soooo much of it. There was even some super hard pieces in it too. This place used to be really good, but idk what happened. read more

Love Taco Libre! I've had the huarache and a number of the tacos. Both are great! The huarache is basically a super long open face taco with your choice of meat, beans, queso fresco, sour cream, onions cilantro and cactus. The cactus on this makes it. The tacos are simple and oh so good with your choice of meat/veggie, onions, cilantro and lime. I'm slowly working my way through all the veggie and meat options they have. The following are what I've had so far: Azada (steak): really good Cabeza (beef cheek): great Pollo a La Mexicana (shredded chicken with onions and tomatoes): really good Rajas con Queso (pablano peppers, onions & cheese): good loaded with cheese and veggies Carnitas (tender braised pork): great, favorite so far Tripe (crispy beef tripe): alright, not my first choice Flor De Calabaza (Pumpkin Flower) alright 7 down 11 more to go! I'm also wanting give the torta a try soon. read more