They serve up one the best street tacos we've had so far! It came highly recommended We arrived at around 4pm and had the restaurant to ourselves, which was nice. People started trickling in later. The establishment was very clean and what caught my eye was the well stocked complimentary, self serve, all you can eat chips, salsa, and condiments bar! It's not your regular kinda basic condiments either. They serve up warm tortilla chips, around four various salsas, greens for your tacos, cilantro, onions, jalapeños, cucumbers, pickled carrots, etc etc just to name a few. We ordered a variety of 10 street tacos-chicken , sirloin, and al pastor and piled on the toppings from the condiment bar. The winner of street tacos..... the sirloin!!!! Lots of flavor. We'll be back!!! Loyalty card offered read more

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Very mediocre Tex Mex. Could get better prices and and better quality at other Tex Mex places. I got the steak plate for two which did have lots of food and the food came out almost immediately. Lots of drink and sauce options if you're eating in the restaurant. Service was fine and the atmosphere was fast food and casual. read more

Thoroughly enjoyed the street tacos and crispy tacos from Taco Palenque. Service at the drive through was fast and courteous.

All I can say is we got 2 giant burritos an they were top notch. Best bonitos I've had in years . 10/10 w cooks .

Got bean and cheese tacos and a chips and queso. I received movie theater nacho cheese instead of normal taco Palenque queso. Really nasty and soupy read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - Nacho cheese not Chips & Queso 8oz - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

Every time I seem to go to this place, they forget something. I spoke with the manager Diego and he said it was perfectly fine to leave this review so that means he could probably care less about taco Palenque company. I was asking for a full refund because it is not my fault that my food came incomplete and it seems to always happen over and over . shame on whoever is managing these people and to give such horrible customer service for this, I rate this place with one star only and I would rate it without any stars, but you have to rate it with something. Most importantly it was my daughter's meal and you could care less ,,,,,shows how much you care about your customers. read more

Disappointed with Taco Palenque again. The drive thru service needs process improvement. They are slow. It took 20 minutes at drive thru because instead of having the car with huge order pull to the front to wait, they make everyone wait until they fill that order. The drive thru lane needs room so others can drive around the car waiting for their order. Their spot for cars waiting for orders is in the drive thru lane. Ridiculous because others cants get around. First visit I order a soda and had to wait for them to prepare a huge family order. Disrespect to drive through customers. Have those waiting for order wait in front of store and not block drive thru. This visit was exact experience, waiting 20 minutes for a chicken fajita taco which was very cold and dry. I'm convinced they have an flawed process. read more

The award winning steak fajitas were dry and cold. The tortillas were stale. The guacamole was old and turning brown. The chipotle chicken taco didn't have any rice or vegetables... read more

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Best fast food in San Antonio Texas. Better than burgers and pizza. Whole family loves it! read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

TLDR: Decent enough place, but puzzling IKEA-like serving... I've heard good-to-mixed things about Taco Palenque, from what I gather they've got a great reputation in areas south of San Antonio. My experience tells me that they're likely an authentic Mexican-style place that takes its time making real food as opposed to pre-made corporate fare. The portions are generous, and overall very tasty though the oddness of what's there really puzzles me. The salsas are extremely watery, and the tortillas and meat all have a greasy feel and sheen. Oddest of all was the serving - I ordered the Street Sirloin, which should be a lot like Mexican street tacos. Beef on a pair of small corn tortillas, served with grilled onions and cilantro. Check out the picture to see what I got. The tacos are there, but everything else is separate or wrapped up in foil. I suppose that like IKEA, you're supposed to build the taco yourself? Not a big deal, but when added to the watery salsa and the greasiness of everything else...yeah, weird. I'll come back sometime to try this place again, see if I came on an off day. In the meantime, I'll give this place a 3 out of 5 on the 'CTJ Scale', as noted below. 5 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Jesus good. Would be OK passing away after finishing a plate here. 4 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Mary good. Would be OK having a nosh here with Mother Mary. 3 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Joseph good. Would be OK having a beer here with Jesus' Dad. 2 out of 5 stars: Come-to-the-Apostles good. Meh. Wouldn't have my last supper here. 1 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Nobody good. I wouldn't have my penultimate supper here, either. read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - The store's legacy! - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

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everytime i go there they screw up my order, every damn time!!! tired of it not going there ever again!!

Wasn't bad at all. For a chain place had decent food and the service was pretty decent will make this my usual chain.

Delicious, the chicken fajitas are always my favorite. Service is really the best. I highly suggest they are fast and efficient.

Slow drive thru and yet they still forget my tortillas If they won't give you what you pay for why even bother to have a drive thru read more

Stopped in for a late night snack and got a bean and cheese taco. Service was fast and friendly. Restaurant was clean - a nice surprise for the late night hour. And the salsa and chips bar was clean and well stock with many options. Thanks read more

I come to this location very often, and I've had issues with their portions. Specifically with the $6 Pirata taco (that's outrageously expensive to begin with). I've had about 15 instances where I get home and there's almost no meat in the taco( total 3 pieces of fajita meat all tiny pieces). So they're essentially selling you a $6 bean and cheese taco, YIKES. The first few times I called and complained but I'm at the point where I'm just simply not going to go to this location ever again. Tired of getting scammed. read more

I really enjoyed my chicken quesadilla, beef fajita taco. The salsas are more towards the spicy side, except for verde. Really good verde, fresh pico de Gallo. But the most important part is my food wasn't salty. It didn't taste overly salted like the food I got from UTSA location of Taco Palenque. I was going to give up on this chain and I'm glad I didn't. The manager here is doing something right. I appreciate him so much. @Edgar read more

Not sure why such a low rating since this has become my families go to. My husband was the 1st in our family to check it out and he couldn't stop raving about the food and options here. So gave it a try and yes he was right!! Tonight I ordered the chicken Flautas, husband ordered the beef fajita taco combo with Horchata, and MNL ordered the crispy Tacos. Everything was packed great for a to go order. Food was hot when we got home. The Horchata was so good not too sweet . The chips and queso where SO GOOD!! Chef kiss!! Flautas were a good size. Refried beans were good. And that's coming from a Mexican!! So in all yes go for it You will not regret it. read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - Chicken flautas - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

I am not sure why the low rating for this place. It has become our family go to place for weekend Mexican food. I have only gotten food to go but service is always excellent. Everything is nicely packaged and they bring the food out to you at the packing lot. There was a time when I didn't know how to pronounce some of the menu items correctly at the drive through, the cashier even came out to the drive through to make sure he got me order correctly. Everything we have tried so far are excellent. Ingredients are fresh, taste is really good, and portion is always big so very good for sharing with your family. Our favorite is the super sirloin or beef quesadilla, we order it every time. But other items are also good such as the street tacos and Fajitas meals. read more

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I stopped by because I wanted late night tacos, their open sign is on...and the website says they're open. Maybe they should update their hours if they aren't going to accept orders 30 minutes before their closing time. I wouldn't have driven over here, and gone to Mama Margies down the road instead. read more

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Price: $3 and up. Just depends what's you get Flavor: ohh yeah the authenticity is there! What to get: panchitos with beef fajita or pirata taco Experience: I'm from Laredo TX where it all happened! I remember going out late at night or coming back from the border and dining in smothered with cheese and beans from dipping my hands in that panchito bowl full of cheese beans and chips (basically beef nachos with cheese) the original flavor is still there and I can't not say how amazed I am with that! This is the only restaurant that takes me back to my childhood! This is not your typical Tex-mex food so if you don't like authentic Mexican food (like my in laws ) then I wouldn't recommend it! The margaritas are strong and goooodddd definitely check them out for happy hour! You can't go wrong with anything on their menu. read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - Lobby and ordering area - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

Drive through service is bad, especially this morning. I've been there several times and they keep getting my order wrong. The food is good but needs staff improvements. read more

Same old get what you pay for service there's nothing extraordinary but there's nothing disappointing

It feels as if every time I order that they ALWAYS mess up. That the only guarantee is for the order to come out incorrect. I get so annoyed calling to correct the order every-time that I'd rather heat up a ramen after another mess up. I genuinely enjoy their food but not at the cost of a lack of attention to detail to their customer orders. SPECIFICALLY at night it's even more horrendous. Please correct this and touch base with workers to at least read order details. Thank you. read more

Placed near $50 order was forced to obviously pull up. Waited for the food to only get home to missing tacos. Called the store approximately 5 times not a single answer! Then had to come up here and re-wait in line after their error. Definitely won't be coming back! read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - Call log. - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

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I order weekly from this location; but that may change. Today, I ordered Pancho (fajita) with 3 salsas. The chips were all crumbs and pieces. I had to scrape it together with the cheese, and eat it with a fork, as I could not pick up the chip crumbs with my fingers. No salsa. And the avocado amount was considerable smaller. Last week I order The Pancho (fajita), 1 potato and egg, and 1 chorizo and egg breakfast taco. The Pancho was good, but the tacos were completely wrong. Instead I received a bean 'n cheese, and a fajita taco. read more

I'm save you the trip and just go to taco cabana. The tacos are over priced for trash food. The tortillas are like the California ones and not thick. read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - They serve the guacamole scooped straight out of the avocado. I had to make it into guacamole with my spoon. - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

Opened my taco to find eggshells , wow thanks. That it's seriously so gross and as a customer for a long time I'm a little shocked read more

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Love, love, love this location. Great quality. Food is delicious and good sized portions. One of the servers, who tends to the tables, Edgar is AMAZING!!! He is so friendly. Always greeting the customers and most importantly keeps everything clean and sanitized!!! We can tell the difference when we go and he is not there. Edgar (De Leon) goes above and beyond to deliver a wonderful experience! We live closer to another location but go here instead because of him!!! read more

I love this place! The avocado salsa is delicious. I usually get the taco plate with ground beef and man I am never dissatisfied. The chips and queso...bomb! There is a taco called the matamoros...man getchu one of them too. The guacamole....outta sight! Praise God! I gotta have my Taco Palenque fix once a week. It's just that good. read more

We love Taco Palenque! We go there all the time as a family. All four kids enjoy it too. The breakfast tacos and the Matamoros's are delicious. Free chips and salsa are fresh and tasty. The workers are nice and caring and keep things clean. read more

First time, last time. Barbacoa taco required a faucet handle to turn off the constant stream of grease. Flour tortilla soaked in grease. Too much fat also. I ordered egg and potato And was given bean and bacon. Never again will I visit any Palenque group place. No thank you! read more

I used to love Taco Palenque. Being from Laredo, TP has always been more like comfort food to me. It might just be this location, but they can't ever get a simple instruction right. I always ask for tortilla well done. Something about seeing a raw tortilla grosses me out. I always have to remind them, too, to please make sure it's fully cooked. Again, this morning my breakfast had some raw tortillas. I called the manager to complain, and he wants to tell me that the tortillas "get soft" after sitting for a while. I'm Mexican! I've been eating tortillas all my life and they don't get like this. It seems the customer service is getting worst too. Overall, I'm super disappointed. read more

Taco Palenque Bandera - Raw tortilla - Tacos Near Me - Helotes, Texas

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The girl with the contacts fake colored eyes is rude to customers in the drive-thru. She refuses to make sure your order is correct and then hands you an incorrect order. Then she leaves the window and makes you wait until another employee acknowledges you. Waste of time and terrible customer service. Maybe you should get another job where you don't have to work directly with customers. read more

This is not fast food Mexican restaurant. It's not a Taco Cabana nor Cha Cho's. Expect to wait a little longer for your order, but it's worth it. Food is delicious and fresh. Their green salsa is so good. Dine in is usually slow so social distance is not an issue. We always take togo using the drive thru. The meats are well seasoned and tender. Even their crispy taco shells taste fresh and not stale like most places. Burritos are well packed with meats, beans, cheese, and rice. Delicious and must try. read more

Every time we eat or order food from here it's always hot and delicious. The only place we will get tacos from since they opened!! Super yummy! read more

Crazy Saturday night probably more than they expected Ilse took care of my order and did it with excellent customer service definitely appreciated. Garcias Ilse! read more

Your tortillas arent good start from scratch and try again it took me 10 minutes to chew 2 of them

I like their crispy taco plate. Hot sauce is good employees are super nice my wife likes the signature tacos.

Business hours says they close at 230. I pulled up at 219 and they said "sorry were closed" well maybe y'all should update the hours or teach people how to close correctly and not turn away paying customers because y'all want to get out sooner :) read more