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    Taco Pionero

    4.4 (107 reviews)
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    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Street tacos
    Freda R.

    Searched for street tacos near me and this taco shop popped up with 4.5 stars. This place was not surrounded by a whole lot, but the inside was very inviting. There were deep rich bold colors on the walls with a twist of Mexican flare as part of decor. Very neat and clean! The young lady greeted me as I walked in and gave me time to gaze at the various items on the menu. I ordered 2 pork street tacos and 1 fajita on flour with a soft drink. Food served pretty quick and tacos were delicious!!! I ordered 3 more for take out. I can't wait to go back and try something different.

    Assortment of street tacos
    Sherelle L.

    First, I want to say that I appreciate the genuine welcome I got when I arrived! Made me even more excited to explore their menu. I decided on getting an assortment of 5 street tacos which cost me $13 . Can we talk about these meaty tacos??? I mean just look at the picture! My favorite meats was the steak for sure, but all of them were flavorful! I will frequent this place for sure

    3 different type tacos
    Barb A.

    First time at Taco Pionero on a Friday night. We were greeted with a great smile upon entering. Since this was a new place for us, it took me a bit to decide. The young lady behind the counter was so patient and friendly. I ordered a birria taco, a carnitas taco, and charro beans. My friend order 3 beef tacos, Barbacoa, fajita, and bistek. ALL were DELICIOUS!! Everything had great flavor! It is nice and bright in the restaurant, very welcoming.

    Taco Plate w/side of charro beans and medium guacamole (steak & pork)
    Christie N.

    Another great experience! I was having trouble with online ordering so decided to call. The Lady who took my order over the phone on the evening of 6/23 was very helpful, professional, and patient. We were having some communication challenges and she was really polite and simply great! Excellent service!! My husband enjoyed his 5 chicken taco plate that comes with one side. He decided to try them with flour tortillas this time and was pleased. He ordered rice as his side but we realized it wasn't there once we got the order home. My Mother got the chicken quesadillas that typically comes with salad but we were asked which side she wanted so she was excited to get their rice too! (Although the salad is a fine choice). Again, she had half of her meal leftover for another meal. My Dad really enjoyed his chicken enchiladas with red sauce, rice & charro beans. He said the charro beans were some of the best he's had. I got the 3 taco plate with birria on flour. The tacos were good but not great. Corn tortillas would probably have been a better choice. They were a little dry. Maybe offering a small side of consume would fix that. There are to many other great things on the menu and things to try that I probably won't be ordering them again. The 3 taco plate comes with 2 sides so I got rice & refried beans and enjoyed them. We got a medium side guacamole that is enough for 2-3 people if using as compliment to your meal and not as dip. It was a little heavy on the salt this time but we had no problem devouring it! Opportunities: Online Ordering - would not allow me to choose my meat selection(s) on tacos and does not allow substitutions or omissions. (Reason why I ended up calling in my order). From past recommendation of a mild salsa, I ordered some of the regular salsa and stated non-spicy. She told me it'd be the green salsa. It was good but still too spicy for someone who can not tolerate much spice. We got some of the red too and my husband & I enjoyed using some of that on our tacos. I'd still recommend considering having a non-spicy mild salsa option or a mild picante type salsa.

    Simple and delicious tacos!!!

    Food-tasty, seasoned perfectly, simple and clean presentation Service-great, not busy and laid back, welcoming and helpful Ambiance-clean, great tie to heritage, homey

    Pastor Taco
    Jaycee B.

    Checked this out in our endless search of delicious tacos. The owner is so nice and friendly! We both got a 5 taco plate, pastor and they were incredible. I stuck with the green salsa and my hubby got the pink one you have to ask for (scorching hot). Prices were great and the food came so fast.

    Menudo, Torta Cubana Torta, 5 Taco Plate
    Elianeth R.

    I was craving tacos last night so we decided to try something new and came across this place. Staff were super friendly and made us feel very comfortable! Our food came out great and satisfied my craving 100%, it was actually so good we ordered 10 more tacos to go haha I'll definitely be back and eat here more often!

    Pleasant airy dining room
    Laura P.

    Delicious authentic Mexican food made fresh to order awaits you here at Taco Pionero in Arlington!! Take an few moments to check out the menu - they have anything you could want here - sopes, gorditas, menudo (on weekends), tortas - as well as all the favorites: tacos, quesadillas, and fajitas. There are usually 2 types of Mexican food lovers in a family: the ones who want it Autentico o nada, and the ones who want it more familiar and approachable. Both can eat here and be happy!! I am autentico or nada, so I was thrilled that I had a choices if so many variety meats: tripas, lengua, chicharron, menudo - but as soon as I saw the tacos de birria con queso, I knew what I had to get. I am such a sucker for good Birria, that I had to order it - and I was so happy that I did! Delicious, tender, well-spiced meat with generous amount of queso in a dipped corn tortilla that had been crisped on the grill - HEAVEN ON A PLATE! My companeros, one mas familiar and one in between autentico or nada and familiar we're with me and both were very happy with their choices. One got the cheese quesadilla, which was stuffed with delicious while melted cheese in a large flour tortilla, crisped beautifully on the grill. It was served with French fries served hot and crispy from the fryer. My husband got the three taco plate with puerco al pastor, lengua and carnitas tacos. Al pastor was served in the diced style, but was very tender and served with chunks of pineapple. Muy delicioso! Lengua was also diced, and very tender with warm spices in the braising liquid infusing the meat. Carnitas were stewed and very tender. Tacos are served with 3 kinds of salsas: a direly creamy orange-colored Jane wrap salsa that is hot hot hot ( and I love love loved!), a tomatillo salsas that was tangy and refreshing (also loved this one) and a creamy avocado and jalapeño salsa that is also delicious. I found myself continually going back for the creamy habanero salsa and the tomatillo chunky salsa - which tells you something because I admit I am addicted to the the creamy green salsa. Next time I want to try the tripas and the pressed chicharron, lengua, a sope, and whatever else strikes my fancy! They do chilaquiles and breakfast tacos in the morning, so you can come in early to start your day off right. EAT HERE NOW!! 5 something delicious for everybody stars

    Pastor and Carnitas tacos
    Kim Charron L.

    Been following Arlington Foodies group on Facebook and took this suggestion, it paid off!! Very clean and nicely decorated, ordered at the counter and they brought it to us. Everything freshly made, we heard them making it after we ordered. My very favorite was Carnitas, moist but not greasy and extremely flavorful and delicious!! Barbacoa was my second favorite, seasoned well and cooked perfectly. Pastor and Suadero were also very tasty. Taco Tuesday $1.99 each for regular tacos and they come with cilantro, onions and radishes. Their green salsa was supremely good.

    Fish Taco
    Eric H.

    I don't know why I waited so long to try this place out !' My gf and I were starving and had nothing to cook and were craving tacos so we decided to given this place a try. I'm very happy that we did. Everything was very fresh and delicious . I'm actually ordering from here again today as I leave this review. The fish taco is one of the best I've had in a while! Try the street tacos and the fish tacos and you won't be disappointed!!

    Choice of three tacos and side of French fries and refried beans
    Winnie Y.

    Such a hole in the wall with authentic Mexican food! You walk in and are immediately greeted by someone who is ready to help you and recommend dishes depending on what you're in the mood for. She made great recommendations! My kids liked the birria tacos, I loved my caldo de res, and my husband like his torta that was so big he had a hard time getting it into his mouth. Prices are reasonable for the amount of food that is served. Pretty empty on a Friday night, but they had lots of regulars getting to go orders. My kids are already asking to go back!

    chicken Flautas
    Travis H.

    I was searching for an amazing torta and I found one! I got the combination torta with ham and bistek! It was amazing!! I also got beans and rice that were great. The horchata and Jamica augas so good. They brought out 3 diferent. The green and orange were super spicy which I love and they had great flavor. Also the service was very friendly and a clean restaurant. I'll def b back

    Alambre

    This place just keeps getting better. The Alambre, subbed chorizo for the bacon. Fantastic. The Cremona salsa is great. A+++

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    My friend told me about this place, OMG what a great burrito, very clean, nice staff. 5 stars

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    Thanks so much! We’ll be looking forward to serving you again!

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    At this point in time I will say I frequent this place often and enjoy the tacos. I would recommend this place for Mexican food

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    Customer service was great and the food was excellent freshly made . They gave us some suggestions from their menu. Lots of seating room.

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    Thank you very much Angela!

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    Delicious food/ good service/casual, nice, homey, ma and pa shop which is my favorite.

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