A new Taco Prime has opened on Germantown Parkway across from the Agricenter. There are two other locations in town already.
Sherry and I went around 5:30 in the afternoon. The location used to be a Gutheries Chicken, and the restaurant still has a fast food vibe. But this is no Taco Bell. You order and pay at the counter, but they bring your food, and the server refilled my drink as well. The sodas come with refills, but not the speciality drinks like horchata.
We ordered a birria taco which comes with a spicy dipping sauce. The meat is shredded beef, like shredded roast. It came in a crunchy shell with cheese and onions. It was tasty but not outstanding.
We also got a fish taco and a shrimp taco. The shrimp were small, battered fried morsels that came in a crunchy corn shell with peppers and onions and a bit of spice. The problem was the shrimp and vegetables were drowned in a thick cheese sauce that overwhelmed the flavor of anything else.
The fish taco on the other hand was bright and crisp. The fish was a single fried plank that was hot from the fryer. It came with fresh cabbage slaw and a tasty mayo sauce.
We order the taquitos. They come in a set of four. We got two beef and two chicken. The beef was the same as the birria taco. The chicken was shredded. They came topped with cotija cheese and pickled onions. This was a HUGE plate of food, much bigger than the frozen or gas station variety. They were a bit on the dry side though.
For sides, we got chips and white queso, and black beans. The beans were tender with a deep savory flavor. The chips were fresh and crunchy and the amount of cheese dip was very generous.
In summary, the fish taco was great! The chips and dip were plenty for two people. I can recommend the beans.
This is not inexpensive food, but it was more like casual dining than fast food. The portions were large and tasty, and mostly worth the cost. read more