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Taco Roc

3.7 (107 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Fiesta burrito with steak and cheese
Clariee J.

I've lived in chattanooga for over a decade and just got to Taco Roc. No idea why it took me so long. Restaurants that are in unassuming locations are the best. Everything was really good. The steak in the fiesta burrito was cooked well, but it wasn't hard and rubbery. It's a big burrito and honestly, I wouldn't recommend getting anything else with it unless you want leftovers. The guacamole, cheese sauce and chips are all good. You can tell the guac and chips are definitely made in house. It was still good after a couple days in the fridge, too. Chips aren't too salty but do have a little salt on them, so they aren't bland. You could eat them alone if you wanted. LOVE the salsa bar. I'll obviously be back. Gotta try some other stuff :)

Medium horchatta
Hart P.

Mexican food in Chatanooga has broken away from the Americanized chains to authentic Mexican. Toco Roc is another welcome addition in this trend. They serve authentic Mexican comfort food. Well prepared. You can look at a menu or order off the pictures that are behind the counter. I saw the special tacos and ordered them (bacon added). There were many other options that I can have on another day. The horchata was not overly strong in the cinnamon flavor and good. With a salsa bar in the main part of the restaurant you can customize your meal to your tastes. Watch the pico de gallo, one has pepper added and one doesn't. There aren't any labels or scoville heat indications.

Taco platter
Molly L.

Great authentic Mexican food! We got the taco platter as well as the tamale platter. The tamales were amazing with the right amount of spice and the tacos were delicious as well!

Main dining area. Very simple!!!
Anne M.

This place is Authentic Mexican which is a bit of a surprise in Chattanooga. (Although it is a College town..) The decor is very simple. Wooden tables: either booths or 2,4,6, 8 tops with pleather steel chairs. And it's Counter Service although they will deliver to your table. The chips are made with flour tortillas & are hot & lightly salted. They provide a small carafe of regular salsa with the chips which is okay but go to the salsa bar & try the others. They are much better IMHO. The Guacamole is off the charts fabulous! Creamy & chunky with a slight kick. They have an AWESOME salsa & condiment bar with 6 different fresh salsas: 3 Spicy & 3 Mild. They offer pico de gallo, fresh chopped white onion, & chopped parsley as well as pickled & grilled jalapeños! I ordered the Barbacoa pulled spiced beef & the Carnitas pulled pork soft corn tacos. Both were DELISH! They offer bottled beers as well as as Micheladas. Fountain Soft drinks, sweet & unsweetened tea & bottled soft drinks. All the staff were nice, friendly, polite, courteous & efficient. The dining area & bathrooms are clean. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Bean tacos with simple toppings - in this picture I've only added pico- so far!
Omega C.

Most authentic Mexican food in Chattanooga that I've had. They have more variety than most Mexican restaurants. Delicious homemade tortillas and chips! Make sure you load up at the salsa bar - there are so many different kinds to try! I got 3 bean tacos, they were yummy and so filling I could only eat 2 of them. I'll be back!

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Ladia F.

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11 years ago

Not a big fan of Mexican. But this place is so authentic; the food is just delicious. And I'm in Chattanooga, Tennessee!! Whodathunkit!!!

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11 years ago

The staff are very friendly and the food is great, this was our first visit. Its like eating in someones kitchen, casual and comfortable.

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11 years ago

A little hole in the wall restaurant with big flavor. If you want authentic Mexican food this is worth the visit.

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Closest to authentic Mexican food in Chattanooga. One of my favorite hole-in-the wall places in the city.

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10 years ago

True Mexican food. Love it. Never a wait, great service and menu. Go here for real Mexican food.

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Come for the top-notch Mexican food, stay for the delicious fresh fruit juice! One of Chattanooga's best kept food secrets.

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14 years ago

Good beef tacos! Filing I added cheese and tomatoes.

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14 years ago

Real Mexican food, try the chicken burrito.

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12 years ago

Nothing fancy. But the food is really good and not the traditional Mexican restaurant fare.

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10 years ago

Excellent food and very fast. Been there several times. Cheap prices. I highly recommend it.

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We had a fun meal. Our focus was on the small plates which we ordered and shared - 4 in total, but…read moreplenty of food for our date night. The selections were both interesting and traditional - a combination of old Oaxacan classics and modern Mexican faire. Plenty of opportunity to broaden your gastronomic range! Liberty, our server, was fun and engaging and full of helpful hints. We dined outdoors and the weather was perfect for it. Great view of the incline railway too. Overall our experience was muy excellente!

This was spotted by my wife and she immediately added it to our must try list while visiting. This…read moreis a cool establishment with awesome, young and hip waiters. We had our two young girls and they were very understanding and accommodating (high chair and coloring sheets). The menu is interesting but to be honest, we enjoyed almost none of our items. The cocktails were very meh. Not awful but not great. The food is really where this place lacks in my opinion. No one was a fan of almost any dish we got. The puffy tacos with redfish were likely the worst. Under seasoned and close to being gross. The catfish dish was so so. The fish itself was good but the grits were hard and the green tomatoes were so sour that they overpowered everything else. The ribs tried but I'd suggest going to a legit BBQ joint for real meats like this. The potatoes were greasy and mostly bland. I'd rank this our least favorite meal in the city. Interestingly enough. We were just at a Michelin star restaurant less than a week before and had the complete opposite experience.

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Throughout the years, I've always loved coming to this restaurant with friends and family…read more And this recent visit while in town did not disappoint! Upon arrival, a friendly host found us comfortable booth seating behind the bar. The waitress not only answered our food allergy related questions pertaining to certain dish prep but the manager came over to our table to assure us that she would be double checking our order to make sure there was no allergen cross contamination. Such a kind, thoughtful gesture! Mom and I ordered the sampler to split - a huge tray filed with delish gluten free chips, a delish bowl salsa verde, a delish bowl of homemade guacamole, and a delish bowl of homemade cheese sauce. For my lunch, I got two of my favorite tacos on their menu still, the California Club ones, large tacos filled with roasted chicken, a tasty like crema, and avocado. Not as hungry as I, Mom got an Oy Vey Taco, another longstanding goodie, a brisket based taco, which she enjoyed. Our later than planned Wednesday lunch was perfect.

Took my Mamacita to Taco Mamacita after a quick run to the mall. I won't turn down a good taco but…read moreit was pretty mid. I like the idea of trendy sounding dishes and fun taco names, but I wasn't wowed. Our server took a while to get to us despite being a relatively empty dining room at the time. We both ordered an El Camino margarita, which was an orange-ish one. I asked for it blended but it came out on the rocks, so I just kept it. I ordered two tacos, the Oy Vey and the Taco Royale. The Oy Vey was nothing special and I didn't taste the barbacoa at all. The Taco Royale was much better and had a good blend of flavor between the chicken, chorizo, and pico. The side of corn was not what I ordered but I couldn't flag down the server so I gave in and kept it. It was average corn with a little bit of queso fresco on top. I noticed that the bowl really wasn't too filled for the $14 price point, some fast casual chains can do better bowls. I've had better and worse but the tacos at Taco Mamacita really didn't feel like the gourmet tacos they are billed to be.

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Taco Roc - mexican - Updated October 2026

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