Really good tacos and attentive service. We had 2 combos with the chorizo, pescado, al pastor, carnitas, and carne asada tacos. Every single one was deliciously flavorful. My personal favorite was the al pastor. We would go make this our regular spot if we lived in Chattanooga. Will be sure to visit the next time we pass that way. read more

Convenient location downtown. Street parking or a little more difficult in circling to find a lot. Puts you in the mind of a gas station with dine in eating but an authentic Mexican appeal. Service was great in being fast with drinks and food coming out and attentive service. Most importantly, food was good. read more

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Authentic Mexican food in Chattanooga! I finally made my way to Taconooga this week! This place is really cute, small, and casual - a little run down in some places, like the bathroom, but it's all apart of the experience right? I love the booths next to the window - that's where my husband and I sat and people watched as people walked by on the street. The servers were friendly and quick to serve us. They have 32-oz beers, which my husband was excited about. I was personally excited about the salsas on the table - tried them all and loved them all except for the green one. My husband and I split the Guac Mex and for entrees, I got the taco trio and my husband got the Big Nooga burrito. Both dishes were really good! I especially liked the picadilla taco. Oh, and I highly recommend getting the chipotle mayo to pour on top of your tacos - extra sauce is ALWAYS a good thing. Overall, good spot, but I do think it was a bit overpriced for it looking like such a dive. read more

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THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD!! The servers were so nice and kept making sure everything was alright. The atmosphere was so fun and I loved the music!! read more

Taconooga - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Exactly the kind of Mexican place we were looking for! We wanted authentic and found TacoNooga to be fresh and friendly! We were given chips and salsa after ordering our drinks. The salsa was AMAZING! Wish they sold it by the bottle! The chips were corn which was perfect as I am GF. We ordered chicken tacos and my daughter got nachos on the kids meal. She loved hers and the chicken tacos were perfect with the lime (and adding salsa) they provided! I was sad I hadn't ordered more! If you go order more than you need as you will absolutely want leftovers again and again! read more

Taconooga - Kids Meal nachos. - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Truly authentic & delicious! Super affordable, super cute, and quite convenient! I am so glad that I stopped in here with my daughter cuz the food was absolutely delicious. The service was phenomenal and the location superb! I ordered the kids quesadilla. It came with rice and beans and I enjoyed the Carne Asada taco on flour tortilla instead of corn. Absolutely phenomenal! read more

Taconooga - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

I have visited Taconooga a couple of times on trips to Chattanooga and I've never been disappointed. The specialty tacos, especially their namesake with grilled chicken, are worth the $6.50 price tag. I had that, along with a perfectly crispy carnitas taco. It had a few too many onions for my liking but it was still a great meal. It was a little different to pay $4.50+ for chips and salsa, but there was plenty and I did not run out in my short meal. It's definitely going to continue to be one of the first places I stop on each trip. read more

Taconooga - Taconooga Taco (with chicken) and a Carnitas Taco - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The food an service was great. Very happy i decided to come here after i had a bad experience at el santa up the street. Love the people very kind and patient. read more

FANTASTIC little Mexican restaurant. Family owned and run. If we lived here, Taconooga would be our regular spot! read more

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Boy, this little spot has what you want if you like hand made corn tortillas & fresh salsa's. The Al Pastor tacos were excellent. read more

Taconooga - Al Pastor tacos and salsa's & chips. - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Awesome food and great people! Best tacos Al pastor ever! Great salsa. Fun atmosphere. Definitely a downtown Chattanooga must read more

Have walked by this spot a million times and just now tried it. I love the cooler full of yummy drinks if you feel like a cold sugar rush in a hot day. I got three tacos (I ordered a combo but never got the beans and rice). My favorite was the ground beef as it had more seasoning than the other ones. Husband had the fish and shrimp and loved the shrimp ones. The fact they give you three sauces on the table is amazing. I really enjoyed the spicy one pictured in the middle although I personally could stand for an extra hot option. Easy in and out, we would stop in any time for a taco fix. read more

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I'm gonna admit, it took me longer than it probably should have to understand the name TACONOOGA, but who would have thought you could find some pretty amazing and authentic TACOS in CHATTA"NOOGA". The place is small and simple. Nothing really fancy. But who needs fancy when you got great food?! Our server was friendly and very accommodating for my two young grandkids. Our food came out fresh and hot in no time. My one complaint was she just didn't come back to the table after we got our food, and i really could have used a few drink refills. Other than that, we rather enjoyed our meal. We parked in the back so it was a short walk to the restaurant. The bathrooms were clean and the employees were wearing masks. And we even took quick walk across the pedestrian walk Bridge across the street afterwards. Next time you find yourself in Chattanooga.. be sure to check this place out! read more

Food is good but very overpriced. 3 very small tacos 14 dollars- no sides. Guac 12 dollars. Not going back because there are better places for those prices. read more

This place is crazy good. We were in town visiting some friends and this is where they took us, and I was so happy about it. The tacos were delicious and huge! Two tacos filled me up from an empty stomach. I got the chicken poblano and the fried fish tacos. The poblano has chicken, cheese and a sort of spinach/artichoke dip on top. It was such a unique but delicious taco. The fish taco had this awesome mango salsa and came with a special sauce that was amazing. The guacamole was also on point. The employees were very accommodating to my wife who is on a very restricted diet right now. Add Taconooga to that "must visit" list for Chattanooga! read more

Taconooga - Fish taco and taco poblano - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Hard pass!!! Awful!! Ordered a taco salad. Of which was served to me with wet dripping corn and black beans in the bottom of the bowl .. it was so wet and water soaked as if they opened cans of both and poured into a dish straight from the cans ~ then topped with lettuce and cheese. HORRIBLE!! And cost me around $17. Never again!!! Chipotle is so much better!!! read more

Off of Frazier, and bit hard to find. Basically hole in the wall. Inside small and nothing to look at. We had guacamole with mango which was delicious, chips were made fresh and yummy. Had the street tacos Carne Asada and Shrimp, they were just plain but ok, not bad not great. Overall good food. The homemade Popsicles and guac I would definitely come back for but tacos...iv had better with more flavor. read more

Taconooga - Carne Asada and Shrimp tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The basic chicken tacos were so full of flavor - delicious! The chicken taconooga with the corn salsa/topping and cheese was good and the shrimp taco was great too, but my favorite was the basic taco flavor of the chicken! read more

Taconooga - Chicken fajitas; chicken taconooga, chicken taco, and shrimp/cameron taco. - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Excellent chicken tortilla soup. Best I have ever had! Sorry about the photo. If I had known it was going to be so good I qould have the photo prior to eating. read more

Taconooga - Chicken tortilla soup - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

We visited Taconooga on Saturday after wandering around North Shore for a bit. We started with the bean and cheese dip and then had a few tacos (carne asada and al pastor). The menu was surprisingly interesting (I was surprised to see things like huitlacoche!), but everything seemed underseasoned to me - from the beans of the bean and cheese dip to the meat in the tacos. Everything we tried was missing salt for sure. It's a fun spot though! read more

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My husband and I really liked the chori-queso. He got a chorizo taco, Carnitas taco, and bean and cheese taco. The chorizo was his favorite. I got Pupusas revueltas. They were really good but I could've use more cheese. I loved the pickled cabbage on top. read more

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Absolutely great. Small place so be patient for a table. Guacamole was out of this world. Chunky and really fresh Fish tacos? Fagetaboutit! So good. I got two and my friend got one as well. I wish that I had three. Good size and so flavorful. The food is reasonably priced. Food came to table quickly and was hot and good. The owners were very attentive and repeatedly visited the table to be sure everything was good. read more

We visited Chattanooga on a mini friends vacation and after walking 8 miles across the bridge and downtown we needed a taco fix... Well we definitely found one here! We started with the mango guacamole (never had it with mango) and it was delicious. I ordered 3 taco al pastor and I must say, they were definitely in the top 3 best I've ever eaten in my life. The meat was tender and very flavorful but what set these above the rest was the corn tortillas. They were the perfect consistency of flavor and bend without falling apart while eating them. So good, I ordered 3 more and they were just as amazing as the first. My wife ordered the taco nooga ( carne asada taco with street corn on top) and she liked it so much she ordered a 2nd one. My buddy ordered the Al pastor torta which was the perfect portion of bread and meat. They also offer 3 house sauces as well. A mild which is kind of like a chipotle (it was ok) but they have a cucumber based sauce and carrot/habanero what was out of this world good. If you are ever walking the Walnut Street Bridge and want a taco fix, Taconooga is where it's at. The staff was very friendly and accommodating as well and we will be back the next time we come to Chattanooga! read more

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This place is so good I'm making this review before I even leave the place! I got the PawPaws special and it was 10/10. The portion size was so huge, the chips are thick and delicious, and the service was quick and helpful! This place doesn't look like much from the outside but please do yourself a favor and stop in when you get a chance! read more

It took my husband a long time to decide whether or not to move to Chattanooga from New York. He kept trying to convince me, but I didn't want to. I had lived near chatt before and knew I wanted to live here eventually, but wasn't ready yet. Until the day he reminded me of Taconooga, my favorite authentic Hispanic restaurant. "We can live right by it" he said. "Remember their chips and queso? Their horchata? Their amazing veggie tacos??" He said. Now we live in Chattanooga. read more

The 2nd worst Mexican restaurant I've ever been to. How can you ruin Mexican food? By not adding and flavors to the food. Hey chef, there's something called salt!! Use it!! The server was meh. She didn't refill our drinks. We saw her sitting down and watching tv. I'm upset that we wasted our last meal in Chattanooga at this place. I do NOT recommend this place. Ever! Don't let the pictures fool you. The food here is disgusting with no flavor. Note: don't even bother ordering rice and beans. The beans tasted like dog food. Again, the worst Mexican food ever!! read more

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Yummmm ~ loved the taco choices. The cactus tacos were on point for sure. Rice and beans were delicious and filling. I liked how the tacos had two shells - I used the first to eat the taco and put the scraps that fell from the first taco onto the second shell. I ordered 2 tacos but by doing that it was like I had four tacos. :-) The veggie and tilapia tacos were also delicious. Will definately be back here for some good, authentic tacos. read more

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Service was fast, food was delicious, staff was super nice!!! And it was like 6pm on a Tuesday afternoon!! Definitely recommend headed there for a quick bite!! read more

We have eaten here a few times but last week was our last time. The place was very dirty. The corn shells were tough and the meat (steak & chicken) were dry. read more

"Best tacos in Chattanooga, hands down." "The chicharrones (second item pictured) were enough to make my heart melt." "How did I find the best tacos 4 years too late." - all quotes from my sister who is graduating as a senior in college Taconooga has amazing service and food. Though the seemingly "normal" storefront seems misleading to the amazing reviews, it is highly reviewed for a reason. The service was fast, had plenty of different items on the menu, and authentic tacos. Though it is located in Tennessee, it seems as though you've stepped right into Mexico as the food is authentic and delicious. My sister may have just gotten done with her last year in college, but since I am a first year which means I will visit Taconooga many times over. read more

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If you love authentic tacos - look no further. I am a taco connoisseur so when I moved to Chattanooga finding a new taco place was a must. The tacos are wonderful, corn tortillas, onion and cilantro on all. My only complaint is they are slightly expensive for 3 tacos. I've been to places where authentic tacos are $2 each. The guacamole is delicious as well. Overall I am pleased and have been coming for a year. read more

This place is delicious! We ordered it for takeout...a pretty big order and they crushed it! Everything was right, delicious, hot and fresh! The guacamole is SO good I could have eaten a bucket full. The chicken and steak Taconooga tacos were delicious! We asked for the corn tortillas no flour for an allergy and they were SO sweet and careful. Probably the best GF tacos I've had as a Celiac! We will definitely be back! read more

Taconooga - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

More to come soon... But the short version is "go here - get excellent tacos plus they have Valentina"... Pictures may help until I can get a few more minutes... read more

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This is a fabulous authentic family owned restaurant. The tacos are amazing and the flavor is top notch! They have original Mexican candy to buy!! read more

We came here for our last meal in Chattanooga and really enjoyed it. Really laid back and just good solid Mexican food. My daughter LOVED the empanadas which was a huge plate. I got the fried fish taco and the poblano taco. Both were great. My wife said the Picadillo taco wasn't very special. The Guaca-Mex is really good with big chunks of avocado. We also tried the fried cactus, which was a first for us. I enjoyed it, but there is a lot of it. read more

Needless to say disappointed. The food was pretty good, it was fresh and prices adequate but prices for chips and salsa being $6.50 and queso being $9, leads me to say adequate rather than great... the worst part of the experience though, was the 1 1/2 hour wait for 2 quesadilla's, and empanada, and 2 taco meals... no refills on dings intil the 1 hour mark... read more

Really had high hopes for this place. The gauc was amazing! The rest of the food was bland and needed seasoning. The worst part is my friend sat in a chair that was cleaned with bleach, ruining his shirt and pants! Seriously, what are you thinking? Never coming back to a place that is so thoughtless and cares so little for their patrons safety. read more

Authentic Hispanic music, sweet horchata, and tortas? What can go wrong?!? This place is THE place if your in downtown Chattanooga looking for some authentic Hispanic food! This place has it all...trust me! I took 2 of my friends here for the first time and they loved it. From the quesadilla to pupusas, there was no complaints from them. The service we received was excellent. Our waitress was friendly and even accommodated our request without charging extra. I will be coming here frequently, and recommending it to anyone looking for good eats. read more

Taconooga - Carne Asada Torta with horchata - Mexican Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The chicken tortilla soup and giant mango/guacamole is enough to drive to Chattanooga from Nashville for.

Authentic Mexico tacos with unique flavor profiles at an affordable price. The shrimp, carne asada & grilled chicken tacos were very good. The Mexi-guac was very fresh with big chucks of avocado. The service is friendly but a bit on the slow side and parking is a bit challenging there but worth the stop. read more