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Tacos Don Francisco

3.8 (72 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open Open 24 hours

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Dry unseasoned, flavorless, chicken and steak tacos is what they have. Service was bland just like the food.

Spike S.

Seldom do I write a review for a bad restaurant. That is because I perform due diligence and carefully vet the experiences posted by reviewers. Eighty-five present of the time the summary of the review ratings captures the true experience of the restaurant. If it is rated bad, I stay away. It has been a reliable process, considering all reviews are subjective. But this time....All you all tricked ol' Spike. That wasn't nice....... I could very easily summarize the experience with a short and fiery, stream of graphic expletives, that would leave no question in your mind about how I felt about Tacos Don Francisco's restaurant. However, I am certain it would only end up on the back page under "Other reviews not recommended." So, I will offer a civil and accurate transcription of the experience. Maybe it will survive the discretion of the website moderators and be available to warn others. If you are reading this...IT DID! First, we were going to try Tacos Don Francisco's on 11th street. I rattled the locked door and then cupped my hands around my eyes to peer through the dirty, smudged window to see a lady waving me away. It was closed. Back in the car and on to the 21st street location. A little information. Francisco confirmed that he owns both locations. His son operates the 11th St. store. I asked. Deep breath here. For a good reason. We opened the door at Tacos Don Francisco's on 21st St. to a smell I have not experienced for years. Cigarette Smoke. Should have left then! At a table was Francisco himself, cigarette in one hand, cell phone on the table, in speaker mode. He was having discussion with a lady in Spanish. Must have been damned important. My wife and I go to the counter. He comes to the counter with the phone still blaring. We try to order all the while he is continuing the conversation with the lady in Spanish. Sounded like some type of financial business. We find a booth with a wobbly table. A lady from the kitchen, delivers bowl of green salsa and stale chips in a plastic basket without any paper liner. Had the plastic basket ever been washed. Who knows? After a lengthy wait (Francisco still on the phone) two large chicken burritos with red sauce arrive. Nothing special. Fortunately, there was enough of the average green salsa to give the burritos a flavor boost. Half way through the burrito, Francisco is still on the phone and he lights up another cigarette. What little palatable flavor the meal had is now dominated by the cigarette smoke. Time to pay. I go to the counter, Francisco follows, cell phone in hand, the conversation continuing (on speaker). He types in the order on the computer to prepare a receipt and process the credit card payment, all in between exchanges with the lady on the cell phone. I am glad to be out of that freaking place. Cough. Stay away from both restaurants! To all of you that rated Tacos Don Francisco's a 1-star Mexican restaurant; you warned me, I should have paid attention, but thank you! I hope you will accept my friend request.

Decent drinks for good price

Family owned business, very nice employees, they have a grocery store that has authentic Mexican food. They have a deli market, a meat market, and so much more to offer. They have a variety of fresh drinks that they make them out because they're really good

Natalie T.

We got to Tulsa late so not many places were opened, we found this taco restaurant near our hotel. The el pastor tacos were very tasty. The quesadilla was also good. Great salsa ! The place looks run down though.

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Horrible. Enchiladas were so skinny they we're hungry... very little for the 9.00 bucks. Entree with no chips or salsa. The pork tamales were old, very little portions. I paid 18.00 total for both entrees. Ordered online for pick up..will only eat here once. Review's are bogus. Speedy Gonzales up the street double the portion with chips and salsa.. for about the same cost.. lunch even more a bargain. Keep moving if your hungry and want a real meal deal. Not worth it here.

Maggie D.

I've been to the other Tacos Don Fransisco, and from what I understand I don't believe these two are related, as strange as that is (how did they end up with the same name??). Did some takeout last night, and figured I'd try this one this time since it seemed like they had a good takeout system in place. I was right!! They were very prepared for takeout orders, particularly in terms of the whole COVID-19 situation. They made sure to have as little contact as possible, provided hand sanitizer to use before/ after signing, etc. I was also happy because for some reason I was nervous the order wouldn't be correct, or it wouldn't be ready, something g like that, but it was all there at the pickup time, and they didn't miss a single thing! I tried a chicken taco as well as a marinated pork taco. On the menu, the "2 tacos" comes with rice and beans, which I felt like was plus, especially since most places do a la cart so it was kind of like taking the next step (but just as good of a price tag)! Even though I'm more of a chicken person than anything else, I think I enjoyed the pork taco better. It seemed to have more flavor/ spices to it. The chicken was good too, and I liked the green sauce on that taco better than the reddish brown sauce on the pork. Pros and cons to both! The rice and beans were good too but nothing out of the ordinary. I added my favorite hot sauce (Valentina extra hot, for anyone who's curious) to make it even better. They also provided two lime wedges, and I did put some on my chicken taco but not the pork. Then to go with all that I got a side of chips and queso. (And now as I'm uploading pictures I realized I forgot to take some of this... argh!!!) The queso is very different from anything I've had. To be honest, it wasn't my favorite, but I shared with my family and they all said they thought it was good. Maybe not their favorite either, but not bad (and I think I feel the same). If you'd told me that it was some sort of queso inspired gravy rather than just straight up queso I'd probably believe you. It just didn't have that super cheese flavor I was wanting. To me, it tasted more sweet than anything. But, if you like sweet and super thick queso, you may be a fan... Just not for me! I liked their chips. They tasted fresh and were thin (yay) with some oiliness still on them (in a good way). They gave two types of salsa with the order. (Same as mentioned above with the tacos). The red was mild and sweeter while the green was more fresh and spicy tasting, so no surprise I liked the green better. Would go back (takeout or to dine in, when we can do that again), but maybe swap the chips and queso for something else.

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The burrito is amazing! They're huge! The white queso with sliced avocado on top, yummy!!! Love the rice!!!

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1 year ago

Delicious food and our favorite street tacos in Tulsa! Love the space in the new location! Great and friendly staff!

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Super super ricos los tacos seles recomiendan muy limpio el lunar y muy bien te atienden

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Great hole I'm the wall places! Highly recommend their tacos! Fresh ingredients, great flavors, and good people. God bless

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3 years ago

One of the best Hispanic restaurants in Tulsa. Carne Asada Burrito Mojado with Queso is delicious!! Once a week type of restaurant

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love tacos don franciso's. this place is a true tulsa classic, always great service & yummy food

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Had lunch with dad, we each had the tacos, he had steak, I had beef cheek and pork. All was good and so was the salsa.

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