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Giving this three stars because it didn't really stand out compared to all the other taco places. They have a decent lunch deal - two tacos with beans and rice for $12. Good location and parking available. Meat was just a little on the spicy side for me but I'm also a baby when it comes to that.
I stopped by Urban Taco this past Saturday after picking up a few items for my daughter. I had heard about the place, but have never visited. This is a very quaint location. There's indoor eating as well as patio eating. First off they do not give free chips and salsa, but that's okay! Because the chips and salsa is so amazing that you'll gladly post for a bag to go (which, I did). The AL Pastor a la Talum(I think) was so full of flavor and pack with meat and yummy goodness. The black beans and poblano green rice was so delicious! I will definitely return for more!
I was in Dallas for work and on a random Thursday, the city decided to shut down because of an ice storm and I'm so grateful Urban Taco was open or else I would've gone hungry! I walked over from my hotel and almost slipped 4 or 5 times because I didn't pack the proper shoes as I didn't realize you could experience four seasons in one day in Dallas. When I arrived I sat at the bar and was greeted by the super kind bartender/server. I decided to order enough, not so fattening food, that could get me through the entire day if needed. The pozole tortilla soup was filling and delicious and it warms up well. The romi salad with steak was delicious and cooked well. Although I never made it for taco Tuesday. My coworkers did and spoke highly of their offerings. On a normal day, I could definitely see the environment here being fun and a good place to meet friends for happy hour or taco Tuesday
I went red snapper ceviche app and taco plate -al pastor, steak & carnitas. The chips had a great seasoning that made it hard to stop eating them. The tacos were crafted well - every bite played out just right. The true test of rice & beans was passed with flying colors.... ordered white beans ( don't remember ever having them before. I'd definitely come back if out this way again.
Was in Dallas for the weekend and we happened to stop at this place. I thought it was your normal TEX-MEX place, but I think it's better! Everything was delicious!
I'm surprised I have never reviewed this place! It's one of our favorites. We come here anytime we have the chance. My husband and I usually split the tacos and sides and trio. The Avocado Crema is so delicious! It's the best I've ever tasted! They also make fresh tortillas and ALL THE TACOS are delicious. Today I have the Ceviche and Avocado tower and man was it delicious!! I also highly recommend the margaritas!! This place would normally be rated 5 stars out of 5 but today the server was not that attentive and the AC condensation melted dripping on my shoulder. We also had to get attended by another server for the corn it was dry but much better after they re-made it. I do highly suggest that side! It's very good especially when made well.
Amazing food. Good, high quality ingredients used and you can tell by the taste. I had a shrimp taco, corn in crema and shared the chips and trio and couldn't finish it. The jalapeño avocado dip had the perfect amount of heat. The salsa rojo had a strong Smokey flavor. The Pepita dip had an amazing flavor. The pineapple salsa on the shrimp taco was a perfect flavor combo. I love the seasoning on the chips and the facts that they were strips instead of triangles made them ideal for dipping. The only downfall was service. We had an empty glasses our entire meals and the waitress didn't even smile until leaving our tab.
So this is like so many restaurants during the pandemic. They have a QR code that u point to with your camera and a menu pops up. I love that so much. Anyways the tacos here are so good. I had both tacos and I have to say there's something special about the al pastor a la tuma. The manchego cheese outside is a little salty and the sweet from the pineapple with then creamy of the avocado and the savory of the marinated meats with a squeeze of lime just did it for me. I sure can see why it was top 10 taco in Texas. It's way different than any taco I've ever had with with cheese in the outside and the pineapple inside. Love it. I highly recommend it.
Got to enjoy their delicious tacos finally after passing them for months! As their dining room is not open yet I had to get them to go, but still received great service and food. I got the carne asada and chicken tacos, which were both a good size and made all my taste buds tingle! I definitely want to come back once they are open for in person dining and have a cocktail and of course more tacos!
I've been here twice now and the food it's ok but I get a little disappointed in the margs. They are a hit or miss for sure. Lots of different flavors but sometimes it just doesn't work for me. They also don't have any happy hours or Tuesday specials that I know of. Their food was good but just know it's not Tex-mex flavor it's had a very fresh flavor to it! Love the variety of salsas!
We LOVE this place. So authentic. Not Tex-Mex. I ordered the ceviche guacamole tower. Delicious! My wife got a chicken bowl dish. Equally good. The Yucca fries that came with it were awesome. Hers came with a side o black beans. I took a bite and ordered a side of them for myself. Our server Abraham was brilliant. I would hire him to run any restaurant anywhere. Impeccable service. Everything I talk about in my books like A Company of Owners. Spectacular customer service. There are some Dallas mainstays that this place blows away!
Now that's some good guac, chips & Tacos... I'm from California where the expectation of good authentic mexican food bar is set very high! This place isnt quite authentic, more trendy but by far the tastiest I have had in the Dallas area. Thank buuuhJesus that this isnt that horrible thing called TexMex. Screw that salty over dressed with tasteless sauces TexMex crap!! Service was exceptional and the outdoor patio was great on a nice sunny day. Even my dog enjoyed it!
The food and drinks are good, I recommend the side of corn and the veggie empanadas. It's a little cramped inside, but service is pretty quick and it's the perfect place to eat before seeing a movie at the Angelika.
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Giving this three stars because it didn't really stand out compared to all the other taco places. They have a decent lunch deal - two tacos with beans and rice for $12. Good location and parking available. Meat was just a little on the spicy side for me but I'm also a baby when it comes to that. read more
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6 years ago
I stopped by Urban Taco this past Saturday after picking up a few items for my daughter. I had heard about the place, but have never visited. This is a very quaint location. There's indoor eating as well as patio eating. First off they do not give free chips and salsa, but that's okay! Because the chips and salsa is so amazing that you'll gladly post for a bag to go (which, I did). The AL Pastor a la Talum(I think) was so full of flavor and pack with meat and yummy goodness. The black beans and poblano green rice was so delicious! I will definitely return for more! read more
5 years ago
I was in Dallas for work and on a random Thursday, the city decided to shut down because of an ice storm and I'm so grateful Urban Taco was open or else I would've gone hungry! I walked over from my hotel and almost slipped 4 or 5 times because I didn't pack the proper shoes as I didn't realize you could experience four seasons in one day in Dallas. When I arrived I sat at the bar and was greeted by the super kind bartender/server. I decided to order enough, not so fattening food, that could get me through the entire day if needed. The pozole tortilla soup was filling and delicious and it warms up well. The romi salad with steak was delicious and cooked well. Although I never made it for taco Tuesday. My coworkers did and spoke highly of their offerings. On a normal day, I could definitely see the environment here being fun and a good place to meet friends for happy hour or taco Tuesday read more
I went red snapper ceviche app and taco plate -al pastor, steak & carnitas. The chips had a great seasoning that made it hard to stop eating them. The tacos were crafted well - every bite played out just right. The true test of rice & beans was passed with flying colors.... ordered white beans ( don't remember ever having them before. I'd definitely come back if out this way again. read more
4 years ago
Was in Dallas for the weekend and we happened to stop at this place. I thought it was your normal TEX-MEX place, but I think it's better! Everything was delicious! read more
I'm surprised I have never reviewed this place! It's one of our favorites. We come here anytime we have the chance. My husband and I usually split the tacos and sides and trio. The Avocado Crema is so delicious! It's the best I've ever tasted! They also make fresh tortillas and ALL THE TACOS are delicious. Today I have the Ceviche and Avocado tower and man was it delicious!! I also highly recommend the margaritas!! This place would normally be rated 5 stars out of 5 but today the server was not that attentive and the AC condensation melted dripping on my shoulder. We also had to get attended by another server for the corn it was dry but much better after they re-made it. I do highly suggest that side! It's very good especially when made well. read more
Amazing food. Good, high quality ingredients used and you can tell by the taste. I had a shrimp taco, corn in crema and shared the chips and trio and couldn't finish it. The jalapeño avocado dip had the perfect amount of heat. The salsa rojo had a strong Smokey flavor. The Pepita dip had an amazing flavor. The pineapple salsa on the shrimp taco was a perfect flavor combo. I love the seasoning on the chips and the facts that they were strips instead of triangles made them ideal for dipping. The only downfall was service. We had an empty glasses our entire meals and the waitress didn't even smile until leaving our tab. read more
So this is like so many restaurants during the pandemic. They have a QR code that u point to with your camera and a menu pops up. I love that so much. Anyways the tacos here are so good. I had both tacos and I have to say there's something special about the al pastor a la tuma. The manchego cheese outside is a little salty and the sweet from the pineapple with then creamy of the avocado and the savory of the marinated meats with a squeeze of lime just did it for me. I sure can see why it was top 10 taco in Texas. It's way different than any taco I've ever had with with cheese in the outside and the pineapple inside. Love it. I highly recommend it. read more
6 years ago
Got to enjoy their delicious tacos finally after passing them for months! As their dining room is not open yet I had to get them to go, but still received great service and food. I got the carne asada and chicken tacos, which were both a good size and made all my taste buds tingle! I definitely want to come back once they are open for in person dining and have a cocktail and of course more tacos! read more
5 years ago
I've been here twice now and the food it's ok but I get a little disappointed in the margs. They are a hit or miss for sure. Lots of different flavors but sometimes it just doesn't work for me. They also don't have any happy hours or Tuesday specials that I know of. Their food was good but just know it's not Tex-mex flavor it's had a very fresh flavor to it! Love the variety of salsas! read more
6 years ago
We LOVE this place. So authentic. Not Tex-Mex. I ordered the ceviche guacamole tower. Delicious! My wife got a chicken bowl dish. Equally good. The Yucca fries that came with it were awesome. Hers came with a side o black beans. I took a bite and ordered a side of them for myself. Our server Abraham was brilliant. I would hire him to run any restaurant anywhere. Impeccable service. Everything I talk about in my books like A Company of Owners. Spectacular customer service. There are some Dallas mainstays that this place blows away! read more
Now that's some good guac, chips & Tacos... I'm from California where the expectation of good authentic mexican food bar is set very high! This place isnt quite authentic, more trendy but by far the tastiest I have had in the Dallas area. Thank buuuhJesus that this isnt that horrible thing called TexMex. Screw that salty over dressed with tasteless sauces TexMex crap!! Service was exceptional and the outdoor patio was great on a nice sunny day. Even my dog enjoyed it! read more
5 years ago
The food and drinks are good, I recommend the side of corn and the veggie empanadas. It's a little cramped inside, but service is pretty quick and it's the perfect place to eat before seeing a movie at the Angelika. read more
4 years ago
I've been coming here for years, and in all that time I've never had a single bad experience. The food, the service, and the atmosphere are always on point. Definitely a great spot for a date, or casual meal with friends and family! Not crazy expensive and it's always a fun trip here! read more
4 years ago
Amazing food, great service, and fair prices. We tried a little of everything tonight: salsa trio, yucca fries, and taco platters- everything was incredibly flavorful and delicious. The meat was also high quality and tender- something I find a lot of places lack! Would definitely recommend coming here for lunch, brunch, or dinner! read more
I visited Urban Taco on "National Margarita Day", when they had $5 margaritas all day for happy hour. The upside: the food was pretty good, and there are decent vegetarian options: you can get several different kinds of vegetarian tacos (which could probably be made vegan pretty easily), including mushroom al pastor, which is tasty (even if it doesn't taste much like the meat-based stuff). A downside: The prices are pretty high for what you're getting - around $14 for a decent taco plate. Another downside: They charge a few bucks for chips and salsa, which is annoying. An upside: You get to pick three salsas from among many; the salsas are delicious and the chips are unlimited. A HUGE downside: the margaritas were terrible! Maybe this is just because it was a special happy hour, but they were weak and pretty flavorless. It is not hard to make a passable margarita; any mediocre Tex-Mex chain worth its (rimmed) salt can do it. So it's really inexcusable that a place like this can't make a decent margarita. BE WARNED: they give out free appetizers in exchange for reviews. They don't say that the review *has* to be positive, but this should make you skeptical that some of the reviews you're reading may be influenced by this. read more
This is my second time coming here and it going to be some my fav Thursday night HH place! The service is amazing and the food is good. Doesn't have a big menu but who cares because the drinks are great and the salsa and guacamole is on point! The manager came over to our table and greeted us and was sooo nice! Our server was amazing!! I'm very happy!! read more
17 years ago
We ordered chips and salsa (on menu not complementary) and the chips were long and thin - like big Fritos! It came with 3 salsas - one was chipotle, one avocado creama and the other a spicy tomatillo. All were good. I ordered 2 pork and 1 chicken taco and my wife ordered breakfast tacos - they both came with retried black beans and green rice. The pork tacos came with crumbled cheese, onions and cilantro on corn tortillas with lime. The chicken taco came with pico, shredded cheese and guacamole. The breakfast tacos were in flour tortillas which were fried crispy and included egg and bacon. Everything was good including the service which friendly and fast. Outdoor seating was another plus! read more
8 years ago
I was extremely disappointed in my experience. It started out solid with the best tortilla chips I've ever had with a long list of inexpensive delicious salsas. My favorite was the line avocado crema. But then, the wait started. It took forever to get the tacos, and I disliked them enough that I left them all half eaten. The tuma was the best of three I tried, but it wasn't particularly good. The tuna was fishy and over cooked. Worse the chicken mole was overly sweet. The best part was the corn side and again the amazing tortillas -- but the tacos were sadly just not good. read more
This location of Urban Taco was disappointing. I found the food to be rather very bland, which is surprising considering that the other two Urban Taco locations provided food that was overly seasoned. Where is the middle ground?! I had the veggie quesadilla fritas, which is similar to the empanadas, and consists of oaxaca cheese, zucchini potato crema, corn, salsa roja. And I don't know, but I think the quesadillas actually cried (at least, if I didn't), because I didn't bother eating the whole three pieces. Bland - Quesa does these quesadillas fritas far better. And I had come for the Tacos a la Tuma, which won an award in the Texas Monthly's list. Apparently they don't make them here - it's only offered in the McKinney Ave location. So instead, I opted for the al pastor torta, since the al pastor was talked about a lot. And the al pastor torta was very bland - but this time, it was mostly because the torta consisted of too much breading and not enough pastor. The accompany french fries were limp. The yuca "fries" were perhaps baked rather than fried - and just barely ok (definitely not as tasty as the fried versions I've had elsewhere). Maybe they were focused on making "modern" Mexican being healthy - but I felt that they didn't pull it off in making it also tasty while doing so. I don't see myself returning as it was too much for food too bland. The atmosphere was nice though with the light casual cafe feel. Just sorry that the food still has ways to go in pleasing my palate. read more
4 years ago
7 years ago
I am really not big on Mexican food BUT the tingo de pollo with the green rice was just amazing. Unfortunately no pics I was super hungry. Also the mango margarita was very good, wish I was able to go for a second round. Nice chill atmosphere. I will be back! read more
2 years ago
Pretty good food.....not great, but not bad. We had the Chicharron de Queso which is really good. Don't expect "traditional American style fried cheese" (see my pic). This is more similar to parmesan crisps. My Hubby & I each had a Torta. He had the Arrachera Steak torta & I had the Poblano, Potato & Zucchini torta. They were both good, but mine was surprisingly better than his. The veggie torta was seasoned much better. Also, more steak on his torta would have been welcome. The tortas are a great deal because they are served with mango jicama slaw, yucca fries, and a yummy dipping sauce. The sandwiches are big, so you get more bang for your buck with these than the tacos. Thursday is happy hour ALL day long, so if we go back, it will be then. read more
6 years ago
Think Texas street tacos meets upscale bistro style. They have a nice selection of vibrant ingredients to make their taco menu stand out. The mango Cole slaw is not bad. Their tortilla soup is not bad. The chicken in the soup was a bit tough, but I did appreciate that it does come with two very tasty corn tortillas. This restaurant is very clean. They have a giant TV for games and drinks, and an outdoor area as well. read more
4 years ago
7 years ago
I've been to UT 20+ times and I know what is worth it to get there and what's not. I think there are better Mexican places in Dallas but if you want STRONG drinks, friendly staff and a central location then it's perfect for you! Pros: STRONG drinks, guacamole is FANTASTIC, tacos are a la cart so you can try multiple kinds. Ohh and you can get a FISH BOWL MARGARITA! Cons: No Queso, restaurant is small and food isn't always consistent. This is one of my fav places to go to before a comedy show at Hyenas! read more
4 years ago
8 years ago
Either music is too loud or because we are one of the few Hispanics in here. We were seated and ordered only to be moved with no reason. I told the waiter I liked the soft seats. Then my drink and tacos came but no chips or avocado. Also my waiter was changed since they moved us. Noticed later it was a large group. Could've politely told us. They fixed my chips but I wish there was another urban taco who could handle this more appropriately. Needless to say I was upset by it. read more
If you are looking to try something new and fun or just add a flare to your lunch or dinner this is the place for you! Went to this location for the first time for lunch. Outstanding on all fronts: service (Christopher was great! Knew the menu even items not sown on the menu.), delivery of food was super quick, food quality was fresh and plentiful, sauces were creative yet not over powering, location was presented well at the curb, and interior finishes were new and laid out with roominess and flow. I had the chicken sandwich (see photo). soft fresh bun, generous portion, excellent taste, beautiful presentation. Also I have the chicken tortilla soup - great taste. I will return to this establishment and I recommend Urban Taco at this location. read more
6 years ago
8 years ago
I've been in a very romantic relationship with Urban Taco for quite some time now. I didn't think it could get any better but ever since they opened their new location just a few steps away from their previous location on Mockingbird Station, I've fallen even more in love. The food as always is prepared with such attention to detail and passion. Their salsas and their tacos are always fresh and flavorful and happy hour is always delicious thanks to their extensive and creative cocktail menu. Make sure you pull a seat up at the bar and ask Arturo to make you something special, you cannot go wrong. Also, make sure to appreciate all of the gorgeous art and decor in the space. The moment walk in you will notice a bright and inviting color scheme that just begs you to make a happy dance on the artistic tile floor, make sure to take some photos! If you haven't been to Urban Taco, it has been long enough, stop waiting, just go, live your best life. read more
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