This is our 2nd time to the White Duck. The location we visited years ago on our last visit to Asheville was unfortunately impacted significantly by flooding. So we went to a different location this time. The White duck taco is a simple shop that does not serve simple tacos. They are creative and well thought out flavors served in about 4 ounce portions. I recommend getting a few to try the different flavors. The team members we encountered (forgive me for not getting names) were just wonderful. They had smiles on their faces and were very conversational. Now, my disappointment. 3 yrs ago when I was last in Asheville, the White Duck served duck. This is a favorite of mine. However it is no longer on the menu. Though my Thai peanut with mango chutney was delicious, I was looking forward to duck! read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Mexican street corn - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Such a fun vibey place. I ate outside at the picnic tables. My favorite item was the chips and queso, and the steak and cheese taco. Didn't love the carnitas or shrimp one. Also the fountain soda was really good, felt like this was important to note. Staff was friendly! read more

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Loved this taco shop! They have tons of unique, weird flavor combinations that actually work, which made it really fun to try different tacos. Service was super fast too which is perfect when you want something quick but still delicious. Definitely worth checking out. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Chicken tikka masala, Crispy Chicken BLT, Pork belly, Bangkok shrimp, Chipotle cheese grits - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Is speed of receiving your food more important than quality? For me, it's a BIG NO! I barely was seated when my 2 tacos arrived- Bankock shrimp and pork belly. I said, "WOW! Did you know I was coming?!!!?" My food was barely warm. There were at least 8 tables of people and more coming and in the middle of the afternoon. It's been a while since I have been to this location. I won't be back. Not for this amount of money for a taco. read more

This is the most adorable taco shop and I found it on Yelp! It has outside picnic tables so Freckles can sit with us. You order at the counter and they bring it out to you. We got a chicken masala taco, a lamb gyro taco and a duck taco! The last one was Dave's choice, I love my little duckie friends and I rather not eat them But their choices of tacos are extensive and a very popular place for families to eat! read more

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I really miss the White duck Taco shop on Riverside that was ruined by the Helene flood. It was wonderful. The closest White Duck Taco to me is the one in Arden on Miami Circle. I've been several times and each time it gets worse. Now i have to recommend that it be avoided until they get new chefs. I ordered 2 tacos that have been on the menu for years. Neither of the tacos were acceptable. Meat was sparse and sauces were either missing or sparse as well. Do better!!!! read more

I was at the location three years ago that got washed down the river and the tacos were so good that as I was passing through town yesterday I drove an hour out of my way just to go have tacos and it just wasn't what it once was. One taco I believe it was the pork I believe had some sort of clove taste to its sweet sauce that I did not care for. Whatever happened to the salsa? The lamb taco was OK, but was just OK. Service was good and I got to sit underneath a dogwood tree while I drank my beer and ate my tacos, but it was not worth the wasted fuel and time that I spent to come back to a fond memory read more

Been a long time since I went to White Duck, and for good reason. Despite decent service and ambience, the duck tacos are as cheap as they are bland. Had to remove the crema just because I'm partially dairy-free, but that would not have made it much better. The hero of the taco is the duck, which is just bland. Fruit only added a tiny amount of sweetness. What I've heard is that they're trying to make tacos more American, despite the fact that they are the EPITOME of Mexican cuisine. Y'all know what Lidia Bastianich said in MasterChef Season 4? "Get a good connection with the basics. Don't just fly off on a wing." The person she said that to was eliminated that same night for having no idea what he was doing and for not understanding that the specific challenge required contestants to replicate a dish before elevating it instead of just one or the other. Point is, whoever is managing this place needs to understand that as well, because if not, who knows when they'll shut down. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Duck taco - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Quick and tasty, lots of unique tacos to choose from. I love anything with spicy buffalo sauce and the buffalo chicken taco did not disappoint! read more

We miss visiting Asheville, our family moved from here but we came for a visit and we love White Duck! Today is a great day to sit outside and enjoy unique flavors and friendly staff. We had BLT, fish, lamb, Beef, shrimp and chicken! All good, chips and queso also great!!!! read more

So much fun. Great food. Seems to be a line to order at most times of the day. It moves quickly. Five tacos for 2 people is enough. 4 may work. Cool bldg. lots of outside seating next to the river. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Mandolin beef. Lamb gyro shrimp. Pork belly and peanut chicken tacos. - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Really good taco place with many options. I love to creativity in the options as well. Their soup is incredible and I love the metal beverage cups. Really easy to get into and the food is good. Give it a try! read more

Amazing food! Wonderful service, comfortable and laid back ambiance. My kids also love the food here.

All three of these were great... (1) Crispy pork belly, pickled watermelon rind, green onion aioli (2) Chicken tikka masala, fried chickpeas, lettuce, yogurt sauce (3) Korean beef bulgogi, house-made kimchi, chili aioli. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Crispy pork belly, Chicken tikka masala, Korean beef bulgogi - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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My favorite place to eat in Asheville! Tacos are all amazing and I can confidently say that because we've tried them all. They also have great drinks. We both loved the watermelon sangria. Our family enjoys sitting outside on a warm day and playing cornhole. Great setup, service and quiet location. read more

WHITE WASHED BORINGNESSSSS!!! Overpriced tacos and soooo bland for what you're paying!!

Really great ambiance! A lot of outdoor seating, by a river. The tacos are really good. I had the shrimp, fish, and bahm mi. All of them were delicious. The drinks are also delicious. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Menu - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

I am a BIG fan of White Duck Taco- a go to place for a quick meal- the line is never to long, They have several locations. so depending where we're at it is never too far away. The food is the main thing of course, and there is a great selection of tacos, my wife does not eat meat, but there is a tofu taco that she says is great! I prefer the pork taco and the fried chicken with bacon lettuce and tomato. You order at the counter- get a number and the staff brings the food to your table pretty fast, The workers are great, friendly and efficient. Outdoor seating is picnic benches ...so so there, Dog friendly, yes!~ Could do a better job providing water for the critters. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Another carry-out lunch for the office! On Friday's we usually pick a lunch spot, and my friend/co-worker picks up the order on her way into the office. White Duck Taco Shop was our lunch of choice last week. It's taken me a few days to write this review because I've been trying to figure out how to word this properly. We ordered a total of four different tacos and some chips with salsa. I'm not sure if a 'flight' of salsa is an accurate term, the order came with three kinds of salsa and all three were delicious! The chips were so-so, but it doesn't matter to me too much when I have multiple salsa options!! The tacos were: Thai, BLT, Shrimp and Gyro. I ordered the gyro taco (I love a lamb gyro sandwich) and it seemed like an interesting combination...taco and gyro? Sign me up!! My friend chose the other three tacos, she is pregnant, so the food cravings can be intense. Should have known when I opened the taco labeled lamb and there was fruit on the top that something was amiss. I began eating the taco anyways, and quickly discovered it was chicken with a peanut-type sauce. No biggie, things get mis-labeled. The taco was good, just not what I was craving after dreaming of a gyro taco! My friend was enjoying her tacos, she loved the salsas as well!! We were pretty much done eating when we discovered the taco labeled lamb was actually her Thai taco and her taco labeled Thai was my lamb gyro taco. The mystery was finally solved!! Soooo, I posed the question to my friend as to how I write my Yelp review and explain that we ate each other's tacos!! We laughed about it ALL weekend!! read more

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Don't expect traditional Mexican food at White Duck. However, you CAN expect a collection of fantastic tacos! I love the Korean Bulgogi beef, the pork belly, and the Buffalo Chicken tacos. read more

Crazy good tacos and cute outdoor picnic area. Had the pork belly and the fish with a side of queso. All great! read more

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Great, fun, casual ambiance - indoors and out Strung lights in the trees Instagrammable murals everywhere Clean space Creative menu with plenty of food/drink options Lots of free parking in the lot Delicious queso Amazing, unique tacos (see photos) A la carte menu pricing adds up fast! Tasty chips but WAYYYYY too salty (and I love salt) Overall, the positives farrr outweigh the negatives, and I want to try all the kinds of tacos (that don't have cilantro). read more

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Maybe for others, but just not my place. I can't stand it when a Mexican (or any Latin food for that matter) get effin' BURIED in aioli. It's a sign they haven't good a good taco, so they drown it in spicy mayo and hope the hipsters don't notice. Well, I'm not hipster and I noticed. It smoked me too in that the menu lists aioli on some items and not others. So I picked tacos without aioli listed - and still got aioli. Guess I should have spoke up, but they were busy, and screwed up wifey's order, so would it have mattered? Wifey ate what we received but was underwhelmed too. read more

What a find! Fast, priced right, so many options and the tacos were stuffed. So so good. Will return next time through! read more

White Duck Taco Shop - The menu! - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

The shrimp creole and grits taco is awesome! We have some standards that we love, and this location I was perfect. The people working the counter were very friendly and the service was quick (probably because we were the only ones there at 4:30 in the afternoon). The atmosphere is also great. The huge pink flamingo is pretty cool! Definitely coming back here!! read more

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This place came highly recommended and we were excited to try it. There's a private gravel lot next to it with parking. We walked up to a outdoor seating with plenty of picnic tables with umbrella. You walk through here to the inside to order. The gentlemen inside greeted us right away and offered some recommendation of his favorite. So we got the fish, pork belly, jerk chicken, pork belly and chicken tikka masala. The pork belly was the best with a large piece of pork belly and the pickled watermelon rind made every bite awesome. The fish was wonderful as well. A nice piece of grilled fish with wonderful salsa. However, the jerk chicken was disguising. The pineapple slaw was nice, but the chicken itself was inedible. It was dry and chewy and I couldn't even tell what kind of meat it was without looking at the menu again. I didn't even finish eating it. The tikka masala had a big piece of chicken, but also overcooked and the sauce was thin. I also got the peach mimosa and it was quite sweet. After all that, I did not have high hopes for the Mexican chocolate dessert, but it was fantastic. It had a spiced chocolate mousse on top of gooey and rich chocolate. So I only liked 50% of the tacos, but the friendly service and that dessert pushed it only 3 stars for me. read more

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Ask any of the locals in the food industry where to eat and White Duck Taco is always mentioned. We did try to go to their West Asheville location and sadly it was closed due to COvid. But we visited the Arden location which is more suburb than urban and that's ok. Order any taco or two and you can't go wrong. Portions are big and margaritas are excellent. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Inside is adorable - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

The bahn mi taco is amazing, I usually stop in once or twice a week to get my fix. I always pair it with the salsa trio (the pink salsa is the best-it has a little kick and a lot of flavor). If you are lucky, your order will be taken by Lola! She is friendly and patient and a steward of customer service, they are lucky to have her! Bonus: super dog friendly patio and great outdoor space! read more

I found the food here to be decent. Can't say anything was delicious but also can say anything was off putting. I'd forgo baking this place a must. The portions are huge as two tacos should be enough to please any sized appetite. The chips are served with three different sauces & the queso was by far my favorite. There's several locations across the city however I'm not convinced this is the best tacos the city has to offer. read more

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Great food and atmosphere. Recommend if you're in Asheville Lots of unique and delicious choices read more

We have come here so many times on our visits to Asheville. All of the locations are great and the food never disappoints. Will always be a must visit when we are in town! read more

White Duck Taco Shop - BBQ Carnitas taco, Chicken BLT taco, Bangkok Shrimp taco and chips and queso - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

At $4-6 per taco they need to be Good and they were, mostly. Mostly, because their consistency was off in our experience. For example, our first pork belly taco was delicious and perfectly cooked. We enjoyed it so much we ordered another. That next one, unfortunately, came out undercooked, raw-ish and rubbery. The Thai taco was very tasty. The spicy beans were way too salty. It's an ok taco chain but nothing spectacular thanks to iffy consistency. read more

I was given such high hopes for this place. They should rename themselves from White Duck Tacos to Expensive Hipster Tacos. The service was good. The guy are the front counter was very nice and patient as I tried to navigate the menu. If the weather is good the outside seating is great as you are on the river and get a good view. My biggest problem is the price. $5 per small taco is crazy to me. I spent almost $20 on lunch. The tacos were good overall, but they didn't have a regular classic street taco(probably would have been expensive too). It's worth it if you are looking for an interesting spin on street tacos, but expect to pay premium prices for something your not really expecting. read more

White Duck Taco Shop - From left to right. Tandoori chicken, jerk chicken and buffalo chicken - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Love this place! It's a go to spot for me and my celiac husband. We drive here often (1.5hr drive) because the food is bomb, atmosphere is fun, and the staff are so sweet. The Gluten Free items are clearly marked. Great date night place! My favorite it the General Tso tacos and chips and queso! read more

White Duck Taco Shop - General Tso Taco - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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Some of my favorite tacos ever!! This is such a cute spot and always hits the spot. The chips and queso are a great starter and are perfect to share. Everything is a la cart here and I'd say the average person probably gets two tacos but it's hard to pick from all the yummy options! The Thai peanut chicken and bangcock shrimp are my favorites! My partners favorite is the chicken BLT. There are two locations and both are great! I highly suggest going here! read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Tacos from the top-bottom: thai peanut chicken, steak and cheese, and tikka masala chicken. On the right is chips and queso - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

I want to know the secret behind White Duck's jackfruit. It's the best preparation I've ever had at a restaurant. Better yet, you can substitute it on any taco on the menu, which allows the meatless eaters to try any taco. Not sure which one? Just ask the staff, and they'll guide in the right direction. Speaking of staff, kudos to the team for speediness of service. I received my black bean and jackfruit tacos quite quickly. read more

This place has really redecorated, much more pleasant than it was. Same great tacos that we've enjoyed over the years. My favorite is the pork belly, but they have added some new ones that others with me really enjoyed. You can't go wrong eating here!! read more

Definitely the most unique tacos I've ever had. Not saying a lot since I don't eat tacos that often but they were all very good, unique flavor combinations and of course catchy names. I've been back several times. If you are doing stuff in the area and don't have time for sit down dinner before an event it's a good place to go. Very quick in and out. read more

Fun place with outdoor picnic tables. Grass area and dog friendly. Had shrimp and grilled fish tacos (both were good). Friendly service.

We need to re-fuel after a day of hiking and White Duck Taco Shop was a suggestion. After reading all the wonderful reviews, it was a no brainer to make this our late lunch destination. What a great decision! I was happy to see many outdoor tables so we could soak up the sun. Staff were friendly and after placing our order at the counter, we barely made it to our table before our tacos were delivered. I opted for the Green Chile taco and the Jerk Chicken taco. Both were delicious and the perfect size. My husband and I split chips and the salsa trio, which was the perfect combination of mild to spicy salsas. I believe we might have to visit again before we leave this week! read more

White Duck Taco Shop - Chip and trio of salsa - Tacos Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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