This place is just awful. The meat is tastless and the vegtables they throw on their offerings are hardly fresh. This place has a bad rep from friends I know in area and after one visit I can see why. The food is bland. You really are better off going to Taco Bell or Burger King than this place.
Review Source:One of the top post-party destinations. That should already sum up the type of environment you will experience. They have several locations and I have been to a majority of them. All locations are consistent with their food.
I would go elsewhere if you're looking for pure authentic but this place will still do.
The nachos, however, are one of the best it's delicious and loaded.
My favorite here are the tortas though and they make a good horchata as well.
Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Walked in 11/2 around 10:30-11.
Was greeted by a guy in a goatee ponytail sideburns....He was pleasant (sarcasm)
There was no one behind us but I felt pressure from him like he was rushing us to order....I realize you get the drunks around this time but RELAX because not everyone is drunk. Your attitude it not needed or appreciated.
I ordered the nachos with MELTED cheese....to my surprise it was NACHO cheese (a la movie theaters.....) I asked for something different yellow nacho cheese just upsets my stomach....
Well by this time I was asking for it....the pony tail guy seemed upset.
The food didn't go to waste because the guy behind me ended up buying the nachos.
But there was a nice guy back there that aloud me to pay the difference and order something else....
watch your attitude homeboy....you never know when you're dealing with a yelper.
I want my TBK back! Not sure if owners changed, or just cost cutting measures. This is different food. Steak is tasteless, cheese is different, guac is bland and rice and beans are bad as well. Not only is the food different, it's bad. We've been patronizing TBK for 15 years and now our family needs to find a new Mexican home. I'll miss the 2:00am hunger urges. I guess it's back to Sally's. We've tried the other 2 northside  locations on Harlem in hopes it was one location and the same disappointment. Other long time patrons have noticed the same changes.
We'll miss you! Let us know if you find your true self TBK, 'til then, the search begins to satisfy the Mexican urge.
TBK is great for what I've always known it to be; which is a drunk destination for eating. I've never once eaten TBK sober, but it's damn good when you're drunk. They're open 24 hours so I supposed that's why we've always made it a point to eat here after a long, late night of drinking on the town. Between the hours of 2 AM and 4 AM this place is always slam-packed with your fellow intoxicated citizens trying to suppress their drunken woes. It's a problem though, you could imagine, when you put together a bunch of drunken, hungry people, and TBK has been known to be a spot that has fights breakout on a nightly basis.
The hoards of drunken partyheads that amass here in the late night contribute to some unsanitary ways. The floors, chairs, and tables tend to be a little filthy in between sittings when a group of jager-zombies run through for a meal. So that's, not cool.
But the food itself, as far as my mind can inform me, is pretty good. I've had everything from their chicken quesadillas, to steak burritos, to the tacos or nachos. Everything is made really well, I've never had problems on quality, or quantity for that matter.
So overall, it's an experience, I guess. The food is fine, the drunk slobs, maybe not as much.
The sanitation here is DISGUSTING. I always seem to get a stomachache here or there but the last straw was when it gave me the stomach flu! All around the same time as finals; thanks tbk!
We've called thier corporate office as well because nobody here wears gloves or anything, so dont be surprised to find a nice thick black hair in the middle of ur meal; courtesy of the servers.
Also, check where they put thier rice and other seasonings, last time we found our rice was sitting next to cleaning supplies and we got a nice splash of windex in our meal =]
Eat at ur own risk!
TBK, why have I been craving you lately? I swear, if I wasn't so sexually inactive, or a man, I'd think I were pregnant.
Much like I have the tendency to crave mediocre pizza from one of the chains (Papa John's withstanding), the same goes for Mexican food. No, my palate doesn't always require savory al pastor with fresh onions and cilantro, or juicy steak, al carbon style with fresh, homemade salsa verde piled on top. Indeed, from time to time I need that crappy "Tex-Mex" fix where some type of meat is drownded out by sour cream, lettuce, cheese and a wide array of God only knows. Suffice it to say, TBK certainly fits the bill. No matter what you eat here, good luck not making a mess of yourself.
Whether you're drunk or sober and your main goal is to not be hungry anymore, TBK has you covered. You may think "well that was nothing special", but watch. You'll be back. You know I'm right.
One of the best low budget taco places ever.
The food are made to order. They keep the cooks as cooker and cashier at the cash register, but the cashier is also the drink handler and he puts the ice scooper in the ice machine. He does not wash is hands or wear gloves when he's switching between scooping the ice to handling the cash.
If you need some TBK get the food but without the drink. If you need something to wash down the good stuff get a bottled soda or order the drinks without the ice.
I was having a difficult day and decided I needed to ease my pain with some TBK. I was waiting for my order and another customer asked me if I was high because he was there satisfying his case of the munchies (my eyes were red because I was crying). The high, drunk, menstrual, or depressed. These are the people who keep Taco Burrito King's doors open. I wouldn't go out of my way for this place unless I met the aforementioned criteria, but at 2am it completely fits the bill.
Review Source:This place is awesome if it's 3am and you've been out drinking all night and looking for some greasy late night mexican food! On any regular dinning occasion this would not be my first choice for quick Mexican food. It's mediocre at best, but close enough for me to walk to from home. Â I've felt ill a few times after eating "TBK" (as it's known) Â not sure if it was the food or a sensitive stomache but now on the extremely rare occasion that I do get food there, I play it safe and only order quesedillas, rice or a veggie burrito.
Review Source:It's 2:30pm and I haven't eaten all day unless you count the two baby sized cups of juice I got on the plane.
Let's be honest...this is the kind of place you eat when you're in the beginning stages of starvation and you don't really care anymore (kind of like those people from the movie Alive who ate the dead bodies). At least you know what you're getting yourself into going in. This ain't the old country so lower that standards bar a little bit if you choose to eat here.
I dig the vegetarian nachos because they come with the usual nacho fixins' in addition to sauteed peppers. Huge portion! or shall I say just the right size for my post-flight appetite.
Definitely not the king of anything but perhaps Taco Burrito Duke or Taco Burrito Knight
HELL.HELL.YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
THANK YOU 24 HOUR MEXICAN FOOD PLACES!
Their burritos are literally the size of Subway foot longs... So what if it is not the best quality Mexican food ever? It is still awesome. The food is made to order and comes out quick and hot.
The service is always pretty awesome, too.
You guys should be proud of yourselves! Back pats to all of you!
I think it's open late because one would have to stumble in wasted in order to fully enjoy their greasy mounds of sub-par, gentrified Mexican cuisine. I'm convinced that they use an excess of sour cream, beans, etc to cover up the fact that their meat is so gross; their chicken is almost inedible and their steak is so rubbery that it can be hard to chew.
For about the same price of this place, if not cheaper, you can find WAY better restaurants in the area.
Well, it's open late, but if I had to pick between TBK and Ino's, Ino's wins hands down. Prices are similar, but:
1. Ino's has a bigger parking lot - TBK's is more like a paved passageway.
2. Ino's gives you chips and salsa for free with your order, while TBK wants $2 for it.
3. If you ask for water at TBK, they charge you for bottled unless you specifically ask for a cup - Ino's doesn't.
4. TBK loads the shit out of their tacos and burritos with lettuce. Come on. If my taco won't fold right, it better be because of something that actually fills me up.
And besides the fact that this is the only place I've ever been to that has put sour cream on a basic steak taco, without warning, which I hate. Especially since on about 1/3 of the items on their menu board have descriptions of what the ingredients are.
I was feeling pretty good when I came here around 3 AM after a night at Teaser's, but not good enough to be impressed by this place.
But on the bright side, they take credit and don't appear to charge a fee for being below a minimum, and the restaurant is very clean and looks to be either recently remodeled or flat-out new. At Ino's you can feel the grease on the floor as you walk.And they are open super-late during the week, while Ino's closes around 1 except on weekends. Â But still, I think Ino's is a better value. At least now I can say I've had TBK.
This was the first TBK I ever went to and due to my experience here I was completely turned off to the entire chain. I had the crappiest burrito and quesadillas here the times that I went, I wouldn't have gone back had it not been for friends who wanted to eat there. Whatever they're doing over there...I'm not sure, but I've never had such awful TBK quality food.
Review Source:I never eaten burritos nor has any of my family members. Â Actually I don't think I know any Mexicans that eat them and I'm sure there are some but I just don't know any.
So after much pressure and teassing from the in-laws I gave in and went. Â I stuck to my guns and ordered a sope (a mini tostada of soft corn) of carne asada (steak) and a taco of el pastor (marinaded pork). Â Everything was really good and the pastor had a sweet spice to it. Â I was pretty impressed, so I brought a couple of tacos home for my husband to try. Â Although he's had the burritos he hadn't tried their tacos. Â Aren't we the backward pair?
As for my sister-in-law he saved a bite of her steak burrito for me. Â She takes hers without lettuce which left more room for the steak filling and there was no rice like others I've seen but there were plenty of beans. Â I liked it but still don't see myself ordering one. Â I'm a traditionalist at heart, I guess.
Taco Burrito Kingis really good food for a late time dinner. More filling than a Taco Bell and for a good price  too and great portions. I always get the Steak Torta with guacamole and my bf always get the burritos! They have a good assortment  of Mexican food meat and veggie and you get to see them make your food. The only thing that sucks is to see the obnoxious drunk assholes sauntering in and acting stupid.
Review Source:TBK has good Mexican food for a decent price. Â I have gone here so many times and haven't had anything bad from here. Â The burritos are huge and delicious, the tortas, sopes, guacamole, and enchiladas are all good too. Â The place seems clean and is pretty big and spacey, making it nice to eat here (not like the TBK on Harlem and Higgins). Â One of the greatest things about TBK is that they are open so late!
Review Source:I have eaten a lot of mexican food both drunk and sober, and this is one of my favorite places. Â I grew up in this neighborhood, and hit it up every time I visit my parents. Â TBK serves typical fast food mexican fare, but it always ends up impressing me more than a lot of fancy, sit-down mexican places. Â Their steak burritos, guacamole, and fajitas are out of sight. Â The guy who takes the orders has always been super friendly to me too.
As a side note, after trying a couple other TBKs, I still think this one has the best food, though I have no idea why.
I have never been here sober. If I do happen to venture inside in such a state, this review may change dramatically...
But for all the nights way back when that TBK was always there for me.. putting up with mine and everyone else's drunken bullshit on a Friday night, they earned 5 stars!
My current "king of Mexican food" in my current take out driving radius. Been to a couple stores in this chain , all very consistent , all very good. To start , get a large horchata , you have to , they rock my ass. Second , get a large steak burrito, I get the sour cream and avocado on them and love every bite. The pork tacos are great as well , as are the steak tacos . The rice and the beans are both good , I usually order a dinner that comes with them. There is a small dining area here , more of a lunch spot for dining in , I'm usually carry out. Bring your wallet , because he will be relieved when you hardly make a dent in it , great prices. I also appreciate they are opened to at least 11pm , I don't know how late exactly , but late enough for me. To paraphrase from "Starship Troopers" , Taco Burrito king , your my Mexican place , until you die or I find someone better!
Review Source:As a chain, TBK is defiantly one of the better mexican 'greasy spoons'. Â this location is probably the best of them, and the most cleanly. sad part is its no longer open late, forcing me to stumble elsewhere for sobriety inducing sustenance. Â that cost them a star. ;)
and, in one of lifes great ironies, they make some of the best french fries in the city.
I think everyone loves this place cuz they've come here drunk! Â I've had it while drunk, and it's just okay to me. Â My bf swears by the torta, which looks like those giant hamburger pillows, but instead has ground beef and sour cream. Â I'm not a fan of TBK even when drunk. Â I suggest Allende.
Review Source:I used to eat here a lot when I lived in the neighborhood. It used to be a little dumpy shack with a crowd of people any time of day. It is now a nice sit-down restaurant but the food has not changed. Generous portions and ridiculously large burritos. If you only want to eat 1 meal in a day and meet your required caloric intake for the day, this is it! I'm hooked on their steak burritos so I rarely order anything else. However, their quesadillas, cheesy nachos and rice are great too.
Review Source:Quick, cheap, tastey treats 24/7 with breakfast served all day. But the real story is down below.
The Saints of Taco Burrito King. Towards the end of this past summer my buddy and I had finished a night of downing bottle(s) of Grey Goose via the care of our works promotional night at various clubs in Chicago. Long story short, somewhere along the way by the time we brought back the food to my friend's condo I had passed out only to wake up to realize that my wallet and phone were both missing. Free booze, cute ladies in the VIP sections, loud hip hop/dance music, late night tortas all are dangerous elements for folks who are prone to loose things such as myself. Lesson learned.
Fast forward to this December and the early hours of Christmas Eve. I was on my way back to a buddy's house with a group of my friends after a night out on the town. It was the usual scene of young bar hoppers and club-heads all congregated for delicious steak tortas and burritos, the manager behind the counter pulls me out of line and tells me to follow him. Low and behold he leads me to his mini-van outside and I'm thinking to myself this guy is up to something, then alas he pulls out my wallet! I know this is suppose to be a review on TBK itself, but that man gave me a nice xmas present on Christmas Eve of all days.
He had actually gone to my old address to try to drop it off but was unsuccessful in getting a hold of my forwarding address. What are the odds? So the moral of the story is if you are drinking Grey Goose (plural) keep your belongings in your car or leave it in your girlfriends purse and be grateful for the friendly staff at TKB!
Taco Burrito King is consistently one of my favorite dining establishments. Â My qualification for real Mexican is that if I feel funny not speaking Spanish, it's good. Â Taco Burrito King satisfies. Â Their large burritos will fill even the largest appetite. Â The quesadillas are some of the best I've ever tried too.
The service isn't bad but isn't great. Â I don't know where they would improve though. Â I guess there isn't room at such a place for exceptional service. Â The prices are low and the quantities are very large. Â If you are looking for Mexican and live in the area, there isn't another choice worth considering.
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