I wanted to like this place... I do. because the TBK on Jackson (Greektown) is SUPER good!!
so here it is:
Ambiance: Fast food. Â You ordr, you pay, get your food, find a place (or take it to go) and enjoy your meal. Â I like that there's glass windows throughout.
The Good: Â Not much. Â the rice is pretty bland, they didn't give much meat on my Junior Burrito. Â I guess if you like pop, this location has a fountain drinks and free refills!
The Bad: Â I can't really say "bad" because it was still somewhat good. Â I think it's lacking flavor.
Bottom Line: Â It's still a decent place to grab a quick bite. Â If you're in the mood and can't go to the greektown location, you can always count on their tacos.
Meh. Bland food lacking any flavor. I was starving when I ate here, and my food did come out quickly, but who cares when the food just isn't very good? The veggie taco is pretty much just onions, and the al pastor completely flavorless, except for an odd  "cleaning supplies" flavor. I would like to CTRL-ALT-DELETE my lunch today and choose a different place instead.
Review Source:Food- Bland food. Nothing to write home to Mom about. Â I like Lazo's Rice and Beans much better; I don't care for these here. Â Nothing stands out as something I would want to have again.
Service- Don't expect more than a "hi". Â I have never been greeted with a warm smile and someone uber eager to help me. If you ask for recommendations, well...let's just say don't bother. Â :)
Just 3 words, people...Ground...Beef....Taco. Â YUM!!!!! Â (And notice I said "taco" and not "tacos", as the portions here are simply ridiculously large, and 1 is sufficient to fill me up.) Â Granted, they are not authentic Mexican-style tacos....if I want authentic Mexican food, I will head down to 18th Street. Â But when I am just in the mood for an amazingly yummy taco, this is the spot. Â Piping hot beef in a soft shell tortilla, and literally filled to overflowing with lettuce, tomato, homemade salsa, Mexican cheese and sour cream. Â Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Â Check one out, next time you have a taco craving. Â Just be sure you have plenty of napkins!
Review Source:They do not accept their own Groupons.
I just tried to use one of their own Groupons, and they said they do not accept them any longer. Â They said that supposedly they have asked Groupon to cancel their account but they won't. Â Apparently Groupon is just posting their restaurant's coupons without their consent.
Seems shady to me. Â Won't be going back.
This location has some of the worst management you could possibly imagine. I work in the loop, and I'm always searching for a new lunch spots that open up. After noticing that TBK (as they refer to themselves as) opened recently, and happening to see a Groupon Now! pop up. I purchased a $7 Groupon and headed over for a meal. When I arrived, no one was standing at the counter and they were busy doing something in the back room for at least 3-4 minutes, while I stood there waiting to place an order. In fact, one of the employees did come out to grab a box and later disappeared into the back room.
Finally, she came back out and I proceeded to place my order. When I showed her my Groupon she said "Sorry we don't accept Groupons anymore, but I can still take your order." I was thinking this must be a joke. I had just purchased the Groupon 15 min ago, and they already stopped accepting them? Then she proceeded to tell me some story about people redeeming fake Groupons worth $200 so they stopped accepting them. The whole story sounded really pathetic, and it seemed like a bait a switch tactic anyway, so I walked out.
What a horrible way to run a business.
A lot of food for the money, a tremendous value, but the food is only ok and the service is fine. Â It is a place for a quick, cheap, American-style Mexican meal and it delivers that. Â Don't go out of the way for it, but if you're in the area and in the mood for cheap Mexican food, go for it!
Now a couple tips. Â The pork burritos are good, but a complete mess to eat, be prepared for that. Â The junior burrito is the size of a pretty standard burrito, unless you're pretty hungry it is probably enough food for you. Â The nachos are a very large amount of food, and I'd be a fan if they served real cheese instead of that mass produced nacho "cheese." Â I almost always get the special though, always a great value and seems to always be prepared pretty quickly.
What in the hell?! Â Is this place an imposter or something!? Â I heart the TBK at Harlem & Higgins, and almost cheesed myself when I found out one was opening just blocks from work. Â In fact, my friend laughed his ass off at how excited I was when he suggested this place for lunch.
Sadly, they're slow as hell. Â It took a good ten minutes for me to get two steak tacos and some rice, and this was before the lunch rush. Â It was also really fun standing on the side and having to get out of the way of the, oh, I'd say about five or ten people who ordered after me but got their food first. Â The amount of steak I had on my tacos was laughable compared to usual TBK standards, and the spoonful of rice I got was sad for the two bucks it cost. Â I left hungry and had to hit up Wow Bao on the way back to work, when I usually can't even finish this same order at other TBKs. Â Sadness.
Been there 4 times now and I'm not going back. Â I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. Â Food takes anywhere from 5 to 25 minutes to get depending on luck. Â I say luck because there is absolutely no rhyme or reason as to how the orders come out. Â Today it took 25 minutes for my coworker and I to get two burritos (Not exggerating, we timed it). Â We were order number 51 and there were 80's getting served before us. Â Like this every time I've been there. Â It's like they throw your food order in a hat and draw them out to determine which one they'll prepare. Â There's always a sad-looking group of people standing in front of the counter, hoping against hope that they'll get their food next and creating the illusion that this place is crowded when it is really just heinously slow. Â Complaining doesn't help because the staff literally all look like they are high on meth. Â Before today I would've described the food as mediocre 4 am after-bar-style greasy mexican...but then today I almost choked on a large bone that was in my burrito. Â Go eat sticky tortillas at Qdoba across the street. Â Get taco bell at the train station. Â Save yourself by avoiding this mexican hell hole at all costs.
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