LOS TACOS No.1 Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "These were the best traditional tacos I have ever had."
• "The freshest and best tasting tacos in New York City."
• "Unreal tacos, was visiting from Toronto and these tacos are on par with ones I've had in Mexico."
• "Their adobada tacos are the best tacos I have ever had."
• "The carne asada and chicken tacos were out of this world good."
• "The taco shells are always fresh and made to order."
• "Everything is freshly made from the dough to the toppings!"

Cons:

• "The meat was kind of bland/under seasoned. The chicken was slightly burned."
• "This is what they call a “quesadilla”. Spent over 6 dollars for an overpriced taco looking “quesadilla”."
• "The Asada is tasty and the Adobada is okay, too much salt and to little adobada flavor."
• "But.... I have to tell, food was very very salty..... unfortunately we will not back to the restaurant."
• "The only deception was the guacamole that was too liquid and not very avocadoy."
• "Nopales (cactus )Taco 🌮 no bueno. Missing flavor and still slimmy (con baba)."
• "Unfortunately I had a very negative experience with tacos from this place. I took a chicken taco and got food poisoning not long afterwards."

Service

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere and everyone super friendly and patient."
• "The staff was wonderful!"
• "Staff is absolutely pleasure and efficient."
• "Staff was ready to serve and very helpful."
• "Service is amazing, also a very clean place, the employees treated us like family."
• "The guys in the kitchen quickly take your order and serve you with a smile and incredible kindness, that is a plus point for them."
• "The staff at Los Tacos No.1 are not only warm and welcoming but also attentive to every detail."

Cons:

• "Somewhat dismissive service when paying for our order."
• "The entire team is brand new and slacking."
• "I found it to be very unorganized, I also forgot what I ordered by the time I got my food so I couldn’t tell if my order was right."
• "One thing that was a downside was my friend realizing last minute that her order was incorrect."
• "They short me one taco from my order."
• "The ordering is a bit hectic and causes wrong orders."
• "Service: 7/10 - average, def focused on getting people in and out"

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Nice place, with long but fast moving queue. They have nice music and overall friendly atmosphere."
• "Nice vibe; Organized chaos, with standing only table tops to eat at."
• "The environment is great for how crowded it was, the workers seemed like they really liked working there!"
• "The location and dine in area was very clean. Pristine white tile."
• "The feel of the place reminds me of a mexican taco place."
• "The ambience is amazing and gave me flashbacks to Mexico again."
• "The atmosphere is frenetic and loud, but in a good way."

Cons:

• "They also don’t have washrooms."
• "This place has very limited seats which need you to do some yoga before you can sit."
• "No place to sit down and enjoy the food."
• "There are no chairs!"
• "No seats indoors or outdoors."
• "Not a huge fan of the stand-up eating."
• "This is fast food and they are looking for you to leave fast so there are no chairs, only high tables to stand and eat."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "The prices are decent and certainly worth it for the flavour."
• "Worth every penny of the $5 you'll be paying for each taco, no better taco place in the city."
• "They are totally worth the price."
• "Super affordable!! Can't get a good meal out there at that price range."
• "Great value for money for the area also."
• "Some of the best I've had at a great price point."
• "Prices were reasonable (for New York City)."

Cons:

• "Sauce was good but pricey."
• "More of a snack than a meal and $5-6 for a street taco is pretty steep even for NYC."
• "The food here is great but like many other places in NY way overpriced."
• "You spend $15+ on 3 tacos and can still be hungry afterwards."
• "Delicious food but pricey for a taco and quesadilla."
• "Just that 5 bucks for a taco that is very small is hard to swallow."
• "The only issue I have with this place is its price."