Taco E - Chicago

3 restaurant out of one kitchen is not working! $75 for 9 tacos and beans and rice, no hot sauce and a 45 minute wait. I received 6 chicken tacos with no seasoning what so ever, dry and literally not edible. 3 beef tacos. They gave me pork, also dry and not edible. 3 strikes your out. We're done with taco E. Waist of money and time and we're tired of trying to relieve the great restaurant it used to be for the wanna be it is today. Understaffed with people that find answering the phone and taking an order difficult. Never again

EDIT: Thieves said they refunded me, but they never did. DO NOT GO HERE, THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY. ORIGINAL: More like TACO F! Such a joke that I literally thought I was being filmed for a prank show. I watched the cashier putz around for 15 minutes WHILE MY FOOD WAS SITTING ON THE COUNTER. SHE REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. $36 for three tacos, chips, and a 75% full lemonade. After waiting 30 minutes for three cauliflower tacos, I asked for my money back. She finally went to grab my food and I asked why it took her 15 minutes to move it 9 feet from the kitchen to the counter. Because I was busy. There was one other person in the store. DO NOT GO HERE. Used to be solid, too bad!

I ordered food for delivery and was given an estimated time of 40 minutes. However, I ended up waiting an hour and a half without any updates or new time estimates. It would have been nice to receive a discount rather than having my order canceled, as I could have gone to pick it up myself. The customer service was terrible. This experience is definitely not what I remember from the Taco E I grew up with.

I worked here for a while and had a negative experience. The owner seems indifferent to both the community and the quality of the food, and he didn't take criticism well. The food itself was mediocre and overpriced. There are much better options for tacos and Mexican food nearby, so I wouldn't recommend wasting your time at a place that doesn't value its employees or customers. They even charge extra for tacos with cilantro and onion instead of the usual lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Honestly, I expected more from a local spot than what felt like a fast-food experience.

I was really looking forward to trying this place, expecting it to be similar to Tacos Erendira, which I absolutely love. Unfortunately, my excitement quickly faded. The food was nothing like I anticipated, and it was overpriced for the disappointing quality. I won't be returning. I’m only giving it one star because I have to in order to submit this review.