The Local Taco Reviews

Tacos, queso, chips and margs are amazing! Customer service was lacking on this visit. Popped in for a quick lunch on my own and after ordering, decided to sit at the bar so I wouldn t take up a table for a larger group. After sitting down, the bartender was extremely rude and unwelcoming. She reprimanded me for ordering at the front instead of at the bar since it s a full service bar. After being completely caught off guard at the comments and apologizing, she didn t look at me or acknowledge me.

Food was ok but definitely not what I expected. I had the fried chicken tacos and was surprised by the small quantity you got for the price which is pretty high. Especially for a lunch item. As for the quality it was good tasting and arrived hot. I may return but only if there is nothing else to eat in the area.

Local Taco is our favorite! We will be moving out of state soon but will still be stopping in when we re in town for tacos and margaritas!

Super delicious. Tortillas and chips were fresh. Taco fillings were yummy. Staff were friendly. Nice location to eat at, too.

I love Local Taco. It s absolutely amazing and their southern fried taco is super delish. I do wish there was more sauce on it though.

Great options for tacos with normally fast service, but our waitress forgot our food and pretended she didn't. Some of the tacos could have a little more flavor. The fish and Korean tacos were really good!

The Local Taco is my FAVORITE restaurant in Lexington. I like the steak and chicken tacos. The food is seasoned very well and is filling. The service is always great.

One of Lexington's BEST!!! The Korean BBQ Taco is like no other.

Always happy to go there! The best briscuit taco anywhere! And the Queso dip and chips are oh so good

Always enjoy visiting The Local Taco when were in town.

One of my family's favorite places to go eat. This great small restaurant only has one negative, it stays busy so parking is minimal. The food is beyond amazing. For the Gluten-Free need, they have great options. I personally could eat a half dozen of the fried chicken tacos and my wife prefers the korean bbq.

Their Mexican rice had a LOT of cinnamon in it. Both my vegetables in my chicken fajita quesadilla and my guests protein in her steak taco were burned. Not charred, BURNED. The highlight was definitely their salsa!

Always great food, always nice ladies taking orders, and food is consistently good. Great staff, great cooks, great atmosphere, shall I go on...? Ok, I will: My fiance loves the Mexican corn on the cob along with any taco (Southern Chicken Taco is always 1 of 2 though, they are quite the thrill for the ol' taste buds), and I myself prefer a Local BBQ Taco and the Jalapeno Cole Slaw that should have it's own restaurant. If you're in Lexington, Eat Local. Local Taco. See what I did there? Boom.

This place was busy busy, but the food is so worth it!!! Drive out of your way to taste the best tacos out of Texas.

Delicious tacos! Great place for a quick lunch or a long dinner with friends.

My favorite taco place, and that goes beyond just Lexington. Always love stopping in for brunch when I'm in town.

Good tacos, nice patio and open air seating. Pretty good margaritas too.

Delicious tacos. There was a mistake with my order and the manager Emily handled it professionally and fixed the problem.

I didn't care for the food. But hey, try it out for yourself.

The food was overall pretty decent. The bar tender was really rude though she also kept staring as she was working. I'm not sure what the problem was when me and my friend were visiting before she had to move.

They have amazing food but they have horrible cups. My cup broke while I was at the restaurant. Everything else is perfect.

Almost everything you order here will taste great. Service is really speedy. About the only thing that takes time is waiting to have your order taken. I had the steak, southern fried, buffalo, and tequila lime tacos 4 for $11, great deal for great tasting tacos. I definitely recommend this place for lunch or dinner.

The wait was a bit long, but worth it! I had a fish taco and a vegetarian taco, and both were delicious. I would recommend getting 3 tacos if you are especially hungry since they are on the smaller side.

Been coming here for years! Best Tacos and Beer Rita's!

Service is really bad. The guy who took my order at the register just looked at me as I walked up. So I waited then I said "Hello". He said, "Hello", in a way as if I had inconvenienced him somehow. I waited again for him to ask what I wanted to order, he just stared at me. So I stared back.
I eventually ordered, didn't repeat the order back, didn't say anything except to tell me which copy of the receipt was mine.
So unacceptable. Food is okay, definitely not worth going back for...especially with such rude customer service.
4/3/2017
3:00

Very tasty, out of the ordinary tacos. Best queso.

Pretty good grub but there could be some improvements could be made

Loved this place! Some of the best queso we have had in a long time. Lost of fresh options and drinks.

Highly recommend if you are in the downtown Lexington area.

Good luck with parking, add some time into your schedule to find a spot.

Awesome food! Fast service! (Even on Cinco de Mayo)

I have heard lots of good things about this place. Finally decided to give it a try. Super busy but that's how you know it's good. You walk in, order (like a fast food restaurant) , then get seated , and they serve you the food. I had the buffalo chicken taco and it was really good! The people were really nice and friendly.

I love everything here, from the queso to the locally inspired breakfast tacos. Ingredients are locally sourced where available.

The veggie tacos were amazing as well as all of the different salsas! Great atmosphere.

Food was delicious. Enjoyed all aspects of the restaurant.

I'm from Chicago and was visiting Lexington for business. I spent most of my free time researching local eateries, dead set on abounding any chains. The Local Taco came highly-rated across most routine review systems. I'm no food snob, but perhaps my taco standards are calibrated slightly too high. While the selections were. creative, the cane through at about 50% on the tasty hit rate. The spicy shrimp and southern fried chicken tacos were enjoyable. However the steak and tequila lime were both lacking in flavor. I had to douse them in hot sauce to Mae them palatable. Margaritas were just ok as well. They had an odd sweet character to them. And after four, I'd expect to have felt a bit more heady than noted. The ambiance and area is appealing. The food, just average.

Great tacos for a fair price. Left satisfied, and licking my lips

Terrific choice of tacos, freshly made, not expensive either. The restaurant is right next to the UK campus, so it is always busy - getting a table is sometimes a chore, but the food is great! They need to open a second store!

I have been to the local taco many times and it never ceases to amaze me. The tacos are delicious, the staff is friendly, and the line always moves fast

I believe we had tried every taco, with the exception of pork and can not say anything bad about any of them. Definitely recommend it!

This place is pretty quick and laid back, much better than going to a fast food place and higher quality.

I would recommend for take out or sit down. The Korean BBQ tacos are great!

Long wait, limited seating. Food was pretty good. Don't know that I'd come back with family in tow again however.

Everything fresh. Guac was great. Tried the local bbq and buffalo chicken tacos.

Brisket, Korean BBQ, Chicken-lime tacos were good. The slaw on the pork taco had way too much pepper in it. Queso Blanco was the best of the three sides. Red salsa was a red salsa. I prefer red onions in guacamole, LT used white onions so it wasn't my favorite Guac but it was ok.

Kevin Lewis is a culinary ninja and I love the surprise daily special tacos. This isn't a taco place this is an amazing place that wraps culinary treats in freshly make soft tortillas.

The food is delicious. Verh high quality. A couple of times each year we drive here 6 hours just to visit. I don't think you can go wrong with any of their tacos! The guac is delicious also. Plenty of parking. Prices here are very fair. Highly recommend!

The tacos are great but a little pricey. You'll likely spend a minimum of 9 bucks per person.

Great Taco joint near campus, crowded over lunch and busy times. I wish their tacos shells where a tad larger, but that's being nit picky. Gave it 4 stars because it doesn't match up to the tacos you'd find in per say, Austin. Every rating has to have a scale.

Visiting Lexington and found this taco joint. 100% college atmosphere, as it borders University of Kentucky. The tacos were excellent!

Tacos were average not using the best cuts of meat. The help was amazingly awesome and so were margaritas

The food was pretty good albeit a little on the expensive side of things. On the fair side of seating arrangements, when we visited the place was pretty busy and we got there just in time as a wave of people came in before us. I do recommend the chips and queso. The shrimp tacos are also really good.

Over priced and small portions. But they have a friendly staff and fun atmosphere.

The variety of slow cooked proteins, the portions, and the cost make this place. The location, the people, and friendly service will bring you back. A great little taco hole in the heart of Lexington. My favorite was the Korean BBQ tacos.

I loved the fish taco, it was very tasty, but didnt like the vagie one.

I got two tacos. The bbq but it was dry. I don't believe there was any bbq sauce or anything put on the meat. The second taco, bbq chicken, was great. They don't have the best selection of sides, I got chips and salsa. The chips were pretty good. My son got chicken tenders but they didn't offer fries. He could get jalopeno cole slaw (he's four), a few other sides that most small children won't touch, or chips and salsa. He got chips and salsa. Parking is horrible. They have eight parking spots in the back and I can only assume the staff use those. There's no parking on the road.

I'm a regular here and there is NOT one thing bad to eat or drink here. If you visit Lexington you must come here. And if you live here in Lexington, you need to be here more. Everything is simply excellent!

One of my favorite places to eat in Lexington. The food is absolutely fantastic! Great service and staff. Even when the line is out the door you are still taken care of.

The food has good portions and high quality, but the brunch menu is lacking in customizability and vegetarian options. It's also a bit expensive for a student budget, but it's a great occasional treat--especially with their $1 mimosas on the weekends!

The best tacos in Lexington. Get the southern fried and the spicy shrimp. Oh and the local BBQ. Heavenly!

Always good! The brisket and southern fried I highly recommend! And the messy tater tots, very clean friendly staff

Great friendly staff and delicious food! One of my favorite places to eat in Lexington.