The second we stepped out of the car, we were hit with the most amazing smell. We were excited walking in, already planning to come back before even tasting anything. Turns out that heavenly smell was coming from the restaurants next door- Halal Burger and Hyderabad House. Not Taco Shako. Do yourself a favor: save your taste buds and your money, and just follow that smell over there instead.

When we walked in, the place looked great at first. Super cute, nicely decorated, had a modern vibe. But once we actually sat down, the illusion died fast. Seats were covered in crumbs, grease, and random stains I couldnt even guess at. Tables were dirty, like no one bothered to wipe them since the last people left. Still, we stayed optimistic and ordered. Big mistake.

The food came out and it was just downhill from there.

Steak tacos: Total jumpscare. Looked exactly like my cats dry food, but somehow even drier. Drenched it in sauce and still had to choke it down with gulps of horchata.
Horchata: Cinnamon water with chunky bits. Zero creaminess, zero flavor balance. Just unsettling.
Chicken tacos: Literally tasted like someone took old shredded chicken, blended it with watery tomato sauce, and dumped it in a tortilla. Texture? Off. Taste? Worse.
Shrimp tacos: I dont know who thought this was a good idea, but they clearly needed to add shrimp tacos on the menu with minimum cost and effort so someone came up with the genius idea to advertise basically Costco popcorn shrimp with Costco guac thrown into a tortilla. Guess what? Not so genius.
Rice: Looked like red kichri. Tasted like someone emptied an entire chicken powder packet into it and called it a day.
Beans: Mostly hot bean water with a sad sprinkle of cheese trying to hide the fact that there were barely any actual beans.
Birria tacos: The only REMOTELY edible item, but still not actual birria tacos. More like nihari tacos. Tasted exactly like the chef (none other than someones brown mom) dumped a Shan nihari packet into a pot, shredded up some meat, and decided to proudly market it as birria.

And the bathrooms? Honestly felt like the set of a low budget horror movie. Lights barely working, floors gross, watered down soap that did nothing. I couldnt get out of there fast enough.

Bottom line:
Total scam. Given how hyped up this place is and the prices they charge, it was disappointing. We left most of the food on the table, just trying bites of each thing hoping something would redeem it. Spoiler: nothing did. We walked in excited, thinking we were about to have an amazing taco night, and left feeling like we just paid to be part of someones lazy desi family kitchen experiment. If youre craving nihari masquerading as birria, sad Costco shrimp, and watered down beans, by all means, enjoy. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and pick literally any other taco place. Wouldnt recommend and definitely wont be back.

This place is proof that good decor doesnt mean good food- sometimes it just means a prettier place to regret your life choices.

Great food and welcoming service. Appreciative staff and great place for halal food. Would highly recommend.

Food is good .but I’m still waiting for my Togo order and it’s been over 30 minutes and they keep saying few minutes

Finally a Halal Mexican restaurant that serves authentic Mexican food. Tacos and Horchata both were amazing.

This place has authentic halal Tacos made by Mexican staff in kitchen.
Beef tacos were loaded with beef.
I also ordered lunch special quesadillas buy one order and get second free, huge quantities full of tasty chicken.
I am a happy customer.