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Taco King
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
14 reviews for Taco King
14 reviews in English
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Review from James K.
Hamden, CT
9/29/2010
I order delivery from here on a regular basis and I've had most of the menu by now. The guacamole nachos are excellent. The steak fajitas are amazing. My wife thinks the shrimp is fantastic. Everything else is basic and in no way bad, but just average. Except the wings. Don't ever bother ordering the wings. Just not good. But Chinese restaurateurs running a Mexican take-out probably aren't gonna make great buffalo wings, you know? Hamden is not hurting for choices in the wing department.
Oh! The spinach quesadilla is pretty dang tasty as well. So is the veggie burrito, and it's massive.
Decent food, decent prices, great portion sizes. Amazingly good guacamole (to me anyway). -
Review from Aslam S.
Strongsville, OH
8/16/2011
Not bad, i had it tonight:
Guac Taco
Cheese Nachos
Shrimp Fafita
I wanted to try a little of everything, so i got a variety. Everything was good, not like amazing or anything. Lots of flavor, but not as spicy as I like. The Guac taco was cold, not sure if it was already made, and they just gave it to me. But in general, I wish everything was hotter (I went about 8 pm on a weekday). Good ingredients, very fast, and great prices, allow me to give this place 3 stars. But lack of heat, in both senses of the word, is why it loses two. WIll go again for a quick bite to eat! but otherwise, might look for better mexican options, go try it! -
Review from Christopher C.
New Haven, CT
1/9/2012
Save your money! Go to Taco Bell!
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Review from Andrew M.
Hamden, CT
11/12/2011
Don't bother. This place is just crap. This is about as Mexican as Old El Paso products. I feel like most of the products are frozen and just reheated. I'd hope when I order from a Mexican restaurant I'd get better quality then what I'd get at a Bar during happy hour, or what I could throw together myself. Seasoning was non-existant. Basically you can expect the same quality "Mexican food" that would be served in an elementary school lunch. Better meal at Taco Bell.
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Review from Elizabeth R.
Houston, TX
4/5/2008
Sub par imho.
Everything here is tex-mex fast food. They pre-prepare everything (like taco bell) and it sits waiting for your order.
Tortillas taste commercial, are too thick and salty.
The salsa is a thin hot sauce.
Run/owned by asians.
Eat here only if you think Taco Bell is good eats. -
Review from Joey T.
Hamden, CT
2/15/2008
Reloj (watch out) Taco Bell!!! This is the place to go for those of us who refuse to eat at chains. Located across the street from the old Town Hall, this place is great! Only 3 tables are inside and they are basically there to use while waiting for your order to go. In the winter, the inside is about 58 degrees and with the front door constantly opening, it drops another 5-10. (OK, that may be an exaggeration, but it makes the myth better.)
Cheap eats such as:
*** Nachos (only 49 cents!!! kidding, still only $ 3.29--about the same as a gallon of gas and much better I must say)
*** Chicken Fajita ($ 1.89)
*** Jack Cheese & Chicken Quesadilla ($ 3.19)
Yes, it's true that a Chinese family owns the place...so what--you wouldn't order egg foo yung from a guy named Jose? The owner told me his friend used to work at a Tex-Mex place in Brooklyn and would copy the recipes down off the wall. Once he was tired of being at the whims of the owner he quit and opened his own place (with stolen recipes intact...shhhh.). Apparently, there are a number of these types of restaurants in NY and Boston owned by Orientals.
Thankfully, we here in Hamden have one of the few in the Nutmeg State. What a great place for late night eats...tell your friends, tell your enemies.
As I always say to the owners as I leave: "aquella mierda estaba bien." (Spanish for "That shit was good!") OK, it's not in Chinese, but they get the point... -
Review from Jenny F.
2/21/2008
My husband picked up some tacos from here. I really liked the guacamole taco. The shell tasted fresh and was not stale. There was loads of fresh guacamole packed into the taco. Nice to know a small takeout place can get the guacamole recipe right!
I think my husband's review will be better then mine :) That is, if he writes one. -
Review from Betsy N.
Middletown, CT
5/2/2011
I used to order take out from this place all the time when I lived in Hamden. The food is good for the price. It's a huge step above taco bell, but not fancy mexican dining. The nachos are delicious.
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Review from Mike F.
North Haven, CT
2/23/2008
Taco King definately has a weird vibe to it. Picture if you will, you typical greasy wok, take out only chinese restaurant. Same random variety of soda's in cooler and gumball machine with stale gum, but Instead of poorly lit menu boards of General TSO's and Kung Pao chicken, there's pictures of Taco's and Burritos.
Everything is made to order, and staff is as courtious as any other take out joint. Pricing was decent compared to a lot places in the area. Taco's looked pretty good, you could see where they fried up the tortilla's fresh.
Beware, the Mexican Pizza is Fargin Huge. This isn't like Tacos bell's puny glorified quesadilla. Imagine your typical size tin take out tray, with a freshly fried flour tortilla, topped with cheese and mixed vegtables, refried beans and another fried tortilla, than smothered cheese and dice tomatoes. It must have weighed at least a couple pounds!
A bit offputting to a pregnant wife, but I'm sure its a hit with the quinnipiac college crowd. Though not for the fate of heart (Any history of heart issues or gastro-intestial problems please see your doctor before ordering), I quite enjoyed it.
See you soon Taco King!Listed in: Pregnant Wife Approved
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Review from Paul M.
Hamden, CT
1/14/2011
Ill tell you why it gets 5 stars. Good food and good prices. As long as you expect nothibg else for a take out plsce then you will agree. I have taken many of my friends here , who all have pretty different tastes, and they all liked it. As i said before , good food and good prices. Expect nothibg more.
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Review from Byron B.
Boston, MA
1/12/2009
Had Taco King delivered to a friends house over the weekend. I was really not sure what to expect from Mexican food delivered. I was pleasantly surprised. The food was very tasty. I had a burrito that was quite large and filled with goodness! I would definitely go here rather than Taco Bell ANY DAY!
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Review from APRIL H.
New Haven, CT
4/17/2007
Another place I eat when I want a Vegetable Fajita or a Chicken Fajita is Taco King. Its cheap ,clean , and the food is good.If your like me and don't eat red meat try their vegetarian dishes. They use no M.S.G.
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Review from Anne L.
Hamden, CT
4/13/2011
Not so bad for quick take out food. It is the kind of place you go without having high expectations so then come away pleasantly surprised.
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Review from Showcase F.
New Haven, CT
12/8/2009
Not terrible for Mexican, and the prices are great. I mean if your looking for cheap Mexican this is the place. But it's strictly a take out join, there's two tables which are basically for sitting down while you wait for your food. I also want to point out that this is a Mexican place run by Asians. You wont find any body who speaks Spanish any where near this place. So if your looking for something a little better then Taco Bell, but just as cheap check it out.
