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5.0 of 5 stars.
This has got to be the best authentic mexican food I've ever had.I got a taco combo meal with 3 tacos, rice and beans and I got platinos fritos and it was so delicious. Even their tortillas are made...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Praise all that is holy I live right down the street from Taco Loco!I've been getting take out burritos (with everything of course) and fried chicken (the BEST I have ever had, seriously) from this...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I stumbled upon this place by pure accident while walking to Sullivan Square with a friend. Their food is absolutely amazing! I recommend their plantains and carne asada. They also have a great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I live near some of the best Latin American food to be had in this city, but was able to be coerced to T it up to Sulivan Square for this little shiny gem. And, sweet sweet creation, was it worth it....
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best taco/burrito joint around and it is relatively cheap. Don't be turned off by the exterior, the place is worth the trip
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome! Perfect mix of El Salvadoran and Mexican. Neighborhood is not as bad as everybody said either. The meat papusas are amazing!
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sketchy East Somerville location Salvadoran food establishment = a fast, cheap, and tasty eatery.The cuisine at Taco Loco can best be described as "authentic Mexican fast food." It's not the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I should preface my review by saying that I'm a California transplant and as such, a qualified expert on Mexican food! Well, not really, but I've visited my fair share of hole-in-the-wall taquerias,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good Mex/Salvadoran, one of several fine budget-friendly restaurants clustered in East SomervilleSome worthy restaurants get overlooked because of shinier neighbors. I rarely visited Buteco, a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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Got food poisoning here! Sick for 3 days! Steak Burrito with beans! Do not recommend!!! The only reason I am putting a star is that it is required to post this message! :(
citysearch.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simple food, but oh so good. The best burritos and soft shell tacos. Papusas are amazing. And the price can't be beat - $4.99 for a small burrito which is plenty big for most people (my wife can't...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All the 5 star reviews below are true! This is the best Mexican in Boston. If I had a Mexican grandmother, I think this is what her food would taste like. I feel bad if there are people who think...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really digging Taco Loco. Though its on the sketch end of Broadway, its worth the stroll past the brothel and obvious drug dealing in the lot next door. (Although, if they would deliver, that would...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, pupusas loroco! Fried plantains with crema (a Salvadoran variant on crA�me fraA�che)! Burritos the size of my head, and warm, awesome chips and salsa on the side! The atmosphere is actually really...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really think this point needs to be stressed, your food comes with free chips and salsa.Anyone tries to tell you they know a great Mexican place ask them if they give you chips and salsa. No? Then...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes me very happy. I would highly recommend the papusas (I like revueltas). Tacos are also good. Pretty much everything is great. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh lucky me! It just so happens that Taco Loco is the closest restaurant to my slumtastic Sullivan Sq. residence, and it's also probably my favorite cheap Mexican joint in all of Boston. I also...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There is absolutely nothing bad you can say about this place, which is why it was Boston's best Taqueria last year and for good reason! They're always consistent and the place is so clean! Everything...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Many moons ago when I was a young and naive dot.com slave transplanted from the Left Coast, I missed home something fierce. Now, when I say "home", I don't mean Mom, smog, and the Hollywood sign. I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The burritos here rock. They are as big as your head and totally yummy. I also like the plato tipico which varies based on who makes it that night haah.The mango juice is so awesome and has brightened...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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Definitely eat here if you are in the area and craving delicious food!
openlist - user review - 02/27/2008
5.0 of 5 stars.
I loved this place! We took it home, and as soon as we got home, we only wanted more. It's a must for mexican, anna's has nothing on it. I love the sizes and the choices, I even love that it's spicy,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Taco Loco is, by far, one of the best things about living in the otherwise desolate land of East Somerville (o, star market, we mourn you). For starters, the people who work here are so incredibly...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! The food is fantastic and the closest to real "fast food" Mexican I've found in Boston yet (not to hate on Ana's and Boca Grande because I love them to, but for their deliciousness...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food at Taco Loco is legit. I grew up in New Mexico and not that I am an expert but I have tasted a lot of tacos and these are by far the best in town! The combo that they throw together is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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I've always liked this place. Makes for good takeout. The decor is pretty ugly, but the food makes up for it and they have a cool name. Its near Sullivan Square and there is convenient parking accross the...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely one of the cheapest place around! El Salvadorian style. no tables but bars around to eat. Popusa, tamale and Taco are delicious. Taco is less than $2. Freash made. It's cheaper than...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
you don't need to escape to mexico to eat authentic burritos and tacos because you can just go to taco loco- in somerville, MA!!seriously, tacos here are like the original ones you get on the street...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh what a silly gringo I am. I've been thinking Anna's, Boca & Lupita were my top three. Went here last night - where have you been all my life Taco Loco? Got a tractor-trailor tire sized chicken...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best, certainly not the worst burrito I've ever had. I don't like things other than rice in my rice but other than that, it was pretty good. It was super hot, I will give it that. Nice and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is in my neighborhood, so I have eaten here a few times. More often since their sister restaurant, Tapatio, burned down. I am a bad guy to ask about Mexican food in Boston, because I just...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You know that the burrito is too big. This is obvious. There's no getting around it. The thing is categorically, indisputably, too damn big.You knew it while watching that friendly woman behind the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It's open pretty late. maybe around midnight. Recommend the Beef Burrito
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh good God, yes. Papusas that will make your heart swell with joy and will add a pound or two to your weight by the next morning. Delectable plaintains. Huge flatscreen TVs upon which to watch...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the freshest, cheapest, most delicious taco places around. If they chose to expand, Anna's and Boca Grande would go immediately out of business.I hesitated a long time in reviewing Taco Loco...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was a little unnerved finding broccoli and cauliflower in my vegetarian taco and celery in my beans. The broccoli and cauliflower worked out well., proving a tasty and slightly crunchy vegetarian...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Taco Loco serves, by far, the most enormous burritos I've ever seen. Seriously, bigger than my noggin'! Combine that with the insanely low prices and you get a pretty big star rating for this poor...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dirt cheap and delicious! the Tacos are as authentic as they get, there is actually a place in Cabo San Lucas called Taco Loco which I ate at just about every day while I was there! this place serves...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
**Update 22Sep06**I've actually now been inside Taco Loco and although it's small I was impressed by the cleanliness and the hustle of the two people working behind the line. The place was busy,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is undoubtedly the best spot for tacos in Somerville, if not Boston. A chicken taco is 1.50, and is generously topped with fresh guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and cilantro. They...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is place is dope. In a district full of cafeteria / fast-service style taco and burrito places, these guys set themselves apart with mucho fresh ingredients and a friendly atmosphere. Very...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My god, real good burrito in New England? That's as much as an oxymoron as the Red Sox winning the world series. ...wait a minute. Boca Grande and Anna's are for people who have never had real...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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Fresh Mexican and Salvadorean food on Broadway in Somerville. Conveniently located about two blocks away from Sullivan Square station, Taco Loco has great cheap eats. Two floors with lots of seating and great...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/27/2005
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