Taco Cabana

Taco Cabana has a new location near us in the neighborhood. The chain has been a favorite of ours since the early days as an ice house in San Antonio. We have been by a few times, including recently in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.

They have a couple of limited time items that are worth trying. The best one is the loaded fries. Taco Cabana now has fries, and they are executed quite well. We've had them with steak fajitas and carne asada, and both are good. I expect this one will stay around because deep fat frying is a big investment.

I have also tried the tortas--mine was carne asada. They are fine, I would get it again but it's not quite up there with the loaded fries.

In the week following the hurricane Taco Cabana was one of the few places open, since it shares a pad with Home Depot (a critical business). We ordered on the app and picked it up. We had fajita nachos, a carne guisada torta, a sampler plate, a fajita quesadilla, and churros for dessert. I tested the fountain with a 7-up.

Props to Taco Cabana for polite customer service in a stressful time, though by the time we got their food they were no longer slammed. The torta was described above. The sampler plate had lots of good things. The nachos are massive--over 2 pounds of food served in a medium pizza sized box.

Our enjoyment of the food was negatively impacted by a couple of things. We didn't get the fajita quesadilla, and not getting what we order is a pet peeve of mine. There is no decent way to tear apart an order that size to check it. We also didn't get any of the salsas we asked for on the app. I know TC can do better.

The churros were also disappointing, I would not get them again. They were very heavy and squishy in the middle, couldn't tell if it was a filling or they simply weren't done all the way through. Unless the batter was made incorrectly this isn't a quick fix. I'll get the sopapillas next time--they are not on the app menu but the store has them.

The store is plain inside--white walls and no decoration. They serve alcohol (margaritas, not too bad) so one might think to hang out but not really. But the place has been clean.

All in all, I'm glad we have one close by now.

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