I know I’m not the only one who loves Taco Loco. But am I the only one who doesn’t love it as much anymore? (I’m speaking specifically of the Jay street location–I haven’t tried either of the others.) There seems to have been an ownership change–web searches of all the usual suspects are turning up nothing. The wacky decor is gone, the menu is the same, the bar is the same, some of the wait staff are the same, and there is this cocky young manager/chef type who seems to be above taking orders or not have time for it or something.
This is all acceptable. The new hip decor is well done, and the few familiar faces make it easy to stomach the new ones. But the burrito I just had (the Al Pastor) was not as good as it should have been/used to be. Same basic recipe, but a little cooler and a little milder, and most importantly about 60% the size of an Al Pastor of yesteryear or, more precisely, yester-October. What’s going on? And then to add insult to injury they seem to have managed to keep the franchise name, recipes and menu but they’ve lost the branded soda cups! This is more than I can take!! At least they are still a Coca-Cola shop…
The Sac Rag 
Still no A/C I presume? If so, I will continue to boycott this establishment from May to October.
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this is a common problem — does La Fiesta have A/C? i don’t believe they do, and they compensate by leaving the doors open which means your taco plate comes with a side of flies.
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Not sure what La Fiesta has to do with Taco Loco not having conditioned air and less than wonderful burros, but if the latter were to adopt the Industrial Light and Magic sized fan like the former has, I’d probably reconsider my boycott.
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Apparently others have boycotted Taco Loco too (see how much influence the rag has?), since there were collectively six customers in the whole place when I noshed there shortly after noon today. There used to be a line out the door in the not so distant past. My jicama salad, however, was just as tasty as ever.
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