First visit: Jun 2025
Now the drives are getting longer as we have essentially two days to get home. While we didn't exhaust Des Moines in our digging activities, we did manage to cover some quality ground. We're in the Midwest and we haven't had tacos yet? Need to solve that problem pronto!
Food: Tasty Tacos has all the earmarks of a quality local chain. No over expansion to cheapen the product. So the gimmick here is what they call "fluffy flour tacos". So we ordered one of those and one crispy each. Uh-oh, Mrs. RJG does not like the concept of fluffy tacos at all. So she got my other crispy taco that you see and I ate the second flour taco. That's how you stay married for 28 years and going. Essentially they are sopaipillas with taco meat stuffed inside. They are filling for certain. I love that they have the taco sauce bottle on each table. Properly chilled. Unfortunately it has little spice. And the meat wasn't heavily seasoned either. As JL says about Taco Bell "They don't flavor the meat!" So not the best taco we've had in the region. However if I lived here, I'd be certain to try it again and see if I could find the "right dish" to order.
Location: Relatively elaborate Spanish exterior for a fast food joint, though once inside, the atmosphere becomes familiar. It's a large space, and it was very crowded while we were there. Another pre-pandemic type crowd. My photo only captured the parking lot view, but their website shows the streetside.
Food: Tasty Tacos has all the earmarks of a quality local chain. No over expansion to cheapen the product. So the gimmick here is what they call "fluffy flour tacos". So we ordered one of those and one crispy each. Uh-oh, Mrs. RJG does not like the concept of fluffy tacos at all. So she got my other crispy taco that you see and I ate the second flour taco. That's how you stay married for 28 years and going. Essentially they are sopaipillas with taco meat stuffed inside. They are filling for certain. I love that they have the taco sauce bottle on each table. Properly chilled. Unfortunately it has little spice. And the meat wasn't heavily seasoned either. As JL says about Taco Bell "They don't flavor the meat!" So not the best taco we've had in the region. However if I lived here, I'd be certain to try it again and see if I could find the "right dish" to order.
There are 6 Tasty Tacos locations in the Des Moines area.
6/15/25 (new entry)
6/2/25
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