Mission Taco Joint

I just wanted some Mexican food for lunch and I kept naming all these Mexican places to my coworkers that are in the area and there were complaints about all of them, chewy meat, stingy guac, or dirty, so I then remembered going to Mission at the end of summer and remembered how amazing it was, so we all headed out for lunch. It was a little busy but we were all seated right away. Our drink orders and food orders were taken very quickly. Refills were given perfectly. Our food came out quickly and it was all amazing. I recommend the corn bowl… it is addicting!!! The black beans were not very good. The chips and salsa were great. The tacos, you can not ever go wrong with any of those. Thumbs up, will return frequently!

This place is so good! After living in northern and Southern California I was concerned that these would pale in comparison to the delicious tacos I’ve had in the past. And maybe if your looking for a traditional taco this place isn’t for you but if your looking for fun variations with a ton of flavor I would def recommend! The place is decorated with the California vibe and has a ton of great beer on tap! The chips and salsa are tasty but I left really wishing I got the queso– it looks delicious! I got the chorizo taco and the duck taco and both were outstanding! So good! I was definitely checking out other tacos as they passed and they all looked equally delicious! The tortilla is also amazing and your can tell they are homemade! To top it off the service is quick and great for a work lunch and prices are reasonable. Two tacos and some chips were way more than enough to make me full! I can’t wait to go back!

The food and waitress were great and if I were rating it on that I would have given it a 5 star but… the hostess stand was that bad. They told us it was going to be a 75 minute wait while tables stayed open for 20 minutes and when we got seated they asked us if we had put our name in. They were very rude and disrespectful the entire time and this really made the experience upsetting. I wish they could work on this aspect of their restaurant so I could give it the stars it deserves.

Mmm Mission. The portobello, fried fish, and chorizo tacos in particular are delicious. The burritos (preferably with melted cheese on top) are solid and filling choices. The melt-​in-​your-​mouth creamy street corn is made by gods and is likely what the Ancient Greek texts were referring to when they mentioned ambrosia. Longevity and immortality are indeed achieved once a few bites of corn hit your insides.
Kyle’s bar program is creative and clever and he himself in particular is always standing out in our eyes for being so attentive towards guests at the bar. This is always appreciated. The margs go down easily and enjoyably taste like fresh lime, rather than the tragically familiar, stomach pain-​inducing «sour mix» that plagues most margaritas at other spots.
Mission just seems to fit in Soulard — and hopefully it’s here to stay, so that we can selfishly and easily access street corn and Mexican cokes and reasonably priced tacos to ease the hangovers away. Thanks guys.

Great service, awesome food. Tried the street corn off the cob, very good (and I don’t even like corn). Tacos: carne asada, chorizo, and beef brisket — all were outstanding.
Nice to see the restaurant supporting a local cause — helping rebuild soccer park with part of the revenue today! Thanks.

Was disappointed based off of the hype from friends, but that Zombie drink was awesome!

First timer here! Group from work visited with me for lunch. We were seated promptly and were able to put our order for drinks and food in rather quickly. The food took a bit longer than is should as we watched other tables receiving their food orders– the server shared that one of our meals needed to be changed and that was the reason for the hold up.,.if course we were cool with it once we knew the reasoning behind our waiting time.
The server was very knowledgable about the menu and was able to answer all our questions… and he offered suggestions which included the «corn dish» — our meals were hot and fresh and «pleased» is the word to use for each person at the table… oh and «full»!! A to go box is necessary when dining at this place!

Excellent all around!
Tacos are a little small but very good! Fish tacos on point! Also, very cool, fast service! I love hipsters serving me food at an extremely fast pace!
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We ordered 4 tacos and some drinks. The top shelf margarita was delicious. Didn’t taste like mix out of a bottle. My husband ordered the «zombie» drink– it was so high in alcohol that you are only allowed to order 2 per day! It was quite tasty. The fried fish was the best taco. The baked fish was ok. The turkey was fine, and the chorizo was spicy! Service was great!

Wow, so many great reviews here! So many people rave about this place. I’m not sure if it’s just me or I came in on a bad day but the food was not amazing as many people described… in fact most of the food seem so bland and overcooked. We had came here on a thursday afternoon for lunch. What we had…
Carne asada fries… these were average, downfall, fries were not hot and steak was overcooked… crunchy. makes me think the fries were sitting out for awhile and they just put the steak under a heating lamp. We were expecting fries were going to burn our mouths along with steak but having the guac and sour cream cool it off. not so much.
Order a few tacos…
December’s taco of the month which is a lamb taco. The way our server described it, mint, cilantro, lamb, omg it sounded so delicious! but truthfully it was flavorless and overcooked. who overcooks lamb? You couldn’t taste the cilantro or mint either and those two can be overpowering sometimes.
Carne Asada taco: overcooked steak… again who eats well don’t dried steak?
Baja Fish Taco: there’s were actually good, downfall they skipped on one of the tacos, barely any fish.
Mofu Tofu: this taco wasn’t amazing but not bad either. it’s really hard to mess up tofu, just ad hot sauce and jalapeños and you’re set.
Beef Brisket Birria: the brisket was surprisingly not dried out at all. favor was a bit bland but with hot sauce it balanced it out a bit.
Sides:
street corn: the corn was pretty darn good! one of the best corns I’ve ever had! our server had recommend this to us and I’m happy she did. it was great!
Chile Crusted Potato Fries: very disapointing!!! PLEASE DO NOT GET! They charge you $ 4 for a plate of fries + 50 cents for a chipotle like dipping sauce. the portion of this is half of the fries you get with carne asada fries. I would rather spend the extra $ 4.50 and get another order of carne asada fries which comes with a lot more. deff. not worth the price for a side of fries.
Over all, Baja tacos were good and the street corn. I’m not sure if we ordered the wrong tacos or what happened but like another review said… i blame everything on the kitchen. Food needs to be hot not cold.
Otherwise, our server was great! minus forgetting a few things. We may return back here but not anytime soon. maybe we need to experience the one in the loop.

I seriously have to give this place a. Our server and the staff were fantastic. So upbeat and friendly. The street corn are just as good as described… amazing! The chips and salsa were just as good… salsa has great flavors. I tried the portabello, carne asada, and the grilled baja taco and all 3 were soo delicious… but my favorite had to be the portabello. I would def go back to this place. I think pricing for the food is spot on. Parking sucks but that’s just Soulard for ya.

Honestly this place was so good! I love Mexican food and they did not disappoint. They take classics such as the chicken flautas and put their own spin on them… Everything we got there was so delicious I was tempted to lick the plate.

I’m partial to the Delmar location since it’s so close to my house, but any Mission Taco Joint is getting five stars from me. What a great, casual place to get some of the best tacos around.
When deciding on a drink, just tell the bartender to make you a spicy margarita. You won’t regret it. I do recommend having some water nearby because they make them very (*very*) spicy. You’ll never see me complain about that.
I always like to start with the guacamole and then queso con chorizo. Don’t forget to save room for the tacos! I recommend trying the taco of the month (whatever it might be) along with the beef brisket and baja fish. Speaking of the taco of the month — they once partnered with Mai Lee on a creation and I so hope they bring that back one day (hint, hint.)
Download the NoWait app so you can put your name in before you go because there’s often a wait for a table. I love this spot and I’ll definitely be back soon.

There isnt an option for 10 stars. First time here byt the next time I come to St. Louis, Mission Taco is a must do! We ordered the Brah’rito, the South Beach, Street Corn, and a couple different tacos. Everything was delicious. My fave was the street corn and the Brah’rito. The steak in the burrito was tender and perfectly cooked. The portions were large and the price was right.

Call me crazy, but I just don’t get this place. I go more often than I’d like because it’s close, but I make a point of going only after 10 p.m., during their late-​night taco happy hour. Otherwise, I’d be mad at myself for overpaying for overcomplicated, fussy hipster «tacos,» when I can get simple, delicious tacos down on Cherokee that don’t come in a weirdly raw tortilla. Seriously, though – what’s up with the tortillas? And why are the chips and salsa not bottomless, given how much they cost? I guess I’m just a hopeless Californian used to free, bottomless chips and salsa when I go out, among other things. (On the other hand, given the proximity to my apartment, please keep the chips expensive! Thanks!)
Anyway, I’m giving three stars instead of two because the contents of the tacos actually taste pretty good, but something about those tortillas just really annoys me. Get a comal and grill them for a second, will ya?

You’ll blow your macros if you get the carne asada fries. It’s a big heaping plate of french fries, with typical nacho toppings (guac, sour cream, cheese, etc) and beef scattered on top. For $ 9, it could be a meal by itself if you eat the whole thing, or half, or a third of it. I only ate the top layer that wasn’t cemented in by the melted cheese. Fries were crunchy, steak was decent, toppings were good. It’s always a good sign when you can see whole pieces of avocado in the guac.
As for tacos, they’re decent. If I didn’t get the fries, I would probably still be hungry. The portobello mushroom had this earthy taste. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. Probably wouldn’t get that again. The fried baja fish tacos were okay. It’s a little heavy on the mayo-​based sauce, but all the flavors were good. The main attraction is the chorizo tacos. If I go back, I would get 3 chorizo tacos. There was a lot of flavor in the meat. You might need to tilt your taco so that some of the oil drains out of it though. I thought it was beautifully seasoned, with a little bit of heat to make it not a boring regular taco.
The restaurant décor was pretty cool. The place was very clean, and the service was great. The real reason I was even in this area was for Bogarts, but I’m glad they were closed so that I could try this place out.

We went there after work for our monthly happy hour. The wait staff was excellent. Even as it got busier, we were never neglected. There were several beers and cocktails around the table — drinks menu is very helpful. I tried the margaritas and a daquerie. Favorite was the margaritas for sure. Daq was nit frozen and was very sour. We had the carne asada fries, which were so good I really could have stuck with them all night. We ordered a menagerie of tacos — my fave were the grilled fish. Street corn!!! I will just say it was the best. I took churros home and could have left my husband for the sauce, even reheated the next morning.
My only negative experience was the parking. Couldn’t find a spot and ended up at the new electronic meters — those things are annoying.

I had the Kona Longboard beer & tacos. I had the duck, fish, & chorizo tacos. I’ve never had duck on a taco before, but like many other Unilocal reviewers, I found it tender & yummy! Definitely worth getting. The fish tacos were also excellent.
On another visit, I had the chef’s special taco, brisket, fish, and mushroom tacos. I enjoyed them also. I do not remember the beer I had with my meal, but it was good. It had some lime flavors, so it went well with tacos. They do rotate the beers, which is a plus on some sides, as you get variety, but if you had a favorite, it may no longer be available in the future, so enjoy it while you can.

After hearing so much about the food at the physical space known as Mission Taco, I felt it was long overdue to visit. The space is very congenial and the staff was great-​knowledgeable and on top of their game! Some nice cocktail choices along with a good selection of beers… and more. The corn off the cob was a very flavorful side dish and the tacos were very fresh, quite tasty and creatively prepared!
I enjoyed my dishes but the pork seemed a bit lacking in flavor-​I was anticipating more robust tastes. The portobello taco and chicken were really good!
After 3 tacos packed with meat and the corn, I was quite satiated!
A nice casual space with a good vibe and really fresh food…

I’m happy to say that I am no longer a Mission Taco virgin! My husband and I have been trying more of the places we’ve had bookmarked for a while, and Mission Taco happened to be one of them. It had both positive and negative points for me, but the positives certainly outweighed the negatives.
Parking, like most places in this area, can be a hassle. We were lucky enough to find a spot nearby, but it happened to be on the highway overpass with no sidewalks. I felt like I was playing Russian Roulette dodging cars to make it to the front door. Luckily, we won. Once we stepped inside the safety zone of the front door, I admit that I was underwhelmed by the interior. It has that cold industrial thing going on with the exposed pipes and vents, concrete floors, and tin ceiling tiles. Personal preference, but that’s just not my thing. I remember thinking at this point that the food better impress me or this will be my first and last visit to Mission Taco.
Our server was awesome and took the time to answer questions we had about the menu and gave us some helpful recommendations. We started with the chips and salsa. The chips were brought out warm and served with two different salsas… a hot spicy red and a milder tangy green. The chips and salsa were great, but here’s a pet peeve of mine… they are listed as an appetizer. I feel that things like chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant or a bread basket at most other establishments should be complimentary. Maybe I’m just cheap?
My husband and I both ordered burritos and split a side of the chile crusted fries. I went with the South Beach (grilled chicken, chihuahua cheese, cilantro rice, smashed black beans, chipotle aioli, topped with guacamole) and my husband ordered the Brah’rito (carne asada, chipotle bacon, black beans, crema, chile crusted fries, chihuahua cheese, ancho sauce, topped with guac and pico). For a small up charge, the burritos can be topped with sauce or melted cheese. I tried the cheese, but wouldn’t get it again. It gets lost with all the flavors already in the burrito and I could barely tell it was there. Both burritos were amazing… and huge! The fries were quite tasty as well, but we didn’t eat many of them after filling up on chips and salsa.
So thanks to the delicious food, my bad first impression of Mission Taco turned around. Next time I know to skip the melted cheese on burritos, not to order a side if also eating chips and salsa, and wear good running shoes in case we get stuck parking on the overpass again.