Waiter was friendly and according to him you can customize every dish BUT when you customize it and ask them to substitute more expensive meat for cheaper meat, they will still charge you the price for more expensive meat. I used to work in restaurants and every time customers picks chicken over veal (for an example) we would change the price accordingly. We had taco and burrito and we didn't care for anything. Flavorless and weird combinations. Won't be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Kimberly Tomlinson
The food here was delish!! Had the Mexi street fries, Korean chicken bowl and Bang Bang shrimp tacos. Gina was a gem in recommending some of the choices. The chicken in the Korean bowl could have been more tender but it did not take away from the experience. Everything was so tasty, served hot and full of flavor!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emma T
The service here was amazing Stephanie realized that there were 2 uneaten tacos and she made sure that we got something that we liked, loved her attitude very nice she replaced the food for us and made sure we left happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
frank li
A small waiter pretended not to see me,even though my order was already at the front desk,and made me wait for a long time
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Katyana Collins
Fast service and attentive Or waiter was very nice and patient and the food was good definitely coming back again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacquelina D
Came here before to try the birra tacos. They were actually pretty good! Pickup service was not my favorite. I ordered $30 worth of food over the phone and came in the girl asked me if I was an uber driver….. I may be the only mixed person there to order but idk what about me makes me look like an uber driver. Maybe next time just ASK A PAYING CUSTOMER if they placed an order already, blondie. If I go back I’ll go to the location on the north shore.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
R Bunupuradah
Went for dinner on a Saturday night, it was bustling. The tacos were really good, our group tried a good variety from the menu. Personally, I had the Cuban and the Dirty Taco and was very pleased. Appetizers were very good, ordered their loaded tater tots, corn and sweet plantains.
Their dessert was decent. We had their version of apple pie ala mode. The apple filling was wrapped in a wonton casing, which was good but the folded parts were a bit tough and chewy.
Parking lot filled up but there seemed to be ample street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rich. G.
Awesome Tacos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AnnMarie Ingenito
We just visited the Wantagh location of Dirty Taco and were so impressed with the service, food and drinks. Our waitress Gina was so friendly and helpful with our order! She explained the menu and dishes perfectly, listening to our likes and dietary restrictions. The food was over the top from starters (chicken dumplings) through dessert (churros). Tuna & jerk chicken tacos were both delicious as was the Korean Chicken bowl! We will be back soon! I wish I took photos to share. Thank you Gina!
Wayne Crawford
Dirty Taco – Wantagh takes the L!
Dirty Taco in Wantagh is consistently a disappointing experience, especially compared to the Patchogue location, which is always excellent.
I waited nearly 8 minutes before being greeted, and was then told there would be a 20-minute wait — even though there was an open table directly in front of me. When I mentioned to the manager that every time I visit this location it’s chaotic, he asked why I felt that way. After I explained, his only response was that it was “the dinner rush.”
Meanwhile, two pickup orders that arrived after me were helped immediately, and multiple employees stopped to chat with another couple while I continued to wait in silence. All it would have taken was a simple acknowledgment like, “We’ll be right with you.”
This is the second or third time we’ve given this location a chance, and every visit has been the same disappointing experience. We now drive 45 minutes to the Patchogue location just to get the level of service and dining experience we expect from Dirty Taco.
The manager David and server Sophia made the evening great. David gave a full rundown on how things go at the Dirty Taco. Mix and match 3 for $10 tacos. No special order on the Asian flare menu (in order to keep the theme solid). Our server Sophia was very attentive and patient with us as first-time dinners at the establishment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kare Bear
Super loud, uncomfortablely close seating, and ZERO atmosphere. Like NO music or anything. Just drunk people at the bar. But that wasn’t the worst part! The food was terrible! The ribs were tough AND flavorless!! Couldn’t believe it for $14!!? The only taco that was semi decent was the Jamaican Jerk and that’s only because it was spicy as hell, but otherwise it was like a child came up with the recipes. Insane how much they’re charging for such awful food. 🤯🤯
If you have even a decent taste in food, don’t bother. If you just plan on getting drunk with your friends, maybe this is the spot for you!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Anna Paradiso
DO NOT RECOMMEND DIRTY TACO!!!!
Went out for dinner with family (4), would never patronize this establishment again. 2/4 in our party have a gluten allergy (celiacs). We informed our server of this, also confirming dishes were gluten free or could be made gluten free.
For appetizers we got the dirty taco nachos requesting sauce on the side, to accommodate those with allergies as the waitress stated “with the black beans on the side and the sauce it would be gluten free.” Before the entree came out both those with allergies became ill.
I would say the best thing about the experience was the drinks, but I still can’t understand why I was charged for premium drinks when they were mediocre at best.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
kieran1313
This was my first time eating at the dirty taco and wow the food was amazing.. fresh and tasty. The waitress was very polite and friendly..I will definitely be back
Waiter was friendly and according to him you can customize every dish BUT when you customize it and ask them to substitute more expensive meat for cheaper meat, they will still charge you the price for more expensive meat. I used to work in restaurants and every time customers picks chicken over veal (for an example) we would change the price accordingly.
We had taco and burrito and we didn't care for anything. Flavorless and weird combinations.
Won't be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
The food here was delish!! Had the Mexi street fries, Korean chicken bowl and Bang Bang shrimp tacos. Gina was a gem in recommending some of the choices.
The chicken in the Korean bowl could have been more tender but it did not take away from the experience. Everything was so tasty, served hot and full of flavor!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service here was amazing Stephanie realized that there were 2 uneaten tacos and she made sure that we got something that we liked, loved her attitude very nice she replaced the food for us and made sure we left happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
A small waiter pretended not to see me,even though my order was already at the front desk,and made me wait for a long time
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Fast service and attentive
Or waiter was very nice and patient and the food was good definitely coming back again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here before to try the birra tacos. They were actually pretty good! Pickup service was not my favorite. I ordered $30 worth of food over the phone and came in the girl asked me if I was an uber driver….. I may be the only mixed person there to order but idk what about me makes me look like an uber driver. Maybe next time just ASK A PAYING CUSTOMER if they placed an order already, blondie. If I go back I’ll go to the location on the north shore.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Went for dinner on a Saturday night, it was bustling. The tacos were really good, our group tried a good variety from the menu. Personally, I had the Cuban and the Dirty Taco and was very pleased. Appetizers were very good, ordered their loaded tater tots, corn and sweet plantains.
Their dessert was decent. We had their version of apple pie ala mode. The apple filling was wrapped in a wonton casing, which was good but the folded parts were a bit tough and chewy.
Parking lot filled up but there seemed to be ample street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome Tacos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We just visited the Wantagh location of Dirty Taco and were so impressed with the service, food and drinks. Our waitress Gina was so friendly and helpful with our order! She explained the menu and dishes perfectly, listening to our likes and dietary restrictions. The food was over the top from starters (chicken dumplings) through dessert (churros). Tuna & jerk chicken tacos were both delicious as was the Korean Chicken bowl! We will be back soon! I wish I took photos to share. Thank you Gina!
Dirty Taco – Wantagh takes the L!
Dirty Taco in Wantagh is consistently a disappointing experience, especially compared to the Patchogue location, which is always excellent.
I waited nearly 8 minutes before being greeted, and was then told there would be a 20-minute wait — even though there was an open table directly in front of me. When I mentioned to the manager that every time I visit this location it’s chaotic, he asked why I felt that way. After I explained, his only response was that it was “the dinner rush.”
Meanwhile, two pickup orders that arrived after me were helped immediately, and multiple employees stopped to chat with another couple while I continued to wait in silence. All it would have taken was a simple acknowledgment like, “We’ll be right with you.”
This is the second or third time we’ve given this location a chance, and every visit has been the same disappointing experience. We now drive 45 minutes to the Patchogue location just to get the level of service and dining experience we expect from Dirty Taco.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
The manager David and server Sophia made the evening great. David gave a full rundown on how things go at the Dirty Taco. Mix and match 3 for $10 tacos. No special order on the Asian flare menu (in order to keep the theme solid). Our server Sophia was very attentive and patient with us as first-time dinners at the establishment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Super loud, uncomfortablely close seating, and ZERO atmosphere. Like NO music or anything. Just drunk people at the bar.
But that wasn’t the worst part! The food was terrible! The ribs were tough AND flavorless!! Couldn’t believe it for $14!!? The only taco that was semi decent was the Jamaican Jerk and that’s only because it was spicy as hell, but otherwise it was like a child came up with the recipes. Insane how much they’re charging for such awful food. 🤯🤯
If you have even a decent taste in food, don’t bother. If you just plan on getting drunk with your friends, maybe this is the spot for you!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
DO NOT RECOMMEND DIRTY TACO!!!!
Went out for dinner with family (4), would never patronize this establishment again. 2/4 in our party have a gluten allergy (celiacs). We informed our server of this, also confirming dishes were gluten free or could be made gluten free.
For appetizers we got the dirty taco nachos requesting sauce on the side, to accommodate those with allergies as the waitress stated “with the black beans on the side and the sauce it would be gluten free.” Before the entree came out both those with allergies became ill.
I would say the best thing about the experience was the drinks, but I still can’t understand why I was charged for premium drinks when they were mediocre at best.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This was my first time eating at the dirty taco and wow the food was amazing.. fresh and tasty. The waitress was very polite and friendly..I will definitely be back
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frankie was incredible!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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