Taco Bueno

[royalfan5]

So we have started getting these up here. Are they worth a try?

[colleyvillesooner]

So we have started getting these up here. Are they worth a try?

Just got back from there.

yes, go.

Ignore what ever Dean says in this thread. :D

[ultimatesooner1]

the cheeescake chimichangas are the awesome

[jk the sooner fan]

taco bueno sucks and anybody who eats there is a slob and has no clue what good food is about, because if you ever eat anything thats anything but gourmet food, thats all you ever like


yes, taco bueno > any other fast food taco joint

[crawfish]

Word. Taco Bueno is the best of the fast-food Mexican joints.

[OSUAggie]

Chicken Potato Burrito.

[Boomer.....]

They are good, but way greasier than Taco Bell.

[critical_phil]

MUCHACO, BITCHES

[Phil]

Word. Taco Bueno is the best of the fast-food Mexican joints.

Except for Taco Bell, of course.

[jk the sooner fan]

noooooooooooo

save for the taco bell combo burrito, they do not pwn taco bueno

[GrapevineSooner]

The taco platter has been known to RMMFFO from time to time.

[OUAndy1807]

Bueno Chilada Platter

I'm not a big fan of chains, but we eat Bueno probably twice a week.

[jk the sooner fan]

the breakfast there sucks.....bad

[colleyvillesooner]

the breakfast there sucks.....bad

Yeah, it's amazing the difference in breakfast and everything else.

[Turd_Ferguson]

I wanna try the Papussa just because of the name itself.....or ist that another restaraunt?

[DalHorn]

The Muchaco might be nature's perfect food. Mexi dips & chips are greatness too.

Hot sauce is way better than any other FF joint. Taco Bueno is well respected around these parts and we have more tex-mex snobs than anywhere. :texan:

[MextheBulldog]

Taco Bueno kicks Taco Bell's bootie. If you want cheap greasy Mexican food, then Bueno rocks the house. Mexi Dips and Chips with Muchaco combo - yummy and filling....

I too tried the breaky, and it's not good - stick to lunch and din din.

[Fraggle145]

MUCHACO makes mouths happy

[SicEmBaylor]

I second JK's thoughts. Taco Bueno>Everything else. The ONLY exception to that is Taco Cabana which is better but ONLY when drunk.

[yermom]

the salsa/hot sauce is really good

i still mostly prefer Bell, but Bueno is pretty good

i think i'd put Cabana below even Mayo

[Fraggle145]

...i still mostly prefer Bell, but Bueno is pretty good...

:eek: Heresy!

[OUDoc]

Bell > Bueno, except the nachos.

[NormanPride]

Fail.

This place is coated in a not-so-thin sheen of grease. I'll pass.

[Fraggle145]

Bell > Bueno, except the nachos.

If you like Rat Tacos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0U37w2tws&mode=related&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0U37w2tws&mode=related&search=)

[OUDoc]

You don't?

[TMcGee86]

Bueno is teh win.

Combo burrito w/ sour cream is a little slice of heaven.

Mexi dips and chips also rawk.

[yermom]

:eek: Heresy!

i remember the sad days before Owasso had a Taco Bell :(

[Fraggle145]

i remember the sad days before Owasso had a Taco Bell :(

Those were the glory days :O. Now the whole town is contaminated with the filth that is Bell.

[yermom]

i do kinda miss Ken's

[hurricane'bone]

i do kinda miss Ken's
Go to Mazzio's and ask for a thin crust pizza - light sauce, extra done.

same thing.

BTW...the Mucho Nachos are great.

[critical_phil]

the breakfast there sucks.....bad


it's only because they don't serve Muchacos for breakfast.


otherwise, it would RAWKKKKKKk!1!!11!!1!

[Fraggle145]

Go to Mazzio's and ask for a thin crust pizza - light sauce, extra done.

same thing.

BTW...the Mucho Nachos are great.

True dat. werent they originally the same company but then they got divorced or something?

[OSUAggie]

Si.

Rex's Boneless Chicken used to be pretty good. I think Owasso had one, maybe?

[yermom]

Ken's was cheaper, wasn't it?

i knew they were related, but i grew up on Ken's Pizza, probably the first pizza i ate as a kid. they were the sponsors for my dad's racing team back in the day

[StuIsTheMan]

But Taco Bell won the Food wars...and Reins Supreme over all others...

http://www.tinotopia.com/log/archive/pictures/tacobell-sign.jpg
http://www.tinotopia.com/log/archive/pictures/tacobell-bottle.jpg

[yermom]

Si.

Rex's Boneless Chicken used to be pretty good. I think Owasso had one, maybe?

Owasso has Larry's


mmm... Larry's

i don't remember a Rex's being there, i think i remember eating there in Claremore though

[TMcGee86]

dude... Rex's is da shiznite!

My mouth is now watering thinking of the fry bread.

I miss Oklahoma. :(

[Taxman71]

Bueno is the current fastfood mex king, but Taco Tico circa 1982 ruled over them all. The old one in Shawnee is nasty, but the newer ones (Elgin exit off I-44) is pretty good. Sancho sancho sancho.

[Pricetag]

True dat. werent they originally the same company but then they got divorced or something?
We delivered for both places out of the same restaurant when I worked at Mazzio's.

Also, Taco Bueno is the king of fast Mexican food. Nothing else even comes close.

[Harry Beanbag]

I would kill dolemite to have Taco Buenos out here. We had one Taco Cabana until it closed about a month later.

[Harry Beanbag]

i do kinda miss Ken's


No more Ken's? I loved that place.

[jk the sooner fan]

BTW...the Mucho Nachos are greatness.


fixed

[hurricane'bone]

When Ken and his wife got divorced she demanded Ken's. He said OK, still provided Ken's with Mazzio's materials but put all of his efforts into Mazzio's, it succeeded while Ken's failed.

My Principles of Advertising teacher is Ken's ad-man and about 10 or 15 people from my class (me included) were in one of their commercials a few months back.

[sanantoniosooner]

Bueno>Mayo>=Cabana>Dog feces>Bell

[yermom]

No more Ken's? I loved that place.

the one in Owasso was replaced by Taco Bell

i have seen others around, but they have dwindled

[hurricane'bone]

I think Ken has kept like 3 or 4 open in rural Oklahoma...but I'm not sure where.

[bluedogok]

I tried Taco Mayo once, the day I moved into Walker 6 West my roommates and I went to the one on Main across from Norman High. That was enough for me, haven't been there since.

Taco Bell used to be better before PepsiCo bought them and started sending everything in pre-packaged. A friend used to work at Taco Bueno and at that time they still pretty much made everything fresh in the store. I will occasionally eat at Taco Bell down here since Bueno hasn't made its way back down here yet but many times in coming up there we will stop at a Bueno along the way.

[TMcGee86]

Bueno>Mayo>=Cabana>Dog feces>Bell

Word.


I hate it that we dont have Bueno in Houston. I cannot understand this. I actually looked into buying a franchise and putting it down here but they are crazy proud of their stores. 3 mill for one and a minimum of 3 years franchise experience.

I have neither.

[Harry Beanbag]

**** YEAH!!!! Looks like they'll be expanding out here at some point in the future.

http://www.tacobueno.com/Markets_06to10.pdf

[sanantoniosooner]

Bueno has opened up in San Marcos recently.

I can only hope they continue south.

[Harry Beanbag]

Word.


I hate it that we dont have Bueno in Houston. I cannot understand this. I actually looked into buying a franchise and putting it down here but they are crazy proud of their stores. 3 mill for one and a minimum of 3 years franchise experience.

I have neither.

They also want you to be able to establish and operate from 3-20 stores within 3 years. That's a lot of money.

[sanantoniosooner]

**** YEAH!!!! Looks like they'll be expanding out here at some point in the future.

http://www.tacobueno.com/Markets_06to10.pdf
What do the different colors mean? Looks like they are headed my way also.

[yermom]

with all that expansion maybe we can get a Burger Street in Norman/OKC :mad:

[Harry Beanbag]

What do the different colors mean? Looks like they are headed my way also.


I guess they forgot the legend on the pdf. Orange is corporate owned stores, blue is current franchised stores, purple is future franchised, and yellow is TBD.

[Okla-homey]

Word. Taco Bueno is the best of the fast-food Mexican joints.

Ditto!

[TMcGee86]

Bueno has opened up in San Marcos recently.

I can only hope they continue south.

There's one in San Antonio. I went there last weekend.

[sanantoniosooner]

There's one in San Antonio. I went there last weekend.
where?

[Okla-homey]

the one in Owasso was replaced by Taco Bell

i have seen others around, but they have dwindled

They still have a "Kens" in Eufala...although its getting pretty rundown.

[TMcGee86]

I guess they forgot the legend on the pdf. Orange is corporate owned stores, blue is current franchised stores, purple is future franchised, and yellow is TBD.

Well, ****. :mad:

[sanantoniosooner]

where?
I googled it and we are eating there tonight.

[Harry Beanbag]

where?


http://www.go2online.com/webbrowser/indexDirections.cfm?directions=mappingServices&abinumber=-300694861&storelocoverride=1&saddress=&scity=san%20antonio&sstate=tx&szip=&addressPrompt=OFF&TYPE=TACOBUENO&CLIENTID=3338&proximity=25&bgcolor=FFFFFF&background=&fontcolor=000000&fontface=arial%2C%20helvetica%2C%20verdana&afontcolor=FF0000&header=IMAGES%2FblankHeader.gif&link=0000ff&hspace=5&logolink=ON&premiumdisplay=OFF&stripheader=OFF&stripfooter=OFF&width=550&height=550&submitimage=OFF&logoimage=ON&displaybarcolor=636363&displaybarfontcolor=FFFFFF&mapserver=maps.go2online.com&bigletter=OFF&listingtabtext=ON&brandlogo=ON&brandlink=ON&printerfriendly=on&searchType=&resolveTo=

[TMcGee86]

where?

In the shopping center on the corner of 410 and 151, on the way to SeaWorld.

[sanantoniosooner]

I found it before you two could chime in. :D

20 minutes away according to the map.

[TMcGee86]

I googled it and we are eating there tonight.

LOL. Yeah, we were in town last week to go to SeaWorld and we were so happy when we saw it we had dinner there that night.

[crawfish]

Taco Bell is to Mexican food what McDonald's is to burgers - a pale imitation made to appeal to people who have no taste to discern the real thing.

At least Bueno tries. ;)

[AllAboutThe'O']

I would take out all the Taco Bells and the Taco Mayo (and there's also a Taco Pronto in Sallisaw) in my town for just one Taco Bueno. Yes, like the name implies, it's THAT good. Hands down, probably my favorite fast-food joint.

[yermom]

i didn't say it was good Mexican, it's just good :D

i like their tacos and flat bread stuff better than Bueno's

[TMcGee86]

I moved to Abilene my freshman year in HS and my parents still live there and I never knew that Bueno started there. The original bueno had no indications that it was the first. In fact, it was a dump. I think it's actually shut down now. I would have thought they would have wanted to save it and make it known that it was the original.

[sanantoniosooner]

If I am FORCED to eat at Taco Bell by circumstance, I will only eat beef soft tacos.

[yermom]

just avoid the nachos

[bluedogok]

According to a development site that I am on they are in expansion mode, the Austin expansion has been announced as has expansion to Kansas, Nebraska and Charlotte, North Carolina. It seems once a private investment group bought them from the Carl's Jr. people (CKE) they have gone into expansion mode. I even says under New Locations: Conroe.

Austin Business Journal - Taco Bueno signs deals for four Central Texas locations (http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/07/30/daily21.html?jst=b_ln_hl)

Bizjournals: Taco Bueno search (http://www.bizjournals.com/search/results.html?Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Ntt=%22Taco%20Bueno%22)

[TMcGee86]

just avoid the nachos

soooooooo true. holy lord Bell's nachos are the suc. It's pretty amazing actually that they can cram that amount of suck into such a small container.

[Harry Beanbag]

I found it before you two could chime in. :D

20 minutes away according to the map.


Shocked me. I wasn't aware you could find out info for yourself. ;)

[TMcGee86]

According to a development site that I am on they are in expansion mode, the Austin expansion has been announced as has expansion to Kansas, Nebraska and Charlotte, North Carolina. It seems once a private investment group bought them from the Carl's Jr. people (CKE) they have gone into expansion mode.

Austin Business Journal - Taco Bueno signs deals for four Central Texas locations (http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/07/30/daily21.html?jst=b_ln_hl)

Bizjournals: Taco Bueno search (http://www.bizjournals.com/search/results.html?Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Ntt=%22Taco%20Bueno%22)

They need to wake up and smell the Houston expansion roses.

[sanantoniosooner]

Shocked me. I wasn't aware you could find out info for yourself. ;)
I can google with the best of them.;)

I was so caught off guard by the fact they exist this far south I asked where they were before just looking.:D

[hurricane'bone]

The only thing I eat at Bell are: Cheesy Gordita Crunch & Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes

[AllAboutThe'O']

According to a development site that I am on they are in expansion mode, the Austin expansion has been announced as has expansion to Kansas, Nebraska and Charlotte, North Carolina. It seems once a private investment group bought them from the Carl's Jr. people (CKE) they have gone into expansion mode. I even says under New Locations: Conroe.

Austin Business Journal - Taco Bueno signs deals for four Central Texas locations (http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/07/30/daily21.html?jst=b_ln_hl)

Bizjournals: Taco Bueno search (http://www.bizjournals.com/search/results.html?Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Ntt=%22Taco%20Bueno%22)
So when are they going to add Fort Smith, Arkansas to that list? Not that I'm complaining of course; hey, at least our new Hooters just opened up last week.:cool:

[Harry Beanbag]

They need to wake up and smell the Houston expansion roses.


The way I interpreted the map I posted, they are going to expand to Houston, they just can't decide if they want the stores to be franchised or corporate owned. Of course I could be totally wrong.

[Fraggle145]

I remember the jubilation I had when I found out they had a mazzios in Georgia when I lived there. Its right out side of Ft. Benning. I grew up on mazzios. its ****ty pizza, buts its good ****ty pizza :D

[bluedogok]

The way I interpreted the map I posted, they are going to expand to Houston, they just can't decide if they want the stores to be franchised or corporate owned. Of course I could be totally wrong.
That is how I interpreted it as well.

[TMcGee86]

That is how I interpreted it as well.

Ahh, sweet. I hope they figure it out soon. Daddy neeeeeeds his medicine.

[sanantoniosooner]

Showered up.

Leaving for Taco Bueno right now.

Chew on the Harry.:D

[Harry Beanbag]

Showered up.

Leaving for Taco Bueno right now.

Chew on the Harry.:D


:mad:

[sanantoniosooner]

Muchaco.

Combination Burrito.

Beef Soft Taco.

Cheesecake Chimi.

It's a good thing that place is just far enough away that I wont go all the time.

[AllAboutThe'O']

It's a good thing that place is just far enough away that I wont go all the time.
That's something a friend of mine told me after lamenting (for the millionth time) that my town is still without a Taco Bueno. If a Taco Bueno was in my town, I would go all the time and the excitement over going there would wane. He thought it was better that we didn't have a Taco Bueno so that I would have somewhere to look forward to eating out at while on the road.

[soonerboomer93]

Except for Taco Bell, of course.

I'm sorry, but the HMFIC has spoken...

[r5TPsooner]

Fast food Tex-Mex:

1. Chipotle
2. Taco Bueno
3. All Others

[sanantoniosooner]

Fast food Tex-Mex:

1. Chipotle
2. Taco Bueno
3. All Others
Chipotle isn't the same thing.

I've never seen one with a drive thru.

[OUDoc]

Bueno has opened up in San Marcos recently.
And ironically, San Marcos is an awesome Mexican restaurant on 122nd and Rockwell (and a couple other locations).

[SoonerGirl06]

Tacos from Taco Bell help cure the hangover much better than tacos from Taco Bueno.


Trust me on this.

[OUDoc]

Tacos from Taco Bell help cure the hangover much better than tacos from Taco Bueno.


Trust me on this.
When I went to OU, the cardboard that is the shell in Taco Mayo's tacos absorbed 20X their weight in alcohol. FYI.

[Sooner98]

This thread inspired me to make a Bueno run tonight.

Big Ol' Burrito, beef crunchy taco, potato burrito, cheescake chimichangas, large coke. Yummy.

[critical_phil]

When I went to OU, the cardboard that is the shell in Taco Mayo's tacos absorbed 20X their weight in alcohol. FYI.


and the diarrhea twenty minutes post-Mayo eliminated any remaining alcohol.

[yermom]

Chipotle isn't the same thing.

I've never seen one with a drive thru.

that's because they aren't in OK yet :D

[soonerboomer93]

Showered up.

Leaving for Taco Bueno right now.

Chew on the Harry.:D

special date night for you?

[Harry Beanbag]

Chipotle isn't the same thing.

I've never seen one with a drive thru.


I think Chipotle sucks. The meat tasted like it had barbecue sauce in it. :confused:

[sanantoniosooner]

I liked Chipotle alright.

I guess is might be considered fast food by those that equate Nordstroms to Walmart around here.

[soonerbrat]

Bell > Bueno, except the nachos.


blasphemy

bueno makes all their stuff fresh. taco bell gets everything from cans.

[sanantoniosooner]

blasphemy

bueno makes all their stuff fresh. taco bell gets everything from cans.
Taco Bell uses a caulking gun.

[soonerbrat]

Taco Bell uses a caulking gun.


yes. yes they do. they shove their canned guacamole into that caulking gun.

[soonerinabilene]

just pray that you dont get the commercials now. The food is great for fast food mexican, but the commercials will make you want to punch a baby.

[jk the sooner fan]

simply put, taco bueno is the greatest mexican food restaurant ever in existence

EVER

GREATEST

[Taxman71]

For the record, Bueno tastes so good because they cook their beans in a giant orange blob of lard/grease/whatever. Not that you should be health conscious when eating fastfood, but it is much worse for you than Mayo.

But the fact they give you salsa, not just hot sauce, puts them easily in first place.

[Fraggle145]

I dont know about bell being better on the hangover cure... if you want to force the ****s for immediate alcohol removal then maybe... but the Muchaco provides no such discomfort.

Bueno pwns Bell

[Fraggle145]

For therecord, Bueno tastes so good because they cook their beans in a giant orange blob of lard/grease/whatever. Not that you should be health conscious when eating fastfood, but it is much worse for you than Mayo.

But the fact they give you salsa, not just hot sauce, puts them easily in first place.

/Homer/ Mmmmmm... Lard /Homer/

:D

http://www.justinbrothers.com/Images/drooling_homer.gif

[crawfish]

Fast food Tex-Mex:

1. Chipotle
2. Taco Bueno
3. All Others

Chipotle isn't fast food. Not the same class.

Oh, and:

Freebirds >>>>> Qdoba >>>>> Chipotle.

[critical_phil]

Freebirds >>>>> Qdoba >>>>> Chipotle.





Von Erichs >>>>>>>>>>> Freebirds

[Taxman71]

Rock and Roll Express>>>>>>>>Von Erichs (RIP)

[Harry Beanbag]

Bushwhackers>>>>>>>>>Rock and Roll Express

[Harry Beanbag]

Bueno>>Cabana>>>Del Taco>>>Bell

I always avoided Mayo when I lived in Oklahoma, so I can't rank them honestly.

[Harry Beanbag]

Chipotle isn't fast food. Not the same class.

Oh, and:

Freebirds >>>>> Qdoba >>>>> Chipotle.


Baja Fresh>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chipotle

Never heard of those other two.

[r5TPsooner]

Chipotle isn't fast food. Not the same class.

Oh, and:

Freebirds >>>>> Qdoba >>>>> Chipotle.


I'll politely disagree. Anything that is faster than BK, Mickey D's, or Wendy's... is considered fast food to me. Chipotle usually is.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Chipotle is not fast food. It's gourmet Tex Mex.

Chipotle >>>> anything mentioned in this thread.

[sanantoniosooner]

I'll politely disagree. Anything that is faster than BK, Mickey D's, or Wendy's... is considered fast food to me. Chipotle usually is.
Luby's is faster than those places too. That doesn't make them fast food.

[yermom]

Chipotle is not fast food. It's gourmet Tex Mex.

Chipotle >>>> anything mentioned in this thread.

i haven't tried Baja Fresh,Freebirds or Qdoba, but the barbacoa, the hot and corn salsa at Chipotle are amazing, i also really like their rice

the other places might be better across the menu, but i bet those things aren't as good. i've been meaning to try them though

[soonerboomer93]

Bueno>>Cabana>>>Del Taco>>>Bell

I always avoided Mayo when I lived in Oklahoma, so I can't rank them honestly.

Del Taco is not a mexican fast food place and there for disqualified...

[soonerboomer93]

Chipotle is not fast food. It's gourmetTex Mex.

Chipotle >>>> anything mentioned in this thread.



Cabana>>>>>>>Bell>>>>>>>Chipotle

chipotle and gourmet have no business being used in the same sentence...

[yermom]

wow, you are like "SicEm Wrong" wrong

[soonerboomer93]

does dean have to educate on chipotle again????

[SicEmBaylor]

wow, you are like "SicEm Wrong" wrong
Except, I'm solidly in the majority on this one.

[soonerboomer93]

haha

[yermom]

Except, I'm solidly in the majority on this one.

more of a generality than in this particular instance :D

[soonerboomer93]

haha

[jk the sooner fan]

we ate there tonite, used a "free chimi cheesecake" coupon........mmmm, yummy

[Boarder]

When Igot home the electricity had gone out. So, we decided to go to the store and grab something to eat.

Yep, I saw a Bueno and just had to do it. And, thanks to the suggestion, got the cheesecake chimis. Very tasty.

[Boarder]

Cabana>>>>>>>Bell>>>>>>>Chipotle

chipotle and gourmet have no business being used in the same sentence...
You just need to turn the greater thans to less thans.

You'd seriously eat a Cabana over a Chipotle? That's amazing.

[Fraggle145]

okay i've had it... wtf/where is Chipotle?

[GottaHavePride]

Many people here snub Chipotle as being the McDonalds of burrito joints. As soon as McDonalds starts pushing to convert as much of their menu as possible to organically-produced foods that don't suck ***, I'll agree.

Chipotle is as Mexican as Pei Wei is Chinese.

Chipotle = teh win.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Cabana>>>>>>>Bell>>>>>>>Chipotle

chipotle and gourmet have no business being used in the same sentence...

and you have no business having taste buds. Bell over Chipotle alone puts you in the "I've never been to Chipotle" crowd.:P

The big silver burrito owns you!

[Harry Beanbag]

You just need to turn the greater thans to less thans.

You'd seriously eat a Cabana over a Chipotle? That's amazing.


I would. I didn't like Chipotle at all. BBQ flavored meat is not my idea of Mexican food.

[Harry Beanbag]

Many people here snub Chipotle as being the McDonalds of burrito joints. As soon as McDonalds starts pushing to convert as much of their menu as possible to organically-produced foods that don't suck ***, I'll agree.

Chipotle is as Mexican as Pei Wei is Chinese.

Chipotle = teh win.


Chipotle is the Jack in the Box of burrito joints. :)

[SicEmBaylor]

I've never even heard of Chipotle until today.

[Harry Beanbag]

Del Taco is not a mexican fast food place and there for disqualified...


:confused: WTF is it then? It's just like Taco Hell only a little better with really good french fries.

[KC//CRIMSON]

I would. I didn't like Chipotle at all. BBQ flavored meat is not my idea of Mexican food.

You must have *issed off the help, cause they don't put BBQ sauce in their meat, home skillet.

[jk the sooner fan]

they have a couple different meats to choose from......you dont have to get the bbq flavored meat....which i've never seen or had there

[SoonerGirl06]

I like Chipotle's burritos. I think they're pretty good... FWIW

[Harry Beanbag]

You must have *issed off the help, cause they don't put BBQ sauce in their meat, home skillet.


I didn't say there was BBQ sauce in it, just tasted like it. ;)

[soonerboomer93]

:confused: WTF is it then? It's just like Taco Hell only a little better with really good french fries.

dude, they sell burgers, fries, and mother ****ing fish tacos

****ing fish taco's

blah


they're kinda like jack in the crack, a hybrid
(and jack's taco's are better)

[Harry Beanbag]

dude, they sell burgers, fries, and mother ****ing fish tacos

****ing fish taco's

blah


they're kinda like jack in the crack, a hybrid
(and jack's taco's are better)


They're a west coast franchise, they love those fish tacos out there for some reason.

[soonerboomer93]

and you have no business having taste buds. Bell over Chipotle alone puts you in the "I've never been to Chipotle" crowd.:P

The big silver burrito owns you!

I've been to chipotle, infact I've been to one of the original stores

qdoba > chipotle

and both of them are just not that spectacular

I can pick up a lot better burrito, for cheaper of some roadside stand in denver

[jk the sooner fan]

the fact that qdoba is owned/operated by jack in the box means its < chipotle

:)

[soonerboomer93]

oh, and chipotle and qdoba are both fast food

if they don't have a waiter/watress serving you it's fast food...

[soonerboomer93]

They're a west coast franchise, they love those fish tacos out there for some reason.

it's still a ****ing fish taco...

i mean, gah...

[jk the sooner fan]

chipotle is definitely fast food, you walk thru an assembly line to have your burrito made

but its still good

[Harry Beanbag]

it's still a ****ing fish taco...

i mean, gah...


I don't disagree with you, I've never had one and won't.

[soonerboomer93]

the fact that qdoba is owned/operated by jack in the box means its < chipotle

:)

yeah, 'cause mc donalds is so much better then jack in the box


:rolleyes:

:D

[jk the sooner fan]

mcdonalds operates chipotle?

[Fraggle145]

WHERE THE HELL IS CHIPOTLE?

[jk the sooner fan]

south of that lake you're watching

[bluedogok]

mcdonalds operates chipotle?
From 1997 to 2006 McDonalds owned an interest in Chipotle. In 2000 McDonalds bought Boston Market and is now in negotiations to sell Boston Market.

Chipolte - Locations (http://www.chipotle.com/#flash/restaurants_locations)

[royalfan5]

mcdonalds operates chipotle?
Did. They spun off all of their 90% stake last year.

[Fraggle145]

Meh... well hell if we are pulling random chains out of our ***. Barberitos in Athens Georgia is better than all of those. All organic and mutha fuggin tasty.

[sanantoniosooner]

I guess Furr's and Luby's is fast food according to the locals.

Perhaps if Chipotle didn't allow customers to be a part of the food preparation process they wouldn't be considered fast food.:rolleyes:

[KC//CRIMSON]

I guess Furr's and Luby's is fast food according to the locals.

Perhaps if Chipotle didn't allow customers to be a part of the food preparation process they wouldn't be considered fast food.:rolleyes:


and I don't know of too many fast food joints that sell beer either.:cool:

[sanantoniosooner]

and I don't know of too many fast food joints that sell beer either.:cool:
Cabana does.

[soonerboomer93]

dude, you can participate in the food preperation process at places like subway and quiznos, but they're still fast food.

Luby's and Furrs are cafeterias which is slightly different

[sanantoniosooner]

dude, you can participate in the food preperation process at places like subway and quiznos, but they're still fast food.

Luby's and Furrs are cafeterias which is slightly different
Why would Cafeterias be any different? It's prepared ahead of time and they just dish it out?

You guy come up with the oddest definition for "fast food".

Not that it's the only thing with loose definition around here.

[soonerboomer93]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_food

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/fast-food

hmm, it's not my definition that's off...

[sanantoniosooner]

OK..........if it's prepared quickly, it's fast food.

I guess all of the chains I know are out because they've all been real slow at times.

And Chilis, TGI Fridays, Applebees and others appear to offer a fast food menu, only at lunch time of course.

Half the time, you guys are so simple you miss the point.

The other half of the time you get so complex you miss the point.

[yermom]

WHERE THE HELL IS CHIPOTLE?

everywhere but here :mad:

[soonerboomer93]

OK..........if it's prepared quickly, it's fast food.

I guess all of the chains I know are out because they've all been real slow at times.

And Chilis, TGI Fridays, Applebees and others appear to offer a fast food menu, only at lunch time of course.

Half the time, you guys are so simple you miss the point.

The other half of the time you get so complex you miss the point.

Prepared quickly, not served by a waitstaff, traditional utensils not necessary

is it junk fast food like mcdonalds, no it's a bit healthier/trendier then that but it's not a sit down eating establishment either...

[sanantoniosooner]

http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/hand2.jpg

[OUDoc]

We've had some stupid arguments on this web site over the years.
This one ranks fairly high.

[sanantoniosooner]

We've had some stupid arguments on this web site over the years.
This one ranks fairly high.
Whataburger is NOT fast food because my order took a while and the "staff" brought it to me.:rolleyes:

[OUDoc]

Whataburger is NOT fast food because my order took a while and the "staff" brought it to me.:rolleyes:
Well, it's definitely not fast. ;)

[royalfan5]

The industry term for your Chipotle, Panera, etc. is fast casual.

[bluedogok]

We went and had dinner at the new Taco Bueno in San Marcos, it was goodness. Those cheesecake chimichangas are great....

[MamaMia]

They are good, but way greasier than Taco Bell.Thats because theres not a lot of fat in donkey meat.

[royalfan5]

I ate Taco Bueno twice this weekend. It was pretty decent, but I feel that Taco John's is superior.

[stoopified]

Except for Taco Bell, of course.
Amen brother.

[GrapevineSooner]

New Bueno opened up in the Roatrophwestlakeclubnokey area.

The two crispy beef tacos I ate were fantabulous.

[Taxman71]

It's not fast food Jerry, good food served quickly.

[C&CDean]

Judas H. Priest ****ting out globs of greasy goo people. 9 ****ing pages about a ****hole joint like Taco Bueno?

I haven't read a single post in this thread other than the couple before this one, but I'll bet somewhere in here jk says "don't listen to Dean, he's a food snob and Taco Bueno RMFO."

Taco Bueno is exactly what it is. Poor quality, mega-processed, barely edible **** that humans who care anything at all about their digestive systems and overall health should stay the hell away from.

Sure, you eat this kind of dung in a crunch, but anybody who sits around and goes "hmmm, I think I'll have Taco Bueno today" and drives past other restaurants on the way there needs to have their head examined. It's **** people. Nasty, greasy, fake mexican ****. WTF is wrong with y'all?

[jk the sooner fan]

I haven't read a single post in this thread other than the couple before this one, but I'll bet somewhere in here jk says "don't listen to Dean, he's a food snob and Taco Bueno RMFO."


obsess much?

no, i didnt post it, but you just did

its a fast food joint......we're only comparing it to OTHER fast food joints.....nobody is comparing it to Tavern on the Green or some other fine dining restaurant

for fast food, its good....and from the responses in this thread, i'm not alone in those thoughts

[Mongo]

i just made me some chicken, sausage, and shrimp gumbo. I think I'll throw it out and get me some Taco Bueno, it is sounding good right now

[JohnnyMack]

That's OK, :dean: thinks that James Joyce place in Ballimore is good and I think it's a turd. To each his own.

[C&CDean]

obsess much?

no, i didnt post it, but you just did

its a fast food joint......we're only comparing it to OTHER fast food joints.....nobody is comparing it to Tavern on the Green or some other fine dining restaurant

for fast food, its good....and from the responses in this thread, i'm not alone in those thoughts

Dude, just because I call a spade a spade doesn't mean I'm a gourmet boy. Sheez.

And it's not "good." Unless you're a no-taste bud having, no-caring about your health cretin.

If they'd just call it "****hole Bueno" then I'd be OK with it. However, they try and pass themselves off as "mexican fast food." A "chingadaro with peach cheesecake" ain't mexican food. My only issue is that they need to call it what it is, and you need to get out more often.

[C&CDean]

That's OK, :dean: thinks that James Joyce place in Ballimore is good and I think it's a turd. To each his own.

Well since I've discovered that you judge a place on it's yuptastic beer menu rather than it's atmosphere, food, AND booze, it doesn't bother me at all that you think it's a turd. You obviously lack taste.

[SicEmBaylor]

Taco Bueno is tasty as hell. I go out of my way to eat it at least once, sometimes twice, a week.

[C&CDean]

Taco Bueno is tasty as hell. I go out of my way to eat it at least once, sometimes twice, a week.

I. Rest. My. ****ing. Case.

[Mongo]

Dean, I'll treat you to a cheesecake chimichanga if you calm down

[JohnnyMack]

Well since I've discovered that you judge a place on it's yuptastic beer menu rather than it's atmosphere, food, AND booze, it doesn't bother me at all that you think it's a turd. You obviously lack taste.

No, I'm just on a beer kick. The food at Max's sucks ***. But the beer is top-notch. I'll give you atmosphere at James Joyce. I think the food is just ok.

Have you tried Bicycle up there? I'm going back the 14 - 16 of Nov. If you're in town, we can go have good food.

[C&CDean]

No, I'm just on a beer kick. The food at Max's sucks ***. But the beer is top-notch. I'll give you atmosphere at James Joyce. I think the food is just ok.

Have you tried Bicycle up there? I'm going back the 14 - 16 of Nov. If you're in town, we can go have good food.

I should be there then. First and third week of every month - sorta kinda.

Beer makes me fat.

If you tried the guiness mussells at the JJ you'd be impressed.

Ameche's will work for me.

[Harry Beanbag]

I'm going back the 14 - 16 of Nov. If you're in town, we can go have good food.


I don't believe they have Taco Bueno in Baltimore yet. :texan:

[colleyvillesooner]

Remember Johnny, it's your turn to bring the lube.

[jk the sooner fan]

i get out plenty

[sooneron]

I. Rest. My. ****ing. Case.
Case



closed

[C&CDean]

Indeed.

[sooneron]

Everyone knows that Bueno has sucked since the bean switch over of 94! :P

[critical_phil]

Taco Bueno is exactly what it is. Poor quality, mega-processed, barely edible **** that humans who care anything at all about their digestive systems and overall health should stay the hell away from.

wise words from a chainsaw juggler.





BUENO RULES BIZNACHOS!!1!!!

[jk the sooner fan]

we had bueno for lunch yesterday

without a doubt, it was THE BEST MEAL I'VE EVER EATEN

EVER

taco bueno makes ALL OTHER mexican restaurants cry in shame

in fact, the food was so great, i had a simultaneous orgasm as i downed that last mucho nacho covered tortilla chip

[C&CDean]

Taco Bueno makes some people act really, really weird.

[JohnnyMack]

I have also climaxed while enjoying the Bueno Chilada Platter.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

we had bueno for lunch yesterday

without a doubt, it was THE BEST MEAL I'VE EVER EATEN

EVER

taco bueno makes ALL OTHER mexican restaurants cry in shame

in fact, the food was so great, i had a simultaneous orgasm as i downed that last mucho nacho covered tortilla chipIt was the worst meal ever! Don't let your stomach lie to you.

[ChickSoonerFan]

They have the best Tortilla Soup I have ever eaten, ever.

But they only have it on the menu occasionally.

Squeeze a bit of lime in it, and it is HEAVEN.

[yermom]

Taco Bueno makes some people act really, really weird.

pfft... Bueno Heads

[Pricetag]

WHERE THE HELL IS CHIPOTLE?
I saw a sign here in town at 71st and Garnett (I think) yesterday that said "This location is being burrito-ized." It was for Chipotle.

[yermom]

Tulsa > OKC ;)

[soonerboy_odanorth]

Taco John's squares up both Taco Bell and Taco Bueno and kicks em right in the nads.

So there.

Ha!

:P

http://www.tacojohns.com/about.asp
http://www.tacojohns.com/locations.asp
http://www.tacojohns.com/food.asp

[soonerboy_odanorth]

I think I am going to go to the CU game this year...Just so I can loop in a trip to CASA BONITA!

[colleyvillesooner]

I think I am going to go to the CU game this year...Just so I can loop in a trip to CASA BONITA!

We're going too. Is that place worth the trip?

[tommieharris91]

Taco Bueno is the best fast food Tex-Mex around. If you don't have time to sit down and eat, go to Bueno. Otherwise, find some good Mexican.

[r5TPsooner]

We're going too. Is that place worth the trip?

wasn't there one in Tulsa still?

[Pricetag]

wasn't there one in Tulsa still?
It's called Casa Viva now. It's supposed to be the same thing, but with better food.

[Petro-Sooner]

Casa Bonita had the most authentic stuff you could get. Plus it had a messican name to top it off.

[AllAboutThe'O']

They have a Taco Bueno in Russellville, Ark., right now. Stopped there last week while I was on vacation. The salsa tasted a little different; it tasted as if they scraped it out of the bottom of the barrel, but it was still adequate. And it was Taco Bueno, so I'm not really going to complain about it.;)

[r5TPsooner]

They have a Taco Bueno in Russellville, Ark., right now. Stopped there last week while I was on vacation. The salsa tasted a little different; it tasted as if they scraped it out of the bottom of the barrel, but it was still adequate. And it was Taco Bueno, so I'm not really going to complain about it.;)



Maybe it was one of the newer salsa's? I noticed since I've been away that they added a few new salsa's. Personally, the original salsa is tops and beats what most upscale restaurants put out.

[olevetonahill]

On the way from 540 to the VA ( in Russellville ) theres a lil Mex joint on the left .
I will Be going back :D :D :D :pop:

[r5TPsooner]

On the way from 540 to the VA ( in Russellville ) theres a lil Mex joint on the left .
I will Be going back :D :D :D :pop:


When you say joint, are we talking an establishment or something you smoke?:D

[AllAboutThe'O']

Maybe it was one of the newer salsa's? I noticed since I've been away that they added a few new salsa's. Personally, the original salsa is tops and beats what most upscale restaurants put out.
No, it was the Original Red, the one I always get.

[olevetonahill]

When you say joint, are we talking an establishment or something you smoke?:D
Eats
I dont Travel with smoke No mo !:mad:

[soonerboomer93]

there's many many places in denver that are tastier then casa bonita

[def_lazer_fc]

casa bonita is good if you have a fondness for grade school cafeteria food, mexican style. **** is gross as hell.

[goingoneight]

Taco Bueno is the best fast food Tex-Mex around. If you don't have time to sit down and eat, go to Bueno. Otherwise, find some good Mexican.

Find some good Messican and what? Have them cook for ya? :D

[insert "That's RACIST!!!" .gif here]

[goingoneight]

casa bonita is good if you have a fondness for grade school cafeteria food, mexican style. **** is gross as hell.

Yeah, but their sopapillas are teh awesom-o.

[soonerboy_odanorth]

We're going too. Is that place worth the trip?

In the mind of my 3rd grade inner child, the place freaking RAWKS.

Though, since I haven't been there in say... 33 years... I would guess the food is teh succ.

It's all show.. targeted towards kids mainly, I think. (Or, at least it was lo those many moons ago...)

See South Park for reference...

;)

[colleyvillesooner]

okay. Out.

thanks though. :D

[JohnnyMack]

I say we tailgate at Casa Viva for the TU game.

http://www.casaviva.com/

[C&CDean]

casa bonita is good if you have a fondness for grade school cafeteria food, mexican style. **** is gross as hell.

jk would love it.

[jk the sooner fan]

jk would love it.

its fun, and you take the bait everytime

[Boarder]

Another good thing about Bueno, they never used the Quizno's Subs rat thing in advertising.

[crawfish]

We're going too. Is that place worth the trip?

I haven't been to the one in Denver in ten years, but I'll give it a qualified "yes".

The food ain't great, but the atmosphere is fun. Where else can you see cliff divers during dinner? If you've got kids with you it's probably worth it; otherwise, probably not.

[colleyvillesooner]

at there today, thanks to this crappy thread.

This thread is slowing up my diet. ;)

[C&CDean]

its fun, and you take the bait everytime

So, we finally found out who's troll the def lazer z dude is.

[jk the sooner fan]

exactly!

one of my MANY MANY troll handles

i've got a bunch of them

[C&CDean]

jk the def lazer z
jk the bri
jk the GDC
jk the soonerscuba
jk the LosAngelesSooner
jk the Bruce
jk the nickelback

Have I missed any?

[jk the sooner fan]

all the other liberal posters, not just LAS

[critical_phil]

i heart muchacos.

[Mongo]

i heart muchachos.

we know

[CatfishSooner]

Taco Bureno = **** ***

[birddog]

taco bueno= bueno.

taco bell= diarrhea bullet.

[GottaHavePride]

I like Taco Bell, Taco Bueno, Taco Cabana, and damn near any other taco place I can find. Is it authentic Mexican? No, but it tastes pretty good.

Best one in Wichita is Taco Rio, though. Hole-in-the-wall.

[r5TPsooner]

Did Taco Tico go out of business in Oklahoma? There used to be one in Shawnee and the taco burgers rocked.

[Petro-Sooner]

I can remember eating taco tico in Bartlesville as a kid.

[soonerbrat]

Another good thing about Bueno, they never used the Quizno's Subs rat thing in advertising.



WE LOVE DE SUBBBSS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZrks-BPeLQ)

[OklahomaRed]

Rosas > Taco Villa > Taco Bueno > Taco Bell

All fast food, which doesn't say a lot for any of them.