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| - Taco Loco is probably my favorite restaurant in Champaign, period. It's a very unassuming place tucked in between the Regency Beauty Academy and the Armed Forces Recruiting Center, out between the mall and the North Prospect shopping area.
If you are looking for greasy food smothered in orange cheese, this is not the place for you, because the food here is NOT smothered in orange cheese, nor is it greasy.
As far as I know, Taco Loco is the only place in town to get sopes, which are an absolute favorite of mine. Think: a fried cornmeal cup, filled with meat, then topped with cheese and sour cream. Not the healthiest choice, but YUM. Their two-sope special is one of my regular meals here. I also love their tamales (good balance of masa and meat) and their tacos. 99 cent taco day is always worth a trip if you like cheap, tasty food. It seems like they have 99 cent tacos at least once a month. The rice and beans that come with the dinners are very good. My husband loves the salsa verde, and I usually stick with the mild because I am a wimp. Oh, and I must mention the Mexican Coca-Cola, which is made with cane sugar and is completely awesome.
The people who work here are always nice, and the place is extremely clean.
The only disappointment is the chips. I bought them once, and wouldn't do it again--they were kind of stale. Unlike other Mexican joints in town, you're not going to Taco Loco for the chips, so this does not affect my opinion of the place one bit.
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