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| - Tex Tubb's Taco Palace is back!!!
It's been a long road, but Tex Tubb's Taco Palace is finally back on firm footing. My wife and I were one of the first customers through the door on opening day several years ago. We instantly loved it and became regulars, usually visiting 2 or 3 times a month for the first couple of years.
After the first couple of fantastic years the food quality started to waver. You could always tell when a management change was made every 6 months or so. The menu would slightly change, food quality would suddenly drop, and most of the employees would disappear. The food quality would slowly rise back to normal over the next few weeks.
Then, about two years ago the cycle repeated itself, but in a far worse way. All of the staff was fired, the menu was extensively changed, and ingredients of much lower quality were used. The accountants were now in charge of the kitchen (apparently) and they were driving the restaurant into the ditch. After 6-9 months, old Tex Tubb's still hadn't rebounded. I thought the place would never recover.
Then, some time in 2012 things turned around. The staff seemed to stabilize, good ingredients came back, the resaurant was full of customers again, and the food tasted good! I was nervous that this was an aberration. But the positive trend has stayed in place for most of a year.
This is such a relief. I've loved the food at Tex Tubb's Taco Palace. The current fare from the kitchen is maybe 90% as good as it was during the first couple of years. The frozen margaritas are just as good as always. The salsa bar is one of the few constants -- it's always been excellent, even when the restaurant has suffered from other woes. And my new favorite is the Palace Margarita. It's one of the best I've ever had. Get it during happy hour for only $5 and you're in for a treat!
I've wanted to write a review of Tex Tubb's Taco Palace for a few years. I'm glad I waited until it finally returned to good form.
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