La Taq - Portland

The brisket nachos at this restaurant are the best! I find myself craving them every few weeks.

I definitely will not be ordering from this restaurant again. The queso was cold and congealed, and I had to add a quarter cup of milk to thin it out. The brisket taco was extremely greasy, to the point where the tortilla was not edible. I used to love their queso years ago, but this experience was a big disappointment. I would advise you to think twice before dining here.

This is a quaint place that is super casual and relaxed. When you walk in you seat your self and will find water and menus already waiting for you on your table. Grab a table and check out the La Taq menu. We wanted to order a cheese dip but couldn’t choose between the green Chile queso or the fundido. Our server told us the difference (queso like Tostitos salsa con queso/velveta cheese) we went for the fundido, it was really spicy and I like spicy stuff. It basically was melted gooey cheese and peppers. Not too much flavor and I was sweating lol. The tortillas that it came with were really good but we ran out of them fast. I wouldn’t get it again. Probably go for the cheaper option of the green chile queso. We did get chips and salsa, the salsa was really good. I preferred the red salsa but the green was good too. Lots of flavor and heat! I ordered the tacos: rojas poblanos (veggie) and shrimp taco. The veggie taco was alright, really Tex mex and true to the flavors but the shrimp taco was AMAZING. If you like shrimp but are hesitant about it being fried, it’s surprisingly really good. Great flavors. Friend ordered enchiladas and somehow got the combination plate... the combination plate has a lot going on and was HUGE. my friend barely ate it. Anyways great place for tacos and finger food! And the service was great!

They’ve reopened! Friday and Saturday nights only for the time being. I ate there last night and thought the food was really much better than it was before they closed. Looking forward to eating there more!

The puffy tacos were bomb. Margaritas on point. Excellent.