Doug G.
Yelp
Holy Taco is certainly an institution in EAV at this point, as they have been slinging tacos in this area for well over 10 years. While it has been in place for a hot minute, my most recent visit was my first.
As one would imagine, they are most known for their tacos, but they do have a decently large menu that boasts other yummy items such as chicken sandwiches, wings, broccoli, desserts and of course the staples you are used to such as nachos, quesadillas, taquitos, fajitas, enchiladas, etc...
We were a table of 5 adults and 2 kids, so naturally we kicked it off with a few appetizers. We landed on the Tres Amigos, which consists of their house salsa, chile con queso and guacamole. In addition, we ordered a plain queso. The salsa was your run of the mill, chilled red salsa and was enjoyed by most. The queso was a disappointment to a few of us as it was thin and just missing something. The chile con queso was equally disappointing for similar reasons. Even with the addition of the chorizo, it was still lacking in overall taste, and was equally as thin. However, the guacamole was the star of the table at this time. It was bright, chunky and seasoned perfectly!
Most of the table ended up with tacos as their dinner, as one would expect. I personally got the Combo No. 1, which was (2) tacos and a side for $14. I am a fish taco fiend, so of course that was my first choice and I rounded it out with the pork belly. Sided both with the street style corn off the cob. The fish taco was decent. The fish was crispy, but not seasoned. The slaw carried that taco if I am honest and the sauce was thin and watery, which is weird for a mayo. The pork belly taco was stellar, as the pork belly was cooked to perfection. It was crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. The relish and aioli were the perfect addition to the pork! And finally the corn, I got it off the cob and I thought that would have taken away from the topping they smother it in, but it did not. I got all the goodness of street style mexican corn on the cob without the cob and I was pumped about it!
In addition the tacos, my partner got the chicken nachos...and they turned out to the a massive miss. I am not sure if this was standard plating, but it was the laziest preparation of nachos we had ever gotten. Nachos here feature the standard queso, salsa/pico, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and jalapenos plus your protein of choice. Sounds delish, right? While we got all those things, it was prepared with a layer of queso on the bottom, topped with a mound of chips and then all the "toppings" placed in small amounts on the rim of the bowl including leaf lettuce, not shredded and it was all topped with haphazardly pieces of chicken that were cut into a variety of sizes and shapes big enough to place on a sandwich. It was a bizarre and disappointing plate of nachos.
Outside of the food, we washed it all down with a pitcher of house margaritas and they were super tasty! No complaints in the liquid part of our dinner! Service was solid with helpful and friendly servers. And the patio was great, we loved the large patio that featured covered and uncovered seating, and even a few tables that lined the sidewalk.
Ordering is all you, as they have the Clover app/site that you use to place your order and pay. You simply choose what you want and place the table number in the field and then wait, but not long as they were pretty quick with all our orders from the drinks, to the apps and our dinners. Important note to remember though, make sure to put your table number in...if you do not, they assume its a pick up order so they prepare and bag it up and wait on you to come get it.
Overall, Holy Taco is a cool spot that certainly fits the vibe of EAV. While we weren't blown away by things, we did enjoy ourselves and the atmosphere offered here. I could see us hitting the patio for another round of margaritas and guacamole!