Taco House

Old Hwy 71

Arnolds Park, IA

Taco House in Arnolds Park
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Restaurant - Mexican

The Taco House is a restaurant well known by locals, but less known by tourists as it is located on old hwy 71 which now gets little traffic. The restaurant is only open during the summer months, but when it is open you are almost sure to find a full crowd at this popular spot.
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Hours
Summer Months
Attire
Casual
106 User Reviews & Comments
April 25, 2013 starstarstarstarstar
I have been going to the Taco House since I was born in 1973! Seriously! We moved away to Des Moines and thought we would NEVER find food like here. Come to find out there is Taco Casa. Same owners. OMG! I now live in eastern Iowa and will drive to Des Moines just for the tacos. When I go back to the Lakes area, my trip is NOT complete without stopping at the Taco House. For those of you that do not like it, then don‘t go! It must be a "home" thing, cuz I almost cry every time I taste the food.
March 21, 2013 starstarstarstarstar
Taco House is open again! I had lunch there yesterday 3/19/2013. This was a Tuesday around 12:30 a.m. PACKED what does this say? The food is very good. But the Salsa is to die for. And I know salsa well. The only better salsa might be OJ‘s in Omaha. This is a must stop if you are at the Lake. And you can get a huge cup of salsa to go! Does anybody have any idea how they make this salsa?
February 25, 2013 starstarstarstarstar
Wonderful food but the hot sauce is the best!!! Worth the drive. The person who complained abt it not being ‘real food‘ aug 25 guy can shut it! People love it from locals to tourists. We‘ve all been out in the world give it a rest. It‘s a local hot spot for a reason. Packed no matter what time of day or even bad weather. Always worth the wait. Consistently good simple food done right. Can‘t wait for it to open again!
August 25, 2012 starstarno starno starno star
I grew up in the AP and LOVED Taco House. After Ahigh School I moved away but always had the memory of the taste of Taco House Food, yum. The first couple of years I‘d go back and the food memory was replenished, yum, Marta was still running the joint. The past 10 years visits were just .....ok. My family that still lives there raves about it so they make me go everytime, ugh! I would be disowned if they knew I was writing this. Taco House today is nothing more than a Taco Johns or less. So I‘ve become a food snob and went out into the REAL world and have experienced great food across the country. If Taco House is all you know, then it is wonderful, but for those of us who have ventured out of the area and tasted real Mexican food it just won‘t do. I‘ll tell my family next trip that I just ate and then go sneak a peanut butter sandwich or something instead. :)
August 12, 2012 starstarstarstarstar
Best place in the area as evidenced by the number of people there at any given time! Excellent food and great service. You do have to wait, sometimes for quite a while but the food is well worth the wait. The prices are very reasonable for this being a tourist area. They are only open for a few months out of the year which isn‘t good for the locals who would like to go there year round but it does give us something to look forward to come spring.
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