Bringing you the best places to get your Mexican food cravings on that special day of the week: Taco Tuesday. Whether there’s a special Tuesday deal, or the Mexican food deserves some special recognition, we’ve got you covered.
Señor T’s
17641 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647 ; (813) 972-4800
Sunday – Thursday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM; Friday & Saturday 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
| Quality | 7.5 |
| Quantity | 9 |
| Price | 9 |
| Value (Average of quality, quantity, price) | 8.5 |
| Ambient | 8 |
| Accessibility | 8 |
| Vegetarian Options | No |
| Tuesday Deal | Taco Tuesday deal (4 tacos, side of rice and beans, chips and salsa $6.99) |
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
This was unexpected. Completely, and totally, unexpected. On my way down the street, looking for the Taco Tuesday meal for today, I decided to check out the menu. Florida didn’t show us its best day: rain, humidity, mugginess, it was terrible. So crossing my fingers, I was hoping the menu would give me hope that they might have some sort of Taco Tuesday deal…
So I asked. And they did.
TACO TUESDAY DEAL? $6.99
- 4 tacos (chicken or beef, soft or hard)
- Side of rice (Mexican style or cilantro-lime style)
- Side of beans (black beans, refried beans, or charro beans)
- Chips & salsa
How awesome is that? Maybe one of the best values for the amount of food given.
The New Tampa area isn’t known for its ma&pa type joints. What you can really find in the area are a whole lot of chain retail stores. So finding Señor T’s was pretty surprising! Walking in, Señor T’s restaurant is pretty big inside. Open area, bright colors, it seems like a great place for drinks and appetizers, or a full on meal. Looking for family friendly? This seems like that type of place. The ambience was extremely colorful and bright, even with the dark, gloomy day outside. The huge booths were also great for any sized party. Señor T’s even had their own spicy sauces (which I admittedly was hesitant to try), in 3 spicy flavors. If you enjoy a good spicy kick, I’d add a wombo combo of these saucey bad boys onto your meal. (Your meal presumably being tacos, since this is Taco Tuesday and the deal is based on some tacos!)
We were served by an obviously new waitress–not that we had a problem with that–it just made the interactions that much more engaging. We got lucky in that when we checked the place out, it happened to be HAPPY HOUR. Until 7:00 PM Happy Hour has drink specials on Wells, Drafts, and Sangrias. Sure, I’d say a cold beer goes well with tacos, but I opted out for Red Sangria. Two sangrias for the price of one? And the price being $4.50, I was stoked. The deals just kept getting better and better at this place.
The sangria was interested when I tried it… I don’t remember the last time I had fizzy, carbonated sangria. Taking a look back at the menu, you can notice that they put Sprite in their mix among other things. There were also miscellaneous looking pieces of fruit (we found out later that they were chopped apples) in addition to the orange and lime slices. But, all in all, tasty sangria. Easy to drink. Not much of a buzz afterwards, if that happens to be your goal in ordering at Happy Hour.
Our chips and salsa finally came to the table with 2 different salsas. One was spicier with more liquid than the other mild, chunky salsa. Both were good, but I’m just such a bigger fan of chunkier salsa, whether it’s got a kick or not… The “spicy” salsa did indeed have a kick, but for added spice (for those hot tongue lovers out there) I’d add some of Señor T’s spicy sauces available at every table.
Now, if you’ve been following the blog, I guess I might seem pretty picky when it comes to chips. After visiting many taco joints, I realize that it actually is possible to screw up chips! They can be overcooked, overcooked, to greasy, not enough seasoning, etc. So to inform you of Señor T’s chips: they were cooked to perfection, but slacked in seasoning. No worries though, that’s an easy fix, you just grab some salt and pepper from the table and season it the way you like it! Unsure of whether or not it was unlimited, we tried to pace ourselves but they were just so tasty with the salsa, we devoured our appetizer before our tacos got there… and were happy to know that chips and salsa receive free refills. Woohoo!
So… then our tacos came.
Soft, 2 chicken, 2 beef, cilantro lime rice. One of us enjoyed refried beans, while the other enjoyed charro beans. With the difference in beans aside, our final impression seemed to alike: satisfied. happy. worth the moneyz.
A key point I make in this blog is noticing whether or not the tacos are soggy, or fall apart. And they didn’t! They held together nicely. The toppings in the tacos were all perfect, too. Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cheese! Very standard tacos, but it’s the deal that makes it so worth it. Now, the tacos were decently sized, however I tried adding rice and beans for even more flavor. But… they weren’t big enough to fit everything! Didn’t stop me from trying. Although toppings fell out, it was nice to have a huge mix of flavors.
The meat was maybe the lowest point in our taco experience. I was expecting ground beef, since the only options are chicken and beef, however it seemed to be pulled beef (barbacoa-like?). Good at first, then dwindles down to mediocre. The chicken didn’t seem dry due to the copious amount of toppings, so I’m not quite sure how to review it specifically…
Inside look…
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