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.
Fuzzy’s Tacos
2874 Providence Lakes Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511; (813)324-7177
Monday – Thursday 11:00 AM – midnight; Friday 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM; Saturday 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM; Sunday 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
| Quality | 7 |
| Quantity | 7 |
| Price | 7 |
| Value (Average of quality, quantity, price) | 7 (in reality, perhaps a 6.75) |
| Ambient | 8 |
| Accessibility | 8 |
| Vegetarian Options | Yes |
| Tuesday Deal | Yes; $1.60 tacos (chicken, pork, beef) |
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Our first location out of Tampa. And where did we head to? Brandon. For some time now, whenever I go to Brandon’s World of Beer location, there is a joint taco place next door that’s always crowded. Now the name, I’ll agree with you, is a bit odd–Fuzzy’s Tacos. But they’re anything but Fuzzy. Don’t let it weird you out! Anyplace that serves its tacos with corn-based shells deserves to have a thorough look through its menu and what it has to offer. So today, we visited Fuzzy’s Tacos.
As for the name… who is Fuzzy?!
I mean it’s “Fuzzy’s” (possessive), so I was so curious as to who Fuzzy was…
Getting there at prime dinner hour (6:45PM) I wasn’t expecting both WOB and Fuzzy’s to be so packed. There were barely parking spaces outside, let alone spaces inside to sit!
Inside, you walk up to a huge menu, and you’re frankly uncertain as to what to try. Everything you might expect in a Mexican-esque place is found on the menu, ranging from burritos, quesadillas, soups, chips and dip, tacos, sandwiches, and more. When you look around Fuzzy’s, it has a sports-bar feel to it. Very similar to Tijuana Flats, actually.
You order, you pick a table (or at the bar), and wait for your number to get called. Then you walk up to the food counter to retrieve your food. Definitely no “restaurant” feel to it.
As you can see, the prices are decent, but nowhere does it state any Taco Tuesday deals… That’s why you’ve got to ask! They have a banner up at the register that reminds you of Taco Tuesday, but in case you don’t want to forget, the chicken, pork, and beef tacos are $1.59 instead of $1.99. Now, based on past Taco Tuesday experiences, it doesn’t seem like much of a deal. $0.40 off of those specific, generic tacos? It was slightly disappointing.
But we’re here. And we’re going to enjoy our Taco Tuesday. Making the most of it… and the (less than) $1.00 I saved…
My order?
- Shredded Chicken Taco
- Special Ground Beef Taco
- California Heat (Taco)
What (2) others ordered?
- Shredded Brisket Taco
- Special Ground Beef Taco
- Shredded Chicken Taco
- Spicy Pork Taco
- Shrimp Taco
- Chips and Queso
- Chips and Guacamole
You should have seen the massive amount of food that was on our table! It was awesome and amazing and magical and perfect.
To start things off, the chips were perfect. Excellent crisp, not greasy, and some sort of cajun-salt powder sprinkled on top! Fuzzy’s chips and dips (queso and guac) were pretty good. The queso was a bit thinned, but full of flavor. It would be even better with a kick, but tasty nonetheless. The guacamole, on the other hand, was thick with chunky pieces of avocado, onions, and tomatoes. (Towards the end of our meal when we were still finishing our chips, yet had dip left. An employee stopped by to pick up our extra baskets, and offered to give us extra free chips to finish our dip!)
The tacos? Well there were some great tasting ones… and some mediocre (perhaps not so great tasting) ones. The shredded beef? Not recommended. The taste of the meat wasn’t so spectacular; my companion and I both agreed it was a poor choice. The regular beef was great, though! I thought there was a great amount of flavor and quality from the regular beef taco. So, beef taco? Recommended. When I ordered the California Heat taco, let’s just say I got my hopes up. The girl who placed my order said it was absolutely, hands down the best taco and she would recommend it. Maybe it was just hyped to much but… it was just okay. The chicken taco? Recommended. Although there was quite a few juicy liquids falling from the taco, taste-wise it was great. I heard through the grapevine, (across the table) that the spicy pork taco was also tasty. Although I can’t say for myself, I’m going to trust the judgment and mark: maybe recommended. The grilled shrimps from the California Heat taco were probably the highlight of the taco, and so I can just imagine how scrumptious the by-itself shrimp taco would be…
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