El Taco Tote,

4811 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85704

"Used to work here. The staff is awesome, the food is absolutely fantastic. Love the Charro beans. The shrimp quesidillia is off the chain. The salsa bar is so yummy with homemade salsa. All the meat is super fresh. The owner Hector is an amazing guy to work for. I say 5 stars all the way around."

"There is quite literally nothing good about this restaurant. Terrible layout, service, food, and the worst part is you’re paying $15 for the bare minimum. Workers looked bored and didn’t care that the place was dirty. All 7 salsas were rated as spice level 2 but either tasted like water or had extreme heat. Food came out all incorrect and was presented on styrofoam or cheap plastic. One of the cooks was visibly eating before bringing out our food and was not wearing gloves. I won’t be shocked if we get food poisoning."

"They have gone downhill. Spent $100 for a few family meals to receive frozen enchiladas and room temp Carne asada. The pinto beans are good. They did refund the money for the frozen enchiladas."

"El Taco Tote doesn't inspire with either its outward appearance or its name. However, the food is pretty good. The first thing you'll notice is the dim lighting and the condiment bar. The condiment bar offers a wide variety of choices, five salas (the dark red is flavorful and smokey), cabbage, lettuce, radishes, cucumber, red pickles onions, cold roasted jalapeno peppers with grilled onions, and more. The flour tortillas are thin and good. There's a good choice of meats including shrimp. The shrimp and pork were very nicely spiced. Rice (Mexican, tomato) and refried beans were good. The iced tea is brewed and sufficiently strong. The cups are on the small size. You order at the cash register, take your numbered flag to your table, food is brought to you. My recommendation is to get a pork taco and load it up with cabbage and the dark red salsa - delicious. The shrimp is also especially good. They also offer fish tacos. Work through the cookie cutter look of the place and enjoy some good food."