The Original Taco House - Portland

The cheese enchiladas are the reason why this place has been a Portland mainstay for 50 some years. Old school Mexican decor is super. Beans and rice with a ice cold Dos Equips! Yum!!

The Original Taco House in Portland Oregon, amazing original freshly prepared ingredients, American Mexican flair and not found anywhere else!!! The Original Taco House in Portland Oregon. You may be right about one thing, this food is not authentic Mexican food from Mexico but the most original, large portioned, tastiest Cali/Mexi recipes I believe the whole family will enjoy. If you are picky about service get take out. I have been eating at the Original Taco House in Portland Oregon since my Mother worked there in the 70's I even worked there while in High School myself my brother Bob even worked there as a manager for many years. And I can tell you first hand all of the ingredients are made fresh daily on the premises at the small factory next door. My favorites: The enchiladas are out of this world. Especially the beef enchilada which is made with freshly roasted shredded beef. And the enchilada sauce is simply amazing. They pour a lot of it over the enchiladas, add a lot of cheese on top, with some crispy flats to eat it with(get extra flats to slather your enchilada over them to eat together). Get the Nachos (El Picador), a lot of cheese, their flavorful seasoned meat the most delicious salad dressing on this planet goes on top (can order this many ways). The taco salads are just as great (I recommend the house salad dressing and some to take home). Talk about grrrreat a taco! At The Original Taco House (any location), you get tons of meat cheese on the tacos. For vegetarians that eat cheese, I recommend the Cheese/onion enchiladas house salad dressing for the salad with the chips salsa that are also freshly made to die for!! For dessert they have home made bunuelos (crispy cinnamon/sugar toasty things) they stick into the peppermint Ice Cream. I now live on the East Coast now if there was a chain of those restaurants here, I would eat there a couple of times a week. Don't take any negative reviews to heart, try this food for yourself. There! Now you have my personal favorite dishes listed above to try for yourself. Heck, if I was local, I would not hesitate to get the items listed above that I recommended, catered to your next event. For now I just have to order the enchilada sauce, salad dressing, salsa chips by mail order only, to get my fix!! Ask for Nate when you go to the Original Taco House and tell him Kathy said HI! Pros: It's a cute place, and homey. The cocktail lounge has great drink prices love the food. Cons: Good and reliable help is hard to find, just ask for your favorite server when you go. Overall user rating: Highly Recommended.

If you are named the Original Taco House you better have the menu down and be the best in town They are! Hands down..

I thought it was time that I should update my review.

It was okBut it was far too expensive for the food received$13 for one enchiladaStreet tacos we're really good and tasted great.