TNT Taqueria

Best tortilla soup in Seattle. Just awesome. And the burritos are pretty freakin’ awesome too.

The service is fast, the ambiance is adorable, the girls who work the counter are always super sweet, and the food is delicious! My favorite item on the menu is the chorizo verde quesadilla with the avocado sour cream, it’s so good! Oh and have I mentioned their tortilla chips yet? They are fried fresh at the restaurant and are the perfect amount of salty, they are super addictive, especially with their delicious guacamole that they serve! Thinking about TNT is really making me wish that they had delivery, yumm!

I don’t know why this place doesn’t have higher reviews. Yes you have to order outside, which can be a pain in winter. But then you either go inside to wait for your food, or hang under the heaters! My favorites are the brisket tacos or the brisket burrito. Sooo good!

I eat here at least once a week probably. It’s responsible meat, and delicious ingredients. And they have a nice outdoor spot you can eat in the summer. Their breakfast burrittos are the stars of the menu but you really can’t go wrong with any of it.

Terrible service; so rude; amazing tacos
Pastor; chicken; carne asada
Long lines sometimes and you have to stand outside so dress warmly.
Sometimes when they are busy your food sits and gets cold and you have to remind the to give you your food.
If you don’t like onions make sure to ask for no onions and have them confirm they’ve heard you.
They often seem to not be listening or roll their eyes at you. Maybe the cashiers hate their job?

I am obsessed with this place. At first glance, it’s a sidewalk window taqueria. But they actually have inside seating! And in the fall, you can sit outside with warming lights at this cute little Wallingford gem.
But enough about where to sit. The food! The food!
I’ve been here to cure many a hangover. The breakfast burritos are some of the best I’ve ever had. They are stuffed FAT with eggs, meat and veggies. Not like some of those other wimpy burritos that are all tortilla! These will put hair on your chest. Really. These are cave-​man, climb-​a-​mountain, my-​mouth-​is-​watering-​just-​writing-​this-​review, meaty, saucy burritos.
You’re going to need a lot of napkins for these.
They have really good variety of flavors — just egg, al pastor, kale and papas dulce (hello, veggie options!!!) — and all of them are amazing. I’m addicted to the Al Pastor, which packs a huge punch. Eggs, meat, and dripping with sauce (I’m really into sauce, can you tell??). You also get a couple of sauces on the side, which are made in-​house: the standard tomato salsa, salsa verde, and avocado… yum… I always get extra because they are so scrumptious.
They also have breakfast taquitos! Maybe I’ve been living a sheltered life growing up in Bellevue, but I’ve never seen that before.
Plus, they’ve got tons of other eggy offerings — again, perfect to help your hangover! Or after a run. Or just randomly on the way to work. — huevos rancheros, breakfast torta, chilaquiles. I’ve never had something egg-​oriented at TNT Taqueria that wasn’t just about the best thing I’ve ever had.
Oh, and the coffee. Don’t get me started! They have stumptown, and do a full array of coffee-​oriented beverages, including espresso drinks like lattes, cappuccino, café au lait. And my favorite: Horchata Latte! This is the best espresso drink I’ve ever had. I’ve driven a half hour out of my way to/​from work to get this as a pick-​me-​up. It’s hearty, but drinkable; sweet and comforting, but not sickly sweet. Screw pumpkin spice lattes — this is everything you ever wanted in a fall drink.
Now that I’ve spent like an hour talking about breakfast, can I just say they’re open until 10 pm and serve breakfast all day? Oh wait, I was going to talk other offerings. They have all the breakfast fare as regular lunch and dinner burritos. And they have killer tortilla soup, and sides like churros, tortas, etc.
In fact, they have more vegetarian options for their lunch and dinner menu. Like a hominy and spinach tazone. I’ve not tried it, but it looked delish when the gal in front of me got it!
My only critique… Let me just say — not nearly as nice a night crew as a morning crew. I’ve had some really short people at the front take my order, and cut me short when I’m asking a question. And sometimes you get someone who is super tired and just doesn’t care if you get your sauce!
But, that’s not everyday. And with as much character as it has, the great food, and good portions, I still stand by TNT Taqueria as one of my favorite places in the city, not just the neighborhood.

Neat taqueria in Wallingford. Food is good and tastes authentic. Thumbs up for the papas dulce & kale, and hominy hash burritos or taco platter. Salsas are delicious. Try the churros, they are made as your order. Yum!

I walk 4 miles round trip to this place for their breakfast burritos, which are pretty darn good. Obviously not super authentic mexi or even mexi-​cali, but the eggs are fluffy and the tortilla is great. For some reason those two ingredients seem to be some of the harder aspects for other breakfast burritos to nail so I am super duper happy with tnt’s bb.
Side note: the outside décor of this place does for your eyeballs the same thing it’s breakfast burritos does to your hunger: STRONGLY SATISFIES. For such a grey city, Seattle seems to favor muted tones, and so I find these incredible bursts of color to be quite delightful and refreshing. While waiting for your breakfast burrito, I suggest you stare at the walls and allow your eyeballs to drink in all the vivid fantastic color.
Side side note: when I tip, the cashiers seem extra super grateful, which almost makes me think that they rarely receive tips. What is wrong with everyone?! Tip your service industry folks! Just because it’s not full table service doesn’t mean they don’t work their butts off and deserve a little thanks in the form of a buck or two! This is simple; don’t be a jerk.

Disclaimer: I came here after a hike with some girlfriends and we were RAVENOUS. My review may be a tad bit biased but TNT is, overall, a decent place. The pineapple pork burrito came highly recommended but I went with the chorizo quesadilla and had chips n guac to share. Flavors were all there but the entrees were a bit too greasy. We all had pretty gnarly burps for the rest of the day and one of my friends (the one who ordered the burrito) got the runs… Poor thing. As far as service, atmosphere, and location goes– not bad. The staff is friendly, the decorations are festive, and parking is a piece of cake around Wallingford. If Mexican food is your go to, give it a shot. If you’re on the fence about gambling a fun day of trips to the bathroom like me, there are tons of other options on 45^th!

Everyone always looks so chilled out when I walk by TNT and see them chowing burritos and churros under the little roof where you order. It has that street style, like somewhere you stop when you’re out with friends and don’t really have any purpose, but want to chill and chat, somewhere without commitment. We wanted some Mexican food and coffee tonight, and there aren’t many places that blend the two so naturally, so we decided tonight was the night to check it out.
We got a variety of things ranging from the Horchata Latte to the grapefruit soda to the Chorizo Verde Tacos. The food was good, like what you’d hope for from a food truck, but without the flair. The hot drinks were great, really, and paired really well the food. The Café con Leche was really good and helped round out the multiple flavors of my Huevos Verde. I tried the Radish and Habenero salsa, which was super hot and hit hard, in a great, delayed way, so I had to counter it with the grapefruit soda, which, while no Ting, was very refreshing.
The person who helped us was really great and had a bright end-​of-​the-​day attitude. I liked sitting outside as it rained a foot away, watching people walk under the neon lights of the theatres. It made for a pretty cinematic moment.
My only complaints are that the diced potatoes were a bit boring and chewy, like they’d been hanging out in a warming pan for a while, and there could have been a few things added to pump up the freshness. Though the pico and limes were bright and crisp, I wanted something else to add some bright, fresh color and taste. I guess that’s where the grapefruit soda filled in, but I’m not one to usually get soda and it was a choice made after we got the food.
Nice experience with good food for a reasonable price. Friendly service and good coffee definitely round it out.

Pretty good but if you go there wanting a breakfast burrito, make sure you specify that because my friend and I were very surprised when we got home and realized that we got regular chorizo burritos instead of the breakfast kind. My friends really like the avocado crema salsa but my favorite was the chipotle. The breakfast taquitos also looked really good so I’ll probably try that next time.

Loved this place the el pastor torta was absolutely wonderful. Bits of pineapple and some wonderful creamy sauce. Be sure to ask for a side of the habanero radishes. Wow.

Solid place with good flavor. Regular burritos: a bit bland and even with their sauce isn’t that terrific.
Fan of their b fast burritos with good bacon & potatoes, they can be inconsistent in the makeup of the burrito and the crispiness of the potatoes.
Service is friendly generally but definitely not accommodating to pick up orders (usually a ten minute wait even after you call in & arrive.
Good salsas sodas and coffee too w cool curbside setup.

I’m in a generous mood, especially after what has been an arduous search for decent Mexican food in the Seattle area since moving up from L.A. Yeah, I know. I’ve been told countless times to kiss my futile search buh-​bye.
I mean I have found ONE place that I’ve been to twice in Cap Hill. The place down the street from my house seems good, but it’s really just fair.
So the five stars for this place isn’t cuz it’s this amazing hole-​in-​the-​wall, C or even D grade establishment (that’s the good ol’ rating system used in L.A. which no-​so-​secretly holds that the worse the letter grade, the better the Mexican food really is).
I liked this place for it’s non hole-​in-​the-​wallness. I had the 3-​taco plate with 2 carne asada tacos and one with al pastor which the cashier highly suggested. That suggestion was perhaps the best one of my life next to ‘let’s try the Chopin for your martini’ at Canlis. Roasted pork on a spit with pineapples?
Now I can’t stand Canadian style pizza. The ham and pineapple combo was never a selling point so I was a tiny bit hesitant to try the al pastor, but it was the best taco outside of carne asada and some Korean bbq taco that I’ve ever had. Ok, let’s not count fusion and say it comes in 2^nd and call it a day. The meat was so flavorful AND juicy and the pineapples didn’t overly contribute on the sweetness. It was a divine combo.
I had black beans and rice with the tacos and both were as they should be.
Now, the staff could be less Seattle standoff-​ish, hence the generous mood. Like I’ve mentioned in a lot of my reviews, unless you work at Nordstrom, customer relations and rapport is not the strong suit of the Seattle food service industry I’ve noticed. I let it go this time.
You can sit indoors or out.
Another thing that’s not cool is the location in terms of parking. It’s off of 45^th so you have to park in the tight neighborhood streets that are totally busy.
But if you let that annoyance slide, too, the reward is worth the sacrifice.

We now make this our breakfast stop when heading to town. Super good and relaxed outdoor atmosphere

My main complaint with this place is that it made me horribly, horribly sick.
Other than that, everything was pretty flavorless. The horchata barely had flavor and was way too grainy, the beans and rice didn’t taste like anything. The only good part was the chipotle hot sauce, even though that’s what made me sick.
A complete waste of $ 30 for two people, I certainly won’t be back.

TNT has a bright, charming counter that you walk up to for ordering as well as two tables with tall stools in front of the counter. There are several tables as well as a counter on the inside portion that connects to the kitchen. Pretty small place so the servers will ask if you want to eat on the bench outside or just wait around. Waiting for a seat doesn’t take too long.
I ordered the taco platter which comes with 3 tacos of your choice, rice, and beans, as well as a side salsa. For around $ 10, it’s filling and price is fair. The tacos were stuffed so I separated the tortilla on some of them and split the filling so it seemed like I ate 5 tacos instead of 3. The beef brisket was DELICIOUS. So flavorful and mouthwatering. The green chile chicken honestly had little to no flavor so I drenched this one in salsa and Tapatio. The carne asada was flavorful as well, but I’ve never had a taco with brisket — that was truly fantastic. Beans were standard, boring pinto beans and the rice wasn’t anything to write about either. If it wasn’t for the delicious avocado crema salsa (mild, creamy, tastes like slight avocado and sour cream to me) then I wouldn’t have enjoyed the rice and beans.
The horchata here is good but mix it well as the bottom gets thick and stuff sinks to the bottom of the glass. If you’re a churro lover, you MUST try one here. So fresh and delicious. It will be raining cinnamon and sugar as you eat it though. You have been warned.

Please get the brisket. And the guacamole. And the churros.
Walk up ordering — dine in or to go. The line moves quickly, don’t worry. Hang out here during World Cup soccer or grab a bite before seeing a movie across the street. Just get here and feed your face at my third favorite spot for tacos in Seattle.

The food here is excellent. You may have to wait in line for a little while and the interior is a little small and uncomfortable, but if you want a quick casual bite this place is great!
Here’s a great date night plan for you: Drinks at the Octopus bar, independent movie and popcorn at the historic Landmark theater right next door, then dinner right across the street at TNT Taqueria, capped off with a nice walk through Meridian park and a self guided tour through the awesome community garden there.
If you follow the above you’ll be glad you did. Send me a note of thanks in Unilocal and pass along other date night tips :)

This is a really cute place. You have to order at the window and then you can choose to sit at a bar like area outside or bar-​like area inside or a table. We ordered chicken tacos and fresh squeezed OJ. The chicken tacos were great, lots of flavor. We got the three plate platter. I think it would be better to change it to four tacos. The tacos are full of chicken and fillings, it’s really hard to eat. It would be nice if some of the fillings from the three could be reduced and used to make the 4^th taco. The tacos came with a red salsa, which I was not a fan of. It didn’t really taste like salsa. It also came with some light green creamy sauce. Thought it might be guacamole but it actually tasted like sour cream. It was really good whatever it was.
There is street parking only and a little expensive. 3 tacos came to $ 9. At least they tasted really good. I also like the location. Good for people watching.