Creative spins on tacos, cocktails & margaritas in a lively Mexican spot with late-night happy hour. Based on 915 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout
Address:
454 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 545-9795
Website: https://www.redstartacobar.com/
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Hours
| Sunday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–12 AM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Friday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–12 AM |
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Reviews
Georgette Wendt
I devoured the taco plate with Korean bbq and red star Philly taco. Both had great garnishes and balance. My partner enjoyed tequila chicken bowl. The portion size was perfect for both of us!
Kyrsten Blair
Easy & chill vibe. It is perfect for after work or a casual evening out. Happy Hour FTW and open late! I quickly found things I enjoyed on the menu. Can’t wait to go back and try more new things!
Gretchen G. (G.)
3 tacos for $9 with rice, beans & 1/2 nachos with sirloin ground beef, strawberry margarita, and Mexican sprite! Super good food, service was awesome very attentive and helpful. Drink was awesome! Thank you for a great late night dinner!!
Lala G
Went in on Friday night. Waited about 40 minutes for our table. I picked 5 different tacos to try and the pozole. I didn’t like any of them, nor the pozole. I feel the cabbage and sauces on the tacos made it horrible. It just wasn’t for me. I’ll stick to regular street tacos. The others I was with didn’t care for their tacos either. My friend’s tamale was not bad. I ended up just eating the chicken, fish and shrimp in the tacos. Didn’t eat the tortillas and whatever else it was topped with. I mean, if you’re ordering a tequila lime chicken taco, YOU WANNA TASTE THE TEQUILA LIME IN THE CHICKEN. Same with the shrimp elote taco. It had baby shrimp and corn and I was disappointed. My friend had the adobo taco and he said it was dry. It was a cool place but a big negative on the food. Drinks were good. I had the toasted pineapple margarita and mezcal.
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Eric Field
Amazing tacos. Great value, great taste.
Kharis Catchings
They do a pretty good Taco Tuesday. Ambiance and service are good. The tacos and drinks do what they’re supposed to do. It just feels like something’s missing.
Jorell Smith
Ok we all love tacos but when we go to a restaurant that specializes in that area you expect the bar to be raised. The drinks were great good service but the tacos were under seasoned or no depth of flavor. Good atmosphere and service though.
John Stovall
I used to love this place, but lately the food and service has been less than I remembered. Last time our server forgot about us for 30 minutes after delivering apps (full admitted it so point for honesty), had a taco salad, but didn’t realize that meant Romain with a few beans and corn on a narrowly rectangular plate… Nothing like leaving dinner hungry. It might be a while before I try it again, hopefully it’ll be back to great.
Anthony Toto
Edit Update – Came Back, WAY Better…
Gloria Downing
Second time I’ve been here and it didn’t disappoint! Haven’t gone during the dinner rush but both times we’ve sat in the bar and have had amazing service! The bartender today was on top of everything, appetizers and food came out perfectly spaced out. Wish I could fit more food into my belly because I’d like to eat all the things off the menu. I got some food to go as well and can’t wait to bring my husband back here for a date night!
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