Rockin’ Taco

Reviews

• K C.

  star star star star star_border 23 May 2026

  We stayed in Albuquerque for the night and I was lucky enough to find this place. The green sauce is fantastic, it's got a roasted flavor to it which made me excited because I wanted something relevant to the city for dinner.
  We ordered a nice mixup containing Mahi, shrimp, mole chicken, spicy beef, and lobster. My son loved the Lobster taco! Mahi and shrimp both had great portions but the spicy beef packed a flavor that I just thought was amazing.
  Long story short, it's a great little spot in this cool assembly of shipping containers. You probably can't go wrong with any of their tacos.

• Sara N.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  Tonight was the first time I have ever been to rockin tacos. As I stood in line I watched the cook who has curly long hair. Prepare food with his bare hands!
  
  It started with him heating the corn tortillas on the grill and removing them in his hand then placing on the counter. I then watched him cook a peice of chicken toss it on a red cutting board and begin cutting the meat with a knife and yet his bare hand again. I then watched him put together a taco where he grabbed the meat with his bare hands, put the meat in a tortilla and add all the fixings to the taco with his bare hand.
  
  I was so disgusted that I looked at the what I could possibly order that didn't involve him touching my food.
  
  So I ordered chips and salsa. The cashier used a large scooper to put chips in a box, and the salsa was already pre packaged in a container.
  
  I sure hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.

• Dave O.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 12 May 2026

  Uh oh? Am I gonna be "That Guy"? The guy who dares to buck the system? The guy who dares to poo poo the local joint everyone else is so keen on?
  
  Well, clearly I'm not "Woke." But I tell ya what, I'm a fat man who knows his tacos! And just because this taco stand is in the ocean container joint that all the cool kids rave about, does not automatically mean it's awesome! In fact, due to their isolated audience, I think they've previously always been given a "Pass."
  
  Look, they're not horrendous, but they ain't all that either. They have "Gourmet" tacos at 6 bucks a crack. When in Rome I always say! So, I tried a duck taco. I have absolutely no way of knowing whether or not I actually ate duck. It was meat in a rather small corn tortilla. I had another one that was pretty messy. They have what I call "Kid Tacos" at 3 for 5 bucks, which is reasonably priced. Both my wife and daughter ordered those as they're not as Roman-esque as I am. They said they were OK, basically the same thing you'd get at Taco Bell, but not as good.
  
  A tablemate had chips & salsa. Really lame! Chips are chips, so it's all about the salsa, right? It was basically taco sauce, NOT salsa.
  
  I think they definitely enjoy their location quite a bit. Right next to a non-food serving beer joint? I mean, come on? They should give a percentage of their take to the Santa Fe Brewing Company. After all, if it weren't for them, I can't see many people going out of their way to eat these tacos.

• Alan N.

  star star star star star 9 May 2026

  Fast service! The carne asada fries were amazing, they were not like California style fries but still really good. Their tacos are also very awesome. If you want good Mexican food and you're in the area, eat here!

• Jon V.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 May 2026

  Ordered the mushroom taco, the mahi mahi and the el pastor. I like funky cheese but goat cheese is hit and miss so I knew I was taking a chance on the mushroom taco. It had so much goat cheese it overwhelmed the red wine sauce and mushrooms. I took one bite and gave up. The mahi mahi had some sort of warm mayonnaise dressed salad on top the fishy and overcooked mahi mahi that I couldn't figure out which part I hated more. Finally I finished with the el pastor. The pork was in a red sauce and resembled Chile rojo which was unusual as el pastor is usually drier and more asada-like. Flavor was good and I finished the taco. I will avoid this place in the future.