fuzzy's taco shop

i'm in love with fuzzy's. from the ambiance to the buzz to the friendly staff, what's not to love?  (well, ok there is that "we're turning into a big chain" feel and the overly sweet drink specials).  but yowsa, there's a drink menu! margaritas, sangrias, beers.  the chicken quesadilla is definitely my favorite. but the chips andsalsawas a great addition. if i hadn't made it a meal and broadened out my order i probably would not love this place as much.

fish taco came highly recommended, but i was not a fan. in fact most of the tacos are a bit blander than i was thinking - perhaps too much lettuce. i long for mexican street tacos, but that's just not the vibe here. can't knock that though.

the staff and efficient ordering/pick-up system they have is definitely the highlight, which makes for even a long line out the door manageable. fear not! you will find a seat! you will have a good time! just a little patience, my little grasshopper.

meh. neat place, but the tacos had very little meat and too much lettuce. decent beer selection and the chips andsalsawere ok. great location, but the food was just nothing special.

food good margarita lame. we went there last friday before a concert. the food was good and the fire roastedsalsagreat. the margarita i ordered and the marlin hurricane my wife ordered were nothing but juice not an adult beverage more like kool aid as my wife commented. too bad because last time we were there we were impressed with this place. next time i'll order the food and stick to water as it is less expensive and has the same amount of alcohol as their drinks, maybe it was the 22 ? year old that was playing bartender? friendly staff but not a place to get a decent drink if you look at my review from a year ago you will notice the change, i've heard all of bricktown has an attitude change towards adult beverages as in price gouging is the new normal? i hope not


-----12 nov, 2012-----

great place for bricktown. we stopped in there on the way to the aerosmith show. it was a good choice, although you wait in line to order it moves pretty quick and the service is quick and friendly. also great prices for drinks for bricktown. we had a margarita that was good sized and well made for 6 dollars for bricktown. that rocks! try it i'm glad they are there

tasty!. love the spicey shredded pork tacos............love the nachos.............fire roastedsalsais my favorite!! margaritas are wonderful!! fun atmosphere! clean! service is always good and fast!

i ate here because of the reviews. however, the food is way overrated, i think. the warnedsalsatasted like it had marinara sauce in it. not tex mex at all! the tacos were not very good either. i probably won't be back.

fantatsic tacos and chips/salsa - lame sides. i went to fuzzy's yesterday with a close friend that has been talking up the place for a few months. i ordered a taco meal with a chicken soft taco and a spicy pulled pork soft taco. since it was a meal i got rice and black beans. i also ordered chips andsalsafor an appetizer.

the service was overall pretty good as the person that took my order was smiling and enthusiastic. i was confused by what to do to get my appetizer as she said something about it as i walked away. apparently, i could have picked it up before my order was ready which i didn't realize. anyway, i should have asked. either way, my order was ready within 5 minutes and i just picked up my chips andsalsaat that time.

the chips andsalsawere great. there was some pepper and some other spices on the chips and some of them with a lot of the spice were downright hot (as in spicy). i enjoyed it though, because thesalsawasn't overly spicy so it ended up being at the right level for me. the tacos were very good. i enjoyed the feta and that garlic sauce/cheese combination on each of them. it really gives them a lot of flavor. i preferred the chicken over the pork just a bit, but i didn't find the spicy pulled pork to be spicy in the slightest. either way, they were fantastic and miles above most other tacos that i have had before.

the only disappointment that i had was with the sides. the rice tasted just like some uncle ben's microwaveable rice so that was unfortunate. it wasn't a tex-mex or mexican style rice either. the black beans were served in some kind of broth and also weren't very good. they were better than the rice, but not by much.

bottom line: i would go back, but i wouldn't bother with the sides. i would just order another amazing taco instead!

hard to get easy cuisine wrong, but. mexican food is easy to make really, really well. especially for what's basically a taco and burrito stand. but st. louis continues its tradition of getting it wrong, and serving up bland mexican food, accompanied bysalsathat bears little resemblance to anything mexican (or even southwestern) and far too much resemblance to supermarket jarred salsas (aka ketchup with onions and peppers mixed in.) i decided to finally try fuzzy's taco shop, hoping it would at least come close to the old flaco's tacos... st. louis' best attempt at baja-style tacos. unfortunately, it doesn't. i ordered three different tacos to sample the variety: grilled fish, tempura shrimp, and shredded pork. how all three of those could taste the same is beyond me, but they did. yes, they're cheap, but so is a really good taco stand. the owner needs to make a trip to santa barbara's la super-rica taqueria, or to some of the great taco stands in arizona. this food is so simple, it doesn't require more cost to get it right. just a desire to stop "midwesternizing" what midwesterners love when they travel elsewhere. don't dumb it down for us. furthermore, about that salsa... i asked if the tacos came with salsa, or if they had a simplesalsabar where we could choose our own, and the counter person told me no. that i had to buysalsaseparately. so i did, but when i got my food, there wassalsathat came with the tacos, and a separate chunkysalsathat i purchased. it came with chips. if you don't need the chips (they taste like the americanized chips you buy in a bag at the grocery store, so i wouldn't waste your money) then don't order the salsa. your tacos will come with their own sauce. both salsas taste bland. there's some heat, but no real flavor. i wanted to love this place, but sadly, no. it really wouldn't take a lot of effort to make some adjustments to get this right, and i hope they do.

we have been here twice since it opened, and both times the food has been great. we are pleased to have another fast casual option in the area that really changes things up from the typical sandwich place. love the salads here, not your standard tack salad. and unlike another reviewer we loved the chips and queso and got it both times, always hot. mixed in a little of their warmsalsa(they roast their own veggies and serve it hot) for a different spin on things. very reasonably priced for the amount of food you get (a combo plate for around $7 comes with two items and two sides). we will keep coming back!