When we set out to create the Ultimate Texas Tacopedia, we meant it. That includes sampling fast-food tacos at regional and national chains across the state. While there are dozens of tacos that might be categorized as fast food, we focused on drive-through options for this story. That’s fitting, since drive-throughs have been busier than ever during the pandemic.
If you’re going to idle at the ordering board and shout your taco picks into a microphone, you might as well do so confidently. That’s where this roundup comes in. I’ve grouped and ranked the chains and their menu options into three categories, with number one being the best: breakfast tacos, hard tacos, and soft tacos. My tasting companion and I ordered our tacos via drive-through to limit contact and tried an average of three tacos at each joint. We ate on the trunk of the car in every business’s parking lot to give each taco its best chance to remain hot and retain structural integrity. (Unless you want to ris