Reviews for Island House Taqueria in Sarasota, FL
I?m not so sure why this place has great reviews. If you want REAL tacos, go somewhere else. I got a fish taco, alligator & Al... pastor. The fish taco was good but not cooked how I asked. The alligator was a tiny little tough piece that I could hardly bitethrough. The Al pastor taco was decent but the meat was mostly burnt. The tortillas these were served on, were also hard &really dried out, definitely were not warmed up. The only thing that would?ve made these tacos better was salsa. But that isn?toffered or made known unless you look around the corner of the register & there it is! Out of sight for anyone to ask or use.For $30+ with a tip for 4 tacos, it was NOT worth it. Read more
Just moved to town & was looking for places that sells birria tacos & this was the only place i could find but I was very... disappointed this is not what a birria taco is, there was no flavor in the meat or the consommé, they also charge extra if youwant consommé which was weird Read more
These tacos are good meat wise, lots of flavor and seasoning! The Al Pastor is the BOMB! The only thing that would have made... this 5 stars would have been if the tortillas were better! They have the blue masa tortillas but they were a little hard andneeded to be a little more fresher! But overall staff nice and helpful and place is small but I cant complain to much. Woulddeff come back again! Read more
This little hole in the wall is delicious, everything is really fresh and so many varieties to try. My opinion of the taco shell... is that it could be a tad bit softer the outside is a little too hard but honestly everything was really fresh and veryflavorful!!! The elote was great I can tell they put a little chipotle in the sauce and they did not gip on toppings. We had afew different tacos Birria was awesome, the Florida mad was good but I couldn?t taste the dill and it was only a tiny piece ofgator, so there?s some minor things but for the most part this place is janky lol I dig it and I can?t wait to come back and trymore good stuff!! Keep up the good work guys!! Read more
Awful experience. I was so excited to see a varied menu, but was extremely disappointed with the food I received when I got... home. I should have known as the bag felt so light, there was barely any food in it. The worst fish tacos I've ever had! If youadd up all three, maybe it would equal one. It was just a bite of tasteless fish with a string of onion and some dry cabbage, nosauce or anything else! Pathetic looking tacos. When I called to talk to the manager, she first apologized and said the chef wasnew and was making mistakes. This was in the first week of April. She asked for my detailed receipt information and said theywould refund it right away. A couple of months later, I found out they never did. Now they tell me to come in and they'll makeit again, as if I'll trust their food at this point after being lied to! If you want good tacos, go to the place in Gulf Gate. Read more
This is not a place for a dining experience, but if you want authentic amazing Mexican food, stop and make your order. With over... 14 million views of my posts, I tell it like it is. Island house it's small inside. But the ingredients are fresh and you willget your food fast. If there's a wait its worth it! Read more
Tacos was kinda pricey and wasn?t that big. Came during a rush and tacos seemed a little hard around the edges. The picante was... very hot but didn?t linger. Consume was very good. Birria tacos was pretty damn good as well. Came late in the day so didn?t getthe pastor fresh off the trompo. Place is kinda small out door area available. Was pretty good Deff not disappointed but stilldon?t know if this is a go to, not trying the other places in the area.I gave it four stars because it?s a three star place butsince they do things somewhat traditional makes that even better. Top it off, I didn?t even they had elotes. Read more
Taco Bell would knock this place out. ?Smells and taste like I?m eating cat food ? 3 stars just for the friendly guy working... Saturday night. Read more