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Taco Rico is a family-owned, authentic Mexican taqueria in Kansas City’s Northland, serving street tacos and traditional Mexican fare from a converted fast-food building at 8238 N Oak Trafficway in the Gashland area.

Description

Taco Rico is a family-owned Mexican restaurant in the Northland that serves authentic street tacos and traditional Mexican dishes made with fresh ingredients.1 Signature items include carne asada and carnitas street tacos served on double-layered corn tortillas topped with onion and cilantro, alongside quesabirria, tortas, fajita bowls, elote, menudo, and aguas frescas.2 The restaurant occupies a converted fast-food building — reviewers note it formerly housed a Burger King — and is known for fast service and a warm, regulars-remembering family atmosphere.3 It holds a 4.7/5 rating across roughly 300 reviews, with reviewers praising the food’s freshness and authenticity.4

Ownership and history

Taco Rico is consistently described across review platforms as a family-owned and family-run operation, with owners noted for remembering regular customers and providing personal, friendly service.13 The specific operating owner’s name and the restaurant’s founding year are not documented in public sources reviewed and are marked pending primary confirmation (business filing, local press, or direct contact). The business operates as Taco Rico LLC at the 8238 N Oak Trafficway address.5 No additional locations were found in research; this appears to be a single-location independent taqueria.4

Sources

Disputes

None recorded.

Footnotes

  1. Wherevi — Taco Rico Kansas City. https://taco-rico.wherevi.com/ — asserts: family-run Mexican restaurant in KC’s Northland at 8238 N Oak Trafficway serving authentic street tacos; owners known for friendly service and remembering regulars. ↩ ↩2

  2. Restaurantji — Taco Rico, Kansas City. https://www.restaurantji.com/mo/kansas-city/taco-rico-/ — asserts: address 8238 N Oak Trafficway KC MO 64118; carne asada street tacos, elote, fajita bowls, menudo, beef tongue tacos; open status and hours. ↩

  3. Yelp — Taco Rico (Updated April 2026, 183 reviews). https://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-rico-kansas-city — asserts: taco restaurant at 8238 N Oak Trafficway; recent reviews through April 2026; formerly-a-Burger-King building noted in reviews; family/personal service. ↩ ↩2

  4. Restaurantji (ratings detail) — https://www.restaurantji.com/mo/kansas-city/taco-rico-/ — asserts: 4.7/5 across ~300 reviews; open; double-corn-tortilla street tacos; occasional hours inconsistency noted by reviewers; single location. ↩ ↩2

  5. Restaurant.com — Taco Rico LLC, Kansas City, 8238 N Oak Trfy. https://www.restaurant.com/locations/taco-rico-llc-kansas-city-8238-n-oak-trfy — asserts: legal/operating name Taco Rico LLC at the 8238 N Oak Trafficway address. ↩

See also

Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Mexican
  • The Northland