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Playfully named Mexican eats in a casual counter-serve cafe with outdoor tables & late hours.
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Address: 20 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 841-5626
Website: http://www.gringoslocos.com/
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Locations | Gringos Locos
517 E MICHIGAN ST ORLANDO, FL 32806. Downtown – Washington. 20 E WASHINGTON ST ORLANDO, FL 32801. Milk District – Robinson. 2406 E ROBINSON ST
Gringos Locos | Orlando’s Best Tacos
Ate at Gringos Locos in downtown Orlando for the first time this past weekend. The food was great! We tried the “Mouth Hugger”, Pinto beans and rice bowl …
Menu | Gringos Locos
Choice of: Ground beef, chicken, or roasted pork. Black bean or pinto bean. Flour, corn, or crunchy tortilla. Cheese, lettuce, pico, onion, tomato, …
Reviews
JP Lambiase
Gringos Locos in downtown Orlando has been a staple for years, especially known for its creative tacos and the infamous Double D—which is basically Gringos’ take on a double-decker taco or a Taco Bell gordita crunch. It’s been a go-to late-night stop in the heart of downtown for a long time.
That said, after visiting over the years, I can’t help but feel like the quality has slipped just enough to notice. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why—maybe ingredient quality, maybe freshness—but something feels different even though the menu hasn’t changed much. When you’ve eaten somewhere consistently for years, those changes stand out.
The queso is still a win. I usually order it alongside a couple of Double D’s, and it remains one of the highlights. The shells are still house-made and fried, which I appreciate, but the fillings themselves felt like they needed sauce to really come alive flavor-wise.
One disappointment was seeing that the self-serve sauce station is gone—that used to be part of the charm and helped balance out some of the tacos. Losing that definitely takes away from the overall experience.
All that said, I’ll still stop by from time to time. It’s open late, centrally located, and still scratches the itch when you’re downtown and hungry. It may not hit quite like it used to, but Gringos Locos still holds its place as a reliable late-night option in Orlando.
… moreThat said, after visiting over the years, I can’t help but feel like the quality has slipped just enough to notice. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why—maybe ingredient quality, maybe freshness—but something feels different even though the menu hasn’t changed much. When you’ve eaten somewhere consistently for years, those changes stand out.
The queso is still a win. I usually order it alongside a couple of Double D’s, and it remains one of the highlights. The shells are still house-made and fried, which I appreciate, but the fillings themselves felt like they needed sauce to really come alive flavor-wise.
One disappointment was seeing that the self-serve sauce station is gone—that used to be part of the charm and helped balance out some of the tacos. Losing that definitely takes away from the overall experience.
All that said, I’ll still stop by from time to time. It’s open late, centrally located, and still scratches the itch when you’re downtown and hungry. It may not hit quite like it used to, but Gringos Locos still holds its place as a reliable late-night option in Orlando.
Dillon Fosa
My friends and I were craving Mexican food and thought it would be a cool stop. I got the double D tacos with three (pork, chicken, beef) without question the pork was the best of the three. The beef was ok as well as the chicken. The ingredients certainly were fresh so no doubt about that. I enjoyed the food quite a bit however, agree with many people in that the environment isn’t the best. You are greeted with all self serve computers not much of a personal touch. The food has charm, but the atmosphere is lacking, especially given the price increases over the years. One thing is for sure the food keeps going back.
… moreJames Scott
The first time I ordered from this location the lady at the register licked her fingers to open the plastic bag to put my food in it. Do the employees go through any kind of food safety program because that’s pretty freaking gross. After a while I figured, “I’ll give it another chance”. Ordered my food for pick up, walked in to pick it up, there are more employees behind the counter than there are people in the restaurant yet no-one acknowledges you because they all have horse blinders on. Love that kind of a reception. So, I wait 5 full minutes while they dawdle around back there. Finally someone comes to the pick up area and gives me my order – all the while it’s been sitting there cooling off. Much appreciated. This time I get back to my office and open the bag. I had two notes on my ticket – offered to my by their website: No pico, no black olives and yep, there’s pico all over the tops of all three. I honestly did not expect anything better. I will NEVER return to that crappy “restaurant” again. Thanks for STEALING MY MONEY. Nice job.
… moreAndres Resto
KAT needs FOH training if the owners want her as a manager. Been coming here for years since I live downtown. Stopped going for about 2 years because new tacos spots started opening nearby. The last few visits have been horrible, which is crazy considering they should be trying harder considering they have competitors now like TACOS MY GUEY which has been consistently good to me. The last few visits here have been crazy. Last time I came they declined me a water cup, after I ordered $30 dollars in food. They claimed that the machine was broken. I had to buy a water. A homeless man walked in while I was eating and they gave him a water cup… saw him use the machine that was supposedly broken. That spoke volumes to me. They used to outsource their empanadas years ago and it seems they changed who makes them because they safe small tiny triangles, and stuffing was bland and mushy. Decided to give them another try today since Tacos My Guey was closed, bought a burrito. Bland. Tried building my own burrito. The young girl at the counter did not know what all the toppings offered were for me to build my burrito. They don’t have a menu to show you either. I had to pull up the menu from the website to be able to “build my own burrito” while the girl stared at me, useless. While I was eating the same girl accidentally gave a ToGo order to a man that order shortly after me. He started eating, and in came the manger KAT(same lady who denied me a water cup on my 30 dollar purchase). She humiliated him in front of everyone as if it was his fault, I witnessed that it wasn’t. He was so nice to offer to pay for it, even though he had already paid for his meal. She rung up the order that was accidentally given to him and charged him even tho it was a staff screw up. VERY unprofessional as a manager. I’ve been here for an hour now, eating, observing, and not one smile or greeting from anyone in this team except the friendly gentleman that was behind the counter. He’s a new face to me. DONT COME HERE if there are other taco spots open across the street, the service is terrible and the food doesn’t taste like it used to when it became popular years ago.
Date of visit: 02/02/26
Time of purchase 11:55pm
… moreDate of visit: 02/02/26
Time of purchase 11:55pm
connie baird
Order 3 soft shell tacos and got corn in stead also the taco just fell apart..I was on lunch break could not go back to have problems fixed…and I work directly across the street from them…there was absolutely no one in there ..
… moreJosiah Kenyon
Update 5/11: The service is even worse, and the food is way overpriced and not good at all. I’m definitely not eating here again (this time was an accident..)
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Unfortunately, the service was not great and neither was the food.. I spent $23 with tip for a small guacamole, chips, and 3 tacos. The tacos were pretty good, kind of soggy, though after a minute.. everything was just kind of okay. It’s definitely not a warm environment inside either – everyone was pretty quiet until I tried to speak with them. Good amount of food but I’ll be trying some other places
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Unfortunately, the service was not great and neither was the food.. I spent $23 with tip for a small guacamole, chips, and 3 tacos. The tacos were pretty good, kind of soggy, though after a minute.. everything was just kind of okay. It’s definitely not a warm environment inside either – everyone was pretty quiet until I tried to speak with them. Good amount of food but I’ll be trying some other places
Melissa johnson
The food was good. Im just not a fan of sloppy joes and thats what the hamburger meat tastes like a good bit. The staff was great. The hospitality of them was amazing. The place was very clean and its a quiet place to eat. Pricing isnt bad either.
… moreTera Curci
We were there about 3:15 on a Tuesday before a concert. There was only 1 guy working but he was quick & friendly. I tried a bowl for the first time. It was good but I’ll go back to tacos or nachos next time. They’re running a deal on a Double D’s meal Mon-Thur thru the summer.
… moreJesse Schmidt
Awful food poor guy working tho grill can’t get a taco order right to save his life (the grill was definitely working him) . The beef is a horrible dog food consistency finely ground no seasoning .looks like sloppy Joe The chicken is even worse just chewy and greasy again zero seasoning other than from the dirty panini grill they’re “cooking” on dude gave me like 12 slices of old half juiced limes to maybe mask the fact that the food tastes so horrible my fiancé wouldn’t let me complain because they were already getting worked over you must be loco to consider this place remotely edible
… moreTodd Gretton
I’ve been a regular here since 2010 – best food in Orlando – casual or otherwise. Double Ds and empanadas are fantastic. My wife likes the Lean Green and OG nachos. This place has survived as other restaurants in adjacent/neighboring restaurants have all gone out of business. Staff is fantastic and they have a good loyalty program. Thanks Gringos!
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