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Is Taco Taco Cafe Still Open? Update (San Antonio, TX)

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As of September 2026, Taco Taco Cafe is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: Yelp's page for Taco Taco Cafe at 145 E Hildebrand Ave carries an April 2026 update with active reviews and no closure notice, and the cafe's own website still lists that address as its location.

  • Season / episode Season 19, Episode 14
  • Original air date
  • Address 145 E Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Taco Taco Cafe for the 2014-04-18 clip episode "Crazy for Chicken," spotlighting the San Antonio taqueria's morning taco lineup and house-made salsas. Taco Taco Cafe is a breakfast-and-lunch Mexican cafe on E Hildebrand Avenue near the Monte Vista neighborhood, open mornings only and known for its rolled flour tortillas. According to Yelp, the Hildebrand Avenue location's page carried an April 2026 update with more than 400 photos and over 650 reviews and no closure notice. The cafe's own website, tacotacocafesa.com, continues to list the Hildebrand Avenue address as its home location. A satellite location the business ran near UTSA is marked permanently closed by a separate Yelp listing updated 2026-02 - a different address from the Hildebrand Avenue cafe this record tracks.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 14
Original air date
Episode title
Crazy for Chicken
What was featured
Signature San Antonio breakfast tacos and house-made salsas
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Taco Taco Cafe

Frequently asked questions

Is Taco Taco Cafe still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Taco Taco Cafe is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Taco Taco Cafe after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Taco Taco Cafe for the 2014-04-18 clip episode "Crazy for Chicken," spotlighting the San Antonio taqueria's morning taco lineup and house-made salsas. As of September 2026, Taco Taco Cafe is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Taco Taco Cafe located?

145 E Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Taco Taco Cafe?

Season 19, Episode 14 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired April 18, 2014. The episode is titled “Crazy for Chicken”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

According to Yelp, the Hildebrand Avenue location's page carried an April 2026 update with more than 400 photos and over 650 reviews and no closure notice. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
145 E Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212
Venue type
cafe
Official website
tacotacocafesa.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-taco-cafe-san-antonio
  • tacotacocafesa.com — https://www.tacotacocafesa.com/contact-us
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-taco-cafe-san-antonio-2
  • geocoding.geo.census.gov — https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=145+E+Hildebrand+Ave%2C+San+Antonio%2C+TX+78212&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json

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