By Karl Hirsch
You type it in, you get a listicle from 2019, you drive to the place, and the taco is $2.75 now. We have all been there.
So here is the honest version for 2026. Dollar tacos on Tuesday are rarer than they were, but they are not extinct. We have found and checked more than a dozen spots across the country that still run $1 or less, plus a Holé Molé at $1.19 and a growing list of $1.50 and $1.99 deals that are close enough to count. Then, because most of us do not live within ten minutes of one of those, we put every national chain’s Tuesday taco deal in one table so you have a backup anywhere in the country.
Every price below was checked against the restaurant’s own website or its current TacoTuesday.com listing in October 2026. Prices change. Minimums, drink requirements, and “dine-in only” are common on dollar deals, and we have called out every one we know of.
Before the list: the fastest way to see what is running in your city tonight is the TacoTuesday.com restaurant finder. Pick your city, and every listed restaurant with a Tuesday special shows up with its deal, hours, and address. If you are in one of our twelve featured cities, the full guides are linked at the bottom of this page.
| Spot | City | Tuesday deal | The catch |
| Primo Foods | San Clemente, CA | $0.69 tacos (also Fridays) | Cash-and-carry simple tacos |
| Tacos Mexico | North Hollywood, CA (40+ SoCal locations) | $0.90 tacos | None |
| The Great White Hut | Glendale, Echo Park, Pasadena, CA | $0.99 tacos all day | None |
| Pablito’s Tacos | Burbank, CA | $1 tacos | Order online; 10-taco limit |
| La Casita Olvera | Foothill Ranch (Lake Forest), CA | $1 tacos | Drink purchase required |
| Cilantro’s Mexican Restaurant & Bar | Downtown Sacramento, CA | $1 tacos | Closes at 7 PM weekdays |
| Trash Panda Drinking Club | Houston, TX (Northside) | $1 street tacos (picadillo, chicken, birria, rajas) | 3-taco minimum; it is a bar |
| Chuy’s | Texas and the South (participating) | $1 crispy or soft beef taco all day | Participation varies by location |
| Holé Molé | Tustin and other OC / LA locations | $1.19 tacos, $1.99 shrimp | Price varies slightly by protein |
| Taco John’s | Midwest and Mountain West | $1.39 crispy beef taco | Limited-time daily deal; excludes tax |
| Pistolero’s Tequila + Taco Bar | Houston, TX (Montrose) | $1.50 tacos all night | Bar; from 4 PM |
| Jalapeños Restaurant | Midtown Sacramento, CA | $1.50 tacos | 3-taco minimum, dine-in, drink purchase |
| Taqueria Maya’s | Sacramento, CA (Broadway) | $1.50 street tacos all day | None |
| Angels Kitchen | Folsom, CA | $1.50 tacos all day | Closes at 8 PM |
| Tacotarian | Las Vegas, NV (2 locations) | $1.99 select tacos | Plant-based (and good) |
Southern California is the dollar-taco capital. Six of the fifteen spots above are in LA or Orange County, and our LA County under-$5 guide has the full rundown with addresses and hours for Tacos Mexico, Great White Hut, and Pablito’s.
Texas does dollar tacos at bars. Trash Panda and Pistolero’s in Houston are both bars with kitchens, and the deals run late. Chuy’s is the sit-down exception, with a $1 beef taco at participating locations.
Sacramento is the sleeper. Three sub-$1.50 Tuesday spots in one mid-sized metro. See the Sacramento guide for the rest.
Minimums are the new normal. Three-taco minimums (Jalapeños, Trash Panda) and drink-purchase requirements (La Casita Olvera) are how restaurants make a dollar taco pencil out. It is still a $5 dinner. Just know before you go.
When there is no dollar taco within driving distance, these run every Tuesday at participating locations nationwide. Many of these chains have individual locations listed in the TacoTuesday.com finder; search your city to see which ones near you have a confirmed Tuesday deal. Chains change deals more often than independents, so the price you see here is the one listed on the chain’s own site or a current national deals roundup as of October 2026.
| Chain | Tuesday deal | When | Fine print |
| Del Taco | 3 regular tacos for $2.49 | Typically 3 to 11 PM | Participating locations; chicken not included |
| Taco John’s | $1.39 crispy beef taco | All day | Limited-time daily deal |
| Rubio’s Coastal Grill | $2.50 Original Fish or Classic Chicken Taco; $3 Fish Taco Especial or Steak; $10.99 Shrimp Trio | All day | Participating locations |
| Fuzzy’s Taco Shop | $2.50 classic tacos (premium tacos run higher) | All day | Confirm with your location |
| Tocaya | All tacos $2.50 to $4.25; $6 margaritas, $3 beer | All day | Dine-in only |
| El Torito | $3 made-to-order tacos in the Cantina (steak, chicken, carnitas, al pastor); drinks from $4 | From 4 PM | Participating locations |
| Chevys Fresh Mex | $3 build-your-own tacos in the Cantina (steak, chicken, carnitas, beef birria) | From 4 PM | Participating locations |
| On The Border | Taco Fix Tuesdays from $2.99 (ground beef, chicken tinga, veggie, carnitas); premium tacos $3.75 to $4.75 | All day | Pricing varies by location |
| Chuy’s | $1 crispy or soft beef taco | All day | Participating locations |
| Condado Tacos | $4 Lucy’s Fire, Blue Dream, or Rango Tango tacos | Tuesdays | Cutoff times vary by state |
| Velvet Taco | “Tikka Tuesday”: tikka tacos about $3.75, bowls $7.50 | All day | Confirmed at select locations; varies |
| El Pollo Loco | 2 tacos for $5 (app deals vary, e.g. 3 for $5) | Tuesdays | Loco Rewards may be required |
| Tijuana Flats | “Tijuana Tuesdaze”: 2 tacos, chips, and a drink for $7.99 | All day | Price varies by location |
| Uncle Julio’s | Taco Bar Tuesday, $12 per person | Tuesdays | Participating locations |
| Taco Bell | Tuesday Drops in the app; through Nov 2, 2026, select celebrity $4 meals drop to $1 on Tuesdays for Rewards members | Drops go live afternoons | App and Rewards account required |
Food costs went up, tortillas went up, and the “Taco Tuesday” phrase itself was a registered trademark of Taco John’s until the chain gave it up in 2023 after a public pressure campaign backed by Taco Bell. That freed every restaurant in the country to advertise “Taco Tuesday” by name, which is part of why Tuesday deals exploded again in 2024 and 2025. The dollar price point is mostly a Southern California, Texas, and Sacramento thing now, held up by high-volume taquerias and bars that make it back on drinks. That is fine. A $1.50 taco with a three-taco minimum is still the cheapest dinner in your city.
Not in one of these cities? Use the restaurant finder and filter by yours.
Know a dollar taco we missed? Own a restaurant that runs one? Add your restaurant or tell us and we will check it out.
Are there still $1 Taco Tuesday deals near me? Yes, but mostly in Southern California, Texas, and Sacramento, and usually with a minimum order or a drink purchase. The list above has every one we have verified for 2026. Outside those areas, Taco John’s ($1.39) and Del Taco (3 for $2.49) are the cheapest chain options.
What is the cheapest chain Taco Tuesday deal? Del Taco’s 3 regular tacos for $2.49 works out to about 83 cents a taco. Taco John’s $1.39 crispy taco and Chuy’s $1 beef taco (participating locations) are the cheapest single-taco prices.
How do I find Taco Tuesday deals near me today? Use the TacoTuesday.com restaurant finder, pick your city, and look for the Taco Tuesday field on each listing. Deals are submitted and updated by restaurants and checked by our team.
