Taco Tree

Real food, good prices. We stopped by on the recommendation of co-workers. Way better than we expected. Ordered the three tacos and beef bean tostada, and chips with red salsa. So good. We ordered super nachos next. Save some chips and salsa to put on the nachos and clean up the yummy cheese sauce.

Food was pretty good. They know to drain the meat. The bell has lost a regular, I will go here instead.

As we go camping / driving through we always have seen taco tree and never stopped ! Finally our curiosity and hunger has made us stop and I am glad we did . Ordered nachos small and large , quesadilla and a taco and let me tell you it was worth the stop . Delicious , fast service and. Very clean restaurant .

Taco Tree in Auburn, CA, has been around since 1979, carving out its own identity as a no-frills, locally loved taco joint. It took over the old Joe’s Frostie-Drift In, and over the decades, it's built a cult following. Unlike the corporate expansion of Taco Bell or the slow franchise growth of Jimboy’s, Taco Tree has remained a hyper-local institution, and you can feel it the moment you walk in. I spent years in the 1990s hitting this spot up with my mom and siblings on our constant weekend sessions at Sierra skate. The menu keeps it simple—Super Burritos, Bean Tostadas, and the oddly satisfying Bun Taco are standouts. The cheese is better than you'd expect, the produce is fresh, and the prices are rock solid. It’s fast, cheap, and consistent, which is exactly what you want from a place like this. If you're after artisan, overthought tacos with housemade tortillas and eight-hour braised meats, this isn't that. But if you grew up eating here, or you’re just looking for a bite that’s nostalgic and unpretentious, it absolutely delivers. Where Taco Tree pulls ahead of Taco Bell is in its execution—no gimmicks, no need for new menu items every three months to stay relevant, just solid, well-seasoned fast food that doesn’t taste like it came off an assembly line. Compared to Jimboy’s, it lacks that signature Parmesan-dusted shell, but it also doesn’t carry the weird inconsistency that plagues Jimboy’s from location to location. Service is friendly, the place is clean, and while the WiFi situation is a bit of a joke, let’s be real—this isn’t the kind of spot you’re supposed to camp out in with your laptop anyway. It’s a grab-your-food-and-go kind of place, and that’s fine. Taco Tree does what it does best: simple, affordable tacos with a side of Auburn nostalgia. If you’re in town, it’s worth a stop—just don’t come expecting a reinvention of the wheel.

I've given it five stars because with consistency comes strength and this place is exactly like it was when I was 10 years old. It's not the best, it's not the worst (by far...) but it's always amazingly good somehow. Gotta give em 5 stars.