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Taco John's

528 locations · 1 rating

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What the score is made of

Four categories, weighted. Seed oils count three times as much as plastics or ultra-processing, so a poor seed-oil score pulls the overall number down hardest.

  • Seed oil3× weight0
  • Additives2× weight0
  • Plastics0.5× weight
  • NOVA0.5× weight50

Plastics has no ratings yet and count as 0 toward the overall score — an unproven category isn’t a free pass.

Full methodology: how we score restaurants.

What reviewers said

@Fable_X_Tallow3w ago

Taco John's publishes real per-item ingredient statements, and they show the fryer oil is a soybean/corn/sunflower blend and all six soft tortillas list soybean oil and canola, so every fried item and every soft taco or burrito carries seed oil before you add a sauce. 90 of 109 food items also carry an additive; the one genuinely clean main is the hard-shell taco, whose shell is just corn masa, water and lime.

Rated from Taco John's own per-item ingredient statements (nutritionix.com/taco-johns/ingredient-search/premium, 130 entries, 109 food). Seed oils: their fryer oil is stated verbatim as "Soybean Oil, Corn Oil, and Sunflower Oil with Dimethylpolysiloxane added to reduce foaming", so Potato Oles, chips, churros, donut bites, tenders and popcorn shrimp all go through it. All six soft tortillas list soybean oil, canola and vegetable shortening, so every soft taco, burrito and quesadilla carries seed oil in the wrap alone. Every creamy dressing and sauce lists soybean or corn oil, as do both nacho cheeses. 48 of 109 food entries name one outright and that undercounts the fried items. No swap offered. The real exception: the Hard Shell Tortilla is corn masa flour, lime and water, and Seasoned Ground Beef, House Salsa, Guacamole and Queso are clean, so a hard-shell Crispy Taco is genuinely orderable around it. Additives: 90 of 109 food items carry at least one.

Common questions

What is in Taco John's's food?

Tallow reviewers check Taco John's on four things: whether it cooks in seed oils, whether the menu carries artificial additives, whether food touches plastic on the way out, and how much of it arrives premade rather than made in the kitchen. The answers to each are scored below.

Does Taco John's use seed oils?

Yes. Taco John's scores 0/100 here — reviewers report heavy seed oil use.

Does Taco John's use artificial additives?

Yes. Taco John's scores 0/100 here — reviewers report a lot of artificial additives.

Is Taco John's healthy?

Not really — Taco John's scores 4/100, a poor score. Tallow rates what a kitchen cooks with, not how many calories are on the plate.

Does Taco John's serve premade or ultra-processed food?

Sometimes. Taco John's scores 50/100 here, so reports are mixed.

Taco John's locations

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  • 2509 Washington Ave, Evansville
  • 1076 N Main St, Madisonville
  • 1949 US Highway 41 N, Henderson
  • 2855 Overpass Rd, Riverton
  • 2855 Overpass Rd, Riverton
  • 903 N Court St, Marion
  • 111 N Kingshighway St, Cape Girardeau
  • 1409 E Malone Ave, Sikeston
  • 2956 Jackson St, Paducah
  • 2201 Bridge St, Paducah
  • 2090 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah
  • HWY60/Hinkleville Rd., Paducah
  • 5266 US Highway 60 W, Paducah
  • 1016 Paris Rd, Mayfield
  • 360 Main St, Benton
  • 1100 Chestnut St, Murray
  • 1030 W Main St, Princeton
  • 530 US Highway 62 W, Princeton
  • 415 Donelson Pkwy, Dover
  • 609 N 16th Ave, Laurel
  • Bldg 107 Ingersoll Street, Fort Benning
  • Macon St, Warner Robins
  • Taco Johns
  • 1st Calvary Division Rd, Fort Benning
  • Warner Robins
  • 50 S Broadway, Lawrence
  • 77 Summer St, Boston
  • 536 N Main St, Leominster
  • 56B Costello Rd, Newington
  • 2205 Hall Ave #101, Marinette
  • 2141 Lincoln St, Rhinelander
  • 2405 US Highway 45, Antigo
  • 703 Lake Shore Dr W, Ashland
  • 2410 S Main St, Rice Lake
  • 2941 Decker Dr, Rice Lake
  • 1200 Highway 33 S, Cloquet
  • Taco Johns
  • 4601 Grand Ave, Duluth
  • 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth
  • 312 E Central Entrance, Duluth

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