Lazo's Taco Shack

Menu: ****Service: *****Ambiance: ****Value: *****4.5 stars if possible. First visit here, stopped in for lunch. Not real busy and we were seated immediately. Nice menu with plenty of options ala carte or full meals, small bar at the back of the restaurant, limited seating so be prepared if it is a nice day and time of day I would assume. They came with chips and salsa that had a bit of a kick.Price was very reasonable. The combo dinner included taco, tostada and enchilada (steak, ground beef or chicken) I got steak. Only disappointment was you could only get one choice of beef for all three. Rice and refried beans with the dinner plate. Price, $13.99 very reasonable for downtown. We did not try their margs, but they looked good.Overall, very good and we would come back for sure. Worth the try and visit.

First time coming here. We were very excited to come here based on high reviews however we were extremely disappointed! To start off as we entered there is a sign that says please wait to be seated.. the restaurant was not busy at all.. and we were ignored. After standing awkwardly for a few minutes we decided to seat ourselves. After we sat no one came to us and we were about to leave. However, at last one of the waiters came to ask if we were helped yet.. so we waited again. Another server came with chips and salsa and finally our waitress came around.. so far two people came no actual waitress.. Now let's talk about the food. I ordered the tinga tacos and shrimp with a side of rice and beans. My rice and beans we're forgotten i had to ask for them again..... The tacos were disgusting.. just awful! Extremely Wet, soggy and falling apart and extremely salty. The shrimp tacos had two shrimps and it fell apart anyways. The rice and beans were good so that was my dinner unfortunately. My bf had the birria tacos. Very salty and greasy. On top of the awful experience so far all the young waiters and waitresses were sitting in the back table just hanging out. No care in the world here. Awful service. This place is not being ran well at all. Unfortunately we will never come back.

Visited Lazo's Taco Shack the other night before a hockey game. My son had beef tacos and I had birra enchiladas with green sauce. The food was hot, fresh, and tasty. The restaurant is simply decorated and appears clean. I felt like the servers could use some additional training. I could barely hear our server when she was standing next to me. The service was just a little off. The food definitely made it worth the visit. Pretty sure we'll be back.

The atmosphere was very nice. Love the decor. We immediately got serviced. The food was good. They do give you a lot of meat in your tacos.

Our friends brought us here and food and drinks were awesome! Staff was nice and food came quickly - it wasn't very busy. It has a casual feel with rustic/Mexican decor.

Saw the raving reviews for this place for their birria. I'm not a big fan of it and love carne asada tacos. Got that and pastor taco plate. The tacos were overall a 3.75/5 I've had better food trucks in mke but the star of the show was the free chips and salsa. The salsa was the best salsa I've ever had in my life. I am not joking. I will go back for that salsa. It was so fresh and so flavorful. Chips were not the basic ones at Mexican chains either. 10/10 chips and salsa. It was almost more of a pico. But sooooo good.

Great food, great service. Good bar for eating alone if you need to. Ambiance is good, place is clean, not too crowded.

Being my first Milwaukee layover in a few years I was eager to try Lazo's because of everyone raving about the birria tacos.I will say this, the moment I took a bite of the chips and salsa, I knew the food would be good. A good chips and salsa is a strong indication anywhere of things to come.The birria tacos did not disappoint. The meat was tender, juicy and had soul in it and paired with the consommé it was phenomenal. All in all the food hit the spot.Service was also excellent and the server with the glasses was very attentive.I look forward to coming back on my next Milwaukee layover!

Starting with the good: the Birria was one of the best we've ever had. If you're going to have anything here, this should be it. The Tostado we had was also on point. Constructed beautifully and delicious.The Taco was fine. No complaints but no wow factor either. You can't order an Enchilada ala carte but you are able to get a single one as a part of a dinner plate (one taco, one tostada, one enchilada). I don't know that seems weird but okay. The enchilada itself was just okay. It had a thicker sauce, wasn't very warm and had a cold spot in the center which really bummed me out. While the chimichanga had good flavor--it's so big that the bites you take become unbalanced. Instead of the perfect bite of a little shell, meat, and cheese, you often end up with one or the other. We'd rather have a couple smaller chimi's. The rice and beans were cold and had no flavor at all. While I understand sides are prepared in a larger portion ahead of time for quick turnaround--that should never happen. I don't know if it was an off day for them but we left thinking exactly what I opened with: if you're going to get anything here, get the Birria.

Great service and food. We came in late, and they were still willing to serve us. The Birria and Fajetas were amazing and would recommend this place to anyone. The place itself too is lively and great. 10/10 would come again.