Elmwood Taco & Subs

It is mediocre. Nothing really amazing. But, they are open late — and their food tastes WAY better after a few adult beverages.

Used to be so much better. I feel like the just don’t care about the quality of the product they are putting out. Broken hard shells, tacos so filled to the brim that everything falls out, putting together a taco or a burrito so it falls apart in your hands. Their tacos used to be delish and not completely put together with a total lack of care. Have seen bad wings, fingers and nachos too. Maybe they don’t have managers overseeing their work. I don’t know.
Taste: Great
Quality of product (a single hard shell taco is over $ 2.00): not great when it comes to presentation, amount/​ratio of ingredients.
ps ets: I do NOT need half a head of lettuce on every taco thanks.

Soooo incredibly slow. Always. Food is ok but plan on waiting 15 mins if there’s more than 5 other people in there. Overpriced too, Jim’s is literally across the street and better.

ETS is one of my favorite spots on Elmwood. Since I’m living closer to this area now I try to hit it up much more often. Recently I went through the drive thru and ordered a rice bowl supreme with nachos and cheese and a small Sierra Mist.
I’ve never had the supreme before so I wanted to try it out. I ordered it with beef and black beans but they forgot the black beans in mine. Bummer. Once I got home to eat it, it was too late to do anything about it, but I still enjoyed it.
I love their tortilla chips because they have that extra crunch and the nacho cheese was decent too.
Also one of my favorite things they offer are the large cookie bars! Probably one of the most amazing things you will ever eat in your life. Trust me.

It’s only sometimes worth the money. The bigger ticket items are usually worth it (quesadilla, taco supremes, pizzas) but not a taco or simple burrito. The turnover rate there is ridiculous so if that ever plays into your decision of a place… Know that. The cookies are infamous — so good!

I would like to like this place, but I have tried it multiple times and something unfortunatelu always dissapoints. I went around lunch time, and even if there was hardly anyone in there, I always had at least a 10 minute wait. Even for one small taco.
I ordered a chicken taco, and was rather disappointed. It was smaller than a snack wrap from Tim Hortons and had hardly anything on it. I asked for onions so they gave it to me with ONLY onions, no lettuce or tomatoes.
Another time with a party of 4, we ordered together but our order was ready separate, the last person having to wait 15 minutes, and by then the other people had ate.
For the price, there are better options on the block.

When it comes to Buffalo fast food…
You just can’t beat ETS
Their hot sauce for the tacos is pretty spicy though, so beware. No shame in getting Mild here.
I love spicy food, & I even get medium some times.
Waffle fries!!! Not sure anywhere else in the Elmwood area that does them. Sooooo good! Get a side of nacho cheese to dip them in.
And for dessert… The GIANT chocolate chip cookie brownie. Yeah… Just get it.

Elmwood Tacos & Subs better known as ETS the overpriced bad tasting rip off of Jim’s, I got the chicken extreme supreme. The tortilla was cold and raw stuffed with flavorless rice, beans, and a few chicken crumbs sloped together.
This will be my second and last time eating here. Good to know there consistent with turning out crap

If I could be drunk every time I came here this would be an easy 5 star. The menu options alone are a drunks dream. The mix of Mexican, subs fingers and delicious waffle fries definitely hit the spot. I did stop by yesterday for a quick dinner and grabbed the #1 combo, a couple tacos with waffle fries and small pop. The tacos were average, nothing remarkable about them. The fries were good, crispy outside with a soft center. Overall the meal was what you would expect from a «fast food caliber» restaurant. I would recommend the fingers to someone they are pretty decent. The big cookie looks awesome but is a little dry. I think if you threw it in the microwave first it would help the taste.

Sure it’s not a deli or a traditional taco/​mexican joint. But ETS has it’s own thing going on and I kind of like it to be honest. Firstly it’s open until the wee hours in the AM and that for me is more than a selling point. Secondly, the staff is very friendly. Lastly, the food is amazing! I’ve come here both after a night of libation and stone cold sober. I can now say that alcohol was not an influence on my palette.
Tacos are fresh, enchiladas are delicious, burritos are HUGE and worth the $ we pay.
One of the best places for a late night bite, hands down!

My order: fries supreme (it was okay)
PRO:
+ Quick service. They’re pretty fast and efficient at whizzing people through the line (& I went on Cinco de mayo)
CONs:
— PRICE: for the price I paid, I was expecting to be blown away. Sadly, I was not. Now, I’m definitely one for quality ingredients and supporting local businesses but not so far as to compromise taste. Taco Bell, though a quick and low-​quality eat, has more yummy fries supreme. Yes, I did just say that. When I brought my leftovers home, I lathered them in sauce to make them more nommy. And just for the record, being the amateur cook that I am, I hate doing that.
So yeah… maybe I’m just not a taco person.

The subs are good, but they’re kind of pricey. I had a turkey sub and my boyfriend had a turkey club sub. They were big and fresh and the club had lots of fresh cooked bacon. But, at nearly $ 8.00 a sub… and considering they charged an extra 75 cents for hot peppers… there are better choices. I think I’ll go back and try a taco before I take them off my list.

Always great tacos! The wait was a little long (15 mins) for 4 tacos and chips n cheese but worth the wait. The shells were crunchy and fresh! Chips were light and tasty.

I’ve been enjoying every bite of every ETS taco I have purchased for 27 years now and I still remember eating my first ETS taco because I was prego and it was the only thing I could eat! With ETS… You either like their tacos or you don’t, personally, I love them!
First thing you need to know is that the sauce on their ground beef is spicy as all Hell! I always order mild and on some days I swear my taste buds are convinced it’s medium level hot/​spicy.
Next thing you need to know is that you need to go in there with an open mind and prepare yourself for a fast food experience not quite like any other. I can’t even compare ETS to fast food joints like Taco Bell or Might Taco because they’re not even the same caliber fast food! ETS is special, the other two places definitely are not!
There’s lots of pepper on the chicken and beef for their tacos/​fajitas/​burritos. I have never tried their beans and probably never will, I always order beef and cheese because the lettuce and tomato end up hot and soggy like it was microwaved and I very much dislike hot, soggy lettuce and tomato.
While I’m not a fan of waffle fries, I know lots of people who love them from here. They also have some plump juicy chicken wings that are pretty good. Of their subs, I’ve tried two (ham/​cheese & steak/​cheese Philly) and really didn’t enjoy them. If you’re looking for a sub, I suggest trying another spot like Jim’s Steak Out across the street. They also have a ginormous chocolate cookie available that always makes my son extremely happy, he says they’re delicious but I wouldn’t know.
I’ve brought people from out of town to visit ETS for the first time and they have all loved the tacos and burritos! This place is open super late and has a drive through now (newly added when they changed locations because the place use to be a Burger King I believe). Anyway, enjoy!

What can I say? As soon as my plane lands in Bflo, I head straight to ETS for extra extra hot tacos. There is nothing else like it. Love ETS!

Waffle fries are quite possibly the best side item available to the late night crowd. Should I find myself hungry enough, I’d stop simply for a bag of these flavor beauties.
ETS is clean and well-​lit. That’s a heads up if you’re staggering out of Goodbar at 4AM on Friday. ETS has late night hours til 5 AM on Fridays and Saturdays, and are open til midnight during the rest of the week.
ETS is one of a few late night taco joints, with Jim’s across the street. ETS has a fairly broad menu, try the rice bowl supreme (5.60). Rice bowl contains white rice, black beans, refried beans, olives, cheese, sour cream, and optional salsa (go for the salsa, and get it hot). Burritos are solid, if not spectacular. I went with a beef burrito (hot, $ 3.00) and wasn’t disappointed.
But the waffle fries — get those. Thinly sliced, potato pocket perfection. Love those.

There are lots of tacos along Elmwood on a Friday and Saturday night, and a lot of them, if you get to know them, will turn out to be subs. That’s all I’m saying.
I wasn’t supposed to like Elmwood Taco. I mean I think Taco Bell is the worst fast food chain there is, and that the local version (Mighty Taco) is inexplicably but undeniably worse. I would honestly rather run to the bathroom than eat Mighty Taco, which is funny because on the odd occasion I have eaten Mighty Taco, I ended up doing both.
So late one night I noticed this hopping little joint on the Elmwood Strip. I mean, they’re doing so well for themselves peddling their $ 2 Buffalo-​style tacos that they have hired their own security guard, who kindly told me where the bathroom was.
So I procured myself a taco… and then another… and before I knew it… I was raving about them. No, they’re nothing special. They’re not that different to MT or TB and that’s the crazy part. Similar style, but just so much better in taste and texture and freshness, that to me, there is no comparison. And that is how, ladies and gentlemen, you can have a chain be similar to 2 other chains in many ways, and yet this one scores the maximum rating, whereas the others score the minimum.
And where else (without going to the aforementioned two) can you get something yummy and dirt cheap at 3am? Not too many places in this region, is the answer.
So if you like your tacos to be subs, or just want a few cheap quick easy tacos that taste dirty and delicious, but at least look clean and cute, then this is your destination.

Oh me oh my, off to ETS I went after a series of beverages and a very very long night. They are conveniently open quite late, until 5 am on the weekends and with a drive thru, oh it’s just too easy. Even at 3 in the morning the girls working the drive thru were SUPER friendly and helpful in helping us decide what to order. Came with friends, went with an array of food including the chicken supreme taco and a veggie supreme taco. Not healthy choices, the veggie supreme was dripping with some cheesy something or other, oy vey, it was not my best decision. IN THE MOMENT HOWEVER, holy mackerel it was delicious. Delicious, sinful and cheap. SO cheap. I would not come here sober, this is strictly food that will make you feel guilty in the morning. Nothing a little (LOT) of cardio can’t erase.

I’m not a huge fan of fast food, but when it’s time for fast food, I want a place that’s 1) local and 2) has a drive-​through. ETS fits the bill. The food is certainly not fancy, but it’s much better than your typical Mexican-​America fast food – and there are plenty of vegetarian options.
If you’re into the «Subs» part of the name, you should know however, that you have to walk inside (yep, you actually have to extract yourself from that bucket seat) to order sandwiches. The drive through is tacos-​only territory. That said, the subs are good – and they often have specials that are bargain-​priced.
My big kudos comes to them for offering whole black beans on their tacos, burritos, and even the taco salad. Vastly more appealing that refried (and for us vegetarians, less likely to be infused with animal fat).

After hearing about the battle between Lloyd’s and ETS, I was very eager to try ETS. I told myself, while walking in, that I was going to be fair, unbiased and open minded when it came to eating at and reviewing ETS.
After a quick look at the menu, I decided on the first special, 2 tacos, nachos, and a drink. I got one beef taco, and one bean taco, both plain with no hot sauce and both soft shell. I was going to get chicken until I saw that the chicken tacos cost twice as much as the beef. Ouch.
While waiting, I took a quick look around and noticed that out of the 10 other customers, not a single person had a taco or sub. I laughed to myself while thinking they should change their name to Elmwood Chicken Fingers.
When my order finally came I was excited to try it! I took a couple of bites of the beef taco and a couple of bites of the bean. I noticed that both were so spicy! I have no spice pallet and needed a large drink after every bite. I also noticed the sliced cheese. That just screams processed. Even Taco Bell uses shredded cheeses. The beef was similar to Taco Bell’s and probably could barely be called beef. The bean was pretty good but reminded me of the can of refried beans I usually have as a side for taco dinner night. Nothing seemed super fresh and flavorful. Drunk Kaylynn would probably enjoy these though.
I only ate half of my bean taco and probably about 75% of the beef before tossing them.
The nachos were as to be expected. But again, the dipping cheese was very spicy. I only ate about half of these too.
It was sad to say that the only thing I enjoyed was my small Pepsi. I drank the whole thing.
A huge pet peeve of mine that dropped the review down to 2 stars was that while I was eating, an employee was mopping the floor. I was asked to move so he could get under my table and chairs. Mind you, I was about 5 min from leaving anyways but I guess the guy couldn’t wait. Very rude.