Tiki Tacos

Kapaa, United States

4

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
No
Caters
No

Description

Specialties

Authentic Mexican Tacos with a Hawaiian Heart. Home style cooking, handmade salsa, tortillas, queso fresco and tacos made with healthy, local ingredients.

History

Established in 2012.

We opened our Kapa’a store in 2012. We are so happy with the response we have had from both our local and tourist patrons and love making the island’s best tacos for you! Several months after opening, we were invited to join the Kapa’a Rotary Club’s Taste of Hawaii fundraiser. We had a booth there that was super popular and busy and have been so pleased to see many new customers as a result. Our head chef, Tiki, is originally from Acapulco, Mexico and all of our tacos are her personal recipes. Mahalo, gracias and thank you!

Meet the Business Owner

Tiki M.

Business Owner

From our Midweek Kauai newspaper interview:

«Our concept is to be an authentic taqueria,» says Morales, who was born and raised in Acapulco, Mexico, and moved to Kaua’i 18 years ago. «That means only tacos and no fillers like rice, beans, or chips.»

With a mother who worked full time, Morales spent her childhood with her grandmother, who owned and operated a restaurant, and used ingredients grown on her farm. Her grandmother’s twin sister would come with fresh fish, crab, corn and other vegetables, and Morales watched them make tortillas and cook. As a descendant of the Mayans, Morales draws parallels from her Mazatec heritage — a medicinal tribe known as the Mushroom People — and ancient Hawaiians.

«My grandmother had a friend from Big Island,» says Morales. «They have a theory about the interconnection between the two cultures. The Mayans also had paddlers who went to different islands to trade. That’s why I feel I am from Mexico, but I have a Hawaiian heart.»