Rusty Taco (Dayton Mall)

2335 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton - 45459
132 reviews
Tacos Tex-Mex
(937) 938-5632

Stopped in for a few tacos and a drink for the first time. The gentleman that took care of me; Chris, was very friendly, fun, and showed great service. The tacos were also very tasty and flavourful! I would recommend.

Food took forever with few people in the restaurant.The street corn we ordered never came... when my guest went to the counter and said, "I also ordered street corn?"Answer: "Street corn? [crickets]" Yep... that's it!Then came the tacos, at last... on cold tortillas.I took the tray of tacos to the counter and asked if they possibly had been sitting around a while, one of the cooks grabbed the tray with the tacos and slammed the contents into the trash, while he snapped, "I JUST made them!!"Well, would you want him cooking your re-order?Not a single word of apology or concern from anyone, including a manager type with a beard who apparently had the authority to get the register to refund our money.Cashier called him to the register.Without a single word of conciliation, he processed the charge cancellation, and we left.Which was a blessing, as we ended up at Smash Burger and a delightful experience there. See my post on Smash Burger.

1st time at Rusty's. The food is great. The rusty taco and chicken fajita taco are excellent. Chris Hale was my bartender. Great guy, great service, great margaritas. COME SEE CHRIS!!! El Guapo and Iceberg margaritas were excellent. I will be back, give this place a try! I don't review much because most things are ho-hum. But this place is AMAZING!

The restaurant appeared to be understaffed on the front end. The #5 and #13 tacos were adequate, but nothing special. The Texican #13 taco had ground beef that didn't have any taste that contained seasoning. It tasted like it was just plain ground beef. The churros were delicious and filled with chocolate. The cost for 2 tacos, churros and a fountain beverage was $12.90 which seemed reasonably priced.

Food is great - no issues with that - service is horrible. I typically order curb side pick up and take home. More than 50% of the time, my order is wrong. I find that inexcusable. I ordered $38 worth of food last night, and the girl who brought me my food to my car handed me a bag of chips. That was it. I had to go inside to get everything corrected. Very frustrating. Happens WAY too often. Managers don't seem to care one way or the other.

I’m typically here once a week. The portions are enormous. The “small” size of chips could feed two people. The staff members are always outstanding too - very accommodating and welcoming. The patio is nice in good weather and the inside atmosphere is great too. Always good music playing. Highly recommend!

Taco has 3 times less ingredients than tortilla, shrimp was the size of a dime and they try and disguise the small amount of protein with big pieces of parsley. Yet they charge more than some places that have 3 times the size of protein. Never again.

Didn't have steak or avocado when I was there. Underwhelming for the price. No lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, or jalapenos on the nachos. Queso is good but I would stick with my local Mexican place in the future.Slow service for what we ordered. Salsa is ok but runny not the chunky I am used to getting from other. Seemed bland to me as well as the beef on the nachos. Food was warm.

We came specially at 3p for happy hour. Nowhere on the website nor anywhere in the store does it specify that only CERTAIN drinks qualify for happy hour. We ended up paying full price for our drinks and were told the drinks we got don’t qualify for happy hour. Again, nowhere anywhere in the store or on their menu or their website does it state that. So I was a little peeved considering we specifically came for happy hour. Tacos were dry , not great. Honestly go to condado if you’re looking for a great taco place. This food seems very bland.. not authentic by any means.

I'm a regular here and I love this place. They know me and get my order ready when they see me sit down. The staff is always friendly and smiling and the drinks and the food or never a problem. The ingredients are fresh and seasoned. Well. The margaritas are absolutely awesome and a good price. I really enjoy this place.