Tequila highball and 400g pork ribs at Cheongna Mexican spot Taco Dot

Tacos are something I really love. There are surprisingly many good taco spots in Cheongna ::>_<:: I revisited Taco Dot, a place I checked out once before and thought was pretty solid. I liked it so much I even went to the original Mangwon branch.

Where is Taco Dot Cheongna Branch, and its hours and parking

Taco Dot Cheongna Branch is located at 27 Damji-ro 104beon-gil, 1F, Seohae-gu, Incheon, near Cheongna High School. It opens at 11:00 and closes at 22:00, with a break time from 15:00 to 17:00, and last orders at 14:00 and 21:00.

If you're driving, there's parking space right in front of the restaurant, just FYI.

Inside Taco Dot Cheongna Branch: atmosphere and visiting with a baby

Taco Dot, a good restaurant in Cheongna, has a clean, spacious dining room. The tables are nice and wide and the sofa cushions made things comfortable. Baby chairs are available too, so it's great to come with a baby. They even have a separate kids' meal!

Taco Dot Cheongna Branch menu and prices

Here's the menu at Taco Dot, a good spot in Cheongna.

• 🌮Fajita Platter ₩38,900 — Taco Dot's signature dish: meat, vegetables, and fried rice wrapped in tortillas (unlimited tortilla and sauce refills)
• 🌮BBQ Pork Ribs 400g ₩23,900 — sous vide-cooked for over 12 hours, then sauced and grilled
• 🌮Chimichanga ₩17,000 — fried rice and cheese in a tortilla, deep-fried and served with two house-made sauces
• 🌮Fajita + Pasta Set ₩51,900
• 🌮Fajita + Quesadilla Set ₩55,900
• 🌮Fajita + Ribs Set ₩59,900
• 🌮Quesadilla ₩20,000 — meat and cheese in a tortilla, grilled on a griddle, Mexican style (chicken/shrimp)
• 🌮Beef Chili Pasta ₩17,000 — spaghetti paired with a rich, slow-simmered beef chili sauce
• 🌮Burrito Bowl ₩14,000 — burrito fillings served in a bowl instead of wrapped in a tortilla
• 🌮Carnitas Taco ₩10,000 — the deep flavor of slow-cooked pork
• 🌮Nashville Hot Chicken Taco ₩10,000 — a true American-style taco with spicy chicken tenders, fresh vegetables, coleslaw, and sauce
• 🌮Shrimp Taco ₩10,000 — springy shrimp with fresh vegetables and sweet mango for a spicy-sweet flavor

There was a nice variety of meat, shrimp, and chicken tacos, plus fajitas, quesadillas, burrito bowls, platters, and even chimichanga, which is hard to find elsewhere — a solid lineup of Mexican dishes. The kids' meal is cheese quesadilla fried rice with chicken nuggets, tomato salsa, sweet corn, and a choice of soy milk or orange juice.

Draft beer and a tequila highball after work

Since I came after work, I ordered a draft beer. To lean into the Mexican vibe, I also tried a tequila highball.

🌮🍟🍖🥗🍺 The food I ordered came out soon after {{{(>_<)}}}

My unbeaten pick: the Nashville hot chicken taco

My unshakeable go-to, the Nashville hot chicken taco. It was the tastiest thing I had on my last visit to Taco Dot, so I ordered it again without any hesitation.

Tacos taste best eaten by hand, so I asked for plastic gloves and dug in. The chicken was crispy and a bit spicy, and it went really well with the cabbage coleslaw on top. There's Tabasco sauce at the table, so you can drizzle it on for extra heat if you like.

400g barbecue pork ribs: the bones are genuinely huge

I ordered the BBQ pork ribs (400g, ₩23,900) because I was craving some real meat. Honestly, this visit wasn't so much about the tacos — I really came for the ribs. Before coming, I looked up other blog posts and saw only 4 bones in the photos, so I ordered it expecting something like a light side dish, but the bone size was massive!

The BBQ sauce that comes with it has a nice fruity sweetness. The meat was super tender and, more than anything, the portion was huge. The bones themselves are genuinely enormous. One single rib bone was already filling. After finishing it, I was almost scared to pick up the second one.

But it was so good I ended up cleaning my plate. Look how clean the bone is once all the meat's off! The ribs were so tender that the meat practically fell off the bone.

The fries underneath were tasty too.

Is Taco Dot Cheongna Branch worth a visit?

Grab a dessert candy on your way out too! Taco Dot, a good Mexican restaurant in Cheongna, felt like it would be great to bring a baby to. There's a nice variety of menu items, which is a plus. It's also a good spot to try something new with a beer after work.