Talkin’ Tacos will open first Tampa location this Friday, with free birria tacos for the first 100 guests

Popular Florida taco chain Talkin' Tacos will make its big debut in Tampa this week.

The company's first Tampa location will officially open at 6 p.m. this Friday, Aug.16 at 1819 E Fowler Ave., which is across the street from Portillo's and Miller's Ale House in the University area.

To celebrate the occasion, Talkin' Tacos will give the first 100 guests in line a free order of the company's signature birria tacos. Guests can also expect live music and entertainment, as well as "photo opportunities with an LED Robot," says a press release.

"West Coast Florida, get ready for an authentic culinary experience that starts with Talkin’ Tacos handcrafted tacos and ends with our indulgent churros,” said Mohammad Farraj, Talkin’ Tacos co-founder and chief marketing officer in a statement.

For the unfamiliar, beef birria is the cornerstone of this fast-casual concept, which the restaurant says is braised daily for 12 hours.

Of course, besides birria tacos, the menu spans everything from birria ramen, birria pizza, and even birria grilled cheese. There's also street corn in a cup, Southwest chicken tacos, bang bang shrimp tacos, churros, burritos, rice bowls, house-made horchatas, mangonadas, lemonades, and more.

The company launched as a Miami food truck in 2020, and has since grown to 14 locations across Florida and the southeast with plans to expand into Washington DC, North Carolina and Texas later this year.

Talkin' Tacos says another Tampa location is expected to open in Westchase later this year, but no exact opening date or location was announced.

The new Tampa location will be open daily, from 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

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