If you needed an excuse to eat tacos today, here it is, October 7th is National Taco Day and we’re celebrating like true Texans. Honestly, it feels like every day should be Taco Day, but we’ll gladly take the official one.
Tacos are basically a love language around here. Breakfast tacos on the way to work, street tacos after a show, drive-thru tacos when you swore you were “just getting fries.” They fit every mood, every hour, and every situation. That’s the magic of the taco.
The history of this perfect handheld meal goes way back, long before the fast-food version. The word “taco” actually came from Mexican miners who used it to describe little paper-wrapped gunpowder charges they used in the mines. So yes, tacos have literally always been explosive.
There’s no wrong way to celebrate. Grab your favorite breakfast taco, stop by your local taqueria for lunch, or make plans to hit happy hour and pair your tacos with a margarita or two. And if you’re looking for deals, a bunch of spots are offering specials today, I’ve rounded up some:
Taco Bell: $1 Cantina Chicken Soft Tacos to members of the Taco Bell Rewards loyalty program in the Taco Bell app.
Chuy’s: The Tex-Mex chain offers National Taco Day deals that include a $1 taco with any entrée purchase and $1 tequila or rum floaters added to your margarita order. And if you dress like a taco – or wear any “taco-inspired costume” – you get a free entrée.
Del Taco: From Tuesday, Oct. 7, to Thursday, Oct. 9, get a free The Del Taco with a $10 minimum purchase. Orders must be placed or scanned with the Del Yeah! Rewards app or at deltaco.com. (Save the offer in the “Rewards/Your Offers” section of the app, then either check out or order in person. Limit one offer per guest per day.) Also, if you have registered for the Del Yeah! loyalty program, you can enjoy free delivery every weekend in October (Friday to Sunday).
El Pollo Loco: Through Tuesday, Oct. 7, members of the Loco Rewards loyalty program can get any three chicken tacos for just $5 – you can mix and match from options including the Chicken Taco al Carbon, Chicken Avocado Taco, and Shredded Chicken Taco. Get the deal daily in the Loco Rewards app (redeemable once per day).
Jack in the Box: Members of the Jack Pack Rewards loyalty program can get two free tacos with a $1 minimum order on National Taco Day, Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Twin Peaks: Get $2 tacos all day long on National Taco Day (Tuesday, Oct. 7). Another deal: $6 house margaritas.
Zaxbys: The chicken-centric chain is giving members of its Zax Rewardz loyalty program a free Chicken Finger Taco with any purchase of $1 or more on National Taco Day (Oct. 7). Use the code TACODAY; the offer is good for the first 10,000 redemption codes.
7-Eleven: The convenience store chain operates a brand called Laredo Taco Company in some of its locations. It is offering buy-one-get-one lunch tacos. 7-eleven.com
Torchy’s Tacos: Torchy’s Tacos rewards members will receive a BOGO taco deal: Buy one taco, get one free.
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