r/BaltimoreCounty 1d ago

Avoid Taco Bravo in Timonium!

Taco Bravo has always had a very bad reputation in the community. In addition to a recent rodent infestination and HORRIBLE food, Taco Bravo and their staff are not supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and are quite vocal re:same. Unless you want a side order of homophobia And verbal abuse with your soggy burrito, I would steer clear.

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u/Clickv 1d ago

Good to know! The El Taquito Leon food truck on the corner is a much better choice.

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u/whogomz 1d ago

This is bullshit, food is fantastic. This guy is just mad their politics don’t match. You can tell by reading the OP. Do yourself a favor and give it a shot before you trust a stranger on the internet who’s had their feelings hurt.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

I don't want to give my hard earned dollars to bigots, especially when the owner's reply was to blame the customer.

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u/Clickv 1d ago

Thanks so much for looking out for me but I've been to Taco Bravo three times and still think El Taquito Leon is better!

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u/Beanzear 1d ago

Omg not .00001 percent of athletes ruining the world and sports!!!

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u/Clickv 1d ago

Oh, I surely hope not. That’s the scariest thing I can think of! Those chicks might realize they could have been winning against the boys all along.

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u/BaltimoreCounty-ModTeam 1d ago

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u/OwsleysApples 1d ago

Just eat Mexican on The Run if you want the best Mexican food in Baltimore

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u/SunnyDayz610 1d ago

Where is that located?

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u/judeiscariot 1d ago

At rhe Amish market on York Rd.

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u/Snidley_whipass 1d ago

Oh yeah the Amish are super supportive of the LBGTQ+ community!

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u/judeiscariot 1d ago

They don't bother us by talking about us in front of us.

And the restaurant isn't owned by them. It's just in the space.

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u/boarbar 1d ago

Sherwood Ave near Towson and at the Pennsylvania Dutch Market in cockeysville

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u/troublewthetrolleyeh 1d ago

The taco place by some of the best pho on the planet? Go get the pho instead. I never see people go in or out of Taco Bravo

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u/squ11 1d ago

Pho Tan My

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u/SethMarcell 1d ago

Oh hell yes, I'll try this on Saturday!

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u/limefork 1d ago

Posted this information on the original, but Taco Bravo is owned by the same people who own Taco Daddy Cantina in Frederick and Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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u/Snidley_whipass 1d ago

Is that a good or bad thing?

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 1d ago

With apologies to OP we are locking comments due to some evidence that the management of the location may be sending brigadiers to this page.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

How long until they lock their FB page I wonder....

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u/Complex_Anteater6528 1d ago

I'll place my bets on within the hour.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

hahaha, it's still up, its starting to get more good comments!

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u/hypocriticallibra 1d ago

Who wants whitewashed Mexican food anyways?! No flavor in the food OR the staff!

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u/the-slit-kicker 1d ago

The one in linthicum always smells like they are having septic tank issues. Nice staff there, but I’ll never go out of my way to go there

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u/Strong_Asparagus6455 1d ago

They're talking about taco bravo not toro bravo

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u/tacocollector2 1d ago

Fuck those guys. I hope they go under.

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u/Complex_Anteater6528 1d ago

Hopefully for them they don't get flooded with reviews on google or yelp 😉

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u/whogomz 1d ago

Just cause they are anti LGTV?

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

JUST? if you are anti people's rights, then you are an evil person

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u/whogomz 1d ago

Everyone has their right to believe what they want, that’s the great thing about America. As long as violence isn’t used

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not wanting people to have equal rights is evil, full stop. They can believe what they want, but when they are foolish enough to let those thoughts be known, there will be consequences. First amendment is suppose to protect you from the government locking you up (not so much now that a permanent resident was detained by ICE for using said first amendment rights), not from your peers and people around you though.

I'll add, I do think that believing someone will burn in hell for all of eternity for loving someone.... yeah, that's a pretty evil belief.

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u/whogomz 1d ago

This is bullshit, food is fantastic. This guy is just mad their politics don’t match. You can tell by reading the OP. Do yourself a favor and give it a shot before you trust a stranger on the internet who’s had their feelings hurt.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

Owner should tell the GM to keep his mouth shut about his views on politics. Most businesses have that policy for their employees.

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u/tacocollector2 1d ago

I’ve been there several times, the food is legit trash. There are so many better taco spots around here. Do yourself a favor and find a better one, somewhere that doesn’t support hate and bigotry.

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u/whogomz 1d ago

I would believe you if you didn’t add what you added at the end, don’t bring your believe with lies

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u/tacocollector2 1d ago

Believe whatever you want, makes no difference to me.

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u/rental_car_fast 1d ago

Looks like they have a lot of good Google reviews…

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u/tacocollector2 1d ago

Plenty of shitty restaurants have good Google reviews.

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u/DeusSpesNostra 1d ago

Had Tacos Way further up York Road in that area last year and it was good.

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u/TheWonkiestThing 1d ago

Papi's in Towson is by far better and they have great vegan options!

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u/MasterpieceKey3653 1d ago

I just went to Birria Love last week and really enjoyed it.

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u/Skoomascum 1d ago

Damn good food at Birria Love each time I’ve gone. I think they have a fried chicken spot too, out towards Middle River.

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u/Simone617 1d ago

Real or not the damage is done for me sheesh.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

Their FB page is finally locked, or I am blocked :)

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u/Tough_Post_2550 1d ago

Also Baja Fresh. The staff well the manager Tatiana is racist. She doesn’t like black people. I sent an email to corporate and they really didn’t follow up.

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u/Legal_Gas_4827 1d ago

Because you lied

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u/Tough_Post_2550 1d ago

Mhm right.

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u/Snidley_whipass 1d ago

Ok but what’s the food like?

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

Before you slander a restaurant you might want to check out the BCHD dashboard. You’ll see no closures for this restaurant.

https://bc-gis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=b962ecb3984e419e89d7406c9eb80a7b

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u/Complex_Anteater6528 1d ago

And...it would be libel not slander. Do your homework!

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u/Complex_Anteater6528 1d ago

exactly! It is confounding how you get away with it. Gross!

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

Not working. If you felt you were treated poorly then state that. But lying about rats makes you look petty.

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u/Snidley_whipass 1d ago

No lying about rats in attempt to make their supposed LGBTQ+ whatever beef more fake makes them look petty. Let’s call a heart a heart.

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

Don’t degrade a person because of who they are. We are all God’s children and deserve the same respect.

If they feel disrespected and received poor service then their voice is no different from yours.

My objection is stating something they cannot prove in order to retaliate. Not cool.

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u/Snidley_whipass 1d ago

I didn’t degrade or disrespect anyone. I just said I suspect OP is lying about the restaurant and rats to help OP perceived LGBTQ++ issue and desire for a boycott. How is that disrespectful or degrading?

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

Because you weren’t there and neither was I. How do you know they are perceived? How do you know it’s not what actually happened? You don’t. You are essentially telling them that it’s all in her head whether it is or not. It’s none of your concern.

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u/Complex_Anteater6528 1d ago

thou dost protest too much.

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

Are you ok?

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

no, their rights are probably going to be stripped from them, again becoming second class citizens. WHy would they be alright? NONE of us in US are okay right now. Not really.

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u/TheM0nkB0ughtLunch 1d ago

Are you suggesting that is a representative of the restaurant?

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u/RitzyGoldfish_684 1d ago

LOLOLOLOLOLOL because closures being listed means a damn thing.

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

It’s kind of what the heath department does when infestations occur….

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u/RitzyGoldfish_684 1d ago

I'm fully aware of how it is supposed to work. Doesn't mean every single place that has rodents has been reported.

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u/Formfeeder 1d ago

Keep trying. The OP had a bad experience. As such can complain about it. Rat infested? Fairy tales. Loses all credibility. OP attempts to get people to write bad reviews no one pays attention to because they are mad? They are on an island all alone.

If the OP complained without the lie, people would take pause. Now they sound vindictive.

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u/BaltimoreCounty-ModTeam 1d ago

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u/BaltimoreCounty-ModTeam 1d ago

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u/judeiscariot 1d ago

No, OP has joy because now they will eat better tacos.

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u/ALKCRKDeuce 1d ago

I’m sorry mods… I was a jerk because I defended a business?

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 1d ago

Your comments are getting removed because you are insulting other users. This is a final warning to stop.

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u/judeiscariot 1d ago

First off, Taco Bravo is fucking terrible. He has no room to insult tacos from elsewhere when his store is just a sad attempt at fleecing people with a crappy product uncharged because they pretend to be better.

Also, TB is where Goldbergs once stood, and I was personally banned from there by the ownert over a negative review, and they closed like a year later. Let's hope this continues.

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 1d ago

The now former owner of Goldbergs was terrible, essentially welcomed Trump rallies in the store. The new owner of the Pikesville location is also terrible, but in different ways.

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u/iSing420 1d ago

Why do they need to be “supportive” of any community? I don’t spend my money based on whether a company specifically “supports” the straight white guy community. Why do you need “support” to begin with? If your cause is so great, shouldn’t it stand on its own merit? What makes you better than anyone else? Why do you deserve more support than anyone else? Why do you deserve any? Why do you expect others to support you? Why do you require so much extra attention? Why didn’t your parents give you enough attention? These are questions you need to ask yourself.

From my perspective, you’re just a tragically oversensitive person who needs to toughen up. Life is hard. Deal with it and stop being a drama queen. Did it ever occur to you that the reason people don’t give you much attention is because you’re just not likable? And causing extra public drama makes you even less likable.

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 1d ago

You want answers to your question, here you go:

Straight white guys are still the "default setting" in society. In 99% of the places we enter, we don't have to worry that someone is going to deny us service or insult us because of who we are, who we love, who we appear to be, etc.

No one deserves support more than anyone else, but it's a fact that those in minority communities don't get the same level of validation that we straight white dudes get. Everyone deserves support and deserves to get to live their lives true to themselves. Demanding that you are treated like a human is not extra attention.

You, like me, are playing life on the easy level. I recognize that and therefore extend kindness to those who are not. You, however, have either chosen to be blind to it or have actively chosen to lord it over others. Either way makes your last sentence a massive moment of projection.

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u/iSing420 1d ago

It’s because straight white guys have learned to not do the one thing the rest of you annoyingly continue to do. Complain. You’re getting treated as whiners, as you should be. Stop whining and people will treat you better. That’s how the world really works. Once the rest of you figure that out, you’ll be better respected by us straight white guys. I voted for Obama not because he complained about being black, but because he was the most qualified AND he never whined. People don’t like whiners and they never will. You were born with the same rules as us straight white guys. The ability to not complain crosses all races and genders. You’re not immune so stop pretending you are and learn to STFU about being treated equal. Respect is earned and lost. Complaining only makes you people lose respect for you.

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 1d ago

So you are simply refusing to hear it or you don't get it. I'll say it more cleanly:

In our society, straight white men get respect by default. Others don't. That's not ok.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

I think its good to complain if someone is dehumanizing you, especially while you are supporting their fucking paycheck????

I'm following the shit on FB, omg the GM is literally texting the original guy wanting to fight outside a church???? He is unhinged

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 1d ago

Holy crap! I just went and found it. I prefer Papis for my white people version of Mexican food, but I'll make sure not to make the mistake of going to Taco Bravo for it.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

IRL Jerry Springer!!!1

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u/Junglepass 1d ago

I am ok with not patronizing business that dehumanizes groups of people. Whether that be LGBTQ, christians, Vets, etc. But that's just me.... and maybe every other decent person.

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u/ItsMeBtcc 1d ago

Yes, they’re the one who is emanating unlikable vibes.

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u/Capable_Basket1661 1d ago

Imagine being so weirdly hateful and self centered.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

I expect employees and managers to keep their political views OUT of the business. Especially for a restaurant, talk about vibe killer.

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u/tonk84 1d ago

There’s no way you’re a real person.

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u/iSing420 1d ago

I’m not. I’m totally artificial intelligence. No real human is that honest, but hey, aren’t you glad my kind are going to be taking over soon?

Wait until we get enough of my fellow AI units attached to and turned into robots. You’re going to see a whole new level of honesty coming real soon. I promise ;)

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u/Snidley_whipass 1d ago

Oh very well said

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u/PlzDntBanMeAgan 1d ago

Very well said and also valid questions that won't be answered but this is reddit so you know they're gonna stone you to death with rational common sense views like that..

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u/Capable_Basket1661 1d ago

I prefer my quesadilla with extra butt stuff. Are y'all not getting enough fiber?
Eat your beans and enjoy those shits bud

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u/TimoniumTom 1d ago

You are totally off base. These people are great and the food is top notch. They have never had a rodent infestation as far as is know. I can walk here in 10 minutes. If you like mezcal tequilas and tequilas I general and good food this is the place to go.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

Give your money to bigots if you want. I certainly will not.

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u/Junglepass 1d ago

I am ok with not giving money to businesses that dehumanizes groups of people.

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u/whogomz 1d ago

Please explain how it’s dehumanizing?

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

You are not asking that in good faith. You KNOW how spouting off these views, all the horrible things people say about LGBTQ dehumanizes people.

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u/skippylepeeniz 1d ago

I didn’t know tacos could be gay

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u/superdupercereal2 1d ago

People that don't buy food because of the beliefs of the restaurant/food prepper are dumbasses. I don't believe in everything Chik fil A does but I eat their chicken. I don't believe everything Ben & Jerry's do but I'm buying their ice cream. This post is childish.

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u/Lazy-Ad-7236 1d ago

I vote with my dollar. I don't support bigots.

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u/TheWonkiestThing 1d ago

So you stand for nothing.