Los Taco closing today!

[JustTheFactsPlease]

When I was growing up in that part of southside it was like( Leave it to Beaver style.) It just breaks my heart that it's gotten so rough.

Dude, it really isn't that rough.

I am a lady and I am not scared to be there at anytime of the day or night alone.

Really it isn't.

I am suprised people have that conception.

Slightly run down area does NOT mean rough.

So go on down for your Los Tacos fix!

[Larry OKC]

I worked at the ORIGINAL Los Tacos at sw 44th and Blackwelder ...

Thats the one I remember, didn't know they had relocated to 89th(?), just thought they had closed (think that is where a 7-11 is now).

Their logo/sign always made me laugh 'cause the cactus looks like a "Y", combine that with "Los" and see what you get?

[JustTheFactsPlease]

Thats the one I remember, didn't know they had relocated to 89th(?), just thought they had closed (think that is where a 7-11 is now).

Their logo/sign always made me laugh 'cause the cactus looks like a "Y", combine that with "Los" and see what you get?

Yes, I will say what you are trying to say without saying it: LOSy Tacos

It does rather look like that but LOSy it isn't!

Wonderful and awesome they are!

Yes, they closed when 7-11 took over the space to build there. They decided to take a break for a while so family members could pursue other endeavors with a promise to return one day. A few years later they opened the SW 89th and S Penn location.

And for quite some time they have had the new location in the old Carl's Jr in the Homeland Parking Lot at SW 44th and S May. They had an awesome car show/music/bike run last May at the SW 44th and May location. It was AWESOME!!

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[soonergooner1]

"Slightly run down area does NOT mean rough"

Used to work at that homeyland and was always aware of the area as I had to be there very early many mornings. Transferred to NW Hwy and MacArthur, I made the observation that more fatal shootings occurred within a mile of the NW store in one month than the two years I spent South. Civilizations' veneer can be quite thin, at times, anywhere.

[JustTheFactsPlease]

"Slightly run down area does NOT mean rough"

Used to work at that homeland and was always aware of the area as I had to be there very early many mornings. Transferred to NW Hwy and MacArthur, I made the observation that more fatal shootings occurred within a mile of the NW store in one month than the two years I spent South. Civilizations' veneer can be quite thin, at times, anywhere.

Thanks for the back up. Again crime happens everywhere - there is no guaranteed safe places. At SW 44th and May I still feel safe. It is an older neighborhood and while some crime does happen there - I have not seen activity that would make me be in fear there.

[gen70]

Dude, it really isn't that rough.

I am a lady and I am not scared to be there at anytime of the day or night alone.

Really it isn't.

I am suprised people have that conception.

Slightly run down area does NOT mean rough.

So go on down for your Los Tacos fix!

I would but, I live in Asheville N.C.. I ain't scared of any place on the southside. My comment was in response to another post that the area had gotten rough. I haven't been in OKC for 20 yrs.. Peace!

[soonerguru]

Dude, it really isn't that rough.

I am a lady and I am not scared to be there at anytime of the day or night alone.

Really it isn't.

I am suprised people have that conception.

Slightly run down area does NOT mean rough.

So go on down for your Los Tacos fix!

You are right. It's funny what constitutes "rough" in OKC compared to other cities. This is really a very safe city for the most part. Often, when someone in OKC describes a neighborhood as "rough," it means a neighborhood with ethnicity, which is unfortunate.

[JustTheFactsPlease]

I would but, I live in Asheville N.C.. I ain't scared of any place on the southside. My comment was in response to another post that the area had gotten rough. I haven't been in OKC for 20 yrs.. Peace!

I knew it was in response to someone else. I just thought maybe you lived out of town (not out of state) and I wanted to reassure you it was not rough.

A little rundown in the area because the strip malls are old and not updated mostly is why it look rundown. A lot of the southside is just older and more run down and hasn't been updated much except for newer businesses. It isn't as dire as some people say on here.

I have worked in rough neighborhoods where the gang members do drive bys - even there I am not scared much. It has to do with being AWARE of your surroundings anywhere you are and having a plan for all the "what ifs" and having a planned attack back. People who prey look for people who look scared or weak. If they see you are not scared and that you are aware and confident - most will pass you up for easier prey. Not always - but often.

Rough to me is open drug deals, gang members with visible activity, lots of fights and shootings, accelerated crime, etc. I haven't seen that there and I live just a mile and a half from there and go down that street all the time.

It is still very safe compared to other places although there are areas in OKC that are rough and much rougher than it used to be.

Sorry you live so far because Los Tacos tastes just the same as it did when I was in high school and worked there. Awesome stuff!

If you ever come this way - do stop in at Los Tacos because Joanna has made sure it has stayed with the same quality and taste.

[gen70]

I knew it was in response to someone else. I just thought maybe you lived out of town (not out of state) and I wanted to reassure you it was not rough.

A little rundown in the area because the strip malls are old and not updated mostly is why it look rundown. A lot of the southside is just older and more run down and hasn't been updated much except for newer businesses. It isn't as dire as some people say on here.

I have worked in rough neighborhoods where the gang members do drive bys - even there I am not scared much. It has to do with being AWARE of your surroundings anywhere you are and having a plan for all the "what ifs" and having a planned attack back. People who prey look for people who look scared or weak. If they see you are not scared and that you are aware and confident - most will pass you up for easier prey. Not always - but often.

Rough to me is open drug deals, gang members with visible activity, lots of fights and shootings, accelerated crime, etc. I haven't seen that there and I live just a mile and a half from there and go down that street all the time.

It is still very safe compared to other places although there are areas in OKC that are rough and much rougher than it used to be.

Sorry you live so far because Los Tacos tastes just the same as it did when I was in high school and worked there. Awesome stuff!

If you ever come this way - do stop in at Los Tacos because Joanna has made sure it has stayed with the same quality and taste.

The next time I get back to OKC, Los Tacos will be a certain stop.