GRINGOS LOCOS

Nothing to flag at GRINGOS LOCOS: it came out of its latest inspection (July 23, 2025) an A at 93/100.

On health score it's safer than 53% of Orange County restaurants we grade. Diners rate it 4.3 from 3,330 reviews. Cuisine: Mexican. Menus here flag options for vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free diners.

Get directions Call (407) 841-5626

Restaurant details

Health grade
A (93/100)
Violations
3 total — 2 intermediate, 1 basic
Address
22 E WASHINGTON ST, Orlando, FL
Cuisine
Mexican
Categories
Mexican restaurant
Price
$10–20
Rating
4.3 stars (3330 reviews)
Neighborhood
Central Business District
Seats
55
Phone
(407) 841-5626
Website
Official website
Photo of GRINGOS LOCOS
Photo: Gringos Locos DOWNTOWN

Community Rating

Reviews via Google
4.3 Community-sourced rating 3,330 reviews
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What diners say — our read

A handful of these 20 reviews question how clean the place is, which the inspection record does not support. Reviews mentioning service average 3.6 stars, so it divides opinion rather than settling it.

If you had to pick one number to represent this corpus it would be 5, the most frequently given rating (10 reviews). Newer reviews score better than older ones (3.7 recent against 3.2 earlier), so direction is worth weighing alongside the average.

Against that, the kitchen inspects well — an A (93/100), 2 intermediate and 1 basic violations at the most recent DBPR visit. DBPR last walked in on July 23, 2025. Ranked against Orange County, it is safer than 53% of the restaurants we score. The citations behind that grade include food & equipment thermometers provided and accurate and handwash sinks accessible.

This is a listing where the two measures each tell half the story. Everything above is computed from the 20 reviews reproduced below.

Our own analysis of 20 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →

  • June 27, 2026

    The food was very nasty and cold the meat was just too greasy definitely don’t recommend

  • June 20, 2026

    Did ownership change? The place looks deterioted, the service is awful, and the food quality has declined. At one time, this place was voted the best taco spot in Orlando.

  • June 15, 2026

    Kevin is the absolute amazing person here!!! Introduced me to the double Ds and now i drive every other month from Jacksonville just to see him and have these great tacos

  • May 25, 2026

    Denise, Brianna, and Jeremiah at the SODO location are awesome! We came the day after their order/POS system had a big change and they were awesome to my family about some foul-ups that occurred…not their fault whatsoever but they sure made things right, and we’ll keep coming back for both the food and the service! Super crew! Thank you!

  • May 2, 2026

    Great tacos and spice!

  • May 2, 2026

    Wow, its hard to surprise me but this was the best burrito I've ever had.

  • May 1, 2026

    Used to be good but what on earth is going on in this place!? Fix your soda machines, fix your ordering systems. Clean up the place, there’s water everywhere I almost tripped on a sign that was sitting in a puddle. How do you even keep a place open like this?

  • April 28, 2026

    The service was great and the other reviews Saya it all great delicious food thanks guys

  • April 25, 2026

    Sweet meat!

  • April 21, 2026

    OMG! LOVE LOVE LOVE GRINGOS LOCOS!!!!!! THANK YOU TO THE 3 YOUNG MEN WHO SHARED THERE CHIPS !!! ❤️

  • March 31, 2026

    First time here. Tacos were amazing. Service was fast. Atmosphere was great.

  • March 26, 2026

    If owners wife hits your car make sure you get his insurance information. You will get nothing but empty promises if you take his word, that he will make it right. You will end up with an unread text message and no call back.

  • March 10, 2026

    The staff are a whole vibe. Didn’t get their names but the two women working the afternoon shift when I came in had the place clean and had great service!! Good portion’s are huge and affordable. One of them even remade order for delivery service for a driver I was able to see real people being friendly and it made my day. They need a raise or for all I know they own the joint. 🙌🏽💪🏽😎

  • March 3, 2026

    KAT needs FOH training if the owners want her as a manager. Been coming here for years since I live downtown. Stopped going for about 2 years because new tacos spots started opening nearby. The last few visits have been horrible, which is crazy considering they should be trying harder considering they have competitors now like TACOS MY GUEY which has been consistently good to me. The last few visits here have been crazy. Last time I came they declined me a water cup, after I ordered $30 dollars in food. They claimed that the machine was broken. I had to buy a water. A homeless man walked in while I was eating and they gave him a water cup… saw him use the machine that was supposedly broken. That spoke volumes to me. They used to outsource their empanadas years ago and it seems they changed who makes them because they safe small tiny triangles, and stuffing was bland and mushy. Decided to give them another try today since Tacos My Guey was closed, bought a burrito. Bland. Tried building my own burrito. The young girl at the counter did not know what all the toppings offered were for me to build my burrito. They don’t have a menu to show you either. I had to pull up the menu from the website to be able to “build my own burrito” while the girl stared at me, useless. While I was eating the same girl accidentally gave a ToGo order to a man that order shortly after me. He started eating, and in came the manger KAT(same lady who denied me a water cup on my 30 dollar purchase). She…

  • February 16, 2026

    We walked in and the employees were too busy watching anime on the TV to help us, let alone inform us this is a cashless establishment. Ive gone back a couple of times after this experience and the food has been good. Service remains unremarkable

  • February 13, 2026

    The first time I ordered from this location the lady at the register licked her fingers to open the plastic bag to put my food in it. Do the employees go through any kind of food safety program because that's pretty freaking gross. After a while I figured, "I'll give it another chance". Ordered my food for pick up, walked in to pick it up, there are more employees behind the counter than there are people in the restaurant yet no-one acknowledges you because they all have horse blinders on. Love that kind of a reception. So, I wait 5 full minutes while they dawdle around back there. Finally someone comes to the pick up area and gives me my order - all the while it's been sitting there cooling off. Much appreciated. This time I get back to my office and open the bag. I had two notes on my ticket - offered to my by their website: No pico, no black olives and yep, there's pico all over the tops of all three. I honestly did not expect anything better. I will NEVER return to that crappy "restaurant" again. Thanks for STEALING MY MONEY. Nice job.

  • February 5, 2026

    Always good food and friendly staff. Perfect after a long night.

  • February 2, 2026

    Dark and unclean place....

  • January 29, 2026

    Gringos Locos in downtown Orlando has been a staple for years, especially known for its creative tacos and the infamous Double D—which is basically Gringos’ take on a double-decker taco or a Taco Bell gordita crunch. It’s been a go-to late-night stop in the heart of downtown for a long time. That said, after visiting over the years, I can’t help but feel like the quality has slipped just enough to notice. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why—maybe ingredient quality, maybe freshness—but something feels different even though the menu hasn’t changed much. When you’ve eaten somewhere consistently for years, those changes stand out. The queso is still a win. I usually order it alongside a couple of Double D’s, and it remains one of the highlights. The shells are still house-made and fried, which I appreciate, but the fillings themselves felt like they needed sauce to really come alive flavor-wise. One disappointment was seeing that the self-serve sauce station is gone—that used to be part of the charm and helped balance out some of the tacos. Losing that definitely takes away from the overall experience. All that said, I’ll still stop by from time to time. It’s open late, centrally located, and still scratches the itch when you’re downtown and hungry. It may not hit quite like it used to, but Gringos Locos still holds its place as a reliable late-night option in Orlando.

  • January 21, 2026

    if VINCE is working in the back , he got you my mans hooked it up , very accommodating very professional .. pull up on gringos !

Overall Score

71 / 100

  • Health inspection grade 40/40
    Grade A
  • Dietary transparency 10/20
    3 options listed
  • Community rating 17/20
    4.3★ average
  • Hidden-gem status 0/10
    Not flagged
  • Track record 4/10
    Stable, 0% clean

Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.

Opening hours

Monday
11 AM to 3 AM
Tuesday
11 AM to 3 AM
Wednesday
11 AM to 3 AM
Thursday
11 AM to 3 AM
Friday
11 AM to 3 AM
Saturday
11 AM to 3 AM
Sunday
11 AM to 3 AM

Inspection history

The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.

  1. July 23, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 1 basic

    • 05 — Food & equipment thermometers provided and accurate
    • 31 — Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided
    • 32 — Bathrooms

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Data last updated: July 23, 2025