Antigua Taco House is the kind of Mexican restaurant that makes East 8th Street worth the detour — street-food style, real ingredients, and tacos that don't need a paragraph of explanation on the menu.
Carne asada, al pastor, pollo — the lineup runs the classics and runs them right, with house-made salsa that earns its place on every table. Vegetarian options get the same attention as the meat, not treated like an afterthought someone added to the menu in 2019. It's fast-casual in pace but not in quality, the kind of Sioux Falls lunch spot where you order at the counter and the food shows up before you've finished deciding if you want hot or mild.
They're not reinventing the taco — they're just not cutting corners on it, which is rarer than it sounds in a category full of places that would rather upsell you a combo platter than get the basics right. The room is casual, the service moves, and the takeout option means you can eat al pastor on your terms. Regulars on East 8th keep coming back for a reason.