Oct. 4: FREE & Cheap Tacos in Kansas City on National Taco Day

National Taco Day is October 4. 

Celebrate this foodie holiday in Kansas City with some FREE and cheap taco offers at these local restaurants and national chains. 

The word taco is kind of like the Mexican equivalent of the English word sandwich. You get a soft or hard tortilla (made of corn, wheat or flour) that is filled with just about anything.

Common fillings are beef, chicken or seafood. Figure in toppings like tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, onion, salsa, cilantro, avocado and sour cream and you’ve got a pretty versatile dish.

Get your fill of this Mexican food favorite on National Taco Day!

Kansas City National Taco Day Deals for 2022

Here are the Kansas City National Taco Day deals we’ve found so far. Check back because these kinds of offers have a way of showing up at the last minute. We’ll add them as we find them.

If you know of something we missed, send us a message at news@kansascityonthecheap.com and we’ll add it to our list for FREE. 

KCK Taco Trail

Take the taco challenge during the month of October. Not only will you get to enjoy some great homemade tacos, but you could win a FREE taco party for you and up to 15 friends. 

See our KCK Taco Trail post for details. 

7-Eleven

Convenience comes to National Taco Day at 7-Eleven for a big deal on popular mini tacos. 

Made with shredded beef, green chiles, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, spices and other flavors, the chain’s mini tacos have a spicy beef filling stuffed into mini-sized crispy corn tortillas.

7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can celebrate the day with 10 mini tacos for just $2. That makes each mini taco just 20 cents!

Chuy’s

On National Taco Day at Chuy’s add a crispy of soft ground beef taco to any entrée for just $1.

That same amount – $1 – also gets you a tequila floater to top off your margarita with an extra pour of tequila. 

Chuy’s is also calling on taco lovers to combine their love for tacos and Halloween by dressing up like a taco.

Post the photo with #ChuysTacoDay and visit a local Chuy’s to receive a FREE dine-in entrée of choice. 

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop

The popular Baja-style taco joint will offer $1.50 tacos all day in honor of National Taco Day, October 4 at all participating locations. 

The fine print: Promotion excludes fajita meats, shrimp, Mahi and  California Heat tacos. Online ordering, where available, will be limited to a 10-taco maximum; quantity limits may apply for dine-in and takeout orders. Not valid on third-party delivery orders or with any other discounts.

The special is also available for takeout and online orders placed through the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop site or app. The offer is not valid on delivery orders. 

Additionally, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is giving away FREE tacos for a year to 100 National Taco Day customers. Each winner will receive two (2) tacos each week for 52 weeks.

Every order placed on Oct. 4 through the restaurant’s app (or by scanning a receipt from that day) will automatically be entered into the random giveaway. The drawing will be held on Oct. 10. Winners will be contacted by e-mail. For complete rules. click here. 

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop has nearly 150 locations in 18 states.  Locally, you can find Fuzzy’s Taco Shop locations in Overland Park, Olathe, Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City, MO.

On The Border

You don’t have to go to Mexico to celebrate National Taco Day — just head to On The Border for lots of savings!

On October 4, the popular Mexican restaurant is serving select tacos for $2. Plus, you’ll need something to wash down those bargain tacos. On The Border is also serving select beer bottles and cans for just $3.

The offer only includes beef, chicken and veggie tacos — for dine-in only.

Taco Bell

There’s simply no way Taco Bell could not celebrate National Taco Day. Taco is in its name! For fans, the Mexican fast-food restaurant is the go-to place for tacos, burritos, nachos and more.

Taco Bell is honoring the day by bringing back its hugely popular Taco Lover’s Pass for one day only — on October 4. The pass is $10 and only available via the chain’s app. 

The pass allows customer to enjoy one taco per day for 30 days, including Crunchy Taco, Crunchy Taco Supreme, Soft Taco, Soft Taco Supreme, Spicy Potato Soft Taco, Doritos Locos Tacos and Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme. 

Image: Taco Bell

Here’s how Taco Bell’s Taco Lover’s Pass works:

1. Get Your Pass – Buy the Taco Lover’s Pass on the app for $10.

2. Order from Select Menu – The pass unlocks the Taco Lover’s Pass menu on the app.

Choose from one of the following seven tacos:

Crunchy Taco

Crunchy Taco Supreme

Soft Taco

Soft Taco Supreme

Spicy Potato Soft Taco

Doritos Locos Tacos

Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme

3. Enjoy Once Per Day – Get one taco a day for 30 days, only via the app. Tacos do not accumulate. If you don’t use the pass for the day, you lose that day’s taco. The more you use the pass, the better value you’re getting. 

The program offers big savings, given many of the tacos regularly cost between $2 and $3.

The Taco Lover’s Pass allows the holder to redeem one qualifying taco per day — for up to 30 consecutive days. The pass is active on the day of purchase and expires 30 days after purchase.

Redemptions must be made via the Taco Bell app for in-restaurant pickup at participating locations.

The pass is nontransferable, nonrefundable and cannot be combined with other offers.

Taco John’s

Taco John’s is making National Taco Day and Taco Tuesday bigger, bolder and better.

On October 4, Taco John loyalty members get a FREE Beef Taco Bravo. 

The free bigger. bolder. better. taco offer is available with any regular purchase in-store, online or mobile order placed with the Taco John’s App. Must show QR code to redeem.

The Taco Bravo is Taco John’s signature crispy beef taco wrapped with a warm soft flour tortilla smothered in creamy refried beans. 

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