About 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This delicious taco shop is located in Kadena Town. Not only are their standard tacos delicious, with a choice of hard or semi-hard crust, but they are also popular for their challenging fillings, such as steak and fish. Many people say that their tacos are their favorite! Many people say, “I love their tacos the best!
Point 1: Why are there so many taco shops around bases in Okinawa, like “LUKE TACOS”?
(Photo: Fish Taco Dragon Fruit Salsa with Island Capsicum)
Did you know that Okinawa has many taco shops? Originally popular in the U.S., places like Chicago in the South are fierce battlegrounds for delicious tacos, which were started by immigrants from Mexico.
Okinawa, where there are U.S. military bases, is also known for its many taco shops.
In particular, Ginowan, where Futenma Air Base is located, is a battleground for tacos, but there are also many taco stores and Mexican restaurants such as “Luke Tacos” near Kadena Air Base.
The reason for this is that the popular American taco stores were established one after another as places where soldiers of the U.S. military base could casually drop by, and taco rice was also born here in Kinmu-cho, Okinawa, as a menu item that is more filling than tacos and includes rice.
Conversely, if there had been no U.S. military bases in Okinawa, there would not have been so many taco restaurants!
Point 2: The variety of tacos at LUKE TACOS is amazing!
(Photo: Garlic Shrimp Taco)
Luke Taco” originally had a store in Onna Village, and fans from that time continue to “chase” the restaurant to this day. What kind of items are on the menu?
First of all, you can choose between a crispy hard type and a moist semi-hard type for the skin.
Some fans say it is similar to the famous “Mexico” taco restaurant!
In addition to the regular tacos (1P, 300 yen; 3P per person, 700 yen), which are well seasoned and just the right amount of spiciness, there are also fish with seasonal fruit salsa sauce (1P, 380 yen; 3P per person, 1,100 yen) and steak cheese tacos (2P, 780 yen; 100 yen for (Jalapeño topping is highly recommended!) ), and even garlic shrimp tacos (3P, 1,200 yen) topped with pak choi and jalapeño!
It’s fun to have challenging menu items in addition to the standard deliciousness!
In addition to this, there is a wide variety of toppings with eight different toppings including avocado (200 yen), lime, jalapeño, pak choi salsa (100 yen), and seasonal fruit salsa (150 yen)!
This allows you to customize the tacos to your liking, which makes for a very satisfying taco experience!
Point 3: The drinks and sides at LUKE TACOS are also amazing!
Photo (1): Chili con carne & Taco rice
Photo (2) Taco Rice / Taco Rice Curry
Photo (3) Garlic Shrimp
Luke Taco offers a wide variety of drinks and side dishes.
In addition to the standard cola, apple, and orange juices, there are tropical drinks such as guava, passion, and pineapple, soup of the day (300 yen each), chemical energy drinks, and Luke’s Blend coffee (400 yen each), an original blend from Coffee Cafe Kameshima. Coffee Cafe Kameshima’s original blend, Luke’s Blend Coffee (400 yen each).
The side menu also includes typical Tex-Mex fare, such as nachos (600 yen for M, 800 yen for L), which are tortilla chips topped with melted cheese, and quesadillas (500 yen), a Mexican hot sandwich.
In addition, there is a delicious menu that has more presence than tacos with sweet chicken with fries (600 yen), spicy chili cheese fries (580 yen) chili con carne (braised pork loin) (650 yen)!
If you have extra energy to eat in addition to the tacos, you can, but it would be better to take one of them out!
