Taco Trail Restaurant in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Discover Gatlinburg’s newest flavor fusion. Taco Trail dishes up traditional Mexican food and Smoky Mountains favorites served with south-of-the-border flair. Here’s what to expect when you hit the trail.

Fuel Up for Fun

Taco Trail serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Start your morning with a hearty breakfast taco, then head for attractions in town or adventures in the mountains.

At lunch or dinner, try “Hiker Trash Nachos.” The “trail” in Taco Trail’s name is a nod to hiking in the glorious Smokies. These chips come loaded with enough beans, cheeses, and jalapenos to fuel the longest trek! You can also get tortilla chips with your choice of queso, fresh guacamole, or salsa.

Mexican Favorites

If you crave classic tacos, get ready to feast. You’ll find fillings here including chicken, steak fajitas, ground beef, chorizo sausage, fish, and blackened shrimp. They’re dressed up with salsa, cooling lettuce, sauteed peppers and more, then bundled up in crispy corn shells or soft flour tortillas. The menu offers taco salads and burritos, too. 

Smoky Mountains Classics–With a Twist

Imagine a tortilla wrapped around that Southern favorite, fried chicken tenders with bacon and a waffle. Reach for the syrup because this isn’t a dream! Prefer spicy instead of sweet? Order the Korean BBQ taco, with zesty kimchi and pickled onions. Stay local with a Tennessee pulled pork BBQ taco, or a taco filled with chicken plus rich mac and cheese.

Taco Trail is home of the Flamin’ Cheeto Taco, starring chicken tenders coated in crushed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. This is the one you’ll tell your friends about later, so snap a photo before you dig in. 

Sides include more of that luscious mac and cheese, made with Mexican queso. Order the Mexican street corn, a popular dish of corn grilled to smoky perfection and served with creamy sauce. 

A kids’ menu, cocktails and beers, and dessert round out the menu. Don’t miss the cinnamon apple churros, sticks of fried dough with spiced apple filling. 

Easy to Find

Taco Trail is on the Gatlinburg Parkway, just a short walk from attractions including the Space Needle. Just stroll up to the counter, place your order, and grab a table in the casual dining room or on the patio. 

Stay in a Gatlinburg cabin rental, and you’re so close to town, you can visit Taco Trail again and try new dishes. Reserve your Gatlinburg cabin online now.