Oct. 4th is National Taco Day - check out some SoCal Deals!

That's right tomorrow, October 4th is also National Taco Day! And I am here to help you find some of the best deals in SoCal!

Cha Cha’s Tacos & Tequila has a “Tacos & Tequila Tuesday” special where diners get 50 percent off all tacos and tequila all night long. Address: 110 W. Birch St., Brea.
Del Taco: On Tuesdays, three regular tacos are available for $1.09 and three classic tacos are $2.09 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. On Thursdays, three chicken soft tacos are available for $2.09 from 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. ***For October 2011 only*** “Tacoberfest” by introducing the new Taco Deluxe. Cost: 89 cents every day. Other October deals: Two Crispy Fish Tacos for $3; Two Big Fat Crispy Chicken Tacos for $4, and two Big Fat Grilled Chicken or Steak Tacos for $4.

The District Lounge in downtown Orange offers all-you-can eat tacos for $5 with the purchase of one alcoholic beverage. Without buying a drink, all you can eat tacos are $8, including chips and salsa. The bar’s drink specials: $3 tequila shots and $3 Corona beers. The taco deal begins at 2 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Address: 223 West Chapman Avenue, Orange.
El Torito (multiple locations): Restaurants offer 99-cent tacos in the bar/lounge area only. The chain also offers a $3 Happy Hour Monday through Friday. Times vary by restaurant. Call ahead. Locations

Jalapenos offers a different Taco Tuesday deal depending on location. Here’s the lowdown:
-In Tustin, buy any soft or crispy taco with the exception of shrimp, fish, steak, and grilled chicken for $1.50 starting from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Address: 450 E. 1st St., Tustin)
-The Irvine restaurant offers any taco with the exception of carne asada for $1.59 each starting at 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Address: 3851 Alton Parkway, Irvine)
- The Ladera Ranch location offers $1.45 tacos from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Valid for all tacos except shrimp, fish, and steak. (Address: 27602 Antonio Pwky, Ladera Ranch)
- In Orange, two deals are offered. Buy any two hard shell beef or chicken tacos and get the third one for free. Chicken, shredded beef, marinated pork, or carnita soft taco are 99 cents starting at 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Address: 154 North Glassell Street, Orange)

Matador Cantina in Fullerton offers grilled carne asada and chicken tacos for $1.25 each, including chips and salsa. Drink specials include $3 Mexican beers and $4 margaritas. The deal goes from 2 p.m. to midnight.  

Taco Mesa offers slightly different deals at different O.C. locations:
– In Costa Mesa, on Tuesday, tacos are $1.25 each (option of chicken, shredded carnitas, chile verde, beef carnitas, baja fish, potato, al pastor, and vegetarian) Drink specials: Tecate and margaritas $2.25 each. Valid from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Adresss: 647 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa)
– In Mission Viejo, on Tuesday, tacos are $1.25 each (options of chicken, shredded carnitas, chile verde, beef carnitas, baja fish, potato, al pastor and vegetarian) Drink specials: Tecate and margaritas $2.25 each. The deal goes from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. However, this same deal is also continued Monday through Saturday from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Address: 22922 Los Alisos, Mission Viejo)
– In Ladera Ranch, tacos are $1.25 each (options of chicken, shredded carnitas, chile verde, beef carnitas, baja fish, potato, al pastor and vegetarian) Drink specials: Tecate and margaritas $2.25 each. Offer goes from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The deal also continues Monday through Saturday from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Address: 27702 Crown Valley Pkwy, Ladera Ranch)
– In Orange, tacos are $1.25 each (options include potato, adobo, baja fish, carnitas, pipil, chile verde, firtos, chicken, beef and veggie). Drink specials: Tecate and margaritas $2.25 each. Deal goes from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and continues Monday through Saturday from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Address: 3533 E. Chapman Ave., Orange)

Taco Surf  deals vary by restaurant:
– The Seal Beach location offers $1.75 tacos (options of baja fish, veggie, potato, fried pork, chicken chipotle and mushroom, and blackened mushroom and tofu). All tacos come with chips in salsa. Drink specials: $3 wine margaritas and the beer of the month is $2.50 each. Taco deal is offered from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Address: 115 Main Street, Seal Beach)
– In Dana Point, tacos are $1.75 each (options of blackened chicken, blackened fish, carnitas, blackened mushroom). Drink specials: $2.50 Tecate or Sol beers. Offer goes from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Address: 34195 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point)
– In Los Alamitos, tacos are $1.50 each (options include crunchy potato, chicken and mushroom, breaded chicken, fajitas veggie, pork). Drink special: $2.25 draft beers. Deals go from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Address: 10542 Los Alamitos Blvd., Los Alamitos)
– Westminister location offers $1 tacos (options include chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, carne asada, and pork) and $2 shrimp and fish tacos. Drink specials include $2 draft beers and $3 house margaritas. This deal is available Monday through Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Address: 6061 Westminster Blvd., Westminster)
– The Belmont Shore location offers $1.75 tacos (options of shredded chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, pork, veggie, potato, and baja fish). Drink deals: $1 off a pitcher of beer and $3 for the beer of the month. Deal goes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Address: 5316 ½ E. 2nd St., Long Beach.)