Taco Base, a new family-run taqueria that proudly wears its baseball fandom on its sleeve, opened today in a strip center near Trinity Mills and Midway in North Dallas. The restaurant leans into a mix of Tex-Mex staples and Veracruz flavors, with fajitas and nachos sharing menu space with a signature pambazo and homemade aguas frescas. Owners Patricia and Nahum Acosta built the lineup around street tacos and entree plates mostly priced in the $10 to $15 range, aiming to create a neighborhood base where families and baseball fans can linger over a plate instead of a box score.
Family roots and the menu
As reported by CultureMap Dallas, Taco Base is run by chef Patricia Acosta and her husband Nahum, both veterans of the family restaurant world. Their menu mixes familiar Tex-Mex comforts with touches from Veracruz, serving street tacos in varieties such as tripe, fish, chorizo, tinga, barbacoa and al pastor, alongside plates like enchiladas, gorditas and flautas. Diners can opt for corn tortillas from a local producer or pay $1 extra for housemade corn or flour tortillas, and the kitchen also turns out aguas frescas in-house.
Owners' message
"It is now time for us to have our own place," Patricia said, according to CultureMap Dallas. The couple named the shop Taco Base as a nod to their sons’ love of baseball, and the interior decor backs that up with posters honoring players from Mexico and the United States, including Hector Espino and Nolan Ryan. The baseball motif, right down to a logo that incorporates a bat, frames the restaurant as both a family project and a local hangout for fans.
Where it sits
Property listings show Taco Base occupying a unit at 4043 E Trinity Mills Rd. in the Trinity Mills/Midway shopping center, where the owners opened their doors Monday. A commercial listing for the center lists Taco Base among major tenants at the property, placing the taqueria in a long-running strip of quick-service restaurants and small local operators, per CityFeet. The spot’s visibility off Midway positions it as a convenient stop for surrounding neighborhoods and teams in the area.
Short-lived predecessor
Directory records show the unit previously housed a short-lived seafood concept, Krab Kingz, at the same 4043 E Trinity Mills address. Business listings that still show Krab Kingz at Suite 122 indicate the location turned over before Taco Base moved in, according to USARestaurants. Taco Base’s arrival continues a pattern of independent operators cycling through the strip center.
What this means for neighborhood diners
For North Dallas diners who keep an eye on family-run spots, Taco Base offers a mix of recognizable Tex-Mex and regional Veracruz flavors delivered in a baseball-themed setting. The owners say they want the restaurant to function like its name suggests, as a neighborhood base where people can drop in for tacos, pambazos and aguas frescas. If the pambazo and the housemade tortilla upgrade catch on, Taco Base could settle into the rotation for lunchtime regulars and after-game crowds alike.
