‘Florida’s tiniest taqueria’ Taco Baby closes in Dunedin

Downtown Dunedin officially needs a new spot for street tacos and casual, to-go Mexican fare.

Taco Baby at 235 Main St., a charming 51 square-foot taqueria, has recently closed its doors—or singular pick-up window, actually.

“After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close Taco Baby permanently. While we’re sad to say goodbye, we cherish the memories we’ve created together and the joy that Taco Baby has brought to our community,” the restaurant wrote on social media last month. “Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for being a part of our Taco Baby family.”

While the social media announcement didn't explain the reasons for Taco Baby's closure or state its last day in business, the tiny taqueria has been listed as "permanently closed" on Google for the past several weeks.

Chef Traci Bryant and Shane Bittaker of Nina Hospitality Group opened Taco Baby out of a former ATM stand in the spring of 2019. Its understandably small menu consisted of street tacos with proteins like chicken tinga, al pastor, jackfruit, and pork carnitas, chips and queso, loaded nachos and a variety of bottled sodas. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay has reached out to Chef Bryant for a comment about Taco Baby’s closure, but is still waiting to hear back from her.

Bryant is also the executive chef of the hospitality group’s other Dunedin concepts—laid back pizza spot Jack Pallino's and Caracara, an Asian-inspired tapas restaurant where you can order nachos and fajitas that are hopefully reminiscent of the now-closed Taco Baby.

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