Spotlight Taco Buddha opens third location in Botanical Heights Hannah Wyman | Post-Dispatch Dec 15, 2025 17 mins ago 0 Sonoran and Jodhpur tacos at Taco Buddha in Kirkwood Photo by Ian Froeb, Post-Dispatch SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hannah Wyman | Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS — Local Mexican joint Taco Buddha is opening its third location in the city's Botanical Heights neighborhood this week. kAmz?@H? 7@C :ED 8=@32==J\:?DA:C65 E24@D 2?5 >2C82C:E2D[ %24@ qF5592 :D E2<:?8 @G6C E96 3F:=5:?8 2E `ebc %@H6C vC@G6 pG6?F6[ H9:49 7@C>6C=J 9@FD65 E96 |65:E6CC2?62?\:?DA:C65 C6DE2FC2?E[ ~=:@] k^AmkAmQ%9:D @A6?:?8 C6AC6D6?ED E96 ?6IE DE6A :? %24@ qF5592’D 8C@HE9[Q q6? w:=>2?[ %24@ qF5592 AC6D:56?E[ D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “q@E2?:42= w6:89ED :D 2 H6=4@>:?8[ 4F=:?2CJ\7@CH2C5 4@>>F?:EJ] (6’C6 6I4:E65 E@ 36 A2CE @7 2 ?6:893@C9@@5 E92E’D ECF=J @? E96 C:D6[ 2?5 H6 42?’E H2:E E@ D9@H @FC ?6H ?6:893@CD H92E H6’G6 366? 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