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Taco bar calculator
A taco bar is easy to serve but surprisingly easy to underbuy. Enter how many adults and children are coming to get a clear estimate for tacos, cooked meat, tortillas, toppings, and sides. The planning baseline is two tacos per adult and one per child, with a small tortilla cushion for breakage and seconds. Use the result as your shopping list starting point, then adjust for other mains, large appetites, or a long event.
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Taco Bar Calculator
Plan tacos, cooked meat, tortillas, toppings, and sides for a crowd.
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How it works
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Plan about two tacos per adult and one taco per child.
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Multiply tacos by 2 to 4 ounces of cooked meat per taco; this calculator starts at 3 ounces.
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Tortillas include a 20% cushion for breakage, and toppings are estimated at three servings per guest across the topping spread.
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35-person taco bar
Inputs25 adults, 10 children, 3 oz meat per taco
Result60 tacos, about 11.3 lb cooked meat, and 72 tortillas.
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