Walking Taco Bar Calculator
Walking tacos build the whole taco inside a single-serve corn chip bag, one per guest. They are perfect for graduations and game days with no plates to manage. This calculator swaps tortillas for chip bags and sizes the meat, cheese, beans, and toppings for your headcount, with a cost estimate and a copyable shopping list.
Your plan
A taco bar for 20 with seasoned ground beef
Total items
5
food and drink to buy
Est. cost
$70.82
$3.54 per guest, rough estimate
Planning a taco bar for 22 guests (18 adults, 4 kids), standard appetite, with a 10 percent buffer. 15 percent vegetarian, served beans.
- 5.6 lb
Seasoned ground beef
0.33 lb per adult
- 12.2 oz
Beans (vegetarian filling)
4 oz per adult
- 22 bags
Single-serve corn chip bags
1 bag per guest
- 32 oz
Shredded cheese
1.5 oz per adult
- 82 oz
Toppings (lettuce, tomato, onion, salsa, sour cream)
4 oz per adult
Estimate from average US grocery prices, a planning aid, not a quote. Non-USD is converted at rough parity. Set the price level in advanced options for your area, or see how we estimate cost.
Shopping list
Proteins
- Seasoned ground beef5.6 lb (6 packs)$
Sides
- Beans (vegetarian filling)12.2 oz$
Bread
- Single-serve corn chip bags22 bags (2 packs)$
Condiments
- Shredded cheese32 oz (2 packs)$
- Toppings (lettuce, tomato, onion, salsa, sour cream)82 oz (6 packs)$
Tap any price to set what it costs at your store. Prices are average US estimates.
Common questions
- How many chip bags for a walking taco bar?
- Plan one single-serve chip bag per guest, bought by the case. The calculator counts a bag each plus the meat, cheese, and toppings to fill them.
- What size chip bags for walking tacos?
- The 1 to 1.5 oz single-serve bags of corn chips are the standard, opened along the side and filled with taco meat and toppings. The tool sizes the case count for your headcount.