Official Rating - Los Lupes

Official Rating - 7.21/10 points

Chicken fajita taco

Egg and potato breakfast taco

Anonymous Comments:

"The egg, potato, and bacon breakfast taco was the best taco I have had so far."

"Oversized tacos but bland. Clean and festive atmosphere. More gringos in one place than I've seen in all other joints combined. (Not a good sign.)"

"This place is a hidden gem! Very clean, friendly service, and delicious tacos. The egg and sausage breakfast tacos was one of the best I have ever had!"

"Greasy but good. The free chips and salsa, music, and ability to eat while seated made this a pleasant Taco Tuesday experience."

"mmmmm...mmm...good!"

"No corn makes me happy. Magic gumballs make me happier. Stew tacos make me sad."

Blog on next week for our visit to Desperado's on Greenville Ave!

Los Lupes

Today our lunch took us to Los Lupes Mexican Restaurant at the corner of Industrial and Cole. This place is only open for breakfast and lunch with a wide variety of breakfast tacos served all day.

In the large dining room (only open until 1pm), large chandeliers hang from the ceiling and bright colors adorn the walls. From the size of the room, I am guessing they get a ton of business on the weekends. I can image it being filled with people, tacos, and a mariachi band.

The tacos are made with soft flour tortillas which was a nice change after mostly corn on the tour. The breakfast tacos seem to be their specialty, but there were other traditional Mexican meals available to order. More reviews on Yelp.

Here are our photos:

Mike made a friend

Magic Gumballs?

Yum!

Los Lupes
1400 N Industrial Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75207
214.939.3725

Official Rating - Tacos El Guero

The official rating for the day of confusion...

6.32 / 10 possible points


Anonymous Comments:

"Does not paying attention when you place your order count as lack of atmosphere?"

"The menu here was very confusing. I think we were all wondering exactly what we were eating. The tacos were not the best I have tasted on this tour. They people there were friendly and you get a free taco when you walk in, so they got points for that."

"Mildly traumatizing. Saw meat being scraped from bones and accidentally ordered Cabeza tacos. The free sample tacos were decent...whatever those were!"

"The meat was fatty. The place was cozy and clean but small. They get a bonus for offering a free sample."

"Sir, if you think giving me free taco samples is going to influence my score...you'd be absolutely correct."

"The place was cramped, ordering was confusing and although one taco was great, the fat in the last one canceled it out."

"At this point all these damn tacos taste the same to me. However, the salsa at El Guero was damn good, so their overall taste rating was higher than normal. While I appreciate the free taco sample provided during my order, the language barrier proved too much for me and the chef. I was trying to order 'three tacos,' he thought I was saying 'beef tacos,' I was confused by the 'free taco,' and I think it's possible I could have left with 'Lee's tacos.' Net net, the tacos were good, but not the greatest."

Blog on next week for our visit to Los Lupes!

Tacos El Guero

The theme of today was confusion, because today's trek to Tacos El Guero ended up in much confusion. This tiny taco stand, located in East Dallas, is very clean and fast, but it was hard to order especially since staple items (chicken, beef fajita, barbacoa) were missing from the menu.

While the menu may be very traditional for a taqueria, items like tripas (intestines), cabeza (head?!), and lingua (cow tongue!), made most of us a little nervous...This was by far our most adventurous stop on the tour!

When you step into the cramped space to order, you are handed a complimentary taco to try, a bonus! Since I knew this was normal cow beef, I ate it up. The man behind the counter, who sounds like the owner from the Yelp reviews, was very friendly but there was still a language barrier. I think most of us are still wondering how ordering a barbacoa taco resulted in a cabeza taco.

They did have an entire wall of currency from far away lands! Egypt, North Korea, Mexico, Honduras, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, India, a US $2 bill - it was pretty cool to look at!

Here are our pics:

Tacos El Guero

The menu

Inside

Making the tacos

The money wall

Close up on the money wall

Rating coming soon!

Tacos El Guero
4500 Bryan Street
Dallas, Texas 75204
214.923.0394

Happy Friday!

Yesterday we received our 2009 Taco Tuesday Tour t-shirts! So we decided to wear them to work today.

Here is Cody modeling the back of the shirt:



Hope everyone has a great weekend! Tune in next Tuesday for our review of Tacos El Guerro.

Good 2 Go Taco Taqueria

Official Rating - 7.54/10 possible points


Anonymous Comments:

"I really liked these tacos! I had two that were the same (breakfast tacos with egg, bacon, and carrots) so I wish I had gotten to try another. This place gets high points for food quality, cleanliness, friendliness, and being green. I only deducted points because they didn't have any lunch tacos at 11:45am or a wide menu."

"Loved the flatbread tortillas! I could eat there for breakfast and lunch. Hangover please!"

"I'd definitely go back!"

"I literally had the chef explain the "Feed Me" option to me three different times and I'm still not 100% sure what it means. I know I asked for the Hangover Taco, which comes with Chorizo, cheese, and mashed potatoes. Not gonna lie, I've never had mashed potatoes on a taco and I wasn't too sure if I was ready for Thanksgiving inside my tortilla. However, the Hangover Taco was actually damn good. Unfortunately, the other half of the "Feed Me" meal was another mystery taco that was less than good. The seasoning tasted sour and there was absolutely no spice. I also felt a little odd eating my tacos in a c-store that sells organic on-the-go applesauce, organic dog food, and chlorine-free diapers."

"These were some FREAKING AWESOME tacos!!! (No, this is not Mike.) They were perfectly seasoned and cooked! There was absolutely no mystery to what I was eating...phew! I'd absolutely recommend this place to anyone looking for some delicious breakfast tacos. The only reason I didn't give this place a 10 was because we still have a couple more stops left on our tour, but this was by far my favorite place so far."

"Hangover Helper was dynamic! Would totally have helped my hangover the day before my graduation party."

Good 2 Go Taco Taqueria @ Green Spot

Even though we were all bummed out about La Parrillada Tacos being closed, we pulled together and decided to try a place featured on Daily Candy a few weeks ago. It ended up to be a huge success for our stomachs and the environment :)


Good 2 Go Taco Taqueria is located inside Green Spot Market and Fuels. An environmentally friendly gas station with food and drinks you would find at Whole Foods.

When we arrived, they were still serving breakfast and gave us the "Feed Me" option. "Feed Me" is basically telling them how many tacos you would like and getting whatever they give you. It was something done at the Green Room where both chefs previously worked.

Also, their plastic cups are made out of corn and the plastic utensils made from potatoes. Very green. Their news segment from NBC is below:


Here are our photos:

The Taco Team

The sign

The Green Spot

The menu

Our chef Gina

Ordering our food

Overwhelmed by the drink selection - I recommend the Watermelon Cream fountain soda

Yes, Mike has Taco Tuesday socks

My cup made from corn!

Not sure why Mike sent me a picture of the diapers...anything you need to tell us Mike?

Official rating coming soon!

Good 2 Go Taco Taqueria
Green Spot Market and Fuels
702 N. Buckner Blvd
Dallas, Texas 75218
214.319.SPOT

Sad Day

It's a sad day for the Taco Team not only because it's cloudy and gloomy in Dallas, but because we have learned that La Parrillada Tacos, the 6th stop on our tour, is closed.

One of our taco members, Schanen, had heard some rumors that it may no longer be open so Mike called to ask but was only greeted by a recording that said "We're sorry, but 214.327.5513 is temporarily disconnected."

So we are currently debating where to go in 35 minutes. We don't want to just skip ahead on our schedule. Possible ideas:

• Green Spot - healthy tacos
  
• Taco Diner - within walking distance
  
• Taco Bell - it's all about the Roosevelts?
  
• Taqueria El Paisano (from week 4, when we accidentally went to the restaurant instead of the taco stand)

Any ideas? The crowd is getting hungry...

Taco King Official Rating

Official Rating - 7 / 10 possible points


Please note that we were missing 3 official Quad T judges.

Anonymous Comments:

"The meat could be seasoned more, but it was nice to know what kind of meat it was."

"Enjoyed the patio."

"I've driven past Taco King the last five years on my way to Thursday night softball. I've been begging friends, family, and strangers to accompany me to Taco King for the last five years. I'm pretty sure I can wait another five years before I need to step foot inside Taco King. I can sum up my Taco King experience in two words my 7th grade Spanish Teacher always said, 'Asi, asi.'"

"These tacos are good but I don't think I wille ver really go back. They were a little too greasy."

"Service was extremely fast, but these tacos were nothing to write home about."

"No sketchy meat! Good flavor!"



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Tune in next week for... La Parrillada Tacos!

Taco King

Although we were missing 3 Official Quad T judges, Taco Tuesday continued on with its 5th stop at Taco King (El Rey de Taco) on Park Lane.


This establishment is not located in the best part of town, but that's all part of the charm.

The tacos are $1 each with 10 varieties available. Beef or pork only, sorry no chicken. The breakfast tacos looked great in the pictures, too bad they are only available until 10:30am.

Yelp Review

Dallas Observer Review

Here are our pics:

Spanish soap opera playing inside

Nice patio outside


Large hot pepper included

One barbacoa and one beef fajita

Official Rating Soon...

Taco King
8367 Park Lane Dallas,
Texas 75231 214.696.4609

El Paisano Official Rating

The numbers have been tallied...

Offical Rating: 7.32 / 10 possible points


Anonymous Comments:

"I think the tacos here were good, but nothing to travel that far away from the office for. They used both dark and white chicken meat, which isn't my favorite. The tacos were a little greasy but it's not like we're searching for the healthiest tacos here! Overall, I would say this place is average."

"Flour tortillas were delish!"

"Not the best part of town, but we could all sit together."

"Yummy - not over seasoned."

"Flour tortillas were soft with toasted edges."

"Very hot salsa."

"The chicken was questionable and the tacos were greasy."

"SWEET JESUS, THESE TACOS ARE AMAZING! The chicken and pork were phenomenal. The cilantro was delicious. The corn tortillas were perfection. Aaaaaaannnnnd, even more importantly, the red AND green salsas were the best I've ever had. Ever. The only reason I didn't rank El Paisano a perfect 10 is because we still have 6 more stops to go. I'd hate to think I've found taco heaven, only to find another taco that is better than taco heaven. What would I call the new taco?!?!"

El Paisano Restaurante Y Taqueria

On this fine Tuesday, we headed over to Taqueria El Paisano, well what we thought was Taqueria El Paisano. Apparently there are two places next door to each other with the same name. One is more of a restaurant, which is what we wandered into, technically by the name of "'El Paisano' Restaurante Y Taqueria." Since they also had tacos, we decided to stay.

If you take a trip to this place, be sure to bring someone who speaks Spanish (like Elissa). English is barely spoken here which made the tacos taste even more authentic.

The Paisano = The Compatriot (according to the World Wide Web's free translator)

Here are our photos:The menu

The decor


Becky and Ashlee

Schanen, Stephanie, and Mike

Cody, Gerry, and Schanen


Elissa and me

Official Rating Coming Soon!

El Paisano Resturante Y Taqueria
2903 Lombardy Lane
Dallas, Texas 75220