Showing posts with label Tacos El Guero. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tacos El Guero. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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