2009 Taco Tuesday Tour

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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

Friday, September 18, 2009

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.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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: