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(760) 537-6741 Serving Southern California GET A QUOTE Taquero Para Fiestas GET A QUOTE Looking for a delicious and affordable catering option for your next event? Look no further than hiring a taquero! We offer authentic Mexican cuisine that will amaze your guests and leave them wanting more. Our experienced chefs will work with you […]

If you are looking for a delicious and unique way to celebrate your next party, consider hiring a taquero catering service! Taqueros are experts in preparing traditional Mexican tacos, and they can cater your party with everything from the food to the drinks. We offer catering services for all kinds of events, including weddings, corporate events, and birthday parties. We would be happy to help make your next party a success!

(760) 537-6741 Serving Southern California GET A QUOTE GET A QUOTE As the coronavirus pandemic news worsens in Texas, the food industry is reeling, with restaurants ordered to close their dining rooms across the state. Among these businesses, of course, are Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants and taquerias essential to Texas life and our bellies. They’re […]

(760) 289-3460 Serving Southern California GET A QUOTE Craving tacos? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable taco spots in Phoenix, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re on the hunt. 1. Tacos Sahuaro Topping the list […]

Billy Flores of Bad Spanish Tacos keeps his work area tight and clean. Not a single errant onion square or cilantro leaf lies anywhere but in their prescribed containers. No fingerprint smudges stain the table, no trails of salsa run down the sides of the sauce bottles. It’s simply clean, a theme of sorts that […]

After 35 years of building a devoted following across Denver, El Taco de Mexico finally became a national food treasure this week. On Tuesday, it received a 2020 America’s Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation. El Taco de Mexico is one of six restaurants across the country that will receive the Classics Award this year, and […]

A new taquería, offering tacos and more, has opened for business in the neighborhood. Called One Taco, the new addition is located at 402 Brazos St. in Downtown. One Taco serves up authentic Mexican tacos for breakfast (served until 11 a.m.), lunch and dinner. On the menu, you’ll also find Mexican street corn, black beans […]

Said to have originated in Baja California a few decades ago, the modern fish taco is now a staple of food trucks and home cooks all over this country. As far as I can determine, those early fish tacos featured deep fried fish. But what’s the point of that? Really fresh fish should just taste […]

The cumulus-light treasure can be found all over the Alamo City, in food trucks and beloved restaurants, including, quite famously, a repurposed Dairy Queen. The puffy taco is a source of pride among locals, and there’s no other place in Texas—or, perhaps it goes without saying, the world—where you can find them so easily. And […]

I found this recipe on the Old El Paso website and tweaked it because that’s part of the fun of cooking. This is a super easy version of chicken tacos. If you don’t care for hot and spicy food, use regular or even mild taco seasoning and use plain petite diced tomatoes instead of the […]

Carne guisada can be an everyday treat with an Instant Pot. 2 pounds beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 onion, diced 1-2 jalapeños, seeded and diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon […]

From the outside looking in, one would never know that the well-established Tacos Y Mas brand had its humble beginnings as a makeshift taco stand. Owner Mahbub Zaman emigrated from Bangladesh in the 1980s to study at the University of North Texas. After graduation, he became an assistant general manager at Taco Bell, where he […]

A new taquería, offering tacos and more, has opened for business in the neighborhood. Called One Taco, the new addition is located at 402 Brazos St. in Downtown. One Taco serves up authentic Mexican tacos for breakfast (served until 11 a.m.), lunch and dinner. On the menu, you’ll also find Mexican street corn, black beans […]

A new Mexican spot has opened up shop in the neighborhood. The fresh arrival to Camelback East called Just Tacos And More is located at 2910 N. 32nd St., Suite 160. Just Tacos And More specialize in Mexican cuisine including salads, burritos and tacos. On the menu, look for the tequila lime tacos with chipotle salsa, […]

Pineapple tacos with prawns, chili and lime are a major hit of flavor. “My all-time favorite recipe from the Life Kitchen classes, pineapple tacos is the dish that gets the greatest number of emotional reactions from our guests,” says Ryan Riley of Life Kitchen. “Once, a wonderful man called Mike – who is 75 years […]

When Sandra and Carlos Salazar opened El Fogón Tacos & Beer in Brownsville in 2017, they did so in an effort to combat a misconception that the border didn’t have a rich culinary culture, says the restaurant’s general manager, Carlos Carvajal. Anyone who’s been to the Rio Grande Valley knows that’s not true, and El […]

Taco Tuesday is a fiesta feast and a great way to celebrate the middle of the week with great tacos, margaritas and Mexican beer at great prices. If you’re craving your own Taco Tuesday, but having a hectic day, you’ll want to check out one of the great local restaurants dishing up these savory delights. […]

WHEAT-FREE Split further into wheat sensitivity, where reactions typically come on quite slowly and relatively mildly, and wheat allergy, where serious symptoms can come on within minutes. Not to be confused with gluten intolerance, where those affected must avoid the protein gluten as found in wheat, rye, barley and sometimes oats, people with wheat allergy […]

Lent’s not a bad rationale for grabbing something fried, grilled and forever foldable from our favorite taquerías and restaurants — like we need an excuse to order fish tacos in San Antonio. Right now, the Taste Team’s favorite fish taco comes from Fish Lonja, the walk-up seafood taco bar behind South Side superstar Carnitas Lonja. […]

For Oscar Villarreal, a great taco is all about what’s on the outside. “My biggest thing was the tortilla had to be good,” said Villarreal, the chef/owner of Migrants, a new taco spot just off the Beltline. While many restaurants use tortillas made in Chicago, Villarreal opted to make his own. It took him a […]

SOUTH CHICAGO — There’s a new place to celebrate Taco Tuesday on the Southeast Side. Los Tacos & Desserts serves up homestyle Mexican cuisine inspired by supper at Chef Jose Hernandez’s mom’s house. “What I’m going for here is to serve food just like we do at home. It tastes like you’re eating at the […]

Imagine kicking back after a long day after gambling at the casinos in Atlantic City. You’re definitely up, so you’ve decided to treat yourself to a refreshing cocktail as you watch the sun slowly head for the horizon. That’s when it hits you. You’re hungry for tacos. Don’t worry. This is totally normal. Tacos are […]

I’m up the top of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. I had such grand plans to do some sort of take on the local cuisine; maybe trot down to a market and make the most of the produce, toy around with a few ingredients, that sort of thing. That plan was very quickly abandoned as […]

A popular hangout for pre-concert or post-game food and drinks, the State Bar on Woodward next to Fillmore Detroit is being transformed into Imperial Detroit. This is the second location for the popular Ferndale restaurant, also on Woodward near Nine Mile, which opened in 2012 with a Southern California vibe, a menu of street tacos […]

Taco fans line up for the opening of Torchy’s Tacos at Foothills Mall. April 1 is the official opening day for Torchy’s Tacos in Shreveport—“no kidding,” said Zach Jackson, managing partner. Torchy’s Tacos is located at 1384 E. 70th St., Suite 900 in Shreveport. The regular business hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. […]

We hit a lot of savory spots in the surf city of Encinitas, just north of San Diego, looking for the best fish-stuffed tortillas. The research was as sublime as catching an unbroken wave at sunset. A Bit Of Fish Taco History Ensenada is most often credited as the birthplace of the art of tucking […]

If you pursue an education in journalism and psychology, as I did, you are cursed with a double dose of curiosity. You annoy a lot of people asking a lot of questions. For example, during two visits to the new Lazy Llama Cantina at the corner of Piedmont and Monroe, I’ve asked at least five […]

Sure, there is Meatless Monday. And many folks eat fish on Friday. But so revered is the taco that when Tuesday rolls around, a lot of us begin to drool like Pavlov’s dog. Tacos have been around for a long time. In fact, 16th-century Spanish explorer Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote about enjoying a feast […]

We’re back on Main Street in Catskill, where all the cool kids are. Only this time we’re eating tacos with our hands and slurping house-made ramen noodles at a communal table in the long, skinny, pastel-hued Mermaid Cafe. It’s a second business for Michelle Williams, operator of Bittersweet, an ice cream shop in an even […]

The relationship between Mexican food and Texan culture can’t be denied, as Tex-Mex cuisine amply proves. From El Paso to Houston and everywhere in between, Mexican ingredients and flavor profiles combine with “American” counterparts to create widely beloved dishes like queso, cheese enchiladas, and — of course — breakfast tacos. These handheld treats offer Texas […]

In a dining city as influential as San Francisco, the restaurant hype machine works overtime. Whatever is new and shiny gets a lot of noise, whether it’s a grand opening, a food trend, or a chef hotspot. That often means ignoring hundreds of neighborhood favorites, long-timers, and the little guys. But we’re tired of long […]

Sixteenth Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Home to the updated El Rey that took over the Burger King lot, casting a shadow on the smaller and underrated La Hacienda, another superb Mexican grocery store. The main drag is on the outskirts of Potowatomi land, and the first place you see is the One-Stop Outlet, a clothing […]

Tacos El Huracan food truck will make its debut on Saturday at 2 Eglin Parkway SE in Fort Walton Beach and promises to take local taco connoisseurs to a new level in their eating experience. FORT WALTON BEACH — Cesar Diaz is chasing a feeling. Something that transports you to another place. And he’s doing […]

During the warmer months in Fort Wayne, food trucks are a popular way to dine, and if you’re looking for fresh and authentic Mexican cuisine on wheels, you’re in luck. Two popular local food trucks, Salsa Grille and Flora & Lily’s Mexican Kitchen are serving up everything from street tacos to burritos and anything smothered in […]

An acclaimed Mexican restaurant has changed hands. Jalisco Norte, the authentic eatery known for its bold, authentic Mexican flavors and sophisticated cocktails, was acquired by Local Favorite Restaurant Group, the company formerly known as Firebird Restaurant Group. Local Favorite owns El Fenix, Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar, Village Burger Bar, Meso Maya, Taqueria La Ventana, and […]

A new taco joint — with splashy murals on its walls, more than 80 tequila offerings and a twist on tacos — is opening Thursday in Midtown Detroit. Condado Tacos, a build-your-own-taco concept, is located in the historic Creamery Building on Selden Street, next door to the Smith & Co. restaurant and just around the […]

Inspiration for a restaurant can come from anywhere (case in point: the new chicken joint inspired by J. Edgar Hoover’s rumored lover). But for Timber Pizza and Call Your Mother owners Andrew Dana and chef Daniela Moreira, it all comes down to appetite. “We build stuff we’re really craving,” says Dana, who along with fiancee […]

There’s probably someone out there who doesn’t like tacos—maybe even multiple people. But for those of us who appreciate convenient, delicious parcels of food, there’s nothing quite like a taco to sate immediate hunger. You don’t have to stop by a taco stand to get food that goes beyond Taco Bell fare, however (not that […]

Looking to sample the best tacos around town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top taco sources in Henderson, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fulfill your urges. March is the top month of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the […]

A first-timer might feel a little trepidatious at the sight of a plate of tacos ahogados. Featuring folded or rolled corn tortillas that are fried and bathed in salsa (ahogado is Spanish for “drowned”), these aren’t your everyday tacos. But the great ones are worth eating every day. That was true of the fork-required goat-and-cheese […]

The best meal I’ve ever had in Mexico was in Puerto Escondido, where I was sleeping on a hammock on the beach, and living the life of a generally dissolute gringo, with a taste for mezcal in bottles without labels. As a young dude, all of my worldly possessions could fit in a battered backpack […]

The Dayton area’s sixth Dayton-area Victor’s Taco Shop is coming to Kettering, within a few hundred feet of another new restaurant launched last month by the same owners. Hector Gonzales, who oversees five other Victor’s Taco Shop locations in the Dayton-Springfield region and is the founder of Hector’s Taco Shop in Fairborn, told this news […]

If your taste buds are anything like my own, nothing quite compares to cutting the spicy crunch of a fresh taco with the sweet refreshing taste of a margarita. Craving the heat and the sweet of tacos and tequila? If a trip to Mexico City just isn’t in the cards, let’s taco ‘bout some of […]

Two weeks ago when I first posted that my family was adopting Meatless Mondays and shared, what I thought was, an innocuous recipe for Veggie Spaghetti, I have to admit that I wasn’t fully prepared for the result. Man, do some people have it out for veggies. Some were supportive of my family going sometimes-meatless. […]

Barrio Tacos, a Cleveland-based restaurant chain that specializes in letting patrons fully customize their tacos, has opened its first Michigan location on Albert Street. It’s nestled within East Lansing’s massive Center City District mixed-use development across the street from Harper’s and HopCat. “We’re not traditional Mexican by any means; we don’t pretend to be. We […]

A new spot to score tacos and more has opened up shop in the neighborhood. Called the Lazy Llama Cantina, the new arrival is located at 1551 Piedmont Ave. NE in Morningside-Lenox Park. Start with chips and salsa along with the queso dip. Then, check out the fried catfish tacos. You’ll also find chicken and […]

Recently, we posed a question to the newsroom at the Tampa Bay Times: “What are your favorite spots for tacos?” What followed shouldn’t have come as any surprise: People have a lot of strong opinions when it comes to tacos. “There’s great places for tacos here?” one reporter asked, mockingly. “What rock have I been […]

“Taco Tuesday in Tucson” is a column where we explore the unique tacos stands throughout Tucson… on Tuesdays. Gather ’round, friends, as I share a story about the beauty of dipping tacos. Would you typically dip your taco into salsa? No. You’d normally just put the salsa on top. But broths — you definitely need […]

Atlanta, GA (RestaurantNews.com) Willy’s Mexicana Grill has a new way to make dining at home convenient for family and friends, and it’s spectacolar. Guests can now bring Willy’s made-from-scratch ingredients home to build their own tacos with the new Taco Box! For just $34.95, the Taco Box serves four to six people. It includes a […]

Raoul Villegas went from selling vacuum cleaners to opening his own food truck, called Street Tacos. Villegas owns the food truck with Artemio Ruiz. The choices for Taco Tuesday just got more interesting and creative thanks to the succinctly named Taco Shop on the East Side. The eatery, which opened last week at 1920 N. […]

Following the successful transition just before the new year at 7702 Barnes Road from The Collective to Happy Belly Tacos – East, co-owners Mark Henry (also of Rooster’s House of Ramen) and Sean Fitzgerald (also of The Wobbly Olive and Allusion Speakeasy) have turned the Wobbly Olive Old Colorado City location at 2611 W. Colorado […]

This week’s Meatless Monday dish is getting you ready for Taco Tuesday! You’ll love the spicy spin on this classic dish. Try vegan walnut tacos! WALNUT TACO MEAT Ingredients: 2/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes (preferably packaged dry, not in oil)* 3 cups raw walnuts 4 cloves garlic (minced) 1/2 tsp sea salt (plus more to taste) […]

Looking for a mouthwatering Mexican meal near you, but don’t want to empty your wallet? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the most excellent sources for affordable Mexican cuisine around Las Vegas, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best places to satisfy your cravings on […]

Get ready for a grand opening later this month. While you might not consider yourself a friend or family member of Tampa’s new Mexican fusion restaurant Bahia Tacos, you should still try to make it to its intimate soft opening on Thursday, March 12. The first 25 guests to RSVP and write “going” on the […]

Arabé will hit Cambridge-area streets this spring with New England riffs on a Mexican-Middle Eastern invention. When Avi Shemtov debuted pita-wrapped Arabic tacos at Simcha last summer, it was a way for the chef and his team to get creative with more casual fare than they were typically serving at the Sharon restaurant, while still […]

The popular Tampa-based Mexican restaurant is now open inside a Marathon gas station on South Tamiami Trail. Years in the works, Taco Bus finally debuted its first Sarasota area location Monday. The popular Tampa-based Mexican restaurant is now open inside the Marathon gas station at 6212 S. Tamiami Trail, with table and bartop seating. It […]

Back in the ’70s, my parents operated a little coffee shop in Japantown in San Francisco. It was attached to a bowling alley and arcade, and it’s where everybody went to get quarters for video games. That, and our bulgogi cheesesteak sandwiches. My parents started making them because they had the ingredients and they were […]

Luis Olvera is bored by the typical Dallas brunch. “It has to involve bacon. It has to involve eggs. It has to involve waffles or pancakes. Brunch just doesn’t speak to my upbringing,” says the owner of Trompo taqueria in the city’s Bishop Arts District. “Brunch is just leftovers, scrambled eggs for a lot of […]

Gas station and convenience store taquerias are a beloved tradition in Texas. After all, it doesn’t take much to open a taco operation anywhere: a flattop griddle, utensils, a cutting board, a gas hookup, and electricity (maybe). The tacos offered by the cooks at such setups can be anything from street-style noshes to gussied-up gourmet […]

Los Angeles has always been a taco town, and where there are tacos, there are Taco Tuesday deals. Do tacos taste better when they’re discounted on Tuesdays? That’s for you to decide. What’s not up for debate, though, is that no matter where you are in the greater LA metro area, you’re never too far […]

In the coming weeks, DoorDash and L.A. TACO will be profiling some of the most fascinating people behind the restaurants, trucks, and stands that makeup Taco Madness. Trends in tacos come and go in L.A. None are yet to demonstrate the staying power that a single legendary item at Cielito Lindo has. The tiny taquito […]

A little over a year and half ago, Bollywood Tacos opened up in Milledgeville with a vision from owners Sky Hinton and Deepak Kumar. Hinton a Milledgeville native, and Kumar, originally from India and a local restauranteur, wanted to bring fusion cuisine with a casual atmosphere to the small college town, manager Chea Cliatt said. […]

Looking to sample the best tacos around town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable taco spots in Detroit, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges. 1. Jose’s Tacos Topping the list is Jose’s Tacos. Located at 218 […]

Lent may be the season of sacrifice, but it brings a once-a-year treat for Santa Feans: the tacos de pescado at El Chile Toreado. On Lenten Fridays, the popular food stand on Early Street offers a feast of four fish tacos for $9.95. Spicy tilapia, seared on a grill that might just have magical flavor […]

Clients eat tacos on the white counters in front of Tacos 1986, a Tijuana, Mexico, inspired taco joint that opened in Westwood Village on Friday. The red-and-white shop features an open kitchen and no seating. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff) A Tijuana-inspired taco franchise launched its second Los Angeles storefront in Westwood with a free […]

Irish Tacos – Guinness Braised Pork with Cilantro & Toasted Cumin Crema from Joey Allette Ingredients For Spice Mix 1 Tablespoon chili powder 1 Tablespoon paprika 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp pepper 2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cinnamon For Pork 2 bottles Guinness 3lb bone-in pork shoulder 1 […]

Where to get amazing fish tacos this Lenten season Evansville Courier & Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. — It’s Lent, and diners are consuming a lot of seafood, especially on Fridays. So, we took a tour of local restaurants to find some different styles of seafood tacos. We found a lot! From griddled, flaked white fish with […]

At 4:15 on a Thursday afternoon, an empty lot next to a tire shop on East Rosedale in Fort Worth was full. Drivers were so eager to squeeze in that they actually started blocking each other as other cars circled the scene. The crowd had gathered for a new taco truck, Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez, […]

An office park may seem an unexpected place for tacos bearing notes of Ethiopian berbere spice. Yet here they are: Find these tortilla-wrapped, spice-laden morsels at Carver Park, inside the breakfast-and-lunch counter deli that Fana Yohannes runs with her husband, chef James Rowland, on a quiet street off Walnut Hill Lane. Yohannes is behind the […]

Pop quiz. What’s a delicious food that is often referenced in Instagram captions and is also consumed by the billons in America every year? If you guessed tacos, you’d be correct. However, the American version, while still delicious, is a pretty far cry from auténtico. Here’s where to find traditional tacos in the Magic City. […]

On south Sixth Avenue, just across the street from the pink Veterans Hospital, lies unassuming Carnitas La Yoca. When we pulled into the parking lot on a Sunday afternoon, it was almost full, and there was a line to order—both good signs (and don’t worry, the line moves quickly). By the time we left at 3:30 […]

One of the most enduring and telling scenes of the new series Gentefied, which premiered Feb. 21 on Netflix, comes in episode three, which opens with the iconic Mexican bolero “Sabor a Mi.” In a flashback, we see a young Chris Morales and his grandfather Pop in the kitchen getting ready to heat up some chicken […]

They go by many names: tacos de guisado, tacos de cazuela, tacos mañaneros, but the one thing that unites them is the fact that the meats or veggies stuffed in the tacos are all stewed in singular cazuelas, pots that are traditionally earthenware but have shifted to metal tins as the growth of food trucks […]

Craving tacos? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable taco spots in New York City, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to meet your needs. 1. Los Tacos No. 1 Topping the list is Los Tacos No. 1. Located at 229 W. […]

Humble House owners introducing a new taco restaurant in Pearl Bottling Dept. Food Hall Luis Morales knows everyone in San Antonio has an opinion about what makes the best taco so at his new SayTown Tacos in Pearl’s Bottling Dept. Food Hall, he’s hoping you’ll find something you’ve never tasted before. “We thought about how […]

The first thing that bowled me over when I set foot in Beto’s Tacos on Main Street was an intoxicating fragrance consisting of smoky meat, bushels of cilantro, and chopped white onions. Corn tortillas warmed on a griddle press behind the counter, readying delicate vessels to load up with chorizo or carne asada. Salsa music […]

It’s 3:30 p.m. on a Friday, yet every inch of Tacos 1986 is packed. The line stretches down the sidewalk, with customers inhaling faint scents of chili and lime as they await their turn. The restaurant – located on Kinross and Glendon avenues – offers a combination of flavor and authenticity to the Westwood food […]

Owner Christopher Jones talks about opening CJ’s Tacos inside Embassy Suites Hotel on Gay Street on Feb. 28, 2020. Knoxville Two and a half years ago, Christopher Jones, better known in Knoxville as “C.J.,” was selling late-night tacos out of a tent to college students on weekends. Then things progressed into a well-known food truck. […]

TTT Mexican Diner (2900 Wilson Blvd) is about to celebrate its first anniversary in Clarendon. It also just announced this week that it is now offering an unlimited lunch menu, unlimited weekend brunch, and an unlimited “Taco Tuesday.” Unlimited Taco Tuesday will be available all day on Tuesdays. For $29, minus tax and tip, diners […]

Taco enthusiasts, pack your bags. The third annual Taco Fest: Music Y Más will take place at The University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The food lineup will showcase more than 40 restaurants and taquerias, including a few returning champions from previous years. Festival attendees will once again […]

Well, look who is back in town. After spending the better part of the past three years traveling, appearing on television, and opening a series of globetrotting restaurants, Los Angeles’s native taco son Esdras Ochoa has returned to open a new restaurant right here at home. Ochoa plans to open a second location of longstanding […]

It might not court the controversy of the new Columbia Heights Taco Bell Cantina, but national taco and tequila chain Bartaco is coming to Ballston Quarter. The restaurant is one of the last remaining pieces for the recently-renovated mall, which has seen numerous eatery openings over the last year. It will be located adjacent to […]

There’s nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition, and this month one of Abu Dhabi’s best pubs wants to test your appetites. Cooper’s Bar & Restaurant, at the Park Rotana Abu Dhabi, is hosting a taco eating challenge throughout March, offering you the opportunity to take part for a chance to win some free […]

Birrieria Tijuana | ★★½ | Mexican | $ | 1111 S.W. 128th St., Burien; 253-259-9465, birrieriatijuana.com; 9 a.m.-9 p.m., daily; no reservations. If you follow the food pack on social media, your feed likely features a zillion posts of these scarlet-colored birria tacos stuffed with gooey cheese and beef drippings. They’re everywhere, these tacos, popping up as frequently as fried-chicken […]

Luchador Tacos in North Conway brings a taste of the West Coast to the Granite State I told my grandfather about Luchador Tacos. As a lifelong New Hampshire resident exposed to grocery store hard-shell taco kits and underwhelming Mexican food, he said, “I don’t know how you’ll write about a taco. What’s so great about […]

WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. — Instead of Taco Tuesday, how about a Taco Saturday too? The Pittsburgh Taco, Beer, Tequila Festival is touting 30 kinds of tacos from various taquerias and taco trucks on Saturday, April 25, at Sandcastle Water Park in West Homestead. Wine, beer, tequila and cider samplings and one margarita are included with […]

The ketogenic diet consists of high-fat, protein-heavy meals that have no carbs or have very little of it. In the taco life here in Los Angeles, some taqueros have evolved with this emerging diet trend and have naturally swapped out the corn or flour tortilla to keep up with the times. In its place? A […]

We’ve added 17 new entries to our Minnesota Taco Atlas, bringing the grand total of spots on the map to 98 restaurants, markets, and trucks around the Twin Cities metro and beyond. A few thoughts on some of our recent additions: Umami Fries is about as far out of the box as it gets for […]

While the streets of L.A. appear to be flooded with birria consomé, the reality is that vast birria-voids still exist where that distinctive martian-colored taco feels like it’s worlds away. In the Westside, taco devotees have been hitting up their local taqueros and have been demanding birria by name. Thanks to their supplication, the owners […]

Taco lovers will be able to sample dozens of varieties of tacos from more than 60 restaurants, food trucks and taco carts. Among the vendors at the fest will be Eduardo Estrada, owner of Tacos De Carne Estrada in Chicago. (Tacos De Carne Estrada) TAMPA, FL — America’s love affair with the taco most likely […]

Jose’s Tacos, a new taqueria, has quietly opened in Detroit’s Eastern Market district. It’s the second location for the taqueria, which is owned and operated by Guanajuato, Mexico, natives Jose and Leticia Orozco and their children, Luis, Laura and Diana. The family’s first location opened at 218 E. Grand River in downtown Detroit five years […]

PASCO, Wash. – The annual Taco Crawl is returning to downtown Pasco for its fifth year. Taco trucks and Mexican restaurants will be participating in the event, which supports the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties. Customers, called “Taco Crawlers,” can purchase booklets for $20 until early April, after which the price […]

SEATTLE — Food truck The Fork & Fin is one of many restaurants raising awareness about sustainable seafood as part of Seattle’s Wild Alaska Pollock Week (Feb 28 – Mar 8). Praised for its mild taste and flaky texture, wild Alaska pollock is one of the most “abundant and sustainable species in the world.” The […]

A subgenre of online food writing is a vast trove of what has come to be called “copycat recipes.” There, you can dig up a recipe to replicate, say, Panda Express’ Orange Chicken, or Outback Steakhouse’s Bloomin’ Onion. An entire site for such is at the simply worded copykat.com. When I lived in Chicago from […]

It took longer than its partners wanted, but Taqo Mexican Kitchen y Tequileria is now open at 1343 Yale St. in the Heights, serving up a bevy of craft tacos and bowls for lunch and dinner with big plans ahead. “It was in pretty bad shape,” said partner Hector de Los Santos about the property […]

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Condado Tacos is already on the east side and the west side. For its third Cleveland-area restaurant, the growing casual dining chain has set its sights on the south side. Its latest location is expected to open in Strongsville in July. “We’re so excited to be opening in Strongsville,” said Condado Tacos […]

The sun has come out the day I visit Mexican restaurant El Pastor in King’s Cross. On my table are an array of dishes: seabass  ceviche, the eponymous El Pastor taco, guacamole, frijoles charros, corn tortillas and salsa. I pick up a soft Baja fish taco and am reminded of the last time I ate […]

Armando “Mando” Vera is the king of barbacoa in Texas’s Lower Rio Grande Valley. He runs Vera’s Backyard Bar-B-Que in Brownsville, which is the only restaurant in Texas cooking barbacoa in the ground with wood. So when he recommended a visit to another barbacoa operation in the area, I was compelled to change my plans […]

A pumping taco and sandwich truck putts into Collingwood We’re eight-deep in the queue here at Frankie’s Tortas and Tacos, a stationary Mexican food truck servicing the outlet adventure stores of Smith Street’s arse end. “Heavens to Murgatroyd!” we exclaim, in unison, in our heads, in two-part harmony. “Why, it’s only a Tuesday! It’s but […]

It’s Friday night on a busy street corner in Los Angeles’s Koreatown, and Denise Vallejo showers a handful of cilantro over a flour tortilla piled high with grilled seitan and her signature melty cassava-flour-and-cashew cheese. Her “Chicali” taco, a vegan version of the carne asada tacos sold across Mexicali, a city in northern Mexico where […]