Anyway, on to the review. This is a "sit down" style location - the hostess seated us and presented us with menus to look over. We were greeted with some tasty chips and salsa and a pretty big selection of food to look over. Looking over their options, it seems like they didn't have a selection of street tacos. In fact, the a la carte options for tacos seemed a little expensive. But never fear - when we asked our waiter, apparently a "hidden" menu item of $2 street tacos was available. They have many of the standard options you'd expect so I ordered carne asada, pollo, al pastor, and carnitas.
When the tacos came out, I noticed right away that there was something unique about them. They did come with what seemed like an appropriate amount of meat - and they were definitely street style with 2 tortillas. But the unique aspect is that the outer tortilla is soft and the inner tortilla is fried and more crispy. It definitely makes for an interesting texture and I quite enjoyed it on every taco we had.
I started off with the carne and right away I was excited by how this was going to turn out. It had a really nice steak flavor. It had just a slight crunch to the outer part of the meat (think burnt ends). It had adequate meat and I definitely enjoyed this taco. The meat was tender and not chewy. By far my favorite of the spot.
The next taco was pollo and I almost couldn't close the taco it had so much meat. The flavor really wasn't too bad. I wouldn't say it was bold, but it still had a decent taste. The chicken was tender and not dry - although not really moist either.
The al pastor was next. There wasn't as much meat on this taco but it was still enough. The meat had a nice red color like I've come to expect. However, the flavor wasn't as bold as I expected it to be. It was still a decent flavor but nothing too memorable.
The last taco was the carnitas. It was definitely a bit dry but still tender. There really wasn't much flavor to this taco. It probably could use some salsa - however we weren't given any except what was in the bowl for the chips.
Overall this stop wasn't bad - I really enjoyed the carne asada however the others just kind of left something to be desired. They weren't bad - but I just kind of kept expecting more and I felt like it wasn't delivered. The unique texture of the tortillas definitely made up some ground - but I don't know if it's enough to keep me coming back. As of right now, I'd kind of like to give them another shot (maybe in a few months) to see if the quality and taste comes up a bit - but as of right now, for $2/taco, I think there are still better options out there (and not too far away from this spot).
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