There's a few constants in life here in good ol' Wichita KS: Kellogg will always be under construction. The weather's almost always too hot or too cold. And restaurants come and go faster than we can keep track of. In the wake of the closing of Charlie's Pizza Taco, a new traditional Mexican joint opened in it's former space at Central and Tyler, giving us an opportunity to eat tacos closer to work at Taco Tour Stop #60 - Pedro's Express.
Pedro's just opened up within the last few weeks, serving up typical Mexican fare in a quick counter style set up. Apparently the owner was familiar with the recipes at Lalo's Express and got the okay to open another place using their recipes, but under a slightly different name. They kept most of the same interior from Charlie's so it felt familiar, but still pretty nice compared to a lot of the hole in the wall places we end up at. The menu featured a nice array of meats - all of the usual suspects, as well as fish, lengua, and some others I'm not remembering. Anyway, I walked up to the counter and decided to go with 4 tacos: Al Pastor, Asada, Chicken, and fried fish.
After a reasonably brief wait, we got our tacos and they looked pretty good. Pedro's didn't skimp on the meat as every taco was stuffed full. The chicken came on a separate plate and in a hard shell - more Tex-Mex style with the lettuce, cheese, tomato. The chicken came in nice big chunks, which I actually kinda liked. Good flavor on this one and probably one of the better chicken tacos around. The fried fish was next - two planks of fried fish, with a tartar sauce and lettuce and tomato. As far as fish tacos go, I'd say this one was average. Not bad at all, and I'd certainly get it again. But nothing about it that wowed me. The steak taco was more of a traditional street taco on soft tortillas with cilantro, onion, and tomato. I thought the steak had a pretty good flavor and again, no shortage of meat here. This one went really well with the hot sauce, but could've stood just fine on it's own. Last was the Al Pastor, which was also on a soft shell with onion, cilantro, and tomato. The meat was tender and plenty of it. It had a lighter peppery flavor to it, but not as bold as some other Al Pastor's. Still another decent taco with no real complaints.
Overall, I would say I'm pretty glad to have found a new place close to the office. I can definitely see myself returning back here to get some more tacos and try out the rest of the menu. Tacos were reasonably priced (between 1.85-2.25 each). But no chips and salsa, so a little down on the value meter compared to other places. Still, if you're looking for a good place out west, I think you'll find that Pedro's is a tasty stop. My overall rankings on the 5-Taco scale are below.
Food Quality - 3.5 Tacos
Price - $
Value - 3.5 Tacos
Cleanliness - 4.0 Tacos
Service - 2.5 Tacos
Overall Experience - 3.5 Tacos
Likelihood to return - 4.5 Tacos
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