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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Tacos Locos food stand

Usually located between South 1st and 2nd Avenues on Main Street, and mostly only during peak downtown nights (weds thru saturday).

3 thumbs up


The Tacos Locos food truck has become a permanent fixture of downtown nightlife over the past year and change.  Let's face it.  Everyone can go for a late-night taco, especially after a few drinks, and these guys capitalize on that market big time.  I've tried 3 things off their menu over the past few months and am finally weighing in.

First off, much like Burrito Brothers, it's not terribly authentic tex-mex street food.  But that's not the worst thing in the world.  I sampled their nachos with cheese (which of course was delicious), the shredded chicken taco (which wasn't so great), and their spicy beef taco (which was good but a bit unusual).

The nachos with cheese sauce was pretty awesome.  I believe they made their own cheese sauce, and I thought it was quite tasty.

The shredded chicken wasn't very flavorful and the toppings didn't wow me.  The iceberg lettuce was soggy and a bit of a bummer.  I would have much preferred the reliable crunch of cabbage on there. 

The spicy beef was much better, but it didn't taste terribly authentic.  It almost tasted like a beef stew taco.  It wasn't bad though, and I enjoyed it.

I think the truck is a much needed addition to late night food offerings downtown, and the tacos are pretty good overall. You can certainly get a better street taco from Pelican Brothers if they're serving them that night, but you really won't be bummed to have chosen Tacos Locos.  I think a few little changes would make them much better (more sauces, better seasoning of the chicken and beef, crunchier cabbage instead of lettuce).  But overall, it's pretty good. 

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