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Taco Joint and Tacos Y Mas are probably my top 2.

Any not-so obvious favorites?

I love Taco Joint but Tacodeli is better when it comes to gringo tacos.

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Tacodeli is awesome, aside from their closing at 3 and breakfast hours during the week.

Yep, Tacodeli opening up the North location off Walnut was massive.  We visit frequently and haven't been anywhere else since it opened.

  • 1 month later...

Green Spot on Buckner. Plus their coffee is good too. 

Moved to Taco Thread.

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Has tacos y mas gotten better? When I lived off of lower Greenville I thought the one next to McDonald’s was turrible. 

 

Taco Deli is my favorite

Taco deli in Sylvan 30 is good. 5 mins away from my future home so I’ll be a regular there.

Tons of non gringo tacos joints off of Davis in Oak Cliff.

  • 2 months later...

Peak y Elm Cocina a/k/a La Popular Tamale House.  Known mostly for their tamales, their breakfast tacos are sleepers. They have the best tortilla masa ever.  It's a commonly overlooked ingredient. 

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  • 3 months later...
4 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Taco Joint catered at my office today. The tortillas were an abomination. 

The refried beans are worse. (I love Taco Joint, BTW, but it's not necessarily because of the food.)

  • 1 month later...

Laredo Taco Company is opening at a new flagship / concept test 7-Eleven store on Sylvan at 30.  

I went to the soft opening earlier this week.  It's way fancier than the gas station Laredo Taco Company spots in the Valley*, but damn, this is Valley food.  Excellent!  I am from the Valley but live in Oak Cliff.  There are all sorts of good taco spots around here and a Taco Deli, but none do a good South Texas style flour tortilla breakfast taco (the closest is the Taco Cabana at Cochrell Hill).   I had the papas con huevo, which was made the homestyle way -- not scrambled eggs with something on top -- fried up together in one pan, perfectly seasoned.  I don't eat many flour tortillas any more, but these will be the exception.  I can't wait to try the picadillo and other lunch items that I hope are also seasoned like they are in the Valley.   Around here, the Mexican food is way too often from Oaxaca or other interior parts of Mexican.  It's good, just different.  This is home cooking for me.  If you have been to the Valley, you know Laredo Taco Company from just about every Stripes down there.  This is their first spot in Dallas.

*The 7-Eleven store itself will be different.  I didn't' get to go all the way into the store, but I understand it will have craft beer available on tap for growlers and maybe also wine on tap.  There will be a coffee bar, smoothies and kombucha also on tap.  Gentrification!   

Edited by DFWTexEx

  • 1 month later...

Coworker ordered the new-founded "Migas" taco from Rusty Taco this morning and it was too much for her to eat. Unfortunately I think it is a limited time offering, because here is the description and a picture:

The Migas Taco features a base of warm scrambled eggs and chorizo hash (fried potatoes, onions, peppers and chorizo), which is topped with fried jalapeños and crumbled tortilla chips, and covered in creamy queso and Rojo salsa inside a fresh flour tortilla.

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Legit one of the best breakfast tacos I've ever had. 

5 hours ago, ztejas said:

Coworker ordered the new-founded "Migas" taco from Rusty Taco this morning and it was too much for her to eat. Unfortunately I think it is a limited time offering, because here is the description and a picture:

The Migas Taco features a base of warm scrambled eggs and chorizo hash (fried potatoes, onions, peppers and chorizo), which is topped with fried jalapeños and crumbled tortilla chips, and covered in creamy queso and Rojo salsa inside a fresh flour tortilla.

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Legit one of the best breakfast tacos I've ever had. 

Oh shit...I think I know who that coworker is.  If it's who I'm thinking of, she has aids.  You likely now have aids.

But I do trust your opinion on tacos and I will be getting a non-aidsy one for myself soon.

33 minutes ago, Landomatic said:

Oh shit...I think I know who that coworker is.  If it's who I'm thinking of, she has aids.  You likely now have aids.

But I do trust your opinion on tacos and I will be getting a non-aidsy one for myself soon.

Nah that's the best part. She gave me the whole thing. Just like I gave her the whole thing later.

Also - Rusty has stepped up their game recently. Chicken fajita is bomb, fried chicken "team fave" style (rip off of the torchy's trailer park but better imo), their brisket tacos ain't bad. Decent fried fish on corn. Great chips and queso. (actually the chips are crack cocaine - fav tortilla chips out there)

Just stay away from the guac. It's a pitiful mess of ingredients ruining perfectly good avocados. 

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

Nah that's the best part. She gave me the whole thing. Just like I gave her the whole thing later.

Also - Rusty has stepped up their game recently. Chicken fajita is bomb, fried chicken "team fave" style (rip off of the torchy's trailer park but better imo), their brisket tacos ain't bad. Decent fried fish on corn. Great chips and queso. (actually the chips are crack cocaine - fav tortilla chips out there)

Just stay away from the guac. It's a pitiful mess of ingredients ruining perfectly good avocados. 

Okay...Jesus I'm gonna have to write all this shit down before I go.  I think I got it though...no guac and no aids.  But definitely chips.  Got it.

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Hit up Taco Ocho in Richardson? as it was near where Jr was doing some volunteer work, thought it was pretty good.  We both got the standard gringo egg, potato, bacon and cheese tacos and I added a brisket taco and we weren’t disappointed.  No idea how/where this place ranks in the Surly hierarchy.  Their salsa was really good also. 

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24 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Hit up Taco Ocho in Richardson? as it was near where Jr was doing some volunteer work, thought it was pretty good.  We both got the standard gringo egg, potato, bacon and cheese tacos and I added a brisket taco and we weren’t disappointed.  No idea how/where this place ranks in the Surly hierarchy.  Their salsa was really good also. 

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It’s really close to where we live.  I wouldn’t recommend anyone go out of their way, but we are frequent customers.  Solid above average breakfast tacos.

Wished you had told me that earlier, I could’ve used your bathroom.  

Laredo Taco Company is opening at a new flagship / concept test 7-Eleven store on Sylvan at 30.  
I went to the soft opening earlier this week.  It's way fancier than the gas station Laredo Taco Company spots in the Valley*, but damn, this is Valley food.  Excellent!  I am from the Valley but live in Oak Cliff.  There are all sorts of good taco spots around here and a Taco Deli, but none do a good South Texas style flour tortilla breakfast taco (the closest is the Taco Cabana at Cochrell Hill).   I had the papas con huevo, which was made the homestyle way -- not scrambled eggs with something on top -- fried up together in one pan, perfectly seasoned.  I don't eat many flour tortillas any more, but these will be the exception.  I can't wait to try the picadillo and other lunch items that I hope are also seasoned like they are in the Valley.   Around here, the Mexican food is way too often from Oaxaca or other interior parts of Mexican.  It's good, just different.  This is home cooking for me.  If you have been to the Valley, you know Laredo Taco Company from just about every Stripes down there.  This is their first spot in Dallas.
*The 7-Eleven store itself will be different.  I didn't' get to go all the way into the store, but I understand it will have craft beer available on tap for growlers and maybe also wine on tap.  There will be a coffee bar, smoothies and kombucha also on tap.  Gentrification!   
I just noticed that the new 7-11 on 380 headed out of Princeton has a Laredo Taco in it. I'm from Harlingen so definitely will be hitting it up soon.
  • 3 weeks later...

the Zach Attack from La Victoria on Haskell is really damn good and absolutely worth a stop

  • 4 weeks later...

Had some pretty good bacon/ potato breakfast tacos from the La Banqueta locations on Carroll and Gaston.  They have the jalepeno/ dona style salsa, as well as a hotter orange/ taqueria-style salsa.  Need to get over for lunch, and try their pastor.

  • 3 months later...
On 5/25/2022 at 8:25 AM, LosIllini said:

Had some pretty good bacon/ potato breakfast tacos from the La Banqueta locations on Carroll and Gaston.  They have the jalepeno/ dona style salsa, as well as a hotter orange/ taqueria-style salsa.  Need to get over for lunch, and try their pastor.

It's good.

On 5/25/2022 at 8:25 AM, LosIllini said:

Had some pretty good bacon/ potato breakfast tacos from the La Banqueta locations on Carroll and Gaston.  They have the jalepeno/ dona style salsa, as well as a hotter orange/ taqueria-style salsa.  Need to get over for lunch, and try their pastor.

You have to try pretty hard to fuck up bacon and potatoes, though.

On 4/10/2022 at 10:36 AM, Both Tacos said:
On 3/2/2019 at 8:11 AM, DFWTexEx said:
Laredo Taco Company is opening at a new flagship / concept test 7-Eleven store on Sylvan at 30.  
I went to the soft opening earlier this week.  It's way fancier than the gas station Laredo Taco Company spots in the Valley*, but damn, this is Valley food.  Excellent!  I am from the Valley but live in Oak Cliff.  There are all sorts of good taco spots around here and a Taco Deli, but none do a good South Texas style flour tortilla breakfast taco (the closest is the Taco Cabana at Cochrell Hill).   I had the papas con huevo, which was made the homestyle way -- not scrambled eggs with something on top -- fried up together in one pan, perfectly seasoned.  I don't eat many flour tortillas any more, but these will be the exception.  I can't wait to try the picadillo and other lunch items that I hope are also seasoned like they are in the Valley.   Around here, the Mexican food is way too often from Oaxaca or other interior parts of Mexican.  It's good, just different.  This is home cooking for me.  If you have been to the Valley, you know Laredo Taco Company from just about every Stripes down there.  This is their first spot in Dallas.
*The 7-Eleven store itself will be different.  I didn't' get to go all the way into the store, but I understand it will have craft beer available on tap for growlers and maybe also wine on tap.  There will be a coffee bar, smoothies and kombucha also on tap.  Gentrification!   

I just noticed that the new 7-11 on 380 headed out of Princeton has a Laredo Taco in it. I'm from Harlingen so definitely will be hitting it up soon.

I've tried a couple the locations and both the brisket tacos and pork tacos are consistently good (tortillas made on site).  First time I heard of it was when David Beebee took Anthony Bourdain to one in a Stripes Gas Station in Marfa on Parts Unknown.

Edited by dcbc

  • 1 year later...

Are there any good breakfast taco options in Longview?  I'll be there for a couple days and could use some local knowledge.

Tacos Goyo. I hit up the food truck in the parking lot of Ellis Home and Garden probably once a week.

Mi Casita is a local favorite too.

  • 3 months later...

Tortilleria Y Taqueria Galindo
 

2475 s cockrell hill rd. 

  • 1 month later...

Anybody got good current recs for breakfast tacos in the east Plano/allen/mckinney area? places not too far from 75 basically 

46 minutes ago, Covri said:

Anybody got good current recs for breakfast tacos in the east Plano/allen/mckinney area? places not too far from 75 basically 

Cookie's in McKinney is a legend.  Just east of old downtown McKinney.

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