Austin, Texas: Tacodeli
According to Rachel Feit of The Austin Chronicle, “tacos are like flavor bombs.” For Feit, a memorable taco starts with great fillings, meaning slow-cooked meats stewed with plenty of chiles and spices. Narrowing down her favorite taco to just one was a challenge, Feit admits, because “Austin is a taco town, and there are tacos for every occasion, every mood, and every wallet.” Ultimately, though, Tacodeli and its three locations rule her heart and her stomach.
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Chicago: Tio Luis Tacos
For Phil Vettel of the Chicago Tribune, finding his favorite taco entailed driving all over town and sampling everything the Second City has to offer until he made the acquaintance of a simple $1.95 taco filled with steak, onions, cilantro, and lime at Tio Luis Tacos.
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Denver: Pinche Tacos
“The taco found me,” Tucker Shaw of the Denver Post says of his quest for the city's top taco. After months of searching, one day the Pinche Tacos truck pulled up right in front of Shaw's office, and that was the beginning of his taco love affair.
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Los Angeles: Los Cinco Puntos
As restaurant critic Patric Kuh of Los Angeles Magazine tells us, he first laid eyes on his “soul-taco” while driving around the Boyle Heights neighborhood of L.A. He stopped the car to investigate what exactly was happening at Los Cinco Puntos, and found a group of women clapping out fresh tortillas and putting them on a griddle. His personal go-to taco from Los Cinco Puntos is sheep's-head meat in a warm corn tortilla.
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Miami: Lucky Taco
When Daniel Treiman of the Miami New Times and Edible South Florida ate what he calls the best taco in Miami. An investigation in the Redland Market Village area with a friend who originally hails from Mexico revealed Lucky Taco, and the $1.50 al pastor goodness that would change their lives forever.
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New York: Tacos Morelos
Robert Sietsema of The Village Voice came face-to-face with his favorite taco around midnight while walking on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens one night. At a food truck turned gastro-pub named Tacos Morelos, he saw tacos being filled with yellow rice—and as if the double starch wasn't intriguing enough, Sietsema became even more compelled to try this taco when he saw that it also had a chile relleno inside, oozing over with cheese.
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San Antonio: Guajillo's
“Balance, depth of flavor, and the ineffable taste of home—that's what I want in my taco,” proclaims Edmund Tijerina of the San Antonio Express-News. The first time he tried tacos al pastor was in Mexico City more than a decade ago. In San Antonio, however, he depends onGuajillo's for his fix.
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Now the only question is whether or not you've started packing! I know that I will definitely put these taco shops on my list of must visit destinations for my future travels. Tacos, in my opinion, really are the spice of life and its refreshing to see so many unique takes on such a classic Mexican staple!
Make sure to share your favorite taco spots in the comments below!
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