Category Archives: Tacos

by Steven Doyle | January 27, 2012 · 4:52 pm

Whachu Tacobot Willis? Mextopia

by Danielle Leahy photos by Jacque Manaugh

Mextopia has long held a special spot in the hearts of the Tacobots. The site of our first ever Meetup, and the only place we have returned to multiple times Mextopia’s hospitable and the fun we had there is what morphed Tacobots from an online group page dedicated to taco talk into an actual taco eating club. Mextopia is also home of one of the best brisket tacos in Dallas Mextopia’s $2 Tacos and Tecate Tuesday’s are one of our favorite days of the week. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 20, 2012 · 5:25 pm

Saganaki Tacos on Tonight’s Menu

by Steven Doyle

Just to keep things for the weekend extra spicy we wanted to share this taco we tried a few days ago. It is the Taco of the Week at Velvet Taco on Henderson called the Saginaki.

Saganaki is a Greek dish, typically a kefalograviera or sheep’s milk feta that is seared and often set to flames table side. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 12, 2012 · 4:48 pm

Bicycle Taco Tour This Weekend

by Danielle Leahy

This Sunday January 15, 2012 fellow Tacobot Paul, from Bike Friendly Deep Ellum, will be hosting the el Tour de Taco. Starting at Pete’s Dancing Marlin at 1:30pm and then heading throughout Deep Ellum and downtown this leisurely Sunday ride is open for all levels of biking and taco enthusiasts and should end around 4:30pm.

With over 55 people already RSVP’d and the new announcement today that the tour will include a photo op at largest “taco like” sculpture in Texas this event is sure to be a don’t miss for those who love all things taco and bike related. Continue reading →

Whachu Tacobot Willis? El Rincon De Villa

by Danielle Leahy photos by Jacque Manaugh

Starting off the new year right and with street tacos on the lineup we decided to hit up El Rincon De Villa after some encouraging words and recommendations from the Tacobots Facebook page. El Rincon is a great little Mexican restaurant located off Greenville Ave and Park Lane this tiny yellow building holds a ton of great tacos. Painted a bright and cheery yellow and covered in old photos of Mexican outlaws along with hand painted Spanish sayings adorning the wall, this place was cute and comfortable from the moment we walked in.

Starting off with delicious warmed red salsa that packs the perfect punch and thin crispy chips the Bots got right down to business reviewing the taco options at El Rincon. With over seven street tacos available there are plenty of choices for everyone at El Rincon. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 4, 2012 · 11:52 am

Velvet Taco Plies Us With Taco Of The Week

by Steven Doyle

Damn we love tacos. We just saw the Taco of the Week over at Velvet Taco on Henderson in Dallas. Taste this: The Spicy Chicken Tikka Taco is crispy chicken strips coated in a spicy tikka sauce placed on a bed of buttery cilantro basmati rice and finished with raita sauce and thai basil.

I know what’s for lunch today.

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by Steven Doyle | December 30, 2011 · 9:41 am

Happy 1 Year Anniversary TacoBots

by Danielle Leahy

We give the TacoBots quite a bit of attention for a few reasons. First, they love great tacos. Second, they have a pretty huge following on craveDFW. And lastly, they are some pretty cool and diverse group. Here is a messsage from the head Bot.

What a year it has been! Our renegade Taco Eating Club continues to grow throughout DFW and we can not wait to all the things in store for 2012. Twelve months after the first official Facebook Group posting we have 358 members to date, 21 Meetups completed, 494 taco related photos from all around Dallas and the World uploaded, and dozens (sometimes hundreds) of daily posts for, about, and over NOTHING but Tacos. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | December 28, 2011 · 12:54 pm

Hey Grandpa, What’s for Supper?

by Steven Doyle

Each week we are beating the streets in search of the perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner. We share our positive experiences with you in hopes that you might enjoy these as well. We get plenty of feedback about particular features of craveDFW, and one of the more compelling requests is that we continue the What’s for Supper ditty we toss up when we have an abundance of food photos without a full story. We can assure you, this hasn’t gone away. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | December 28, 2011 · 10:52 am

Wachu Tacobot, Willis? Top 5 Street Tacos of 2011

: The TacoBots invade Pepe’s y Mito’s

by Danielle Leahy photos by Jacque Manaugh

The street taco meet-ups got off to a rough start in 2011. It’s hard to find a taco stand that can hold 20 or more people, most of them non Spanish speakers, and many of which have not ever ordered real street tacos before. It’s limiting to say the least. For anyone still unaware “street” tacos or “traditional” Mexican tacos are usually quite small, served on 1-2 corn tortillas, and usually only topped with meat, onions, and cilantro with lime and salsa on the side.

They are usually also very cheap, $1.20 on average. Long limited to the gas stations, grocery stores and street corners around traditional Spanish neighborhoods traditional tacos or more specifically, ordering traditional street tacos, can seem like a scary experience for Tex-Mex lovers looking to try the real thing. So we before we begin our review of the five best street tacos and locations the Tacobots visited in 2011. Lets begin with a break down of the meats. Continue reading →

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