best chain Tacos...?
Aug 2, 2009 | 11:32 am
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Discuss....
Discuss....
Aug 2, 2009 | 11:55 am
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Not possible. I make my own. Even the local non-chain Mexican restaurants can't beat what I make from scratch.
Aug 2, 2009 | 12:12 pm
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you also make the tortillas...?
Originally Posted by BamaVol
Not possible. I make my own. Even the local non-chain Mexican restaurants can't beat what I make from scratch.
Aug 2, 2009 | 2:51 pm
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The problem is that I don't know any chains that make tacos the way I like them (like they do on streets in TJ) with 2 small, lightly grilled corn tortillas filled with mystery meat, cabbage, salsa, and white cheese. I can stand a deep fried shell if it's fresh, but the packaged things are gross. And don't even get me started on "soft" flour tortilla tacos...
Aug 2, 2009 | 3:01 pm
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Not overly helpful.
The problem is that I don't know any chains that make tacos the way I like them (like they do on streets in TJ) with 2 small, lightly grilled corn tortillas filled with mystery meat, cabbage, salsa, and white cheese. I can stand a deep fried shell if it's fresh, but the packaged things are gross. And don't even get me started on "soft" flour tortilla tacos...
The problem is that I don't know any chains that make tacos the way I like them (like they do on streets in TJ) with 2 small, lightly grilled corn tortillas filled with mystery meat, cabbage, salsa, and white cheese. I can stand a deep fried shell if it's fresh, but the packaged things are gross. And don't even get me started on "soft" flour tortilla tacos...
Aug 2, 2009 | 3:35 pm
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indeed the street tacos are the best... Who cares what the meat is...?
indeed the street tacos are the best... Who cares what the meat is...?
Aug 2, 2009 | 3:39 pm
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No, I buy them premade and fry them myself.
Aug 2, 2009 | 5:19 pm
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I haven't eaten in an American-chain Mexican restaurant in years and will be interested if anybody can point me in the direction of one with quality food.
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Fredd
Aug 2, 2009 | 6:15 pm
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not baked...?
Originally Posted by BamaVol
No, I buy them premade and fry them myself.
Aug 2, 2009 | 7:27 pm
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I dont try to make my own as the tacos are too good and cheap for me to bother.
Aug 2, 2009 | 7:36 pm
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I think in terms of chains, and only in terms of chains, Chipotle is head and shoulders above the rest. They are pretty good in fact. Not like a good neighborhood place, but good for a chain.
Aug 2, 2009 | 9:10 pm
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I think someone on here once said Jack in gthe Box, when they were having them free, because free was always best.....but I find jack's tacos to be grease buckets.
Aug 2, 2009 | 10:31 pm
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Can't help the OP's question, but the best tacos I've ever had were the fish tacos fresh off the street in San Filipe, on the gulf side of Baja California...
Aug 2, 2009 | 10:58 pm
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