50 Best Tacos in America (1 Viewer)

[tommyGunZ]

Just kidding. I have no idea who lefty is. Have a good one Christo!

 

[Mister Martie]

So you would completely accept a list from the same people that had a California pizza place at #2?

I would. Why would it matter? Is there some aspect of California that prevents the making of good pizza?

 

[Christo]

So what about answering the question truly bothers you, Christo?

Best deep dish pizza in America - Lefty's, San Diego

For all I know it may be true. I've never been to San Diego let alone eaten a deep dish pizza from Lefty's. Hell, "Lefty" could be Lou Malnati's or Giordano's long-lost cousin.

He's a middle aged white dude from Nebraska who owns two Subway franchises and a Burger King in addition to Lefty's.

How is his race relevant?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I celebrate tacos everywhere. If you took the best taco maker in the world and put him in NYC, would he lose the ability to make delicious tacos?

 

[tommyGunZ]

I celebrate tacos everywhere. If you took the best taco maker in the world and put him in NYC, would he lose the ability to make delicious tacos?

Yeah, this goes to Chistos point, and it's certainly valid. That said, seems silly that 4 of the best tacos in the US would be in NYC, and only two in North Tijuana (San Diego).

 

[Chaka]

So you would completely accept a list from the same people that had a California pizza place at #2?

I would. Why would it matter? Is there some aspect of California that prevents the making of good pizza?

Not at all. And I am sure they make good tacos in New York.

 

[Eephus]

I celebrate tacos everywhere. If you took the best taco maker in the world and put him in NYC, would he lose the ability to make delicious tacos?

We're talking about tacos. Making them doesn't involve some incredibly complex manufacturing process that can only be performed by a handful of world class artisans. Meat, tortillas, cilantro, onions are pretty much universally available. Although I have had some vile Mexican food in Europe.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Something like 7 of these are in Austin, which I could or totally would agree with.

 

[butcher boy]

<place I've eaten tacos> isn't on the list, therefore the list sucks.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I celebrate tacos everywhere. If you took the best taco maker in the world and put him in NYC, would he lose the ability to make delicious tacos?

Yeah, this goes to Chistos point, and it's certainly valid. That said, seems silly that 4 of the best tacos in the US would be in NYC, and only two in North Tijuana (San Diego).

Since these guys are so good at making tacos maybe they just make tacos in the areas they most want to live.

 

[McGarnicle]

I want to go to those places on Buford Hwy just to see how pissed off the Mexicans are that a bunch of gringos invaded their taquerias.

 

[EYLive]

Tito's at #7 in the country??? This list has no credibility. Throw it out.

Tito's isn't even #7 in Culver City.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Tito's at #7 in the country??? This list has no credibility. Throw it out.

Tito's isn't even #7 in Culver City.

Exactly why Da Raiders called the list garbage. I think outstanding pizza stands out enough to reasonably try something like this list. Tacos? No. I had tacos off a truck in Corona last week that put Tito's to shame. There's a market in San Juan Capo where grandma makes fresh corn tortillas from field corn she soaks for a week in lime juice then blends into a batter and shapes on an antique cast iron press. I doubt any restaurant on the list is that authentic. And the taste of those torts, zomg. Relatively obscure places like these make tacos too hard to rank. Personal preferences not even considered yet.

 

[gump]

The best taco in world IMO is Taco Bus in Tampa/St Pete...mainly because theres one on the way home from the bars to my house and it's open 24 hours.

 

[Chaos Commish]

I'm not arguing for So Cal or any region. The same thing I describe here certainly happens anywhere there's a decent population of Mexicans.

 

[Chaka]

My work here is done.

 

[Skylord]

Tito's at #7 in the country??? This list has no credibility. Throw it out.

Tito's isn't even #7 in Culver City.

EK Valley

 

[Joe T]

Went by Torchy's Tacos today to try out the Trailer Park taco (rated #4) but it was so crowded I couldn't get in. I'll go back later this week, but didn't want to wait an hour for a taco.

 

[Eephus]

Went by Torchy's Tacos today to try out the Trailer Park taco (rated #4) but it was so crowded I couldn't get in. I'll go back later this week, but didn't want to wait an hour for a taco.

There's a delicate balance with street food. You want it to be busy enough so there's enough turnover of ingredients but if the establishment is constantly slammed with customers, quality can be compromised to maximize turnover. Plus the obvious Disneyland effect of waiting an hour for a few bites of food.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Tacos el Gordo on the Vegas Strip next to Wynn/Encore is one of the best but missing on this top 50 list.

I'm going to try out Los Tacos No. 1 in NYC later today.

 

[Mr. Ected]

F man. I went back "home" to Maryland last year around this time. They have zilch as far as Mexican food. I had to drive to DE just to get some carne to grill up.

But they sure like their vicodin/oxycontin back there. To each their own I suppose.

No Taco Bamba in Falls Church, VA - wtf?

Have either of you (or anyone else) been to Uncle Julio's Rio Grande? There is one in Reston, Ballson, Fairfax Town Center, and Bethesda. Love the place, especially the little tortilla machine in the entrance. Not sure it should be on the list, just a good place.

 

[EYLive]

Tito's at #7 in the country??? This list has no credibility. Throw it out.

Tito's isn't even #7 in Culver City.

EK Valley

It's Oaxacan, right? I haven't been there cuz I'm not into mole, but if their other items are good I'll try it.

 

[desert rose]

#9 Chico's Tacos isn't even the best taco in El Paso. It's iconic, cheap, and popular, always super busy. But rolled flautas in a boat of tomato soupy stuff with melted cheese on top is not a prize winning taco. One double order and you can cross it off your bucket list.

 

[SWC]

this list is always changing brohans becuase eventually a taco gets moldy and goes bad and then people have to make another one and who knows maybe that new taco is not as good as the old one and then the whole list changes and anyhow there are probably about a billion trillon tacos out there so i do not believe anyone tried them all anyhow so hey bogus list might as well be about weapons of mass destruction take that to the spider hole bank brohans

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

#9 Chico's Tacos isn't even the best taco in El Paso. It's iconic, cheap, and popular, always super busy. But rolled flautas in a boat of tomato soupy stuff with melted cheese on top is not a prize winning taco. One double order and you can cross it off your bucket list.

 

[desert rose]

#9 Chico's Tacos isn't even the best taco in El Paso. It's iconic, cheap, and popular, always super busy. But rolled flautas in a boat of tomato soupy stuff with melted cheese on top is not a prize winning taco. One double order and you can cross it off your bucket list.

When have you ever heard of shredded American cheese?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I hadn't.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Websites that display lists like this are worse than genocide.

 

[kutta]

Not one place is arizona on the list. That's ridiculous. We could probably fill all 50 spots on this list. Toss in a few from California, New Mexico, and Texas and that's all you need.

 

[kutta]

I celebrate tacos everywhere. If you took the best taco maker in the world and put him in NYC, would he lose the ability to make delicious tacos?

We're talking about tacos. Making them doesn't involve some incredibly complex manufacturing process that can only be performed by a handful of world class artisans. Meat, tortillas, cilantro, onions are pretty much universally available. Although I have had some vile Mexican food in Europe.

The rest of the world says the same thing about pizza but ny and Chicago have a monopoly on the best pizzas. It's about competition, ingredients, and heritage. The southwest has the best Mexican food because we have the most Mexicans and their families have been doing it for generations. Ny has the best pizza because the Italians there know what they are doing. You might find a gem here and there but having several ny places and no az places is ridiculous.

 

[Thunderlips]

I celebrate tacos everywhere. If you took the best taco maker in the world and put him in NYC, would he lose the ability to make delicious tacos?

We're talking about tacos. Making them doesn't involve some incredibly complex manufacturing process that can only be performed by a handful of world class artisans. Meat, tortillas, cilantro, onions are pretty much universally available. Although I have had some vile Mexican food in Europe.

The rest of the world says the same thing about pizza but ny and Chicago have a monopoly on the best pizzas. It's about competition, ingredients, and heritage. The southwest has the best Mexican food because we have the most Mexicans and their families have been doing it for generations. Ny has the best pizza because the Italians there know what they are doing. You might find a gem here and there but having several ny places and no az places is ridiculous.

I think it might be the water. There's something about the water in NYC that makes for great pizza dough.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

 

[17seconds]

Best tacos I ever had are the street tacos they sell in the Walmart in Cancun. Seriously.

I agree Mexican food in Chicago is decent. And I've spent about my whole life in the southwest.

Best pizza I ever had was in Versailles, France. The cheese and bread tends to be pretty good there.

 

[kutta]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

Yes, pizzeria bianco is one of those rare gems that pop up. I can understand a gem here and there. But for az to have zero spots on a taco list? Come on.

 

[Thunderlips]

What....Mexicans leave the border states and all of a sudden they forget how to cook heritage food?....Come on......there are places all up and down the East Coast innundated with a Mexican population. Can't believe these people have been so jaded and blinded by the lights of the East Coast that they've forgotten how to cook!

 

[BRONG]

If I ever feel like suing someone over tacos I'm hiring Christo.

 

[17seconds]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

Yes, pizzeria bianco is one of those rare gems that pop up. I can understand a gem here and there. But for az to have zero spots on a taco list? Come on.

Lived 15 years in CA and 24 years in AZ. In my experience Arizona isn't really a taco state. It's more burritos and enchiladas, etc. California is more about tacos.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

I figured you'd hate tacos since you have to fold them to eat them.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

I figured you'd hate tacos since you have to fold them to eat them.

some foods are meant to be folded. some aren't.

 

[BRONG]

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

I figured you'd hate tacos since you have to fold them to eat them.

some foods are meant to be folded. some aren't.

Valid point.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

The best taco is America is the one in your hand right now.

 

[Skylord]

Tito's at #7 in the country??? This list has no credibility. Throw it out.

Tito's isn't even #7 in Culver City.

EK Valley

It's Oaxacan, right? I haven't been there cuz I'm not into mole, but if their other items are good I'll try it.

They do mole but lots of other stuff. Everything is good. The atmosphere is unique, there are only a handful of tables.

 

[culdeus]

If I ever feel like suing someone over tacos I'm hiring Christo.

 

[Christo]

Chicago is about 20% Mexican. Don't be mad that we have good tacos AND good pizza here.

Arizona has Pizzeria Bianco anyway.

I figured you'd hate tacos since you have to fold them to eat them.

He doesn't have to fold them.

 

[kutta]

What....Mexicans leave the border states and all of a sudden they forget how to cook heritage food?....Come on......there are places all up and down the East Coast innundated with a Mexican population. Can't believe these people have been so jaded and blinded by the lights of the East Coast that they've forgotten how to cook!

When you can throw a stone in any direction and hit someone selling a taco, they'd better be darn good.

 

[bleachercreacher]

I've been to Taco Boy (#40) a lot. Their tacos are great, but I don't see them being top 50 in the US. I haven't been to anywhere else on the list to compare though.