tacos el machine gon

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"Costras This taco truck on Miami Gardens Drive is in that intermediate space that’s technically North Miami Beach but feels like Aventura. We were blown away by both the quality and the attention to detail here. Everything is delicious and tastes like what you’d find at a modern taqueria in Mexico City, but we completely fell head over heels in love with the costras. If you remember those double stuffed cheesy type things from Taco Bell, this may remind you of something similar but so, so, so much better. El Machine Gon melts Chihuahua cheese (no relation to the little dog) on a griddle until one side is crunchy, and then loads it up with meat or mushrooms before rolling it up into a crispy, cheesy log. It then gets stuffed into a blue corn tortilla with onions, jalapeños, and pureed avocado. Once you bite into the melty cheese, your mouth gets flooded with the juicy flavorful filling. This is definitely one of the best tacos in Miami right now." - ryan pfeffer, carlos c olaechea