Mis Tacones
Mexican restaurant · Vernon
1670 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211
Highlights
Vegan taqueria with scratch-made seitan tacos, empanadas, burritos
Vegan taqueria with scratch-made seitan tacos, empanadas, burritos
"Named among regular rotation favorites with an enthusiastic endorsement: “We love Mis Tacones.” (attributed to Maggie Irwin)." - Thom Hilton
"Killingsworth’s all-vegan taqueria serves Los Angeles-meets-Baja California-style tacos, tortas, nachos, and burritos. Tacos here come filled with a choice of chicken soy curls, seitan al pastor, and asada seitan as well as less meat-mimicking selections like mixed zucchini, corn and black beans — all served on hand-pressed-to-order Three Sisters Nixtamal tortillas. Other highlights include elote empanadas drizzled with garlic cashew crema, quesadillas with sunflower cheese, asada-stuffed chimichangas, and cinnamon-dusted buñelos. Customers will also find cocktails, Xicha Brewing beers, and non-alcoholic options like virgin mangonadas and cafe de olla at the taqueria. As a way of giving back to the vegan and LGBTQ communities who have supported them since their pop-up days, Polo Bañuelos and Carlos Reynoso offer a pay-it-forward program and free meals for trans people of color." - Anastasia Sloan
"Chefs Carlos Reynoso and Polo Bañuelos emphasize replicating egg flavor by adding black salt, noting, "the secret is black salt," the volcanic kala namak used to mimic the sulfurous tang of eggs. Their recommendation places this ingredient front and center for those trying to recreate familiar egg notes in vegan scrambles and omelet analogues." - Anastasia Sloan
"At first glance, the dishes at Mis Tacones look fairly traditional, with burritos, quesadillas, tortas, and mulitas. But look further to find that the menu is entirely vegan: Asada is replaced with well-seasoned seitan, while cashew crema adds a velvety richness to burritos. Soy chorizo is available in the mulitas and cotija cheese is made out of sunflowers instead of dairy. Even with the vegan swaps, Mis Tacones has earned its spot among the best Mexican restaurants in town." - Paolo Bicchieri
"On Instagram the Portland, Oregon vegan taqueria wrote, "We stand alongside our community in taking a stance against the aggressive immigration policies laid out by the Trump administration." It added, "In this tough time, we need a day to stand up, but also process what’s been happening to our resilient and beautiful community." The post framed the closure as solidarity with a Day Without Immigrants intended to highlight immigrants' essential roles and to protest increasing anti-immigrant sentiment and threats of mass deportations." - Amy McCarthy
