Teresa D.
Yelp
After working another 12 hour day yesterday, I was not in the mood to drive far for dinner. It was a little after 11pm, and my brother and I were just going to grab some Taco Cabana.
Luckily, I remembered Don P.'s Review on this little taco stand, and we decided to try it out. Thank you Don, if you had not reviewed this place, I probably would have never stopped by.
When we walked up, it was obvious that the owner did not speak English, and I know how to say like 5 things in Spanish. So, seeing that we were having trouble deciding what do get, the owner called his daughter over.
She was awesome. I asked her what her favorite was, and after a slight pause, she said "All, I like all of them". We talked for a little while, asking what part of Mexico her family is from, and how long they have lived here, etc. The family is from Mexico City, they've been here for 9 years, and she is one of 7 children. She said she could be home right now, doing laundry or cleaning. But she would rather be working. She wants to go to culinary school and become a chef. And if she can cook anything like her father can, she will do very well.
Per Don's recommendation we ordered three al pastor, which were yummmmazing. We also ordered three cabeza de res. Head meat=delicious. And three bistek, which were good, but a little chewy.
She told us we could order one more to get the special 10 tacos for $15. We asked which one she thought we should try and she said "The guts, get the guts". So we did, and she asked if we wanted it "Well done. You know, kind of crispy". Sure, why not? I have never had tripe before, but it was surprisingly good. But next time, I think I will stick with the al pastor.
What makes this place special is the devotion you see to making good food. It's a taco stand, but this family really cares about the food they are making. The meat is prepared well, the sauces are amazing. And they use cabbage instead of onions, which the daughter sounded really proud of. She said"It's what makes us special, everyone else puts onions and cilantro on their tacos, but we put cabbage and cilantro, it's really good." I can only agree, it was very good.