Charissa H.
Yelp
Very mediocre tacos. It was quite disappointing. The menu items sound great, but the execution is awful. It could be the best tacos, but there's so many problems. Also, the waiter said the restaurant was known for their tacos. That makes me wonder how bad the other menu items could be. Also, the prices are way too high.
Every tortilla needs to be crisped on a griddle or grill, otherwise there's no flavor, and it falls apart. Every taco had this problem. Many of the tacos were dry and needed sauce.
Here's what we tried. I'm including the price and their menu description.
LAMBDA LAMBDA LAMBDA - $6.50 - coconut curry braised lamb, cilantro avocado crema, fresno cucumber salad - Lamb was dry, but the sauce saved it. Overall, the flavor was good. 4/5 stars.
THAI MEATBALL TACO - $5.50 - lemongrass pork meatball, red curry mayo, mango slaw - Holy desert dry. My boyfriend actually liked this taco the best out of all of them, but I thought it was one of the worst. 1/5 stars.
BOB MARLEY - $6.25 - smoked jerk chicken, hemp seeds, pineapple salsa, fire roasted red pepper, sour cream - This one was good. Unfortunately, this was the 2nd taco I tried, and it went downhill from that. 4/5 stars.
RELEASE THE KRAKEN - $5.25 - fried calamari, brussels sprouts, parmesan cheese, red onion, sun dried tomato, lemon aioli - 1st taco I tried, and this was actually delicious. My only gripe is that there's a lot of breading versus the size of the calamari. This was still by far the best taco. 5/5 stars.
CONAN THE BARBACOA - $6.50 - slow cooked short rib, red onion, cilantro, melted queso chihuahua, radish - I couldn't tell this was short rib. This could have been any shredded beef. I couldn't find any cheese. Needed a sauce as well. Ate very dry. 1/5 stars.
GET IN MY BELLY - $5 - slow braised pork belly, tamarind glaze, green cabbage, mango slaw, daikon radish - Way overcooked and dry. This desperately needed a sauce. Most disappointing taco. 1/5 stars.
Another problem is that when you list the ingredients, I should be able to see them or detect them in the tacos. This was an ongoing problem.
Service is okay. Some other waiter noticed my water glass was empty and went to refill it for me. My thanks to him. Decor is okay. It was more fun to watch the people stuck at the stop light.
The tacos are overpriced, and they are usually dry. Go somewhere else.