How do I even start. Haven't really written in a bit. I have been working non stop. Busy, busy, busy. I didn't even get from Miami to Virginia, I'm in the Reston/Fairfax/Herndon area, and my phone was blowing up from some great folks about Tacoteering. Yeah, it made life that much better. How could I not? How was I not leaving work, getting tacos and going back to finish the night? This place did have it all. Aside from the tacos for dinner, I bought food for tomorrow and the next day. Nice to get a little one stop shop like this. So the tacos are in the back.
Yeah, this place was pretty busy. We were there for a while, service was slow. We had World Cup on which was great. The passion of everyone there watching. Brazil got some bad calls they may not have deserved, but they still pulled it out. Pretty mixed emotions in this place.
The passion was awesome. The wait, not so much. We had work to do! We couldn't watch the entire game. It really did take way too long to get our food. To the point that I would not come here very often, and no, not just because it is on the other side of the country from where I live. It is also a bit pricey. Not horrible, but not the normal, affordable taco that we are looking for.
This is part of the BOH. Yes, the food is out, they are cutting the meat fresh, doing so many things right. They even have their open bottle of wine just to make sure that they have something to drink, celebrate with and use when needed. I admire this. The best part about this place is the flavors. They really do know how to cook. They make the tortillas by hand, the pupusas were on point. They take the time to do it right, they should probably work on a balance, but still, they make the food from scratch.
There is the rest of the kitchen. They are really going at it. Making the food, working the masa. Impressive. It reminds me a bit of a place that is in California that I have yet to blog about. Equipment is pretty well maintained, ladies were working hard, really hard. Their tortillas were a little thick. I think if the pressed them just a little thinner, it might make for a bit of a better taco, but they did not double wrap and the flavor on them is good. A little hint of sweetness, not too salty.
RATINGS:
CHICHARRON: 3, this might have been a 4 if it was properly labeled. It was more of a pork that was cooked like carnitas meets chicharron meets almost an adobada. Good, tender, slightly over-seasoned.
POLLO: 5, yes, I wrote a 5 on chicken. Well seasoned, so tender, so good. Really happy with this. Really happy that I tried the chicken. If you are there, get the chicken, they know what they are doing.
LENGUA: 4, I like what they are doing here. Cut into bigger chunks then I normally like, but they for sure made it work and work well. Really tender, not over seasoned, well cooked.
ASADA: 3, this was good. Nothing that will blow you away, but nothing that you will be disappointed by ordering. It is solid.
SPECIAL?: 4, the guy talked me into it. It was a mixture of their chorizo, asada and chicharron all in one taco. It was awesome, nice mix of flavors, not too much, very good and worth ordering. Just tell them the tacos with the different meats in it.
PUPUSA: 3, the masa is good, but the filling was just not enough. They kind of shorted you there, their curtido to put on top is just OK, but overall their stuff is really good.
SALSA VERDE: 4, oh I want to bathe in this. It is good, spicy, thick, nice. A little more balance in flavor could have brought on a 5.
SALSA ROJO: 3, by no means is it bad, but it was a bit watery and nothing special.
We got the food back to The Counter and they could not wait to attack. Matt and Ashley are becoming some pretty amazing Tacoteers. Yeah, I just had to share this photo. It is way too entertaining for me. For those who don't remember Matt, he opened The Counter in Clifton, NJ, which you should go eat at when you are in Jersey, and has been on some adventures. We were reunited and had to grab a photo together.
I know, the look of excitement, the pearly whites, how can you not love him? I do have another target for the trip, but don't know if I will be able to hit it. If I don't make it there, I will be back and I will go! You will hear all about the adventure. Very glad we have a great spot here in the Reston area for tacos. Very glad that I have such great people that I work with that love Tacoteering, once they were introduced to it! The Taco Legends grow, I do love it.
It's been too long since I've written one of these, I've just been really busy with work, so I will try to get some more out soon! Who knows where work and Tacoteering will take me next??? I might be coming to your city or a city near you. With that being said, thanks for reading, re-posting, re-tweeting, and "liking" what we are doing. The good-bye picture is one I caught of Matt working, well sort of...love you Matt!
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