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Best Tacos in Houston

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  1. da1

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    After weeks of traveling around the city trying numerous taco stands and taquerias, I have prepared a list of top 5 taco places in Houston.

    1. Pollos Asados La Silla (Canal and Lockwood)
    2. Tacos La Bala (Renwick and Bellaire)
    3. Zapotlan Meat Market (North Shepherd and Crosstimbers)
    4. Taconazo Taco Truck (Fulton)
    5. Tacos a Go Go (Main between McGowen and Elgin)
     
    #1 da1, Sep 20, 2012
  2. Rocketman95

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    What you recommend at each one? I dig Tacos La Bala.
     
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  3. da1

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    Numbers respective to the places I named

    1. Chicken, al pastor. Meat extremely juicy and full of flavor, and cut in thick pieces, not shredded like some places.
    2. Chicharron, chicken, beef fajita. Green hot sauce is the key here.
    3. Chicken. The chicken here is marinated and red in color, very tasty. Also you can add toppings for no charge.
    4. Trompo. Avocado sauce is good.
    5. Fish tacos. Highest priced of all the tacos on the list, $2.50 each, probably because of the area it's in, Midtown.
     
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    Big fan of the Cuban tacos at El Rey, sans sour cream
     
    #4 MadMax, Sep 20, 2012
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    taco nazo FTMFW.
     
    #5 macalu, Sep 20, 2012
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    X1000000 #1 in my book. Check it out, when we have friends over who are not familiar with the areas I grew up in, I love to take them to El Taconazo and give them a scenic tour before hand lol! What's awesome is I got at least two families that now frequently go there to pick up diner and then drive back to Champions forest lol!!
     
    #6 Blurr#7, Sep 20, 2012
  7. Pole

    Pole Houston Rockets--Tilman Fertitta's latest mess.

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    Good God almighty I can't wait to come back to Houston next month.

    Did you find any places that use the rotisserie (like schwarma).......

    My mouth is watering something fierce.
     
    #7 Pole, Sep 20, 2012
  8. da1

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    Pollos Asados La Silla, thus the name. Pollo Riko does too but not that great.
     
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  9. da1

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    No chicken offered and hot sauce is mediocre. Avocado sauce is good though.
     
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    LongHornFan's mom's boyfriend's mom's house. :eek:
     
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    a real taco doesn't have chicken.:)
     
    #11 macalu, Sep 20, 2012
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    +1 but gotta keep the cream. El Rey is too notch.
     
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    If you claim they're good, how come they closed their Downtown location? :eek:
     
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  14. da1

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    El Rey is nothing special
     
    #14 da1, Sep 20, 2012
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    [gringo] Torchy's [/gringo]
     
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    Goode Co Taqueria has a good, simple, crispy taco
     
    #16 DonkeyMagic, Sep 20, 2012
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    Another vote for Tacos La Bala. The Burritos are great!!!
     
    #17 glad_ken, Sep 20, 2012
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    I've eaten at El Ray so much that now when I even see it I get a stomach ache, although their fajita nacho's are the bizzomb. The Cuban sandwich is too, but this is a Taco thread and stuff.

    My preferred is El Tiempo. Only $9.99 for three extra large tacos with all fixings. I'm addicted to the potatoes in the beef or something.

    Nice try at humor Swoly, FAIL again though bruh.
     
    #18 LonghornFan, Sep 20, 2012
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    #19 Ziggy, Sep 20, 2012
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    oh **** that completely slipped my mind. Yes Yes and Yes. The Trailer Park Trashy is my go to option there. Also, their queso with the guacamole in it is great. It seems like most places in Austin do this, but I have not seen it at Houston places, why is that? Adds so much to the queso.
     
    #20 BigBird, Sep 20, 2012
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