Pittsburgh is freezing, not exactly the BAHAMAS
But it rules when it comes to all its downtown PANORAMAS
And it's numero uno when it comes to perfect DAMAS
And Friday night fights and all the drunken college DRAMAS
But I heard there's a Taco place that's like Tractors to FARMERS
More addictive than Denver or Cali's MARIJUANAS
So I came here faster than Speedy GONZALEZ
Didn't even change, I came here in my PAJAMAS
Had to wait in line behind the Padres and the MAMAS
Herding round the taco stand like hungry little LLAMAS
But I was able to bear it like one of those KOALAS
Even though this stand was more packed than that titty BAR WAS
Made me feel so drunk, just like 100 Arnold PALMERS
Every taste was powerful like Indian MAHARAJAS
They said "want some more" and I responded "SI, YAH, MAS!"
Best taco in the North East is right here at LAS PALMAS!
WHAT!
What to get: Rib Eye Taco, Rib Eye Taco, Rib Eye Taco.
Why: Because I said so and I know things.
Condiments?: Add your own. The salsa will kill you, be careful which ones you put on it. Try the milder ones, if there are any. Plus tons of onions and cilantro.
What else: If they don't give me enough I yell "Mas, Pal. Mas!" And get dirty looks.
We're talking about some of the greatest tacos in the history of tacos. Their other location was probably the first time I had this type of big large ribeye taco and I fell madly in love with them - Lomo as they're called by many - and it's easy to see why, considering how utterly delicious they are. Better even than the equivalent at L'Patron of Chicago and other more well-known places.
With the ultimate big generous self-service condiment bar and with a vast array of delicious salsas, and with the most succulent amazing ribeye meat and the best savoury large brown tortillas, I've been in love with LP since the first time I tried them. I'm pretty sure I always will be. Just make sure you ask for the ribeye. It's what makes life worth living.
To think, the first few times I came I didn't know about the Ribeye, and still loved this place. But once I discovered the Ribeye, there was no going back, nor will there ever be. Long may they be here, doing this.
Yes they may be bad for your Palma-nary Artery and yes they are too big to hold in the Palma your hand, but these tacos are literally among the 5 best tacos in the United States. There. I said it.
So when I say top 5 tacos in the United States please don't take it lightly. I've tried probably 3,000 taco places in this country (I'm not kidding) and plenty of those were the "top rated" places in one city or another. So I consider myself something of an expert. As much as someone who is not from Mexico can be. And si, I've been to Mexico a bunch too. Yo estoy enamorada con Las Palmas.
All the meats are good, some are great, but it's the Rib Eye that is a top 5 taco in the country. It's dramatically superior to any of the others at this stand, or any other rival tacos for hundreds of miles. The next best nearest tacos are the Rib Eye at La Divina in Buffalo (not quite as good), among others in and around Buffalo, or Los Guachos in Columbus.
Don't expect it to be like other street tacos you've had. Mexico is vast and has so many different regions which each have many different types of tacos and stands and shops and trucks, and there are so many different ways to do tacos. This place pre-prepares most of the meats en-masse and then dumps them on a large duo of corn tortillas (twice the size of the tacos you're used to, but still only 2 or 3 dollars), and puts nothing at all on them. Then you mosey over to the salsa bar, and add any one of about 10 different salsas and about 10 other different veggie-type condiments. Muy generoso!
I think the location in Dormont is even better, by the way - that's the original.
Be warned. Most of the salsas will blow your head off. If they will blow my head off (and I can take it, believe me), then they may be too much for a lot of you. Ask them which ones are milder for a more gentle experience, both now and when you use the bathroom later.
Don't miss the grocery store either. It's adorable and full of cheap, delicious Mexican products, and sometimes hot tamales too!
Now it's time for some Madonna:
Madonna, "Tacos De Las Palmas"
Last night I dreamt of Las Palmas
Just like I'd never gone, I ordered one
A young guy with Ribeye on the grill
It all seems like Mexico to me, not West PA
Tropical the Pittsburgh breeze
No other tacos as good as these
This is where I long to be
Tacos De Las Palmas
And when there's salsa on
I get tingling in my tum
It burns my bum and stings my eyes
Your Mexican Ribeye
Tropical the Pittsburgh breeze
All the people Pittsburghese
This is where I long to be
Tacos De Las Palmas
And when the salsa settled
I'd run to the loo so fast
It burns my bum and stings my eyes
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