Yesterday morning when I was driving to work I realized that I'd forgotten to eat/bring breakfast, and remembered that there was a place on the way that advertised breakfast tacos. I made sure I had a little bit of cash and decided to try my luck.
Not sure whether this place is still a gas station or is a former gas station ... they do still have pumps but I dunno if they're functional.
When I walked in I was confused because it just looked like a convenience store, and I didn't see any employees. Then I saw the counter in the back and a woman working there. I decided to see if I could order in English (native Texan so I do know the Spanish words for basic breakfast taco components, but I wanted to know if I'd be able to come back and order something more complicated), so I asked for a breakfast taco with potato, egg, bacon, and cheese.
She understood, made sure I wanted just one, and pulled out a huge homemade tortilla, then loaded it up with all of the ingredients. She then asked if I wanted salsa, and when I replied in the affirmative she got a squeeze bottle out of the refrigerator and put some on the taco. She then wrapped the taco up and put it into a paper bag with some napkins, and started talking to the next customer.
I was unsure about paying since she'd dismissed me without asking for payment and I hadn't seen anybody else, but when I walked up to the cash register at the front a man appeared and told me the taco was $2.50. I was surprised as that seems pretty steep for a breakfast taco, but well, it was more than twice the size of the ones I usually get, so whatever.
I ate the taco when I got to work. The highlight was definitely the homemade tortilla. The bacon was pretty good, it was in bite-size pieces (rather than whole stringy strips or bacon-bit size) and was crispy like I like it. The potatoes were cooked well if a little bland. Eggs seemed a bit greasy but that's to be expected. Cheese was cheese, and I'm glad she went easy on the salsa because it was pretty oily and spicy.
Usually I get hungry for lunch by about 10am (I still wait at least an hour after that to eat though) because usually I eat a bowl of cereal, or a yogurt, or a granola bar for breakfast. Yesterday I just ate my salad out of habit ... that taco was so filling that I didn't even get hungry for lunch. Guess I could have cut it in half and had half for breakfast and half for lunch, so that makes it a good value for the $2.50.
Not sure whether this foray into Giddings breakfast tacos will be the last, or the first of many. read more