I wanted to try something different today, and I wanted to try something more street-taco styled than say Taco Bell. I saw the pictures, and read the reviews, so I figured this was the spot to go to for my taco fix.
I ordered 4 tacos, churros, and some street corn. Total price: $32. The price seemed a bit steep for 4 tacos and such, but I thought I was getting some nice sized tacos, huge street corns, and thick and long churros.
Imagine my surprise when the driver showed up and hands me a bag the size of a paper lunch bag you'd give your kids for school. "Ummm, is this all of it?" "Yes, thank you, have a nice day."
I open the bag up.. first thing I saw was that the street corn was cut off the cob and put in cups, and not on a cob as I had hoped, but they must've used small corn on the cobs because it fit in a cup the size you'd get a large guacamole from Chipotle in. Although it was tasty, it wasn't the experience of street corn I've had before. I don't know if that's how they always do their street corn, or if they did it that way for delivery, in which case they COULD have wrapped whole corn on the cobs in foil to keep everything intact.
Next I noticed a half-dozen churros, which cost me $12, broke in halves, wrapped in tin foil, about the size of a dollar. I prefer my churros to be nice and long like they should be, but at this moment I looked at the brighter side of things and pretended I got 12 mini-churros instead. They tasted like they were manufactured, frozen, and then reheated.
Now comes the best part. The tacos I was craving. $14 for 4 tacos. That's about $3.50 a piece. I got the brisket, fried chicken, BBQ brisket, and the Rusty Taco, the conclusive of their taco line up. The brisket ones were not tender, and the fried chicken one was basically a chicken tender that had been microwaved a little too long due to it's toughness. The Rusty Taco was so underwhelming I don't even remember what it tasted like. I know for sure it didn't make me crave them, and that's suppose to be their pride and joy taco.
However, all 4 tacos were the about the size of a mini quesadilla from Taco Bell. Each one was folded flat, and you could place 2 tacos on a Hershey's bar, and the Hershey's bar would still be longer and thicker. I thought this was some kind of joke or something. For $3.50 I shouldn't get a taco I can do magic tricks with and hide in one hand.
Lesson learned and I know I'll never get Rusty Taco again. I should have got the party pack from Taco Bell and it would have cost half the price and triple the amount of tacos.
TL;DR : If you like sub-par mini-tacos then you'll love this place. read more