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    Mahi mahi taco
    David R.

    At last, we have quality tacos in Mansfield!! Todd and Keegan have a small take out operation on route 32 (about 100 yards from South Eagleville) that makes first rate tacos and burritos. (I've only had the tacos, but I'm confident.) When you walk in, there's a counter open to the kitchen, so you can watch all the magic happen. While you wait for your order, you can pick from about a dozen different (very different) sauces. The chips and salsa or queso were great, fresh and crunchy chips with salsa that looks homemade and queso that is miles away from the yellow stuff you get from most places. We had several different tacos. Star of the show for us was the mahi-mahi taco, which was not like a traditional fish taco; this had some of the expected slaw, but also a tropical fruit salsa. An interesting blend of flavors, though I'd like to have seen just a little more fish. There was a daily special taco, chicken larb, and yes, it was a good interpretation of that dish, only wrapped up in a taco. The third, also chicken, was slightly off menu, but for lunar new year, we got kung pao chicken ... in a taco. Again, a good rendition of the dish, in a novel presentation. For all of the above, we did not use the sauces, allowing the chef to put in all the flavor he wanted to. No regrets. For the last 2, we played with the sauces. Smoked pork taco was the better of the "non-specialty" tacos. You don't get ground up pork or even shredded pork; it's sliced, and there's plenty of it. Topped with veggies and a bit of green sauce, it's waiting for you to choose from the many bottles of sauces, like smoked garlic and lime, ancho, black bean and garlic... (I probably butchered the names, but they are close and you get the idea.) The beef taco was closest to a typical beef taco, only imagine one with fresh, good quality ingredients. Again, a great starting point for the sauces. This was our first trip, but definitely not the last. OK - we did go back. 1) I added a picture of the *current* sauce selection. I didn't realize that this was an evolving set of tastiness. 2) Tried the fire roasted shrimp taco. If you look at the photo, you can see the lettuce, the tomato, plenty of shrimps, and wonderful bits of mango. Very happy to have added this experience. 3) Didn't have a burrito last time, so went for the Kung Pao Chicken Burrito. It's huge! This was an opportunity to try several (4) of the sauces. I tried without, and then added some to each of several bites. They were good, and I recommend that you try the experiment yourself, but for me, the flavor balance that the chef put in (no sauce) was the best. Check out the photo to see all the goodness inside. 4) I also added another pic of the smoked pork. Still amazing. Enjoy!!

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    Excellent, extremely fresh and healthy. Owner is incredibly generous and provides great service.

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    Had a burrito bowl, which I could barely eat. It was cold and just totally mush! Will never order from them again

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    Good tacos, fair price, quick service, eccentric interior design. Overall I would recommend.

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