Tacos El Gordo

My next stop was Tacos El Gordo in Chula Vista off of H Street, a small shop, but one that takes the cake so far in my everlasting journey of eating delicious tacos.  I’ve now created easy to understand categories to rate and help me review the shop while keeping it short and simple! The categories are: quantity, quality, customer service, and of course pricing. Upon entering the shop in my taco suit, the usual reactions of people to my suit were present however, once I wanted to order my food the cooks and other employees kept their cool and treated me with respect and made me feel welcome by throwing jokes and staring a normal conversation. I ordered tacos de carne asada, and adobada for the price of the tacos was a bit expensive. Surely after devouring the tacos the price was worth the clogging of my arteries.  The meat is prepared (in my opinion)  to perfection, for the meat was juicy flavorful to the point where I became sad that I was finishing my tacos. The tacos come with the meat asked for, onions, a special sauce and a lot of guacamole. I might say that the guacamole is to die for it is prepared well and with a perfect amount of lemon to give it a faint, but good sour taste. They give you a shit ton of meat in your taco (twss) so the 2 dollars per taco is well worth the price. Now bring it back to my categories the quantity of the food and meat is a 10 out of 10 because 3 or 4 tacos is well enough for any person for they are meat packed. The quality of the food is superb, they really do know how to prepare and cook their meat giving them another 10 out of 10. Customer service is excellent for the employees are bilingual and are welcoming as well, they are more than happy to serve you and talk to you. Last of all, the pricing of the food is a little extreme especially if you want more than 4 tacos, which will already cost you more than 10 dollars. The competition with pricing compared to other taco shops is tough, but I didn’t mind paying the price for the quality of the food was perfect, giving it a 9 out of 10. Overall this establishment is good for anyone who is in dire need of a good taco and does not mind the price. If you love eating tacos from Tijuana, this is the place to go because it is a Tijuana based restaurant and sure does live up to its name by making you fat and happy.

Tacos El Poblano

 

 
Tacos El Poblano is located in a small area right in front of the K-Mart off East H Street. Going into the restaurant, everything looks very clean and well organized so a welcoming and comfortable vibe was present. Of course entering the establishment with my suit made the employees smile at me and look at me in shock, however; it didn't phase them one bit when showing their polite smiles. Now all things aside lets get into the food! To order your food you look at the signs above the cooks (there are always three) and decide which meat you would like to digest in your stomach. Upon asking the cooks they were polite enough to respond and make the food that you request. The cooks speak both Spanish and English, so it is easy for any person to order their food. Of course the specialty of the place is tacos, but you also have the option to get quesadillas or anything taco related. Once you order your taco you are politely asked if you want everything on it; cilantro, onion, and guacamole are everything that comes on it and might I say the combination of the three is amazing. Along with an assortment of condiments is provided ranging from a variety of salsas mild to hot as well as carrots, onions and other traditional Mexican condiments. Now eating the food was delicious, for I had ordered carne asada and adobada (because that's all I could afford at the time), but let me tell you those two meats were absolutely delicious, soft, crispy meat that just melts in your mouth. What didn't really help was the guacamole for it was watery and didn't have much flavor, but the mouth watering meat made up for it. Overall I would give this a Taco Libre: 9 out of 10 just because of the guacamole; I love me a great tasting smashed avocado. For $1.85 each taco that kinda hurts my wallet and hindered me from ordering more tacos, but the meat satisfies and is worth the price.

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