Fuzzy's-Gave me a Warm Feeling Inside

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I went to the Fuzzy's Tacos on Camp Bowie at Ridglea. This place brings the Baja to Texas. 

I like to get the Shredded Garlic Beef Tacos with everything on corn tortillas. 

I like this place because it's different than any other taco you can get in town. 

The beef is so flavorful and juicy. The downside...don't get them to go. You will have a wet mess by the time you get home. The beef taco is topped with garlic sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, cilantro, and feta. The corn tortillas are white corn, are soft and don't break under the burden of heavy toppings. They are always piled high. The garlic sauce and feta really give this taco a lighter California feel. Their Butt Burnin Sauce,available on every table, is vinegar based and is light and yummy. One of the best tacos in town.

Torchy's Tacos: The Hipsters Dream

www.torchystacos.com

Today, I used a much appreciated gift card I had received at Christmas for Torchy's Tacos. I stopped in to the MidTown location in Fort Worth near Rosedale and Forest Park. Parking was great. There was a spot right in front. I expected there to be few customers due to the available parking spaces, however the place was jumping when I got inside. Where did all these people come from? It was noticeably heavy on the hipster vibe which I guess fits in with the Magnolia Near South Side revival that's going on in that area. Skinny jeans and beards aside, the atmosphere was warm and inviting. It even had a bar area.

I decided to order The Democrat. It had shredded beef barbacoa with fresh avocado, queso fresco, cilantro, onions served with a fresh wedge of lime and tomatillo salsa with your choice of corn or flour tortilla. I chose flour. I ordered two extra tortillas with it. I had visited Torchy's when it first opened at this location and there was so much meat on my tacos, I had wished I could spread it out over more tortillas. It was almost too big to handle and eat without it becoming a big hot mess. But, this time it wasn't quite as much meat. I still split the toppings from one taco between three tortillas and was full from it.

The appearance of the food was great. The barbacoa was juicy and moist but it didn't leave a puddle of drippings on the bottom of the taco basket. It was perfect as far as moistness goes. The tomatillo sauce was very fresh tasting and overall the taco tasted good. The tortillas were hot and fresh and not rubbery. My only complaint was the mildness of the flavors. I kept waiting for a bite or a kick of spice from something, but it never came. I guess I prefer a little more Tex than Mex in my tacos. I wish the barbacoa would have been a little more flavorful and the tomatillo salsa would have been medium instead of mild.

I ordered a soda with my taco and was pleasantly surprised by my options upon reaching the self serve soda fountain. There was no Coke, Dr Pepper, or Pepsi. Instead I got the Mexican Cola. They had a variety of Pure Cane Soda selections.
The service was very fast and I can't wait to try some of their other tacos very soon. I recommend this place.

El Pollo Regio - Pollo is in the Name for a Reason

My very first taco review is for El Pollo Regio. You can visit their website here http://www.elpolloregio.net . I went to the location at 105 S Bowen Rd, Arlington, TX 76012.

Now, I realize I should have ordered something with "pollo" actually in it. But I didn't.

I had been to a Pollo Regio before and loved the food. I was geared up for a mouth disco, when I made the unfortunate choice of barbacoa for my tacos.

Here are the options

While I was waiting on my tacos I visited the condiment bar. Impressive. The complimentary self serve chips were hot, thick, and crunchy. The selection of salsas was surprising. It was definitely fresh and made in house. I chose a medium chunky red salsa that possibly had roasted veggies in it. The green sauce had tomatillos and cilantro. Both were a medium on the hotness scale. The third sauce, a light green concoction, tasted like some sort of crema with avocado. It wasn't bad, just not my favorite. The best parts about the salsa bar were the raw peppered purple onions and the cabbage mix.

I was more than excited when my plate arrived. There were five tacos accompanied by fresh cilantro, grilled onions and a grilled jalapeño. I loaded up the grilled onions and then topped them off with the peppered onions, cabbage, and cilantro. I poured about half a small paper cups worth of red salsa on it. Then, I took the oh so anticipated first bite.

I immediately knew there was a problem. There was a....squishy feeling in my mouth. Not a good squishy either. I pulled the culprit out of my mouth and it was VERY fatty meat.  Now, I'm sure barbacoa lovers out there like this quality, but fat or gristly meat triggers my gag reflex. I only like Chipotle barbacoa. I know...I'm lame like that.

I proceeded to pick through the rest of my tacos with a fork. There was, in my opinion, so much fat that I was pretty much left with vegetarian tacos by the time I was finished picking it off. I did find two pieces of edible meat, so I tried them for flavor. There wasn't much. The salsas and other condiments saved the day as I used these to fill my tortillas. Oh! I almost forgot the tortillas. The tortillas were corn. I felt they were too greasy and had a taste of grease. I know you need some oil to keep corn shells from breaking apart, but these were a little much.

Would I eat here again? Probably. I think a different choice for meat would have improved my situation. Next time I'll try the "pollo".

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