Taco Tuesday at Teocali

Teocali is located at 2512 Holmes Street, KC, MO

$1 Tacos (just beef)

Delicious. These tacos are just juicy enough. The shells are the perfect size so that you can put an almost half meat, half lettuce, small tomato slices and some cheese in (I opt out of sour cream) your mouth. The meat wasn’t spicy (downfall), but they put in quite a bit for a dollar. 

The shell was super crispy and the lettuce was fresh and crunch. The lettuce was falling out, but not enough to be like “WTF, what a waste of lettuce”. Small tomato slices were a great addition to this taco. The bite ratio was perfect to where you got the same amount of beef and lettuce with each bite. Just the way I expect them to be. 

The only other downfall of this place was that you have to pay for the salsa, but from what I remember about it, it was spicy and added a lot of substance with the taco. If you want the full experience, you need to get the salsa with it, but if you don’t like spicy, then you are good to go with just the tacos.

My Score: 7.0/10

Taco Tuesday at Ricos Tacos Lupes

Ricos Tacos Lupes is located at 802 Southwest Blvd, KC, MO

Special: $1 street tacos
Street tacos with 6 or 7 different choices 

First walk in, I didn't think much of the place. Just a little place that could only fit about 30 people tops. I sat down and they brought some salsa and chips to me. Ordered immediately because I know what I am there for.

Went with a variety, because why not? I noticed people getting up to get little plastic cups filled with salsa, so I figured I would follow suit and went for it. Walked up to the counter that had 4 different salsas on there ranging from habenero hot to mild. You can't go wrong with any one of these.

Got the tacos and damn did they look good. Packed with meat and the perfect amount of chopped onions (to me at least). They were soft shell, double layered because they were so juicy. They didn't fall apart when you bit into them. The juice was just dripping out the bottom. Just typing this is making my mouth water. 

Each salsa went perfect with each and every meat. Didn't matter what type of combo you chose. 

I have never been a fan of street tacos, but the more I eat them, the more I enjoy them. I have gone back three times since my first time trying these and each time was better than the last. 

Something I usually don't mention is the alcohol. This place has a BYOB policy!! There is a gas station across the street if you forget :)

My Score: 8/10

Taco Tuesday at KC Smoke Burger

KC Smoke Burger is located at 1610 West 39th Street. KC, MO

Special: 99 cent soft Tacos

Let me preface by saying that I love KC Smoke Burger burgers, fries, hot dogs and Phillys (those are what I have tried there).

That being said....

There is a reason these are just 99 cents... 

There was a choice between chicken and beef and I got two of both. They were both extremely greasy with not much filling and the salsa was just terrible. I expected them to be decently spicy with how their fries are, but there wasn't any of that... not even a hint. They should have thrown the spice into the meat to give it some extra kick since the salsa added 0 to the concoction. 

I expected a lot out of these tacos since they have a huge sign up front about them, but I guess you can't be good at everything.

(Sorry, no picture for this one... This was visited before I thought about starting a blog)

My Score: 2.5/10