Tacos Reviews
Salt Lake City/Provo Utah
| Name | Location | Verdict | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paisa taco cart | Salt Lake City, UT | Best | Across from Ferrari dealership In my opinion the best tacos in Utah. There are several other carts in this area (Sears) and they are all authentic and decent, but this one is by far the best. |
| Chunga's | Provo, UT | Excellent | Yummy tacos al pastor that are sweeter than normal and the tortillas are better than most. Slightly above average prices. |
| Pastorero | Provo, UT | Excellent | Quality varies but in general the most authentic (if not best tasting) tacos al pastor I've had in Utah. Excellent salsa. |
| Taqueria el Vaquero | Provo, UT | A has-been | Used to be Los Once Hermanos. Consistently excellent carne asada tacos; birria is pretty good; Delicious red salsa. Update: has changed owners several times and meat has been too salty last couple times. |
| Red Iguana | Salt Lake City, UT | Blah | Carne asada tastes like taco seasoning; fish tacos don't taste like fish |
| Gallo Giro | Provo, UT | Excellent* | But unpredictable. I've eaten here ~100 times and I've possibly never had the same dish served/cooked the exact same way. Aside from that, Asada is good, Al pastor is good but not authentic. Salsa is nothing special. Very good molcajete (rock). Excellent prices and good combo deals, I go here more than anywhere else. |
| El Azteca | Provo, UT | Blah | |
| Betos | Provo, UT | Horrible | Tacos here are horrible, but burritos great. |
| Los Hermanos | Provo, UT | Blah | Not a place for serious mexican food. |
| Diego's | Provo, UT | Decent | Not special IMO. |
| Guanajuato | Provo, UT | Good | Authentic and good, but not great |
| Maria Bonita | Orem | Good | Especially their flautas |
| Lone Star Taqueria | Salt Lake City, UT | Decent | Fish was ok not amazing |
| Mexsal | Provo, UT | Decent | not authentic |
| Cafe Rio | UT | Blah | Awesome burritos and salads, but don't get a taco here. |
| Bajio | UT | Blah | ditto except shrimp tacos are excellent |
| Costa Vida | UT | Blah | ditto Cafe Rio |
Mexico
I've had tacos at hundreds (literally) of places in Mexico, and since there are good tacos most everywhere I'll only list the very best/unique places.
| Location | Verdict | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| North Zocalo of Amecameca, estado de mexico | Best | These are the most amazing tacos I've ever had. They are breakfast tacos (until ~noon) with slabs of meat the size of your hands with huge blue corn tortillas. |
| North Zocalo of Amecameca, estado de mexico | Best | Amazing tacos de birria and consome. Again only there in morning. |
| Tepetlixpa, estado de mexico | Very good | The cecina here is very good. |