We are lucky because not far from our condo at the corner of Orizaba and Esperanza streets is Taco Ole! The best taco stand in Mexico. At least in our opinion.
Taco Ole! was started about 18 years ago by Adolfo Ramirez and his wife Elpidia. They were married 20 years ago and have three children ages 18, 15 and 13 who also work in the business. It’s great to join them for tacos once in a while.
When you’re out walking around and feeling a little hungry the best way to satisfy that hunger is to have some tacos. You can get chicken tacos, seafood tacos, etc., but the king of tacos is the beef taco. Taco Ole! only sells beef tacos.
How do you find a good taco stand? First, you listen. Why? Because a good taco stand chops and cooks its meat and onions in front of you. The meat is chopped on wood. So, when the meat is being chopped you hear chop, chop, chop. Then, as you get closer, you smell the cooking of onions and meat and see the long line outside of hungry people waiting for tacos.
When you first learn of a taco stand you want to be sure it’s a place you want to eat. Does the owner/staff wash their hands before cooking and serving? Do they wash their vegetables (onions, cilantro, etc.). Do they use purified water to make the ice served in your Coca Cola? You get the idea. Clearly, Taco Ole! seems to meet all of our basic criteria.
Today, after walking around town for about three hours, we stopped at Taco Ole! for lunch. It’s always nice to see the family and chit chat. Today was no exception. We had great tacos, salsa, Coca Colas, etc., and we enjoyed meeting some new friends.
We told Adolfo and Elpidia about our blog. We told them we were going to write about the taco stand and they wanted to help. They explained all the procedures for keeping the place clean and healthy. But, then it occurred to me that we hadn’t discussed the meat. So, I asked Adolfo about it and had some luck. As we spoke, a new shipment of meat was arriving. We went out back and took a look. Sure enough, a truck had arrived. Thankfully, we had our camera and took some pictures. As you can see, we surely know how to pick a fine taco stand. Ole!
P.S. Don’t forget you can click on the photos and zoom in on anything you might find interesting.
The tacos looked delicious.... but those were heads on the grill !! YIKES....tell me it isn't so!
ReplyDeleteYou are actually looking at the bed of a pickup truck. This meat was just arriving.
ReplyDeleteThe heads of the cow are very disturbing!!
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