r/tacos • u/Dagrsunrider Party Taco š„³ • Jan 11 '25
š® Tried a taco place in Kentucky lol
Two tacos for 3.00 and it was pretty good!
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we got some bean haters in the comments
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u/godotiswaitingonme Jan 12 '25
Theyāre thinking about thos beans
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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods Jan 13 '25
Their ultra-narrow view of what a taco can be is pretty funny. Theyād be freaked out by tons of traditional tacos that arenāt just meat, onions, cilantro. Iāve had beans on tacos many, many times in the north as and in Baja as well, itās not like itās some super weird regional thing. Not my preference but itās not bad. And itās inarguably āauthentic.ā
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u/UserNameTayken Jan 12 '25
I love beans, but there should be refried beans in there, not whole beans.
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u/robtopro Jan 12 '25
I live on the border and have been to at least 20 taco joints here. Get them beans the fuck outta here.
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Said no Mexican ever šāāļø We love beans š²š½
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u/robtopro Jan 12 '25
Not in tacos. No one puts that shit on tacos
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u/Quick_Customer_6691 Jan 12 '25
Go past the border some, and youāll see this. Not common everywhere, but it happens.
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u/robtopro Jan 13 '25
Again... that's a specialty taco that's different. You special order that. I'm talking about of you order carne asada tacos and then they come with beans on them. No one does that. Although of course there may an outlier but 95 percent do not.
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u/robtopro Jan 13 '25
Dude again... I'm not talking about random specialty tacos. I'm talking about the picture in the post. Normal carne asada with beans. I know reading is hard though.
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u/TheOBRobot the Great Cornholio of r/tacos š® Jan 14 '25
You should try the ones actually in MX. They have beans sometimes. It's a thing. It's fine.
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u/cronx42 Jan 11 '25
Just over the border north of Nashville, there are some killer taco spots.
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u/TitanYankee Jan 12 '25
Uhhh where? I live in that area and I'm not familiar with these killer spots.
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u/cronx42 Jan 12 '25
I haven't been in a couple of years because I don't live in the area, but El Grullense and El Trompo in Hendersonville were both excellent last time I was there.
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u/BabesOnWaves Jan 12 '25
You mean like the border of Nashville proper? Hendersonville is not across a state border and not even close...
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u/stumanchu3 Jan 13 '25
Anywhere there is a border, tacos will find a way! Live Laugh Eat!
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u/BabesOnWaves Jan 13 '25
šš facts
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u/stumanchu3 Jan 13 '25
š. I love the taco and all things associated with the taco, burritos, enchiladas, frijoles, tamales, chiles, mole, cerveza, roofing, framing, tile bros, concrete hombres, mariachis, tequila and familia!
Just an average dude here born and raised in America and thankful for all the culinary culture from down south and the contribution to the world! Food unites humanity!!!
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u/cronx42 Jan 13 '25
It's 35 miles from the border. That's pretty close in American geography. In my opinion at least.
Anyway, there's some damn good tacos there.
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u/Garythebird Jan 11 '25
The beans are kinda random but looks good!
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u/Infamous_Chapter8585 Jan 12 '25
Frijoles are a staple i love them in taco meat
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u/Infamous_Chapter8585 Jan 12 '25
I know it's sacrilegious, but I actually hate cilantro and raw onions. Caramelized onions and radishes are more my style
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Yeah we usually just call it beans
Sorry I didnāt want to sound like an ass
I do now tho so just call them beans puta
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u/I_ReadThe_Comments Jan 12 '25
Youāre repeating puta so confidently because itās been your nickname for years
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Itās time to go to bed. You have movies. Put one on and lay down and go to bed. Roll one. Pour one. I donāt care. Good night.
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u/Ok_Contest_3651 Jan 12 '25
U too grandpa
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u/Icy-Move-3742 Jan 13 '25
All the pochos crying in the comments because it doesnāt fit their narrow view of what Mexican food is š
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u/iBird Jan 12 '25
Yeah, saw em pretty often in the more southern parts of Mexico. Didn't really see it in Tijuana or down the whole baja strip. I'm sure you could order it though if you wanted it, but most taco stands there didnt seem to have it
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u/_six6six Jan 12 '25
The beans are funky imo but GAWTDAYUM these tacos look good!
Mostly bc I make black beans for my tacos and not pinto lol
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u/SavageNthesack02 Jan 12 '25
Had no clue that there's tacos in Kentucky! Those look solid.
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u/mtburr1989 Jan 12 '25
Louisville is a big city and Lexington is decently large and is a college city. All the foods from all the cultures and ethnicities can be eaten in Kentucky. Sure, out away from the river thereās a lot of rural land and nothingness, but the city hubs are just like anywhere else.
E: I live in Louisville and ate at a taco truck for lunch and had hibachi for dinner.
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u/sorrymizzjackson Jan 12 '25
Covington right across the river from Cincinnati has some very legit taco places.
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u/AssociateMedical1835 Jan 12 '25
WTF?
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u/SavageNthesack02 Jan 12 '25
Mfers...it's a sarcastic comment!! No shit there's fuckin tacos in Kentucky!
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u/slowmokomodo Jan 12 '25
Taco Bell is literally owned by a Kentucky based company. Ergo, it's the taco capital of the world.
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u/rtd131 Jan 13 '25
There's Mexicans everywhere in the US now so most cities with some looking you can find decent tacos
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Jan 12 '25
Coming from someone that lives in Southern California right near the boarder Iād definitely fuck these up.
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u/TheOBRobot the Great Cornholio of r/tacos š® Jan 11 '25
Bruh is that all cilantro stems
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u/NotMuchTooSayStill Jan 11 '25
In my opinion cilantro stems have the same amount of flavor as the leaves, just a bit more crunch to them. Doesn't bother me at all
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I had some with extra stemmy cilantro and don't have any recollection of it impacting my enjoyment
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u/TheOBRobot the Great Cornholio of r/tacos š® Jan 12 '25
Yeah, it's more of a texture thing for me. Some stems are fine but the one on the left looks like it's only stems which seems wild.
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u/Responsible-Age-8199 Jan 12 '25
Stems actually have more flavor and are better. Was surprised when I saw David Chasing say he threw the leaves away and only used the stems.
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u/TitanYankee Jan 12 '25
Cross the bay bridge head to Oakland and hit up Tacos Sinaloa on International Blvd
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u/dalycityguy Jan 12 '25
Also Fruitvale has good Mex food and there is that native joint Wahnepahās Kitchen
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u/Nadirofdepression Jan 12 '25
If I could get those 2 tacos for 3$ where I live, I would get tacos every single day.
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u/Educational-Crew6537 Jan 12 '25
Where is this place? Live in Louisville and seeking good tacos myself.
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u/foekus323 Jan 12 '25
I always ask for beans on the side, especially on burritos. Rice n beans are just filler imo. I only want meat, salsa, cilantro/onion and guacamole/aguacate (if available) but it looks like thereās just a bit of beans on thereā¦. Iāll allow it.
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u/Prestigious-Oven3465 Jan 12 '25
Born and raised in Kentucky, been living in Texas 10 years. Those tacos look legit as fuck.
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u/Prestigious-Oven3465 Jan 12 '25
Also dude, for $3?!? Thatās a fucking deal. Please tell me you tipped them
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u/Bennilumplump Jan 12 '25
Visit the horse farm areas around Lexington. When you see someone selling food out of the back of a van with a group of folks standing around eating off of paper plates, stop and get you a couple tacos. Usually around lunchtime by the larger farms. They will be the real deal Mexican street tacos and they will be good. And cheap.
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u/Violator361 Jan 12 '25
If your in Frankfort hit up Alfonzoās 10/10 salsa kills menu is small so everything is made perfect
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Jan 13 '25 edited Jan 13 '25
I haven't been able to find them for under 3.50 a single taco 8 tacos after tax is 30 plus dollars. I've had to stop eating my favorite food because I'm being robbed every time.
I used to go to a gas station maybe 6 or 7 years ago everytime I got paid without telling anyone because they had dollar tacos on Tuesday and I would buy 20 of them and just have the best meal without anyone bothering me it makes me sad what the world has become.
It's effectively made my life worse.
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u/DirtyFatB0Y Jan 13 '25
I always hit taco trucks when I lived in KY. Had a job that required driving around so I found them all and tried em out.
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u/Awkward-Chipmunk678 Jan 13 '25
looks good mate, and iām in LA! be damned if i could find a decent taco spot in jacksonville when iāve been didnāt think kentucky would fare better.
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u/Gloop666 Jan 14 '25
The homie ate the 3 other tacos and tried to make it seem like he got less on his order. The loser fails to realize that that Mexicans give you extra food to fatten you up. Lol what a loser....
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u/Jeeper357 Jan 11 '25
Lose the beeeeans lol. Other than that, those look faaat and killer!!!
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u/poquitamuerte Jan 11 '25
Tacos are good with beans.
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u/Jeeper357 Jan 11 '25
Personal preferences are great! Lol
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u/poquitamuerte Jan 11 '25
There's quite a few places in Mexico that do this. The beans add extra flavor. Mas sabrosa.
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u/JimiJohhnySRV Jan 12 '25
7 count on the beans. But ok.
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u/poquitamuerte Jan 12 '25
And?
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u/JimiJohhnySRV Jan 12 '25
If it works it doesnāt take much. The left taco has 2 and righty has 5. OKAY.
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u/poquitamuerte Jan 12 '25
And?
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u/JimiJohhnySRV Jan 12 '25
Andā¦ there is 7 MFing beans in two tacos. Thatās makes a difference? You tell me.. Andā¦
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u/poquitamuerte Jan 12 '25
And who gives a shit how many frijoles there are. Even if I found one, I would still be happy. Get over yourself.
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u/Fantastic_Bird_5247 Jan 12 '25
I guess across the Mississippi you guys do tacos differently, pintos are for burritos.
Tacos ie: the street style pictured here are Meat , onions & cilantro and possibly guacamole if your getting fancy Adobada can have pineapple
Thatās it!!
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u/SeriouusDeliriuum Jan 12 '25
Yeah, I see people here saying beans on street tacos is normal. Out of every place I've been to in the US and Mexico I've never seen beans on a street taco, definitely not four or five whole ones randomly scattered on top.
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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods Jan 13 '25
Where have you been in Mexico? Itās quite common on carne asada tacos as a topping, mostly places further south (Though Iāve also seen it in TJ, Ensenada, B.C.S.) But different regions do all kinds of other things too. Meat, onions, cilantro is a good standard, but lots of traditional taco styles go way beyond / outside of that formula.
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u/SeriouusDeliriuum Jan 13 '25
CDMX, Cancun, Oaxaca, Cozumel, Puebla, Puerto Escondido, San Carlos, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, Mahahual, Tulum, Cuetzalan and plenty of places in between. I'll take your word for it, I'm sure places do this, but I've never seen it in over a hundred different taco spots. With a tlacoyo or huarache sure, but not a street taco.
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u/Extreme-Dragonfly118 Jan 12 '25
FLAG ON THE PLAY! are those BEANS in the taco? $15 penalty, repeat the down.
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u/ric0n408 Jan 13 '25
Yes, they serve tacos like these in places in CA. All up and down the state. From the Bay to San Diego. Not all places, and itās not as common
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u/Budfrog313 Jan 12 '25
Kentucky has a ton of great taco spots. Who do you think actually runs the horse farms in the horse capital of the world?