318758 Fri Aug 18 17:20:20 -0700 2006 6 8 Midwest 0 1817435 I am new to the boards and this most likely comes up pretty often, but which are the best taquerias in the Cities? I have been hankering for some good tacos and the reviews from the city pages don't point me to the best. Fri Aug 18 17:20:21 -0700 2006 26966 kolgrim 1 1817595 Try Taqueria La Hacienda either in the Mercado Central on Lake and Bloomington or on the northeast corner of Lake and Clinton. Fri Aug 18 18:06:54 -0700 2006 1817435 11418 eleatic stranger 1 1817918 El Burrito Mercado on Concord in St. Paul Their deli is tops, and the store is loaded with hispanic influenced cooking items. Top rate for everything. Fri Aug 18 19:50:57 -0700 2006 1817435 14083 cooknKate 1 1818062 We love La Hacienda (Lake Street) & Pineda Tacos (also on Lake Street) Fri Aug 18 20:37:48 -0700 2006 1817435 10260 MariQ 2 1819369 Pineda now has a location in Plymouth as well - in the same strip mall as Tea House. Sat Aug 19 16:35:22 -0700 2006 1818062 11349 Danny 1 1823043 I'm a big fan of the tacos from Los Ocampo in the Midtown Global Market. (Service can be flaky, but the food is so good I don't care.) They also have a stand-alone restaurant somewhere, but I haven't been there yet. Taqueria Los Ocampo Midtown Global Market http://www.midtownglobalmarket.com/ In St. Paul, try El Burrito Mercado - it's a large grocery store with a cafeteria. I recommend carnitas or birria for the tacos. http://www.elburritomercado.com/restaurant.htm Or go to El Mercado Central for tacos from La Hacienda and others. (La H also has a stand-alone restaurant on Lake Street.) Mercado Central 1515 E. Lake St., Minneapolis http://mercadocentral.net/ Actually, most of the taquerias on Lake Street are good-to-great. I went to La Poblanita last weekend and had some nice tinga tacos. (However, I thought their horchata was too sweet.) And they make their own tortillas, which is great! La Poblanita 1617 E Lake St, Minneapolis 612.728.0383 http://www.lapoblanitainc.com/ City Pages did a Lake-Street taqueria review several years ago, but I think most of the information is still valid (other than some address changes - the stand-alone La Hacienda moved across the street, and the 21xx outpost of Pineda Tacos has been torn down). http://citypages.com/databank/25/1247/article12599.asp After you try some tacos, do please report back on whether you liked them! Anne Mon Aug 21 20:00:02 -0700 2006 1817435 12541 AnneInMpls 2 1875659 Definitely try taqueria los ocampo. In particular, try a huarache de prensado. Thu Sep 14 06:04:33 -0700 2006 1823043 11418 eleatic stranger