633277 Wed Jul 01 18:06:45 -0700 2009 16 8 Midwest 0 4822898 I'm looking for Kansas City's best taco. I'm open to any kind of taco, but prefer one of two - the authentic, double mini-corn soft tortillas filled with meat, onion, cilantro, and a radish, or the fantastically hedonistic fried flour puffy tacos. I just moved here from Des Moines, where I had two places I frequented (Tacos Mariana's and Tasty Tacos) and need to find out where here. I've eaten the Sonoran Tacos at Ponak's and, while tasty, weren't exactly what I wanted. Are there any taco trucks in KC? Those generally have great food! Wed Jul 01 18:06:45 -0700 2009 1086319 jhojati 1 4823551 Cancun Fiesta Fresh in Westport has street tacos. Wed Jul 01 23:24:56 -0700 2009 4822898 270090 inbiz 1 4823614 Last year , my wife and I stopped at a street vendor just west of 23rd and Summit. It was set-up like a street vendor on the mexican/US border. The tacos were warmed on a griddle outside, while inside the storefront was a variety of salsas and onions with cilantro to finish your tacos. A very enjoyable snack. Thu Jul 02 01:59:48 -0700 2009 4822898 222797 powillie 1 4823871 i'll 2nd Cancun Fiesta Fresh in Westport. sounds like what your looking for. Thu Jul 02 06:20:15 -0700 2009 4822898 141043 jdl98 1 4824241 Far better than Cancun Fiesta Fresh: There is a Michoacan grocery store at the corner of 12th and Minnesota in KCK. The lunch counter inside has tacos (and burritos, tortas, etc) that are 100% authentic. Best tacos I have ever had. You choose your meat(s) (incl. pastor, barbacoa, lamb, lengua, carnitas, etc), the woman puts them on corn tortillas, with a sprinkling of cilantro and onion on top. FABULOUS!! Thu Jul 02 08:24:26 -0700 2009 4822898 257124 ragamuffin 1 4824281 Rudys has the puffy taco you are speaking of, it's very good. Everything at Rudy's is good. My top mexican restaurants in KC are (I've lived her my entire life and love Mexican food) 1. El Sombreo (Claycomo) 2. Los Corrales 3. Dos Hombres 4. Ponaks 5. Manny's Thu Jul 02 08:38:27 -0700 2009 4822898 1090317 hexum311 1 4824374 El Taconazo has good, cheap street tacos. Panzon's has a great fried chicken taco and a good spinach/pepperjack enchilada. Try In-A-Tub for some really weird and greasy deep-fried tacos. Thu Jul 02 09:02:55 -0700 2009 4822898 97750 kctraci 2 4824485 In -A-Tub is weird! Thu Jul 02 09:38:50 -0700 2009 4824374 270090 inbiz 2 4825179 El Taconazo has the best tacos in town. The pig leg tacos are my favorite, along with cabeza. In A Tub... hmmmm, the deep fried tacos with kraft-esque cheese powder. Not immediately what comes to mind for good tacos. But the way the grease and cheese powder combine to make cheese is alchemy. Thu Jul 02 13:14:28 -0700 2009 4824374 11178 chileheadmike 2 4864948 Tried In A Tub today. Wow. Not nearly authentic, but they were strangely delicious. I would say the worst part of them was the powdered cheese, but was still pretty great. Thu Jul 16 12:59:32 -0700 2009 4824374 1086319 jhojati 1 4824893 Taco trucks are usually parked in front of Oasis dance club on SW Blvd. Thu Jul 02 11:31:00 -0700 2009 4822898 14230 heatherkay 1 4826494 I like El Camino Real in Kansas City, KS (one on N. 7th and one on Argentine Blvd) they have hand-made tortillas and great Tacos Al Pastor sliced right from the spit spinning in the front window. I also really like the tacos at El Vulcan on Independence Ave. in Independence. It's kind of a little diamond in the rough-occupying a little building that used to be a donut shop I think. The carne asada tacos are great and the spicy green sauce is killer. Good luck! Thu Jul 02 22:18:51 -0700 2009 4822898 22757 zeke 1 4832339 for the double corn tortilla with onion cilantro lime and meats, i'd second Cancun Fiesta as a good street taco place. But also you can head to Southwest Boulevard to the best of the Taqueria Mexicos and order the tacos ala carte. I always go for the cabeza (head, cheek), lengua (tongue), pastor or chorizo and egg. They're all good, and relatively cheap for the quality. On the weekends, they're open late so if you've had a few sips, the tacos taste that much better. Mon Jul 06 01:05:05 -0700 2009 4822898 142239 gobblegobble 1 4835854 All of your replies are great. I love hearing about something new (In-A-Tub) and the multitude of options you gave me will give me many days of happy taco-eating in order to determine which I like the best. Side note...who would you say has the best Mission-style burrito (similar to Panchero's, Chipotle, Qdoba with rice/beans/cheese/meat/whatever else inside)? I've eaten at Burrito Bros. in City Market and found them to be very good. It's hard for any place to compete with Panchero's for me (U of Iowa grad), but burritos are a food group in and of themselves as far as I am concerned. Tue Jul 07 06:16:40 -0700 2009 4822898 1086319 jhojati 2 4840633 The Salvadorean place on Independence Avenue (Sabor de Centro Americano?) has awesome huge burritos that are super cheap. They reminded me of a more authentic Chipotle, and came with pretty zippy salsa. Also, they have excellent pupusas. Wed Jul 08 13:38:53 -0700 2009 4835854 23101 skim 1 4861851 I ate at el pueblito on Sunday night, and wasn't impressed. The service inside was terrible, we waited several minutes before being addressed and several more to get drinks, chips, and salsa. We ordered queso dip for our chips, as well as a taco al pastor and the fajitas. The taco was pretty good, although the tortilla could have used a little longer on the grill. The queso dip came out after our fajitas, and was lukewarm and very thick (it had obviously been sitting there quite a while). The fajitas were more onion than anything else, but the meat was not bad (it's fajita meat, what do you expect?). When we asked for three more tortillas, we waited a good five minutes. Our margarita was straight out of a bottle, and was not good. If I were to ever go back (not likely with the abundance of Mexican restaurants in the area), I would only order tacos and I would sit outside on the patio (they seemed to be receiving much better service). Wed Jul 15 14:26:10 -0700 2009 4822898 1086319 jhojati 2 4864723 I eat there for lunch sometimes and enjoy the Huaracha with chicken. Sometimes I can get them to give me a tiny side of mole sauce that I dump on it. I haven't tried them, but their fajitas look good and are cheap at lunch time. I also love the Tropicana ice cream place next door. Pine Nut ice cream is delicious! Thu Jul 16 12:00:15 -0700 2009 4861851 97750 kctraci