The bright yellow awning and bold orange all-caps lettering on a Phillips gas station along Northwest Highway had caught my attention a couple times, but each visit led to an ...
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Review: Chupacabra’s
A wet Thursday afternoon made for the perfect day to find the much sought after chupacadra, not the mythical goat sucker, instead Chupacabra’s the taqueria found at the corner of Ross and Fitzhugh in Dallas. It was a quiet afternoon with only the cashier and cook in the market. There are several tables inside and a [...]
Review: Pio’s Taqueria
There are a few gas station taquerias between Dallas and Austin. Having taken a few trips back and forth this past year, I kept passing by a highway billboard for a Mobil Quix mart station advertising an “Authentic Mexican Taqueria.” After a great time at SxSW this year, I was heading back to Dallas early and [...]
The SxSW Guide to Gas Station Tacos
So you’re heading to SxSW and there’s no doubt you’ve heard all about the great BBQ in Austin or how you should try the Migas at Maudie’s (psst.. their migas are overrated), but did you know Austin has a few gas station taquerias? Plus there are a couple additional stops for tacos if you are [...]
McKinney Shell Station
It was a beautiful day in mid January when our family enjoyed a walk around the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s Dinosaur exhibit. Heading back to the freeway, driving the side roads of McKinney, we passed a couple gas stations. The side of a Shell station had a large “Tacos 99¢” sign on a [...]
Review: Roberto’s Taco Shop
Yelp is a goldmine for finding gas station tacos. Before heading to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), my co-worker did some searching and found a Roberto’s at a Shell station just north of the Vegas strip. The first night in town we decided to grab a cab and head north. We watched [...]
Review: La Casita
La Casita is tucked away off North Central Expressway where 635 and 75 meet. In a moment of gas station taco serendipity, I caught a quick glance of what looked like a taqueria sign one day driving south on 75. Weeks later I tried finding the Valero gas station only to fail, Google Maps couldn’t [...]
Review: Las Cazuelas Grill
The whole gas station Mexican food thing sort of started here for me. It started at a Las Cazuelas Grill, but one in Dearborn, Michigan where I spent quite a few lunches downing their Las Cazuelas tacos – a loosely folded deep-fried taco topped with lettuce, cheese and sour cream. The Dearborn location didn’t sell street tacos [...]
Review: Super Taco
Half the fun of doing a gas station taco blog is the hunt. I find out about places from people asking if I know such-and-such a place and searching Yelp and Google, but serendipity is still how I find most gas station taquerias. Driving back from San Antonio and spending a few hours in Fredericksburg, [...]
Review: Habaneros The Taco Revolution
One night after trying to head back to Dallas after a Texas Rangers game I passed a Valero gas station with a flashy red habanero pepper shouting “The Taco Revolution.” Its signage looked chain-like similar to Grapevine’s Green Chili Grill (neither are chains.) I eventually found an entrance to the freeway that wasn’t blocked-off by [...]
A Mini “Taco Tour” in Downtown Los Angeles
This week I spent time in my hometown Los Angeles. I was there to attend and speak at Blog World Expo and while I was looking forward to seeing some good friends, listen to some great talks, and learn what others are doing in blogging I was more excited about a “taco tour” I planned [...]
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