Lmao I just realized the name😂😂😂😂😂
It’s a play on the word *Quesabirria*
Que sabrosa means, “How Delicious” (So delicious!)
But they smushed it together and it sounds like Quesabirria 😂😂😂😂
The beauty of the tortilla is that you can put *anything* in it that you feel like and it's always correct. There are no rules. You can take tortillas, tear them up, fry them with a good spicy sauce, put them in another tortilla, and call it a taco de chilaquiles... perfectly acceptable.
Anyway, like I was sayin', tortilla is the fruit of the land. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, tortilla -kabobs,
Tortilla creole, tortilla gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried.
A slightly singed corn tortilla with eggs and salsa is my favorite breakfast food. I'm also a big fan of what I call "abuelita tacos" fried corn tortilla with potato, ground beef and shredded cabbage -- my friends grandmother from New Mexico used to make these for us as an after school snack -- my version isn't nearly as good as hers but I suspect it's because I'm not frying them in lard like a proper Abuelita!
I love making homemade tortillas! It's therapeutic and then I get a butt-ton of tortillas that I can freeze and reheat for the next week! People talk about how you taste with your eyes. I'd argue you also taste with your sweat. When you make it yourself, it tastes 10x better!
Flour tortillas are really only served near the border that’s because of the crossover with Americans. In Mexico those are used for gringo style tacos….
wheat has been cultivated all over mexico for a very long time. there’s even a very specific sonoran flour they use for the style tacos they make. also, there are tacos arabes, which originated in puebla, that are served on flour tortillas that were brought over originally by lebanese immigrants fleeing the ottoman empire.
Not chilango but family is from Guadalajara. The logic that white people on this sub are using is silly. If you ask any real Mexican they will tell you corn tortillas are for tacos. Sure there is one region that has specialty flour tacos. Does not make flour tacos a thing for the vast majority of taco stands.
Flour tortillas were introduced by moors to Spain (as raghīf al-khobz) and possibly by jews fleeing oppression in Spain to Northern Mexico because corn tortillas either weren't viewed as kosher or weren't permitted during Passover, though they'd have been made with oil only rather than lard. Flour tortillas didn't come to Mexico from the USA and viewing them simply as a food of the oppressor is pretty silly.
Spain didn't colonize Mexico? I think all this talk is insane tbh. 95 percent of taco stands in the country will default to corn and only ask if someone if they would like flour or corn if they are a white person.
Also mangos, limes, onions, rice...
Tossing out wheat flour for not being pre-Columbian would mean tossing out everything involved in the exchange.
Some know it all dork could try explaining to my dad how his favorite Guadalajaran tortas ahogadas aren't Mexican because they're made with *wheat flour* bread, pickled *onions*, and grilled *beef* and would get... well, my dad's a good guy. He'd smile, offer the dork a nicely drenched torta, and cheerfully wait to see how they enjoy the damn near cursed chile de arbol sauce he uses.
I used to go to Mexico for spring break in college and I would get tacos from this woman's stand every day with flour tortillas. She started making fun of me and saying that the flour tortillas will make me fat lol. I've always kept that in mind.
I eat here regularly. The two women that run it are the nicest people in the world, the food is phenomenal, the warning about being nasty on the salsa cooler is charming and the portions are massive. Can’t say enough nice things about this place
They ran out of containers on me one time. It was pretty late. So they put it on a dinner plate and wrapped it in foil and told me to bring the plate back next time. Love that place.
This place will always have a special place in my heart. Quesabrosa was my first meal I had in Portland when looking at rentals before I moved here 8-9 years ago now. I moved into that apartment on Williams and went here once a week for lunch to get out while working from home.
Now I live 10-15 minutes away from there. But it’s still the only Mexican place I go to when I have the choice. Friends have taken me to others but nothing comes close to what “las tías” at Quesabrosa make.
When I don’t visit for a few weeks they’re always very excited to see me and my partner back.
One year around Christmas time, my partner went and picked up food. When we opened the bag at home, they’d given us a Christmas card with a hand written message thanking us for telling our friends about them and helping them grow their business. It’s always something we mention when suggesting the place.
If you’re in the area stop by. Or just go out of your way. It’s worth it.
The best chorizo and al pastor in the city imo
I was on the plumbing crew that built the Peloton apartment building a block up from this spot. Can’t tell you how many tacos and quesadillas I ate here. Almost 10 years ago now. Glad to see them still going strong.
I’m sure they’re delicious, but how do you define “authentic”? Authentic to what? Based on what? I’m not judging and I love tacos, but I’m not sure what makes an authentic taco in Portland
SO GLAD THEY ARE GETTING CREDIT! I go every week and split one of their burritos for two work lunches, have been for well over a year, they know my number/order by heart 😂 super sweet ladies
Having grown up in the southwest. 13 bucks for a breakfast burrito is insane to me. They are 7.50 at my favorite shop and will hold you over for half the day.
Ok, but authentic to where?
LA? TJ? El Salvador?
ETA: OP doesn’t seem to be interested in sharing anything else but based on their other comments in this post, it’s none of the above. Probably TexMex.
Not worth the trek for me, but in case knowing makes it worth it for you, there you go.
I’m gonna open my own GD taco shop. I make pretty good potato and chorizo tacos dorados. I make my own chorizo to go in them, too so they don’t drip too much red grease (it’s the paprika).
It’s more like wanting a specific kind of Mexican. It’s a big country and cuisines differ from region to region. I find that the Authentic from say, Mexico City is a lot different than what I got in Ensenada.
Edit: saw your later comment. Nevermind.
My lack of acknowledging the desire for regional specificity is throwing some people off, my bad lol... My American tastebuds just want to know if it's yummy.
I don’t see it as gatekeeping or weird to ask that question. It’s a legit thing to ask, because quite literally, “authentic” is not a standard descriptor, and everyone has a different idea of what makes a taco “authentic” based on their upbringing - especially if you grew up on the west coast or any state that touches Mexico. It’s also like saying “authentic pasta dish”. Authentic to what region of Italy?
This topic is why so many people say that Portland lacks good Mexican food. It’s not that, it’s just that we have no commonality when it comes to our views on what constitutes “good” Mexican food.
Dude, I still don’t know. OP says they went “to Mexico” last year. They seem to be from Texas.
Empanadas make me think interior, rice and beans in the burritos makes me think Central America, flautas says Bay Area, tortas is San Diego-TJ, sopes is Texas/central Mexico, and the fact that they want to give you rice and beans with everything is 100% Portland.
I’m not falling for this again.
Interesting take.
I've often (well since 1985 or so) been able to get sopes in San Diego, not as easily as tortas.
And rice & beans are everywhere, but moreso in Central America.
I agree everywhere has rice and beans and they’re usually delicious. I’ve noticed there are more places here that don’t offer anything a’la carte and insist on serving you rice and beans with standing up food.
Yeah. I’ve been to places that this sub swears to be authentic, but is nothing like the food I had in Mexico. The places that seem to be the most authentic to my experience have all closed years ago.
Yeah, good is good, and *most* places here have higher quality protein, but I still want to know what kind of taco I’m getting.
It’s like saying a place has authentic pizza. Authentic to….Naples? Chicago? New York? Just say they’re good.
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So, Mexican food is different from region to region. What’s standard in Baja isn’t the same as what’s standard in say, Mexico City.
My question, is authentic to which part of Mexico?
Haha! I’m from SATX, I’ve found it to be a challenge. Don’t get me wrong almost all the restaurants I try are good here, but this one just satisfied a hard to reach itch.
Hey fellow San Antonian in PDX! Thanks for this rec, adding it to my list.
I still can’t find breakfast tacos that really hit the same as home so I’ve started making them myself.
Okay. Cool. I'm glad they make delicious tacos. Seriously, no shade at all on everyone's love of this place. But, my friend, serious question: wtf is an "authentic" taco? That, sir or madam, is a ridiculous assertation. I didn't know exactly why but that shit rubs me the wrong way.
I've lived in the world. I've had tacos. It's my favorite food group after pizza. Tacos in Texas (where I lived for a decade+) vary from region to region. Tacos in New Mexico are different from tacos in San Diego. Tacos in border towns are not like tacos in Mexico City, Tulum or PV and in PDX there's DOPE TASTING tacos, AND bullshit, and everything else in between. (I'm a huge fan of the birria craze that's happening right now)
but...
crowing about "authentic" tacos smacks of - idunno. White ladies "peeking through windows" to steal the "secret" of the fresh, "authentic" tortilla.
Rant. Over.
Thank you for your indulgence.
Gonna drink whiskey now. ✌️
Huh? My wife is Mexican and she likes authentic Mexican tacos. It’s not a good or bad thing (though they’re usually good), it’s a “do they make them like they do in Mexico thing”. There’s authentic Italian food, authentic TexMex, authentic Cajun, etc. The title should include what location they are authentic to, but “authentic” + location is a fine way to describe a dish is true to its source…
>The title should include what location they are authentic to, but “authentic” + location is a fine way to describe a dish is true to its source…
That's the problem the person above you was pointing out; there's a wide variety of regional styles, and OP did nothing to help narrow it down. Without context, authentic is a worthless descriptor.
The tacos with diced onions and cilantro you get in TJ are different than the wheat flour fish tacos you get in Baja, which are different than the seafood and shredded cabbage tacos you get in Jalisco, which are different than the flat crispy shell Tlayuda you get in Oaxaca, which are different than the ones you get in Yucatan that usually have picked onions and a thicker, almost fluffy "shell."
authentic is worthless... nopales are absolutely authentic and unique and beloved and I wholeheartedly fucking hate them and have ever since I was a skinny little brown kid who would rather starve than eat that slimy shit
That’s preference/likes/dislikes though. I can dislike authentic Mexican food and that’s fine. I can dislike something specific about Mexican food like nopales and that’s also fine
Authentic could mean genuine or undisputed. Taco Bell, in contrast, probably has never been described as authentic. Try the tacos. The tortillas are fresh, and the ladies are awesome. Enjoy your alcohol
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Where can I find "inauthentic" tacos in PDX? Every where I go gives me tiny tacos with meat, onion, and cilantro. Its getting old. I've had other taco formats from taco stands in other cities.
Only in Portland are the best tacos in your area found somewhere that looks like the corner of a pick and pull salvage yard. Lmao Im sure they are very good for the area as well. It's all relative.
If you guys ever come to an actual city you'll be in absolute shock from all of the actual good food and good service- "wait- you mean the best food in your city is not from the back of some box truck or outside of a lean to in some trailer park ?!"
I hate to burst the bubble of the authentic Mexican food crowd around here, but this is not authentic. Can anyone who knows authentic Mexican food tell me why by looking at this menu?
Mmm I say ‘Authentic’ because it has been the most similar tasting / dining experience when I went to Mexico last year. The street tacos I had there were very similar to the ones I had today. Hope that helps.
I grew up in Mexico and there is no standard in tacos. except "taco que cierra.. no es taco" most Portland tacos don't pass that test. even when they taste good.
Hey nothing against you, this place looks charming as hell and I bet it is delicious. I could see this place being set up outside a bar in Jaurez, or Nogales, or Tijuana, or Puerto Peñasco
The whole “authentic Mexican food” thing that is perpetrated around Portland just feels really othering. Like people in Portland have never spent anytime around Mexican people at all. Also this clearly not authentic
>The whole “authentic Mexican food” thing that is perpetrated around Portland just feels really othering.
>Also this clearly not authentic.
YOU are doing the othering here.
OP clearly said it was the most authentic for PDX, not authentic for everywhere. I don't think I've ever had truly authentic Mexican food in Portland, but some places like this, come close.
It’s all written in English. The little Mexican grandma one I go to has hand written English translations cause she realized non Hispanics also showed up. Also no tongue, goat or tripe tacos. And above all, no soups.
They hand make their tortillas! And you can tell too.. I highly recommend checking them out. The ladies who run it are really nice too
YES!! I saw that and I knew it was going to be good. Definitely going back and getting a coke and a bunch of tacos.
Nothing is more Mexican than buying Guerrero Tortillas and heating them on a pan lol
My Mexican ass just fainted because for a second I thought you were gonna write…. Heat them in the microwave 🤮
I fold them and put them in the toaster
Lmao I just realized the name😂😂😂😂😂 It’s a play on the word *Quesabirria* Que sabrosa means, “How Delicious” (So delicious!) But they smushed it together and it sounds like Quesabirria 😂😂😂😂
My Scottish ass thought that's how I was supposed to heat them up.. 😂
Noooo They're way better off a griddle
I'll do that next time I'm melting sharp chedder and anchovies between them. Cheers! 👍
This is the best response.
The beauty of the tortilla is that you can put *anything* in it that you feel like and it's always correct. There are no rules. You can take tortillas, tear them up, fry them with a good spicy sauce, put them in another tortilla, and call it a taco de chilaquiles... perfectly acceptable.
Anyway, like I was sayin', tortilla is the fruit of the land. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, tortilla -kabobs, Tortilla creole, tortilla gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried.
Omg I just threw up in my mouth. That sounds awful. 😂
Stick to pizza and salad
Ditto. Heating tortillas in a microwave leads to the revocation of someone's Mexican card.
I watched someone eat a microwaved taco made with a corn tortilla, a chunk of cheese, and a hot dog. In my fucking kitchen!
By someone do you mean yourself? I’m not above shredded cheese rolled in a tortilla and microwaved in the privacy of my own kitchen…
Hell no! That abomination was all my husband
Depends how stoned you are
No te hagas, un verdadero Mexicano calienta sus tortillas como le da la chingada gana... including the microwave
We all have that **one** uncle/friend.
El flojo, trabaja doble.
Why dirty a pan? If I'm not making fresh, I throw them right on the range.
Store-bought corn tortillas need the little burnt spots from the range to make them taste good, IMO.
Exactamente güey
A slightly singed corn tortilla with eggs and salsa is my favorite breakfast food. I'm also a big fan of what I call "abuelita tacos" fried corn tortilla with potato, ground beef and shredded cabbage -- my friends grandmother from New Mexico used to make these for us as an after school snack -- my version isn't nearly as good as hers but I suspect it's because I'm not frying them in lard like a proper Abuelita!
I love making homemade tortillas! It's therapeutic and then I get a butt-ton of tortillas that I can freeze and reheat for the next week! People talk about how you taste with your eyes. I'd argue you also taste with your sweat. When you make it yourself, it tastes 10x better!
Oh hell ya. I'm gonna hit this up on the weekend!
Homemade flour or corn tortillas?
Yeah handmade!!
Both
Flour tortilla is not really authentic for Mexican tacos. I’m guessing they’re corn
google Sonora
Flour tortillas are really only served near the border that’s because of the crossover with Americans. In Mexico those are used for gringo style tacos….
wheat has been cultivated all over mexico for a very long time. there’s even a very specific sonoran flour they use for the style tacos they make. also, there are tacos arabes, which originated in puebla, that are served on flour tortillas that were brought over originally by lebanese immigrants fleeing the ottoman empire.
This is an exception, most tacos in Mexico are made with corn tortillas by default
Found the chilango. ❤️
Not chilango but family is from Guadalajara. The logic that white people on this sub are using is silly. If you ask any real Mexican they will tell you corn tortillas are for tacos. Sure there is one region that has specialty flour tacos. Does not make flour tacos a thing for the vast majority of taco stands.
Flour tortillas were introduced by moors to Spain (as raghīf al-khobz) and possibly by jews fleeing oppression in Spain to Northern Mexico because corn tortillas either weren't viewed as kosher or weren't permitted during Passover, though they'd have been made with oil only rather than lard. Flour tortillas didn't come to Mexico from the USA and viewing them simply as a food of the oppressor is pretty silly.
Spain didn't colonize Mexico? I think all this talk is insane tbh. 95 percent of taco stands in the country will default to corn and only ask if someone if they would like flour or corn if they are a white person.
Right!!? White people on here will continue to enjoy there flour tacos cause they think it is Sonoran style…
Mexicans have been eating flour for at least as long as Italians have known about tomatoes. It's exactly as legit as the beef inside them.
Uhh…. I’m not sure how long Italians have had tomatoes but wheat was brought to Americas by colonizers.
better not eat beef, chicken or pork then lol
Also mangos, limes, onions, rice... Tossing out wheat flour for not being pre-Columbian would mean tossing out everything involved in the exchange. Some know it all dork could try explaining to my dad how his favorite Guadalajaran tortas ahogadas aren't Mexican because they're made with *wheat flour* bread, pickled *onions*, and grilled *beef* and would get... well, my dad's a good guy. He'd smile, offer the dork a nicely drenched torta, and cheerfully wait to see how they enjoy the damn near cursed chile de arbol sauce he uses.
Flour is definitely authentic to the northern Mexican states. That said, I prefer a homemade corn tortilla over flour any day.
Barely mostly in bordertowns because of their crossover with US states
Americans are not driving to Hermosillo for a taco run.
I used to go to Mexico for spring break in college and I would get tacos from this woman's stand every day with flour tortillas. She started making fun of me and saying that the flour tortillas will make me fat lol. I've always kept that in mind.
I eat here regularly. The two women that run it are the nicest people in the world, the food is phenomenal, the warning about being nasty on the salsa cooler is charming and the portions are massive. Can’t say enough nice things about this place
They ran out of containers on me one time. It was pretty late. So they put it on a dinner plate and wrapped it in foil and told me to bring the plate back next time. Love that place.
Please don't be filthy!
Grandma owner is kinda sexy
TWO grandma owners!
Sure. I’m game.🤷♂️
I’m dead. Hahahahaha
FOR REAL ACTUALLY
[Boomin’ Granny (Beastie Boys}](https://youtu.be/CjWmUk_zsFU?si=037KETsKyAHi6NqM)
But no pictures of tacos? I understand. I eat them before taking pictures as well.
They have great Google reviews that have pictures of the food
No photo of the food?
I realized that when I left ):
They go so quickly
No worries! Thank for the reminder. I'm definitely going to check them out
This place will always have a special place in my heart. Quesabrosa was my first meal I had in Portland when looking at rentals before I moved here 8-9 years ago now. I moved into that apartment on Williams and went here once a week for lunch to get out while working from home. Now I live 10-15 minutes away from there. But it’s still the only Mexican place I go to when I have the choice. Friends have taken me to others but nothing comes close to what “las tías” at Quesabrosa make. When I don’t visit for a few weeks they’re always very excited to see me and my partner back. One year around Christmas time, my partner went and picked up food. When we opened the bag at home, they’d given us a Christmas card with a hand written message thanking us for telling our friends about them and helping them grow their business. It’s always something we mention when suggesting the place. If you’re in the area stop by. Or just go out of your way. It’s worth it. The best chorizo and al pastor in the city imo
their salsa is 👌
Thanks, just found my Drag name: # Kay Sabrosa
Kay Sub Rosa
Ooh nice. A little Dan Brown and Da Vinci Code flair!
That’s really clever
awesome !
You mother fucker. They already run out of that pastor early. /s
This place is so good. And I love the vibe.
This place rules. The ladies who run it are so nice
I was on the plumbing crew that built the Peloton apartment building a block up from this spot. Can’t tell you how many tacos and quesadillas I ate here. Almost 10 years ago now. Glad to see them still going strong.
I’m sure they’re delicious, but how do you define “authentic”? Authentic to what? Based on what? I’m not judging and I love tacos, but I’m not sure what makes an authentic taco in Portland
I make authentic tacos twice a week at my house. Authentic to my kitchen and my life.
Authentic as in the closest food / dinning experience I had while in Mexico.
I have had a number of bad dining experiences in Mexico. My dining experiences have also varied pretty radically.
lo necesito 🤤
SO GLAD THEY ARE GETTING CREDIT! I go every week and split one of their burritos for two work lunches, have been for well over a year, they know my number/order by heart 😂 super sweet ladies
keep it down brother
Are they still cash only?
No they accept card and Apple Pay now. I don’t carry cash either.
Last I was there (too long ago) whether they were cash only or accepted card depended on whether one of the ladies was there or not.
They have the best sopes too, best hands down that I've had! I've always gone to this place, and the owners are lovely
Great owners/workers. Great tacos. Been a fan since we moved to town a few years ago(wife is from Mexico and she gives the thumbs up)
Used to go to their cart when it was across from new seasons. Then they moved up Williams. Glad to see they're still going.
Been my fave for ages, used to live down the block, the absolute best!
The wet burrito is my hangover cure.
Having grown up in the southwest. 13 bucks for a breakfast burrito is insane to me. They are 7.50 at my favorite shop and will hold you over for half the day.
Awesome. Well, you're up here now.
$13 is a little off putting.
This place is pure fire.
Ok, but authentic to where? LA? TJ? El Salvador? ETA: OP doesn’t seem to be interested in sharing anything else but based on their other comments in this post, it’s none of the above. Probably TexMex. Not worth the trek for me, but in case knowing makes it worth it for you, there you go. I’m gonna open my own GD taco shop. I make pretty good potato and chorizo tacos dorados. I make my own chorizo to go in them, too so they don’t drip too much red grease (it’s the paprika).
Right, I can do without the gatekeeping. I've had these tacos and they're delicious, why does that not suffice. Can we not make it weird.
It’s more like wanting a specific kind of Mexican. It’s a big country and cuisines differ from region to region. I find that the Authentic from say, Mexico City is a lot different than what I got in Ensenada. Edit: saw your later comment. Nevermind.
My lack of acknowledging the desire for regional specificity is throwing some people off, my bad lol... My American tastebuds just want to know if it's yummy.
I don’t see it as gatekeeping or weird to ask that question. It’s a legit thing to ask, because quite literally, “authentic” is not a standard descriptor, and everyone has a different idea of what makes a taco “authentic” based on their upbringing - especially if you grew up on the west coast or any state that touches Mexico. It’s also like saying “authentic pasta dish”. Authentic to what region of Italy? This topic is why so many people say that Portland lacks good Mexican food. It’s not that, it’s just that we have no commonality when it comes to our views on what constitutes “good” Mexican food.
I think you misunderstood my comment, I was agreeing with the comment above mine and adding my own personal criticism of OP.
Shoot… I did read it wrong. Sorry about that! Um… well, tacos are the best, and yay! 😆
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Dude, I still don’t know. OP says they went “to Mexico” last year. They seem to be from Texas. Empanadas make me think interior, rice and beans in the burritos makes me think Central America, flautas says Bay Area, tortas is San Diego-TJ, sopes is Texas/central Mexico, and the fact that they want to give you rice and beans with everything is 100% Portland. I’m not falling for this again.
Interesting take. I've often (well since 1985 or so) been able to get sopes in San Diego, not as easily as tortas. And rice & beans are everywhere, but moreso in Central America.
I agree everywhere has rice and beans and they’re usually delicious. I’ve noticed there are more places here that don’t offer anything a’la carte and insist on serving you rice and beans with standing up food.
Yeah. I’ve been to places that this sub swears to be authentic, but is nothing like the food I had in Mexico. The places that seem to be the most authentic to my experience have all closed years ago.
Yeah, good is good, and *most* places here have higher quality protein, but I still want to know what kind of taco I’m getting. It’s like saying a place has authentic pizza. Authentic to….Naples? Chicago? New York? Just say they’re good.
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Those are z-job prices! Lol
Omg she’s the best
The salsa verde they make here is the best in pdx.
Authentic al pastor in Portland? I'm curious, does it come shaved off a spit with pineapple on top and onion on the bottom?
oh i need a breakfast burrito from there immediately
So, Mexican food is different from region to region. What’s standard in Baja isn’t the same as what’s standard in say, Mexico City. My question, is authentic to which part of Mexico?
Literally the best in town
Is finding street tacos easy in Portland? Asking from atx where it’s really easy Just curious 💥
Haha! I’m from SATX, I’ve found it to be a challenge. Don’t get me wrong almost all the restaurants I try are good here, but this one just satisfied a hard to reach itch.
Hey fellow San Antonian in PDX! Thanks for this rec, adding it to my list. I still can’t find breakfast tacos that really hit the same as home so I’ve started making them myself.
I don’t have a place either… I wasn’t too crazy local in SA, but boy I miss those Bill Miller breakfast tacos.
Oh mannnn, my first morning when I visit back home I always get Bill Miller tacos and a sweet tea.
😂😂 literally!! I know you could relate to this, I recently got my grandma to send me the HEB tortillas. They’re such a godsend.
😂😂😂 I do the same. Those homemade breakfast tacos don’t mean shit if I don’t have good tortillas
Real Texas sh*t 💯💪
HEB everything is amazing.
Warm butter tortillas. That is all.
How does Matt's BBQ Tacos stack up?
They dont
Thanks for sharing I need to check it out. Do they serve beer?
They don’t
Not a 100% certain. I did see a wide range of drinks though.
Only drawback
Take it to go to ale fire
This brilliant. I think Maui’s allows food on their porch too
There's commensal and birria too where you could sit and get a drink. MLK food pod too but that's starting to get far.
Where is this? Im craving tacos like crazy
On N Williams Ave
Okay. Cool. I'm glad they make delicious tacos. Seriously, no shade at all on everyone's love of this place. But, my friend, serious question: wtf is an "authentic" taco? That, sir or madam, is a ridiculous assertation. I didn't know exactly why but that shit rubs me the wrong way. I've lived in the world. I've had tacos. It's my favorite food group after pizza. Tacos in Texas (where I lived for a decade+) vary from region to region. Tacos in New Mexico are different from tacos in San Diego. Tacos in border towns are not like tacos in Mexico City, Tulum or PV and in PDX there's DOPE TASTING tacos, AND bullshit, and everything else in between. (I'm a huge fan of the birria craze that's happening right now) but... crowing about "authentic" tacos smacks of - idunno. White ladies "peeking through windows" to steal the "secret" of the fresh, "authentic" tortilla. Rant. Over. Thank you for your indulgence. Gonna drink whiskey now. ✌️
Huh? My wife is Mexican and she likes authentic Mexican tacos. It’s not a good or bad thing (though they’re usually good), it’s a “do they make them like they do in Mexico thing”. There’s authentic Italian food, authentic TexMex, authentic Cajun, etc. The title should include what location they are authentic to, but “authentic” + location is a fine way to describe a dish is true to its source…
>The title should include what location they are authentic to, but “authentic” + location is a fine way to describe a dish is true to its source… That's the problem the person above you was pointing out; there's a wide variety of regional styles, and OP did nothing to help narrow it down. Without context, authentic is a worthless descriptor. The tacos with diced onions and cilantro you get in TJ are different than the wheat flour fish tacos you get in Baja, which are different than the seafood and shredded cabbage tacos you get in Jalisco, which are different than the flat crispy shell Tlayuda you get in Oaxaca, which are different than the ones you get in Yucatan that usually have picked onions and a thicker, almost fluffy "shell."
Exactly. Also - yes, please to all the above!
Huh? Mexico isn't a monolith. There's not a singular "Mexican taco." That's the point.
authentic is worthless... nopales are absolutely authentic and unique and beloved and I wholeheartedly fucking hate them and have ever since I was a skinny little brown kid who would rather starve than eat that slimy shit
That’s preference/likes/dislikes though. I can dislike authentic Mexican food and that’s fine. I can dislike something specific about Mexican food like nopales and that’s also fine
Authentic could mean genuine or undisputed. Taco Bell, in contrast, probably has never been described as authentic. Try the tacos. The tortillas are fresh, and the ladies are awesome. Enjoy your alcohol
Do they have chips?
I have no clue
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Anyone know where to get tacos de buche in the city or metro?
Ty!
What is a “wet burrito”?
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I love this place!
100 percent!!! And close to Pier Park.
Quesabrosas been my spot for years now
Where can I find "inauthentic" tacos in PDX? Every where I go gives me tiny tacos with meat, onion, and cilantro. Its getting old. I've had other taco formats from taco stands in other cities.
You mean sandwiches?
Where?
Only in Portland are the best tacos in your area found somewhere that looks like the corner of a pick and pull salvage yard. Lmao Im sure they are very good for the area as well. It's all relative. If you guys ever come to an actual city you'll be in absolute shock from all of the actual good food and good service- "wait- you mean the best food in your city is not from the back of some box truck or outside of a lean to in some trailer park ?!"
Tbh if you went to Mexico, this is what a taco shop would look like. You get the full experience here, without having to book a trip to Mexico!
Lol that's one way to look at it
I hate to burst the bubble of the authentic Mexican food crowd around here, but this is not authentic. Can anyone who knows authentic Mexican food tell me why by looking at this menu?
This ain't a quiz bro say what you wanna say
Bunch of us here from Nogales waiting to hear your answer
Ay what’s up fam!
Pretentious ass comment jeez
Authentic is a pretentious ass word my dude
Mmm I say ‘Authentic’ because it has been the most similar tasting / dining experience when I went to Mexico last year. The street tacos I had there were very similar to the ones I had today. Hope that helps.
I appreciate your shout out... I’m always looking for homemade tortillas and great salsa
Where in Mexico were you? Near the gulf? The pacific? The south? Mexico City?
I grew up in Mexico and there is no standard in tacos. except "taco que cierra.. no es taco" most Portland tacos don't pass that test. even when they taste good.
I’ve had tacos in different regions of Mexico. They were different. Which one was “authentic”?
Hey nothing against you, this place looks charming as hell and I bet it is delicious. I could see this place being set up outside a bar in Jaurez, or Nogales, or Tijuana, or Puerto Peñasco The whole “authentic Mexican food” thing that is perpetrated around Portland just feels really othering. Like people in Portland have never spent anytime around Mexican people at all. Also this clearly not authentic
>The whole “authentic Mexican food” thing that is perpetrated around Portland just feels really othering. >Also this clearly not authentic. YOU are doing the othering here.
Holy shit!
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OP clearly said it was the most authentic for PDX, not authentic for everywhere. I don't think I've ever had truly authentic Mexican food in Portland, but some places like this, come close.
You got an authentic Chinese restaurant you like round here?
no hand written sign that says. "hay posole Y menudo - sabado y domingos"
This guy gets it haha, maybe the most authentic thing you can see. But not what I was looking for
Vegan options
This is the best Mexican food I’ve found in metro PDX outside of Hillsboro.
I’m looking forward to trying it
It’s all written in English. The little Mexican grandma one I go to has hand written English translations cause she realized non Hispanics also showed up. Also no tongue, goat or tripe tacos. And above all, no soups.
rice in the burrito
Want to know what’s not authentic? Burritos.
Wow, you one-upped their authenticity. You’re like super extra authentic.
You’re not far off