dos chinos.

dos chinos.  taipei, tonghua street area.

this new little place serves pork tacos, burgers, fries and cubanos. they’re made upon ordering, and served hot.

sO good compared to assembly line taco places currently in taipei. their capacity is smaller, but you go for their quality and authenticity.

pulled pork tacos, with onion, guac, and cilantro. lime to squeeze. i asked for the hot salsa to be served separate.

spicy chorizo tacos. my fave. they make their own chorizo.

their current menu’s succinct selection.

the mixed pork taco, (middle) is chorizo + pulled pork combined.

pork sandwich (cubano) with home made pickles, mustard and mayo. this was juicy and quite good as well.

so glad to have a place to get a taco fix! i’ll try their burgers next time.

 

xx

 

tonghua st, alley 38, #8

 

tacos. feliz cinco de mayo!

back in caLi.

carne asada tacos @ taqueria de anda.

oh how i’ve missed real tacos.

(:

xx

macho tacos.

new mexican joint in taipei… and its not bad!

they have the basics: tacos- hard and soft, nachos, burritos, quesadillas, burrito bowls.

carne asada, carnitas, chicken, fish.. there’s also a tofu option.. which i will probably never try.

verdict:

the salsas: pico de gallo was pretty authentic. the red and green salsas were too watery for me, so i didn’t use them. their corn salsa is really good.

guacamole ordered as a side: disappointing, it was creamy, like it was mixed with sour cream, and was squeezed out of a bottle.. it was more of a “avocado sour cream sauce.” not what i was expecting to dip my tortilla chips in.

carne asada soft tacos. i added pico de gallo, lime, and cholula (yes they have it!) before i ate it. :)

fish tacos. i was impressed. yum.

* note: they ran out when i went back to the counter to order more to go..

carnitas nachos. missing beans. but i didn’t mind since i usually opt to remove beans from my nachos.. but for purists, i thought i’d note.

so happy that macho tacos is open. now i know where to go to get my carne asada fix.

Yanji St, Lane 126, #3     http://www.machotacos.com/

xx

MIJITA.

Mijita Cocina Mexicana at the Ferry Building, sF.

when i get back to the states, i make a beeline for authentic mexican food. i miss the quality + variety of authentic mexican that’s available in Cali.

that said.

a good, thick, fresh guac, chips + salsa. and i’m set.

nvmnd. i lied. i still need my carne asada tacos.

just look at how fresh this one is.

MMM.

xx

mexican food.

i didn’t think i would miss this as much as i did.. but, i DID.

on top of my “places to eat when i’m home” list, was “ANY authentic mexican.”

so far, we went to Lola’s in long beach, Casa Playa in redondo beach, and Fidel’s little mexico in solana beach.. notice that all the cities end with “beach”? that wasn’t on accident. i love the beach.

carne asada tacos from Lola’s.

carne asada taco from Fidel’s little mexico.

chicken enchiladas from Fidel’s.

not pictured: chips, salsa and guac. at every location.

i die over HASS avocados.

xxx