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There are myriad tacos and taquerias in Texas. Now Texas Monthly’s taco editor, José R. Ralat, is highlighting favorites from the 14,000-mile journey that took him to more than 400 taquerias in the Lone Star State.
To compile his list of Top 50 best tacos and taquerias, Ralat looked for tacos that met a certain level of craft, quality, creativity, and flavor. As he took notes, he observed a new movement that has created a new type of cuisine: New Tejano, which describes dishes that marry nostalgic Mexican or Mexican American food with native Texan ingredients. (Click here to read an el Restaurante interview with Adán Medrano, a chef and educator who has promoted the concept of a unique cuisine produced by Texans of Mexican descent.)
“There has never been a more exciting time for tacos and those who love them,” Ralat says in a news release about the list. “Variety, tradition, and boundary pushing exist simultaneously. There are tacos for everyone everywhere. We are on the verge of a new age of tacos.”
el Restaurante congratulates all of the winners, including these businesses that made the Top 10:
#1 Ana Liz Taqueria, Mission
#2 Elemi, just outside El Paso
#3 Azteca Taco House, Houston
#4 Revolver Taco Lounge, Dallas
#6 Taconeta, El Paso
#7 Papalo Taqueria, Houston
#8 Stixs & Stone, San Antonio
#9 Maskaras Mexican Grill, Dallas
#10 Nixta Taqueria, Austin
See the complete list here.
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