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y sure it was an even number on us a few rehearsed lines fell out of my mouth but none were weighty enough to excuse us for our lack of consistent posts while the conversation moved on we were left pondering this question and others what is happening with us are we still in the game is this meetup a farewell do we belong here lesson 3 the passion of others can help rekindle your own i know it s my job but i find it hard to describe how comfortable we felt sitting around that table we were among fellow fanatics comrades of a common cause and it got us obsessing about tacos again when we set out to explore our neighborhood through a meat and tortilla lens we thought it d be decades of work yet year later we felt we had accomplished much of that task but the progress we have made documenting our neighborhood s tacos has really only revealed that there is still so much out there and we have more to accomplish ourselves for one it s embarassing to not know how to respond to cómo puedo ayudarle whether out on our own or in a line of people who judge things in their spare time so it s time to pull out the old spanish textbook and get a conjugating also we need to start cooking ourselves getting intimately involved with the ingredients that make up great tacos finally we would like to be more of a service to you our reader with that in mind we ll be looking to launch a taco map as well as some sort of rating system so you can more easily find a great place to get some barbacoa in a flash while we will always ask ourselves what is going on with tacocliff the answer to do we belong is a confident and hungry yes this slideshow requires javascript posted in uncategorized 4 comments jaque en el cuadro april 1 2011 by d a thompson after witnessing a few weeks of construction on a new home for jaque en el cuadro on hampton we had to check it out what once was a diamond in the rough is now a full on gem the new modern design was the perfect 21st century update for this daring restaurant which includes pan asian new american and french cuisine all on the same menu but their take on the traditional taco is what brought us here and we were not disappointed don t worry the flame never touches the food lest it ignites a flavor explosion while other taco shops might load their menu with fillings galore jaque s specializes in one type of taco two tacos focusing on quantity and quanitity simultaneously what they ve created is something completely new while we re usually not fans of crunchy tacos this was actually a soft taco in disguise the crunchy edges give way to a soft some might say soggy slightly opaque window of greasy goodness that tantelizes the eater with a peek inside this little half moon of heaven the meat filling is a modern masterpiece of molecular gastronomy this restauranteur keeps his cards close to their chest by only calling it taco filling but we were able to deciefer the undeniable flavor textured vegetable protein or tvp to those in the know yum the real magic is in the combination of warm lettuce cold cheese and salsa the salsa or taco sauce was full of flecks of spices salt and tomato ketchup flavor after our first was finished we longed for a time machine to undo what we had just done another taste luckily for us each order is true to its name and comes with two tacos and so cheap you better believe we ll be baque to jaque s happy april fools day posted in uncategorized 3 comments taqueria la rinconada february 5 2011 by d a thompson taqueria la rinconada 2306 mountain lake dr dallas tx 75224 214 337 2252 1 25 1 50 per taco apple fritter forget the eclairs the sausage rolls and crullers the apple fritter at oak cliff donuts is my breakfast pastry of choice and has been for over two decades even a tray of hot fresh melt in your mouth glazed donuts can t seduce me away from my old standby as a kid a trip to the donut shop was a rare treat meaning i learned to be selective when faced with a case full of glimmering glazed pastries i got burned early on by a few bum ones powdered goodbye saliva hello cottonmouth maple good with pancakes not with donuts sprinkles no thanks i m 9 going on 30 those donuts looked good but didn t deliver where it counted most flavor while the lumpy browned shell of an apple fritter might be embarrassed next to a platter of glittery geometrically symmetric french confections the combination of cinnamon apples a crisp glazed crust and a pillowy doughy center tastes gorgeous enough to make up for its humble outward appearance of course i wasn t thinking about flavor combinations or textures as a 4 th grader i wanted the biggest thing in the case and this fried piece of dough as big as a salad plate amazingly fooled my folks who still counted it as my one donut for the day it was all mine my siblings would have to be content to watch as i continued eating long after they finished each time i put my order in i felt like clyde darrow telling a bank clerk to fill a burlap sack full of cash my continuing love affair with the apple fritter leads me to visit oak cliff donuts slightly more often than my parents allowed it was on one of these trips that i made a wrong turn and stumbled upon taqueria la riconada just a block south of ocd s hampton location la riconada is found in a small row of store fronts just a block off the busy intersection of illinois and hampton hidden in the shadow of a cvs and bank behind where the old austin s bar b que once stood these small strips of commercial real estate can be found all over oak cliff most are abandoned or nearly so la rinconada seems to have partially resurrected the bones of the small shopping center it inhabits but the slate gray building creates a drab atmosphere that doesn t do much to encourage faith in the food being prepared inside the taqueria s large sign fights against the chilly surroundings with large red christmas lights a few house specialties are advertised on neon poster board in the windows boasting great lunch deals house specials soup and nachos probably to entice school kids on their way home from nearby moreno elementary but overall it gives off the vibe of a literal hole in the wall the inside is simple full of 10 tables or so a jukebox flat screen and miscellaneous decorations do their best to create an inviting place to eat but the fluorescent lights and white walls and ceiling tiles make it feel more like an office break room than a dining establishment but like the apple fritter don t write this place off underneath the bland shell of a restaurant is a kitchen that is making some top notch tacos and more the menu is made up of four or five pages of enticing dishes but up on the wall is a list of meats for tacos tortas burritos and sopes among the standards were a few novel meats that we haven t run across along with the more common adventurous for some beef cuts like lengua tongue and tripa intestine buche stomach and higado liver were also available of course we had to try some we placed an order to go then drove can t wait to walk it in the spring a few blocks down to the park at mountain lake and rugged to eat our meal when we opened our to go box we were happy to find it filled to the brim with surprises a grilled jalapeno a couple of limes lemons a heap of grilled onions two different salsas extra onions and cilantro plus fresh pico de gallo we have not received this cornucopia of condiments since instead getting a combination of 3 or 4 of the items we got on our first visit no matter what fills the side compartments of the to go box the tacos have remained consistently above average the thicker corn tortillas are amazingly light and crepe like yet even with just one tortilla these tacos survived being packed with chunks of pink roasted carnitas and a dousing of slow burning salsa verde the carnitas earned the top spot as my d s favorite of the meats we tried the roasted pork was moist without being soggy tender with a clean aftertaste that made me feel like i could take on a few more a close and surprising second was the buche i had no idea what to expect the meat was similar to tripe thin and chopped into strips then sautéed crisping the edges of each piece the flavor is reminiscent of chicken skin especially that found around the backbone and the leg and thigh the mild acidic salsa complimented the flavor perfectly and the chunks of fresh sweet onion cut through the somewhat gamey flavor on one visit the meat was a bit chewier than usual but still tasty the fajita beef is also delicious but prone to be chewy on occasion our last visit yielded perfectly crispy and tender strips of meat with plenty of pleasant peppery flavor and just a touch of salt i m still a little bitter that a gobbled up the fajita taco while i only got a bite usually i can count on her to steer clear of steak so it is quite an endorsement that she enjoyed the beefy taco as much as she did the chicken is not bad nicely seasoned with lots of caramalization it was our 2 year old s favorite unfortunately we can t endorse the al pastor and barbacoa at least what we had on this trip the al pastor was almost there the spices had plenty of tang and heat but the meat had not soaked up the flavor leaving the pork bland and boring it was as if the pastor seasoning had been added at the last minute like a condiment the barbacoa was also close but it had a heavy oil taste and that of stale oil too we ll try them again just in case it was an off day it was the first day of sunshine after the snow pocolypse until the next visit we ll just have to stretch the house made tortillas we took home with us 1 for 6 but we ll be back in the neighborhood soon either to grab an apple fritter a carnitas taco or both this slideshow requires javascript posted in uncategorized 2 comments el padrino 2 tacos in stereotype october 17 2010 by d a thompson note unfortunately our camera quit on us a few weeks ago and we have to succumb to using a phone camera to capture images of our taco treats i know i complained about bad food pictures in the last post and here we are posting some of our own we are trying to find a place to fix it it won t accept the sd card anymore but until then these pictures will have to do thanks for your patience comederia el padrino 2 330 west davis street dallas texas 75208 214 943 8888 1 25 for tacos de maiz 2 75 for tacos de harina the sky was quickly fading to deeper shades of blue and violet thursday elegantly telling us that it would soon be closing up shop and here we were taco less a perfectly planned picnic playdate with neighborhood friends was quickly turning into a grouch fest as empty stomachs turned parents and toddlers alike into whining babies our targeted taco joint was nowhere to be found the sign advertising pena s mexican grill near lake cliff park led us astray disappointment was soon discarded as we realized we were still in the middle of the cliff a taco stand was certainly close by but which to try then came the memory half priced tacos at el padrino that enticing thursday special is surely meant to lure those headed for a stroll around bishop arts on first thursdays but the deal is good any thursday i m sure that the great building and the huge menu entice people to stop by no matter the day of the week el padrino fits in with bishop arts with its cool kid exterior while still remaining full of authentic oak cliff taqueria innards still it s somewhat surreal to see a menu featuring 1 25 tacos alongside a sleek bentley in the valet parking lot behind the stand of course the owner of that car was probably grabbing a 32 plate of spice rubbed australian lamb chops with rosemary dijon sauce artichoke potato puff pastry glazed baby carrots from hatties not dissing but merely comparing but writing that suddenly feels like i m letting my stereotypes get the better of me in many ways stereotypes both help and harm us in decision making stereotypes make it easier for us to process the millions of intricacies and patterns that make up reality or at least how we perceive that reality but often this same feature of our amazing brain sells reality short going for the easiest explanation while ruling out what may be the truth the bentley s owner might have been stopping in for a quick taco or was working in the shop or maybe works at the valet stand or or or the goal isn t necessarily to get rid of our stereotypes instead understanding where they come from and how they affect our daily interactions with the world helps us make better decisions unfortunately the tacos at el padrino lived up to the stereotyped perception that many have created about taco stand tacos the small tacos came two to a foil pack they were tasty but a little bit on the greasy side and a lot a bit on the salty side the chicken fajita and barbacoa were saturated with salt the barbacoa was too salty for me to finish the al pastor were okay but lacked the complex layers of spices we ve come to expect from the marinated meat the fajita beef was the standout even though it was kinda skimpy on meat kinda greyish with no searing from a grill or griddle and pretty chewy there was nothing particularly nasty about these tacos besides the barbacoa s mouth numbing salinity we were plenty hungry by the time we got to our picnic spot and ate them up with few complaints but thinking back on the meal does not start up my salivary glands like so many of the other oak cliff taco spots we ve come to know the best comparison i can think of is of a potato chip the classic image of a potato chip is that it comes from a bright yellow bag full of thin translucent chips that can be described using the very same words i used for the tacos too greasy too salty but tasty in its own way it s the stereotyped image but then there are kettle cooked thick cut or gourmet potato chips spiced with sea salt or ginger etc what a potato chip can or should be is suddenly unlimited while you may return your hand to the yellow bag without flinching chances are you pass on it if someone s got a bag of kettle cooked hand cut fried goodness sitting on the picnic table the same goes for tacos el padrino s will do in a pinch but heres to breaking free from stereotypes this slideshow requires javascript posted in uncategorized tagged al pastor barbacoa fajita de res pollo stand 11 comments one year anniversary post october 12 2010 by d a thompson a year ago today miles austin had his first career start as a pro football player breaking records and the hearts of chiefs fans with a game winning touchdown reception to give the cowboys a win in overtime since then he has become a bonifide football star his name uttered alongside bitter curses or ecstatic praise by thousands of fans on any given sunday the same day saw another debut of sorts tacocliff quietly made its way onto the field that is the genre of food blogs with hopes of bringing some attention to somewhat of an undiscovered underdog 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