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12686117, Tacos al pastor appreciation post
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Mon Dec-29-14 01:14 PM
The reason why I try to post about innocuous stuff is becuz discussing real stuff with some of the ppl here is just a chore or annoying or repulsive

Anywho. I don't need a late pass cause I been on these bad boys but i just ate one for lunch and it was sooooooo good.

Whats ur favorite place to get them in ur area?

Mine is pollo norteña on Buford highway and chamblee tucker rd. they are so good! They have really good chicken too (duh)
12686148, Only pork shit that I like. Too bad it's way worse for you than other options
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Mon Dec-29-14 01:28 PM
At King Taco (greasy lil chain joint) they post the nutrition info and the Al Pastor is the highest in everything (calories, fat, salt) of their dozen or so different meat options.

I still get it. Every time. I don't fuck with King Taco like that though. There are a couple lil spots around me where they are good. I fuck with Juanita's for a quick stop-in joint.

There is just something so juicy and flavorful that you don't get with carnitas.
12686162, dang! Well I don't care lol
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Mon Dec-29-14 01:36 PM
12686151, My favorite spot: Rosita's Al Pastor (taco truck)
Posted by Cornbread, Mon Dec-29-14 01:30 PM
Austin, TX. Two (three if I am greedy) Al Pastor tacos and a Manzana Lift, I'm good to go.

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/05/the-10-best-taco-trucks-austin-texas/rositas-al-pastor
12686157, "i'm only talkin tacos because you fuckfaces can't handle
Posted by veritas, Mon Dec-29-14 01:34 PM
real conversation"

that's an awesome preface.
12686167, lmao, right. that out of the way what's the difference between these
Posted by southphillyman, Mon Dec-29-14 01:39 PM
and normal authentic tacos?
the pork?
i didn't know this was a distinct thing basically
12686170, There is carnitas and there is al pastor. At this point I think the less i
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Mon Dec-29-14 01:42 PM
Know the better
12686172, al pastor is just one meat choice. it's pork marinated in fruit juices
Posted by John Forte, Mon Dec-29-14 01:43 PM
12686176, fruit juices? oh ard. i must get barbacoa or something then
Posted by southphillyman, Mon Dec-29-14 01:45 PM
12686178, I think it has orange and pineapple
Posted by John Forte, Mon Dec-29-14 01:48 PM
12686607, usually just pineapple and chiles, i think. also it's on a spit
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Mon Dec-29-14 06:31 PM
i dont think carnitas is on a spit (like gyro meat), not that i can remember.

you'd think carnitas would be fattier because they often just soak that shit in lard until it's tender, but somehow al pastor comes out richer.
12686174, pretty much if you don't agree with gayness, im not talkin to you
Posted by deejboram, Mon Dec-29-14 01:44 PM
that's what it boils down to
12686160, #teambarbacoa
Posted by John Forte, Mon Dec-29-14 01:36 PM
12686168, la fonda de teresita
Posted by makaveli, Mon Dec-29-14 01:41 PM
go there for Al pastor if you are in Philly.
12686171, you know i never got down with al pastor tacos. but frango al pastor
Posted by deejboram, Mon Dec-29-14 01:43 PM
at the comida kilos in brazil was BOOOMB
this one in particular was in a church across the street from my apartment
every day
some times twice a day
i'd be over there eating that frango
12686191, al pastor meat usually stinks
Posted by deejboram, Mon Dec-29-14 01:56 PM
i dunno what it is but walking passed that shit it just wreaks
funny thing is shwarma meat dont ever smell rank like that
12686219, Head out west and try 'em out thisaway
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Mon Dec-29-14 02:08 PM
Specifically, if you hit Phoenix one day, stop off at a Pro's Ranch Market (there's two just off the I10 on the way to LA). The al pastor there is simply the best I've ever had. Tacos and -especially- the quesadillas al pastor with an ice cold cervesa will make you buss one in your drawls.
12686822, Lol
Posted by Mgmt, Tue Dec-30-14 06:44 AM
>Specifically, if you hit Phoenix one day, stop off at a Pro's
>Ranch Market (there's two just off the I10 on the way to LA).
>The al pastor there is simply the best I've ever had. Tacos
>and -especially- the quesadillas al pastor with an ice cold
>cervesa will make you buss one in your drawls.
>
12686225, The history behind Al Pastor is very interesting
Posted by T Reynolds, Mon Dec-29-14 02:11 PM
Ever find it interesting that they cut the al pastor off a rotating hunk of meat on a spit that looks exactly like they do at gyro spots?

that's because it's a style of cooking that the Lebanese in Mexico brought with them from their home country

the reason why it's called 'al pastor' is because Lebanese in Mexico had difficulty finding work in any line other than shepherding, hence the name 'al pastor'



12686231, naturally occurring fusion foods >>>>
Posted by John Forte, Mon Dec-29-14 02:14 PM
Banh Mi, Mexican Banchan, Ethiopian spaghetti >>>>>
12686236, That's pretty dope
Posted by stankpalmer, Mon Dec-29-14 02:15 PM
12686532, Hmmm very interesting. *the more you know shooting star gif*
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Mon Dec-29-14 05:03 PM
12686232, #TEMFKTA
Posted by stankpalmer, Mon Dec-29-14 02:14 PM
San Francisco doesn't really do tacos that well. The best locally are probably from the taco trucks on International Blvd in Oakland.
12686250, yep!
Posted by T Reynolds, Mon Dec-29-14 02:21 PM
> The best
>locally are probably from the taco trucks on International
>Blvd in Oakland.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/mi-grullense-taco-truck-oakland\

dba_BAD taught me
12686251, san fran seems to get a lot of Mexican foods wrong
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Mon Dec-29-14 02:21 PM
rice in burritos, not good al pastor.... what next? "authentic" mexican spots using ground beef in their regular ass tacos?

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Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW

R.I.P. Disco D
12686252, You gonna have SoWhat in here swinging on you
Posted by T Reynolds, Mon Dec-29-14 02:22 PM
12686284, I got the dope moves yo.
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Mon Dec-29-14 02:37 PM
I got Mike Tyson fresh outta prison defensive moves; he ain't landing one blow.

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forcing myself to actually respond to you is like bathing in ebola virus. - Binlahab

Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW

R.I.P. Disco D
12686501, rice in burritos is wrong and SoWhat is wrong!
Posted by RobOne4, Mon Dec-29-14 04:41 PM
12687411, I've been doing the rice in burritos lately...
Posted by stankpalmer, Tue Dec-30-14 06:04 PM
and I'm becoming a fan.

Ever since switching over to refried beans (as opposed to pinto or black), I've been over Super burritos. Tortilla, rice, beans, meat and salsa...I'm good to go.
12686807, Oakland:
Posted by jesustrauss, Tue Dec-30-14 04:46 AM
Yes - trucks up and down east 14th street in general.

Fish tacos - Sinaloa at 23rd and east 14th is the bizness.

i don't have too much of a preference between trucks in that area for Pastor - it's all good: Sinaloa, Guadalajara, the one on 29th ave and e14th, at 1st ave and e14th. so many options...
12686235, also on my snob shit this is the best I've ever had
Posted by T Reynolds, Mon Dec-29-14 02:14 PM
http://blog.globonautas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/El-Fogon-1.jpg

El Fogon in Playa Del Carmen

there's some decent spots in NYC but not many
12686239, YOOOO, I love that spot
Posted by John Forte, Mon Dec-29-14 02:17 PM
12686245, haha dope
Posted by T Reynolds, Mon Dec-29-14 02:20 PM
did you hit up Yaxche by any chance?
I thought it was dope Yucatan food was making an inroads into restaurants. I'm seeing more and more of that.
http://mayacuisine.com/
12686248, I wasn't all that impressed with it
Posted by John Forte, Mon Dec-29-14 02:21 PM
I've had cochinita pibil done as well in Chicago.
12686633, Carnitas at Reyes deli in south slope on 4th ave
Posted by ShawndmeSlanted, Mon Dec-29-14 07:01 PM
Rivals any Carnitas ive ever had.

The rest of their tacos suck, but the Carnitas is bomb.
12686833, That's what's up. I think you mentioned them on here before
Posted by T Reynolds, Tue Dec-30-14 08:27 AM
I got some spots closer to me that I recommend to you as well, mostly Taqueria Cocoyoc and Tres Espigas, but there are others I can't remember the name of offhand too
12686291, King Taco Al Pastor sopes
Posted by JiggysMyDayJob, Mon Dec-29-14 02:39 PM
probably the best you can get out of a chain joint in LA besides Tacos El Unico

But some of the taco trucks around LA man...
12686608, king taco is that money shit late night if you are faded
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Mon Dec-29-14 06:33 PM
ufff, greasy deliciousness.
12686623, Boca Del Rio
Posted by SsenepoD, Mon Dec-29-14 06:50 PM
off Hacienda in La Puente
12686655, SON!
Posted by RobOne4, Mon Dec-29-14 07:48 PM
okay do they have al pastor? I have always went with carne asada. But yeah their burritos and tacos are the shit.
12686627, just tried it the other night
Posted by infin8, Mon Dec-29-14 06:54 PM
bomb.

had a "burrito indio" which is al pastor and carne asada mixed togehter.

#2Meatz
12686631, mmmmmm that sounds gud!
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Mon Dec-29-14 06:58 PM

>had a "burrito indio" which is al pastor and carne asada mixed
>togehter.
>
>#2Meatz
12686638, there wasa spot in Phoenix that made a mixed meat quesedilla
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Mon Dec-29-14 07:09 PM
IIRC 67th ave and Thomas rd. It was bought by Federico's and they changed the menu.

Quesedilla was about the size of a medium pizza folded in half and had mountains of cheese, grilled onions, carne asada, al pastor, and shrimp rancheros (hot ass shrimp).

Shit was good beyond definition.

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forcing myself to actually respond to you is like bathing in ebola virus. - Binlahab

Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW

R.I.P. Disco D
12686766, Never knew what it was, but I'm gonna try it.
Posted by JFrost1117, Mon Dec-29-14 11:51 PM
Buford Hwy's always had such a bad rap, I'd never tried anything on the whole strip, until earlier this summer. There's a bubble tea place near that former Taco Bell place that you mentioned that was pretty dope.
12686832, Buford highways always had a bad rap?
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Tue Dec-30-14 08:18 AM
12687440, Yeah, with the failed health ratings and all that jazz.
Posted by JFrost1117, Tue Dec-30-14 06:56 PM
Niggas cuttin' up cabbage on top of the garbage to serve to people, lol. Maybe it's on a turn-around, but there was a spot from BH on the news, often.

I found this place on Delk Rd., via Groupon, and they're proud as fuck of their lli' 100 score. They're like, yeen bout to put us on the SummerJam screen.