Meanwhile, back in Hipster-ville, I've been reading and watching Harry Potter at every free moment and also eating at yummy food trucks. (Sidebar: Over at BDH, I'm organizing a Harry Potter commemorative project. Check out the details here!) On Friday I checked out Torchy's Tacos with Elisabeth. Torchy's is something of a Texas institution--there are seven locations in Austin alone, with more in Dallas.
I think this time I'll let the pictures tell the story.
This is the Torchy's truck at 1311 South 1st Street. They claim that their tacos are "damn good"--their words, not mine.
Well aware of the blistering Texas sun, they provided water while you wait.
Also in an effort to beat the heat, so to speak, the spot of land had a covered patio. Elisabeth and I chose to sit in the fancy gold chairs. Really, how could you not?
This was my order--I got the fried avocado taco and it was just as tasty as you would expect fried avocados to be. (Seriously. Life-changing.) I liked that it was a great vegetarian option, but they had a barbacoa pork taco that looked terribly tempting. The Lala's Lemonade is made in Austin with nothing but lemon juice, cane sugar, and water. It was sweeter than your typical lemonade, but I liked that. I paid $3.25 for the taco and $2.00 for the lemonade, which is very reasonable for street food.
I got down on my knees to get a good grackle picture even though they are the MOST ANNOYING BIRDS ON THE PLANET. Elisabeth mostly made fun of me and then tweeted about it.
Elisabeth got the sausage breakfast tacos. You guys, I always knew about breakfast tacos as a general concept, but never really experienced them until Texas. (Breakfast burritos, yes, but not breakfast tacos. Those are an entirely different animal.) Anyhow, they are fantastic and I recommend eating, like, two or three at a time.
The night ended with "Little Nookies," which is a really adorable way of saying, "We fried chocolate chip cookie dough in cornflakes!" As delicious as you might anticipate, but my favorite part was the maraschino cherries. Man, I could eat those things by the jar.
Consensus: Visit Torchy's if you're looking for an authentic Austin experience or if you're craving breakfast tacos. (Also know as ALWAYS.)
4 comments:
Tip for next time: Order the queso! It's sooo good! Really. I didn't think it could be so good, but it is!
As a child, I once ate way too many maraschino cherries and threw up. SO RED! You'd think that would have turned me off maraschino cherries, BUT IT DIDN'T! I like to think I have slightly more self-control now, but only slightly.
Now I really want tacos... And this sounds absolutely amazing and like something that we are going to have to try when we make it up to Dallas next year.
What was your favorite part about it? And have you gone back since?
Drool.
Post a Comment