#top50tacos: don artemio (fort worth tx)

The cactus is impossibly thin and then flash fried, arriving like a stack of Bette Midler's hair.

kesos tacos

The Rise N Shine (scrambled eggs, chorizo, bacon, slow roasted pork carnitas, jalapeños, refried beans, and queso on a corn tortilla; $5) was heartier than the Tin Man at the end of The Wizard of Oz, a truly impressive taco.

#top50tacos: the original donut shop (san antonio tx)

I started my tour at what appears to be, at first glance, a ridiculous choice: a bean and cheese taco at The Original Donut Shop in San Antonio. I mean, really? A bean and cheese taco? At a donut shop?

hit&run: el taco h (denton tx)

The quesabirria was a greezy-cheezy wedge of savory heaven & hell, a lipsmacking purgatory of delight and early death.

dos batos

these are woodfired tacos (mesquite; you know it when you walk in) inspired by Monterrey street food, and they are unbelievably good

veracruz all natural

The tacos are visual and culinary works of art with savory ingredients piled atop slightly puffy, housemade tortillas (get a fork!).

trejo’s tacos (LA)

Who knew that such a bad boy could sling up such good tacos?

onetaco: an urban taqueria

OneTaco, an Austin-based tortilla topper, brings homemade flour and corn tortillas, a variety of fillings, and a snappy 50s-south-of-the-border vibe to Anderson Lane.

cabo bob’s

The simplest way to describe Cabo Bob’s is Chipotle’s-Run-by-Beach-Bums, and I mean that in the most loving way.