Local Favorite: El Sancho Taco Shop
Everybody loves a good taco right? I grew up in an area where wonderful Mexican food was plentiful. Mexican street food became a way of life for me, well then sushi, but this is about tacos so lets stay on subject." Dos de asada por favor" used to be a common phrase for me. My love began one cold day when I was around 12. I was on my dad's construction site, he had left me to work with some of his guys. Lunch came around and I pulled out a cold, smashed pb&j. The guys that I was working with were cooking something on a burner in the garage, then lightly toasting small tortillas over the flame. They took some of the mixture and stuffed it in the tortilla. They must have noticed my poor little puppy dog eyes gazing amorously at their warm delicious smelling food. "Ven aca Riqui" was all it took. I had my first non "Taco Bell" taco in my hand. Then another and another. Hooked!
Thanks for bearing with me while I was reliving that glorious moment. It all brings me to here and now. El Sancho has the goods! Everything I've tried there is awesome.My standard are two tacos, one "Rajas" and one with a protein, and a side of chips, salsa and guacamole. You combine that with one of their homemade drinks and that's it. That's one of my favorite meals, hands down. Usually my company gets a couple tacos and we share the chips. It is reasonably priced way of revisiting that first taco experience I had in the cold garage. Authentic!
There are mucho reasons to go to El Sancho. The Sancho bowl, tacos, great homemade drinks (especially margaritas), great outdoor seating (even on the colder days), friendly staff, did I say tacos? Go there now, go for happy hour, go for lunch, go anytime they're open.
http://www.elsanchobend.com/