So, back in May, our bravest friends and us (I will gladly admit that I take on the role of the wimpiest of the 4 of us) decided that it was time to take on Canyon County and it's many taco stands. I feel like I need to insert a few tidbits here about the taco stands. They occasionally up and move. I will keep my speculation of why I think that this might happen to myself. Also, they are owned/ ran by individuals who speak little, if any, English. I'm never sure what we order when we go to one. My brother-in-law, a police officer here, often makes fun of us for hitting the taco stands. He can't believe we haven't got sick and died yet. We've been eating at them for maybe 5 years, so our immune system is pretty impressive, I'm sure. I won't tell you about the time Rob saw a mouse run across the counter of one of them.. and we still ate there. Anywho...
I think that we made it to 6 of those stands. There were a couple more, but they closed up and drove off before we could stop at them. The first one we stopped was... well, we really don't know the name of it. It's in the parking lot of Lance's lawn something. (WOW! I'm really on top of things, huh?) They have the BEST tortillas, the best meat, the best sauces. Ok, this was our favorite. AND they are only $1 a taco!! We (our family) frequents this place often (dinner last night, actually). They also have a plate of beans and rice for $1. And of course... the pictures:
Then we stopped at a place on the bad side of town called MiTiendita. This place was expensive and a little bit of a culture shock (I was shocked to find this place 5 miles from my house). I wasn't crazy about these. You other taco stand hoppers can throw in your 2 cents on this. Here, we were a spectacle. I wonder why...
#3 was definitely the most unique "stand" we went to. It was called Tacos Daisy. It was located in a bus, YES, A BUS! I had a great pineapple juice drink. This is the first time I had horchata (Mexican rice drink)... I LIKE! The tacos were $1.50 and not real good. But I liked the atmosphere. This was where the owners forced Menudo on us. AND HECK NO! I did not try it, but everyone else did. And I quote Rob, "It tastes like what your mouth tastes like after you vomit and it has the texture of a snotty booger." Since Menudo is cow intestines, I heard that it tasted like what you would imagine a cow intestine to taste like. Need I say more?
The stand in the parking lot of the Commercial Tire shop wasn't bad, but they didn't offer us any hot sauces.
El Charro, in the parking lot of Fred Meyer, was DISGUSTING! Celia ordered chicken, I ordered beef, I think they were both rotten. Rob ordered a beef taco, ate it and after we started making comments, he thinks his might have been rotten. So on and on we went about how bad these were... as the people who worked there were sitting by the open window we were sitting under. Yeah... embarrassing... my stomach still attempts to heave when I think about that place.
The last one we went to was in Caldwell. It was good, except for the chorizo taco. But ya'll need to check out Lewis at this one. The redneck came out of him here.
Umm... there's a little somthin' somethin' in your teeth. 
And last but not least... dessert at Shari's. I had the lemon meringue pie and hot cocoa.
Yumm-o!
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Great Post!! What kind of company are you keeping? .... No really -- That was a great night. A Bit adventurous-- but definitely one to remember.
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