Audio By Carbonatix
Ever been to a gas station and thought, “Know what this gas station
needs: tacos ‘n’ shit.” Well, the Texaco on Inwood Road and Stemmons
Freeway will make all your gas station/taco stand dreams come true.
Sure, there are some things about this taco stand that might make you
nervous: 1) It’s a walk-up window in a Texaco gas station. 2) The
“restaurant” has no actual name unless you count the signs that scream
“TACOS” and “ABIERTO 24 HRS” as name options. 3) Seriously, it’s a taco
stand. In a gas station. 4) It has no address or phone number on
Google. Go ahead—Street View this intersection and see for
yourself. This taco stand is possibly so questionable that Google Maps
won’t even go there.
Or may I submit to you that maybe—just maybe—this taco
stand makes tacos that are so yummified that Google Maps is trying to
keep it a secret. That’s right: Google conspiracy.
At Abierto’s (I’m calling it Abierto’s now. The Taco Stand in The
Texaco at Inwood and Stemmons Freeway seemed too wordy), get The
Special. That’s three tacos of your choice (I had chicken, al pastor
and barbacoa, but there’s beef tongue if you’re up for it) plus rice
and beans. Ask the guy at the window if they have drinks there, and he
will look at you like you’re a complete waste of gringo and say, “Naw.”
Then he’ll point to the convenience store next door, and he’ll hope
that you can connect the dots. I connected them into a fountain Coke
and sipped it like an idiot until my tacos were ready.
The whole taco shebang was present in my Styrofoam container: the
three tacos, rice and beans, plus a jalapeño, limes, cilantro,
raw and sautéed onions and a container of green sauce and one of
red sauce too. I poured the green stuff (effin’ hot, by the way) on my
al pastor taco, limed and cilantro-ed it up, and with that first bite I
sent my taste buds on a direct flight to Awesome. And there were still
two tacos left. Win.
Honestly, I really hope with all of my hopes that you can’t find
Abierto’s or are too scared by my mention of beef tongue (BEEF TONGUE!!
TONGUE OF BEEEEF!!!) to try Abierto’s so that I won’t have to wait in
line next time I go. Which will be tomorrow.
