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  Dallas, You’re on Notice: Tacos de Birria at Chilangos Will Ruin You. Just Let It Happen.

  January 23 at 4 a.m.

  Jon Garay and Joel Mendoza finally have the taco spot they've been searching for on Harry Hines Boulevard. It’s been a long time coming. Both, originally from Mexico City, missed the places they frequented there. More specifically, the taco carts. After finishing his finance degree at SMU, Garay followed a...

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  Taquero Is Closing in West Dallas to Open Elsewhere

  Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Taquero, the charming West Dallas taqueria serving some pretty stellar tacos, has its last day at its Singleton Boulevard location this month. But it’s coming back, just somewhere else. It’s not a tremendous surprise that it’s making the change: The seating’s all outside. It has a wonderful outdoor space, one you...

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  The Major Twists TacoLingo Is Making in the Harwood District

  Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Now that we’re done talking about turkey for a while, it’s time to switch up the lingo and return the talk to tacos. TacoLingo has arrived at The Union Dallas, and they’re not just doing tacos the traditional way; more so, they're executing more like the opposite. The self-described Tex-Mex...

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  We Take a First Look at Muchacho in Preston Center

  Monday, December 2, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas recently got a new spot for Tex-Mex, this one a bit fancier and pricier in the form of Muchacho, Omar Flores’ new spot in the Plaza at Preston Center. The nature of these “first look” pieces is to give an idea of what the place is about. If we...

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  These Gas Station Tacos Are a Cheap, Plentiful Marvel

  Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Getting tacos from an unnamed place in a Chevron and finding some incredible barbacoa is like discovering you're able to sense something in the future. Stumbling on something so unexpectedly great is like you’ve discovered you have a superpower. We’re not claiming anyone at the Observer has superpowers, but we...

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  Thoughts from Tacolandia: Fresh Tortillas Required, Envuelto en Queso Is Big and We’re Not Tired of Tacos

  Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  On Saturday, City Council member Adam Medrano and I joined my Observer boss Taylor Adams to judge the taco entries at the best taco festival in North Texas, and several thousand of you were kind enough to be there, too. We gave five awards, and y’all picked a People’s Choice...