El Toro Taqueria | 598 Valencia St | San Francisco, CA | sfeltoro.com El Toro, located in the heart of the Mission District, is one of SF’s best taquerias and one of my favorites.  Asking a San Franciscan which is their go-to spot for burritos, tortas or nachos can unite foodies or even spark debate.  Having lived in SF for many years and eaten at pretty much every taqueria there, it’s hard to name a bad one - the debate really is about which taqueria is the best.  Up until my last visit to SF I had only eaten the burritos at El Toro and was determined to make a pit stop and give their nachos a try.  When that first chip hit my mouth I was wondering what took me so long.  It was pure bliss - the perfect combination of chips, beans, cheese, salsa fresca, guac and crema. If you go, and you definitely should, make sure you get an Aqua Fresca too - they are mucho fresco and come in variety of yummy fruity flavors. 

El Toro Taqueria | 598 Valencia St | San Francisco, CA | sfeltoro.com

El Toro, located in the heart of the Mission District, is one of SF’s best taquerias and one of my favorites.  Asking a San Franciscan which is their go-to spot for burritos, tortas or nachos can unite foodies or even spark debate.  Having lived in SF for many years and eaten at pretty much every taqueria there, it’s hard to name a bad one - the debate really is about which taqueria is the best. 

Up until my last visit to SF I had only eaten the burritos at El Toro and was determined to make a pit stop and give their nachos a try.  When that first chip hit my mouth I was wondering what took me so long.  It was pure bliss - the perfect combination of chips, beans, cheese, salsa fresca, guac and crema. If you go, and you definitely should, make sure you get an Aqua Fresca too - they are mucho fresco and come in variety of yummy fruity flavors. 

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MexiQ | 37-11 30th Street | Astoria, NY | mexiqny.com MexiQ describes their Fiesta Nachos as an 8 layer dip, which I totally missed reading/ignored and ordered them anyway as I was dealing with a serious nacho craving.  When the bowl of dip arrived I was in serious shock and about to lose it when Alicia reminded me of our discussion with MexiQ’s chef Julieta Ballesteros (also owner/chef of Crema in NYC) who told us of her idea to make these ‘deconstructed’ nachos instead of the usual pile of chips with fixings.   Now I’m all for experimentation but I was dubious, that is, until the first bite.  Turns out this 8 LAYER DIP was…delicious!  They definitely lived up the “Fiesta” description as there was a serious party in my mouth - flavorful beans, perfect guac, melted cheese, pickled jalapenos and MexiQ’s signature hot sauce all made an appearance and together were the perfect DIP.   If they decided to ever go the traditional route and use all these same amazing ingredients on a pile of chips, I’m pretty sure it would garner the notable achievement of 5 sombreros.

MexiQ | 37-11 30th Street | Astoria, NY | mexiqny.com

MexiQ describes their Fiesta Nachos as an 8 layer dip, which I totally missed reading/ignored and ordered them anyway as I was dealing with a serious nacho craving.  When the bowl of dip arrived I was in serious shock and about to lose it when Alicia reminded me of our discussion with MexiQ’s chef Julieta Ballesteros (also owner/chef of Crema in NYC) who told us of her idea to make these ‘deconstructed’ nachos instead of the usual pile of chips with fixings.  

Now I’m all for experimentation but I was dubious, that is, until the first bite.  Turns out this 8 LAYER DIP was…delicious!  They definitely lived up the “Fiesta” description as there was a serious party in my mouth - flavorful beans, perfect guac, melted cheese, pickled jalapenos and MexiQ’s signature hot sauce all made an appearance and together were the perfect DIP.   If they decided to ever go the traditional route and use all these same amazing ingredients on a pile of chips, I’m pretty sure it would garner the notable achievement of 5 sombreros.

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