Friends have told me, "The Taco Shop has great Mexican food!" I don't know if that says anything good or bad about my friends, but if I'm doing to do this burrito thing right I might as well take ANY recommendation as a good recommendation.
The Taco Shop has a handful of locations around Tucson. Situated on the South side of Broadway, The Taco Shop is a bright green and white building set aside from the road. I was driving my car with the non-working driver's window, so I stopped inside for my order. Here's a pleasant note: SALSA BAR!
Enough chit-chat, let's get to the burrito specifics! If you haven't noticed, I like ham breakfast burritos. The egg and cheese combination was gooey, something I haven't yet experienced whilst reviewing previous burrito joints. The tortilla was soft and flavorful but I'm not sure if I prefer a drier (flakier?) tortilla. In all, the tortilla doneness[1] didn't add or subtract from the burrito as a whole, so I'm rating it a moot point.
While I'm on the subject, let's talk about tortillas. First off, forget about the corn variety since they have no place in the breakfast burrito world. As I see it, there are two options: crap-major-brand-grocery-store "feel like a pita" and awesome-flavorful made in Tucson/Southwest/Mexico. I'm sure there are good major brand tortillas, I just haven't found them. For those who haven't used the awesome kind, you definitely need to heat them up (microwave or griddle) before wrapping them in gooey egg and cheese goodness. This is where tortilla doneness comes into play. The time spent cooking on the griddle determines if the tortilla is more raw or flaky. My guess is that tortilla doneness is a personal preference, so I'll note what I encounter in my reviews and let the reader (you) decide.
No potatoes in this burrito but they may be added for an extra 50 cents.
Final verdict: A solid burrito with a good gooey egg and cheese combination. This is a great stop for a quick breakfast.
Haiku!
Gooey cheese and egg.
Po-tay-to, po-tah-to...cost?
We will never know.
Burrito Thoughts and Other Comments
Know Your Burrito Vocab
[1]Tortilla doneness - degree to which a tortilla has been heated up. Doneness may range from soft and raw to flaky.
The Taco Shop has a handful of locations around Tucson. Situated on the South side of Broadway, The Taco Shop is a bright green and white building set aside from the road. I was driving my car with the non-working driver's window, so I stopped inside for my order. Here's a pleasant note: SALSA BAR!
Enough chit-chat, let's get to the burrito specifics! If you haven't noticed, I like ham breakfast burritos. The egg and cheese combination was gooey, something I haven't yet experienced whilst reviewing previous burrito joints. The tortilla was soft and flavorful but I'm not sure if I prefer a drier (flakier?) tortilla. In all, the tortilla doneness[1] didn't add or subtract from the burrito as a whole, so I'm rating it a moot point.
While I'm on the subject, let's talk about tortillas. First off, forget about the corn variety since they have no place in the breakfast burrito world. As I see it, there are two options: crap-major-brand-grocery-store "feel like a pita" and awesome-flavorful made in Tucson/Southwest/Mexico. I'm sure there are good major brand tortillas, I just haven't found them. For those who haven't used the awesome kind, you definitely need to heat them up (microwave or griddle) before wrapping them in gooey egg and cheese goodness. This is where tortilla doneness comes into play. The time spent cooking on the griddle determines if the tortilla is more raw or flaky. My guess is that tortilla doneness is a personal preference, so I'll note what I encounter in my reviews and let the reader (you) decide.
No potatoes in this burrito but they may be added for an extra 50 cents.
Final verdict: A solid burrito with a good gooey egg and cheese combination. This is a great stop for a quick breakfast.
Haiku!
Gooey cheese and egg.
Po-tay-to, po-tah-to...cost?
We will never know.
Burrito Thoughts and Other Comments
- Cost: $3.29
- Weight: 12.6 ounces
- Salsa: SALSA BAR! Although it was more of a HOT SAUCE BAR since there was no chunky salsa.
- Speediness: this was 7AM, so no line and delivery was fast.
- What's up with the potatoes? Viva charges extra to REMOVE potatoes and The Taco Shop charges extra to ADD potatoes. Why? Is it the implementation? Does Viva add more egg/cheese to fill the missing potato-space? I generally don't deviate from the normal order, so I don't know the answer.
- How many other pages on the Internet have the word "gooey" as many times as this one and are still safe for work?
Know Your Burrito Vocab
[1]Tortilla doneness - degree to which a tortilla has been heated up. Doneness may range from soft and raw to flaky.
I revisited on 27 July and enjoyed a very tasty sausage breakfast burrito. The sausage was a few steps above Pizza Hut "sausage crumbles". I could tell that the non-uniform size and density meant there was at least some freshness.
ReplyDeleteGooey cheese and egg still continue. Again, I will note the awesome tortilla doneness.
In the words of eBay reviews: A+++++ Will buy from again!