We LOVE the Tacos de Trompo from Carnitas La Cotorra! Riotous red, chewy, porky, crispy goodness served with some cooked onions and a tiny boiled potato — we crave these! The restaurant is located in a dingy 4-store strip in the parking lot of a larger more decrepit strip center across First Street from Fiesta, but the adage applies: From humble places, great food flows. The restaurant is maybe 20 feet wide and long like a boxcar. Interior and décor are nothing special at all — plastic formed bench seats and Formica tables dominated by a huge Coke machine in the dining area. BUT — the Coke machine holds a colorful rainbow of delicious Jarritos sodas and once the tacos de Trompo arrive, who cares what you are sitting on! The tacos de Trompo here are hand made with love and pride. They are simply delicious. On our first bite we knew we were hooked, and have been here at least a dozen times for more. Today we ordered tacos to go, which were carefully packaged in styrofoam containers for us, the pork still crispy crunchy around the edges when they got home. Each came with a ramekin of creamy green avocado salsa and their homemade smoky chile salsa — YUM Other diners ordered the steak quesadilla, which had a generous amount of deliciously seasoned carne asada in gooey melty asadero cheese, and the Trompo quesadilla, ditto. Don’t drive by and shudder at this humble taqueria in a struggling shopping area — drop in for the tacos we keep coming back for. You’ll be glad you did.
Sesalie H.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Dallas, TX
If your looking for a place that has authentic tacos de trompo, this is definitely your spot. My hubs usually orders about 6 and I order the gringa…(The white girl). It’s a flour tortilla, white cheese and carne de trompo.(Sorry, Not sure how to translate that, but it’s basically the red meat.) Only reason why I rated them 4 stars is because they ran out of ice and also because the only working tv is the one facing the kitchen. :/ Overall, awesome tacos and agua de horchata! If your in Garland, check this place out… Also, if you don’t like your corn tortillas with oil, ask them to warm them up without it. The ladies were super accommodating. Enjoy!
