The four tacos you’ll meet in heaven

Posted on May 24, 2010 | 2 Comments

I’ve spent the past month trying to be as unbiased as possible. This poll, however, has me at a complete loss. The four tacos in the final matchup for the specialty bracket are seriously some of my favorites around town. While I will always love a traditional pastor taco more than any other, the tacos listed below are by far some of the best in the specialty bracket. In one matchup we have the SoCo vs the brisket taco – sausage vs brisket, complex vs deceptively simple – both amazingly tasty in completely different ways.

The second matchup is brisket vs it’s south of the border cousin carnitas. Two Dallas favorites, Desperados and Victor Tango’s battle it out for specialty taco supremacy. Both bring an extra bit of upscale flare to the street style taco – only one will continue on to the next round.

I’ve been able to predict most of the matchups so far with accurate results, but this round has me stumped. . .no matter how it turns out, I’ll be surprised.

This round will end Thursday at 12:01 am and then only one round of voting will separate us from specialty taco supremacy. Tell your friends and let the tasty tasty voting begin!

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Igniting the Finals: Championship Bracket

Posted on May 24, 2010 | 6 Comments

As some of you know, I’m speaking at IgniteDallas on June 2 (tickets) about Dallas, tacos and this website. At the first IgniteDallas over 400 people watched live and another 200 live streamed the event. . .no pressure, right?

I wanted to do something special in my presentation and an idea struck me last week: Why not shut the polls for the traditional bracket right before I speak?

So, at some point between 7:30 and 10:00pm that night, I’ll close the poll, take the stage and either crown Urban Taco or Taqueria El Si Hay as the best traditional taco in town. I’ll also be announcing the 3 finalists in the specialty bracket – can you feel the excitement?!

If you’re free on Wednesday, June 2 and want to come hang out with some awesome people and here some incredible speakers, come on down. I’ll also be announcing the plans for the future of Dallas Taco Bracket and other big news!

But enough shameless self-promotion. Let’s get down to the good stuff – vote for your Traditional Bracket Champion below!

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What’s fuzzy but good, dreamy and blissful?

Posted on May 20, 2010 | 2 Comments

If you guessed the five seconds between being completely asleep and completely awake, you’d be close.

If you guessed a basket of puppies you would definitely be a little closer.

But if you guessed the next round in the specialty bracket, you’d be right on the money!

It’s local chain vs. anti-chain as Fuzzy’s Tacos fragrant Garlic Shredded Beef and Feta squares off against Good 2 Go’s chili covered, sweet potato packed Chuckwagon. In the second matchup it’s West Coast vs Southwest as Bliss Cafe’s Rawko Taco takes on Dream Cafe’s Austin Tacos. These are all great tacos that I’ve had the pleasure of eating on numerous occasions – once again, glad I don’t have to decide.

Voting will cease Saturday, May 22 at 12:01 am and will resume Monday, May 24 at 12:01 am. Let the games begin!

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It’s all good, baby

Posted on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

At this point it should be no surprise to anyone that Good 2 Go Taco is dominating the Specialty Bracket. The incredibly talented and socially conscious women that run Good 2 Go have put plenty of work into making sure that their tacos not only taste great, but promote a better, sustainable lifestyle.

However, it’s time to put an end to the love fest.

Over the next two days it will be Good 2 Go vs. Good 2 Go. No silver lining in this round. . .a Good 2 Go favorite will be knocked out.

As usual, you know the drill – vote early, tell your friends and have fun! If you are angry that I’m putting G2G against each other (even though that’s how the numbers worked out) you can feel free to e-mail me – just be aware that anything you say may be used at Ignite Dallas on June 2 :)

Boo for the shameless self promotion – on to the tacos!

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Brisket, Vegans and Dos Equis. . .oh my!

Posted on May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

The specialty bracket has seen some great matchups so far. The second round is still a couple more days away, but we’ve seen some great battles in the quest for Dallas’ best specialty taco. From brisket to fried chicken, shrimp to vegan and everything in between, it’s been an incredible chain of matchups. Now there’s only one more round before we move to the second round and less than three weeks before a specialty taco champion is crowned.

As always, vote early and be sure to tell your friends. After all, it’s up to YOU to decide who will be crowned champion.

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East Coast v West Coast

Posted on May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

A challenge isn’t a challenge without a little rivalry. Tupac vs Biggie, Geno’s vs Pat’s, Roth vs Hagar. . .these are just some of the battles that we’ve faced in recent years. Now it’s time to put Dallas on the map. Soon we’ll see our best in the East face off against the greatest in the West to decide who has the best tacos in our fair city. But before we can, we have to decide who’s the best on each side. We’ve narrowed down the best spots in the the northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest – but that’s not good enough.

After over 5,000 votes, it’s almost time to crown the best traditional tacos in Dallas. This past round of voting has been the highest yet, and the back and forth battle between Urban Taco and Taco Joint was almost too close to call! We are just two rounds away from deciding who’s the best in town.

This round of voting will end Saturday, May 22 at 12:01 am – that means you only have 5 DAYS to decide which side of the city is better, East vs West. So vote early, tell your friends and soon we’ll crown the Dallas Taco Champion!

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The Green Spot Showdown

Posted on May 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

No, it’s not a final challenge on the Price is Right. . .although it would make one delicious showdown. The battle of Good 2 Go vs Good 2 Go has begun. For the first (but not the last) time in the bracket, a Good 2 Go Taco will fight against one of its siblings.

I do want to take a minute now to acknowledge the Good 2 Go Taco fans – you all are a proud and vigilant bunch. Between the e-mails, the comments, the tweets and the direct messages its been almost overwhelming. Now it’s time to put the pressure back on you. Good 2 Go is about to become a house divided. So pick your side, place your votes and remember at the end of the day, this is all for fun.

But enough talk, let’s get to the voting!

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