tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post4038459813799030284..comments2024-02-16T13:35:34.356-05:00Comments on An Immovable Feast: Del Taco Chicken Soft Tacos: A Somewhat Irrational Love AffairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-21186455694462956072011-08-10T18:13:16.543-04:002011-08-10T18:13:16.543-04:00I would not miss for a nanosecond the disappearanc...I would not miss for a nanosecond the disappearance of DT soft chicken "tacos."Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-60756321528700059282011-08-10T11:02:37.834-04:002011-08-10T11:02:37.834-04:00I just watched the video. That makes me kind of sa...I just watched the video. That makes me kind of sad, too. But there are a lot of people who won't be happy until every retail space is a cookie-cutter strip mall. There is a certain kind of beauty in ugliness, no matter how contradictory that sounds, and that Del Taco was pretty ugly. But it was unique. <br /><br />Like I have mentioned before, I love the last lines of Bill Bryson's <i>The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid</i>:<br /><br />"<i>Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had</i>."JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-73575535260911921772011-08-10T09:02:01.064-04:002011-08-10T09:02:01.064-04:00This post makes me sad, because they just closed t...This post makes me sad, because they just closed the only two Del Tacos here in St. Louis. :( It created quite a stir because one was in a historic '60s former gas station shaped like a UFO (google UFO Del Taco for info and pics).Mike N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-71461187123342163072011-08-09T21:21:06.983-04:002011-08-09T21:21:06.983-04:00The Pasadena locations certainly did. I remember b...The Pasadena locations certainly did. I remember being at one when I was about 5 years old in the mid-80s and a woman asked my grandmother if she would buy her some fries. My grandmother was a very generous woman and said "Sure." The woman got her fries, walked right by us and left, never once saying thank you. It was a good lesson in what assholes some people can be.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-50712059007902131292011-08-09T21:17:11.148-04:002011-08-09T21:17:11.148-04:00I've totally eaten at the Del Taco in Reno. No...I've totally eaten at the Del Taco in Reno. Northern California Del Tacos are few in far between. I think there is one in Davis and that's about it.<br /><br />In fact most Bay Area people are not that aware of Del Taco. I remember it from when I lived in Orange County as a kid. So of course we had to stop when we saw one in Reno after not eating at a Del Taco for 20 years. It wasn't as good as I remember. Maybe it was the fries and a taco thing whats that about? I don't remember 80s era Del tacos having fries.T-Shirt Forthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207991150796020553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-18695608476089442382011-08-09T21:15:42.907-04:002011-08-09T21:15:42.907-04:00Matt: I've heard rumors of those Del Tacos but...<b>Matt:</b> I've heard rumors of those Del Tacos but never been. Maybe one of these days I will take a road trip to Barstow.<br /><br /><b>SuperLarge:</b> <i>Maybe</i> too girly?JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-60272601193095710102011-08-09T21:11:44.321-04:002011-08-09T21:11:44.321-04:00Pinterest is crack. Maybe a bit too much of the gi...Pinterest is crack. Maybe a bit too much of the girly type of crack for you though.SuperLargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270320386373076756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-90781766894530575712011-08-09T19:22:02.423-04:002011-08-09T19:22:02.423-04:00The del taco locations in Barstow are absolutely t...The del taco locations in Barstow are absolutely the best locations to visit. The food is much better and the chicken soft taco's are huge!!Matt Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433362716909787592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-75418581860569056872011-08-09T15:32:56.671-04:002011-08-09T15:32:56.671-04:00Ben: There was a time when I could have put away a...<b>Ben:</b> There was a time when I could have put away all nine tacos, but those days are gone. And there was a time when I would have lied to you and told you that yes, I did eat them all at one time. But I won't: some of them were eaten weeks apart. Sorry if that minimizes the experience for you.<br /><br />I have been reading the Great Taco Hunt for more than five years. It's great. <br /><br /><b>Michelle:</b> Well, it was good, it just didn't work with the taco like I'd hoped it would. <br /><br /><b>Stephen:</b> I am not sure if I've tried them - I don't think so, and I will make sure to do so.<br /><br /><b>Fritos:</b> I just Googled "pinterested." I had no idea what it was. You crazy kids and your new websites.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-16613014652346651242011-08-09T15:22:29.104-04:002011-08-09T15:22:29.104-04:00I love the thick worcestershire sauce too! It real...I love the thick worcestershire sauce too! It really makes marinating steaks SO easy. Also, I pinterested your chili fries pic from yesterday. It was a thing of beauty.Fritos and Foie Grashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101830844631920255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-85993269815316522342011-08-09T13:55:36.730-04:002011-08-09T13:55:36.730-04:00Speaking of tacos, I bet you already know about th...Speaking of tacos, I bet you already know about this website, but in case you don't, check out the Great Taco Hunt... http://www.greattacohunt.com/ben widemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010635436712076159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-41835557785663031382011-08-09T12:12:17.884-04:002011-08-09T12:12:17.884-04:00I have not had these in years, thank you for the f...I have not had these in years, thank you for the fantastic reminder. Your post made me think of EXCELLENT store bought tortillas that friends turned me onto over the 4th of July weekend. In the unlikely event that you are not aware of them, here is a link: http://www.latortillafactory.com/products-8.aspx They mimic the homemade tortillas I used to make. In my opinion, they are not slightly better than ordinary store bought tortillas, but better by a factor of at least 2X. I found the white corn to be superior to the yellow corn. They are available at Vons.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239828090303982584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-54804064151695867272011-08-09T12:11:38.736-04:002011-08-09T12:11:38.736-04:00Fantastic! The mustard does look awful. But the ja...Fantastic! The mustard does look awful. But the jalapeno actually looks delish.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-26890698287503576972011-08-09T12:07:02.759-04:002011-08-09T12:07:02.759-04:00I really hope you ate all 9 in the same sitting. ...I really hope you ate all 9 in the same sitting. Epic. Another great post! And wow, that hot mustard taco looks TERRIBLE. Something red needs to be on a taco I think.ben widemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010635436712076159noreply@blogger.com