![]() “Big Red,” as the giant J&R Oyler Pit smoker at Brick’s Smoked Meats is known, is famous for cranking out succulent brisket, but it also smokes up fabulous bacon that powers the restaurant’s addictive “bacon burnt ends” tacos. Honorable mentions: roasted veggie taco at Made grilled veggie taco at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Best Miscellaneous Taco: Brick’s Smoked Meats A $2 “avocado bánh mì ” taco features simple, fresh fruit, accented with jalapeño-pickled vegetables and crunchy toppings. And while we enjoyed the “Bradentucky BLT,” a flour tortilla stuffed with a fried green tomato and duck bacon and drizzled with a Nashville hot sauce mayo, the vegetarian options (a rarity) stood out. The menu is almost all-taco, divvied up into price points from $2 to $6. Early visits to the colorful Village of the Arts cottage that houses Birdrock left us unimpressed, but a recent trip surprised us. Drench your taco with a roasted pineapple and scotch bonnet pepper sauce and house-made crema, top it with some cilantro and radishes, and settle in for an eye-popping adventure.īirdrock Taco Shop’s avocado bánh mì taco Best Vegetarian Taco: Birdrock Taco ShackĪfter Dave Shiplett closed his well-liked downtown Bradenton fine dining restaurant Soma Creekside in 2016, he brought a new focus to another venture of his- Birdrock Taco Shack, which he had opened earlier that same year. ![]() The meat-a little sweet, a little spicy-is excellent all on its own, but it’s the restaurant’s inventive condiment bar that takes chef Malin Parker’s cochinita to the next level. Made with marinated pork wrapped in banana leaves before being roasted, cochinita pibil is a Yucatán specialty and one of the stars on the menu at Gulf Gate’s Screaming Goat Taqueria, which opened in February. Honorable mentions: Tide Tables Ri…Quisimo Best Cochinita Pibil Taco: Screaming Goat Taqueria At Eat Here, the seafood and flavorings lock arms in unshakeable solidarity. Many fish tacos fail to impress because the mildness of the flesh can’t stand up to assertive condiments. On one recent night, a pair of tortillas arrived loaded down with huge hunks of pearly mahi-mahi, the flavor punched up with nuggets of avocado, a Sriracha aioli and a crunchy slaw-the blend bright and acidic enough to sting your lips. The fish taco at Eat Here changes by the day, thanks to the whims of the tides and the chef alike, but every version we’ve tried is a winner. The meat tastes even better when doused with any of La Brisa’s homemade sauces, which range from hot to creamy, and have the power to elevate whatever they touch. ![]() At many eateries, the carnitas comes out gelatinous and stringy here’s it’s moist, but structured, just barely hanging together as it gets tossed inside a corn tortilla. This north 301 standby excels at carnitas-pork shoulder braised at long length with a smattering of fragrant spices and cooked down until the strands of meat crisp up around the edges. ![]() Honorable mentions: Taqueria Alexander Brick’s Smoked Meats Best Carnitas Taco: La Brisa Tacos Y Mariscos Minutes later, at the table, they’re warm and aromatic-supple vessels that ferry that delicious chicken to your taste buds. Another standout here: the tortillas, pressed out flat right after you order and then toasted on the flattop. While we normally don’t go for chicken tacos (too predictable, too dry), the chicken here has been simmered way down and flavored with ancho chili powder until it looks more like carnitas than bird. Arugula? Tempeh? Pickled cabbage? You got it. ![]() A locally owned mini-chain, Poppo’s Taqueria serves fast casual burritos and tacos, with a plethora of ingredients and toppings you won’t find at most taquerias. ![]()
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