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ATTN: joseph

Post by Nick » Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:03 pm

I remember you saying you go into Ankeny on your lunch breaks occassionally. You'll have another option this summer.

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I saw a big banner next to the road along Delaware the other day. They are opening a new Tasty Tacos right between Culver's and that Vision4Less store.

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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:06 pm

NADA ES IMPOSIBLE

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Post by Nick » Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:49 pm

You ever try out Smashburger yet? Consensus?

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Post by kurtis » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:11 pm

they use to have one in ankeny but it got closed down. i remember it being kinda sketchy. this was also 1999 and i was 14
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Post by El Rhino » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:17 pm

Yeah, then around 2000-ish or so it was a place with a name and style very similar to Tasty Tacos but wasn't Tasty Tacos.
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Post by Nick » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:23 pm

Hmm...I didn't know there used to be one in Ankeny. I'm sure this one will do pretty good? Looks like it will have a prime location.

Supposedly there is a HuHot going in across the street too? In the old Hollywood Video.

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Post by kurtis » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:29 pm

yeah they been working on getting huhot up there for awhile. like 3 years
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Post by Nick » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:50 pm

kurtis wrote:yeah they been working on getting huhot up there for awhile. like 3 years
The "Samurai Sams" (HuHot wannabe) in Ankeny didn't last long. Wonder if a HuHot will last?

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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:57 pm

Nick wrote:The "Samurai Sams" (HuHot wannabe) in Ankeny didn't last long. Wonder if a HuHot will last?
that place was gross. next to maid rite?

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Post by Nick » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:57 pm

Yeah..that place that was next to Maid Rite. I never went.

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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:02 pm

the chicken always had hunks of bones or other tissue type stuff. noodles were cold. it was just meh

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Post by Big Fat Retard » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:05 pm

Nick wrote:You ever try out Smashburger yet? Consensus?
Been to both Smashburgers. Very good burgers. They could improve on the fries a bit.

I still don't understand what the big deal is about Tasty Tacos. They are average at best. If you want kick ass Mexican go to Taqueria Jalisco on E 17th & Grand.
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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:48 pm

Big Fat Retard wrote:
Nick wrote:You ever try out Smashburger yet? Consensus?
Been to both Smashburgers. Very good burgers. They could improve on the fries a bit.

I still don't understand what the big deal is about Tasty Tacos. They are average at best. If you want kick ass Mexican go to Taqueria Jalisco on E 17th & Grand.
if you grew up eating them you love them. i like the hot sauce.

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Post by Big Fat Retard » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:01 pm

joseph wrote:
Big Fat Retard wrote:
Nick wrote:You ever try out Smashburger yet? Consensus?
Been to both Smashburgers. Very good burgers. They could improve on the fries a bit.

I still don't understand what the big deal is about Tasty Tacos. They are average at best. If you want kick ass Mexican go to Taqueria Jalisco on E 17th & Grand.
if you grew up eating them you love them. i like the hot sauce.
I do like their hot sauce and their chili is pretty good. The taco meat seems to have a hint of dog food flavor to it and their burritos outright suck. It's still nice to see a local business do good.
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Post by El Rhino » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:02 pm

Big Fat Retard wrote: if you grew up eating them you love them. i like the hot sauce.
I do like their hot sauce and their chili is pretty good. The taco meat seems to have a hint of dog food flavor to it and their burritos outright suck. It's still nice to see a local business do good.[/quote]


Pretty much. It's more or less worthless to go there for anything other than tacos. The flour nachos are a guilty pleasure though.
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Post by Nick » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:14 pm

I've honestly never had a single menu item from Tasty Tacos other than a flour taco. And I've been there probably 60 times or more in the last 20 years. Their flour tacos are good, even though I wouldn't really call them "Mexican."

And yeah, their hot sauce does rule too.

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Post by Big Fat Retard » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:29 pm

El Rhino wrote:
Big Fat Retard wrote: if you grew up eating them you love them. i like the hot sauce.
I do like their hot sauce and their chili is pretty good. The taco meat seems to have a hint of dog food flavor to it and their burritos outright suck. It's still nice to see a local business do good.

Pretty much. It's more or less worthless to go there for anything other than tacos. The flour nachos are a guilty pleasure though.[/quote]

To me, it's their tacos that suck the most of anything they have. You can get better tacos from the taco wagons or Taqueria Jalisco.
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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:31 pm

Big Fat Retard wrote: To me, it's their tacos that suck the most of anything they have. You can get better tacos from the taco wagons or Taqueria Jalisco.
again it depends on what you grew up with. their tacos are not the best. but their deep fried flour shell and beans in the meat and fine shredded cheese combined with the hot sauce would be something any east sider could ever want. so they make me happy.

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Re: ATTN: joseph

Post by Big Fat Retard » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:43 pm

joseph wrote:
Big Fat Retard wrote: To me, it's their tacos that suck the most of anything they have. You can get better tacos from the taco wagons or Taqueria Jalisco.
again it depends on what you grew up with. their tacos are not the best. but their deep fried flour shell and beans in the meat and fine shredded cheese combined with the hot sauce would be something any east sider could ever want. so they make me happy.
I'm sure that's true. I'm not a fan of the deep fried taco shell to begin with, so I once tried a hard shell and it was the taco meat I couldn't get into. Something about the seasoning.
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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:47 pm

well i grew up that our mexican experience was ground beef with an ortega sprinkle packet.
so tasty tacos was quite the step up

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Post by Big Fat Retard » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:53 pm

It may sound crazy, but I like the Ortega taco seasoning better than TT's.
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Post by joseph » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:54 pm

then youd like kung fus tacos

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Re: ATTN: joseph

Post by Beaver » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:25 am

Henry J's. Fuck y'all.

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