Posts in: tacolicious

A Sign of the Times: El Herradero, Saved!

There’s something telling about San Franicsco’s current restaurant world in this little story. A tale of technology and pop-ups, something old and something new.
The other day I was at work and lo and behold, what popped up on my computer but a tweet from Mission Street Food announcing that, due…

Our Big Margarita-Off and The Surprising Results!

Let’s face the facts: A Mexican restaurant without a good margarita is like a day without sunshine. So when Patricia Unterman, the city’s very respected Examiner restaurant critic, came into Tacolicious and ended what was otherwise a very positive review with this …
“Your biggest investment will be in booze, and…

Emma + Pat’s Tacolicious Wedding: Tecate and Forever

In May, a tale of love and tacos unfolded. In other words, our first full-on, 180 person wedding gig.
Emma Boyes (now, Emma Campion)—the associate creative director of food and drink at Weldon Owen Publishing in San Francisco (think  Williams Sonoma cookbooks and more) hired us for her wedding to Pat…

Crispy, Sugary Churros: Get Them While They’re Hot!

Everyone knows that a properly-made churro is a thing of beauty: The way I see it, it’s all about ratio. It has to be mostly crispy on the outside (the ribbed, stick shape is the perfect vehicle for this), a little bit creamy on the inside, overall a tad chewy,…

A Recipe for Winning: Cafe Corregido

Friday morning, we opened our doors for the first World Cup game which started at 7 am. It was amazing to see the restaurant packed to standing room only, windows wide open, people even sitting outside and peering in.
Telmo was working his butt off, serving up the scrambled egg and…