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Masa Masa, located in Village Westpark Shopping Center in west Roseville, CA, morphed into the brick and mortar restaurant that is today, and was formerly Tacoholics, a pop-up taco restaurant that catered to special occasions and events. I first enjoyed their delicious tacos at the 4th Annual Taco Throwdown held in Roseville, CA on April 22, 2023. I fell in love with their tacos and the friendly staff! As with all restaurant reviews I publish, I have no affiliation with the restaurant reviewed, and there is no monetary gain on my part, as I am simply a person who likes to eat, and I love to write-up, and publish my dining experiences.
Photo: Next on the list was Tacoholics, which is a local catering outlet that caters to area events. They have future plans to open a restaurant in the Village Westpark area of Roseville this fall, which is an easy hike from my place. I'll be looking forward to the opening!
Photo: Today, Tacoholics was serving "Birria Tacos," and I couldn't wait to enjoy one! The line to this small pop-up restaurant was quite long, but it moved fast, and the taco was totally worth the brief wait.
Photo: The friendly hostess was handing out tacos and a small cup of soup. Like many of the restaurants at today's event, you received one taco per visit, but you could return as many times as you wanted to and enjoy all the tacos you could eat.
Photo: Out behind the shelter, the chefs were busy grilling tortillas and loading tacos with birria. In Mexico, birria us usually a spicy goat stew and it is found on tacos, mainly morning tacos. North of the border, birria is usually made from pork or beef and not nearly as spicy. I can honestly say that I've never met a birria that I didn't love!
Photo: The friendly host hands me a small "Birria Street Taco," along with a small cup of birria soup, which was a welcome addition to this fine snack.
Photo: It's "Birria Street Taco" time for me, as I hold a glass of "Vernon Street Lager" from nearby Monk's Cellar and toast the amazing food, and friendly staff at Tacoholics.
Photo: My "Birria Street Taco," along with the small cup of birria soup, from Tacolholics. Each taco began with a small "street taco" corn tortilla, and was grilled and was on the soft side, which was perfect. Each taco was stuffed with juicy birria, sauteed red onion, drizzled with cilantro lime crema, and garnished with a small slice of purple lettuce. The cup of soup was birria, made into a soup, with noodles - surprise! - and garnished with chopped cilantro. A fork was included which worked for the noodles and the meat, and made it easy to simply drink the broth. I was surprised to see noodles in the soup, as it isn't common - but it happens - in Mexico, but I had to remind myself that I was enjoying the 4th Annual Taco Throwdown, In Roseville, CA. Whatever the case... the soup was delicious! The small corn tortilla was made by the restaurant - off site - and held together well, and kept the amazingly tasty and juicy birria and onion inside the tortilla, for the three-bites-worth. The cilantro lime crema added just a little "tang" to the taco, and made for a delicious addition. Great taco! I look forward to visiting their restaurant when it opens this fall in Roseville. Update: The restaurant opened on Monday, April 15, 2024 in the Village Westpark Shopping Center, located in Roseville, CA. Great tacos any way you look at it! Masa Masa Copyright(c) 2024 eRench Productions. All rights reserved. We've been on the web since December 22, 2002.
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