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Tacos El Chiapas is located in Tijuana's Zona Centro, downtown, at the corner of Calle 3 and Av. Martinez, across from the imposing Banco Azteca building. On Friday afternoon, October 15, 2010, I had the pleasure of meeting the crew at Tacos El Chiapas, and enjoy two delicious, perfectly prepared carne asada tacos, with all the trimmings.
Photo: Tacos El Chiapas is located in the white building, with the brightly lit fluorescent light, and like most small restaurants in Mexico, it's completely open to the street. They own the lot next door, surrounded by a chain link fence, and future plans include turning it into a restaurant the specializes in mariscos. At MEX $5.00 per taco, Tacos El Chiapas is beyond a bargain - that's less than US $1.00 for two delicious tacos - with all the fixin's...
Photo: The "kitchen," if you want to call it that, is a street vendor cart with a flat tire, that has been moved inside the building, and serves as the main kitchen, order counter, and pay station of the restaurant. Don't even think about a menu, as it doesn't exist, but all you have to do is ask, and these guys will tell you what they have to offer. Small restaurants in Mexico rarely post menus, as ingredients seem to vary from day to day, and your choice is usually ruled by whatever-they-have-on-hand.
Photo: The tall, skinny older guy, sporting a gold tooth, is making order of two carne asada tacos. Note the wide variety of salsa and other condiments that Tacos El Chiapas offers to garnish their MEX $5.00 tacos.
Photo: My order of two carne asada tacos, and corn tortillas, is being cooked on the griddle. Check out how much meat these guys include in their tacos... the meat is marinated and cooked to perfection... these guys know what they're doing. In addition to great food, all three guys working the restaurant were very friendly, and didn't object to my many questions and the many photos that I took. Tacos El Chiapas is the kind of restaurant that I love!
Photo: The guy working the trompa stood, maybe 5'5", but could he ever work the knives! "Mr. Sharp Knives" was also was a stand-up comedian wannabee, as he kept me laughing by his antics and he loved all of the attention that I gave him. Actually, all three guys that were working at the restaurant on this early October evening were funny and very friendly, and my visit to Tacos El Chiapas was a lot of fun.
Photo: My order of two delicious carne asada tacos is ready, and the chef hands them to me. Note the sign in the background that warns that alcoholic beverages aren't allowed, as Tacos El Chiapas doesn't have a license to serve beer, wine or booze. They do have the typical refrigerator filled with soft drinks, to quench your thirst.
Photo: I'm not shy behind, or in front of the camera, so I got "Mr. Sharp Knives" to snap my photo as I was about to get down to enjoying two very delicious carne asada tacos.
Photo: Here's where the taco meets the plate, and these carne asada tacos were some of the best that I've eaten during my many trips to Tijuana. For less than a dollar, I enjoyed two tacos with lots of marinated, perfectly cooked carne asada, garnished with diced white onions, chopped cilantro, and creamy guacamole. The tacos tasted as good as they look in this photo. I wonder how these guys can produce such delicious tacos, and ask such a small price, and stay in business? When you visit Tijuana, you owe it to yourself to enjoy tacos at Tacos El Chiapas. Tacos
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