C.R.A.M.ORE: Chalateco

As Conchita Cornita already mentioned, today was a big day for Taco Tuesdays! Merch joined us for one tasty taco jamboree. In fact, Taco Tuesdays even got its own wiki page to handle all of the orders. The taqueria of choice was Chalateco, a place known for its delicious papusas.

After phoning in the orders, we arrived to the bright orange and yellow haven. With 19 orders (and an extra mystery meal they included for free), we had to put all of the goods in a huge cardboard box to bring back! Enrique served as the taco fairy (Saboroso Santa might be more appropriate for the constant holiday season at Tiny Prints) and spread the Mexican goodness throughout Jellystone.

Because this marks my last Taco Tuesday (I’ll miss you C.R.A.P. and Tiny Prints!), I decided to try something besides my usual chicken tacos. I looked on the menu for the most difficult thing to pronounce—sincronizada de pollo—and decided to order it. From Wikipedia, I found out that sincronizadas are Mexican tortilla-based sandwiches that are similar to quesadillas.

Like a quesadilla, my sincronizada de pollo was filled with cheesy and meaty goodness. However, the tortilla was thicker and tastier than those of typical quesadillas. Despite its cool name, the sincronizada was a pretty familiar, albeit still delicious, dish. I will definitely be on the lookout for it on my future taqueria quests!

Around the Jellystone table, others enjoyed the unique offerings at Chalateco including tripe tacos and pupusas revueltas. There were even sides that looked like coleslaw and came in Ziploc bags and that Kimi said tasted like kimchi. Quite a cultural mix! The overall opinion around the table was that Chalateco was muy delicioso.

Thanks again to everyone for joining us in this awesome Taco Tuesday and to Eduardo (see, you’re a part of the blog!) for treating us to this scrumptious surprise!
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Chalateco
http://www.yelp.com/biz/chalateco-mountain-view

823 E El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 969-3026

Food: 3.5 stars
Service: 3 stars- they messed up one of the orders, but gave us an extra one too
Price: 3 stars
Overall: 3.5

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