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Tacos.  Again.  There’s nothing better to eat. And there’s nothing better to do on Tuesdays than to get authentic tacos from real, authentic taquerias.  The C.R.A.P. team invited peeps from PM for the taco hunt this week, and we threw the dice and ended up at La Bamba Taqueria.  I think we ran out of new places, so why not celebrate and hit up the first ever Taco Tuesday taqueria?

La Bamba is not only the song that my middle school band played at every concert, but one of the famous taquerias of the Taq Trifecta in Mountain View.  I’ve had their excellent burritos.  They are larger than life.  If you want to fall asleep at a 2:30pm meeting, have one of these.  It’s guaranteed to work (and has been tested)!

This time I had two tacos.  I was initially a little disappointed to see that my taco lacked grease.  The tortilla was a little dry.  Boo!  A very good friend of mine told me some profound words… “Fat equals taste”.  Sounds crazy, but most of the time it’s true.  His words came to mind when I bit into my dry taco.  Who likes dry tacos!?!  Well….  I thought about this a little bit after lunch.

After contemplating and gathering my deep thoughts, I was glad that it was not greasy.    I’m actually training for a half marathon, so I do have to watch what I eat.  So, you know what?  That taco was great.  It was nice and healthy (when I say healthy I mean healthier than other places that soak the tortilla in carnitas lard).  If you’re in for some good authentic tacos, skip the salad and try out La Bamba!  You know you want it.

Break it down:

Food: 4.5 stars
Price: $
Service: 3 stars
Overall: 3.75 stars

Taqueria La Bamba
2058 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 965-2755

http://www.yelp.com/biz/taqueria-la-bamba-mountain-view

Check out this rad song by the great Ritchie Valens’.

Upcoming: C.R.A.P.+P.M. = Untold Riches

This week’s trip includes a trip to the FIRST taqueria we EVER went to as a Taco Tuesday group—La Bamba! And C.R.A.P. is not going it alone. In an effort to branch out into new areas of friendship through taco-love, C.R.A.P. has been inviting all the fellow departments on a taco trek. First came Marketing, then came Merch, now comes PM and a taco-loving trip (ok, I know that was a lame attempt, but hey, I’m a coder, not a song-writer).

A message to PM:
C.R.A.P. can’t wait to share the taco love with you all!

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