El Tacorriendo-Chase It, Catch It, Eat It

Last night, I tried El Tacorriendo, a play on two words, taco and corriendo. Corriendo means "run" in Spanish. The Running Taco is an appropriate name since this taqueria is in a trailer. It's located at the corner of Camp Bowie and Lackland Rd behind the Shell gas station and in front of the Church's Chicken. 

I'll be honest, this is a rough area. A friend used to live across the street and there are questionable individuals walking up and down Lackland all day long. It doesn't help that there is also a bus stop at this same location. I tried to get there before dark, but I pulled up around 6 and the sun was long gone. I took my chances.

The trailer has the name across the top above the canopy, however the name painted on the side says Monterey.

The woman at the window was friendly . I decided to order three beef fajita tacos con todos, with everything. After I ordered, they put a board up in the window so nobody could see in. I did NOT like this because I didn't feel very safe. If I got mugged or kidnapped, it would be nice if they could actually see it happen so they could then call the police. There I sat, alone at the one solitary picnic table. I kept scanning the area like a soldier with PTSD. A few pretty freaky looking people walked by and I decided it would be best to lock my wallet up in my car. Thankfully, a truck load of lawn care workers pulled up and I felt a little better.

I got my tacos to go and jumped into the safety of my car. The smell of tacos started to permeate my vehicle. I raced home so I could check out the taco surprise that awaited me. When I arrived home, I removed the styrofoam container and slowly opened it. It was like opening a Christmas present. This is how Ralphie must have felt when he opened up his Red Rider BB Gun. Actually, it was better than that.

The steak was succulent and juicy, but did not leave any messy drippings behind. The single corn tortilla was perfectly cooked, not too greasy, nor did it break or fall apart. The tacos were loaded with onions and cilantro. Add a squeeze of lime and a very tasty green sauce and you have possibly the best taco on the far west side. The green sauce either had some crema in it or possibly a little avocado.  I was blessed with the leg lamp of tacos. I felt like I had won a major award. 

Catch this taco for yourself, but go during the day unless you're with your posse.

Closed Monday. Cash only.