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Gas Station Tacos: Taqueria Los Delicious in Dallas

By Nancy Nichols |
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Christopher Baccus loves cars and gas station tacos. We find that very attractive.

Dishers, Christopher Baccus is  a taco junkie and blogger. Not just any kind of taco, primarily those found in or near gas stations. Last week he took you there, this week he takes you here.

I live a food paradox. At home I cook using fresh, mostly organic and try to buy local as much as possible. We also p alurchase all of our meat from Burgundy Pasture Beef a ranch in Grandview, Texas that raises grass-fed animals. Our chicken comes from another local source, Windy Meadows Family Farm.

As part of our pursuit to eat local and to know where our food comes from, my wife recently heard about an unique Farmer’s Market. It’s called Eden’s Organic Farm and refers to itself as the “Home of DFW’s first All-Clean, Real Food, Real Farmer’s Market Day!” It’s located about 25 minutes from Dallas in Balch Springs. We hit the road.

As we exited the highway, I noticed not one but two gas stations, a Shell and a Fina, with taquerias at the corner of Pioneer Road and Seagoville Road, Balch Springs. After buying some local carrots, peaches, and other fruits and vegetables for home, we left the Farmer’s Market and decided to try Taqueria Los Delicious  at the Fina station.

They appeared to be closed at 9:30am on a Saturday morning, but I approached and noticed a cook and someone eating at a small table as I walked inside. I was asked what I’d like and asked for lunch tacos. No problem.

I ordered two pastor, two beef fajita, and one barbacoa all on corn tortillas. I waited for my order in the small restaurant and selected a Jarritos Tamarind from the cooler. The chef cut up a whole lime, chopped some cilantro and onions and placed each into separate baggies along with some salsa containers. I paid my $5 for the tacos plus tax and my soda.

Untying the baggies I spread the cilantro and onions into the tacos which were full of meat. Squeezed some lime-juice over them and went for a pastor taco first. I wasn’t too impressed with the presentation of the tacos, but the first bite of the pastor made me appreciate this little place. The meat had a rich flavor and wonderful red hue. Dipping the taco into the homemade salsa verde made for an even better experience.

Next was the beef fajita taco. The meat was a bit rubbery and lacked flavor though the intensive spiciness of the salsa roja improved the beef taco; though, it really was the weakest of the three and I’d pass on it next time.

I removed a few pieces of fat from the barbacoa taco. The meat wasn’t slimy like a lot of barbaco tacos I’ve had in gas stations. This was perfectly slow cooked and the meat had a good full flavor that also went well with the salsa roja.

Interior

It’s unfortunate the tortillas at Taqueria Los Delicious were reminiscent of those found at Tom Thumb.They had absolutely no flavor and that’s too bad because the filling for the pastor and barbacoa tacos here are quite good; they could have gone from a 4 to 5 rating if it wasn’t for the lackluster tortillas.

Would I drive 25 minutes just for the tacos?  No. I would however make a stop here after shopping at the Eden Organic Farm .But next time I’m making a stop to compare Taqueria Los Delicious against its cross-street rival – the Shell station.

Gas Station: Fina

Address: Corner of Pioneer Road and Seagoville Road, Balch Springs, TX 75180

Rating (4 out of 5 oil drops):

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