OK…admittedly Uncle G can’t seem to shake off his kick for Mexican fare lately. So, with that being said, let’s discuss another great find—The Taco Joint. Located at the intersection of Gaston Avenue and Peak Street, and open breakfast and lunch only, this place simply has it figured out. Serve creative Tex-Mex style tacos, and understate the burrito enchilada and tostada options. Everything I have tried has been great. For breakfast I’ve devoured a migas taco and the sausage, egg and cheese taco. Both were excellent. For lunch I enjoyed the steak fajita taco one visit and some funky special fajita beef burrito with spicy queso sauce and grilled onions another time. Fajita taco was strong, but the burrito special was phenomenal. So, high marks on the cuisine for certain.
Now let’s kick around some other notable reasons the Taco Joint is worth the journey east of downtown:
- Management—great people. The owner / proprietor is super friendly, and somehow remembers my name each time I go in there (3 total)
- Jalapeño Ranch—A solid option to round out your standard salsa offerings is a yummy ranch that is a great compliment to their tacos and burritos.
- Pellet Ice—It’s just the best isn’t it? It makes every fountain drink better. Why is that?
- Clean, fun, family friendly place—Walk up ordering, with spacious and simple dining room seem to be an unexpectedly great family consideration when I visited last Saturday AM.
- Really just a fun and well branded experience—Sorry, I can’t shake the marketer in me sometimes.
- Philanthropic—Offered a proceed of sales to the Rise School of Dallas for a couple of weeks last month. Very cool.
Check it out:
The Taco Joint
911 N Peak St
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 826-8226
www.thetacojoint.com