Random Thoughts

[Rothman]

Taco Bell is fine when there is no other option but it ain't real Mexican food.  Once you've had real Mexican food it is hard to go back to the Americanized versions of it. 

Taco Bell is fine... if you've never had real Mexican food AND you're drunk and/or stoned AND it's late at night and the only other thing that's open is a 7/11.

Las Vegas solved this problem with the 24-hour Roberto's Taco Shop chain, so if you're drunk and/or stoned and it's late at night, you still have an option for real Mexican food.

The only problem is that every Roberto's is independently owned (apparently Roberto had a lot of kids who all got a chunk of the stores when he died, and some of those kids have sold off some of the locations), so everyone living in Las Vegas has a mental tally of which locations are good and which suck; debating which is which, and which is the best location, is a frequent pastime amongst locals.

I'm fortunate that I'm midway between two locations, one of which is superb and the other is passable.

San Diego also has Roberto's, but I'm not sure whether the locations there are 24-hour or not.

Spill the beans: Where are the superb ones?

[Max Rockatansky]

I usually stop at Tacos El Pastor when I'm in Las Vegas.  It is on Las Vegas Boulevard just north of Desert Inn.  I've gotten some really spice stuff from them in the recent past.

[Scott5114]

Spill the beans: Where are the superb ones?

The best one I've had is at Cheyenne and Grand Canyon, which has been consistently good every time I've been in. I've heard that Rainbow and Vegas is also one of the best. I went in there once and it was just okay, but I was there at like 6am, so they may not have been at the top of their game.

Most of the others rumored to be good are far enough away from me that I haven't had the chance to try them.

Emiliano's at Cheyenne and Tenaya made me the best quesadilla I've ever had, but they're not 24-hour. Unfortunately, while going there while drunk and/or high during the daytime would be socially acceptable in Las Vegas, it doesn't fit well with my personal schedule.

I usually stop at Tacos El Pastor when I'm in Las Vegas.  It is on Las Vegas Boulevard just north of Desert Inn.  I've gotten some really spice stuff from them in the recent past.

Buying food on Las Vegas Boulevard? Fancy-pants Rich McGee over here . . .

[Max Rockatansky]

The recent price increases unfortunately haven't been lost on me.  Usually I'm too tired when I roll into town to be too choosy over price.

[Scott5114]

I've learned that if I'm going to buy anything between Sahara, Russell, Valley View, and Paradise I should expect to be gouged.