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I had half a chicken at el pollo Rey's on Sunday and bonito michuacan yesterday barbacoa and lengua.


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I had half a chicken at el pollo Rey's on Sunday and bonito michuacan yesterday barbacoa and lengua.


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Man, I have been craving El Pollo Rey lately.

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I had half a chicken at el pollo Rey on Sunday and bonito michuacan yesterday barbacoa and lengua.


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i grabbed 5 san antonio’s pastor tacos and a half of an el pollo rey chicken today


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ordered 5 pastor tacos at san antonio today, they gave me 6  :gocho:


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ordered 5 pastor tacos at san antonio today, they gave me 6  :gocho:
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Got Pastor 'cos at Bonito Michuacan in Beautiful Olathe this week. 

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Anybody been to California taco shop for breakfast?

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Had street tacos w/ guac and margs at Ponaks for lunch today.  First time in a long time and it was really good!
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i grabbed 5 san antonio’s pastor tacos and a half of an el pollo rey chicken today

That’s a healthy apatite.  Sounds like you were high on marijuana cigarettes or something.

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nope.  just had to take advantage of my proximity on that day to delicious south of the border treats


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Anybody been to California taco shop for breakfast?

word on the street is that it’s great, will try soon
I eat there for lunch like a maniacal mexican, truly a hidden gem


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If San Antonios was in MHK I think I would eat there everyday

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San Antonio carniceria y tortilleria

v good, get the deshebrada tacos

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Jarochos is so effing good. It's not the cheap taco shop but great quality seafood.

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Jarochos is so effing good. It's not the cheap taco shop but great quality seafood.

can confirm. on the mountain of "we should go there more often," Jarocho reigns supreme.

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california tacos is really good
https://www.yelp.com/biz/california-taco-shop-kansas-city

Oh my, that looks great.  I am getting the jab tomorrow.  This is probably the right time for me to get back in the Kansas Avenue review game.  :gocho:

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california tacos is really good
https://www.yelp.com/biz/california-taco-shop-kansas-city

Three of us went for breakfast in the before times and none of us really got much out of it.

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that’s crazy, they are usually slammed at breakfast

maybe you went to the other california tacos?  there’s two completely unrelated restaurants with the same name


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I’ve been engaged in my own little Kansas Ave vision quest over the last month or so.  Only hit EPR and San Antonio’s so far. 

EPR - what can I say?  It’s good smoked chicken.

San Antonio’s - some of the best Mexican food I’ve ever had.  Went with a pastor burrito yesterday.  The meat was great- they do pastor right (chunks and marinated).  I also picked up some chips, which were hilariously portioned - one bag of chips (which was like, maybe $1.50) came with enough chips to honestly feed about 6 people.  The salsas were all great and each one (even the pico) had the heat I crave.  Cannot speak highly enough of this little establishment.  Next time I’m getting a torta.


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San Antonio is just incredible. the fact i've only been there twice saddens me.

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Per Yelp, the best burrito in Ks is not on Kansas Avenue, it's in Overland Park.

Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food


https://www.wfaa.com/article/life/food/dallas-texas-best-burrito-yelp-review/287-4a0d8eb6-c4c8-4d2d-ae4f-aef68d32da7b 

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I went to california taco shop or whatever it's called on KS ave. last week and it was just ok.  does not rival san antonio's tortillaria


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