The 2019 Arizona Taco Festival was a two day event held at Westworld in Scottsdale. It ran from Saturday October 12th and Sunday October 13th. General Admission tickets ran around $15.00 a person but discounted tickets were available on Groupon for half price. Tacos did cost around $3.00 each. In addition to tacos there were other activities such as a chihuahua beauty contest, a hot pepper eating contest, a hot sauce expo and a tequila expo and more. Certain activities were for an additional charge. Parking was about a mile from the event. Closer parking was available for $20.00.
I went on day two Sunday the 13th. I got there bright and early about 20 minutes before opening. The line wasn’t too bad today and the weather wasn’t too bad either. It was on the warm side but breezes blow by to cool you off.
I warn you that I tell The FORKING Truth so don’t expect every stop here to be perfect.
Our first tacos came from Taqueria Mi Lindo Guanajuato.
The one on the right was chicken and the one on the left I forget…It was either beef or pork. These were ok and messy to eat. I noticed that most of the tortillas were not grilled today.
Next we tried a combo taco plate (chicken, beef and pork) from Taste of Korea.
This was one of the few places that prepared nicely cooked moist proteins….but these tacos were made with LOTS of mayonnaise that sort of grossed us out. The beef was very sweet tasting. The chicken might have been the best of what’s here.
Next we shared a bean taco from Los Sombreros.
It was on the bland side……
Next was a red chili chicken taco and a fish taco from Vaqueros.
These tacos were tasty and it was nice to have the grilled hot serano pepper. I know that tacos in Mexico usually have some more vegetables in them to be tastier. These were also almost impossible to eat standing up.
It really wasn’t too busy here at lunch time.
They have someone spinning records.
This lone tent looked interesting….Might have missed out on something good?
Tried a chicken taco from Superfarm Super Truck because they displayed a lot of awards.
The sauces on this tacos were VERY GOOD but this taco shell has seen better days…..It’s like air dried and crunchy.
Next was Sr. Ozzy’s
They had a line and were selling TWO Tacos for Three dollars.
By now I’m sort of full and couldn’t go on much more but my husband is still hungry. So he eats these tacos and I just take one bite out of the beef taco. (bottom left) Beef is seasoned well but it’s sort of boring without all the vegetables. I didn’t try the seafood taco. It was the only cooked tortilla we tried today but my husband said it tasted fishy.
Next is a chicken taco from Vecina.
This chicken is dry and the taco is cold. I think these were made a long time ago.
I really had high expectations for a vegan carne asada taco from Verdura. I’ve been to Verdura and have had good vegetable plates there.
It looks good. I’m very thankful that I tried the tiniest morsel before attempting a bite. THIS IS INEDIBLE. THIS WAS THE FORKING WORST TACO I TASTED AT THE TACO FESTIVAL> It’s a #FORKNO …..They must have had an accident and dumped a whole large container of salt into it. It’s so salty that this taco could kill people. I wished at the moment that there was some sort of food super hero that I could call to fix this……. I bet the nearest trashcan is full of these tacos.
That was my trip to the 2019 Taco Festival.
I don’t expect to return again.
www.AZTacoFestival.com
But EVERY FORKING THING is subject to change……Your experience may or may NOT differ…..
