When we were planning our latest foodie adventure, we sought help from local Taco Enthusiast, @TacoTrail and asked him where he thought we could get our “biggest bang for our buck” taco deal. He led us to La Nueva Fresh and Hot Tortilleria located off Webb Chapel and NW Hwy in Dallas. While traveling to our destination, we realized we were in an area pretty unfamiliar to us. There is a plethora of local taco shops and tamale stands so we were eager to find out what La Nueva did that separated them from the pack.
La Nueva Fresh and Hot is located in a tiny strip next to a Metro PCS and a beer and wine store. It has no A/C or seating for patrons. As you walk in, smell fits the name: fresh and hot. It feels almost as though your friend invited you for dinner at his abuela’s house. We went to the counter and placed our order. I ordered two types of guisado tacos, the guisado rojo and guisado verde. This was my first guisado experience. For those who are unfamiliar, guisado means stew. Sara ordered the guisado verde taco and a barbacoa taco. My order totaled $6.50 for two tacos, chips, salsa, and a bottle of water. We took our meal to the nearby Bachman lake area, so we could sit down and enjoy.
Sara started with the barbacoa taco and enjoyed it. The tortillas are spectacular, and you can tell are made fresh all day long. They are fluffy for a corn tortilla, and do not fall apart on you. Sara enjoyed her taco and noted that she could taste how everything was made with really quality, fresh ingredients. We also enjoyed the chips and salsa; the chips are out of this world.
I started with the guisado rojo taco that was made with pork, cactus strips, and a red based sauce. It was clear that this meat had been marinating for awhile. It was tender, flavorful, and really delicious. The spice level of this taco was nice, but nowhere near a level of the taco that followed. The rojo was definitely my favorite of the two tacos I had.
Sara and I both ordered a guisado verde taco, a pork taco with tomatillo sauce. It was love at first bite. It was delicious, flavorful, and spicy. Then the fifth and sixth bites came, and the love was a little overshadowed by the spice. It was one of those meals where halfway through your mouth is on fire, but you want to keep eating because the flavors are so great. We both finished the taco and enjoyed it after eating some chips to cut the spice. Even though we both admitted it was spicy, we agreed that it was the kind of spice that was pleasant. It did not detract from the flavor of the taco and with chips and water, it wasn’t too much to handle.
Sara and I quickly headed back to our cars to escape the 100 degree weather we had just downed spicy tacos in. I texted Sara about 10 minutes later and said, “now that I have cooled off, I can really appreciate how delicious that just was.” That text message, my friends, really sums up how great our guisado taco experience was. Thanks @TacoTrail for the great recommendation, we will definitely be going back!
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