Super Taqueria

Please allow my half-Mexican self to rave about this itty bitty, inconsequential place my boyfriend and I like to refer to as our second home.  Super Taqueria has won our hearts despite its location, despite its clientele, despite the ghetto-ness of it all, all because of their measly super tacos.  And by measly I mean awesome! Whether you choose carne asada or carnitas (sometimes I stand there for a few seconds too long because I can’t decide for the day) it’s totally an enlightening kind of situation. 

I first really remember starting to like Mexican food and craving the small taqueria kind of joints when I was in high school, and La Victoria Taqueria was only walking distance away.  Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against La Vic’s.  La Vic’s still has a special place in my heart not only for their more than decent food and their mysterious yet addicting “orange sauce,” but also for the many a crazy/chill night spent there and the memories associated with that place that followed me all throughout college.  HOWEVER, and this is a fat “however”, this was all before I was introduced to Super Taq by Mr. Suavemente himself, D.Munoz.  Ironically, one out of the three locations is 2 blocks away from my former college (the side opposite of La Vic’s) that I failed to ever recognize, but the location we frequent is in eastside SJ.  Yes, this location is dirty.  There are fingerprints all over the glass windows, which lead me to believe none of the staff cares about the cleanliness.  And it doesn’t even feel like an authentic Mexican taqueria; there are cheap formica booths and blinding florescent lights that hardly contribute to a warm, homey atmosphere I associate with Mexican food.  But all of these shortcomings I chose to throw out the window once I tasted their super tacos.  Two tacos with grilled flour tortillas, carne asada (or carnitas, equally delicious), cheese, beans, salsa, and the best part, fresh slices of avocado I have deemed my regular, to which I furthermore add lime juice, a shitload of their tomato salsa, and give or take about half a bottle of their salsa verde.  Their meat is juicy, the salsa isn’t too spicy, the ingredients are fresh, everything is made to order and is made quickly, and they are generous with avocado.  I fell in love instantly and never looked back.

Salsa<3

This is an image of me holding my half-eaten taco (plus a glimpse of the salsa verde bottle).  I had to stop midway of eating to share this with you.