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The whole famdam, including our St. Louis branch, decided tacos were in order before the St. Louians headed back home. We bandied about this place and that.. until mum (MUM!!!) suggested this gastropub. Natch, I've heard of it... just hadn't had time to venture down there from SoTem yet.
I'm firstly grateful that the historic old church building was saved from the wrecking ball and that Taco Guild left some of it's rustic charm in place. Who in their right mind would demolish stained glass?
I wouldn't go so far as to say this is a great place to bring kids, but we had a 5 y/o and a 2 y/o. The restaurant was more than accommodating, but the atmosphere is more grown up in nature. Not holding that against them.
Some of the famdam got the 1893 Margs (happy hour!) and said they were stupendous. We stuck with water... so we'll take their word.
The salsas... they give you FOUR... a big bowl of their house salsa that's on the mild side, with a slight kick and three small bowls of various other heat levels. I enjoyed every single salsa they had. Each had their own unique depth, flavor profile and heat level.
Our table also got an order of guac. It was a little "too chunky" and had to be hacked a little more, but the flavor was perfect; nothing missing.
Now for the tacos... they do not disappoint. I'm already plotting my next visit so I can try a couple of other meats. Several at our table got the coffee braised beef. It had a smooth, complex flavor to it - just like your favorite cup of coffee (not of the Char-Sucks variety). You can't "taste" coffee, but you know there's a smoothness to the flavor of the meat. A few of us also had the Adovada and that was incredibly flavorful and rich. There is no question every single taco filling is lovingly and artistically created by the chefs.
My husband also got the Cherry Steak which was a religious experience in and of itself. I could have rubbed it on my body and died happy. My sister got the Peking Duck and it was a shockingly pleasing flavor adventure. My brother had a shrimp taco and - while he said it was a little light on actual shrimp, the flavor of it was spot on.
These tacos are amazing. Again - I can't wait to go back and try some more.
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