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| - La Santisima is a gourmet taco restaurant located about 3 miles away from downtown Phoenix and was featured in Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Drives (http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/la-santisima-gourmet-tacos-0246581). In fact, I noticed the signed Diners, Drive-Ins, and Drives memorabilia hanging near the front entrance of the restaurant. There is actually another La Santisima location at Glendale, AZ and one of my friends mistakenly drove to the Glendale location due to miscommunication. Our waiter was someone who just started the job a day ago and he said a lot of people ordered guacamole - I took his advice and it was definitely a great recommendation.
Menu: I have tried plenty of street tacos in Los Angeles, but oh boy the La Santisima's menu completely overwhelmed me. There are just so many regional tacos (Yucatán, Oaxaca, Ensenada, Mexico City, Sonora, Baja Sur, Guadalajara City, etc) to choose from! In addition to tacos, the menu also includes lonches (pretty much like torta), burritos, quesadillas, and botanas / sopas / caldos / ensalada.
Salsa Bar: 14 different options such as pecan salsa, peanut salsa, cilantro salsa, Cabo salsa, Mexicans salsa, pico de gallo, etc. Each table gets a basket of complimentary chips and extra chip will cost $2.70. HOWEVER, you will also get another basket of complimentary chips if you do order a side of guacamole.
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[Mix & Match Plates (3 tacos with rice & beans) for $13.98 (extra charge if you choose any tacos from the La Santisima Gran Reserva Tacos) - all tacos had two layers of corn tortilla]
[Taco 1] La Santisima Specialty (toasted Oaxaca cheese, mushrooms, poblano pepper, onion, spinach, fresh garlic grilled with olive oil, special salsa cilantro served with your selection of meat - steak; extra $0.99 for plate): Excellent and flavorful steak with crazy toppings - this was the best one out of the three I tried. (4.75/5)
[Taco 2] Mayan Cochinita Pibil (12-hour slow cooked roasted pork shoulder until fork tender marinated with Achiote Mayan rojo, Mexican herbs, wrapped in a banana leave topped with pickle onions; extra $0.51 for plate): It was one of the Yelp recommendations, but I thought this pork shoulder taco tasted just okay. This was my least favorite taco out of the three. (3.5/5)
[Taco 3] Baja Sur Baby Shark (Corn tortilla filled with beer battered wild baby shark cazon, cabbage, salsa cilantro & mayo; extra $0.51 for plate): Well seasoned and tender fish taco. I liked La Santisima Specialty just a little bit more, but I will not shy away from ordering this taco. (4.5/5)
[Rice & Beans]: Rice tasted slightly sweet and bean had a slight spicy kick. Both were very good. (5/5)
Guacamole (aguacate, cilantro, chile serrano, onion, tomato, mango, jicama, cranberries; half for $6.99): It also came with a basket of complimentary chips. One of the slightly sweeter guacamole that I have tried and I really like it. (5/5)
Horchata (Family recipe fruits and pecans; $4.50): Talk about a huge bottle! A very unique horchata with strawberry and a hint of cinnamon. It was a very solid horchata and just slightly sweet for my taste. (4.25/5)
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Recommendations: Don't eat too much chips and get hook on salsa bar or guacamole because you will not have enough room to finish your tacos. Tacos aren't exactly cheap here, but this is really the taco shop for foodies in general.
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