Yelp is meant for finding places like this. In a sea of corporate taco malls, Taco Huicho stood alone as the taco spot I hadn't heard of at the Arizona Taco Festival. Their pastor tacos reminded me of my favorite street taco place in Cabo which I constantly crave and haven't been able to find a substitute for here in Phoenix.
That all happened Sunday. As in... yesterday.
Needless to say, lunchtime rolled around and I got that familiar craving and decided to find them on yelp since I had no clue where they were located. I would definitely describe their location as "tucked away," but the dot on the yelp map was 100% spot on.
Round two with the pastor was even better than the first. It came out super hot and the salsa bar is nothing short of amazing. There aren't 15 different types of exotic, over-thought salsas but everything tasted fresh and delicious. Located on the counter I saw a small unassuming trophy for the recent taco festival - 1st place - People's Choice. No surprise. That kind of trophy seems fitting for this place, no flash necessary when you do it like this.
Every restaurant in the greater Phoenix area that is even thinking about serving a taco should come here first. This goes double for the Scottsdale "luxury cantinas" that charge $4.00+ for a taco. Now I'm not saying you have to be cheaper, but if Tacos Huicho can inspire me to write a novel about their tacos at $1.25 a pop you can put something semi tasty together for 4 times that.
I fully expect Tacos Huicho (and the associated Carniceria) to end up in a top spot on yelp with 100+ reviews and a 4.5* + rating. It would be criminal if they don't become one of the hot taco dives of Phoenix.