Just returned from another great meal at King's Tacos... I can't believe I have not written sooner. Probably due to the food coma that a visit usually results in.
I love a place that is simply about feeding people good food in a friendly and honest manner. I cannot count how many visits we have made to King's; today I noticed their mission statement behind the cash for the first time. It is written in Spanish. Which should give you an idea of the target audience here. Now I don't necessarily read Spanish, but I know enough to understand that they are dedicated to good, fresh food prepared by hand in an authentic Mexican way. The observation that on every visit the patrons are predominantly Hispanic would seem to provide some measure of their success.
Tonight I had the Bistec & Encebollada tacos and K had the Vegetrianos (she almost always gets this, while I change my choices on each visit). The food always arrives fast and hot and is simply satisfying. Simplicity and necessity could be the defining guidelines for King's Tacos. This is not a fancy place with "Mexican" decor (not a sombrero or mariachi poster in sight) but rather a place where the people and the food make the environment. The folks who work here are genuinely great. The food is fresh and flavourful, and really does remind me of some of the local places we ate in during our trips to Mexico.
When we first started eating here we were often the only non-Hispanic patrons; it is still predominantly Hispanic but there has been more diversity in the past year or so. This makes me happy, 'cause success means that King's will be around for a while yet. Still no liquor licence, which I think really contributes to the family atmosphere here, and reinforces the primacy of the food. This is a place to eat great food and feel at home. Go. Go again.