There are times I have an urge to give a place a terrible rating just so I can keep it my little secret. Of course I would never actually do that, my greater desire is to see them succeed and prosper so I have them to go to for a long time to come.
Fuego Taco Shop one cold wintery Friday afternoon immediately became a new neighborhood favorite for me. It is tiny and located in a run-down strip mall amidst a lot of automotive repair places and fast food joints and they are easy to overlook as you drive by.
But inside they are clean and warmly friendly and their unique but limited menu is a far cry from all the other me-to Mexican restaurants nearby. I fully get it that some people who are used to Taco Bell won't understand that certain types of meat that are authentic to other cultures may be too foreign for them and the use of a mesquite barbecue grill at a taco shop may taste "weird" if fast food is all you've ever known, but if you've traveled extensively your opinion may be totally opposite.
At first glance the prices seem a bit high but once you see the quantity and quality of the food there is no quibble with how much they charge.
We both had the Fuego tacos combo at about $10 each. Their fountain drinks are reasonably priced at 75 cents and $1.25 with the smaller one being considered a large at most fast food places, and here they don't taste as watered down.
The al pastor soft tacos are generously filled with tender tasty kabob-like meat with a hearty mesquite charcoal flavor. We choose to have it topped with pico de gallo which nicely complimented the meat. The three tacos were accompanied by a lightly spiced Spanish rice and tangy refritos and we opted for a hotter than average salsa to add some additional fuego.
I love this place and would not change a thing. Well, okay I would make one tiny almost insignificant suggestion ... please switch to slightly larger plastic forks, if you shop at Costco you might find them at the same price as those you're buying now, but the current ones are just too tiny to eat rice and beans with. Thanks.