For my second food blog, I went to Tacovore, a taco restaurant on Blair Boulevard. Featuring both indoor and outdoor seating, the atmosphere is colorful, laid back, and trendy. My mother was visiting for the weekend and we found a spot at one of the picnic tables on the back patio. 

I ordered the black bean chili which is served with chips, and added cheddar and beef ($6.75), a mushroom taco (crispy marinated cremini mushrooms with ginger, lime, mint, cabbage & serrano chile, $3.50), and agua fresca ($3). This ended up being about $16 after tipping, which seems reasonable to me compared to how expensive other restaurants are. My mother also got the black bean chili, but with crema. Tacovore customers wait in line to order, and then receive a number and find their own seats. This can be nice when you have a preference about where in the restaurant you want to sit. 

I think the food here is pretty good. The black bean chili was delicious, and I enjoyed eating it with the chips. We did run into one small problem, which was that my mother ended up receiving the last bowl of chili in the soup container and it didn’t have enough beans in her opinion, so she asked the servers about this and they replaced it free of charge. The mushroom taco was crispy and tangy, which was a combination that worked well together in my opinion. I would say that the agua fresca was not the best one I’ve ever had (it should have been more blended I think), but it wasn’t bad. I’ll note that Tacovore is known for having great margaritas, but I did not have one on this day. 

Although not walkable from campus, if you can find someone that has a car, Tacovore is a fun place to go with a variety of good things to eat.