2009: The year of the taco.

So, Nicole and I have a problem. It's quite terrible (yet delightful) and we feel like we must confess... After living in Austin for 3 years now, our diet consists of mainly Tacos. In Fact...If our weekly life is a sentence, all the words would be tacos and the punctuation would simply be P. Terry's.. In fact, this sentence would read something like this: Taco P Terrys taco taco taco pterrys

So, the obvious thing that comes with the territory of any good obsession is a creepy level of expertise. While I don't propose to be the end all, know all taco king...I can comfortably declare this year (thus far) as the YEAR OF THE TACO or the Smith Family. Such declaration merits a top five list of Austin Tacos (feel free to judge or comment).

1. Cowboy Taco - Taco Deli
Cowboy-rubbed Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Caramelized Onions, Grilled Corn, Roasted Peppers topped with Guacamole & Queso Fresco

2. The Democrat - Torchy's Tacos
shredded beef barbacoa and onions topped Off with fresh avocado, queso fresco, cilantro and a wedge of lime served on a corn tortilla with our green sauce.

3. Picadillo Taco - El Chilito
Simmered ground beef and potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce.

4. Ranch Hand - Torchy's Tacos
Tender strips of beef fajita over scrambled eggs And topped off with cheese. Served on a flour Tortilla with our spicy Diablo sauce

5. Migas - Enchiladas y Mas
Not technically a taco till you put in the effort. But, the best version of migas in the city. Don't believe me? They won best migas in the Austin Chronicle pole in 94' and 03. Talk about longevity.