Favorite torchy's taco

[utee94 15671]

That doesn't seem like nearly enough ingredients for a Torchy's taco...

[Deej 76080]

20 minutes ago, utee94 said:

That doesn't seem like nearly enough ingredients for a Torchy's taco...

Did you not see the CEO's home upthread? Times are tough. 

[Steamboat1874 4008]

21 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Interesting

[CoachTex 2612]

Had the churroscoe today.  Better then I expected. A take on chicken and waffles.  Decent. 

[Hermanator 6562]

That looks terrible, especially the egg. 

Sucks. The Roscoe was the 1 or 2 times a year I get the taco of the month. 

[Brew 2917]

Stopped by today, went with Migas and a breakfast #1 for lunch. Both were pretty good. Looks like they have rolled out a number of new menu items since last time I stopped in along with some price increases, but I may stick with the breakfast taco for a while.

[rage-a-holic 4237]

36 minutes ago, Brew said:

Stopped by today, went with Migas and a breakfast #1 for lunch. Both were pretty good. Looks like they have rolled out a number of new menu items since last time I stopped in along with some price increases, but I may stick with the breakfast taco for a while.

There's just nothing like a $6 breakfast taco in an old Mission cardboard flour tortilla.

[UTPhil2006 3753]

March TOTM - SCALLYWAG 

lightly breaded coconut shrimp with New Mexico green chiles, bacon, shredded jack cheese, house-made pickled onions, homemade peach habanero jam, and cilantro on a fresh flour tortilla.

[Dutch 4443]

"Fresh flour tortilla."

[utee94 15671]

I always liked the scallywag.  I'll likely snag one this month.

[Texzilla588 764]

Have changed my mind today about torchy's. Went there for lunch. Place was packed. It kinda sucked. I paid attention to the tortillas for the first time and yeah, they kinda sucked. Plus the dude walked around for ten minutes trying to find my table. Just call out the fuckin number. I'd rather go pick my food than the current system. Also the people that work there are not the friendliest type people.

Nm

[UTPhil2006 3753]

April - Vagabond is back 

[UTPhil2006 3753]

May TOTM - Tokyo Drifter (repeat) 

[Texzilla588 764]

That sounds awful

[WBT 20131]

Torchy's loves them some mayo.

Vile glop.  -Newman

[UTPhil2006 3753]

New June TOTM - Alabama Shake 

Fried catfish with flavorful poblano slaw, Peppadew peppers, cotija cheese, avocado sauce, cilantro, and lime wedge, all served on a house-made flour tortilla.

[Firemans4Horn 16852]

Yuck

[Texzilla588 764]

Catfish. And cheese. Nope

[Brisketexan 103141]

Catfish. And cheese. Nope

I hate Torchys.
That taco probably sucks.
But…I do miss the tortilla fried catfish con queso at Shady Grove. It shouldn’t have worked, yet it was fantastic.

[Texzilla588 764]

I think my basic issue is I hate catfish.

[ChickenSandwich 9749]

6 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I hate Torchys.
That taco probably sucks.
But…I do miss the tortilla fried catfish con queso at Shady Grove. It shouldn’t have worked, yet it was fantastic.

RIP Shady Grove. Was an all time favorite 

[nolongerU2horn 693]

On 6/1/2024 at 10:17 AM, UTPhil2006 said:

all served on a house-made flour tortilla.

 

say what now

[Deej 76080]

I think they mean they take some premade dough and run it through a press. 

 

[HenryJames 64901]

Torchy's tacos of the month seem like they're AI-generated.

[utee94 15671]

On 6/1/2024 at 3:01 PM, Brisketexan said:

I hate Torchys.
That taco probably sucks.
But…I do miss the tortilla fried catfish con queso at Shady Grove. It shouldn’t have worked, yet it was fantastic.

 

Tortilla fried queso catfish at Shady Grove was a divine dish sent directly from Heaven.  RIP Shady Grove.

 

[bschoolprof 6219]

the rest of my family loves torchy's . . . I think it's very meh (their queso is quite good though).  Anyhoo, last time I was there I did notice their tortillas were different than the store bought walmart-level shit they used to use.  They tasted and looked home-madeish (by somebody).

[Llewelyn Moss 203]

On 6/1/2024 at 10:17 AM, UTPhil2006 said:

New June TOTM - Alabama Shake 

Fried catfish with flavorful poblano slaw, Peppadew peppers, cotija cheese, avocado sauce, cilantro, and lime wedge, all served on a house-made flour tortilla.

I’ll take one for the Surly team and report back

[UTPhil2006 3753]

2 minutes ago, Llewelyn Moss said:

I’ll take one for the Surly team and report back

Doing the lords work. 

[Brisketexan 103141]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

I think they mean they take some premade dough and run it through a press. 

 

If that's what they are doing, that's a HUGE improvement for them.  There's nothing wrong with getting fresh dough made off-site or beforehand, then pressing and cooking.  Hell, Cabo Bob's does that, and their tortillas are pretty damned good.

I still hate the concept of $6 gringo tacos.  But better tortillas would be a big step up.

[Deej 76080]

18 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

If that's what they are doing, that's a HUGE improvement for them.  There's nothing wrong with getting fresh dough made off-site or beforehand, then pressing and cooking.  Hell, Cabo Bob's does that, and their tortillas are pretty damned good.

I still hate the concept of $6 gringo tacos.  But better tortillas would be a big step up.

Meh. It looks like the tortilla equivalent of Subway's "fresh baked" bread. 

[Brisketexan 103141]

8 minutes ago, Deej said:

Meh. It looks like the tortilla equivalent of Subway's "fresh baked" bread. 

Maybe, maybe not.  I won't be rushing to Torchy's soon to confirm.  But I do know that the old-school fresh made tortillas at Taco Cabana were plenty good, and the fresh made tortillas at Cabo Bob's are legit good.  Nothing wrong with using pre-made dough (shit, when I make tortillas, the dough rests and sits for a while, so it may not be that different).  Do I trust Torchy's to get it right?  Not really.  But anything is better than those storebought shit tortillas they used for years.

[WBT 20131]

2 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Torchy's tacos of the month seem like they're AI-generated.

[Texzilla588 764]

There’s a porn look to that photo. That green sauce looks like it’s been ejaculated on that “taco”.

That tortilla looks as homemade as a Mission flour frisbee out of the bag.

[rage-a-holic 4237]

8 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

the rest of my family loves torchy's . . . I think it's very meh (their queso is quite good though).  Anyhoo, last time I was there I did notice their tortillas were different than the store bought walmart-level shit they used to use.  They tasted and looked home-madeish (by somebody).

Yeah, they have been a lot better lately (at the Escarpment location anyway)

[Deej 76080]

Changing up their menu. Replacing potatoes in their breakfast tacos with tater tots. 

"How can we make a more gringo taco?"

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/08/27/torchys-tacos-menu-updates-austin-texas-nationwide-hogfather-cougar-threesome-nookies/74955981007/

Edited August 27 by Deej

[Steamboat1874 4008]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Changing up their menu. Replacing potatoes in their breakfast tacos with tater tots. 

"How can we make a more gringo taco?"

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/08/27/torchys-tacos-menu-updates-austin-texas-nationwide-hogfather-cougar-threesome-nookies/74955981007/

WUT?

 

[Texzilla588 764]

Changing up their menu. Replacing potatoes in their breakfast tacos with tater tots. 
"How can we make a more gringo taco?"
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/08/27/torchys-tacos-menu-updates-austin-texas-nationwide-hogfather-cougar-threesome-nookies/74955981007/

Instead of tortillas they are using slices of cheap shit white bread.

[nolongerU2horn 693]

Baja Shrimp add avocado  extra chipotle ranch still slaps

[Dignan 355]

Naughty Santa. Damn good.

[Jerry Callo 8626]

On 8/27/2024 at 9:55 AM, Deej said:

Replacing potatoes in their breakfast tacos with tater tots. 

What are we going to do with all of the leftover, cold tater tots?  Oh, I have an idea.

[nolongerU2horn 693]

On 6/3/2024 at 9:05 AM, Deej said:

I think they mean they take some premade dough and run it through a press. 

On 6/3/2024 at 12:05 PM, Brisketexan said:

If that's what they are doing, that's a HUGE improvement for them.  There's nothing wrong with getting fresh dough made off-site or beforehand, then pressing and cooking.  Hell, Cabo Bob's does that, and their tortillas are pretty damned good.

I still hate the concept of $6 gringo tacos.  But better tortillas would be a big step up.

 

On 6/3/2024 at 12:25 PM, Deej said:

Meh. It looks like the tortilla equivalent of Subway's "fresh baked" bread. 

 

On 6/3/2024 at 12:36 PM, Brisketexan said:

Maybe, maybe not.  I won't be rushing to Torchy's soon to confirm.  But I do know that the old-school fresh made tortillas at Taco Cabana were plenty good, and the fresh made tortillas at Cabo Bob's are legit good.  Nothing wrong with using pre-made dough (shit, when I make tortillas, the dough rests and sits for a while, so it may not be that different).  Do I trust Torchy's to get it right?  Not really.  But anything is better than those storebought shit tortillas they used for years.

We had Torchy’s last night and they are clearly doing the above now. A marked improvement in tortilla quality.

 

baja shrimp still the best thing they do