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JP Tacos: El Patron Del Sabor
Mexican
A taco spot near NRG where the trompo al pastor, shaved from a vertical spit with pineapple, draws the kind of loyalty that has nothing to do with proximity to a stadium. Weekends bring taquitos de canasta, basket tacos steamed soft under onions until they collapse on contact. There's also a dice roll and a buzzer game at the counter: land right and the meal is free, which keeps things lively in ways most taco spots don't bother with.
The awards strongest first
- Houstonia The Best Tacos in Houston
One number, weighted & current 62
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Trompo with pineapple
“The trompo with pineapple is the star, followed closely by crunchy tripe and carnitas, with cold horchata serving as the ideal pairing for all of it.”
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Crunchy tripe
“The trompo with pineapple is the star, followed closely by crunchy tripe and carnitas, with cold horchata serving as the ideal pairing for all of it.”
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Carnitas
“The trompo with pineapple is the star, followed closely by crunchy tripe and carnitas, with cold horchata serving as the ideal pairing for all of it.”
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Taquitos de canasta
“On weekends, the energy shifts: lines stretch out the door for the viral taquitos de canasta, basket tacos moistened under onions until they're fall-apart tender.”
Houstonia
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