blag- Intentions + Taqueria del Sol

Haley:

I'm a little intimidated by the fact that I'm the first post, but the fact that no one's reading this so far is doing wonders for my confidence. Maybe you've heard about what's going on here? I'm stealing from Jordan, but that's just too bad for those of you looking for originality:


"Do you like food?
How about adventures?
If you answered yes to both of these questions, the Culinary Adventure Squad might be just what you're looking for!

The plan: Once a month, we find a new restaurant and eat there.

NO REPEATS,
NO NATIONAL CHAINS,
just delicious mystery food."

Jordan goes on to promise us culinary adventures. Our first meeting was a pretty enormous success, so maybe we really have stumbling across a brilliant idea. We went to Taquiera De Sol -- my idea, bow before me -- with a smallish group of CAS members. If you were there, put up your thoughts on TDS.

If you weren't, here is the deal:

• Do not fear the line. Its long, but that's a good thing, and it moves fast.
• Beware the end of lunch. Lunch ends at 3:00 and lunch specials change. Check the website for the weekly specials.
• TRY A TACO. I think we covered all of them except the Memphis and the Veggie. Don't be afraid of the Brisket. It works. My personal favorite is the Fried Chicken, but part of that is the presence of lime jalepeno mayo.
• If you order a cheese enchilada, be prepared for a lot of cheese. Kevin was actually startled by the amount of cheese on his plate, but then he ordered his with the lemon cream sauce. Kari and I split one with red beef chili. YUM.
• Force someone in your group to order the salsa trio. I think we all had our favorites, but the point is that it was another good idea by Jordan

After lunch we went to Octane coffee, but that's a repeat. Regardless, if you haven't been may we suggest a latte? They're gorgeous. Otherwise, their specials are normally a hit. I had an iced coffee when we went for Mme Kill's birthday that made me giggle like a 12 year old girl. YUM.

Pictures to come? We'll see.

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Jordan:

I agree, this place was awesome.

• Tacos- I had one chicken verde (the lunch special!) and two fish tacos. The chicken verde was mighty tasty, with a lime-y tomatillo sauce, but the fish tacos were to die for. Small pieces of fried battered fish with jalapeno slices and a creamy sauce to balance out the spiciness. It had been a long time since I'd had a good taco in Georgia, let alone a good fish taco. I could eat these forever.
• Salsa- three kinds: tomatillo-y, spicy pico de gallo, and smoky chipotle. All of them were tasty, but my favorite was the pico, which was very fresh tasting. Be forewarned: the amount of chips they give you is not sufficient to finish the salsa. You're better off getting a thing of cheese dip, too-- it's quite tasty, and you get another basket of chips.
• The line- what Haley said. It's intimidating, but it moves fast (mostly), and you get your food very quickly after you finally place your order.

Octane Coffee is awesome, too, though not technically within the scope of CAS. Whatever.