Favorite torchy's taco

[utee94 15751]

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

[Deej 76641]

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 4038]

21 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Interesting

[CoachTex 2623]

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

[Hermanator 7000]

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 3049]

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 4312]

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 3795]

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 4465]

"Fresh flour tortilla."

[utee94 15751]

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

[Texzilla588 769]

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 3795]

April - Vagabond is back 

[UTPhil2006 3795]

May TOTM - Tokyo Drifter (repeat) 

[Texzilla588 769]

That sounds awful

[WBT 20487]

Torchy's loves them some mayo.

Vile glop.  -Newman

[UTPhil2006 3795]

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 18002]

Yuck

[Texzilla588 769]

Catfish. And cheese. Nope

[Brisketexan 104783]

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 769]

I think my basic issue is I hate catfish.

[ChickenSandwich 9807]

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 754]

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

all served on a house-made flour tortilla.

 

say what now

[Deej 76641]

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

 

[HenryJames 65924]

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

[utee94 15751]

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 6245]

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 3795]

2 minutes ago, Llewelyn Moss said:

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

Doing the lords work. 

[Brisketexan 104783]

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 76641]

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 104783]

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 20487]

2 hours ago, HenryJames said:

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

[Texzilla588 769]

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 4312]

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 76641]

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 4038]

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 769]

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 754]

Baja Shrimp add avocado  extra chipotle ranch still slaps

[Dignan 355]

Naughty Santa. Damn good.

[Jerry Callo 8674]

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 754]

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

[UTPhil2006 3795]

November "taco" of the month 

[Etexhorn13 3042]

Torchys what is you doing baby???

[Bill Brasky 1439]

who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? 

[threesheets 1654]

@Brisketexan will get a kick out of this.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8L9sTv8/