As pretty much the only Chicano food critic in Oklahoma City, it is very much a cultural and spiritual duty that I have on my shoulders to bring to light the underrated Hispanic joints that many gabacho foodies fear to tread. Having recently done this city the grand service of covering what I believe are the best taco trucks along SW 29th, I figured it was only evolutionary (revolutionary?) that I take the time and answer the second most asked question I get on a regular basis: What are your favorite Metro taquerias?
While technically “taqueria” means “taco stand,” these mucho casual sit-down eateries have always made up a large part of the Southside culinary economy and, in recent years, have crossed the river with several notable taquerias positing their flags in the most barren of Northwest taco deserts. In the past decade, OKC has truly become an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the taco game, son; so much so that one should never have to eat at a Taco Bell, Taco Bueno or, God forbid, Taco Mayo ever again unless you’re trying to prove some sort of point about making America “great again.”