Of all the restaurants, diners, and hole-in-the-wall joints I’ve been lucky enough to review, few bring me as much joy as independent Indigenous taco vendors and their homemade frybread creations.
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The trick is finding them! They pop up in church rec rooms, roadside tents, and tribal community centers – and rarely on Google Maps.
So when a reader tipped me off to a monthly taco sale at Mary Lee Clark United Methodist Church in Del City, I didn’t hesitate.
“Authentic as you can get,” they wrote. “Once a month, usually on a Friday. The food keeps the bills paid.”

