Yes, Tacos Can Brighten Up Your Day

When it comes to foods that make you happy, I bet it doesn’t take long for tacos to make your short list. According to a survey conducted by OnePoll (commissioned by the meal kit delivery service HelloFresh), researchers asked participants about the foods that can instantly brighten up their day. Tacos topped the list, followed by the breakfast staple of bacon and eggs, and steak. That’s high praise for the traditional comfort food that originated from our neighbors to the south.

October 4^th is National Taco Day and Yelp—the website and app that lets users sound off on local businesses with reviews, photos and other information—recently released its Top 100 Taco Spots in the US. Depending on where you live in the country, from Texas to California, the choices for a good local taco joint are abundant, such as Mami Coco in Dallas or Taco Nazos in L.A. But this list proves you don’t have to live closer to the border to still get a good taco. According to the Yelp, you can find some of the best local taco spots in unconventional places, including Shaka Tacoz in Hawaii, Los Tacos No. 1 in New York and Deckhand Dave’s Fish Tacos Alaska.

Yelp is also offering a $20,000 sweepstakes to users who love tacos and support local businesses. When the winner of the first-ever Taco Trailblazer award is chosen, they will then embark on the Yelp Taco Trail and visit some of those Top 100 Taco Spots in the United States and document their journey on the site.

Whether it’s the simplicity, versatility, convenience or they just plain taste great, tacos seem to offer much more to the soul than just sustenance, but we’ll leave that to the food experts to figure out. We’ll just continue to put smiles on our faces with a visit to the local taco shop.

Here are the some of the Top Taco Spots in the United States according to Yelp!:

1.  Fernandez Restaurant – San Diego
2.  Taco Nazo – Bellflower – Los Angeles
3.  Taqueria Mi Ranchito – Los Angeles
4.  Granny’s Tacos – Austin
5.  Los Tacos No.1 – New York
6.   Tacos Sinaloa – San Francisco
7.   El Primo Tacos – Los Angeles
8.   Bajamar Seafood & Tacos – Las Vegas
9.   Shaka Tacoz – Hawaii
10.   Mami Coco – Dallas
11.   De Cabeza – San Diego
12.   Deckhand Dave’s Fish Tacos – Alaska
13.   Jazzy’s Kitchen – Hawaii
14.   Taqueria El Asador – Pensacola
15.   Mariscos Mi Gusto Es – San Diego
16.   Street Tacos and Grill – Los Angeles
17.   Tacos Jalisco – Key Largo
18.   Tranky’s Tacos – Dallas
19.   El Chile Toreado – Santa Fe
20.   Birrieria Little Tijuana – Los Angeles/Riverside
21.   Cocina Madrigal – Phoenix
22.   Edgewater Tacos – Chicago
23.   Chicali Tacos – Las Vegas
24.   Tacos Aya Yay – Denver
25.   La Bamba Mexican Grill Restaurant – Phoenix
26.   Taqueria Pollo Asado – Seattle
27.   Tlaolli – Indiana
28.   Del Seoul – Chicago
29.   Str8 Up Tacos – Los Angeles
30.   Porque No? Tacos – San Francisco
31.   Kiss Pollos Estilo Sinaloa – Phoenix
32.   Guerra’s Krazy Taco – Ohio
33.   Tacos Del Chavo – Atlanta
34.   SoyMexican Veggie-Vegan Eatery – Las Vegas
35.   Frogtowns Gourmet Tacos – Los Angeles
36.   El Gallo Giro Taco Truck – San Francisco
37.   Xicamiti La Taquería Bistro – Denver
38.   Tacos La Pasadita – Utah
39.   Dos Mundos – Portland
40.   Tacos Y Mariscos Las Islitas – Hawaii
41.   Tacos El Gordo – San Diego
42.   TaquerEATa – Hawaii
43.   Tacos Los Panchos – Utah
44.   Tacos El Chilango Food Truck – Virginia
45.   Fish Company Taco – Galveston
46.   TACO-BOOK Taqueria – Seattle
47.   Benny’s Tacos & Rotisserie Chicken – Westchester –  Los Angeles
48.   Taqueria La Loma – Ohio
49.   Tres Amigos – Arizona
50.   Birria & Barbacoa de chivo Los Compadre’s – Louisiana
51.   Sangria On the Burg – San Antonio
52.   Tacotarian – Las Vegas
53.   Antojitos Izcalli – Alabama
54.   Cuantos Tacos – Austin
55.   Birria Landia Williamsburg – New York
56.   Taqueria Nuevo Leon – Carrollton
57.   Los Mariscos – New York
58.   Sabrina’s West Street Kitchen – Reno
59.   Xochi – Seattle
60.   Taqueria El Amigo – Boston
61.   Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos – Memphis
62.   El Super Taco – Phoenix
63.   Los Agavez Taqueria – Ohio
64.   La Lupita Taco Restaurant – Houston
65.   Los Bocados – Parkland, Florida
66.   Titas Taco House – Humble, Texas
67.   Just Tacos and More – Phoenix
68.   Chris’ Ice Cream – Indianapolis
69.   Chino Loco Taqueria – Michigan
70.   Lolis Mexican Cravings – Tampa
71.   El Cuate – Oregon
72.   La Cocina Mexican Street Food – Utah
73.   Taco Culture Taco Shop Arizona – Phoenix
74.   Tacos Nayarit – South Carolina
75.   Arun’s Indian Kitchen & Taco Masala – Lauderhill, Florida
76.   Slope & Hatch – Colorado
77.   La Calle Taqueria Y Carnitas – Colorado
78.   El Taco Feliz – Hawaii
79.   Yellow City Street Food – Amarillo
80.   Forastero – Chicago
81.   Acevedos Hawaicano Café – Hawaii
82.   Lane’s Quickie Tacos – Arkansas
83.   143 Street Tacos – Arizona
84.   Tacos Doña Lena – Houston
85.   The Taco King – Houston
86.   La Plaza Supermarket – Ohio
87.   Nanys Tacos – Arizona
88.   J Zapata – Pennsylvania
89.   Cafe Nube – New York
90.   Flavia’s Kitchen – Austin
91.   Taco Bamba – Virginia
92.   Tacos Pihuamo – Oregon
93.   Taco El Chingon – NY State
94.   Cinco De mayo Taqueria – Spring, Texas
95.   Quesabirria Jalisco Tacos – Chicago
96.   Las Palmas – Pennsylvania
97.   Dos Hermanos Taco Truck – Alabama
98.   El Paisa – New Mexico
99.   Alegria Tacos – Oakland Park, Florida
100.  La Reforma Brewery – New Mexico