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 4th 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!:
- Fernandez Restaurant – San Diego
- Taco Nazo – Bellflower – Los Angeles
- Taqueria Mi Ranchito – Los Angeles
- Granny’s Tacos – Austin
- Los Tacos No.1 – New York
- Tacos Sinaloa – San Francisco
- El Primo Tacos – Los Angeles
- Bajamar Seafood & Tacos – Las Vegas
- Shaka Tacoz – Hawaii
- Mami Coco – Dallas
- De Cabeza – San Diego
- Deckhand Dave’s Fish Tacos – Alaska
- Jazzy’s Kitchen – Hawaii
- Taqueria El Asador – Pensacola
- Mariscos Mi Gusto Es – San Diego
- Street Tacos and Grill – Los Angeles
- Tacos Jalisco – Key Largo
- Tranky’s Tacos – Dallas
- El Chile Toreado – Santa Fe
- Birrieria Little Tijuana – Los Angeles/Riverside
- Cocina Madrigal – Phoenix
- Edgewater Tacos – Chicago
- Chicali Tacos – Las Vegas
- Tacos Aya Yay – Denver
- La Bamba Mexican Grill Restaurant – Phoenix
- Taqueria Pollo Asado – Seattle
- Tlaolli – Indiana
- Del Seoul – Chicago
- Str8 Up Tacos – Los Angeles
- Porque No? Tacos – San Francisco
- Kiss Pollos Estilo Sinaloa – Phoenix
- Guerra’s Krazy Taco – Ohio
- Tacos Del Chavo – Atlanta
- SoyMexican Veggie-Vegan Eatery – Las Vegas
- Frogtowns Gourmet Tacos – Los Angeles
- El Gallo Giro Taco Truck – San Francisco
- Xicamiti La Taquería Bistro – Denver
- Tacos La Pasadita – Utah
- Dos Mundos – Portland
- Tacos Y Mariscos Las Islitas – Hawaii
- Tacos El Gordo – San Diego
- TaquerEATa – Hawaii
- Tacos Los Panchos – Utah
- Tacos El Chilango Food Truck – Virginia
- Fish Company Taco – Galveston
- TACO-BOOK Taqueria – Seattle
- Benny’s Tacos & Rotisserie Chicken – Westchester – Los Angeles
- Taqueria La Loma – Ohio
- Tres Amigos – Arizona
- Birria & Barbacoa de chivo Los Compadre’s – Louisiana
- Sangria On the Burg – San Antonio
- Tacotarian – Las Vegas
- Antojitos Izcalli – Alabama
- Cuantos Tacos – Austin
- Birria Landia Williamsburg – New York
- Taqueria Nuevo Leon – Carrollton
- Los Mariscos – New York
- Sabrina’s West Street Kitchen – Reno
- Xochi – Seattle
- Taqueria El Amigo – Boston
- Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos – Memphis
- El Super Taco – Phoenix
- Los Agavez Taqueria – Ohio
- La Lupita Taco Restaurant – Houston
- Los Bocados – Parkland, Florida
- Titas Taco House – Humble, Texas
- Just Tacos and More – Phoenix
- Chris’ Ice Cream – Indianapolis
- Chino Loco Taqueria – Michigan
- Lolis Mexican Cravings – Tampa
- El Cuate – Oregon
- La Cocina Mexican Street Food – Utah
- Taco Culture Taco Shop Arizona – Phoenix
- Tacos Nayarit – South Carolina
- Arun’s Indian Kitchen & Taco Masala – Lauderhill, Florida
- Slope & Hatch – Colorado
- La Calle Taqueria Y Carnitas – Colorado
- El Taco Feliz – Hawaii
- Yellow City Street Food – Amarillo
- Forastero – Chicago
- Acevedos Hawaicano Café – Hawaii
- Lane’s Quickie Tacos – Arkansas
- 143 Street Tacos – Arizona
- Tacos Doña Lena – Houston
- The Taco King – Houston
- La Plaza Supermarket – Ohio
- Nanys Tacos – Arizona
- J Zapata – Pennsylvania
- Cafe Nube – New York
- Flavia’s Kitchen – Austin
- Taco Bamba – Virginia
- Tacos Pihuamo – Oregon
- Taco El Chingon – NY State
- Cinco De mayo Taqueria – Spring, Texas
- Quesabirria Jalisco Tacos – Chicago
- Las Palmas – Pennsylvania
- Dos Hermanos Taco Truck – Alabama
- El Paisa – New Mexico
- Alegria Tacos – Oakland Park, Florida
- La Reforma Brewery – New Mexico