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OTV: Give Me Crisp Burritos Or Death

Posted by DFO

March 13, 2009 1:37 p.m. • 15 comments

Anyway, Taco Time truly has the quintesstial version of the Crisp Burrito. They’re never frozen; they really do make fresh batches several times a day, rolled and ready for the fryer. The pinto filling is made from a dehydrated spicy bean mix, but is still very tasty. The ground beef is also cooked fresh in a humungous frying pan, the same spiced meat they use in the tacos, but it’s hand-mixed with shredded cheddar cheese before being rolled. A more recent (well, early 90’s) menu addition is the Chicken Crisp Burrito, which has a cream-cheese and chive thing going on. Also very good. Whatever variety I decide on, I always have to get the tangy pink sauce (you have to ask for “thousand island”, although it really isn’t quite that) on the side for mad dipping action. I think every diet I’ve ever been on has been sabotaged by one of these babies/OrangeTV, Get Out! North Idaho. More here.

Question: What’s Mexican dish is your favorite?

15 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

JohnA on March 13 at 1:48 p.m.
What Mexican dish is my favorite?

Elsa Benitez :)
DFO on March 13 at 1:56 p.m.
I’m a sucker for grilled stuff burritos (fast food, Taco Time) and the beef fajitas at Toro Viejo downtown. I always order the same thing when I’m in either place. My wife thinks that makes me too predictable. I simply know a good thing when I taste it.
JeanieSpokane on March 13 at 2:01 p.m.
I love tacos. My resident mechanic is also The.Best.Cook and his specialty is tacos. No mixes. All fresh ingredients and a ton of it. We have tacos and then we have enough leftovers to have nachos (my personal favorite). And then we can have taco salad (just to try and be healthy). I also make a yummy tamale pie.
Me on March 13 at 2:07 p.m.
Camarones (shrimp) - the ones that are wrapped in bacon and fried - oh yum. Toro does them best I think.

I commented on OTVs site last night about the crisp meat burritos though - they are my FAVORITE. The little town I lived in when I was in High School got a taco time - besides Dairy Queen and A&W it was our only other fast food. My Step Mom and I would eat there on Monday’s when my Dad bowled. I would get the combo that had a taco, a crisp meat burrito and some beans and cheese. It was the best!!
OrangeTV on March 13 at 2:25 p.m.
DFO - It’s burritos, not tacos. I’m sorta neutral about tacos.
toadman on March 13 at 2:35 p.m.
Incidentally, where I come from, what you have pictured is called “flautas.”

I’ve been to Mexico many times. You know what they call Mexican food down there? “Food.”
vitalyb on March 13 at 3:50 p.m.
For me it’s tacos. Azteca in Spokane has all-you-can-eat tacos for $5 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. I’m there once a month.
Escapee on March 13 at 6:34 p.m.
I used to get monstrous cravings for Taco Time’s Crispy Meat Burritos. MMMMM. I think tacos are just about the best fast-food there is…at least you get some lettuce and cheese in the shell along with whatever kind of meat they use. If you wanna spice up your tacos, use Refried Beans. Again, MMMMM. My favorite Taco John’s item was their Taco Bravo. Since I’ve gotten dentures, I’ve found out something: It’s a lot harder to eat soft-shell tacos than hardshells. And a word about hot sauce: I’ve wondered why people put so much hot sauce on an item that they can’t taste it because tongues are getting fried in the process. “Mild” hot sauce is more than enough for me. The first Taco Time our family ever went to, back in the mid-60s, was in Spokane, located near the Sprague overpass.

Okay, I’ll stop this taco-saurus now…but I may have to head out to Taco Hell (Bell) before the night’s over.

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