In Search of a Taco

Saturday evening we had to deliver a couple of people to a party on St. Paul's East Side.  Following the drop off we began the regular "where to eat" debate" which is comprise of  "You pick,"  "No, you pick" 

Options included the Little Oven on East Minnehaha which is good for pizza, pasta, salads and burgers.  Given that the "where to eat" debate started about 7:30 PM we were far past the 2:00 PM cutoff for breakfast, which is reliably good.


 We settled on Los Ocampo on Suburban AV just west of White Bear Avenue and I94.  John had the alambre el gusto comprised of bell peppers, onion, bacon, mozzarella cheese and marinated roast pork served over ten small corn tortillas.  The sliced radishes and lime were a nice compliment.

Typically we head to Central AV in Minneapolis for authentic Mexican food but Los Ocampo was close and offers a good selection of options far from the much too Americanized fare of many restaurants featuring tacos, enchiladas and tostadas and a never-ending list of Marguarita's.  We'd give Los Ocamp 3.5 stars of five overall and 5 stars on service and selection. 



John is always in search of a good taco.  Typically that ends up being at least ten miles from Shoreview.  Over the course of last summer that search led us to a taco & quesadilla mobile operation in a truck parked on the north side of St. Paul's 7th Street just east of the Lafayette Bridge.   It's directly across the street from the Holiday Station.  On the drive home we saw that they are still there, braving the Minnesota winter operating out of a small trailer.

We do periodically have tacos as a daily lunch special at Marianne's Kitchen.  On those days we can assure you that the best tacos in the Twin Cities are at the intersection of CR E & Lexington!!