Domino's - Parmesean Bread Bites

Bread is pretty good.  Garlic and Parmesean is pretty good.  Add them together and you have bite-sized food from Domino's.  These are basically crazybread from Little Caesar's, but higher quality (more parmesean, subtle garlic flavor) and less greasy.

I didn't have sauce on hand, but paired with Domino's marinara sauce these would be great I bet.

Fat rating: 3.5/10

Salt rating: 3.5/10

Taste rating: 5.5/10

Chili's - Fried Onions and Jalepenos and 6 oz. Sirloin Steak

Got the 2 for $20 at Chili's.  The appetizer was included so I ordered the fried onions and jalapenos.  I was surprised how many came in the order. - it felt like me and my friend ate a ton of these with ranch and there was still a good amount left.  They were undercooked so there was slimy onion texture at times.  It goes without saying these things have a high fat and salt rating...BUT THIS IS TACOGRAPHICS SO I HAVE TO RATE THESE CLOWNS.  As for the pic, this isn't even a full order - the cup of ranch was the second one we had: 

Fat rating: 8/10

Salt rating: 7.5/10

Taste rating: 6.5/10

The STEAK entree was very good all the way around.  The 6 oz. cut of sirloin ordered well done came with some melted butter and seasoning.  The amount of juice was decent, but after a while I didn't have any left so A1 came in to play.  Along with the loaded mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, and garlic bread,  this may be one of this blog's most mouth-watering images to date.  People in the food industry say we taste with our eyes, and this is a good case of that. 

Fat rating: 6.5/10

Salt rating: 7/10

Taste rating: 7.5/10

El Curtido - Carne Asada Taco and Revuelta Pupusa

I'll admit my taste in food is pretty entry level, and this blog is proof of that.  Before I created TACOGRAPHICS, my taste in fast food was even more limited. I've slowly expanded my horizons over the past year (mainly because I've had a couple people to try places with).

I've wanted to try El Curtido for a couple months before going yesterday.  It's a mix of Mexican (GOD TIER food) and Salvadorian food (never had). 

They had a happy hour menu, and my eyes sorta lit up seeing all the choices.  I ended up with a carne asada taco, which was meh.  The meat had flavor, but was chewy and overcooked. 

Fat rating: 4.5/10

Salt rating: 5/10

Taste rating: 4/10

I also got a revuelta pupusa.  You may be thinking WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THAT?  Before you open a new tab and google, relax bro, I'll tell you what it is dude.  A pupusa is a thick doughy corn tortilla, and revuelta is a mixture of pork, beans, and cheese inside.  So yeah, it was great.  The tortilla was fresh and held the contents inside pretty well.  There wasn't an overwhelming amount of filling, but there was an adequate amount. The mix of beans, pork, and cheese was tasty without being too salty. 

It came with a side of a sort of coleslaw that wasn't a typical creamy/mayo coleslaw (mayo fucking sucks), but it was more a light shredded cabbage and carrot blend that (texture and taste wise) complemented the pupusa well.   In conclusion, GET THIS IT WAS BUENO.

Fat rating: 5.5/10

Salt rating: 6.5/10

Taste rating: 7.5/10

Tacos Del Rio - Carne Asada Tacos

Haven't been here before but have past by many times.  After examining I ordered two carne asada tacos add lettuce, cheese, and guac. 

I made a good decision, as these tacos were more than decent.  The asada was charbroiled and one of the better asadas I've had.  Guac was fresh, lettuce wasn't stem-y, and cheese was cheesy.

Fat rating: 5.5/10

Salt rating: 6/10

Taste rating: 7/10

Tasty Hawaiian BBQ vs. Aloha Island BBQ Chicken and Katsu DOUBLE REVIEW

Down to business.  Both were (dark meat) BBQ Chicken and Chicken Katsu combo dishes.  I forgot to get no macaroni salad at Tasty Hawaiian BBQ, so if you're expecting me to compare macaroni salads, then lol gtfo because that shit is gross.


Rice: both were sticky and tasted identical. 

Advantage: Tie

BBQ Chicken -  Tasty Hawaiian's chicken was a bit thicker and more charbroiled, while Aloha Island's was thinner and a little more flavorful.

Advantage: Tie

Chicken Katsu - Tasty Hawaiian's was crunchier while Aloha Island's had a lighter crunch with a flake-y sort of texture.  It was great.

Advantage: Aloha

So basically, the light and crispy Katsu from Aloha is the difference. 

Winner:  Aloha Island BBQ.

Fat rating: 6.5/10

Salt rating: 6.5/10

Taste rating: 7/10

Tasty Hawaiian BBQ:

Fat rating: 6.5/10

Salt rating: 6.5/10

Taste rating: 6/10

Kochee Kabob House - Chicken Curry

There are a lot of ways to prepare chicken and rice.  This place had a bunch of $10-$12 items but as any Tacographics enthusiast would know, I am cheap.  I don't see the point in spending more than $8 dollars on a meal unless I really have to.  This meal was about that with tax.

I'm getting sorta bored with this blog, so I obviously don't make entries that much anymore (that plus the fact that I don't go anywhere).  It was fun while it lasted, but sadly this blog is on its last legs.  I might be putting up guest reviews soon.

As for the food, well eh.  It was standard jasmine rice mixed with some standard yellow rice with some standard chicken curry and a standard salad.  I thought it was good...food...is good.  The pic I got is fudged up a little because I got it to go and yeah the contents shifted.

Fat rating: 4/10

Salt rating: 7.5/10

Taste rating: 6/10

BJ's - Potato Skins and Tortilla Soup/Caesar Soup Combo

Went to BJ's for my brother's birthday.  Got potato skins as an appetizer - they were fried with some cheese and bacon bits inside.  Very standard heavy/oily potato skins.

Fat rating: 6.5/10

Salt rating: 5/10

Taste rating: 6/10

For my entree I had bbq chicken pizza and a soup and salad combo.  The tortilla soup was poured in front of me, which was awkward.  I just stood there and thought about how horrible being a waiter must be while the hipster waiter served me my soup.  The soup was really salty AS TO BE EXPECTED. I don't find the appeal in how salty every goddamn soup has to be.  I mean, I'll eat it and like it, BUT THOSE SALT RATINGS, FUCK.   Just like the potato skins, this was mediocre. 

Fat rating: 2.5/10

Salt rating: 9/10

Taste rating: 6.5/10

 To round out the (meh) meal, the salad had a disproportional amount of dressing.  The first few bites were great, then the rest left a lot to be desired taste wise. The dressing was good, better than what I have at home.

Fat rating: 5/10

Salt rating: 2.5/10

Taste rating: 5.5/10

China Max and Tacos Mexico Double Review

When I see a mall food court, I sorta want to try something from everywhere.  MSG Variety is the spice of life.  China Max has something I've never seen before - where every item is 99 cents each.  So I got a chicken bowl thing.  The rice and chicken teriyaki was meh, but the chicken and broccoli was acceptable.  For 3 bucks it was a good amount of food so I can't complain too much.  

Fat rating: 6/10

Salt rating: 6.5/10

Taste rating: 5.5/10

Tacos Mexico looked like a pretty boring place, but I tried the potato tacos which were also 99 cents each.  What I ended up getting was two completely bland (small) fried shells with a skimpy amount of slightly peppery potato in them and a handful of lettuce in a box.  WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT.  Pitiful.

Fat rating: 5/10

Salt rating: 1.5/10

Taste rating: 1.5/10 

 

The FOAD list

Alright.  I mentioned in one of my now ancient reviews that I would create a FOAD list.  I randomly remembered just now.  There will be no pictures because they would soil this blog with their grotesque-ness.

Let's get it over with.  Google FOAD if you don't know what the acroymn stands for.

FOAD list:

1.  Lettuce stems - Yes. Die-hard Tacographics fans should know by now that I hate lettuce stems in my tacos (or any type of food).  They suck.  Die.

2.  Every fucking restaurant using the adjective "Chipotle" for their food -  Stuff a sock in it with your chipo-shit.

3. Pizza that doesn't have enough pizza sauce on it - If I want cheese sticks I'll order cheese sticks, not a pizza.

4.  MSG aftertaste - Go ahead and use some msg in your food if you want, but holy goddamn.  If I can still taste it hours after consumption, then there's something wrong.  STOP.

5.  Slimy textures in food (grilled onions, etc) - WHY IN THE FUCKING HELL WOULD I WANT THIS SHIT IN MY FOOD ? OH HEY, THIS FOOD TASTES GOOD, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE IT BETTER??? SOME SLIMY TEXTURES .

I'm mad rating: Pissed/10 

LaMonica's - BBQ Chicken Pizza and Garlic roll

I sometimes make dumb decisions, I'll admit when I'm on the spot my decision making can be sketchy.  BBQ chicken is the best kind of pizza (fuckin' deal with it), however, I need to learn not to get it at an NY style place. 

They don't sell bbq chicken by the slice here, some dude ahead of me learned the hard way - they charged him for a whole pizza when he just wanted a slice.  As soon as I heard that I swooped in and asked if I could buy a slice off him, so I did.

The pizza was overwhemed with a meh bbq sauce (was a sweet sauce) and was undercooked, so that kinda wasn't good.  I wouldn't get it again.  Cheese pizza it is next time. 

The garlic roll saved the meal, it helped balance out all the sauce on the pizza. 

Fat rating: 4.5/10

Salt rating: 8/10

Taste rating: 4.5/10

Happy National Taco Day

Finally a national holiday I can support.

Tacos are awesome rating: ∞/10

LA County Fair - Indian Taco

Went to the Fair for the first time in years.  I was a corn on the cob farmer and a fierce crab. If you have no idea what I'm saying then you probably don't know me.  There was so much food that my head nearly exploded - I WANTED TO REVIEW EVERYTHING.  My lone stomach prevented me from doing that, so I had to pinpoint exactly what I should review.  Seeing how this is TACOGRAPHICS, the choice had to be somewhat unique but ultimately TACO BASED. 

I noticed a huge stand in the distance that said INDIAN TACOS.  I was like WHAT THE FUCK IS AN INDIAN TACO.  Minutes later I was ordering one.  The thing is not really a taco, more like a tostada bottomed with chili.  The other catch is instead of a fried tortilla shell, the base containing the lettuce, cheese, and (southwest-esque) salsa was a fresh gooey pita-type bread.  It had a nice texture and wasn't too light or heavy - thumbs up.

The chili was probably just a Hormel-canned chili with beans or something similar.  Overall, a gimmick-y fair food that I would probably not get again for the mere fact there are tons of other foods to try.  Speaking of gimmicks, I had fried kool-aid for dessert (it tasted like  cherry muffins).  Anyway, if you're still reading, here's the pic of the "Indian taco":

Fat rating: 5.5/10

Salt rating: 8/10

Taste rating: 6/10