When did tiny tacos become a 5, 6, 7+ dollar item?
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Anonymous
| It's a tortilla, a tiny bit of low quality meat, and maybe some cilantro, onion and tomato? Taco prices have gotten more out of control than burgers! |
Anonymous
| It's cause idiots are overpaying for food trucks. One such food truck charges more than 2x for a sit down restaurant sandwich |
Anonymous
| I agree! And most of them aren’t that good. Or are “fusion” with kimchi and bulgogi. Just give me a normal 2$ taco! |
Anonymous
| Rich people bid up the price of fads. |
Anonymous
Dry with subpar tortillas and you need like 4-5 to fill you up. |
Anonymous
It’s just what you are used to - I mean, a taco is probably a 50-60% markup. But most of you are probably happily buying coffees or lattes at 80% markup and not complaining. That 80% markup includes labor cost, btw. |
Anonymous
| Yo quiero Taco Bell |
Anonymous
| Agree, and the tacos are so dry! I don't get the hype. I don't buy them. |
Anonymous
As much as people make fun of it, I’ve never been there and it hasn’t been busy. Plus it’s probably the only fast food place that’s still cheap even. |
Anonymous
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I don't know where you're going that charges $7 for a tiny taco, but have you considered...not going there?
Riverdale Park, Hyattsville, Manassas, Hybla Valley are full of places that will sell you a huge taco for $3.50. You don't even need to leave DC. Super Taco, Pica Taco, Bandit Taco all charge less than $4 for a taco and are perfectly decent tacos. Taqueria Habanero is one of the better tacos in DC and charges $4. Hell, even Taco Bamba, the whitest of white people tacos only charges $5 for their tacos and they are anything but tiny. I can only imagine you went to like one bourgie place in Upper NW or Arlington and simply assumed every taco was similarly bad and overpriced. |
Anonymous
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Taco Bell isn't as cheap as it used to be either.
We make tacos at home a lot, they are a pretty affordable family pleaser in our house. And guacamole doesn't add on another $2.50. |
Anonymous
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You need to go to better places. I eat very flavorful meat, that takes time to slow cook and season. Followed by fresh, soft corn tortillas.
If a street taco so poor quality, or expensive, I don't eat there a second time. |
Anonymous
Where do you get these tacos? |