THE FOODIST / TASTY NEWS WITH A NORTH PARK ANGLE

Moody image of North Park’s Taco Stand was taken by photographer Susan Williams.  The photo is a millennial pastiche of Edward Hopper’s famed 1942 painting titled the “Nighthawks.

If you follow Trip Advisor, the popular travel and foodie blog, you might have read that a La Jolla Mexican style take out was named among the best in the nation in the fast food category.

Ranking fourth in Trip Advisor’s top 10 list was the Taco Stand, a chain of four San Diego County.  The U.S. Traveler’s Choice award went to the La Jolla version, which has been in business there since 2013 operating under Showa Hospitality’s umbrella.

Just so you know the Earl of Sandwich (New Orleans) came in first with In and Out’s Los Angeles operation and Miami’s following.

Holden DeMayo, PillartoPost.org dining critic notes with pride his North Park neighborhood has one of the four winning Taco Stand outlets (3000 Upas Street on the 30^th Street bend). 

“Taco’s are a bit small,” says DeMayo, “but the place doesn’t skimp on the cilantro or guacamole.”

Taco Stand is a welcome addition to the fine collection of restaurants (1 bar and 1 brewery tasting room) along the 30th Street Bend with Upas Street. 

Tacos con cilantro