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El Gallito is located in Seattle’s Central District. Sadly, the sweet club down the block, Club Chocolate City, closed down about a year or two ago. Normally you could go for some Mexican, dance to some funky ghetto beats, and maybe get your face blown off. RIP Club Chocolate City. The area is currently safer these days due to gentrification but that’s a whole different plague.

Perhaps one of the greatest things about El Gallito is the salsa. This is the salsa dreams are made of. And it comes in a giant tub so you can go fairly nuts with it. Think really spicy with chunks of onion, green onion and cilantro. Amazing.

Today I ordered a couple of steak tacos ($3.00 each a la carte) and one chile relleno ($4.00 a la carte). El Gallito makes their own homemade taco shells (both hard and soft shell) that pretty much give Diane’s or Old El Paso the finger. Tacos come with really fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cheese combined with the meat (or just beans) of your choice. Check this shit out:

The relleno didn’t have me at hello until I shed about a half centimeter of breading from the perimeter. Only then was I able to enjoy a fresh anaheim pepper stuffed with Monterrey Jack cheese and a slightly mole red sauce.

An abundant pile of sopaipillas ended the night. However, they did not compare to Casa Bonita’s (the world’s most exciting restaurant in Denver) sopaipillas where they are served piping hot but now that I think about it, the food at Casa Bonita is so horrifying that maybe the cliff divers and the sopaipillas seem amazing in comparison. It’s hard to say.

Considering our tab at El Gallito’s was $31.18 and $18.75 was margaritas and $2.68 was tax, this is a great deal for far above average (Seattle) Mexican food and the best salsa ever.

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This week we have had hundreds of emails, letters and telephone calls inquiring about Guajillo [gwah-HEE-yoh] chilies. Guajillos are thick, dark brown chilies commonly grown in Mexico and are great in soups, stews, salsas and sauces. They must be soaked longer than usual because of their super leathery skin. On a heat scale of 1-10, these guys are about a 3. Guajillo, Pasilla, and Ancho chilies are combined to make traditional mole sauces. According to local chile expert, Ric Bayless, “These are workhouse chilies with a lot of dazzle. They really don’t fuck around.”

Find our first-hand what it’s like to work with Anchos and Guajillos. If you have an extra 2 hours and 5 minutes and 27 ingredients, we recommend Emeril’s 5-star Tequila-Marinated Chicken with Mexican Mole Sauce. BAM!

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Every Memorial Day since 1987, I have celebrated by going on a giant taco truck frenzy. Here is this year’s taco truck trifecta:

Tacos El Asadero (pictured above)
3517 Rainier Ave. S
Hours: 10am to 10pm

The tacos at Tacos El Asadero are nothing to have a brain aneurysm over. I ordered a spicy pork taco and a beef tongue taco ($1.20 each). The pork was dryish and slightly bland. Even copious amounts of house salsa couldn’t raise the spice factor. And as much as I try, I’m just not that into eating tongue. This feeling exactly parallels the book, He’s Just Not That Into You. Check out the giant chunk of tongue on the left below:

So huge. While the tacos here are not mind-blowing, the atmosphere is attractive. The bus has indoor seating surrounded by a covered outdoor area in a giant and otherwise abandoned lot with ample parking.
Seattle Taco taco rating: 62%

Taqueria Los Potrillos
6230 Rainier Ave. S
Hours: Open until 10:00pm

Los Potrillos is far into one of the shadier areas of town, but it’s totally worth it. On the way, a man at a bus stop shouted that I could “suck it” for 50 bone thugs. I thought to myself, Cool offer, but where I’m going the tacos are only $1.10 bone thugs. Maybe I’ll find him if I ever want to go to Galleria’s or El Camino. My steak taco had large, juicy chunks of steak, cilantro, onions and a beyond pleasant medium spice that really made things happen.
Seattle Taco taco rating: 90%

Taqueria la Pasadita
2143 N. Northgate Way

As I am reminded every Memorial Day, eating dozens of tacos is laborious and sketchy on the bod so la Pasadita would be the last stop this year. While chomping on an asada taco ($1.20 each), I figured that it was a really good sign this taco still tasted great after eating tacos all day long. The grilled mini corn tortillas, thick sauce and medium-hot spice make this taco stand out.
Seattle Taco taco rating: 83%

Clockwise left to right – asada, spicy pork, spicy pork