![]() Tacos Guac n Bowl is a major departure from the three full-service Alebrije restaurants that Soto and de la Mora run, which is entirely intentional and by design. “Our food, the taste is homemade, like when mom cooks, because we use those same recipes,” de la Mora said. Guests can rest assured they’re not only getting a thoughtfully-prepared lunch or dinner at Tacos Guac n Bowl, but authentic Mexican cuisine at that. We cook like five, six pounds a day, for the day, and that’s what we use.” “We don’t cook like 20 pounds of chicken because we don’t want to put it in the freezer. “We don’t use or buy cheap products, we only use high quality,” he said, also touting the restaurant’s braised beef tongue for its freshness. “We buy meat fresh - and the taste is different because we don’t put it in the freezer and defrost it. Tacos Guac N Bowl prepares food using only top-notch ingredients, including corn tortillas made by local Reading bakery Tortillas la Huasteca - the best around for tacos, Soto said. (Andrew Kulp - Reading Eagle)Īlthough, if it’s not a matter of dietary restrictions, you’re probably going to want the tortillas. No meat? No problem.” What makes Tacos Guac n Bowl so good Tacos Guac n Bowl is a new Mexican restaurant located at 1040 Lancaster Ave. If you don’t want rice, it’s OK, just have beans. “We have food, our bowls that are low carb. “If you don’t want tortillas, you don’t have to get tortillas,” Soto said. Tacos Guac n Bowl can be a healthy or vegetarian choice, too. Today, I want chicken in a burrito and tomorrow I want steak in a bowl, and the next day I’m gonna have a quesabirria. “You can come here and order a different meal every time,” de la Mora said. Sides such as chips, salsa and guac are available as well, as are house-made aguas frescas - a popular Mexican fruit drink (fresh, never out of a can or made from powder, obviously). ![]() I know everybody says that, but you can taste it.”Ĭustomers also choose the protein in their taco or quesabirria. We have five different kinds of salsa, and all the salsas we make here. We have the guacamole, which we make every day in the morning, and now we’re making it two or three times a day. “The food comes in, we cut it, we prepare it and we cook depending on how many customers we have. “We don’t buy anything frozen,” Soto added. “That’s what we want to do here, and I think customers are gonna notice.” “You can see it right now - they’re cooking rice for the dinner rush,” de la Mora said, gesturing behind the counter. Rather than the full-service, sit-down meals Alebrije is known for, Tacos Guac n Bowl is taking the counter-service route, offering a fully customizable, made-to-order menu of tacos, burritos and burrito bowls with seemingly endless possibilities.Īnd while everybody who opens a new restaurant these days talks about using the freshest ingredients, owners Oscar Soto and Juan Carlos de la Mora believe diners can really tell the difference at Tacos Guac n Bowl. From the owners of Alebrije Mexican Restaurants comes a brand new concept: Tacos Guac n Bowl, a fast-casual restaurant located on Lancaster Avenue in Reading. ![]()
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