The competitors better catch up because places such as Taqueria El Palenque are opening more often and their food is not bland, is not covered in cheese, and they provide sauces with serious spicy-kick to them.\u00a0 For my visit I order the carne asada (beef) taco, the carnitas (pork)\u00a0taco, and the spinach & mushroom quesadilla.\u00a0 I order the queso (cheese dip) just to see what they bring out.\u00a0 Cheese dip is not something I have ever seen on my trips to Mexico so I am curious what will transpire.\u00a0 I suspect they have it on the menu to appease local tastes.<\/p>\n
The cheese dip comes out and is very thin without much flavor.\u00a0 The warm homemade salsa they bring though is tasty and has a nice heat level to it.\u00a0 I have had better, but it is far and above better than what you find at most competitors.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Asada and Carnitas Tacos<\/p><\/div>\n
My tacos arrive next and look like what I expect.\u00a0 They are grilled flour tortillas, laid flat (not fried,) with the meat in the center along with some grilled onions and cilantro.\u00a0 And you know what is missing?\u00a0 Cheese!\u00a0 That\u2019s right, not a shred of cheese in sight.\u00a0 This makes me VERY happy.\u00a0 The lime on the side adds some nice acidity to the tacos as well.\u00a0 What really sets them apart are the two sauces they bring for you to add on your own.\u00a0 The green sauce is not spicy hot but has mounds of flavor.\u00a0 The red sauce is quite hot, which fits my tastes perfectly, and also has a lot of flavor.\u00a0 The tacos themselves are not super amazing, but with the sauces, they are.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Spinach Quesadilla<\/p><\/div>\n
My quesadilla arrives next and is huge.\u00a0 I was expecting a thin quesadilla with questionable amount of spinach but received a stuffed quesadilla brimming with spinach, mushrooms, green peppers, and cheese instead.\u00a0 It also has a lot of flavor, with the cheese really offsetting the bitterness of the peppers, and the spinach helping pull everything together.\u00a0 I add copious amounts of both the green and red sauces to each bite for that extra kick of flavor.<\/p>\n
One of the best parts of the meal is how affordable everything is.\u00a0 The tacos are less than $2 each and the most expensive item I had, the quesadilla, was under $7 and could easily feed two people.\u00a0 If you are close to Layla\u2019s<\/a> on Rodney Parham, swing by and at least try a taco.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget the sauce!<\/p>\n
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