Ultimate Mexican Street Food Tour!! MEAT JUICE TACOS + Sonoran Hot Dogs in Tucson, Arizona!!

hey everyone hope you're having an amazing day it's mark wiens i'm in tucson arizona which is an amazing food city especially for mexican food today we're gonna go on an ultimate mexican street food tour of tucson we're gonna eat some incredible tacos oh it's gonna be spicy it's gonna be meaty it's gonna be juicy it's gonna be so good and i am gonna share all of the food with you in this video let's go on an ultimate mexican street food tour of tucson good morning [Music] yes tucson foodie mark how are you nice to meet you nice to meet you as well adam right yes pleasure to meet you pleasure to meet you also likewise yes dude what a spot where are we at i'm kicking this is taco rapido we're on uh uh benson highway good morning jeffrey mark this seems like a purse backdrop what a spot yeah the sonoran heatwave tour yeah what a spot we're at takaria el rapido which is a food truck kind of in a empty barren lot right next to a circle k it is a blazing hot day today too so we're calling this the the heatwave tour [Music] a [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] i'm not really going to put any sauce on these here we go i got some oh my gosh i'm not going to sauce these right we got a mix of different tacos but we're going to first start off with the chile colorado which is like a kind of a chili stew is it is it pork it's beef oh man okay and we want to get a well this place is good busy yeah well i'll selfie it maybe because we get closer [Music] oh it's just dripping with juices in flavor first taco today to the left [Music] [Music] oh yeah that's insane oh it's so good you gotta have a little red drippage on your fingers the meat is so tender oily chili gravy even though it's oily it doesn't feel that heavy very balanced a stew yeah very balanced oh man i think that's a two biter i feel like a wussy i just did three bites oh i think you slacked on that one man all right wow thank you tucson they're spectacular [Laughter] what a move by mexi papa when i thought about taco and this taco i was thinking texture so i wanted something a little hard like you know the salad but then again uh the cabeza is a little soft so it really gives it a little a little kick and then the crunchiness of the tripod look at that drip oh yeah no this is a taco right here i cannot wait any longer [Music] right baby oh juices are just dripping all over the place [Music] no words oh wow what i'm talking about that is yeah the different textural values of that taco a lot of complexity there you've got like a caramelized crunchiness a shredded meat aspect to it uh chewy three pot that's all there that's a textural heaven right there good recipe from papa good job now that was from drip wow a swimming pool of salsa in my mouth a pool absolutely outstanding [Music] arizona you are mexi papa approved and mark wiens approved [Music] oh thank you you got it that was a truly outstanding couple of tacos oh man what a way to begin this food tour we're moving on to the next place let's go let's go this is one of the classic snoring dog spots these guys even have a james beard award they've expanded to uh three or four locations but this is the original and uh they have uh some people think i think it's one of the better smart dogs in town i love the look of this place from the outside you can tell it has so much character you can just tell that it used to be like that kind of shack at the front and then they just kind of built on silicon philton that's how you know a good spot they just keep building on building on yo and they do have a bunch of different things on their menus from tacos to burritos but definitely what you come here to eat are their sonoran style hot dogs hot dog we're gonna go in the kitchen really fast and see how they're made [Music] tomato that's the right choice jeffrey [Music] so [Music] beauties wrapped in bacon they're ripe bacon wrapped and i believe the bread is it steamed or is it also grilled it is steamed it's a special bread it's steamed they put the bacon wrapped hot dog on the inside and then i loved his style just kind of like flicking the tongs that oh man you can just tell he could do it with his eyes closed he's done it so many times he adds in some beans some onions caramelized onions some tomatoes a number of different salsas and mayonnaise on top finally it's a must we're ready to dig in and served with a grilled jalapeno on the side absolutely beautiful nice oh yeah you can already just feel the softness of that bread just picking it up through the through the paper you'll never want our standard hot dog bun after having one of these by the way it's more like a boat yeah it's a trough i got it on my nose [Music] the bread that's the type of hot dog you just want to put your face into oh wow that could not be any better it's so pillowy the bread is so incredibly pillowy you've got the sausage the bacon in there like you want to bite okay the tube steak on the inside there the variety of salsas plus the mustard plus the mayonnaise the onions the beans in there [Music] oh juicy oh wow it's so good it's so flavorful oh it's delicious daddy oh mexi papa's feeling it burn baby burn it's just a spectacular harmony of all things the the hot dog just literally is blanketed by that pillowy dough we're going to take the final bite outside yeah [Music] it's actually the final bite outside because the tractor is really cool i'm glad you guys got to experience these award-winning regional favorite oh man this is a true heritage culinary pilgrimage destination where's coming to tucson just to have this sonoran dog it would be worth it i would drive 10 hours for this yeah wow totally worth it totally i would fly all the way from bangkok for this wait wait a minute happy happy arizona you are mexi papa approved and mark wiens approved [Music] the sonora dog and truly a tucson culinary staple a james beard hot dog but again the james beard award not only for the hot dog but for the community aspect of this el huero canelo that was superb okay we're on our way to the next place [Music] next up on this ultimate food tour of tucson rowley's mexican patio and what is it known for what's the story behind this place you know so chef mateo otero who unfortunately is not here today um he opened this place up with the idea that the main idea the main thing was going to be the road tacos he was brought up here um so he's got a good sense of traditional cuisine tucson flavors um and and modern cuisine that's great man so it's really it's like its own identity yeah i mean it's mexican but it's got its own little tucson twist to it [Music] with a name like rollies i don't think you can go wrong and they specialize in all things rolled taquitos and enchiladas we just met with the amazing friendly owner and they're going to prepare us a bunch of food to try [Music] and they are getting started rolling some tacos and they're gonna deep fry some tacos some taquitos they're good the meats are frying it smells so good in this kitchen we're just gonna i'm gonna try to get a few shots of all the cooking happening on all sides of the kitchen [Music] so what is this this is the beauty of flat media flat enchilada flat enchilada okay [Music] so he's just going to make the cup that's out of fries [Music] funny we need to make a make a run for the table all of that food is ready our order is huge thank you so much that's amazing thank you oh man [Music] thank you for having us thank you guys it looks amazing you don't know we watched we watched your show yeah see this guy all over instagram thank you your wife your son thank you very much so crazy all right these are our flat enchiladas um these are our raw tacos you can either get it with the rojo sauce or gesso sauce and this is our garnish on the fries right here it's tucson food right here with a little twist to it where do we start though oh man you know it's rollies you might as well start with yeah tacos start with the rollies [Music] oh yeah oh wow oh yeah baby potato in there spices salsa potato oh man [Music] i do want to rehydrate and redress this last bite here you know what i am learning so much from this man rehydrate and redress and we're good okay i'm desperate to try the flat enchilada oh yeah oh wow okay this is totally unique it's really thick like a heavy base the meat is so flavorful the sauce just the right amount of cheese it's not over cheesed so spicy yeah flat enchilada is [Music] scoop off of the rim it's so shocky wow that's good that's good stuff yeah that's good the sauce is what makes it is what uh kind of pops the flavor in there no you know you know what i think if a pupusa and a sophie were to have a baby don't have this right here it's flat enchilada yes birya tacos next [Music] the juiciness that dip that very lean not greasy at all mm-hmm flavorful popcorn flavor perfectly clean little tiny little crunch oh yeah baby that's cilantro in there but just the juiciness of the beef but yeah i do like how it's lean beef just keeps on dripping it sounds dripping baby even though the contour is not oily yeah that's really nice sometimes you get it it's so oily right this is so clean we just had a bath in kansume [Music] wow i'm dripping in meat juices this is a move you have to do really fast [Music] that was a promo by the way pro move right there drop on your shirt like that look at that well china's out of fries so french fries go on a variety of cheeses jalapenos i need a jalapeno and a variety of cheeses [Music] all the fries the crispiness the soft interior the warm gooeyness all those toppings yeah so this is the birya ramen the noodles on the bottom then birya beef that same birya which was in the tacos then he added in all of that soup jalapenos cabbage cilantro some onions in there too yes this is my take on the beer ramen okay i have many of them what i like is that they pre-cooked their noodles they usually cook them about 70 and then they let the juice cook the rest of it that's a good video ramen what i don't like is when they put all those ramen in there not cooked and they throw a beer in there [Music] so this is a ground beef patty taco dorado it's a traditional tucson taco and it's garnished with lettuce peas and yellow cheese my great grandmother's been making these tacos with peas i still don't know where the peas came from but they're delicious give peas a chance get piece of chats i never never seen a taco with peace oh yeah success it's like a taco burger but like it tastes like a sausage patty kind of on the inside yeah yeah it's like a sausage patty deep fried and taste within a hard shell and the peas are they're just kind of in the background yeah they're subtle you can tell it's definitely a comfort food a comfort taco for sure you are makes you papa approved [Music] thank you chef thank you huge thank you to chef matteo and his wife for their amazing hospitality just good food great people we are sonoran heatwave taco tour it's 120 degrees in the shade so i hope you guys know there are plenty of sit-down traditional restaurants in tucson american italian indian new uh you know california cuisine new american but i'm taking you to some of these places that i think just are you know a little bit uh more more sonoran exactly where we want to be and while we're at it i just want to say a huge thank you to adam for showing us the best spot if you go to tucson foodie his website he has literally eaten everything in all of tucson literally everything he is the mayor of the sun included in all the am pms and 7-elevens but if you are coming to circle if you are coming to tucson and you love food go to tucson foodie there's nowhere else to go thank you mark i just love the food in tucson how it's so laid back people are friendly within empty lots you'll find lots of street food food carts next up we ordered their mixed ceviche and i think a cocktail de mariscos mix of seafood oh it looks so good it looks so refreshing it's probably really cool uh there's onions in there there's some avocado in there plus all the mix of seafood it's served with a whole little packet of toppings and sides saltine crackers tortilla chips salsa and lime who knew ceviche in the desert ceviche in the desert i guess we're not that far from the ocean i just learned something apparently one version of ceviche is a scoop of chopped shrimp oh refreshing oh back to life will be la vida this is what i was talking about one is hot water cocktail all the way here we go i'm gonna dig in for a spoon some avocado a mix of that seafood some of that octopus [Music] exactly it's so refreshing it's like exactly what we need after all that meat and all of the heat the meat and heat the meat heat tour the tomatoeyness of it i love how there's diced up cucumber cucumber that's what's the cool cucumber is making it refreshing the cilantro the onions in there the tomatoey soup and then that mix of fresh seafood and avocado oh it's great [Music] oh yeah with the lime in there the salsa oh yeah shrimp ceviche and this looks incredible i love how they diced everything so fine beautiful with one piece of avocado look at that juice wow that is refreshing oh it's so good the mix of onions cucumbers tomatoes and a shot a shot of ceviche juice i love their ratio of ingredients lots of cucumber in there to make it so refreshing good call jeffrey i think this is the the star pick at this place this is seriously good yeah i didn't believe you tucson foodie and you said we get good speech in the desert and i would like to apologize to all your followers oh with a little more salsa on it it's a spot don't miss it when you're in tucson [Music] to complete this tour this mexican food tour of tucson we are having tacos de cabeza this is a popular spot head tacos are some of my favorite tacos and immediately the owner she is so incredibly friendly you guys are so nice this has to be the friendliest food stall in all of arizona and they have just welcomed me into the back into the food truck i'm gonna see the head tacos being prepared in the kitchen now that cabeza cabeza is the head meat so all the different head which is just steamed it's so soft it's so tender oh that smells so good foreign okay the steam bath aromas of meat in here are just out of control oh what a spot cannot wait these are the real deal taco de cabeza head tacos also ordered some lengua tacos because he showed me that and they looked so good i had to order that too but wow the friendliness is just shining that meat looks so good i got four head tacos and two tongue tacos uh and he serves the cilantro and the onions on the side with salsas with kansumei the consumer also looks incredible i'll start with a head taco look at that ratio of meat to tortilla load it up with a bit of onions and cilantro i'm gonna try the red salsa [Music] oh wow oh that is unbelievable the meat is so tender and so fatty it just melts in your mouth it's so incredibly flavorful the crunch of the onions and the cilantro and then that salsa [Music] that is the head meat tacos are some of the best because of that i've always loved tacos decabeza because of the mix of fatty textures and it's so moist it's so it's so soft and tender these are two biter tacos [Music] add in some of that salsa is amazing a little bit of squeeze of lime [Music] it has a similar flavor but the tongue has a little bit of a different texture from the head tacos both equally outstanding i might do a little dippage into the consumer reduce it oh oh it's hot it's dripping it's juicy you gotta take this to your mouth fast this is just peak happiness right now the soup with a bunch of head meat in it too wow that is rich that is oily that is hearty unbelievably flavorful i'm not sure if this one is salsa i hope it is [Music] oh yeah that one is a habanero that that is what i was looking for oh not only for the heat but the flavor of habanero that just burst of uh almost acidic chili wonder outstanding this is just pure happiness pure absolute happiness and joy [Music] a testament to how good the food is and how friendly just amazingly warm and welcome they are look at this place chef carlos and choco choco and we are you have to come here when you're in tucson they are the friendliest people all right and that's going to actually bring us to the end of this mexican street food tour of tucson i want to say first of all just how much fun it's been how delicious the food has been and the people the friendliness of the people as well huge thank you to adam the tucson foodie who took us to all these places he has the best food website in tucson he's eaten everywhere so thank you adam and a big thank you to jeffrey always good to hang out and also to mexi papa i'll have all their links in the description box below but go follow them they love food they're so passionate and yeah just so much fun to hang out i'm gonna have all these restaurants in the 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Length: 32min 41sec (1961 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 26 2021