feats of eats

I didn’t plan to eat almost solely tacos fro 24 hours while on this trip, but I did. And I’m so glad I did!

For lunch one day, a coworker took me to what’s supposed to be one of the best food trucks in the city, Komodo. This is one that started out truck, and turned into a brick-and-mortar restaurant as well, which is always impressive to me.

You can order their stuff as tacos or a burrito, and I went for a 4-taco combo for $10. They were all so different and awesome, each in their own way.

Below are the Asian marinated chicken (grilled marinated chicken with stir fried rice and mandarin oranges) and the Komodo (seared top sirloin with jalapeno aioli and southwest corn salad). Jalapeno aioli?! Jesus, I want to eat that every single day. That flavor combination ruled. The chicken one was delicious, but just not as special.

I also got the Java (Indonesian shredded pork braised in coconut cream with fresh tomato and cucumber salad) and the Fish n’ Grapes (deep-fried Alaskan cod with fresh grape and roasted almond salad). Both great in their own way, These 2 were the better half of my meal. That pork was so juicy and flavorful, and the cod was deep fried so enough said there.

Again the FLAVOR combinations going on here are incredible. I think most of my favorite dishes I’ve ever eaten involved flavor and texture mixtures I’d never encountered before.

That day I also got to see Manhattan Beach. Extreme difference from 20 degrees and snow like a few days before!

Here I had more tacos, because it just so happened to be Taco Tuesday at Shark’s Cove. So I had no choice! 2 tacos for $5 is too tempting, even if I hadn’t been on a taco binge at the time. I got 1 beef and 1 chicken, and they were deeelicious as well. Paled in comparison to Komodo, but since those were the most impressive tacos I’ve ever eaten, what wouldn’t.

When I got back to Chicago I was asked the question: So who has better tacos, LA or Chicago? I realized I haven’t done enough investigative work in that area, so I’m on it! Anyone have favorite taco places here? Other than Big Star. Send recs my way and I’ll go try them. Maybe I can achieve 48 hours of tacos this time.