Arturo's Puffy Taco

Everything I have ever wanted in a taco shop is in “Arturo’s Puffy Taco”. Not only are their tacos innovative and delicious, their burritos are out of this world. Complimented by a red and green salsa, this was quite a treat. The lady taking orders recommended getting salsa on the side if you are ordering tacos to go. This was just a precaution to make sure the tacos didn’t get soggy, nice touch.

The Burrito:


I decided to order a chicken burrito, no lettuce, rice, cheese, beans and chicken only. Later I found out you can order a “Chicken Combo” that is just beans and chicken. Let’s start off with the tortilla: perfectly crisped and held its form well. The rice was perfect, everything you want in rice, texture, taste and color. The beans were also perfect, I am pretty sure they use lard in their beans because they were just too good to not have lard in them. The cheese was generously handed out on this burrito. Make sure you warp the bottom, otherwise it will fall apart (it didn’t happen to me but I was taking advice from a local).

The pinnacle of this burrito? The chicken. Out of this world, words don’t do it justice. My first bite of the burrito was pure chicken, almost entirely white meat. Big chunks of chicken, they were so big I am sure they were from the breast. Just looking at the chicken, it appeared as though it had been marinated for some time. But once I bit into it, I knew it had been marinated; it fell apart in my mouth. Incredible flavor, texture, appearance and the best part was that it wasn’t greasy at all.

I don’t put salsa on my first bite because I want to get a true taste for the burrito. With that in mind, I wish I would have. I chose to salsa verde because I generally tend to like those more. This was a fresh made salsa sent from the gods. Chunks of cilantro and onion littered this salsa. Heat was perfect, a bit milder than say, Tapatio. It was the perfect combination of onion, cilantro, tamatillo and jalapeno peppers that really had me hooked. Complimented the burrito perfectly, couldn’t ask for anything better.

The Taco:

Having the name “Puffy Taco” would imply that the taco shell is puffy. Well, this is most certainly the case. The shell is puffy, warm, crispy and can hold a lot of meat. The taco came with a surprising amount of meat, in this case carne asada. Their carne asada was perfectly tender and marinated to perfection. The taco also came with lettuce and cheese both of which were generously placed and perfectly fresh. The lettuce was surprisingly crisp, something I have come to neglect when eating at traditional fast food restaurants.

I chose to go with the red salsa for the taco, wish I wouldn’t have but we will leave it at that, I would rather not be negative.
Overall this place was right on, will definitely eat here at lease once a week. Get a burrito and if that doesn’t fill you up, get a puffy taco.