{EAT} Taco Rodeo: From "fine" to "Solful"

A few friends and I have been tossing around Taco Tuesday for quite sometime as a way to try out the areas best taco spots.  To be certain, I checked back in my email.  

Date: 11/28/2009
Subject: Tacos
Body: Link to a City Paper article about tacos in DC, followed by "New Years Resolution, try every taco place on the list" 

4 years later and several subject lines of "taco spot", "should we try", "taco tuesday", etc.  and not one taco consumed together, we finally gave it a try at a Taco Rodeo at the American History Museum.  For reference, Websters defines rodeo as "a public performance featuring bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and Brahma bull riding", none of which occurred, however there was a roundup of three (yes, only 3) taco trucks in one place- District Taco, Sol Mexican Grill and Rito Loco.  From best to worst, here's the roundup, sans bull ride. 

Solful Carnitas

The carnitas taco was a group favorite, stuffed with tender, slow-roasted pork accented with achiote paste and orange juice. The clear advantage here was the simplicity and flavor of the taco.  The tortilla, compared to the other 3, stood out with as warm and slightly charred.  The combination resulted in the most authentic mexican taco of the contenders. $7/3 tacos with unlimited toppings. 

Loco Ribs 

While Rito Loco seems to push burritos, we were on the taco hunt, so we opted for the "Ribrito", in-house recipe of pulled baby-back rib meat.  Their signature component is the tortilla which undergoes a flat press just before serving.  While the rib meat with delicious on it's own, the taco lacked texture and each bite too consistent.  The flat press tortilla was a bonus, but maybe next time I'd try the Mojito Rito (citrus infused pulled chicken with fresh mint). 

District-it-was-fine-Taco

I'm sorry to say, that I've decided to describe the carnitas taco at District Taco with one word: Fine. No one wants to be described as fine, not even a taco. Unless of course in the phrase, "Damn, she's fa-iiiine"

Bonus taco: Breakfast taco at District Taco

Stuffed with a mild chorizo, and topped with scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes and fresh pico de gallo in a flour tortilla, this was a group favorite.  It's served all day long so why not give it a try. 

All of these trucks can be found at http://foodtruckfiesta.com/, where their daily location is updated.