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Thursday, April 08, 2004 |
King Taco In Angel Stadium!
Will Carroll complained yesterday about his inability to get a good margarita in Indianapolis. Well do I know that feeling. Growing up in California and then doing some extensive job-related traveling in my 20's and 30's, I formulated Rob's Theorem of Mexican Food, namely:
Quality Mexican food can only be had in a state that actually borders Mexico.Having had simply awful simulacrums in Virginia, Florida, and Germany, I have to admit this has served me well. I'm not above mentioning that I've found exceptions to this rule: I've had solid Tex-Mex in Arkansas -- which is not quite the same thing -- along with some surprisingly underwhelming experiences in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, of all places. I might be willing to take a gamble in, say, Chicago or New York, as both cities are known for their gastronomic refinements, but I would wager against finding quality, cheap taqueria-style food-for-the-masses a la the much missed King Taco, which I discovered long after they left Dodger Stadium.
I came late to the KT party, introduced by a USC alum who still makes lunchtime pilgrimages from our Culver City offices to their downtown locations. Before 2003, they used to have a stand in the cheap seats at Dodger Stadium, with three tacos for $5, an unbeatable deal. I understand they left because Aramark insisted on hiring the employees -- who would of course be unionized -- and that would definitely take away from the profits, as well as the cachét.
Arte, I don't know if you're reading this, but you could do far worse than to put KT upstairs at the Angels games.
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