If you pass Aqui Con El Nene and keep going down Ruthrauff Road toward the Walmart, you'll soon come up to a sign that looks like it's from a greasy spoon diner. It says Guiso's: Mexican Soul Food, but the truck parked underneath it is actually borrowed from La Botana Fresco Grill on First Avenue. Here you'll find two women cooking up a fantastic array of Mexico City-style tacos.
First, it's the fluffy white rice that jumps out, spiked with just a touch of cilantro and tucked underneath the meat. But what really sets these tacos apart is the powerful salsas, tangier and spicier and unlike any Mexican food I've ever had. Plumps of chicken had been grilled with a juicy chile morita, a smoky dried red jalapeño pepper that leaves a lingering burn on your tongue. The symphony is topped with crunchy red onions and nestled into a hot fluffy corn tortilla, made fresh every day by a woman from Michoacán.
Weird fact: Huby's Munchies, the raspados joint next door that sells the Tostilocos and corn elote drinks? It used to be a Dairy Queen.
Location: 2120 W. Ruthrauff Road
Phone: No phone
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays
Payment: Cash, debit or credit cards
