There are stellar tacos to be had in the salmon-hued booth by the window, underneath the massive hanging basket plant. That's where we sat, flipping through the sizable menu of chile relleno combo platters, enchiladas de camaron and burros topped with bright salsa bandera.
Crossroads Restaurant co-owner Aracely Gonzalez wanted to add some vegetarian options to the mix, so she decided to do a taco de papa, without the meat. To make her Azteca tacos, the kitchen takes mashed potatoes, adds a little shredded cheese and slaps the shaped patties into corn tortillas. The tacos go into the fryer until they're absolutely irresistible: velvety and rich on the inside with that luscious melty cheese and just a little kick of cilantro, encased in a hot crackling crunchy shell.
They tasted, well, like something you'd break your diet for. But when you're having this much fun, who cares?!
Weird fact: Is that a cardboard cutout of The Most Interesting Man in the World over there by the bar? And why is he holding a mariachi guitar?
Location: 2602 S. Fourth Ave.
Phone: 520-624-0395
Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays
Payment: Accept debit and credit
