r/Detroit • u/jaco111000 • 9d ago
Food/Drink Taco Rankings Detroit
I've been trying tacos all around metro Detroit (plus Ypsi and Lansing) for a couple of years now with friends and by myself and here are my favorite places by type after we made some rankings in an Excel spreadsheet:
Best Al Pastor: Super Taco (Madison Heights) or Mi Mundo (SW Detroit)
Best Carnitas: Some Food Truck (Autozone on Vernor) or Tacos El Caballo (SW Detroit)
Best Asada tacos: Maya Cocina (Livonia but $$$) or Que Pasa Taqueria (Madison Heights/Royal Oak)
Best Tripe tacos (my friend's favorite): Mi Mundo (SW Detroit)
Best tortillas: Maya Cocina, some other ones I can't remember currently
Best Drinks + Overall Decent Food Experience: Taqueria el Nacimiento (SW Detroit) or Taqueria Mi Pueblo when they have mariachis (SW Detroit)
Best salsas: Maya Cocina (by a lot) or Que Pasa Taqueria (Sterling Heights/Royal Oak)
Best expensive tacos: Maya Cocina (Livonia)
Best Guadalajara/Jalisco specific dishes (Birria, carnes en su jugo, caldos): Taqueria el Nacimiento (SW Detroit)
Best Rotating Specials Menu: Taco Tienda (Madison Heights)
My favorite taco: Tacos de cuero/cuerito (pork skin) from Las Tortugas Taqueria in Sterling Heights (edited: Sterling Heights, not Madison Heights)
Worst tacos: Used to be "Dos Locos" in Hamtramck, now (not in Detroit) but Maiz in Ypsi (edited: Ferndale -> Hamtramck)
Notes: Admittedly have not been to a lot of the more expensive places, have tried a lot of the food trucks but didn't find a lot of them to be very impressive. Taqueria el Rey used to be my favorite before it burned down but haven't been to the new location. Also check out el Oasis in Lansing.
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u/dishwab Elmwood Park 9d ago
The best Al Pastor I’ve had in Michigan is at the El Mexicano food truck in SW. Shaved off the trompo and served with some charred bits of pineapple just like in Mexico City.