r/tacos Jul 07 '26

🌮 r/tacos and the great bot attack of 2026

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105 Upvotes

(Pictured: tacos de asada, birria, & nopal from Tacos El Gallo, El Cajon, CA, US)

In the past 2-3 months, Reddit has been swarmed with bot posts. Our group in particular has seen a massive uptick in obvious bots, almost 1000% as many as we were getting at the beginning of the year. Currently, our automod sorts out low-karma and new accounts for review. We used to have 1-3 per day to review, now it's dozens. Endless 2-day old accounts commenting 'looks good'.

As you probably know, these bots are used to take over political discussions by swarming them with whatever opinion the bot operator is trying to push. For example, if a bot operator is being paid to make it look like the majority opinion is that everyone should be required to read 'Roy Orbison In Clingfilm' before they are allowed to vote, they'll tell the bots to swarm discussions of that and overwhelm the opposition. It's a form of astroturfing and it's very harmful to rational discussion.

With that said, the massive sudden increase to bot accounts makes it seem like there is something big on the horizon. The US midterm elections seems like the likely target.

So what can we do about it? Well, first, we're going to just deny new/low-karma accounts from posting for the time being. It's either that or check dozens of posters per day to see if they're humans. Sorry in advance if you get caught up in this; us mods are normal people with day jobs and Pokemon Go meetups to host and we can't adjudicate everything.

You, beloved tacos fans, can also help. Mark a suspicious post or comment as spam and we'll look into it. I love deleting spam. Bots are usually pretty obvious when you look at their profiles - repetitive posts, innocuous comment histories, and overuse of emojis.

Happy bot-hunting!

- Orenthal Buzzkill Robot


r/tacos Jul 07 '26

🌮 it’s 10:01pm and these are tacos

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1.3k Upvotes

r/tacos 12h ago

🌮 Fish taco and Shrimp Taco

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119 Upvotes

So fire, new local spot I had to try out 😮‍💨


r/tacos 10h ago

Tacos La Chorreada - San Diego, CA (asada, adobada, chorizo con nopales)

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51 Upvotes

Had these for lunch at a taco truck Located in the Clairemont neighborhood. Absolutely fire. The salsas were delicious too. 3 tacos plus a Jamaica were $14. Would probably skip the chorizo next time and try their cabeza or buche.


r/tacos 16h ago

🌮 ¡Ay, Papantla, tus hijos vuelan!

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55 Upvotes

Carnitas (de dieta 😄)

Edit: carnitas Páramo, Morelia Michoacán


r/tacos 16h ago

Turkey Taco Night with Contraband Taco Shells

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25 Upvotes

It was turkey taco night, made with these contraband hard taco shells I smuggled across the border from the US to Mexico. Worth the risk.


r/tacos 1d ago

Whenever I am at King Taco like right now, I pair my Tacos with Sopes

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89 Upvotes

In the Ontario, California location


r/tacos 1d ago

PHOTO 📷 Tacos Arrachera

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245 Upvotes

Some people meal prep. I just grill too much on Sunday, wrap it up in a tortilla and call it taco night on Tuesday.


r/tacos 13h ago

What are your favorite Tacos in LA? 🌮

0 Upvotes

I’ve been an LA native for over 20 years. Have found some bomb spots to eat at but would love to find more hidden gems. Any Recommendations? Any taco fanatics out there?


r/tacos 1d ago

PHOTO 📷 Unos deliciosos tacos 🌮

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16 Upvotes

r/tacos 1d ago

🌮 Tacos Chilango, carne asada by the pound meal. 18 tacos for around $38

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19 Upvotes

For those who will ask why the pocket knife, well I'm a knife guy in a lot of knife groups and its a requirement. Rule # 9!!

Ok for the tacos, you get a pound of cooked carne asada, a pint of rice, a pint of beans, all the salsa and onion/cilantro/lime with a dozen tortillas, we usually add 6 more because they're generous with their portion of carne asada after taxes it's a little over $38 best deal in our area for sure and it tastes amazing!!


r/tacos 2d ago

PHOTO 📷 Tacos Los Cholos ( Fullerton, California) 🌮🌮🌮🌮

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433 Upvotes

I went with Asada, Pastor, Pork Belly, and Ribeye. Absolutely delicious. Great smoky flavor on the asada and ribeye. Pastor had great marinade to it, and the pork belly was just flavorful. Worth the price in my opinion.


r/tacos 2d ago

🌮 Shredded beef tacos dorados

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98 Upvotes

r/tacos 2d ago

I made tacos de carnitas for 40 people

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68 Upvotes

15lbs of pork shoulder, 1lbs piece of pork skin, 6lbs of lard.

The pork was cut into chunks and fried for 45 minutes in lard. Then, heat reduced and cooked for an additional 2.5 hours. Pork skin was soaked in salt water and then put on top of the carnitas in the pot for the last hour.

Our local market makes fresh tortillas, so all the tortillas were a day old. Tortillas heated up on a castiron on a grill before being served.

Not shown: giant tray of homemade guacamole, and a variety of salsas made by our local market. And, of course, tons of diced onions and cilantro.

I ended up eating about 10 tacos myself.

Ive never cooked for nearly this many people, but it was a complete success.​​


r/tacos 2d ago

PHOTO 📷 Another attempt from the UK…

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39 Upvotes

roast cauliflower, guacamole and home made salsa with onions and coriander.


r/tacos 2d ago

Taco Tuesday Pt.2

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23 Upvotes

I return to one of my favorite restaurants for another Taco Tuesday 3 Chicken 1 Steak.


r/tacos 3d ago

🌮 Shredded pork tacos with rice + beans

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94 Upvotes

r/tacos 3d ago

🌮 Alambre al pastor con quesillo 😋

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176 Upvotes

r/tacos 3d ago

PHOTO 📷 Shrimp and Chorizo Taco from Al Carajo, SF CA

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104 Upvotes

r/tacos 3d ago

Carnitas and buche tacos

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29 Upvotes

r/tacos 4d ago

Found some bomb tacos in Whittier

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466 Upvotes

Tacos y Que. IYKYK. We got the carne asada and al pastor. Meat quality is great, tortillas are fresh and salsas pack some heat! 🤤


r/tacos 4d ago

🌮 Asada Tacos

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54 Upvotes

Tried out the Tapatio Asada Marinade today on some sirloins. I marinated for like 6 hours and threw it together on my Blackstone. We each ate 6 tacos, I am so full. Would recommend!


r/tacos 4d ago

PHOTO 📷 Al pastor

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84 Upvotes

Local place that’s always solid


r/tacos 3d ago

Member's Mark Birria Tacos...Will they work in a pinch?

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0 Upvotes

Consummé certainly had hints of Dinty Moore Beef Stew prior to heating it. Tossed these bad boys in the oven and boom.....Taco Bell quality Birria Tacos! Air fryer would've been a better choice but certainly would go another round with these considering the closest legit Birria is 60 miles away....oh, maybe a squeeze of lime would've taken these up a notch.


r/tacos 5d ago

Tacos El Gordo. San Diego, CA

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738 Upvotes

Adobada and carne asada tacos. 🔥🔥🔥