Taco joints come
a dime a dozen in San Jose, and after moving here from the Philippines, my
standards for them have sky rocketed. So believe me when I say that when it
comes to tacos, I don't play around. On my many trips to look for the best
kind, I never actually found one on my own and enjoyed. It wasn't up until I
found myself in Downtown San Jose looking for a decent happy hour to pass the
time that was nearest to my location. I fired up Yelp and went to the closest
result in my proximity without even bothering to look at the rating; the need
to wet my whistle was the main priority.
In comes
Angelou's Mexican Grill, the home of the "Cali Burrito" (which just
means a regular burrito with French fries in it), I ordered my drinks and
didn't pay it any mind. About 3 beers into my stay I caved in and ordered the
renowned Cali Burrito, which also comes with a free taco if you check-in to the
place on Yelp. I redeemed my prize and cut my burrito in half, took a sip of my
beer and indulged myself.
While the burrito
was delightful, it wasn’t anything special compared to other burrito’s I’ve
tried within the area, Iguanas and La Victoria is literally around the corner.
After hastily finishing the first half I set my sights on the free taco.
There are 3 things in life that are certain:
1.
Death
2.
Taxes
3.
Free
food is always tastes better than if you bought it.
The experience
was sublime; I was actually shocked that it tasted like that good. I had to debunk that theory and buy some for myself.
Turns out that 3rd item didn’t apply here because for the second
time my taste buds were ambushed by frenzy of delicious taco heaven. Angelou
makes a mean taco, and I would recommend it 20 times over if given the chance
to.
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