Queso tacos or nachos? Or maybe loaded fries? It’s near-impossible to choose at Vitos Tacos, especially once you’ve worked through the menu and tried it all. But there’s good news, too: No matter what you pick, it’ll be built around the place’s signature, addictive birria.
Launched in 2020 as a mobile food trailer (now parked full-time at Area15), which routinely sold out of its daily allotment, Vitos has rapidly added to its empire—a full-on food truck, a stall inside Z Supermercado at Maryland and Trop, and last April, a brick-and-mortar all its own at Eastern and Warm Springs. Armed with a fryer, that spot has expanded the menu to include those monstrous nachos ($14) and fries ($15), topped with cilantro and onions, cheese sauce, tangy salsa (ask for red and green!) and heaping helpings of birria.
That distinctive protein—available as beef or chicken—tastes like a family secret passed down through generations. But, owner Victor Gonzalez explains, he actually came up with it during some pandemic downtime just a few years back. “It probably took me two weeks, and about 10 attempts, to get it right,” he says of his recipe, which features 17 spices and requires six to seven hours to cook (for the beef).
Vitos also offers it in burritos, quesadillas and even in bowls of ramen. But after weeks of intense research, our first recommendation is to bring a friend, order two queso tacos apiece ($3.75 each) and share the fries or nachos. Oh, and don’t forget sides of Vitos’ heavenly consommé ($2 small/$4 large) so you can dip absolutely everything into it … and drink up whatever’s left.
VITOS TACOS 7380 S. Eastern Ave. #118, 702-268-8009, instagram.com/vitostacos for truck & trailer locations. Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
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