Reader: Hard to Beat Denver's Simple, Mexican Street-Style Tacos

The news that Moontower Tacos had closed last week struck some fans hard — but others aren't going to miss the place. Says Steve: I was excited to see them open. Stopped in to find not one single option without cilantro. For someone who loves tacos and Mexican food in...

By Westword Staff

September 15, 2015

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The news that Moontower Tacos had closed last week struck some fans hard — but others aren't going to miss the place. Says Steve:

I was excited to see them open. Stopped in to find not one single option without cilantro. For someone who loves tacos and Mexican food in general, that was a slap in the face and I never went back.

Adds Brian:

Expensive and slow service. Took over 30 minutes to get 3 tacos, one guy threw his in the trash on the way out. Hard to beat our simple, Mexican street-style tacos.

You're in luck: We're celebrating tacos in the print edition of Westword and on the web all week; watch for Mark Antonation's first piece later this morning. In the meantime, we'd like to know where you go when you get a hankering for street tacos. Which carts, trucks and walk-ups should be the taco the town?

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