Food: Taco Journalism Presents East Side + Downtown Taco Crawl This Saturday

The pub crawl has evolved. Drunken stumbles are fine and all, but man cannot survive on beer alone. That's why the food trailer crawl is the new "taco the town."

This Saturday, September 4, the taco aficionados behind Taco Journalism have organized "Revenge of the Taco Tour," an exploration of the taco hotspots on the east side of town. From the more upscale Takoba restaurant to the humble-yet-delicious Bomb Tacos truck at Lustre Pearl, there's sure to be something for everyone. Refreshment has not been overlooked -- Takoba is offering $2 Tecates especially for crawlers, and there's a mid-crawl pit stop at Rio Rita for beers or, if the tacos weren't spicy enough for you, try their garlic and jalapeño-infused vodka.

All locations are walking/biking/stumbling distance from one another (map). The complete schedule is as follows, and people are free to meet up with the group at any point:

5:00pm - Takoba Restaurant (1411 E. 7th)
6:00pm - Taqueria Selene Trailer (1700 E. 6th)
7:00pm - Rio Rita (Beer Pit Stop - 1308 E. 6th)
8:00pm - El Naranjo (85 Rainey St)
9:00pm - Bomb Tacos at Lustre Pearl (97 Rainey St.)

To commemorate the event and keep your drinks frosty, Taco Journalism beer koozies will be available for $5 each.

Now, these guys know how to put down a truckload of tacos (have you downloaded their iTacos app yet?), but for the taco crawl novice they have some words of advice: "Pace yourself. Maybe start off with one small taco and go from there." This is a strictly BYOP (bring your own Pepto) event.

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