Taco Time at Tmaz

So, there was an experience I had recently that led to me creating this blog.  I was reading the Hedonist's review of the various taco places in Ann Arbor, and he made mention of the most authentic tacos in the area being at a place called Tmaz.  There really wasn't much about it, because he's a burrito guy and they don't serve burritos.  I went one night, like at 9 o'clock, and all I have to say is this:

Go now.  If you even remotely like tacos, get in your car, or catch a bus and go now.  (Well not now, they close at midnight.  Go tomorrow morning.)

At $1.70 a taco for most meats, $2.00 for tacos with rice and exotic meats, and $2.50 for fish tacos, they are an AMAZING deal.  Now if you're the Taco Bell, ground beef and lettuce, cheese, and tomato taco fan, and are judging the price on that, don't.  $1.70 gets you a Lingua taco here.  That's roasted beef tongue, which tastes like an intense pulled brisket flavor with the consistency of pulled pork.  In the same tier, they have carnitas, beef (think steak), pulled pork, and a variety of others which we didn't order.  We got their combo deal for 15 tacos and a free 2-liter, which happened to be pineapple Jaritos soda.  We got 10 different types of taco, and every single one was great.

3 asides:
1) Everything is covered in cilantro.  Some people can't stand it, so be wary of cilantro if you don't like it.
2) The Pork Rinds were way too rich and the consistency was off.  Two bites and I was ready to leave the rest of it.
3) The restaurant is like 4 booths and a counter.  It's very fast food, but don't judge it by that.  It's not the type of place for sit-down atmosphere with drink service and brews, but they do to-go if you really want to drink Tecate with your tacos.

My favorite tacos in town are still Isalita, with their homemade taco wrappers and the insane level of food they're pulling off there, but Tmaz is half the price and double the volume.  For authenticity and a great experience, go to Tmaz and pick up a few tacos the next time you crave taco bell.  You won't be let down, and it will probably be less expensive than taco bell.

Quality 5/5
Value 5/5

-C