Dai Due Taqueria

Tried out the Dai Due Taqueria with some friends. Went around in a circle of all the food at Faregound and decided on this. Had the Wild Boar Al Pastor taco and the Gulf Shrimp & Wild Boar Chorizo taco. The Wild Boar Al Pastor taco was...dry. Lacked the juicy flavor that wild boar meat should have. Also it was salty. Not recommending. The Gulf Shrimp and Wild Boar Chorizo taco was a better. Probably due to the shrimp. It wasn't that fresh nor was the flavor particularly that great but it was a good taco. The subtle shrimp flavor went well with the salty boar meat. 2 tacos was the perfect number to leave my stomach content but not overfilled. Nice atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon, not too many people, quiet, food was prepared fast.

Amazing venison taco! That may have been the best taco I've ever eaten. I was a little disappointed it was gone so quickly, but wow was it good. I also got the churros, which came with a caramel dipping sauce. They were okay; I'd probably like them better if I weren't so used to Disneyland churros... every other churro kind of pales in comparison. 😂 Staff were super nice, and the food court staff were also very attentive, removing my finished plates for me.

The art that is their tortillas is key, pairing their meats with the right corn tortilla is of huge importance to this restaurant and I appreciate that. I love that they did pair with their community bar to pair a couple of mezcal and tequila based drinks to have with their tacos. I had their pastor, carnitas, and tinga to which are all pieces of home for me. Again, their prep was great but there is no need to overdress the taco, and allow the art that is their tortillas and meats do the talking. The salsa's are also an amazing complement. The place does come with a price tag, I think only thing that let me downgrade its rating. Aside that, the ambiance and flavors were all worth the visit.

Definitely very tasty tacos, and some unique options not found elsewhere (wild boar, venison, etc), but markedly overpriced. It was worth going to once, but $6 for a taco when you can get a doggone good & authentic one for $2 elsewhere is too steep a markup to account for the uniqueness. And I get that it's in downtown, and that it's in a fancy-shmancy building, but it's still effectively part of a food court.