Problem: During a recent trip to Madison, my wife and I found Taqueria through our "friends" on Yelp. This place is literally located in a random strip center off the frontage road, behind a McDonald's. It is a bit sketchy feeling - in fact, my wife and I debated going here or doing the safe thing and hitting the Chipotle down the block. SO GLAD we went here. It is a medium sized Mexican joint with authentic food and great service. The waiters were great, kind, and quick to help with any needs. When we sat down, they brought chips and two kinds of salsas - I LOVE spicy foods and rarely do they affect me, but the hotter salsa had a nice kick and great flavor. The food we ordered definitely shined. I ordered Tripe tacos (get over the fear - tripe is awesome). These were outstanding!!! I also ordered the Al Pastor Sope - these were bigger than expected and also excellent. While I didn't order a burrito, I saw one being delivered - it looked like it weighted 5 pounds... If and when we go back, I will certainly stop by here again!
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Problem: I love Noodles but this location is going downhill fast. They undercook/ overlook my chicken every time. They are also getting good at under boiling noodles!
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Problem: The lines are long, the system is chaotic, but I'd be a fool to say that it wasn't worth it. Disclaimer: I've only come here pre-Thanksgiving and pre-Christmas so that is the context of my experience. I came for a smoked turkey both times and the ordering process was simple (according to my mom who did the ordering)-you call in, tell them what you want and what size and you show up on your pickup day. It was $43 for a small (up to 12 lb) smoked turkey which I'm not sure is a reasonable price or not, but I wasn't paying either so I didn't really care. The smoked turkeys are the perfect low-maintenance main dish for holidays-you simply pop them in the oven at 350 for the specified amount of time (they give you an instruction sheet at pickup). This frees up your cooking time to focus on just as important side dishes such as potatoes. And more potatoes. If you are going on the Wednesday before thanksgiving or 1-2 days leading up to Christmas, bring your audio device of choice, headphones and pack a lunch. You will wait in line for what seems like an obscene length of time while other people who are in line behind you somehow get to breach the front of the line for unknown reasons. I've found it best not to sass the staff who is doing crowd control because they have a comeback for everything and have no problem embarrassing you in front of the other strangers who are suffering the line for the brisket, turkey or other festive cut of meat. Once inside, you wait in another obscenely long line while the staff operates probably like they did when they first opened: all of the orders are written on pieces of paper and not really in any type of order. You may even start to feel the panic of not knowing whether or not your order is in the stack and oh my god what if it isn't, I just waited in this line for 45 minutes ::insert garden variety of curse words.:: But then they find your slip, you get your meat and you're out of there so fast, it's like you were never there. I believe you can order trays of sides as well as fresh eggs?? I saw several people leaving with cartons of eggs along with their holiday meals. The staff can be brusque, but they are under pressure so don't take it personally. They are nice for the most part and you should be nice to them too because well they smoked your turkey, cooked your brisket, carved up your rack of lamb and basically did all of your holiday dinner legwork for you. There's plenty of parking in the lot and on the street, but I still recommend coming before they open so that you can be the one gifting your space instead of playing that terrible game of "are you leaving/can I have your space?" that we all hate to play. Overall, I'd recommend if you're looking for a standout main course for the holidays that you're willing to take a little mental anguish for via Disneyland-during-summer-break-length lines.
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