Photos by Cesar Hernandez and Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Photos by Cesar Hernandez and Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle A snappy vampiro from Tijuana-style taqueria Tacos Mi Reynita in Oakland (left) and steamy tacos from Tacos El Güero in San Jose. Customers watch as the trompo swordsman slices sheets of thin, ruby red pork directly onto tortillas.Ī snappy vampiro from Tijuana-style taqueria Tacos Mi Reynita in Oakland (left) and steamy tacos from Tacos El Güero in San Jose. A business born during the pandemic, every weekend near the Oakland flea market it sets up a huge trompo licked by a high-octane flame. There’s now excellent al pastor in Oakland, a classic from Puebla, to be found at Tacos Al Pastor Estilo Puebla. Since that time, I’ve come across more taquerias that deserve a place on any such list. I luxuriated in the soft, pliable Sonoran flour tortillas from Tacos Mama Cuca. I found vestiges of home in the bottom of a bowl of beef head consomé from El Tacostao in East Oakland. I was entranced by the sticky, fatty carnitas from Carnitas El Canelo in Richmond. When I was researching my list of Top East Bay Tacos earlier this year, I was drawn to the regional-style offerings found in Oakland and Richmond homes. Now it has boiled over into a varied, immensely exciting taco-eating experience. But bubbling beneath the surface was a kaleidoscopic taco scene that was mostly underground - people selling food from home and promoting it on social media. Today, beef birria has joined the pantheon of taqueria classics. It was those scarlet-colored, cheesy, stewed beef tacos from the likes of Tacos El Patron, El Garage and OG tacos that captured the eyes and stomachs of the Bay Area, and seeded demand for more tacos generally. There’s also the key trend that preceded our taco renaissance: the quesabirria era. Photos by Cesar Hernandez / The Chronicle Above: Tacos al vapor from El Tacostao in Oakland (left) and a gringa, a quesadilla of sorts with al pastor and pineapple shards, from Tacos Al Pastor Puebla (right). Photos by Cesar Hernandez / The Chronicle Top: Taquerias around the Bay Area are making more region-specific tacos than ever before. Top: Taquerias around the Bay Area are making more region-specific tacos than ever before.
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