After eating the grilled ribs downtown last week, Galen and I went on a quest to have them again. We CSI'ed the photos ("enhance, enhance, ENHANCE") from downtown to try to find the name of the food truck that sold the ribs, but couldn't find their name or likeness anywhere online. BUT, after a Yelp search we found a place called Tacos Apson, which is a typical taqueria in South Tucson where there's a walk-up counter to order, mostly outdoor seating and a long buffet bar with different salsas and Mexican accompaniments.
The only reason why I could see people being apprehensive about eating at Tacos Apson would be that they don't speak English there, and the menu is completely in Spanish. My Spanish is admittedly not at the level it used to be in high school, but I think I've retained enough to survive if I was dropped in the middle of Mexico by myself. Galen on the other hand...he understands almost as much as I do, but he's so self conscious when it comes to speaking. We get curious looks when I'm the one speaking in Spanish and Galen goes for the English. I guess it's the same as with my Cantonese. Galen's much more wiling to try to say things in Cantonese than I am.
Anyhow, we ordered 2 Tacos Haas, which had carne asada, grilled green chilies, and toasted cheese, 3 costillas de res (mesquite grilled beef ribs), and Galen had one taco de lengua (tongue). The best way to eat everything is with lime juice squeezed all over and avocado sauce, which is different than guacamole. The avocado sauce is just pureed avocado with lime and jalapeño, a staple for Mexican tacos.
The only reason why I could see people being apprehensive about eating at Tacos Apson would be that they don't speak English there, and the menu is completely in Spanish. My Spanish is admittedly not at the level it used to be in high school, but I think I've retained enough to survive if I was dropped in the middle of Mexico by myself. Galen on the other hand...he understands almost as much as I do, but he's so self conscious when it comes to speaking. We get curious looks when I'm the one speaking in Spanish and Galen goes for the English. I guess it's the same as with my Cantonese. Galen's much more wiling to try to say things in Cantonese than I am.
Anyhow, we ordered 2 Tacos Haas, which had carne asada, grilled green chilies, and toasted cheese, 3 costillas de res (mesquite grilled beef ribs), and Galen had one taco de lengua (tongue). The best way to eat everything is with lime juice squeezed all over and avocado sauce, which is different than guacamole. The avocado sauce is just pureed avocado with lime and jalapeño, a staple for Mexican tacos.
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