Posted in Utah March 05, 2018 by

This Humble Food Truck Serves The Best Tacos In Utah

When it comes to Mexican food in Utah, you have a lot of choices. From fancy downtown SLC restaurants like Alamexo, to authentic meals at this little gas station in Springdale, you’ll find a range of tasty Mexican food in the Beehive State.

Recently, The Daily Meal named the best taco places in every state. The winner for Utah? A humble taco cart called Tacos Don Rafa.

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Tacos Don Rafa is basically the king of downtown Salt Lake City taco trucks. It claimed its spot way back in 1998, and it's been the go-to taco cart ever since. It's located in front of the building that once housed Sears, at 798 S. State Street.
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This humble little taco cart is popular with everyone from construction workers to office workers. Basically, if you love Mexican food and you work or live near downtown Salt Lake City, you're probably already addicted to these tacos.
In fact, at lunchtime on a weekday, there's typically a line.
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Don't worry - the line goes pretty quickly.
The uninitiated might wonder what's so special about these tacos that you'd stand outside to get them.
Tacos Don Rafa
Basically, they're delicious, authentic tacos, made with super fresh ingredients and seasoned perfectly. The corn tortillas are homemade, and the veggies are chopped fresh every day, too.
Get your tacos with 12 different kinds of filling.
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Choose from carne asada, pastor, chicken fajita, chicken mole, bbq beef, carnitas, chile verde pork, head, pork stomach, pork skin in salsa, tongue or tripe.
Then, dress your tacos with your choice of veggies.
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The cooler next to the truck offers a few kinds of salsas, radishes, onions, peppers, cucumbers and more.
Oh, and did we mention that they're only $1 apiece?
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This is the most incredible $3 lunch you'll ever eat. The tripe and tongue tacos are $2/each.
Nowadays, you don't need to go to downtown Salt Lake City to enjoy Don Rafa's amazing tacos.
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The mobile taco truck roams around the valley. Don Rafa also caters tons of events, from birthday parties to fundraisers to weddings! Follow Tacos Don Rafa on Facebook to keep up with the latest locations.

Check out this video on YouTube posted by Christian de jesus Rosas Cordova that shows you the whole Tacos Don Rafa experience!

Have you tried the tacos at Tacos Don Rafa? Which kind are your favorite?