![]() ![]() It was a fun mix of folks, with people watching almost as good as the tacos. A lone fella with an impressive neckbeard and a trucker hat dining alone staked his claim on a four-top table. The bench seating near the front door was occupied by a group of girls in heels tall enough to qualify as stilts. The two guys at the table beside us were talking some pretty serious music business. Inside you’ll find a funky variety of tables topped with a roll of paper towels, multi-colored strands of lights hanging from the ceiling. One of the best veggie tacos I’ve had in the U.S. If you want to see them prepared, here’s a video from Food Network. Oh, about those tacos…quinoa, sweet potato, jalapeno for just the right punch of heat topped with cabbage, chipotle salsa, crema and cilantro with a wedge of lime. Whatever it was he had, it must have been good because every time we found ourselves hungry on the remainder of our trip, he would suggest we go back to Mas Tacos. It was something with gluten, so we couldn’t share it. Beyond these incredible black beans with crema and maduros (sweet plantains), I have no idea what my favorite fella ate. I know as a food writer I’m supposed to pay attention to what my dining mates eat as well. I also ordered elote, Mexican street corn or corn on the cob grilled and topped with cheese and paprika, and a house made horchata. I ordered the last of the sweet potato quinoa tacos and watched as they were removed from the menu. Go late in the day, there may be a few sold out notations. I heard others say they thought the menu was limited, but there seemed to be quite a few options to me. Once inside, you’ll order from what’s available in the moment from the plentiful menu. Painted on the sidewalk outside the front door is a sign, indicating where you should line up to wait for your turn ordering at the cash-only counter. Mas Tacos Por Favor is located in East Nashville in a what appears initially to be a small building. The shirt, with an image of the 1974 Winnebago that first housed Mas Taco, my love of tacos, the recommendations of many friends…well, we just had to go there! ![]() Right before we left town, I ran into a local restauranteur who was wearing a Mas Tacos t-shirt she swooned about their eats. The one spot that popped up on nearly all of the lists was Mas Tacos Por Favor in East Nashville. ![]() When I started planning our trip to Nashville, I reached out to my friends who eat like I do (gluten-free and vegetarian) and also to my friends who have recently visited or live in the Nashville area. ![]()
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