W. David Keith has never met a Taco he didn't like. He believes his hometown of Kansas City is one of the most under rated, underappreciated Taco Towns in the USA. TACO THE TOWN is a safe place where taco lovers can talk about loving tacos. A judgment free zone. On every episode of TACO THE TOWN Dave will be joined by a guest who will share with him their favorite local taco eatery. They'll share some stories, share some laughs and most importantly...share some tacos! Welcome to TACO THE TOWN!
Episodes
2 days ago
2 days ago
Happy Tacovember, Taco The Towners!! We've got another amazing new tacotastic Taco Spot for you this week and this one's FANCY! Winner of The Pitch's Best New Restaurant of 2023...it's BARBACOA, a KC BBQ/Mexican Cuisine Mashup! And this week's special guest Taco Reviewers tell us what they think of this hot new KC Taco Spot: JASON NIVENS from the Jason Nivens' Kansas City Podcast and years on KC Rock Radio & back for her 3rd Time on the show SHELBI NEEL (Insurance Agent @bestinkansascity, Actress, Friend of Stray Cats, & Superfan of Barbacoa!) In this week's episode we delve into some deep rock concert/rock musician talk and even dip into KC's dark past (Annie Chambers Brothel Chat, anyone?) Nivens tells us where to get some tasty turkey tacos on Southwest Boulevard, Shelbi tells us about her unhealthy obsession with Jack White, KC Concert Etiquette and we discuss the best venues to see a show in the town of tacos! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout LOS CABOS in Independence going out of business & 8 Area Applebee's Restaurants surprisingly closing their doors! AND did the now bankrupt T.G.I. Friday's really start as a pick up joint with Potato Skins? Is this an end of an era?! ALL THIS AND: Barbacoa Chef Roman Raya swings by! MICRO CILANTRO! The Chesterfield Club! And Nivens remembers a Late Night Del Taco meal in St. Louis!! AND DON'T MISS US TAKING A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL!!! TACO THE TOWN AT BARBACOA!!! Almost as Good as a Historic Re-enactment of the Battle of Westport using Tacos instead of bayonets!!! MUSIC: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail/Visit KCK. Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
T3 is celebrating TacoWeen by hitting one of the newest Taco (and Tiki) Spots in the Crossroads...CONCHITA TACOS & KON TIKI!!! Two of Dave's Favorite things! TACOS N' TIKI! What a Combo! Dave is joined by special guest Tiki Critic/Painter/Art Teacher/World Traveler PAIGE CROSSWHITE! We cover a wide range of topics in this episode such as: A list of KC's Haunted Halloween Pop Ups! Paige tells us what makes a Tiki Bar a LEGIT Tiki bar and shares a whole lotta Tiki Fun Facts! As we sip on some Tiki Drinks, Paige tells us about her recent trip to Italy and reveals the worst taco she ever had! Dave & Paige reminisce about KC Tiki Bar of the past Tiki Cat (Who got to keep the Creature from the Black Lagoon?) and Paige reveals her favorite all time Tiki Bar and Tiki Drink! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Mad Scientists that are injecting Mice with Dorito Dust making them INVISIBLE! Are humans next?! We also chat about the New York Taco Bell customers that are enraged with the price increases on their Cheesy Gordita Crunches! When will the madness stop? (Is the Luxe Cravings Box a better deal?) ALL THIS AND: Dave remembers a bad rum experience in Negril! What's it like eating a pizza in the land of its birth? Do Hot Pockets not have pockets anymore? ALSO: We land on NOT TACOS on the TACO WHEEL! What topic will we discuss? And will it be Kansas City's MOST HAUNTED PLACES?!! It just might be!! JOIN US IF YOU DARE!!! FOR SOME TASTY TACOS AND TERRIFYING TIKI DRINKS!! ALL ON THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF TACO THE TOWN! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: Bad Movies/Worse Opinions Podcast, KCK TACO TRAIL/VISIT KCK & Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
To celebrate 7 Years of Taco-ing The Town, we've got another Epic TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN episode for you this week on T3! That's where we pit two Taco spots against each other in a titanic taco tussle to determine who has the tastiest tacos! And this time we've got two of the Newer Mission, Kansas Taco Spots going up against each other... CAMPESINO vs LOS GALLITOS!! It's the Gigantic Jostle on Johnson Drive!!! Joining Dave to taste test the tasty tacos is a man with some strong food opinions: CARRINGTON HARRISON (BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast & The Drive on 96.5 The Fan!) Dave chats with Carrington about his BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast (What are some of our favorite Bad Movies?) and Carrington gives us his opinions on In-n-Out, Chili, Whataburger and where to find the best chicken wings in town! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout Taco Bell bringing back the Double Decker Taco! (But for how long?) And what is this new NOSTALGIA MENU T- Bell says is on the horizon? ALL THIS AND: Carrington tells us how Home Alone 2 and a Double Decker Taco led him to radio! Bad Dates at the Peanut! Dave remembers the time he lost his keys bumping and grinding in the Lucky Brewgrille basement! PLUS: The T3 'Sports' Corner!! Tortilla Ranch in Mission: CLOSED! And Does T-Pain have a taco song?! WHO WILL WIN THIS TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN?!! Ya gotta listen to find out!!! Music by SUNEATERS. Sponsors: VISIT KCK, KCK TACO TRAIL, BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast, LOST FOUND & REWOUND Podcast.
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
On this episode of T3, Dave wishes everyone a HAPPY NATIONAL TACO DAY before taste testing the tasty tacos from STR-EATZ in South KC! (Not to be confused with STREATS in the Crossroads!) Dave is joined by special Guest Taco Reviewer MELISSA DWYER, a Taco Enthusiast, Hairstylist, Budtender, Actress and Up-and-Coming Stand Up Comedian who told us we just had to try her favorite taco spot...STR-EATZ!! Melissa tells us about her recent Honeymoon Adventure at the Corn Palace, how she was raised out in the country on Walking Tacos, the time she had the perfect taco in Mexico and she also lets us know her NATIONAL TACO DAY plans! In the Taco Ticker, we taco 'bout the closing of CocoBolos in PrairieFire (Still open for catering), an Indiana Judge who makes a ruling that tacos and burritos are, in fact, sandwiches?! And we learn how Taco Bell's drive thru's are about to get some A.I. all up in them! (Can't we just have Robots that serve us tacos instead?) ALL THIS AND: Melissa tells us about working at Greenlight as a Budtender and she gives Dave a special taco gift! We also take a Twirl on the Taco Wheel and Melissa walks the Taco Gauntlet! CELEBRATE NATIONAL TACO DAY (Oct. 1st or Oct. 4th for you purists out there) by listening to the latest edition of TACO THE TOWN! Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL, DIPP IT SALSA, LOST FOUND & REWOUND Podcast & BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast.
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
T3 is back in WESTPORT this week checking out another new KC Taco Spot, PINCHES TACOS, with our Special Guest Taco Reviewers LAUREN FLYNN, TIFFANY SMITH & AUBREY DYKEMAN from Kansas City Folk Pop Band OLIVIA FOX! They tell Dave all about what's next for the band, their favorite KC venues to perform at and what dangers they encounter playing rooftop gigs! (BIRDS!) Also they share with us Olivia Fox's secret before, during and after gig eatery: Chipotle! We explore the PINCHES menu and marvel at the LARGEST MARGARITA IN KC!!! Can the ladies finish it? We also talk about FALL TIME IN KC! What are Olivia Fox's favorite Autumn activities? In the TACO TICKER we tackle the topics Taco Bell wanting to change the date of NATIONAL TACO DAY! And we discuss Mission Taco Joint's Name Change! All of this and with the help of Olivia Fox we reveal the new Theme song for the TAKE A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL Segment! AND: We learn what a 'Haystack' is! We talk about Chocolate Chip Cookies and eat some Churros! Sing some Taco Songs and learn what should never be put on a taco according to Aubrey! TACO THE TOWN! BACK IN WESTPORT WITH OLIVIA FOX!! Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: DIPP IT SALSA & KCK TACO TRAIL.
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
This week we're hitting' up a new taco spot in one of Dave's old High School Cruisin' spots...TAQUIZA KS in Rosana Square with special guest Taco Reviewers from the KC Comedy Scene: JAKE (Jakin' Off Podcast) REDPATH, KASEY FAMOUS & EVAN CHRISTIAN GOLDT! (Who are all performing in the FOUNTAIN CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL this weekend in KC!! Get yer tickets!!) Dave and his guests get into some good Rosana Square & KenTacoHut tales (Like what is the go-to order while dining inside a KenTacoHut and who was that old dude who used to dance with young girls at Raoul's Velvet Room) and review some tasty Tequila tacos like the Enchilada Taco! (NOT an Enchilada but a TACO!) In the TACO TICKER, we discuss some new Taco spots opening up in the Crossroads and on State Line Road! We also get to the bottom of renegade Taco Festivals, specifically the one this summer in San Jose that gave everyone bad vibes and no tacos! ALL THIS AND: Kasey & Evan's Top Sushi Spots in KC! What is HOT WAFFLE?! WE SING SOME TACO SONGS! And will Jackson Mahomes be at the Fountain City Comedy Festival performing prop comedy? You'll have to get your tickets to find out! Give this episode a listen and see what we think about TAQUIZA KS!!! (Not to be confused with the Anhueser Busch drink, Tequiza, from the late '90's! MUSIC: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL, DIPP-IT SALSA, LOST, FOUND & REWOUND PODCAST.
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!! After a year hiatus, Dave returns from his time in the wilderness and aims to finish what he started...eat at all of the taco-rrific n' tasty taco spots KC has to offer! There have been a lot of new Taco spots open up in the past year and Dave has his sights on all of them! In this episode, Dave and his guests CHRIS LOST (Lost, Found &Rewound Podcast & Suneaters, Lotuspool Records), NATALIE FIELEKE (Food Reviewer with NatalieInKC on Instagram) and DAVID FIELEKE (Baseball nut and Skin Doctor at Cornerstone Dermatology) head back to KAUFFMAN STADIUM, Home of those pesky upstart Kansas City Royals, to taste test a very special taco...THE TASTE OF THE K TACO!!! (It has Spicy Cracker Jack's on it, people!! Among many other ingredients!) We chat about our guest's Summer MLB Stadium Tours, Bobby Whitt Jr.'s Heroic Season, KC Royals Future Stadium Plans and Chris asks David about his moles! We also tackle the topic of Catalina Dressing Taco Salad! Anyone a Catalina Dressing fan? In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Taco Spot Openings & Closings on the Country Club Plaza (RIP, CHUYS & MISSION TACO JOINT-SOUTH PLAZA) and we give our ideas for the upcoming Plaza Revamp! (More Gondolas and Jet skis on Brush Creek!) We also cover the news from over the summer that Ponak's is up for sale! ALL THIS AND: We introduce our new segment...TAKING A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL! JUST LIKE OUR BELOVED BOYS IN BLUE, TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!!! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA & The LOST, FOUND & REWOUND Podcast.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
This week we look back on our HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2020 when we sipped on some Tiki Drinks at TIKI HUNA at the IRON DISTRICT in North Kansas City with former Taco The Town All Stars KATE HAUGAN, STANN TATE, DAISHA JONES, CYNTHIA MALONE & NICK LECKEY! We also had some Holiday-rrific musical performances from Former T3 guests JOSH BERWANGER, KATLYN CONROY, SAM BILLEN, SOLOHAWK featuring TIL WILLIS and we also debut a special Christmas ditty from SUNEATERS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!!
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Here's another Classic Holiday Episode of T3 for you from way back in December of 2018 when Dave and his pals recorded their first Holiday Cocktail Party Episode at TikiCat (a Tiki bar in Westport that sadly no longer exists!) The gang taste tests some delicious Tiki drinks, sings some seasonal favorites and chats about everything festive in this BEST OF T3 Episode from Christmases Long Long Ago! Hope you enjoy!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
It's the Holiday Season so why not celebrate with some CLASSIC BEST OF HOLIDAY EPISODES OF TACO THE TOWN!! This one is from way back in December of 2017! It's our PANCHO'S Episode (Episode # 9) where we review Pancho's and a very special, jolly white-haired man stops by in the Middle of a Snowstorm! (No, Not Santa!) It's OLD MAN WINTER!! We hope you enjoy this Holiday Gem from Way back in 20171! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!!