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
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
In EPISODE 75 of TACO THE TOWN we're EATING TACOS IN A BIKE SHOP!! THAT'S RIGHT! Something everyone has to do once in life! We're joined by special guests AMY O'CONNOR and ANDREW HAGERTY from the KC Artist Collective THE OMNIVORES and we're munching on the tasty tacos at SPOKES CAFE & CYCLERY in QUALITY HILL!
Amy and Andrew tell Dave about their current show GULP currently showing at the SqueezeBox Theatre and we also touch upon the state of tacos in their former haunts of Atlanta and Portland! We talk eating tacos while riding bikes, Portland Fun Facts and Andrew tells us about his love of cheffery! In the TACO TICKER we breakdown the current closing of two KC area QDOBA locations, Applebee's Dollaritas and THE SLOPESIDE TACO KITCHEN KNOWN AS THE TACO BEAST! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "WHAT UP WITH THAT, KC?" and we talk about Kansas City's way superior original name POSSUM TROT! We read some BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES and we also touch upon the amazing RANCH DRESSING Available at Spokes and SPANISH GARDENS TACO SAUCE! What better way to spend your Taco Tuesday then riding a bike around KC eating some tasty Spokes Tacos!!
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
It's CINCO DE MAYO and what better day to finally review the Kansas City Taco Institution for almost 40 years...MANNY'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT! We are joined by guests Comedian and Podcaster BROCK WILBUR, Actress and Improv Performer KATE HAUGAN, Taco/Torta Aficionado ERIKA RATER, General Manager of Manny's DAVID LOPEZ, and Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI!
Dave tests his guests on their CINCO DE MAYO knowledge in a CINCO DE MAYO QUIZ! We also discuss the Eater.com article that ponders the topic of THE KANSAS CITY TACO! We review the Kansas City Tacos at Manny's and they are Parmesan Cheese-errific! In this episode, Chris remembers his days as a Fajita Guy! Our guests' reminisce about their best MANNY'S memories! In a special interview, Dave sits down with Manny's GM DAVID LOPEZ to discuss the history of Manny's and tacos in Kansas City as well as the secrets to Manny's longevity! And Dave also presents David with a special gift! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout an award winning Detroit Taco Bell getting Xbox Prizes! Chipotle Sales Skyrocketing! And Taco Bell launches their summer fashion and beach/pool line!
ALSO: Chris & Brock apply too much hot sauce! Chris cries! Sex Cults! Brock admits to being a garbage raccoon (He'll eat anything!) Walking Tacos! Our guests give their most controversial KC Taco/BBQ Opinions! We sing Mr. Wendall! AND: Chris tells us about his lifelong wish for Henry Winkler to be his Dad and the time he was in the same room with Prince's Ashes at Paisley Park! WHAT A WAY TO SPEND A CINCO DE MAYO!!"
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
This one has it all, Taco The Towners! We review tasty BBQ Tacos just in time for Cinco De Mayo Available at PLOWBOYS BBQ in Downtown KC and Blue Springs with our special guests BLAIR CRAGG (Plowboys BBQ), TODD JOHNS (Plowboys BBQ) and ALANA GWINNER (Eleven Three KC!) We also check in with our friends THE PIZZA BROS Podcast and they tell us about their favorite taco place in Tacoma, Washington RED STAR TACOS! And last but not least, we have another edition of MICHAEL TAKES ON TACO BELL, where friend of the show Michael McMillian (True Blood, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) reviews items of the Taco Bell menu! This week Michael reviews the new Loaded Nacho Taco!
Blair and Todd unveil the limited edition TACO THE TOWN TACO and the SQUEALER TACO! They also tell us taco-rrific tales from the American Royal BBQ Championship! And Alana tells us about the Waffle flavored Beer she recently brewed at Callsign! We get into the KC BBQ VS. KC TACOS DEBATE! And our guests tell us their most Controversial KC BBQ/TACO Opinions! In the TACO TICKER, we're discussing Another Man who was saved by Taco Bell Hot Sauce! As well as a Fake Meth/Brisket Taco Smuggling Scheme! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we reveal our favorite KC SECRETS! And get into a little TUNNEL TALK! ALSO: Blair talks about his search for the best Chips n' Salsa in KC! We talk WAL-MART! And KC Breweries!
Get your bib on, Folks! This episode is as tasty as a BBQ Baked Potato with a side of nacho cheese!
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
T3 goes where it has never gone before this week (in many different ways) as we discuss one of life's many mysteries...WILL WE ONE DAY BE ABLE TO EAT TACOS IN SPACE?!! That's right, we're talking TACOS IN SPACE this week with Fox 4 Space Expert/NASA Ambassador and Physicist DANIELLE JONES (@kcsnasalady) and reviewing the tasty tacos at EL RANCHERO in Blue Springs, Missouri!
Dave & Danielle cover many Space topics such as: Those Black Hole photos! Space Force! Interstellar: Worst Date Movie Of All Time? SpaceX, Elon Musk and Flamethrowers! Blue Springs UFO Sightings and life on other planets! WHAT IS THE BEST PLANET/MOON TO EAT TACOS ON? DAVE finds out that he doesn't actually own a part of the moon! QUESO ON TACOS! Yay or Nay? CORN vs. FLOUR TORTILLAS! In the TACO TICKER we discuss the CHURRO DONUTS that TACO BELL is testing in KC! And also The Case of The Stolen Modelo Truck! AND IN A SPECIAL TACOS IN SPACE Segment, Danielle answers Dave's hard hitting SPACE TACO Questions! DAVE ponders the probability of landing a spacecraft on a meteor and eating tacos on that meteor! ALSO: Danielle tells us how she spent the 2017 Eclipse and also tells us about a time she dated someone who worked at Chili's just to get them to bring home some of their salsa!
In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk KC PIZZA! Your PERFECT KC DAY! And don't miss DAVE telling us about his love for Ewoks! ALL THIS AND SQUIRREL TACOS, TOO! TACOS AND NASA!! A MATCH MADE IN SPACE!!"
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
This week we're ON THE ROAD! Eating Tacos in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE!
Joined by special co-host Michael McMillian (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, True Blood), we hit up one of Nashville's Top taco spots, MAS TACOS POR FAVOR with local Nashville taco and biscuit fanatics JORDAN HALE and DANIEL HIGBEE or JORDANIEL (if you prefer) and we have the TACO TIME OF OUR LIVES!
After some tacos and cocktails we taco 'bout the best Taco Spots in Nashville, How Hot Chicken Can Ruin Your whole day and our tour of the Honkey Tonk District on Broadway! (Don't miss Kid Rock's 4 Levels of Barf!) In the TACO TICKER, We discuss 6 Taco Bell employees attacking an impatient customer! Other Topics Discussed: Pedal Taverns! Did Charlie Chaplin ever eat a taco? Manspreading: The Sandwich Shop! Butterscotch Lattes! Bob Seger Concert Tales! We ask Daniel and Jordan what makes a good biscuit! Michael proclaims his meal at Mas Tacos as one of the Top 10 Best Meals of His Life! And In TACO TO ME, Daniel asks Dave: "What is your favorite movie to watch while eating tacos?" It's GUAC O' CLOCK in NASHVEGAS! So put on your favorite Marty Robbins record and join us on our Nashville taco quest
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
This week we're back in wonderful and wacky Waldo trying out the tasty tacos at CHELLY'S CAFE with guests STACY NEFF (One More Cup) and BENJI KING (Politics/Taco Fanatic)! Stacy tells us about working and living in Waldo and also fills us in on why Chelly's is one of her favorite taco spots in town! Benji walks down memory lane and tells us about his many former awful jobs (Burger King, Taco John's, Minsky's)!
We talk everything Waldo! Wornall Potholes! Our favorite Waldo business' past and present! We give Shoutouts to Pineapple Slaw! Stacy gives us the inside scoop on the KC Coffee Shop scene! In the TACO TICKER, we talk about the Man who stormed a Taco Bell counter to make his own Mexican Pizza and we dive into the topic of Del Taco's Crinkle Cut Fry Scented Soap! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we discuss our favorite KC Neighborhoods and share our favorite Nelson Art Gallery Stories! (Mostly about doing questionable stuff on the lawn!)
ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: Door-to-Door Taco Salesmen? Amigo's! And Dave proclaims that Chelly's might just have the best Carnitas Taco in Town! TACO THE TOWN! The best podcast to listen to while driving around KC dodging Potholes!"
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
T3 explores the Historic Northeast Neighborhood of KC and discovers some tasty tacos at TACOS EL GUERO with guest taco reviewers JULIA GUERRA (Architecture/Construction/Taco Specialist) and TERESA MALY (Wellness Blogger/Planet Comicon Social Media Maven)!
We do a little preview of this weekend's Planet Comicon in KC and Teresa gives us some tips & secrets to having a taco-rrific Comicon experience! Dave previews what to expect at the T3 Comicon Panel! (Taco Drop?!)
Dave and the gang also chat about STREET SALSA! The KC Museum! SUPER FLEA! Voted #1 Flea Market in KC! MINI HORSES! And Teresa tells us about her favorite taco place in St. Joe! In the TACO TICKER, we celebrate Taco Bell's 57th birthday and taco 'bout the Tripleupa and Steak Rattlesnake Fries! We also talk Postmates Taco Delivery and The new Minsky's/Joe's KC BBQ Pizza Mashup and what other KC Restaurant's we'd like to see do a mashup! ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: TACO VANS! KNOBTOWN PARKING LOT TAMALES! TACO VISITOR CENTER ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS! Favorite KC News Personality! Favorite KC Guilty Pleasure! And Julia gives us the Behind-The-Scenes of Rowing down the Missouri River! LOOK FOR THAT GLOWING TACO SIGNAL IN THE SKY!! ONLY TACOS CAN SAVE US NOW!!
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
It's the Greatest Week of The Year! The Pitch's KC TACO WEEK! In honor of this Taco Celebration, we organized a Taco Pub Crawl down Wornall Road and taste test the tasty tacos at LEW'S, THE WELL and CHARLIE HOOPER'S with our special guest reviewers from The Pitch KELCIE McKENNEY, REBEKAH LODOS, and JAKE EDMISTEN!
Dave and the gang issue a Taco Challenge to all T3 listeners and give tips & tricks to organizing your own Taco Week Taco Crawl!
Taco Topics Discussed: MUSTARD ON TACOS?! EATING TACOS IN KILTS! TACO THEMED HAIRCUTS! Is Taco Tuesday a Good Night to pick up Singles at Charlie Hooper's? In the TACO TICKER: The Man who dipped his testicles in Salsa! A Ski Resort in Ontario that has Slide Thru Take Out Windows at Taco Bell! ALSO: We talk to Steve Brown, Kitchen manager at Lew's and George Stark from Charlie Hooper's! And we try Lew's famous DAS BOOT Full of Beer!
Grab your friends and organize your own Taco Crawl and maybe mix in some pelvic thrusting on the stage at The Well! It's TACO WEEK 2019! MARCH 18th-24th! The Most Taco-full time of the Year! Check out thepitchkc.com/tacoweek for all participating restaurants!"
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
T3 is in the BKS (That's Brookside y'all!) and we're reviewing the tasty tacos at BROOKSIDE BARRIO with guests Wellness Guru SARAH BUCHANAN (Indulge, @we.indulge) & Lawyer turned Influencer/Taco Lover BREA VOKOLEK (@overanalyzedthat)!
We talk about Tacos and why they bring such happiness into the world and inspire us all to be the best taco supporters we can be! We also cover many taco topics such as: Peanut Butter Tacos! Fruit on Tacos! Raising your children to love Tacos! Yoga Taco Poses! And what whiskey is best to have with your Tacos! The gang also breaks down their favorite spots in Brookside as well as their favorite brunch spots in KC!
In the TACO TICKER, we discuss the Man trapped in the snow for 5 Days who lived off of Taco Bell Sauce packets! We also talk about a Modelo Beer Highway truck crash and the Taco Bell employee who puts inspirational messages in people's takeout bags!
ALSO: In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout the Best Places in KC to take Out-of-Town Guests and What's the Best Thing Happening In KC Right Now! ALSO: Is KC One of the fattest Cities in the US? And TACO NIGHTMARES! Put on your favorite Pitbull Greatest Hits CD and head on over to Brookside & crush some Tacos with the T3 Crew!"
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Kansas City has become FLAVORTOWN with the opening of the newest taco joint GUY FIERI'S DIVE & TACO JOINT!
Dave is joined by guests SAM BILLEN (Primary Color Music) and IVANI BING (Magic 107 FM) and they review the Tacos and Trashcan Nachos from KC's newest hot spot in the Power & Light District! The gang also covers Meat Sweats at Brazilian Restaurants and the best Dives and Joints in KC! Sam tells us about Mexican Food in Japan and his dream of opening up a Mexican place there as well as the time he won a years supply of free Pizza! Ivani reveals her disdain for waffles, Oak Park Mall and her love of the Golden Corral! Dave tries to come up with new Guy Fieri inspired catch phrases for the show!
In the TACO TICKER we cover Drive Thru Chipotlanes, GrubHub Taco Bell Delivery and the Case of the Crab Leg Buffet Brawl! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout How We Describe KC to people who have never been here as well as What's a Place in KC whose Time has come and Gone! The music is loud, the tacos are tasty and the tips are frosted in this week's T3!