Taco the Town

Episode 194: TAQUERIA LA NUEVA-WESTPORT! On Location! (w/ Shuchi Singh & Will Francis)

We're back in WESTPORT checking out the new TAQUERIA LA NUEVA location (in the old Nichols Lunch spot) with Special Guest Taco Reviewers SHUCHI SINGH (Stand Up Comic, Improviser, Sketch Comic and KC Roller Warrior) & WILL FRANCIS (Stand Up Comic, Teacher, Lego Maniac and Youtube Series "The Nature of Things W/ Terrance Maccabee!") We crack open a lot of tasty tacos and knowledge nuggets on this week's episode such as: Are Barber Shops closed on Monday? Should In-A-Tub serve Tacos in Tubs? What is the proper feet etiquete on an airplane and a a Hot Dog Eating Contest? And Will remembers his last appearance on the show where he was served tacos with way too much tartar sauce on them and it haunts him to this day! We also get into Meat Sweats/Meat Highs and Shuchi tells us about the taco scene growing up in Tallahassee, Florida! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about THE LAST 600 KLONDIKE CHOCO TACOS ON EARTH and where you can get one! The James Beard Award Winning Yoli Tortilleria right here in KC making KC Tortillas world famous! CONGRATS! And in the CHEESY GORDITA CRME Story of the Week we taco 'bout the Man in Washington DC who trashed a Chipotle after the worker took too long preparing his food! In TOWN OF THE TACO we chat about Union Station and KC Concerts! AND DON'T MISS: RAT CHAT!!! (What is KC's Rat population? Are we really in the Top 50 Rattiest Cities in the USA?) ALSO: Chipotle Tofu!! Will tells us the secret to getting into a Children's Lego Festival for free! We also do some RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK AND WILL CHUGS SOME SALSA AND CONSOMME! As 1 reviewer online said: "THIS PLACE IS THE TITS!" Editor: Matt Allen. Music by SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law. DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. 

Episode 193: TORTILLA RANCH! On Location! (w/ Brittany Tilander & Patrick Moore from The Brittany & Patrick Show)

This week we are back in Mission, Kansas at the beautiful new Tortilla Ranch location with special guests BRITTANY TILANDER & PATRICK MOORE from The Pitch's THE BRITTANY & PATRICK SHOW Podcast! Brittany & Patrick (Yes, THAT Brittany & Patrick) tell us about their new podcast (currently up for Best KC Podcast in KC Magazine's BEST OF KC) and what KC luminaries they have interviewed! We also ponder what other 'Ranch' style restaurants that the Tortilla Ranch folks could add to their umbrella! (Sushi Ranch? Ranch Ranch?) We get a Pancho's/Rancho's Update and Patrick & Brittany tell us where to find the Best Club Sandwich in KC and if there will be applesauce on the side! We get some MEMORIAL DAY reflections, try to think of a new Summer Theme for the show and we wonder why Cadbury Eggs aren't as good as they used to be! AND DON'T MISS THE SPECIAL GIFT CARD SECRET WORD GIVEAWAY! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout the closing of Salsa's Grill in Mission, the up to 400 Burger King's that will be closing across America in 2023 (maybe it's because of that new jingle) and TACO BELL is trying to get TACO JOHN's to relinquish their copyright on the term 'TACO TUESDAY'! ALSO: Patrick gives us his TOP SUMMER MOVIES SO FAR and what to look forward to! Will Smith's WILD WILD WEST Memories! WET B-WORDS & LARGE FISH TACOS AS BIG AS A HONDA CIVIC! AND What Food would make good Boxing Gloves! In Town of The Taco we ask: "What's the Best KC Concert You've Ever Attended?" & "KC has the best (Blank) in the World!" In Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: "If your hands were tacos would you eat them?" & Who has the BEST Chips n' Salsa in KC?!" So put on your bib and step up to the QUESO TROUGH!! TACO THE TOWN IS DOWN ON THE TORTILLA RANCH AND WE'RE NEVER LEAVIN'! HAVE A KICK ASS SALSA!! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

Episode 192: MOLCAJETE’S! On Location! (w/ The Whips)

T3 once again hits the nearby tasty taco town of Lawrence, KS to check out MOLCAJETE'S Tacos & Tequila on Mass Street with the KC/Lawrence area's Funk/Pop/Soul Quartet THE WHIPS! The boys (Max, Coop, Quinn & Miles) tell us about their new single 'I'M BEGGIN' (which we play on the episode) and their upcoming concert at The Granada on May 12th and at the Uptown in KC on the 21st! They also fill us in on their summer tour! What wacky hijinx can one expect at a Whips show? Lets just say a MACHO MAN MAGICIAN might be in the mix! The band also give us their Hot Taco Takes, their favorite LFK Taco Spots and tell us how they celebrated Star Wars Day and Cinco De Mayo this year! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about the Raisin' Cains chicken spot in Utah that was re-designed by Post Malone himself! (Would you stop there on a road trip?) The Whips tell us about their own signature Latte and perhaps their own Hot Sauce! Coming Soon! We also Taco 'bout Dunkin' Donuts now serving breakfast tacos! Who do you think would win in the battle for breakfast Taco spokespersons? Ben Affleck or Pete Davidson? In TOWN OF THE TACO we Create a New KC Jingle/Slogan or Catchphrase! Our favorite KC Street Name/Place! And what is the Most Underrated/Hidden KC Gem! ALSO: The Whips introduce us to THE SANDWICH PUNCH GAME! SOON TO SWEEP THE NATION! ALL THIS AND: Wild Animal Stories! (Where we talk about the times wild animals we have encountered in nature have looked us in the eyes and stolen our souls!) Then in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK: We discuss Dream Taco Creations, If ghosts get mad when you eat tacos in front of them, Would you get your engagement photos taken at a Taco Bell and W.W.Y.P.I.Y.P? (What would you put in your Pinata?) TACO THE TOWN WITH THE MIDWEST'S # 1 COLLEGE PARTY BAND! EATIN' TACOS AND STEALING SOULS WITH AN INFECTIOUS PARTY GROOVE! ONE WILD PARKING LOT FOX AT A TIME! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK Taco Trail. DIPP IT SALSA. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

 

Episode 191: GUY’S BROADWAY BODEGA! On Location! (w/ KC Twitter Legends Jeremy ’@GuysSnacks’ Smith, Danielle ’@danielleRoyalKC’ Nelsen & Chris ’@theFakeNed’ Kamler)

This week we gathered three KC Twitter Celebs JEREMY '@GuysSnacks' SMITH, DANIELLE '@danielleRoyalKC' NELSON & CHRIS '@TheFakeNed' KAMLER to taste test the tasty tacos at the new GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA in the Crossroads and talk everything KC from the Royals to the the NFL Draft to the possible new Downtown Stadium! We chat about it all, folks! We even get into the Twitter Blue Checkmark debate! (Would you pay to get your blue checkmark back?) We even peer into KC's future to see what we might have to improve on when the World Cup comes to town! Our guests also tell us their favorite KC Taco spots and we ask "Why are there no Bodega Cats in the Broadway Bodega?" In the TACO TICKER, we Taco 'bout the KCK Taco Trail returning, McDonalds is competing with Taco Bell on the frozen drink front and Taco Bell bringing back Nacho Fries...now with Yellowbird Hot Sauce! Also touched up on: Banana Splits: Smash or Pass? Danielle reveals she's never eaten at Taco Bell! And the age old question, would you enter a promotion to win a Jimmy John's Bean Bag Chair? In Town of The Taco we ask: What's your KC Guilty Pleasure? (Danielle's Only Fans?) We uncover some KC Lies! And our guests reveal the one restaurant they hoped visitors checked out during the NFL Draft! In Random Taco Question of the Week, We reveal Unpopular Taco Opinions, What's the Proper Way to Hold and Eat a Taco and we ask: "Have you watched any good Taco themed TV shows recently?" ALL THIS AND: Jeremy gives us the lowdown on the Guy's Snacks Empire! TACO THE TOWN AT GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA!! At the confluence of Broadway and Southwest Boulevard yet snuggled up right next to your taco heart! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA. HEATH INJURY LAW. SUNEATERS NEW ALBUM ON LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

 

Episode 190: BABA’S PANTRY! (w/ Anna May Smith & Kate Haugan)

This week T3 checks out the special tacos at one of the top 50 new restaurants in the US in 2022 according to Bon Appetit Magazine, BABA'S PANTRY!! We are joined by Stand Up Comic & Improviser ANNA MAY SMITH and Indian Buffet Fanatic/Former Comedy Improviser/Current Accountant KATE HAUGAN (in her 9th Appearance on the podcast! She gets a jean jacket on her 10th Appearance!) Anna tells us how many Tacos she has eaten this week and what is her favorite Southwest Boulevard Taco Spot! Kate lets us know what KC restaurants she's been checking out in recent months (Schnitzel is involved) and we chat about Easter Eats! (Did you eat any Ham Tacos?! Or did you order the Stroud's Chicken Easter Package?) In the TACO TICKER we discuss the Cheesy Gordita Crime Story of the week where a Florida Man was arrested for driving 100 mph taking his girlfriend to a job interview at Taco Bell! And we dissect the First All Robotic McDonalds Location! Our Robotic Cheeseburger Overlords have arrived! VIRTUAL TACO-SANITY!! Will these robots give you 'tude at the Drive Thru window? Also: Anna reveals Stephen King's secret literary crutch! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk WALDO! THE NELSON! LIP SYNCH BATTLES! UNION STATION! THE NFL DRAFT! MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU PREVIEW! Will Anna dress up like the Sarlaac Pit? All this and: Anna and Kate tell us about their upcoming podcast on 2024! And in Random Taco Question of The Week we ponder: 1. Are people who don't like tacos being forced to celebrate Taco Tuesday? 2. If you had to choose 1 Fast Food Chain to eat for every meal for the rest of your life, where would you choose? TACO THE TOWN! MORE ENJOYABLE THAN AN ESOPHAGEAL SPASM! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA, BREWBIZ KC & the new album by SUNEATERS on LOTUSPOOL Records. 

 

Episode 189: ON THE BORDER vs. CHILI’S! TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN! (w/ Cynthia Malone & Jared Dunn)

It's our Annual Spring TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN this week on the podcast where we pit two chain restaurant's tacos against each other in a titanic tortilla tussle! This week it's ON THE BORDER vs. CHILI'S! Local influencer/wine lover CYNTHIA MALONE is in Chili's corner and Real Estate Agent with the Andy Blake Group JARED DUNN is backing ON THE BORDER! WHO WILL WIN?!! During this episode Cynthia shares cherished Chili's memories from her youth and Jared shares Taco Memories of growing up in Lawrence! And Dave tells us about some specific sports memories he has from Chili's and On The Border! Cynthia also shares some of her home Taco recipes and reveals her new favorite KC Taco Spot! Also: We talk Iguana tacos and do an in depth review of the chips & salsa at both restaurants! Which salsa will make us ask the question: "You serve this salsa to children?" In the TACO TICKER, we learn about the Irate Man who destroyed a Taco Bell drive thru speaker when they couldn't fill his order in the Cheesy Gordita Crime Story of the Week! We also Taco 'bout Tacos El Gallo opening up a 2nd KC location and Taco Bell announcing the return of the Volcano Menu this summer! LAVA SAUCE FOR EVERYONE! ALL THIS AND: We ask where were you when you first heard the Chili's baby back rib song? Are these types of chain restaurants doomed? A Chili's and On The Border Deep Dive!! Wet and Dry Taco Talk! Table side Guac: You into that? And in Random Taco Question of the Week we ponder: Virtual Tacos!! And what would replace a taco in our lives if a taco never existed?! THIS TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN IS A NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH!!!! WHOSE TACOS WILL BE TOPS?!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: Brew Biz KC Card Game. DIPP IT Salsa. SUNEATERS New Album available now on LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

 

Episode 188: CHEF TITO’S! On Location! (w/ Joanna De Leon & Jerry Rapp from THE MAESTROS and special appearance by Chef Tito himself!)

This week we take the show for a trip up North...NORTH KC, that is!! We're sampling the tasty tacos at CHEF TITO's with special guests from KC's Award Winning Musical Improvisation Comedy Troupe THE MAESTROS (maestroskc.com) JOANNA DE LEON & JERRY RAPP! They tell us about their upcoming show at the Underground Throwdown on April 8th at The Kick Comedy Theatre in Westport! Dave reveals what the W. in his name stands for (Is it Willshimer?) and also tells the gang about the time in his life when he was the KC Karaoke Champion and went by the name Kevin Peters! Will the Maestros attempt to get Kevin Peters to return from his long hiatus? YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT!! We chat a bit about St. Patrick's Day in KC and Spring Break (and do some bad Irish & Scottish accents!) And Joanna tells us about the time she went Salsa Dancing and tore up the dance floor at Chef Tito's! We also learn about Joanna's early years growing up in Salem, Oregon with skinny cows! And Jerry has a bone to pick with Chipotle!! In the TACO TICKER we cover the news story about Taco Bell marrying a couple in the METAVERSE (which derails the show as we attempt to enter said Taco Metaverse and live our lives there the rest of the episode!) We also taco 'bout Chipotle announcing they are starting a spin off restaurant concept! Will it have free breadsticks like Fazoli's? Chef Tito stops by our table and tells us his taco theory and serves us up some scrumptious OCTOPUS TACOS!!! In Town of The Taco, We make up some new KC Slogans and/or catchphrases! And we ruminate on Things KC Gets A Bad Rap About! ALL THIS AND: Don't Miss our guests singing some Good & Bad Reviews in Funny Voices! Joanna has one too many sips of her margarita! In Random Taco Question of The Week we ask: What is the proper order to layer your taco and Does a Taco place make a great first date location? ALSO: KEVIN PETERS RETURNS TO SING SOME BEE GEES! Will Dave/Kevin and his guests ever make it out of the Taco Metaverse?! DO THEY EVEN WANT TO LEAVE? The Answer is NO this week on a very special TACO THE TOWN! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: Dipp It Salsa, Brew Biz KC Card game & Heath Injury Law.  

Episode 187: TACO HANGOVER! ON LOCATION! (w/ Jeremy Danner & Sara Harper)

Anyone else having a Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration Hangover? We are too! But we're also having a taco hangover at another new KC Taco Spot called...TACO HANGOVER in Shawnee, Kansas! We're checking it out this week with special guest Taco Reviewers JEREMEY DANNER from 4 Hands Brewing & Taco Fanatic SARA HARPER (Rock_chalk_sara on Instagram!) Dave and his guests chat about unconventional Hangover Cures (Sardines on Toast?) and Sara shocks us all and reveals she's never had a hangover despite being a big drinker! Sara and Jeremy tell us about growing up in small towns and having a sheltered taco youth. We also ask if getting a taco party pack for your teenagers makes you a cool parent? AND: We chat about Loose Meat Sandwiches and SHARK Tacos! In the TACO TICKER we discuss recent KC Taco Spot closings, re-cap National Margarita Day (did you celebrate?) and learn about Jack-In-The-Box offering two tacos for 72 cents in honor of their 72nd Birthday! ALSO: GUAC TALK! And in TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout the Best & Worst Thing About KC and our guests tell us what's the Worst KC Concert they ever attended. AND DON'T MISS: Sara tells us about her love of Birria and her Taco Tattoo! And Jeremy brings some tasty 4 Hands Beers for us to taste test! In Random Taco Questions of the Week we ask: Would you ever eat a Tuna Taco? A Kangaroo Taco? And if a taco wasn't called a taco what would you call it? TACO THE TOWN: YOU WON'T GET A HANGOVER FROM THIS PODCAST! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Brew Biz KC Card Game, Heath Injury Law & the new Suneaters album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers.' 

 

Episode 186: TACOS 4 LIFE GRILL! On Location! (w/ Burlesque Downtown Underground’s Madame Marisa MacKay & Chelsea ’Whiskey Go Go’ Anglemyer)

This week we're checking out one of the newest Taco spots in the KC area, TACOS 4 LIFE GRILL, with special Taco Reviewer guests Madame Marisa MacKay & Chelsea "Whiskey Go Go" Anglemyer from KC's Burlesque Downtown Underground! We taste test done tasty tacos and the guests tell us about their upcoming Valentine's Day shows this week on Feb. 11th at The Bird and Feb. 14th at J. Rieger's Hey Hey Club! What sexy hijinks are in store? We also run down a list of Good & Bad/Acceptable & Unacceptable Valentine's Day Gifts & Activities! What would you choo-choo-choose for your sweetheart? We even chat a little bit about the SUPER BOWL!! We also talk a lot about the delicious Puffy Taco shells at Tacos 4 Life! Chelsea tells us about her top taco spots in KC and we learn about the Old Arby's (Now Taco Republic) that has a basement! Who knew?! In the TACO TICKER we learn about Taco Bell bringing back Chicken Wings! Will you eat them? In Town of the Taco we ask our guests: What's the Worst KC Concert you ever attended? And what's your favorite interaction with a KC Celebrity? (Paul Rudd and Eric Hosmer Stories!) ALSO: We get to the bottom of the hard hitting questions like: How do you chose what end of the Taco you start to eat? And Would you date a Soap Person if you were Pro Cilantro? And the bigg one: Would you risk your life for tacos?! And don't miss Random Taco Questions of the Week: what's the longest you've ever gone without eating a taco? And what are the Best & Worst Fast Food Chain names? TACO THE TOWN AT TACOS 4 LIFE!! All we're askimg is for you to tattoo our logo on your lower back. No biggie! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS. Courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law & The new SUNEATERS album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers.'

 

Episode 185: BRIARCLIFF BARRIO! On Location for KC Restaurant Week! (w/ Stephen Taylor & Kailee Karr)

It's KC Restaurant Week and we're hitting up the new BRIARCLIFF BARRIO up North with special Taco Reviewers KC Stand Up Comics STEPHEN TAYLOR & KAILEE KARR! We chat about the KC Comedy scene, this past October's first Fountain City Comedy Festival but mostly we Taco 'bout Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz Pizza and the Rockafire Explosion Band (and the doc about them!) That's right, we're getting deep into robotic animal puppets and the people who love them! Kailee also tells us about her recent trip to Mexico City and being a 'warrior out here on these Taco Streets' and Stephen tells us about the Taco scene growing up in Louisiana! Our guests also get into KC Restaurant Week and tell us about some of the spots they've checked out! In the TACO TICKER we learn about the Man who was poisoned by RAT POISON at a Taco Bell! NEVER EAT THAT 4TH BURRITO! ALSO: We reveal our top Breakfast spots and maybe debut a new podcast 'Brunch Bros!' In Random Taco Questions of The Week we ask: Do you have a taco safe word? And What's the Best/Worst Theme Party you've ever attended? TACO THE TOWN!! ALMOST AS AMAZING AS OWNING YOUR VERY OWN ROCKAFIRE EXPLOSION BAND OUT IN YOUR TOOL SHED! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law. Suneaters New Album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers'.