Taco the Town

Episode 200: 200th EPISODE!! TACO BOAT PARTY EDITION!! (w/ Taco The Town All Stars & Chef Fernanda Reyes from Taco Naco)

This is it! The BIG 200th EPISODE & SEASON 2 FINALE OF TACO THE TOWN! And we're doing something we've never done before...WE'RE EATING TACOS ON A BOAT! That's right, we're out on a lake (Lakewood Lake in Lee's Summit, MO), eating some tasty TACO NACO Tacos with some TACO THE TOWN ALL STARS! We've got Pontoon Capt. Keenan Stump, Megan Werner, Mariah Kelli, Erika Holliday, Carlos Chamon & The Villines Sisters, Heather & Kaity! And we even sit down for a visit with Taco Naco's Chef Fernanda Reyes, who tells us about the new Westport Taco Naco location, Taco Naco's origins and plays a little TACO TOPICS Speed Round with us! Join us on the high taco seas as we play some TACO THE TOWN TRIVIA for fabulous Taco Prizes (PLAY ALONG AT HOME!) and taco 'bout some taco news in the TACO TICKER! Ticker Stories covered: An update on the Taco Tuesday trademark Wars between Taco Bell, Taco Johns & Gregory's Bar in New Jersey! And the Flying Subway Blimp that was flying over KC! Are flying Taco Blimps in our future?! This one has it all!! We check the HOT TACO HOTLINE featuring former T3 guests Kate Haugan & Chunter McCrae giving us well wishes on 200 episodes! We also have some stand up boat comedy from guest Carlos Chamon and we encounter a chatty citizen of the Lake: Christopher The Fish!! AND DON'T MISS A LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE from our Pontoon Boat Captain Keenan Stump singing a little ditty called 'TACOS ALWAYS ON MY MIND!" ALL THIS AND: We slap ourselves in the faces with some tortillas as we attempt to play the TORTILLA CHALLENGE! T3, CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES OF TALKING TACOS IN THE CITY OF FOUNTAINS BY EATING TACOS ON YET ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION VESSEL! TACOS AHOY!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCKC TACO TRAIL. 

Episode 199: SENORITA MARGARITA in The Crossroads! (w/ Jocelyn Nixon & Andrew Woody from The Creepy Jingles!)

In the penultimate episode of T3 Season 2, we taste test the tasty tacos and margaritas at SENORITA MARGARITA in the Crossroads with Jocelyn Nixon and Andrew Woody from the KC Rock Band THE CREEPY JINGLES! They recap their recent tour of Arkansas and reveal some haunted happenings at some creepy hotels! (And does the band eat a lot of tacos when they're on tour?) Jocelyn & Andrew tell us about their early Taco memories and even tell us about their days living in Austin, Texas living a taco-centric life! Andrew unveils his favorite Breakfast Taco spot in KC and we even get into some Pizza Taco chat, Puffy Taco chat and Basement Bat chat! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss National Fajita Day (Did you celebrate?), Taco Bell's New Grilled Cheese Dipping Tacos (Will it become a regular menu item?) & we taco 'bout the angry Chipotle Karen who belittled a Chipotle Worker for putting too much salsa on her Taco! Is this the start of the Fast Food Wars? In TOWN OF THE TACO, we get into our guests Favorite interaction with a KC Celebrity and our guests reveal their Favorite KC Neighborhood! ALSO: A Pro Cilantro/No Cilantro Debate! What is the Best LaCroix flavor? And Andrew lists every Asian Food he's ever eaten! In RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK We ask "Have you ever gotten into a fight with a friend over food?" And "What is your most Controversial Taco Opinion?" AND DON'T MISS Jocelyn performing an original TACO THE TOWN Tune! T3!! Paving the streets of KC With Taco Love! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. Heath Injury Law. 

Episode 198: MISSION TACO JOINT-PARK PLACE! On Location! (w/ Ivani Bing & Justin Bradley)

This week we're checking out another of the newest taco Spots in the town by taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new MISSION TACO JOINT at Park Place in Leawood with our special guests IVANI BING (from Magic 107.3 & Fox 4 News Entertainment Reporter) and JUSTIN BRADLEY (General Manager of Mission Taco Joint Park Place and @pizzapartypuma on Instagram!) We not only break down the menu at Mission Taco and Dave's TACO FUTURES Mural, we also have all your BARBENHEIMER Coverage! Ivani saw Barbie! Dave saw Oppenhimer! They compare notes! (Ivani also tells us about a traumatic childhood theatre experience involving a mouse!) Justin tells us all about his family connections to the Wichita Taco Festival and we ponder what makes Wichita such a great taco and Fast Food town! (And Baba ganoush Town?) Ivani tells us about the best Brazilian Restaurants in KC and the time she smuggled Brazilian bread into the US! In the TACO TICKER, we tackle the titanic taco tussle that was Taco Bell getting Taco John's to relinquish their trademark on the phrase 'TACO TUESDAY!' Was Taco John's bullied by BIG TACO? Or does having no limits on who can use 'taco Tuesday' a good thing? And how is LeBron James involved? In CHEESY GORDITA CRIME, we taco 'bout the man arrested for hiding a gun inside a Taco Bell Quesadilla at a traffic stop! Should he have gone Crunch Wrap with his order instead? ALL THIS AND: Our guests talk about their dislike for CORN! Did the Corn Kid ever meet the band Korn? Ivani falls in love with the Smoky Salsa at MTJ! Justin reveals he is allergic to Nightshades! (We have lots of questions!) AND in Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: 1. If Tacos didn't exist, what would replace the Taco in our lives? And 2. WHO HAS THE BEST SALSA IN KC?! TACO THE TOWN AT MISSION TACO JOINT-PARK PLACE! Much like in Dave's Taco Futures Mural, let this episode pour over your brain like a bottle of Hot Taco Sauce!! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE FOR TACO THE TOWN AS BEST PODCAST IN THE PITCH'S BEST OF KC AWARDS! Sponsors: KCK TACO TRAIL. Heath Injury Law. 

Episode 197: BARRIO TAQUERIA! On Location! (w/ Danielle ”KC NASA Lady” Jones & Fox 4’s Marcus Officer!)

This week we're ON LOCATION in Martini Corner but we're not sippin' martinis...we're taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new BARRIO TAQUERIA (in the former Sol Cantina building) with our special guest Taco Reviewers 'KC NASA Lady' DANIELLE JONES & Fox 4 Morning News Reporter MARCUS OFFICER! We chat about Martini Corner, Dave tells us about his recent California Taco-cation, Danielle fills us in on what's new when it comes to space and tacos in space (and objects that appear to be tacos on Mars) & Marcus lets us know why he's always doing news reports in the Arrowhead parking lot and we learn about his youth growing up in Texas & England! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout International Burger Kings and their new insane burger offerings...a Cheeseburger with no meat and 20 slices of American Cheese & a Barbie Burger with Pink Barbie Sauce! We also learn about IHOP now having PANCAKE TACOS on the Menu! SIGN US UP! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "What's your KC GUILTY PLEASURE" and "What's your Favorite Place to see a concert in KC"! ALL THIS AND: Danielle won't stop talking about her favorite KC Taco Spot PANCHO'S! Dave dodges drips from the Air Conditioning Unit! We get into KC Post-Taylor Swift! WILL WE EVER BE THE SAME?! We also do the usual BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES & RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK! Taco The Town at BARRIO TAQUERIA! The next best thing to eating tacos in space!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

Episode 196: CALAVERAS! On Location! (w/ Katie & Wayne Hutcherson from the SATURDAYS IN SUBURBIA Podcast)

We're hitting the 'Burbs, Lee's Summit to be exact, well OK we're really in Beautiful Downtown Lee's Summit at CALAVERAS to try some tasty tacos with KATIE & WAYNE HUTCHERSON from the SATURDAYS IN SUBURBIA Podcast! (SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW NOW!) The Hutchersons tell us about their podcast, living in the 'Burbs and a new family tradition of theirs called Tootin' Taco Tuesdays! (Trademark THAT, LeBron!) They also tell Dave about their favorite KC/Lee's Summit Taco Spots, Wayne's recent trip to Vegas, Katie's Dry June (which goes out the window in this episode) and do Wayne & Katie know the secret ingredient that makes El Patron's Margaritas so good?! ALSO: We discuss our 4th of JULY plans and CASEY & TINA from CALAVERAS swing by to tell us about their Frozen Drink Bar and their tasty tacos! In the TACO TICKER we learn about Avelo Airlines new partnership with Taco Bell! THAT'S TACO BELL ON A PLANE, PEOPLE! And the National Restaurant News tells us the Top 8 Taco Chains in the nation! Is your favorite on the list?! We play some TOWN OF THE TACO, a little RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK and we get a Special Sneak Preview of Calaveras' new Fried Chicken Korean Taco!! We're Rockin' The Suburbs This Week!! T3 AT CALAVERAS!! IT'S LEE'S SUMMIT-ERRIFIC!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. Heath Injury Law. 

Episode 195: MARGARITA MADNESS!! SUMMER SPECIAL! (w/ Heather & Kaityana Villines)

This week's edition of T3 can only go by 1 TITLE: It's MARGARITA MADNESS!! That's right, we're matching up 8 of KC's TOP MARGARITAS in a Bracket Showdown to determine who has the TOP TAKE HOME MARGARITA in the Town!! We've got the Southwest Boulevard Region vs. the 39th St/Brookside & Beyond Region!! ON LOCATION AT THE HI-DIVE ON 39th With Special Guest Margarita/Martini Lovers and Lash Masters HEATHER & KAITYANA VILLINES from CHIC BEAUTY on the Plaza, our taste buds will determine who has the tastiest To-Go Margaritas!!! We've got MARGARITAS, EL PATRON, PONAK'S, TAQUERIA MEXICO, RUDY'S, LOS TULES, JALAPENOS & MISSION TACO JOINT! (And a Bonus Marg from Drunken Worm!) Our guests tell us their tips for great Margaritas, Margarita No Nos and their best drunken Margarita Moment (maybe this episode is one of them?) We read the Many Origin Stories of the Margarita! Which one is true? In the TACO TICKER we learn about the Margarita being 2023's Most Ordered Cocktail so far...but what 2 drinks are hot on it's (cock)tail?! In Town of The Taco, we ask "KC has the Best (Blank)" and "Places in KC I'll Never Eat Again!" Also: Taco Bell Secret Menu Ordering Tips! AND IN THE END: Dave and his guests power through and crown THE BEST MARGARITA IN KC!! WHO WILL WIN? WILL THEY SURVIVE?! DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS COURTESY OF LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

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.