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BYOB Report: Torchy's Taco's

If your friends invite you to a B.Y.O.B. party it is because they are cheap bastards. However, if they invite you to a B.Y.O.B. restaurant, it might be because they are brilliant!
I would like to shine a spotlight on one of my favorite and most versatile haunts, Torchy's Tacos. Situated on a former car lot between bustling S. 1st St and tranquil (read: usually dry) Bouldin Creek, Torchy's is the most gourmet taco trailer in town. Staffed by former Comida Deluxe chef/ Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival winner Mike Rypka and his crew, Torcy's offers unique chef-quality tacos in the convenience of a walk-up taco cart. Fresh roasted Katz Coffee is perfect with breakfast, and for lunch he offers a variety of Jarritos sodas and Mexican cokes.
And then for dinner...that's where the tipsy texan comes in. Six-pack of Bohemia with those fajitas, anyone? (Better get your own 'cuz this one is for me.) How about washing down that green chile queso with a pitcher of margaritas in a Rubbermaid cereal container? Since Mike's trailer doesn't have a liquor license, you are your own bartender.
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Mike's business partner is a landscape architecht who is in the process of finishing up a major beautification project that this bootleg photograph does not show. Once the project is finished, Torchy's Tacos will feature the best Tex-Mex in the sexiest former used car lot in town.

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Chris:

If you are north of the river, there is a new restaurant called Zocalo, at the corner of West Lynn and 12th street. They are waiting for their liquor license, so it's BYOB for a little while.

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