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    5 Great Tacos to Try at Shore

    Madoc Meredith Posted on

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    For nearly a decade, National Taco Day was celebrated on October 4th.

    That changed last week when Taco Bell and National Calendar Day, which tracks and registers special dates and holidays, moved National Taco Day to the first Tuesday in October to coincide with the tradition of Taco Tuesday.

    Taco Bell is celebrating with $1 tacos and a chance for customers to win tacos for a year, but we’d rather celebrate with mom-and-pop tacos like these.

    Chorizo ​​tacos at La Cabañita Restaurant, Stafford

    When a restaurant’s tacos are served on handmade tortillas, you know they’ll be delicious.

    La Cabañita Restaurant offers more than a dozen fillings for its tacos, from traditional meats like lengua (tongue), tripe and cabeza de res (beef head) to carne asada, carnitas and perfectly seasoned homemade chorizo. All are topped with raw onions and cilantro and served with sliced ​​radishes, lime wedges and spicy sauce.

    Go: 621 E. Bay Ave., Manahawkin section of Stafford; 609-488-2056, lacabanitarestaurantnj.com.

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    Suadero tacos at Tic Taco Taqueria, Asbury Park

    There’s no wrong choice at Tic Taco Taqueria, where corn tortillas are filled with ten fillings and the tacos are topped with cilantro and raw onions.

    Our favorite is the Suadero taco, filled with beef cooked in manteca (pork lard). The Campechanos taco, with Mexican sausage and steak, and the Al Pastor taco, stuffed with thin slices of seasoned pork and pineapple chunks, are also excellent.

    Go: 300 Main St., Asbury Park; 732-361-5299, tictacotaquerianj.com.

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    Tacos al pastor at Delicias Sobre Ruedas Restaurant and Pizzeria, Little Egg Harbor

    The flavors and dishes of Puebla, Mexico are the focus of Delicias Sobre Ruedas (“Delicacies/Delicacies on Wheels”), which began as a food truck before moving into a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

    These include tacos, of which there are more than a dozen varieties, served on corn tortillas with cilantro, onions, guajillo and tomatillo salsas, and sides of cucumber, radishes and lime.

    Try the al pastor with pineapple, the crispy cod with pico de gallo, lettuce and chipotle sauce, or the simple ground beef taco with your choice of toppings.

    Go: 916 Radio Road, Tuckerton; 609-294-3400, deliciassobreruedas.net.

    Tacos Gobernador at Mayan Restaurant, Asbury Park

    The combination of seafood and cheese is often skipped, but one of Mayan Restaurant’s 10 taco fillings successfully combines both.

    Tacos Gobernador are so generously filled with tender shrimp, mozzarella, peppers, and onions that you probably won’t be able to finish an order of three—but you will want to.

    If seafood isn’t your first choice, the chicken tacos with red onion and cilantro should be.

    Go: 806 Main St., Asbury Park; 732-361-6211, mayanrestaurantnj.com.

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    Birria tacos at Los Barbaros Birria, multiple locations

    Birria, a slow-cooked beef (or more traditionally goat) stew, is a popular taco filling at Shore restaurants, thanks in part to the efforts of Edwin Vazquez.

    His Los Barbaros Birria, with three locations in Monmouth and Ocean counties, is a traditional birrieria, meaning the kitchen only makes birria. The beef is used in a variety of ways, including for tacos; Mulitas, which are similar to quesadillas but are not folded; sandwiches called tortugas; Quesabirrias (like the tacos, but with cheese); and cups of birria ramen.

    The tacos are made from tortillas that are dipped in the birria cooking liquid and crisped on a flat-top grill. Every order comes with a cup of this rich and savory liquid, called consomé, for dipping.

    Go: 704 Main St., Asbury Park, 732-361-5460; 1110 Main St., Belmar; 848-404-9041; 511 Route 72, Manahawkin section of Stafford, losbarbarosbirriabelmar.com.

    Sarah Griesemer joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2003 and has been writing about all things food since 2014. Send restaurant tips to [email protected], Follow on Instagram at Jersey Shore Eats and sign up for our Jersey Shore Eats newsletter.

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