Flatcaps Vs Tacos

It was Saturday night and my house was essentially out of food. My friend Josh dropped in and we talked restaurants. He didn't want burgers, didn't want Italian, and hates sushi. Your best option under such circumstances is usually tacos. For food blog purposes, Chipotle and Moes aren't a thing. No point reviewing big chain food you can get anywhere in the country. For food purposes, Taco Bell isn't a thing. Because it isn't food.

We decided to give the Lucky Taco a try.

The Lucky Taco opened as a restaurant in 2014 after years as a successful food truck. The restaurant is on the site of the now defunct Brass Key, which was a Manchester institution going back almost as far as Shady Glen. This is a sin for which Josh refuses to forgive them. But he will eat their burritos.

Saturday nights is $5 margarita night, so I opened things up by ordering one. This gave Josh the opportunity to low key make fun of me for ordering a margarita. But, as my usual liquor of choice is single malt Scotch, I was happy to drink it anyway.

It had blood orange in it and it was tasty.

We decided that if a Tex-Mex place is going to be worth it's salt, they had better do a good job of chips and queso. We asked the waitress about portion sizes and, determining a single order could feed both of us, started with that.

The result was excellent. In the opinion of a couple of elitist gentlemen wearing flat caps, the Lucky Taco cooks know what they're doing. We decided to move on to buritos.

I went with a pork carnitas burrito, which is a delicious combination of shredded pork, beans, rice, tomato, salsa, guacamole, and cheese.

Josh had a  Newport chicken burrito, which, in addition to chicken has, guacamole, pepper jack cheese, bacon, chipotle mayo, lettuce, and tomatoes.

Here he is looking slightly intimidated to eat it.

The bottom line here is that, if you have to replace an old school Manchester institution with something new, best for it to be with a place like this. This is head and shoulders above other Tex-Mex I've had in town, and isn't that much more expensive than the aforementioned Moes or Chipotle. They're fairly small but all the wait staff was genuinely friendly and the atmosphere in the restaurant and attached cantina was warm and inviting. I would definitely recommend this place and will definitely be returning.