# Bad bad bad beck and the tacos that kept coming! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436 "2026-04-20T18:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/1 "2026-04-20T18:11:43Z")
Went to a sit down place, (IOW not the Bell) for lunch. The Lil 'wrekker gets a big discount there. I’m often concerned with these places. My diet is so restricted. But I found the mini Taco platter. You know the little street taco type? Man those were tasty and it is “all you can eat”. They just keep bringing them. The meat was “mysterious” But it seems like it was beef. (No Gato, it was not cat or fish. {🐟 might be tasty too}!) Tiny little two biters. Loved them. 100% recommend. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/2 "2026-04-20T18:31:21Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The meat was “mysterious” > But it seems like it was beef. If the meat was difficult to ID, they may have been Al Pastor tacos. Lebanese immigrants to Mexico created a wonderful fusion of tacos cut from the beef / lamb shwarma style meat that gets roasted on a vertical rotisserie spit. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Tacos-al-Pastor.jpg/960px-Tacos-al-Pastor.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Tacos-al-Pastor.jpg/960px-Tacos-al-Pastor.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/3 "2026-04-20T18:49:00Z")
Al pastor may be cooked shawarma-style on a trompo, but the meat itself is definitely pork. You won’t be eating tacos al pastor and wondering what the “mystery meat” is, the look and flavor is very distinct. It was probably ground beef in those mini tacos. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/4 "2026-04-20T18:53:57Z")
Was the meat ground or sliced? There’s a Middle Eastern style of “tacos” that I love which is essentially ground meat (beef or lamb, I suppose) in a savory sauce spread thinly over flat bread and toasted in an oven. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/5 "2026-04-20T19:17:12Z")
Shredded meat. Beefy texture. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/6 "2026-04-20T19:18:15Z")
There are some places here that do the small ‘street’ tacos on corn torts. My favorite is a nearby place that makes birria tacos. Birria in Mexico is usually goat, but here it’s shredded beef in a tasty broth. The torts are dipped in the broth and fried on the grill before being loaded with good stuff. Yesterday I had deep fried shrimp tacos on corn torts at a different restaurant. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/7 "2026-04-20T20:41:15Z")
I just wonder how easy would it be to replicate the frying part at home? ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/8 "2026-04-20T20:41:34Z")
> [@solost](#): > > If the meat was difficult to ID, they may have been Al Pastor tacos. Lebanese immigrants to Mexico created a wonderful fusion of tacos cut from the beef / lamb shwarma style meat that gets roasted on a vertical rotisserie spit With pineapple! Now I know what i’m having for dinner… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/9 "2026-04-20T21:58:20Z")
Pineapple. Interesting 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/10 "2026-04-20T22:05:52Z")
I’ve read that catmeat is stringy. Being carnivores, they also don’t taste great. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/B1pppR4gVKL._CLa%7C2140%2C2000%7C91NztXa0XML.png%7C0%2C0%2C2140%2C2000%2B0.0%2C0.0%2C2140.0%2C2000.0_AC_SX679_.png) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/B1pppR4gVKL._CLa%7C2140%2C2000%7C91NztXa0XML.png%7C0%2C0%2C2140%2C2000%2B0.0%2C0.0%2C2140.0%2C2000.0_AC_SX679_.png) ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/11 "2026-04-20T22:32:29Z")
If you can, watch Taco Chronicles S1E1 on Netflix. All about al pastor. Don’t watch hungry! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/12 "2026-04-20T22:36:00Z")
So you’re saying that whether you eat it from the head end or the tail end it’s still tacocat and you’re doing it right. Good to know; I prefer my food mostly foolproof. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/13 "2026-04-21T00:16:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Pineapple. Interesting 🧐 Oh yeah. pineapple is a must for good pastor tacos. Anything else is really puerco en adobo, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/14 "2026-04-21T00:32:25Z")
If I see a tabby hair in my taco, it puts me right off my appetite. Just sayin’ I’m not above driving in the alley behind certain restaurants looking for herds of feral cats hanging out. Yeah…no! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/15 "2026-04-21T05:14:47Z")
I’d just like to take this opportunity to proclaim my Love for Beck. Now you all know. She is _phenomenal!_ Edit: Taco are pretty good too. Especially my steak ones. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/16 "2026-04-21T05:20:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I’m not above driving in the alley behind certain restaurants looking for herds of feral cats hanging out. You just reminded me of the episode of _ **Hill Street Blues** _ where Howard Hunter took a date to a South Asian restaurant that was caught serving cat meat harvested around the neighborhood. Good times! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/17 "2026-04-21T05:23:37Z")
🫢 Awwww ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/18 "2026-04-21T05:31:39Z")
Hey, you brought the subject up! 😆 ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/19 "2026-04-21T05:49:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Awwww Whatever you do, don’t watch a film called Gummo. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436/20 "2026-04-21T05:57:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > 🫢 > Awwww You’ll be happy to know insomniac me is watching _ **America’s Test Kitchen** _ right now, and Bridget and Julia just made shrimp tacos. Yum! 👍 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436.md?page=2)