Best taco
Taco Gordo
- James Buck
- Al pastor and carnitas tacos with house sauces and house margarita
Taco Gordo — These West Coast-style tacos — on fresh corn tortillas — brim with everything from slow-cooked pork shoulder to house-ground spicy chorizo to beans made with “Grandma’s recipe.”
Other Finalists (Inside Chittenden County)
- El Cortijo Taqueria
- El Gato Cantina
- The Mad Taco
- Stone Corral
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Previously in Seven Daysies Awards
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Jeb Wallace BrodeurBest taco
The Mad Taco (Burlington) & La Casa Bar & Grill (St. Albans)
| Jul 31, 2019
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Courtesy Of El CortijoBest taco
El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina (Burlington) & The Mad Taco (Waitsfield)
| Aug 1, 2018
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Courtesy Of El CortijoBest taco
El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina
| Aug 2, 2017
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Courtesy Of El CortijoBest taco
El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina
| Aug 3, 2016
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Courtesy Of El CortijoBest taco
El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina
| Aug 5, 2015
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