Fried Avocado Taco, El Hefe
Vegetarians and avocado aficionados unite! Head over to El Hefe for their Fried Avocado Taco, featuring chile and lime battered avocado, nappa cabbage, orange aioli, pickled onions and queso fresco – enough to make your taco dreams come true. El Hefe, which has two Valley locations, has one of the best Taco Tuesdays in the Valley.
$4, elhefe.com
Spit Roasted Pork Taco, Salty Sow
I know what you’re thinking… what’s ‘unique’ about a pork taco? Salty Sow takes your run of the mill carnitas and gives them a Southern U.S. twist. The Spit Roasted Pork Taco features slow roasted pork, fried egg, cheese grits and Parmesan queso wrapped in a magical tortilla. Name another taco that has grits?! Plus, these tacos are on happy hour. Score.
$5, 4801 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix, saltysow.com
Ahi Poke Taco, CRUjiente Tacos
What’s more millennial than a culinary portmanteau of two different food trends? CRUjiente Tacos goes full-on “millennial pink” with its Ahi Poke Taco. It features ruby morsels of ahi tuna, seaweed, sesame, green onion and kabayaki in a delicate Taro Root shell. So fetch.
$5.50, 3961 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, crutacos.com
Peking Duck Taco, Taco Guild
Duck, duck… TACO. The Peking duck taco at Taco Guild features plum sauce, fire roasted poblano apricot compote and Brie cheese. With so many favorite flavors going on, its hard to not love this taco. Brie cheese? Poblano apricot compote? It’s like an evening spent discussing Freud at your professor’s classy dinner party, snugly wrapped in a tortilla.
$4.95, 546 E. Osborn Rd., Phoenix, tacoguild.com
Falafel Tacos, Perfect Pear Bistro
I sought out unique tacos, and boy did I find them! Perfect Pear Bistro comes in hot with its falafel taco, featuring crispy falafel, hummus, dill pickles, sprouts, tomato, topped with feta cheese and a creamy pesto vinaigrette. Pickles on a taco sounds weird but, trust us, they push this Mediterranean-inspired concoction over the edge.
$10, 3 Valley locations, perfectpearbistro.com
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