El Tarasco

I sit here now solely from reading a recommendation about their quality & consistency.   If all  their food is like the barbacoa of beef cheeks I just had, I will absolutely do the trip here again.  Wow.  For a mom & pop, this is a very pleasant surprise.

Seriously authentic and delicious.  Great tacos. The lamb is excellent.  The tortas are huge. People have begged these guys to open in Thomasville, Bainbridge, etc. Worth the drive from Bainbridge or worth the time if you are traveling through on US 84.  Try the fish. I think the al Veracruz is the best one. Served head in tact.  Creepy but tasty.

I didn't think there were any restaurants worth visiting in Cairo--and apparently neither did anyone else on Yelp since there are no restaurant reviews at all in this city. Does this mean I get to be Cairo Elite Squad?--but then I suggested Mexican and we came to El Tarasco, which was described as both cheap and authentic Mexican food. I love both of those, so I was sold from the get go. This place did not disappoint.

They have four different salsas, three of which were quite spicy, and all of them were delicious. I typically like tacos (or nachos--I can't explain it, it's a sickness, don't judge me) to try a new Mexican place. The tacos were $1.25 each and there are double meat tacos for $1.50. I had chorizo, pastor, and I tried a bite of lengua and they were all delicious. Then I tried Rachel's Sombrero taco, which is one of the double tacos, and I realized the error of my ways. The double meat taco made a perfect combo of the pastor and chorizo and was definitely worth the extra $0.25. I also got the nachos which were not at big as I have seen elsewhere, but that's just because they don't use as many chips as other places, which allows you to enjoy fresh crunch chips with almost every bite. They were well worth the meager $5 price tag.

I can't wait to go back and try some more stuff.