Thursday, February 18, 2010
Restaurants Taqueria del Sol plans anniversary celebration
Posted by Cliff Bostock @cliffbostock on Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:13 PM
After a not-so-good meal at Cantina Taqueria on Sunday night, I was happy to stop by Taqueria del Sol on Cheshire Bridge for dinner Monday. I ordered the week's special -- a tostada topped with carnitas -- but also got to sample this off-the-menu dish by Eddie Hernandez. It's a (large) tamale stuffed with chihuahua cheese, fresh corn and strips of roasted poblanos.
George Trusler, manager of the restaurant, told me that it will soon be the 10th anniversary of the first Taqueria del Sol (on the Westside). At the time, the Cheshire location was Sundown Cafe and featured a much more complex menu of dishes by Hernandez. It later converted to a taqueria itself, and, along with the Sundown name, the owners had to ditch the more complicated dishes -- like this tamale.
To celebrate the anniversary, the owners plan to open a different TDS for a few hours each Sunday in April. Diners will get a chance to order some more complicated dishes. "We hate that we can't do certain dishes now, " Trusler said, "but they take too long with the high-speed pace of the taquerias."
Get on the TDS mailing list to be sure you're notified about the anniversary celebration.
(Photo by Cliff Bostock)
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I love the food at TDS. But the complicated hours and the poor treatment I have received repeatedly (at least at the Decatur location) as stopped me from ever going again. Like the "Soup Nazi" episode Seinfeld, I hesitated once when ordering and it was NO TACO FOR YOU! They have made it clear that they are doing ME a favor by opening the doors (11:47 - 1:13). It's just not worth it. I miss Sundown and Eddie's real menu.
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“We hate that we can’t do certain dishes now,” Trusler said, “but they take too long with the high-speed pace of the taquerias.” So why do we have to have all taquerias? Sundown was one of my favorite restaurants. Taqueria del Sol is one of my least favorite.
simply put.I used to be a regular and know the manager quite well,but frankly after sitting at the bar and hearing the bitter hateful things that come out of their mouths,I will no longer be dining here.there are too many authentic places to go too where they will treat you like family.lost its touch.theres a reason for the many bad reviews.
I too used to be a regular and know the owner Mike and the pissy manager George. These are two of the most miserable people you will ever know. I have heard the way they treat, talk to and about their customers. If they ever spoke to me like that they would be picking their asses up off the floor. I don't go there anymore and never will, I tell everyone NOT to go there.....word of mouth gets around. I can't believe that people would continue to support that place with that kind of customer service or lack there of.....there are too many other places to go to eat in this town and spend my money. I hope they all FAIL......
Just saw this add, and the Food is great, it's fast pace but George Trusler is an ASS! These place is not customer friendly at all. Stop going myself also. If they don't change their wicked ways than I too hope that others follow suit and stop going.
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