We decided to try El Taco Tequila Taqueria tonight as we explored some stores in downtown Santa Barbara. Any restaurant that has the words “taco” and “tequila” in its name is alright by me. We shared the Poblano Relleno, a cheese stuffed poblano chili with tomato sauce served on fresh corn tortillas. These ingredients always seem to go well together. We also shared an order of the guacamole.
This was pretty straightforward. I then ordered three tacos. The first was the Camaron a la Diabla.
This was described as “spicy grilled shrimp, cabbage, crema Mexicana and cotija cheese”. I didn’t think there was anything spicy about it, but I still enjoyed it. I then had the Bistec Tampiqueño.
This was grilled rosemary garlic skirt steak with poblano chili and melted cheese. I thought this was better than the shrimp taco. My favorite item that I ordered was the Pechuga de Pollo.
The grilled chicken in this taco was really tender. The onions, poblano chili and melted cheese just enhanced the meat. Do note that if you are gluten-intolerant, you can’t have the chips. They are corn chips but they are fried in contaminated oil.
gluten-free in sb 
this is a regular stop for me and my GF friends 🙂
Oooh really? Which taco is your favorite?
i actually really like the chard shrimp taco that you weren’t such a fan of…i like the almost burnt taste 🙂 but i also like my popcorn on the almost burnt side…but really i like almost everything ive tried there, ist a nice addition to the casual eating options around town 🙂
and theyre open late!