This post isn’t a new food adventure. This is a place I’ve eaten at frequently, but I don’t think I mention it enough and I feel like I should put on record that I love me some Rico’s Tacos! Sometimes I take them for granted and I certainly don’t hit it enough. But I’ve started to get it back into my regular rotation since I’ve been working from the Computer Mine for two months or so at this point.

Plus another impetus is that while I love tacos, I often forgot about Taco Tuesday. But in the last few weeks Elizabeth has taken it upon herself to remind me that it is Taco Tuesday. This isn’t because of Rico’s. And may God have mercy on your soul if you think Taco Tuesday means Taco Bell or Taco John’s whichever one of those hellholes does the Taco Tuesday thing. I don’t eat at either of them. Well… to be honest I occasionally (when I’m not eating healthy) will go through Taco John’s for a heaping bowl of Potato Oles. I’m not proud of this fact, but they always give Naima a treat in the drive-thru and if you think that doesn’t count big time in getting me to go to a restaurant you have not been paying attention.

But I digress…

When Elizabeth sends me a message about Taco Tuesday, she is talking about the taco special at Whiskey River. The fact that I have hit up the delicious Whiskey River tacos a few times in recent weeks is not what this food adventure is about. The Whiskey River tacos are great. Rico’s Tacos are better.

So when I went to Rico’s recently, I decided to document it and make a formal endorsement. There isn’t much that I have formally endorsed. I should compile that list some day. I know it goes deeper than Little White Lye Soap, but not much deeper.

Rico’s pictures:

Rico’s is a food truck, but it never moves.

You can get other things from Rico’s but tacos is in the name!

Note the Mango Jarritos.

They give you a beeper that notifies you when your food is ready.

So ready for some tacos!

I went for one azada, one pollo, one adobada, and one chorizo.

So good!

Making me so hungry!

Mango Jarritos is the best and so few places stock it.

I might have licked the container. No shame!

This is an endorsement, so you don’t even need to ask if I would pursue Rico’s Tacos. I pursue them on a consistent basis.

Rico’s Tacos can be found at:

624 East Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa

They are currently open 11 AM to 8 PM Tuesday through Saturday.

The next food adventure will also involve a food truck.