"Boca Grande" - wasn't that by Gerardo?

Boca Grande
Cambridge, MA
8.0

So, tacos from Boca Grande. As you can tell by their menu, this is a pretty bog-standard taqueria for the Boston area, running neck and neck with Anna's in the mind and hearts and tummies of the public. They do have quite a few more options available and pride themselves on their freshness, which is a sensible approach because they do a fine job with their condiments and ingredients used.

Kristin and I decided to share an order of the Tacos Boca Grande, which features chorizo, diced tomato, onion, and cilantro mix with a light dusting of queso fresco to finish it off. You get three of these suckers for $3.95, which is about the same as Anna's tacos al pastor (offered by Boca Grande as well, I should note.) I have to say that while the chorizo was well made and toothsome, I would have appreciated more spice in it. I'm the sort of person who wants their nose to run while eating Mexican and while I understand they have to sling their wares at the general public, a bit more oomph would have helped a bit.

This quibble aside, the quality of the goods at Boca Grande is very high and you can do a lot worse than this by going to Taco Bell and letting them unleash their culinary hell upon you. The only possible advantage a run to the border can net you is a gallon-sized container of sweet, sweet Dr Pepper action, but I can simply say "Jarritos!" as a response. Bostonians who eat at Taco Bell will earn nothing but scorn from me going forward.