Taco the Town

This BEST OF T3 Summer Taco-cation Edition takes us back to Summer 2019 when we took the show to LOS ANGELES and taste tested the tasty tacos at SALAZAR!!! Enjoy!

This week we take another splash into some BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Goodness for SUMMER TACO-CATION SEASON as we take a look back at the time we ventured out to TIPSY TACO at LAKE LOTAWANA, the perfect KC Metro SUMMER TACO-CATION Destination!!! Enjoy this BEST OF Episode from back in August 2019!!

This week we hop in the way back machine AND hop in a VAN (Dave's favorite Summer Vacation Vessel!) That's right, it's another BEST OF T3 Flashback as we eat Tacos in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER IN KC! A VanLifeKC Van to be exact! What a perfect vehicle to make your Summer Taco-Cation Dreams Come True! This one is from back in MARCH of 2021!

We're kicking off Summer 2025 by listening back to some of our fun SUMMER TACO-CATION Trips in the past! Like this week's episode when we went up to the Windy TACO City of CHICAGO and sampled some of their tasty tacos! Recorded in JULY 2019.

Sometimes we gotta venture outside of KC proper to taste test the tasty tacos in other neighboring Taco Towns and that's what we're doing this week...hitting LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD in LAWRENCE, KANSAS with special returning guests DAN & SAM BILLEN (Primary Color Music, The Post Haus & Adventures in Advertising Podcast!) Dan (who walks to Los Guapos multiple times a week to eat their tacos) and his brother Sam share with Dave their love of Los Guapos' amazing tacos & share the tale of their recent controversial Super Bowl TV spot for Quality Plumbing! Dave and his guests chat about advertising, To-Go Margaritas & recent Lawrence Taco Spot Closings! We also have a BREAKING TACO NEWS Report about Salty Iguana & On The Border! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant in Overland Park closing, a robbery at the Taco Republic in Prairie Village & Taco Bell's new Crunchwrap Sliders! WOULD YOU TRY IT? ALL OF THIS PLUS: We learn why the Billens love Beans and Teens love T-Bell! And the group ponders if they all passed away during the episode and went to Taco Heaven?! AND DON'T MISS: Dan has his 'Tacos are bigger than religion' moment! Has he gone koo koo or is that just the delicious margaritas and tequila shots talking? SAD ENDINGS AND HAPPY BEGINNINGS: ALL THIS WEEK ON TACO THE TOWN! MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Rancho Grande, KCK Taco Trail/Visit KCK & Lost Found & Rewound Podcast.

This week we're celebrating National Margarita Day at another new KC Taco Spot...DOS TEQUILAS KC in Shawnee, Kansas! With our special guest Taco Reviewer Actress & Comedian TIFFANY MICHELLE! And not only are we taste testing tasty tacos...we are taste testing tasty TORTAS! In a T3 FIRST Dave takes a bite of one of the most delicious Tortas he's ever had and it's a life-changer! Also Tiffany tells us about life as a stand up comic, growing up in Texas and New Mexico (Great Taco States) and taking the road less travelled driving through Mexico! What taco gems did she find? Dave and Tiffany also discuss the recent snowstorms and polar vortexes and how they survived! (Hint: KFC Mashed Potatoes and Gravy!) In the TACO TICKER the gang tacos about the Fuzzy's Taco Shop location in Lawrence closing after 13 Years, KFC (Yum Brands) moving out of Kentucky for Texas and we hear a CHEESY GORDITA CRIME story about a Florida Black Bear that stole a $45 Taco Bell Order off someone's front porch (and it came back for the drinks!) ALL THIS AND: Living in New Mexico Food Tips and Hot Air Balloon Tips! SHRIMP & CHEESE! A Good Combo or Nah? TACO THE TOWN AT DOS TEQUILAS! GREAT TACOS & TORTAS! JUST WATCH YOUR STEP! Sponsors: Rancho Grande Cantina, KCK TACO TRAIL/Visit KCK & LOST FOUND & REWOUND Podcast. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records.

Once again we're checking out a new KC area Taco spot and this week's episode finds us back in Overland Park, Kansas at TACOS BORRACHOS with our special guest Taco Reviewers THE WEATHERFORD BROTHERS (STEVE & MIKE!) It's Chiefs Super Bowl Week so we're finding out Steve & Mike's Big Game Party Plans! (Any game day rituals? And what's your go to Super Bowl Snack? Did someone say HUMAN SIZED TACO?) We even give our predictions for the BIG GAME! The Weatherford's also give us an update on the musical they are writing, TACO CITY, which now seems to be in a holding pattern for many reasons! We also talk about The Nelson Snow Butt, Would Travis & Taylor be interested in investing in an Animatronic Puppet company and What does Taylor Swift buy at Trader Joe's? Steve tells us about Elton John's Cousin...BELTON JOHN and would Milli Vanilli perform again with a Vanilli hologram? And Steve sings us a Taco blues song from the Musical!! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss the recent TACO BELL Live Más Experience Event at the Palladium in LA where they announce the latest in Taco Bell Innovations! (Why wasn't Dave invited to this?!) And we also chat about Taco Bell's latest creation: Cheesy Dipping B-Words! ALL THIS AND: We learn about the Other Taco Via in Topeka! Does Buc-ee's have Tacos? What do you get if you stuff a b-word into a taco? AND DON'T MISS AS WE REMINISCE ABOUT MIKE'S OLD BAND FROM 8th GRADE 'FLAVOR KISS'!! (We also take a twirl on the Taco Wheel as well!) DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS SPECIAL TACO THE TOWN GEM! DON'T LET BELTON JOHN DOWN! Sponsors: Rancho Grande Cantina, KCK TACO TRAIL & VISIT KCK, Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast. Music by Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records.

It's our first episode of 2025 and we're hitting a new taco spot up in Historic Downtown Parkville, Missouri....K-TACOS & MORE with our special guest Taco Reviewer NANCY LE from @EatswithNancy on Instagram! We chat about where Nancy ate KC RESTAURANT WEEK and what some of her favorite Northland Taco Spots are! We also get to the bottom of Nancy's foodie travels and find out the best place to get a Coney Dog in Tulsa! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout the break-ins back in December at two of our favorite KC Taco spots and what the city can do about it. We also discuss the Guy Fieri Look-a-Like Contest happening at Guy's Dive at the P&L for his birthday (You win a signed cookbook!) and Dave also reveals that he tried the new TACO BELL CHICKEN NUGGETS! What did he think of them? Ya gotta listen to find out! ALL THIS AND: We Taste test the tasty tacos at K-TACOS, Take a Twirl on the Taco Wheel and get into some juicy TACO TOPICS!! HAPPY NEW TACO YEAR FROM TACO THE TOWN!! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK TACO TRAIL & VISIT KCK. Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast.

We're heading south for this year's Christmas Episode...down to the Ozarks...to the CHRISTMAS TREE CAPITAL OF AMERICA...BRANSON, MISSOURI to have a good ole fashioned Ozark Mountain Taco Christmas!!! Our special guests this week are Actors/Performers CONRAD AND TIFFANY BEAR, who appeared in the Hallmark Christmas Film "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" and who also grace the Branson stage at the Sight & Sound Theatre! Conrad & Tiffany introduce us to the tasty tacos at their favorite Branson Taco spot MEZCAL and also tell us about the Christmas show they are currently performing in and they also give us their BRANSON TOP 5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO!! Dave also flashes back to the last time he was in Branson (1984!!) and ponders the GINAT CHICKEN at Senor Cluck's on the Branson Strip! In the Taco Ticker, we cover the story of CHIPOTLE warning us that a price hike is coming in 2025 & we also Taco 'bout TACO BELL's Retro 'Decades' Menu! We also get I to the holiday spirit by tackling some TINSEL TOPICS!!! (Who has the best Egg Nogg in Branson?!) We also take a twirl on the TACO WHEEL!!! IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TACO TIME OF THE YEAR!!! IN KC...AND BRANSON!!! MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail & Visit KCK. Lost & Found & Rewound Podcast.

We're always making KC Taco History here on TACO THE TOWN and this episode is no different as we become the FIRST HUMANS TO EAT TACOS ON THE KC WHEEL!! That's right! Dave and his special guests Dancers/Performers/Engaged Couple ANNIE DAUZAT & DAVID CROSS eat some tasty tacos from ACOSTA'S TAQUERIA (a new spot on Southwest Boulevard) on board the KC (Ferris) WHEEL which is celebrating 1 Year spinning over the KC Skyline this December! Annie & David tell us about working & living (and dancing) on a cruise ship for the last year and a half and we find out what the taco scene is like on the high seas! We also find out what some of their favorite ports were and learn about the top spot to get tacos in Juneau, Alaska and Mexico! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the restaurant chain CHI-CHI'S that is planning a comeback in 2025 after a 20 Year hiatus and chat about Taco Bell's plan to install certain drive thrus with Photo Booths for an upcoming Super Bowl Commercial! Will they be coming to your city? ALSO: TACO DRONES! CILANTRO HOES! Ferris Wheel FUN FACTS! And Daves's B-Boy Past! ALSO: If there is pineapple on a Mexican Hamburger should there be a written warning? TACO THE TOWN! High Above Downtown KC!! Overlooking the Golden Taco Road of Southwest Boulevard on the KC WHEEL!! Like our forefathers intended!! MUSIC: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK TACO TRAIL/VISIT KCK. Lost & Found & Rewound Podcast.

T3 is back at it checking out another new taco spot in the city of taco fountains! This week Dave and his guests KATE HAUGAN & CHRISTINA SCHAFER from the TART PARTY Podcast enjoy the tasty tacos at TAKO TAKO, a new Sonoran Taco spot on State Line!! Kate & Christina tell us all about their KC Food-centric podcast and even give us the inside scoop on some of their most recent favorite Kansas City Restaurants & Meals! Kate gives us the skinny on her recent Head Massage & Accidental Boob Massage while Christina tells us her Taco Origin Story (Growing up in California, then moving to the Taco Desert of Massachusetts but then making her way to Kansas to have a first date at Jalapeños in Stanley!) ALSO: We celebrate Kate's 10th Appearance on the Show and take her down a taco memory lane of her past appearances! And she is gifted a special hat!! AND: RICKY TORRES from TAKO TAKO sits down with the gang and gives us the 411 on Tako Tako's origins and delicious menu! (Sonoran Dogs Coming soon!) In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Jalapeños Mexican Grill Mystery in Downtown KC, The New Olathe Tiki Taco, the TACO CABANA Chain looking to move into the KC market, Abelardo's expanding its KC locations AND we take a Look at The Pitch's BEST OF KC 2024 Issue! What did the readers get wrong and right when it comes to the KC Taco Scene? ALL THIS AND: Kate tries the 'If You Know You Know Hot Sauce!' We ask: "What is your Level of comfort with Robot Ordering Screens at Restaurants?" Christina tells us the proper way to say RAGAZZA!! KATE FACES THE TACO GAUNTLET!!! And what are TART PARTY'S THANKSGIVING PLANS?! TACO THE TOWN AT TAKO TAKO!!! Much like a Tiny Taco Waterfall, the smell is not easy to shake!!! Music by SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL/VISIT KCK. Lost & Found & Rewound Podcast.

Happy Tacovember, Taco The Towners!! We've got another amazing new tacotastic Taco Spot for you this week and this one's FANCY! Winner of The Pitch's Best New Restaurant of 2023...it's BARBACOA, a KC BBQ/Mexican Cuisine Mashup! And this week's special guest Taco Reviewers tell us what they think of this hot new KC Taco Spot: JASON NIVENS from the Jason Nivens' Kansas City Podcast and years on KC Rock Radio & back for her 3rd Time on the show SHELBI NEEL (Insurance Agent @bestinkansascity, Actress, Friend of Stray Cats, & Superfan of Barbacoa!) In this week's episode we delve into some deep rock concert/rock musician talk and even dip into KC's dark past (Annie Chambers Brothel Chat, anyone?) Nivens tells us where to get some tasty turkey tacos on Southwest Boulevard, Shelbi tells us about her unhealthy obsession with Jack White, KC Concert Etiquette and we discuss the best venues to see a show in the town of tacos! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout LOS CABOS in Independence going out of business & 8 Area Applebee's Restaurants surprisingly closing their doors! AND did the now bankrupt T.G.I. Friday's really start as a pick up joint with Potato Skins? Is this an end of an era?! ALL THIS AND: Barbacoa Chef Roman Raya swings by! MICRO CILANTRO! The Chesterfield Club! And Nivens remembers a Late Night Del Taco meal in St. Louis!! AND DON'T MISS US TAKING A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL!!! TACO THE TOWN AT BARBACOA!!! Almost as Good as a Historic Re-enactment of the Battle of Westport using Tacos instead of bayonets!!! MUSIC: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail/Visit KCK. Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast.

T3 is celebrating TacoWeen by hitting one of the newest Taco (and Tiki) Spots in the Crossroads...CONCHITA TACOS & KON TIKI!!! Two of Dave's Favorite things! TACOS N' TIKI! What a Combo! Dave is joined by special guest Tiki Critic/Painter/Art Teacher/World Traveler PAIGE CROSSWHITE! We cover a wide range of topics in this episode such as: A list of KC's Haunted Halloween Pop Ups! Paige tells us what makes a Tiki Bar a LEGIT Tiki bar and shares a whole lotta Tiki Fun Facts! As we sip on some Tiki Drinks, Paige tells us about her recent trip to Italy and reveals the worst taco she ever had! Dave & Paige reminisce about KC Tiki Bar of the past Tiki Cat (Who got to keep the Creature from the Black Lagoon?) and Paige reveals her favorite all time Tiki Bar and Tiki Drink! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Mad Scientists that are injecting Mice with Dorito Dust making them INVISIBLE! Are humans next?! We also chat about the New York Taco Bell customers that are enraged with the price increases on their Cheesy Gordita Crunches! When will the madness stop? (Is the Luxe Cravings Box a better deal?) ALL THIS AND: Dave remembers a bad rum experience in Negril! What's it like eating a pizza in the land of its birth? Do Hot Pockets not have pockets anymore? ALSO: We land on NOT TACOS on the TACO WHEEL! What topic will we discuss? And will it be Kansas City's MOST HAUNTED PLACES?!! It just might be!! JOIN US IF YOU DARE!!! FOR SOME TASTY TACOS AND TERRIFYING TIKI DRINKS!! ALL ON THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF TACO THE TOWN! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: Bad Movies/Worse Opinions Podcast, KCK TACO TRAIL/VISIT KCK & Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast.

To celebrate 7 Years of Taco-ing The Town, we've got another Epic TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN episode for you this week on T3! That's where we pit two Taco spots against each other in a titanic taco tussle to determine who has the tastiest tacos! And this time we've got two of the Newer Mission, Kansas Taco Spots going up against each other... CAMPESINO vs LOS GALLITOS!! It's the Gigantic Jostle on Johnson Drive!!! Joining Dave to taste test the tasty tacos is a man with some strong food opinions: CARRINGTON HARRISON (BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast & The Drive on 96.5 The Fan!) Dave chats with Carrington about his BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast (What are some of our favorite Bad Movies?) and Carrington gives us his opinions on In-n-Out, Chili, Whataburger and where to find the best chicken wings in town! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout Taco Bell bringing back the Double Decker Taco! (But for how long?) And what is this new NOSTALGIA MENU T- Bell says is on the horizon? ALL THIS AND: Carrington tells us how Home Alone 2 and a Double Decker Taco led him to radio! Bad Dates at the Peanut! Dave remembers the time he lost his keys bumping and grinding in the Lucky Brewgrille basement! PLUS: The T3 'Sports' Corner!! Tortilla Ranch in Mission: CLOSED! And Does T-Pain have a taco song?! WHO WILL WIN THIS TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN?!! Ya gotta listen to find out!!! Music by SUNEATERS. Sponsors: VISIT KCK, KCK TACO TRAIL, BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast, LOST FOUND & REWOUND Podcast.

On this episode of T3, Dave wishes everyone a HAPPY NATIONAL TACO DAY before taste testing the tasty tacos from STR-EATZ in South KC! (Not to be confused with STREATS in the Crossroads!) Dave is joined by special Guest Taco Reviewer MELISSA DWYER, a Taco Enthusiast, Hairstylist, Budtender, Actress and Up-and-Coming Stand Up Comedian who told us we just had to try her favorite taco spot...STR-EATZ!! Melissa tells us about her recent Honeymoon Adventure at the Corn Palace, how she was raised out in the country on Walking Tacos, the time she had the perfect taco in Mexico and she also lets us know her NATIONAL TACO DAY plans! In the Taco Ticker, we taco 'bout the closing of CocoBolos in PrairieFire (Still open for catering), an Indiana Judge who makes a ruling that tacos and burritos are, in fact, sandwiches?! And we learn how Taco Bell's drive thru's are about to get some A.I. all up in them! (Can't we just have Robots that serve us tacos instead?) ALL THIS AND: Melissa tells us about working at Greenlight as a Budtender and she gives Dave a special taco gift! We also take a Twirl on the Taco Wheel and Melissa walks the Taco Gauntlet! CELEBRATE NATIONAL TACO DAY (Oct. 1st or Oct. 4th for you purists out there) by listening to the latest edition of TACO THE TOWN! Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL, DIPP IT SALSA, LOST FOUND & REWOUND Podcast & BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast.

T3 is back in WESTPORT this week checking out another new KC Taco Spot, PINCHES TACOS, with our Special Guest Taco Reviewers LAUREN FLYNN, TIFFANY SMITH & AUBREY DYKEMAN from Kansas City Folk Pop Band OLIVIA FOX! They tell Dave all about what's next for the band, their favorite KC venues to perform at and what dangers they encounter playing rooftop gigs! (BIRDS!) Also they share with us Olivia Fox's secret before, during and after gig eatery: Chipotle! We explore the PINCHES menu and marvel at the LARGEST MARGARITA IN KC!!! Can the ladies finish it? We also talk about FALL TIME IN KC! What are Olivia Fox's favorite Autumn activities? In the TACO TICKER we tackle the topics Taco Bell wanting to change the date of NATIONAL TACO DAY! And we discuss Mission Taco Joint's Name Change! All of this and with the help of Olivia Fox we reveal the new Theme song for the TAKE A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL Segment! AND: We learn what a 'Haystack' is! We talk about Chocolate Chip Cookies and eat some Churros! Sing some Taco Songs and learn what should never be put on a taco according to Aubrey! TACO THE TOWN! BACK IN WESTPORT WITH OLIVIA FOX!! Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: DIPP IT SALSA & KCK TACO TRAIL.

This week we're hitting' up a new taco spot in one of Dave's old High School Cruisin' spots...TAQUIZA KS in Rosana Square with special guest Taco Reviewers from the KC Comedy Scene: JAKE (Jakin' Off Podcast) REDPATH, KASEY FAMOUS & EVAN CHRISTIAN GOLDT! (Who are all performing in the FOUNTAIN CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL this weekend in KC!! Get yer tickets!!) Dave and his guests get into some good Rosana Square & KenTacoHut tales (Like what is the go-to order while dining inside a KenTacoHut and who was that old dude who used to dance with young girls at Raoul's Velvet Room) and review some tasty Tequila tacos like the Enchilada Taco! (NOT an Enchilada but a TACO!) In the TACO TICKER, we discuss some new Taco spots opening up in the Crossroads and on State Line Road! We also get to the bottom of renegade Taco Festivals, specifically the one this summer in San Jose that gave everyone bad vibes and no tacos! ALL THIS AND: Kasey & Evan's Top Sushi Spots in KC! What is HOT WAFFLE?! WE SING SOME TACO SONGS! And will Jackson Mahomes be at the Fountain City Comedy Festival performing prop comedy? You'll have to get your tickets to find out! Give this episode a listen and see what we think about TAQUIZA KS!!! (Not to be confused with the Anhueser Busch drink, Tequiza, from the late '90's! MUSIC: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL, DIPP-IT SALSA, LOST, FOUND & REWOUND PODCAST.

TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!! After a year hiatus, Dave returns from his time in the wilderness and aims to finish what he started...eat at all of the taco-rrific n' tasty taco spots KC has to offer! There have been a lot of new Taco spots open up in the past year and Dave has his sights on all of them! In this episode, Dave and his guests CHRIS LOST (Lost, Found &Rewound Podcast & Suneaters, Lotuspool Records), NATALIE FIELEKE (Food Reviewer with NatalieInKC on Instagram) and DAVID FIELEKE (Baseball nut and Skin Doctor at Cornerstone Dermatology) head back to KAUFFMAN STADIUM, Home of those pesky upstart Kansas City Royals, to taste test a very special taco...THE TASTE OF THE K TACO!!! (It has Spicy Cracker Jack's on it, people!! Among many other ingredients!) We chat about our guest's Summer MLB Stadium Tours, Bobby Whitt Jr.'s Heroic Season, KC Royals Future Stadium Plans and Chris asks David about his moles! We also tackle the topic of Catalina Dressing Taco Salad! Anyone a Catalina Dressing fan? In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Taco Spot Openings & Closings on the Country Club Plaza (RIP, CHUYS & MISSION TACO JOINT-SOUTH PLAZA) and we give our ideas for the upcoming Plaza Revamp! (More Gondolas and Jet skis on Brush Creek!) We also cover the news from over the summer that Ponak's is up for sale! ALL THIS AND: We introduce our new segment...TAKING A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL! JUST LIKE OUR BELOVED BOYS IN BLUE, TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!!! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA & The LOST, FOUND & REWOUND Podcast.

This week we look back on our HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2020 when we sipped on some Tiki Drinks at TIKI HUNA at the IRON DISTRICT in North Kansas City with former Taco The Town All Stars KATE HAUGAN, STANN TATE, DAISHA JONES, CYNTHIA MALONE & NICK LECKEY! We also had some Holiday-rrific musical performances from Former T3 guests JOSH BERWANGER, KATLYN CONROY, SAM BILLEN, SOLOHAWK featuring TIL WILLIS and we also debut a special Christmas ditty from SUNEATERS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!!

Here's another Classic Holiday Episode of T3 for you from way back in December of 2018 when Dave and his pals recorded their first Holiday Cocktail Party Episode at TikiCat (a Tiki bar in Westport that sadly no longer exists!) The gang taste tests some delicious Tiki drinks, sings some seasonal favorites and chats about everything festive in this BEST OF T3 Episode from Christmases Long Long Ago! Hope you enjoy!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!

It's the Holiday Season so why not celebrate with some CLASSIC BEST OF HOLIDAY EPISODES OF TACO THE TOWN!! This one is from way back in December of 2017! It's our PANCHO'S Episode (Episode # 9) where we review Pancho's and a very special, jolly white-haired man stops by in the Middle of a Snowstorm! (No, Not Santa!) It's OLD MAN WINTER!! We hope you enjoy this Holiday Gem from Way back in 20171! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!!

What better way to celebrate the Holiday Season by listening back to some CLASSIC T3 Holiday Episodes from the past 6 Years of taco Podcasting! This is our THANKSGIVING SPECIAL from back in 2018 when we had a Taco Feast at The DRUNKEN WORM (RIP!) With guests DAVIS DeROCK, CHAD CRENSHAW & SHAWNA DOWNING! HAVE A TACO-RRIFIC & TURKEY-RRIFIC THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It's time to wrap up our month long 6th Birthday celebration here at TACO THE TOWN! But not before we drop one more classic BEST OF Episode of the show! Today's Episode is our super spooky HALLOWEEN Episode from back in October 2018 when we recorded the show overnight at the DOS REALES Mexican Restaurant in Shawnee which its employees claim to be haunted! We brought along Psychic Mediums DENISE SEAH & KATHY MARQUEZ and their ghost hunting devices to attempt to communicate with the spirits haunting this tasty taco spot! DID WE WITNESS ANY FLOATING TACOS?! You'll just have to listen to find out! ENJOY!

Only a few more days in October to celebrate our 6th Birthday here on Taco The Town and that means only 2 more CLASSIC BEST OF Episodes!! Today's Re-Released Episode was one of the best Taco Days we here at T3 ever experienced from back in November 2019 when we loaded up a Party Bus with Taco The Town All Star Guests and hit the highways and by-ways of the two Taco Cities (KC, MO & KCK) in a souped up Party Bus filled with musical instruments and pinatas and plenty of tacos and celebrated our 100th Episode!! Enjoy this trip down memory lane and trip around this Taco-rrific Taco Town!

There are just a few days left to celebrate 6 YEARS OF TACO THE TOWN here in October!! So here's another CLASSIC BEST OF T3 Episode from back in December of 2020 when Dave and his guest BIRDIE HANSEN faced Dave's greatest fear (his 1 BAD TACO EXPERIENCE) and taste tested the tacos at FUZZY'S TACO SHOP! Will Birdie's Healing Crystals be able to cure Dave or will Fuzzy's disappoint again? You'll just have to listen to find out! ENJOY!

We're still celebrating 6 YEARS of T3 here in October by re-releasing some Classic BEST OF Episodes of the Podcast! And today's is a real doozy from back in June of 2021...the BURRITOVILLE Episode! Join us as we take a listen into an alternate timeline of the Taco The Town Multiverse...to a world where Taco The Town never existed (our version of Pottersville) and the only podcast of it's ilk Is BURRITOVILLE!!! With guests KATE HAUGAN & CHRIS RITO! And a special appearance by Matt Allen! This one's for all you B-Word Lovers out there! ENJOY!

We're gonna keep this 6th Birthday Month Celebration rolling here on T3!! Today's re-release BEST OF Episode is from back in April of 2022 when The WEATHERFORD BROTHERS stopped by for our Annual TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN Episode where we pit two local taco chains against against each other to determine who has the TOP TACO! On this episode it was JOSE PEPPERS vs. MI RANCHITO!!! Listen in to find out who won this TITANIC TACO TUSSLE!! ALSO: Don't miss The Weatherford Brother previewing some songs from their upcoming musical 'TACO CITY: THE MUSICAL!'

TACO THE TOWN is turning 6 this October so we're celebrating by re-releasing some classic BEST OF Episodes of the show! Today's Episode is from back in November of 2020 when Dave and his guests AJA JAMES & MALLORY JANSEN got their first taste of what would become a T3 favorite...TACO NACO KC! Enjoy!

We're celebrating 6 YEARS of the Podcast this October by dropping some classic BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Episodes from our archives! Today's is a special one from way back in November of 2018! Dave and his guests MADISON JOHNSON, RON WOODS & CHRIS LOST were invited to taste test the tasty tacos at ARROWHEAD STADIUM!! Home of the Chiefs and home to some taco-rrific Tacos!! Enjoy!

We continue to celebrate 6 YEARS of TACO THE TOWN this October by re-releasing some BEST OF Episodes of the Podcast! Today we have a great one from back in November of 2021 when we ventured up to Smithville Lake and a little hamlet called Paradise, Missouri where there is a joint called CAPTAIN'S CORNER where Katherine Wald makes Tacos AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD!! A real taco dream come true for Dave and his guests MOLLY BUCHANAN & MINDY HARGESHEIMER! Enjoy!

Another BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Episode coming your way today in honor of T3 celebrating 6 YEARS this OCTOBER! This episode was a special one! Dave commandeered the KC Streetcar back in June 2021 with his guests DONNA MANDELBAUM, STEPH SHANNON & NICOLE SPRINGER! We taste tested some of the tasty tacos you can find along the KC Streetcar line and had a delightful day riding the TACO TRAIN DOWN MAIN!

All October Long we're celebrating 6 Years of Tacoing The Town by re-releasing Classic T3 Episodes and this week we look back at our 50th Episode from October 2018 where we dropped by one of our favorite taco spots in the city BONITO MICHOACAN in KCK with special guests KELCIE McKENNEY & JUG STANOVCIC!

All October Long we're celebrating 6 YEARS of Taco The Town by re-releasing Classic T3 Episodes!! Today we're re-releasing a Classic from back in March of 2019 when Dave and his guests IVANI BING & SAM BILLEN checked out the recently opened GUY FIERI'S DIVE & TACO JOINT in the Power & Light District! Enjoy!

This month we're celebrating THE BEST OF TACO THE TOWN!! All month long we'll be dropping the BEST Episodes from the Past 6 YEARS of T3!! This is our EL CAMINO REAL Episode from December 2017 withy Guests LYDIA SCHNEIDER & ANNIE HARRIGAN!

This is it! The BIG 200th EPISODE & SEASON 2 FINALE OF TACO THE TOWN! And we're doing something we've never done before...WE'RE EATING TACOS ON A BOAT! That's right, we're out on a lake (Lakewood Lake in Lee's Summit, MO), eating some tasty TACO NACO Tacos with some TACO THE TOWN ALL STARS! We've got Pontoon Capt. Keenan Stump, Megan Werner, Mariah Kelli, Erika Holliday, Carlos Chamon & The Villines Sisters, Heather & Kaity! And we even sit down for a visit with Taco Naco's Chef Fernanda Reyes, who tells us about the new Westport Taco Naco location, Taco Naco's origins and plays a little TACO TOPICS Speed Round with us! Join us on the high taco seas as we play some TACO THE TOWN TRIVIA for fabulous Taco Prizes (PLAY ALONG AT HOME!) and taco 'bout some taco news in the TACO TICKER! Ticker Stories covered: An update on the Taco Tuesday trademark Wars between Taco Bell, Taco Johns & Gregory's Bar in New Jersey! And the Flying Subway Blimp that was flying over KC! Are flying Taco Blimps in our future?! This one has it all!! We check the HOT TACO HOTLINE featuring former T3 guests Kate Haugan & Chunter McCrae giving us well wishes on 200 episodes! We also have some stand up boat comedy from guest Carlos Chamon and we encounter a chatty citizen of the Lake: Christopher The Fish!! AND DON'T MISS A LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE from our Pontoon Boat Captain Keenan Stump singing a little ditty called 'TACOS ALWAYS ON MY MIND!" ALL THIS AND: We slap ourselves in the faces with some tortillas as we attempt to play the TORTILLA CHALLENGE! T3, CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES OF TALKING TACOS IN THE CITY OF FOUNTAINS BY EATING TACOS ON YET ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION VESSEL! TACOS AHOY!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCKC TACO TRAIL.

In the penultimate episode of T3 Season 2, we taste test the tasty tacos and margaritas at SENORITA MARGARITA in the Crossroads with Jocelyn Nixon and Andrew Woody from the KC Rock Band THE CREEPY JINGLES! They recap their recent tour of Arkansas and reveal some haunted happenings at some creepy hotels! (And does the band eat a lot of tacos when they're on tour?) Jocelyn & Andrew tell us about their early Taco memories and even tell us about their days living in Austin, Texas living a taco-centric life! Andrew unveils his favorite Breakfast Taco spot in KC and we even get into some Pizza Taco chat, Puffy Taco chat and Basement Bat chat! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss National Fajita Day (Did you celebrate?), Taco Bell's New Grilled Cheese Dipping Tacos (Will it become a regular menu item?) & we taco 'bout the angry Chipotle Karen who belittled a Chipotle Worker for putting too much salsa on her Taco! Is this the start of the Fast Food Wars? In TOWN OF THE TACO, we get into our guests Favorite interaction with a KC Celebrity and our guests reveal their Favorite KC Neighborhood! ALSO: A Pro Cilantro/No Cilantro Debate! What is the Best LaCroix flavor? And Andrew lists every Asian Food he's ever eaten! In RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK We ask "Have you ever gotten into a fight with a friend over food?" And "What is your most Controversial Taco Opinion?" AND DON'T MISS Jocelyn performing an original TACO THE TOWN Tune! T3!! Paving the streets of KC With Taco Love! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. Heath Injury Law.

This week we're checking out another of the newest taco Spots in the town by taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new MISSION TACO JOINT at Park Place in Leawood with our special guests IVANI BING (from Magic 107.3 & Fox 4 News Entertainment Reporter) and JUSTIN BRADLEY (General Manager of Mission Taco Joint Park Place and @pizzapartypuma on Instagram!) We not only break down the menu at Mission Taco and Dave's TACO FUTURES Mural, we also have all your BARBENHEIMER Coverage! Ivani saw Barbie! Dave saw Oppenhimer! They compare notes! (Ivani also tells us about a traumatic childhood theatre experience involving a mouse!) Justin tells us all about his family connections to the Wichita Taco Festival and we ponder what makes Wichita such a great taco and Fast Food town! (And Baba ganoush Town?) Ivani tells us about the best Brazilian Restaurants in KC and the time she smuggled Brazilian bread into the US! In the TACO TICKER, we tackle the titanic taco tussle that was Taco Bell getting Taco John's to relinquish their trademark on the phrase 'TACO TUESDAY!' Was Taco John's bullied by BIG TACO? Or does having no limits on who can use 'taco Tuesday' a good thing? And how is LeBron James involved? In CHEESY GORDITA CRIME, we taco 'bout the man arrested for hiding a gun inside a Taco Bell Quesadilla at a traffic stop! Should he have gone Crunch Wrap with his order instead? ALL THIS AND: Our guests talk about their dislike for CORN! Did the Corn Kid ever meet the band Korn? Ivani falls in love with the Smoky Salsa at MTJ! Justin reveals he is allergic to Nightshades! (We have lots of questions!) AND in Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: 1. If Tacos didn't exist, what would replace the Taco in our lives? And 2. WHO HAS THE BEST SALSA IN KC?! TACO THE TOWN AT MISSION TACO JOINT-PARK PLACE! Much like in Dave's Taco Futures Mural, let this episode pour over your brain like a bottle of Hot Taco Sauce!! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE FOR TACO THE TOWN AS BEST PODCAST IN THE PITCH'S BEST OF KC AWARDS! Sponsors: KCK TACO TRAIL. Heath Injury Law.

This week we're ON LOCATION in Martini Corner but we're not sippin' martinis...we're taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new BARRIO TAQUERIA (in the former Sol Cantina building) with our special guest Taco Reviewers 'KC NASA Lady' DANIELLE JONES & Fox 4 Morning News Reporter MARCUS OFFICER! We chat about Martini Corner, Dave tells us about his recent California Taco-cation, Danielle fills us in on what's new when it comes to space and tacos in space (and objects that appear to be tacos on Mars) & Marcus lets us know why he's always doing news reports in the Arrowhead parking lot and we learn about his youth growing up in Texas & England! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout International Burger Kings and their new insane burger offerings...a Cheeseburger with no meat and 20 slices of American Cheese & a Barbie Burger with Pink Barbie Sauce! We also learn about IHOP now having PANCAKE TACOS on the Menu! SIGN US UP! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "What's your KC GUILTY PLEASURE" and "What's your Favorite Place to see a concert in KC"! ALL THIS AND: Danielle won't stop talking about her favorite KC Taco Spot PANCHO'S! Dave dodges drips from the Air Conditioning Unit! We get into KC Post-Taylor Swift! WILL WE EVER BE THE SAME?! We also do the usual BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES & RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK! Taco The Town at BARRIO TAQUERIA! The next best thing to eating tacos in space!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW.

We're hitting the 'Burbs, Lee's Summit to be exact, well OK we're really in Beautiful Downtown Lee's Summit at CALAVERAS to try some tasty tacos with KATIE & WAYNE HUTCHERSON from the SATURDAYS IN SUBURBIA Podcast! (SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW NOW!) The Hutchersons tell us about their podcast, living in the 'Burbs and a new family tradition of theirs called Tootin' Taco Tuesdays! (Trademark THAT, LeBron!) They also tell Dave about their favorite KC/Lee's Summit Taco Spots, Wayne's recent trip to Vegas, Katie's Dry June (which goes out the window in this episode) and do Wayne & Katie know the secret ingredient that makes El Patron's Margaritas so good?! ALSO: We discuss our 4th of JULY plans and CASEY & TINA from CALAVERAS swing by to tell us about their Frozen Drink Bar and their tasty tacos! In the TACO TICKER we learn about Avelo Airlines new partnership with Taco Bell! THAT'S TACO BELL ON A PLANE, PEOPLE! And the National Restaurant News tells us the Top 8 Taco Chains in the nation! Is your favorite on the list?! We play some TOWN OF THE TACO, a little RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK and we get a Special Sneak Preview of Calaveras' new Fried Chicken Korean Taco!! We're Rockin' The Suburbs This Week!! T3 AT CALAVERAS!! IT'S LEE'S SUMMIT-ERRIFIC!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. Heath Injury Law.

This week's edition of T3 can only go by 1 TITLE: It's MARGARITA MADNESS!! That's right, we're matching up 8 of KC's TOP MARGARITAS in a Bracket Showdown to determine who has the TOP TAKE HOME MARGARITA in the Town!! We've got the Southwest Boulevard Region vs. the 39th St/Brookside & Beyond Region!! ON LOCATION AT THE HI-DIVE ON 39th With Special Guest Margarita/Martini Lovers and Lash Masters HEATHER & KAITYANA VILLINES from CHIC BEAUTY on the Plaza, our taste buds will determine who has the tastiest To-Go Margaritas!!! We've got MARGARITAS, EL PATRON, PONAK'S, TAQUERIA MEXICO, RUDY'S, LOS TULES, JALAPENOS & MISSION TACO JOINT! (And a Bonus Marg from Drunken Worm!) Our guests tell us their tips for great Margaritas, Margarita No Nos and their best drunken Margarita Moment (maybe this episode is one of them?) We read the Many Origin Stories of the Margarita! Which one is true? In the TACO TICKER we learn about the Margarita being 2023's Most Ordered Cocktail so far...but what 2 drinks are hot on it's (cock)tail?! In Town of The Taco, we ask "KC has the Best (Blank)" and "Places in KC I'll Never Eat Again!" Also: Taco Bell Secret Menu Ordering Tips! AND IN THE END: Dave and his guests power through and crown THE BEST MARGARITA IN KC!! WHO WILL WIN? WILL THEY SURVIVE?! DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS COURTESY OF LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW.

We're back in WESTPORT checking out the new TAQUERIA LA NUEVA location (in the old Nichols Lunch spot) with Special Guest Taco Reviewers SHUCHI SINGH (Stand Up Comic, Improviser, Sketch Comic and KC Roller Warrior) & WILL FRANCIS (Stand Up Comic, Teacher, Lego Maniac and Youtube Series "The Nature of Things W/ Terrance Maccabee!") We crack open a lot of tasty tacos and knowledge nuggets on this week's episode such as: Are Barber Shops closed on Monday? Should In-A-Tub serve Tacos in Tubs? What is the proper feet etiquete on an airplane and a a Hot Dog Eating Contest? And Will remembers his last appearance on the show where he was served tacos with way too much tartar sauce on them and it haunts him to this day! We also get into Meat Sweats/Meat Highs and Shuchi tells us about the taco scene growing up in Tallahassee, Florida! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about THE LAST 600 KLONDIKE CHOCO TACOS ON EARTH and where you can get one! The James Beard Award Winning Yoli Tortilleria right here in KC making KC Tortillas world famous! CONGRATS! And in the CHEESY GORDITA CRME Story of the Week we taco 'bout the Man in Washington DC who trashed a Chipotle after the worker took too long preparing his food! In TOWN OF THE TACO we chat about Union Station and KC Concerts! AND DON'T MISS: RAT CHAT!!! (What is KC's Rat population? Are we really in the Top 50 Rattiest Cities in the USA?) ALSO: Chipotle Tofu!! Will tells us the secret to getting into a Children's Lego Festival for free! We also do some RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK AND WILL CHUGS SOME SALSA AND CONSOMME! As 1 reviewer online said: "THIS PLACE IS THE TITS!" Editor: Matt Allen. Music by SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law. DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL.

This week we are back in Mission, Kansas at the beautiful new Tortilla Ranch location with special guests BRITTANY TILANDER & PATRICK MOORE from The Pitch's THE BRITTANY & PATRICK SHOW Podcast! Brittany & Patrick (Yes, THAT Brittany & Patrick) tell us about their new podcast (currently up for Best KC Podcast in KC Magazine's BEST OF KC) and what KC luminaries they have interviewed! We also ponder what other 'Ranch' style restaurants that the Tortilla Ranch folks could add to their umbrella! (Sushi Ranch? Ranch Ranch?) We get a Pancho's/Rancho's Update and Patrick & Brittany tell us where to find the Best Club Sandwich in KC and if there will be applesauce on the side! We get some MEMORIAL DAY reflections, try to think of a new Summer Theme for the show and we wonder why Cadbury Eggs aren't as good as they used to be! AND DON'T MISS THE SPECIAL GIFT CARD SECRET WORD GIVEAWAY! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout the closing of Salsa's Grill in Mission, the up to 400 Burger King's that will be closing across America in 2023 (maybe it's because of that new jingle) and TACO BELL is trying to get TACO JOHN's to relinquish their copyright on the term 'TACO TUESDAY'! ALSO: Patrick gives us his TOP SUMMER MOVIES SO FAR and what to look forward to! Will Smith's WILD WILD WEST Memories! WET B-WORDS & LARGE FISH TACOS AS BIG AS A HONDA CIVIC! AND What Food would make good Boxing Gloves! In Town of The Taco we ask: "What's the Best KC Concert You've Ever Attended?" & "KC has the best (Blank) in the World!" In Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: "If your hands were tacos would you eat them?" & Who has the BEST Chips n' Salsa in KC?!" So put on your bib and step up to the QUESO TROUGH!! TACO THE TOWN IS DOWN ON THE TORTILLA RANCH AND WE'RE NEVER LEAVIN'! HAVE A KICK ASS SALSA!! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW.

T3 once again hits the nearby tasty taco town of Lawrence, KS to check out MOLCAJETE'S Tacos & Tequila on Mass Street with the KC/Lawrence area's Funk/Pop/Soul Quartet THE WHIPS! The boys (Max, Coop, Quinn & Miles) tell us about their new single 'I'M BEGGIN' (which we play on the episode) and their upcoming concert at The Granada on May 12th and at the Uptown in KC on the 21st! They also fill us in on their summer tour! What wacky hijinx can one expect at a Whips show? Lets just say a MACHO MAN MAGICIAN might be in the mix! The band also give us their Hot Taco Takes, their favorite LFK Taco Spots and tell us how they celebrated Star Wars Day and Cinco De Mayo this year! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about the Raisin' Cains chicken spot in Utah that was re-designed by Post Malone himself! (Would you stop there on a road trip?) The Whips tell us about their own signature Latte and perhaps their own Hot Sauce! Coming Soon! We also Taco 'bout Dunkin' Donuts now serving breakfast tacos! Who do you think would win in the battle for breakfast Taco spokespersons? Ben Affleck or Pete Davidson? In TOWN OF THE TACO we Create a New KC Jingle/Slogan or Catchphrase! Our favorite KC Street Name/Place! And what is the Most Underrated/Hidden KC Gem! ALSO: The Whips introduce us to THE SANDWICH PUNCH GAME! SOON TO SWEEP THE NATION! ALL THIS AND: Wild Animal Stories! (Where we talk about the times wild animals we have encountered in nature have looked us in the eyes and stolen our souls!) Then in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK: We discuss Dream Taco Creations, If ghosts get mad when you eat tacos in front of them, Would you get your engagement photos taken at a Taco Bell and W.W.Y.P.I.Y.P? (What would you put in your Pinata?) TACO THE TOWN WITH THE MIDWEST'S # 1 COLLEGE PARTY BAND! EATIN' TACOS AND STEALING SOULS WITH AN INFECTIOUS PARTY GROOVE! ONE WILD PARKING LOT FOX AT A TIME! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK Taco Trail. DIPP IT SALSA. HEATH INJURY LAW.

This week we gathered three KC Twitter Celebs JEREMY '@GuysSnacks' SMITH, DANIELLE '@danielleRoyalKC' NELSON & CHRIS '@TheFakeNed' KAMLER to taste test the tasty tacos at the new GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA in the Crossroads and talk everything KC from the Royals to the the NFL Draft to the possible new Downtown Stadium! We chat about it all, folks! We even get into the Twitter Blue Checkmark debate! (Would you pay to get your blue checkmark back?) We even peer into KC's future to see what we might have to improve on when the World Cup comes to town! Our guests also tell us their favorite KC Taco spots and we ask "Why are there no Bodega Cats in the Broadway Bodega?" In the TACO TICKER, we Taco 'bout the KCK Taco Trail returning, McDonalds is competing with Taco Bell on the frozen drink front and Taco Bell bringing back Nacho Fries...now with Yellowbird Hot Sauce! Also touched up on: Banana Splits: Smash or Pass? Danielle reveals she's never eaten at Taco Bell! And the age old question, would you enter a promotion to win a Jimmy John's Bean Bag Chair? In Town of The Taco we ask: What's your KC Guilty Pleasure? (Danielle's Only Fans?) We uncover some KC Lies! And our guests reveal the one restaurant they hoped visitors checked out during the NFL Draft! In Random Taco Question of the Week, We reveal Unpopular Taco Opinions, What's the Proper Way to Hold and Eat a Taco and we ask: "Have you watched any good Taco themed TV shows recently?" ALL THIS AND: Jeremy gives us the lowdown on the Guy's Snacks Empire! TACO THE TOWN AT GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA!! At the confluence of Broadway and Southwest Boulevard yet snuggled up right next to your taco heart! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA. HEATH INJURY LAW. SUNEATERS NEW ALBUM ON LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.

This week T3 checks out the special tacos at one of the top 50 new restaurants in the US in 2022 according to Bon Appetit Magazine, BABA'S PANTRY!! We are joined by Stand Up Comic & Improviser ANNA MAY SMITH and Indian Buffet Fanatic/Former Comedy Improviser/Current Accountant KATE HAUGAN (in her 9th Appearance on the podcast! She gets a jean jacket on her 10th Appearance!) Anna tells us how many Tacos she has eaten this week and what is her favorite Southwest Boulevard Taco Spot! Kate lets us know what KC restaurants she's been checking out in recent months (Schnitzel is involved) and we chat about Easter Eats! (Did you eat any Ham Tacos?! Or did you order the Stroud's Chicken Easter Package?) In the TACO TICKER we discuss the Cheesy Gordita Crime Story of the week where a Florida Man was arrested for driving 100 mph taking his girlfriend to a job interview at Taco Bell! And we dissect the First All Robotic McDonalds Location! Our Robotic Cheeseburger Overlords have arrived! VIRTUAL TACO-SANITY!! Will these robots give you 'tude at the Drive Thru window? Also: Anna reveals Stephen King's secret literary crutch! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk WALDO! THE NELSON! LIP SYNCH BATTLES! UNION STATION! THE NFL DRAFT! MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU PREVIEW! Will Anna dress up like the Sarlaac Pit? All this and: Anna and Kate tell us about their upcoming podcast on 2024! And in Random Taco Question of The Week we ponder: 1. Are people who don't like tacos being forced to celebrate Taco Tuesday? 2. If you had to choose 1 Fast Food Chain to eat for every meal for the rest of your life, where would you choose? TACO THE TOWN! MORE ENJOYABLE THAN AN ESOPHAGEAL SPASM! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA, BREWBIZ KC & the new album by SUNEATERS on LOTUSPOOL Records.

It's our Annual Spring TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN this week on the podcast where we pit two chain restaurant's tacos against each other in a titanic tortilla tussle! This week it's ON THE BORDER vs. CHILI'S! Local influencer/wine lover CYNTHIA MALONE is in Chili's corner and Real Estate Agent with the Andy Blake Group JARED DUNN is backing ON THE BORDER! WHO WILL WIN?!! During this episode Cynthia shares cherished Chili's memories from her youth and Jared shares Taco Memories of growing up in Lawrence! And Dave tells us about some specific sports memories he has from Chili's and On The Border! Cynthia also shares some of her home Taco recipes and reveals her new favorite KC Taco Spot! Also: We talk Iguana tacos and do an in depth review of the chips & salsa at both restaurants! Which salsa will make us ask the question: "You serve this salsa to children?" In the TACO TICKER, we learn about the Irate Man who destroyed a Taco Bell drive thru speaker when they couldn't fill his order in the Cheesy Gordita Crime Story of the Week! We also Taco 'bout Tacos El Gallo opening up a 2nd KC location and Taco Bell announcing the return of the Volcano Menu this summer! LAVA SAUCE FOR EVERYONE! ALL THIS AND: We ask where were you when you first heard the Chili's baby back rib song? Are these types of chain restaurants doomed? A Chili's and On The Border Deep Dive!! Wet and Dry Taco Talk! Table side Guac: You into that? And in Random Taco Question of the Week we ponder: Virtual Tacos!! And what would replace a taco in our lives if a taco never existed?! THIS TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN IS A NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH!!!! WHOSE TACOS WILL BE TOPS?!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: Brew Biz KC Card Game. DIPP IT Salsa. SUNEATERS New Album available now on LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.

This week we take the show for a trip up North...NORTH KC, that is!! We're sampling the tasty tacos at CHEF TITO's with special guests from KC's Award Winning Musical Improvisation Comedy Troupe THE MAESTROS (maestroskc.com) JOANNA DE LEON & JERRY RAPP! They tell us about their upcoming show at the Underground Throwdown on April 8th at The Kick Comedy Theatre in Westport! Dave reveals what the W. in his name stands for (Is it Willshimer?) and also tells the gang about the time in his life when he was the KC Karaoke Champion and went by the name Kevin Peters! Will the Maestros attempt to get Kevin Peters to return from his long hiatus? YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT!! We chat a bit about St. Patrick's Day in KC and Spring Break (and do some bad Irish & Scottish accents!) And Joanna tells us about the time she went Salsa Dancing and tore up the dance floor at Chef Tito's! We also learn about Joanna's early years growing up in Salem, Oregon with skinny cows! And Jerry has a bone to pick with Chipotle!! In the TACO TICKER we cover the news story about Taco Bell marrying a couple in the METAVERSE (which derails the show as we attempt to enter said Taco Metaverse and live our lives there the rest of the episode!) We also taco 'bout Chipotle announcing they are starting a spin off restaurant concept! Will it have free breadsticks like Fazoli's? Chef Tito stops by our table and tells us his taco theory and serves us up some scrumptious OCTOPUS TACOS!!! In Town of The Taco, We make up some new KC Slogans and/or catchphrases! And we ruminate on Things KC Gets A Bad Rap About! ALL THIS AND: Don't Miss our guests singing some Good & Bad Reviews in Funny Voices! Joanna has one too many sips of her margarita! In Random Taco Question of The Week we ask: What is the proper order to layer your taco and Does a Taco place make a great first date location? ALSO: KEVIN PETERS RETURNS TO SING SOME BEE GEES! Will Dave/Kevin and his guests ever make it out of the Taco Metaverse?! DO THEY EVEN WANT TO LEAVE? The Answer is NO this week on a very special TACO THE TOWN! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: Dipp It Salsa, Brew Biz KC Card game & Heath Injury Law.

Anyone else having a Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration Hangover? We are too! But we're also having a taco hangover at another new KC Taco Spot called...TACO HANGOVER in Shawnee, Kansas! We're checking it out this week with special guest Taco Reviewers JEREMEY DANNER from 4 Hands Brewing & Taco Fanatic SARA HARPER (Rock_chalk_sara on Instagram!) Dave and his guests chat about unconventional Hangover Cures (Sardines on Toast?) and Sara shocks us all and reveals she's never had a hangover despite being a big drinker! Sara and Jeremy tell us about growing up in small towns and having a sheltered taco youth. We also ask if getting a taco party pack for your teenagers makes you a cool parent? AND: We chat about Loose Meat Sandwiches and SHARK Tacos! In the TACO TICKER we discuss recent KC Taco Spot closings, re-cap National Margarita Day (did you celebrate?) and learn about Jack-In-The-Box offering two tacos for 72 cents in honor of their 72nd Birthday! ALSO: GUAC TALK! And in TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout the Best & Worst Thing About KC and our guests tell us what's the Worst KC Concert they ever attended. AND DON'T MISS: Sara tells us about her love of Birria and her Taco Tattoo! And Jeremy brings some tasty 4 Hands Beers for us to taste test! In Random Taco Questions of the Week we ask: Would you ever eat a Tuna Taco? A Kangaroo Taco? And if a taco wasn't called a taco what would you call it? TACO THE TOWN: YOU WON'T GET A HANGOVER FROM THIS PODCAST! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Brew Biz KC Card Game, Heath Injury Law & the new Suneaters album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers.'

This week we're checking out one of the newest Taco spots in the KC area, TACOS 4 LIFE GRILL, with special Taco Reviewer guests Madame Marisa MacKay & Chelsea "Whiskey Go Go" Anglemyer from KC's Burlesque Downtown Underground! We taste test done tasty tacos and the guests tell us about their upcoming Valentine's Day shows this week on Feb. 11th at The Bird and Feb. 14th at J. Rieger's Hey Hey Club! What sexy hijinks are in store? We also run down a list of Good & Bad/Acceptable & Unacceptable Valentine's Day Gifts & Activities! What would you choo-choo-choose for your sweetheart? We even chat a little bit about the SUPER BOWL!! We also talk a lot about the delicious Puffy Taco shells at Tacos 4 Life! Chelsea tells us about her top taco spots in KC and we learn about the Old Arby's (Now Taco Republic) that has a basement! Who knew?! In the TACO TICKER we learn about Taco Bell bringing back Chicken Wings! Will you eat them? In Town of the Taco we ask our guests: What's the Worst KC Concert you ever attended? And what's your favorite interaction with a KC Celebrity? (Paul Rudd and Eric Hosmer Stories!) ALSO: We get to the bottom of the hard hitting questions like: How do you chose what end of the Taco you start to eat? And Would you date a Soap Person if you were Pro Cilantro? And the bigg one: Would you risk your life for tacos?! And don't miss Random Taco Questions of the Week: what's the longest you've ever gone without eating a taco? And what are the Best & Worst Fast Food Chain names? TACO THE TOWN AT TACOS 4 LIFE!! All we're askimg is for you to tattoo our logo on your lower back. No biggie! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS. Courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law & The new SUNEATERS album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers.'

It's KC Restaurant Week and we're hitting up the new BRIARCLIFF BARRIO up North with special Taco Reviewers KC Stand Up Comics STEPHEN TAYLOR & KAILEE KARR! We chat about the KC Comedy scene, this past October's first Fountain City Comedy Festival but mostly we Taco 'bout Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz Pizza and the Rockafire Explosion Band (and the doc about them!) That's right, we're getting deep into robotic animal puppets and the people who love them! Kailee also tells us about her recent trip to Mexico City and being a 'warrior out here on these Taco Streets' and Stephen tells us about the Taco scene growing up in Louisiana! Our guests also get into KC Restaurant Week and tell us about some of the spots they've checked out! In the TACO TICKER we learn about the Man who was poisoned by RAT POISON at a Taco Bell! NEVER EAT THAT 4TH BURRITO! ALSO: We reveal our top Breakfast spots and maybe debut a new podcast 'Brunch Bros!' In Random Taco Questions of The Week we ask: Do you have a taco safe word? And What's the Best/Worst Theme Party you've ever attended? TACO THE TOWN!! ALMOST AS AMAZING AS OWNING YOUR VERY OWN ROCKAFIRE EXPLOSION BAND OUT IN YOUR TOOL SHED! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law. Suneaters New Album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers'.