mmm-yoso is NOT on vacation. Kirk is taking a day off from blogging, and Cathy has found-surprise- another Taco Shop to talk about…and she has an add on..
You have driven on Clairmont Mesa Boulevard, I know it. 99Ranch is right across the street, and Teri Cafe and Pho T Cali is right in this mall. You’ve seen this
place, it used to be a Souplantation, which moved down the street to an area with less parking but apparently more table space. ( I do so like planning ahead).
As you walk in, on the wall to the left it’s written: "Patience is the essence of fine Mexican food"
That’s your clue…its not really fast food. Its still a taco shop. You walk in, order, pay and wait…look at the receipt:
Its written there, too..
So, here is the main menu, and there are some handwritten specials also.
You can see the full menu here ..you know, while you are waiting…
(look at the site-Under the "Lolita’s Taco Shop" logo…there it is..that darn talk about patience)…so load up on the salsa bar..it has radishes,scallions, jalapeños and limes! You can eat those while you wait…
AND FINALLY your number is called…
The carne asada torta (beans, carne asada, guacamole on a fresh, toasted telera roll) was excellent, as was the mashed potato taco.
This is one of the breakfast burritos: Eggs, cheese, potato and bacon.
This is the unrolled breakfast burrito, so you can see more of the filling. The potatoes were sliced and crispy-sauteed..nice.
So, yes you will wait, and yes, its worth it. Its a nicer atmosphere and a better quality of food.
Lolita’s Taco Shop 7350 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard San Diego 92123 (858) 874-7860
And now, a little diversion…
I tend to write about cooking at home, Taco Shops and Mediterranean style foods…and just wanted to let you know, I do frequent fast food places…for a reason. On Halloween, I decorate…oh, sure not like my neighbor does-
But I save my fast food bags, throughout the year, and line the driveway, making interesting luminaria:
When its dark, it looks more like this photo from last year-
..and I didn’t take a photo of it in the dark this year…
because Oct 31, 2006 at 5:50 a.m…well, I was walking up at the top of the hill in my backyard: 
(that is Nutmeg, by the way) the hill is higher up that these stairs indicate-there is a deck, two more stairs up and one step down..oh, it doesn’t matter…gravity, displacement, Colle’s fracture of the distal radius…
This was at about 11 hours after it happened. On November 15, because the healing wasn’t quite right, I was casted twice:
You might notice the palm of my hand is 90° in a different position than in the other photo. This is the 4th cast, in 15 days…and as a side note, my elbow is immobilized, so the cast goes to my shoulder….
Oh, I drive a manual transmissioned car…and I worked for the Registrar of Voters, as a "Troubleshooter", manning 4 driving locations, on November 7 (as did The Mister). I am not complaining. Its just I am now realizing how much, even though I am ambidexterous, how much we use two hands a day….dental floss anyone?? Kirk knows of the plans I had for Thanksgiving that are now on hold, and how upset I was, especially with the latest cast. I appreciate all of your kind notes hoping for a speedy recovery. It probably won’t be, but hopefully I won’t need surgery.
So, that’s it, mystery over…and in summary, go with the fall, don’t try to stop yourself with one hand…it doesn’t work.