The hardest decision at Tire Shop Taqueria is choosing between carne asada and chorizo. Plump, spicy chorizo is fresh pork sausage that gets lightly charred on the grill. Carne asada, on the other hand, means large, thin fillets of beef that have been seasoned and marinated before they too get charred on the grill. The chorizo and carne asada both get finely chopped before being served.

The obvious solution here is to order both the chorizo and the carne asada. Add some variety to your order, though, by getting a carne asada taco along with a chorizo vampiro. A vampiro is basically the same as a taco, except the tortilla is first placed on the grill with a small handful of cheese, so the edges of the tortilla get crispy and slightly charred and the cheese becomes a molten pool of pure happiness. The combination of charred tortilla, melted cheese, and chorizo works particularly well.

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