The First Wahoo’s Fish Taco Stand - Original Location Take Out Food Review / Costa Mesa California
A visit to the original Wahoo's Fish Taco location in Cosa Mesa California.
Transcript
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welcome everyone adam
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the woo here today number 15
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of this current series where i go around
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to notable southern california eating
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establishments
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get myself a meal i'm heading down to
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costa mesa i'm inviting you
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to join me shall you
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got my bag got my stuff let's head out
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yep i agree big the foot it is a little
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overcast today
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this is our exit
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arrive to the corner of center street
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and
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placentia avenue an establishment
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which has expanded to quite a few
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different states as well as here in
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socal
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but this was the first it all started
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here
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now i have eaten at quite a few of these
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but have never set foot inside the
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original
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or ordered a meal
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from said location
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the glasses are fogging up once again
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started in the late 80s by three
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brothers they opened this spot
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and it started off kind of slow but as
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the surf
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community started to embrace it it
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really
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really took off and it's still around
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going strong
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painted on the side there it's a nice
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little
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mural one eight six
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two is the address
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oh and right here is a placard
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where it all started the first location
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okay this says established 88
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so that's the exact year 1988
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i do love some fish tacos it's been a
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while since i had one
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a very relaxed looking building was
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built that way on purpose
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just to put out the vibe a chill vibe
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we're not far from the beach a few miles
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they are open
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coming this way this banner has been
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placed as
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for takeout which is kind of par for the
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course
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i almost almost tripped over that curb
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right there
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to gain access i have to go along
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the porch
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here's another plaque here we go a
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little more detail here
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the three the three brothers wing ed and
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mingo combine their love of surf and
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food
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to create the restaurant with an
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eclectic
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mexican brazilian asian menu and a
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hawaiian north shore vibe
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and one thing you will always see are
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stickers
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all along the windows current store
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hours 11
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30 a.m to 7 30 p.m
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and they have their items here
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just hit my knee on the chair a very
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relaxed atmosphere to say the least
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i like it there is so much to choose
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from i don't even know where to begin on
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the menu
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there is also a phone order line as well
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where you can pick it up
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oh man that guy looks familiar being
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prepared fresh
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at the moment just waiting patiently if
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you want to utilize the signature saucer
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bar you got to ask for at the moment
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it's not
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it's not out for all to utilize old
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school style
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vision vision skateboard here mounted
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next to the window
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didn't take long at all got my order in
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hand
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beverage and meal spoiler i got three
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i got three fish tacos i believe rice
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and beans also come with the combo
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now there's a friendly flower out here
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right off the porch
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always reminds me of the tiki room this
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type of
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budding flower i believe it's called
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birds of paradise
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don't quote me on that
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it's in a good location saying come on
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in the style of the place
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totally adds to the ambiance
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now to find find a spot to to consume
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got it ready to go much a go bag i know
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technically
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in orange county some places will let
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you sit indoors this one included
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but i'm kind of digging the fresh air
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vibe of this series after picking up
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takeout so i'm gonna stick with that for
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a while
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just for a little while i'll be forever
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it's a good good-looking building
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yes i know i know there's food in here
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and i got my drink down here
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my taste buds are already already
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starting to peel
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that's a what is that
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what is that this is a oh goodness
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some creatures
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i found a potential place less than a
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less than a mile from here
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there's a sweet old classic bug marina
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view park
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on 19th street
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it's a nice little piece of artwork
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there
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in that electrical box
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really kept up with the trimming of the
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hedges
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through here very nicely done
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a picnic table it's got my name all over
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it i mean not chad in the cleators
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the name adam's not written on it's just
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a figure of speech
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it's chained up to the trunk on this
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tree as well
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it's like a good spot as any right wind
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is blowing
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quite a bit i got my plastic cutlery
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napkins i'm using my opted for the pepsi
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there in the paper cup to weigh this
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down
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a little bit of salsa here a little
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a little topping and i haven't no
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spoilers i haven't peeked in this yet
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this
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is what we're dealing with i got some
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tinfoil type of item wrapping around i
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got
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three different ones two of them are
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going to be different so two of them are
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going to be the same
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we had two different tacos two or one
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type
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and one is the other comes with
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some rice garnish with a little
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of most likely this on top of there
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and some beans
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oh yeah it looks good all right let's
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unwrap it the soothing sounds of yard
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work
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going on
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okay this is what is neatly wrapped
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inside there
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got some sauces
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this is appears to be oh yeah this is
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fit this is the fish
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right in there it is not fried it's
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grilled which i am very thankful for
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during the series i've been eating a lot
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of
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burgers and fried food and that will
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continue but this is a nice
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kind of change of pace going they got
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the slaw
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on there as well this trunk is gonna get
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a lot of air time
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doesn't have that heavy that heavy
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feeling when it goes down into the
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stomach
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that is good after completing that one
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i'm
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unwrapped this one this is the the
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secondary of
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this doesn't look like slaw this almost
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looks like
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almost looks like cabbage i think it's
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lettuce there's a different type it's
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got a little bit different cheese on
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and i'm already starting to get i want
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to use the word full
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but i'm starting to i'm starting to
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think that
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this might be a leftover i might end up
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taking that home
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and just doing this and then eating
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rice and beans here on the spot i always
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forget to always forget the sauce
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sometime
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pour a little sauce a little bit of drip
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that's a little bit juicy
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put a little bit of this on there
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come on out of there come on out there
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we go
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got it all loaded it's dripping now
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stripping a lot i got it all loaded up
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going in
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i love tacos in general across the board
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but a dang good fish taco
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is something to be admired and treasured
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the three brothers were way ahead of
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their time and it was the right decision
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because it is a very successful
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entrepreneurial decision
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there's a lot of happy happy customers
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out there
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the cheese on this one is a nice
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addition
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i like the cheese on this one as those
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things just flapping around
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very subtle but it's there it's a subtle
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cheese flavor
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usually i'm not too subtle in my
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enjoyment for cheese but this is nice
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it's just
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it's just a nice little little touch
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almost like it's been peppered in
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that is some dang good rice
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are you kidding me right now
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wow
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it might be this that's adding to it put
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a little bit more of that on there
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but i think even with that salsa item
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without it it would still be good
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there's a lot of flavor in this rice
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ooh i shouldn't mix that i should mix
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the beans down in there too
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and get a little conglomeration
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for the old taste buds up having a tough
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time here
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total for all of us with three tacos
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rice beans
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beverage a little packet of
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the sauce i put on there all of this
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combined 16
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and two cents the meal was two tacos
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the drink and i think for two or three
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dollars more i got the third
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so if i would have not gotten this which
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i will be taking home
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for a little leftover snack
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at a future time it would have been a
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little bit less than that i also
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did leave a gratuity even though
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you know i'm used to when i go out a
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waiter or a waitress you leave a tip
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i have been kind of carrying on with
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that even
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during these takeout times just kind of
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a force of habit and
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not sure where that money is designated
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if it goes to the cashier ringing up the
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meal or the cooks in the back
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and even if it doesn't but if it goes to
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the establishment
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during these times i don't mind doing it
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i like this place looming directly over
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my head
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is a huge crow right up in there a foul
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of some kind you could see him hiding in
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the
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tree branches oh shuffling around up
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don't even think about taking my
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leftovers bird
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that worked my statement worked
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each copy would be proud
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i have opted also to take just the
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little bit
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i have left of the rice and beans in
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this package and take that along
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with me as well i mean i could kind of
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cram it all down
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into my belly but
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i'm pretty comfortable right now
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obviously during the course of this
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series i've had to
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kind of alter my eating habits a little
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bit because i have
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the biggest meal actually really the
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only full meal of the day
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normally before noon i'll just have a
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light
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snack in the eve
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in some ways i think i might be eating
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less during this
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than how i normally eat because usually
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i will have
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you know occasionally a breakfast or
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usually a big lunch and then i will go
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out at night and get another one but
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during this because i know i'm focusing
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on
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this you know this daily series current
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daily series
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where i go around and check out
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i don't want to overdo it it seems to be
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working
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when i go lay down for slumber
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in the late late night hours i don't
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feel uncomfortable
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so eating earlier there might be
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something to it
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yeah what do i know except for what i
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just consumed was look it looks like
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that
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is that a marlin it looks like that
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marlin is moving
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waving around in the ocean is that a
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or is that a bear that's not a barracuda
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what is that
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it's a it's some kind of fish that's
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