Taqueria Aqui Con El Nene — Restaurant in Four Corners States

To preface, I'm on this side quest to find the best bean burrito in Tucson. Say what you will about Aqui con el Nene, but whatever you list on your menu should be delicous regardless if it's their specialty or not. I already hate this place, and I'll break it down bc my discontent is LAYERED.

Service: Look, here. I'm not looking for above and beyond. Be polite and be friendly. So, why, pray tell, does everyone have a scowl on their face? You'd expect people working in the food industry to have some type of training for this.

Atmosphere: mostly white people and snowbirds. I should've known from pulling up.

Food: I've never been so disappointed in the most simple burrito ever created. How do you mess this up? It's beans and cheese. The entire thing is 3 ingredients ffs. First, the burrito itself fits perfectly in my hand. Why is that bad? I'm 5'2" and 116lbs. I'm tiny. It's also salty af. Why tf does it taste like the ocean? I'm trying to enjoy food, not get high blood pressure. I also ordered an horchata which tastes like the inside of a Willy Wonka's ah. Did they liquidize an entire sugar cane farm into one bottle? Why does it feel like I'm already in diabetic decay after a singular sip? And to add insult to injury, the total bill was $10! I can get a bigger, tastier, more filling meal exactly as I ordered at Juanito's or St. Mary's for either the exact same price or cheaper while also getting good service and friendly faces. Every restaurant I've been to has been around $10 bc I order the same thing for the purpose of the side quest, and each time, I'm usually left with leftovers bc they are generous with their portions. Not here. Not at Aqui con el Nene.

Final notes: Food was overpriced compared to the portions purchased. Food was not up to expectations compared to the prices. Service subpar. Currently ranking dead bottom in my bean...

This is a taco truck.

A taco truck that is literally a trailer parked beside an empty building. To the side of that is some great make shift shelter lit by neon lights that you sit in. I think there are toilets in the empty building? I am not sure really but the building looks like it was a bar once. Big dirt lot, cars ripping by on the big Tucson roads beside it. Also there is an open fire pit where they roast delicious veggies and meat. Christmas lights, coolers filled with Mexican soda an entire bar of salsas and preserves. I've never felt so alive.

We ate so much when we went and it wasn't that pricey. Their salsa is hot, I even had some pickles and pickled carrots? Who knew?

Have you had a Sonoran hot dog? I can't even explain it. The worst part of America smashing together with the best part of Mexico? Who cares it's a hot dog covered in taco stuff and I want to eat one every day until I am no longer on this earth.

The Sonoran hot dogs come with grilled little green hot pepper and I kept eating them even though my body said no.

Did I mention grilled green onions?

We drove around looking for mid-century bungalows and nice modernist houses around the area and found some little ranch houses. Also dark trailer parks...

Gotta admit hadn't been here in awhile,last time they still had the tent outside the bar. I got 2 hot dogs, just as good as I remembered, my boy had a bean burrito and a beef taco, he's a growing 9 year old and the burrito was slight, my daughter had a cheeseburger and fries. She really liked the half she ate, fries were perfect, however my boy wasn't crazy about the other half of the burger. She had horchata, served chilled in I'm assuming a repurposed water bottle. I saw no problem with that and my 10 year old daughter didn't bat an eye, and honestly there isn't a better way to scream home made horchata then serving it in an emptied water bottle . I had the bottled(Mexican) coke my boy can of Sprite. Now the only new and unpleasant thing was the bill, $42+ which now that I think about it having a hot dog trailer and a tent there is not much overhead therefore they were able to have lower prices. So all things considered it was a B my kids liked it alot I'm sure they'll wanna come back next time we're in Tucson but I'm thinking next hot dog I'll have to...