Food & Drink

We’re looking for the best spot to grab a taco around Olympia. Tell us your favorites here

The California Tacos truck along Fourth Avenue in downtown Olympia on Saturday, June 4, 2011.
The California Tacos truck along Fourth Avenue in downtown Olympia on Saturday, June 4, 2011.

Tacos might not be universally beloved, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything that comes close.

Tacos are practically their own food group. They’re good any time of the year, but they perhaps taste even better when the sun is out and the temperature heats up.

And fortunately, Thurston County has no shortage of either warm weather (it will come eventually) or traditional and nontraditional spots for these tasty Mexican treats. If you’re in the Olympia area, El Taco Amigo out on Carpenter and Martin Way E. provides the quintessential taco truck experience, or if you want a sit-down restaurant, you can visit longtime local favorite El Sarape at one of their three locations around town.

But that’s just two of the many taco places in the area. Tell us your favorite place to get a taco in Thurston County — restaurants, taquerías and taco trucks are all fair game — and we’ll create a bracket that will allow you to vote weekly on the best taco spot around Olympia.

Submit your favorite spot to grab a taco below. Have several favorites? Refresh the page and make a second submission. Submissions will close at noon on Friday.

If you are having trouble viewing or accessing this poll, please click here.

This story was originally published June 13, 2022 at 1:59 PM.

Shaun Goodwin
Idaho Statesman
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