Readers have chosen Olympia’s favorite taco restaurant. Here are the results
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After five rounds and nearly 3,000 votes cast, The Olympian has an answer to the question it has been asking for the past month: What is Thurston County’s favorite place to grab a taco?
With a tight championship round victory of 810 votes to 729, it’s finally time to announce the winner:
Thurston County’s favorite taco restaurant
Dos Hermanos, 222 Capitol Way N., Suite 108, Olympia
What to know: Dos Hermanos is a family-owned establishment that opened a restaurant in downtown Olympia’s 222 Market marketplace in 2018 after primarily operating from a food truck on Joint Base Lewis-McChord since 2013.
Dos Hermanos is famous for its tortas, which feature meat of your choice stuffed inside bread with refried beans, cheese, mayo, diced pickled jalapeño peppers, tomato, lettuce and avocado.
But when it comes to tacos, Dos Hermanos gives you a choice of four types of meat, served inside a yellow corn tortilla with diced onion, fresh cilantro and salsa.
“We are honored and grateful to know that the community has chosen us as their favorite taco spot,” Dos Hermanos ownership told The Olympian via email.
Dos Hermanos has been on “summer break,” according to the restaurant’s voicemail, but was expected to reopen Thursday, July 28.
The Runner-up
Tacos2hermanos, 3044 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia
What to know: Tacos2hermanos may not be able to claim the crown, but it can certainly claim to be the best taco truck, considering Dos Hermanos is now a restaurant.
Only open Monday through Friday, Tacos2hermanos’ Friday special is a favorite among locals: Three barbacoa tacos and a side of consommé soup for $9.
The food truck also is well-known for its foot-long burritos and flour tortilla quesadillas.
Thurston County’s other favorite tacos
Although only one restaurant could win, the bracket started with 32 different restaurants, taquerias and taco trucks. Check out the results of the previous rounds below and see if any other local favorites pique your interest:
This story was originally published July 26, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
