Okinawa's classic gourmet taco rice! Seven popular stores are open to the public at once.

Okinawa's classic gourmet taco rice! Seven popular stores are open to the public at once.
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Okinawa's classic B-grade gourmet "Taco Rice" with minced meat and cheese are placed on rice and salsa sauce is added from above. It has become a popular gourmet that is popular not only in Okinawa but also outside the prefecture. This time, we will introduce a wide range of popular shops for you who want to focus on because they are standard items in the southern, Naha, Chubu, and northern areas! A lot of volume There are plenty of fashionable taco rice with old-fashioned taco rice and fluffy eggs. Why don't you find your favorite and drop in for a drive or sightseeing trip?

[Southern] Fluffy eggs are the decisive factor! The original ometaco shop "Taco Rice Cafe Kijimunaa Senaga Island Umi Kaji Terrace Store"

The original ometaco shop "Taco Rice Cafe Kijimunaa". Omteco with a combination of taco rice and fluffy eggs is a taste that everyone can smile. There are 13 kinds of toppings such as avocado, teriyaki chicken and mozzarella cheese are also attractive. You can make your own original taco rice by choosing toppings according to your mood of the day. It's also nice to share with your friends and enjoy a variety of flavors.

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The interior of the store has a bright and pop atmosphere, and you can overlook the sea from the terrace. Be sure to enjoy photography in a group of white buildings reminiscent of a resort in the Mediterranean Sea. Taco rice that makes you feel the sea breeze is the best.

[Southern] Tomigusuku Taco Rice, an evolutionary taco rice that is popular for grilled soki.

"Tomigusuku Taco Rice" where a spices adviser and a shop owner who is qualified as a cheese sommelier shakes their skills. It is a full-fledged dish with delicious crispy texture of 3 kinds of cheese and corn tortilla in a fragrant meat. Luxurious toppings that are not found in other stores, such as spiceed grilled soki and raclette cheese from the flower garden ranch, are also perfectly compatible with taco rice.

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The side menu is also authentic, and the deep-fried tacos and Soki fried chicken with cheese sauce are also exquisite. Tacos are also good at 420 yen, and it is also popular as takeout.

[Naha] The original salsa sauce and 100% beef are the decisive factor! 「LUCKY TACOS」

"LUCKY TACOS" is marked by a blue logo sign. There are counter seats and table seats in the fashionable shop, so you can enjoy your meal slowly. The 100% beef octopus meat and salsa sauce that has been handmade since the opening is LUCKY TACOS original. The toppings that can be selected from 6 to 7 types such as avocado and lime are selected according to the mood of the day!

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Shekwasha and Avogado Shekwasha toppings that appear only in summer, are very popular with women. After dinner, Okinawa's regional cuisine "Jimami Tofu" Kinako powder is also applied, so you can enjoy it as a dessert.

[Chubu] RuLer's TACORiCE, a new sense of taco rice specialty store.

“RLer’s TACORiCE” is a fashionable shop like a cafe in Ginowan City, is gaining popularity due to its many variations in taste! In addition to the standard taco rice, there are 10 types such as Caesar Taco Rice, BBQ Taco Rice, Avocado Taco Rice, Avocado Taco Rice. It is a new style with a fast food style that allows you to choose the size and add tacos and potatoes to the side menu to make a combo. All menus are available to take out!

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There are plenty of desserts that are perfect after meals, such as Asai bowl and oleo shake. There is a photogenic space inside the store, so why don't you take a picture while waiting for the product you ordered?

[Chubu] Charlie Tako Kotobuki Avenue Store, a popular long-established store that has been loved for more than half a century.

"Charley Tako Kotobuki Avenue Store" on Park Avenue Street, Chuo, Okinawa-shi, is the first tacos specialty store in Okinawa with a history of more than 60 years. It is said that the restaurant has an American atmosphere, and many locals and tourists visit it all day and night. Taco rice called Charlie Rice, is accompanied by lettuce and tomato, and there are plenty of two types of cheese and beef tacos meat on top of rice! You can choose from 3 different types of original sauces, spicy mix and mild.

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If the sauce is spicy, choose spicy and add eggs to the toppings. If you eat together, the spiciness will be mellow, your appetite will increase and you can eat it with Pero.

[Chubu] Prepared for a line! King Tacos Kinbu Main Store, the birthplace of the original taco rice

"King Tacos Kinbu Main Store", known as Kintako, is a very famous restaurant that has long been popular since ancient times! Located in Kincho, where the U.S. military base is located, it is very popular with locals and foreigners. "Taco Rice Cheese Vegetables", topped with octopus meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato on top of rice, is served luxuriously so that it protrudes from the plate. You can eat it in the store, but takeout is also possible.

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There are two kinds of sauces: spicy special octopus sauce and sweet tomato ketchup. You can eat vegetables first, tomato ketchup for cheese, and special octopus sauce for vegetables, so you can eat delicious twice at once.

[Northern] It's full of volume! The special salsa sauce is exquisite. "Jambartaco"

"Jambartaco" is marked by three palm trees standing in front of the shop. Under the fresh shaki lettuce, there is plenty of cheese, rich taste of octopus meat, and warm rice. It goes well with homemade salsa sauce and ketchup made with plenty of tomatoes. Salsa sauce is less spicy, so even if you are not good at spicy foods, please try it.

※Currently, it is open only for takeout.

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It's open from 14:00 to 20:30, so it's great for a late lunch time or dinner. Also, I want to eat both taco rice and tacos! For those greedy, we also recommend a plate with these two sets.

How was it? In Okinawa, there are still many taco rice shops that could not be introduced this time. The seasoning varies depending on the store, so it may be a good idea to stop by various stores and find your favorite taste. Also, taco rice can be easily made at home, so why not try it?

Post: June 20, 2018 (Updated August 2023)


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