Death By Tequila Named "Judges' Choice" and Pacific Beach Fish Shop Takes "People's Choice" at Taco TKO Competition
The annual Taco TKO competition brings the city’s top taco makers together to compete head-to-head for the title of San Diego’s Most Awesome Taco.
Top prizes went to Pacific Beach Fish Shop for People’s Choice and Death by Tequila for Judges’ Choice. Over 800 people attended this year’s Taco TKO and sampled 11 different tacos as well as a variety of unique beer, wine and tequila stations while enjoying live music from, Bulevar Descarga. Judges for this year’s competition included chef and host Alex Thomopolous, Not Not Taco’s Sam the Cooking Guy, and Josh Kopelman, publisher of DiningOut Magazine.
Competitors included:
- Death by Tequila
- Curadero
- Parq
- Sandbar
- City Tacos
- Neighborhood
- Corazon de Torta
- Cass St Bar & Grill
- The LOT
- PB Fish Shop
- Izakaya Pacific Beach
- Tocoya Organica
The 2018 Taco TKO results are as follows:
Judges’ Choice
Death by Tequila
Braised Short Rib Taco topped with Mole Kimchi and Sweet and Sour Onions
People’s Choice – First Place
Pacific Beach Fish Shop
Pineapple Express Mahi Mahi Fish Taco
People’s Choice – Second Place
Sandbar
Mahi Mahi Taco
People’s Choice – Third Place
Curadero
Braised Pork Belly Taco
