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Monday, February 14, 2011

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Salty Iguana's Tacos Azul show that blue corn should be on more menus around town

Posted by Jonathan Bender on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM

The Azul Tacos are worthy of copying.
  • The Azul Tacos are worthy of copying.

I didn't grow up going to the Salty Iguana (8228 Mission) in Prairie Village, but once I had a kid, it was only a matter of time before I ate there. It's the Fritz's Railroad of Mexican restaurants.  


Because I'm coming to the Salty Iguana later in life, I'm likely discovering what many of you already know. Iguana murals are creepy at first, and then oddly charming by the end of the evening. And the restaurant's signature Tacos Azul are a blue-corn revelation. 

The Tacos Azul are crispy, blue-corn tacos stuffed with beef or chicken, and lettuce, cheese, tomato and onion. I ordered the chicken, which was shredded and tender. There's nothing complex about these tacos, but the echo of a taco night from my youth is a good thing. The tortillas were crispy and hot, giving each bite a good crunch. If you're searching for a bit more flavor, you might want to doctor the three tacos with hot sauce or a side of guacamole.

I've held on to a misguided belief that blue corn was code for a $5 bag of tortilla chips at Whole Foods. But a lightly fried taco has changed my perception. The Tacos Azul make me wonder just what else I've been missing in the blue-corn universe. A good blue-corn taco dinner suggests that there is a great dinner out there.

I know that Ponak's has blue-corn enchiladas, as does Panzon's in Lenexa. Where else can I find a proper blue-corn dish in town?

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Highly unimpressed with Salty Iguana's. Bland.

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Posted by Dennis Schaefer on 02/14/2011 at 7:06 PM

We love the tacos and we don't even have kids!

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Posted by rlangdon on 02/14/2011 at 4:04 PM

tostada's are always a-ok. we go w/kids on kids eat free. nothing earth shattering but decent, inexpensive "american" mexican. it's the taco or tostada for me. salsa's not spicy at all which is perfect for families.

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Posted by Jill on 02/14/2011 at 3:16 PM

These are certainly worth a mention but you should have got the beef though. And you missed the greater issue with corn: fucking monocultures.

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Posted by Brahsephina on 02/14/2011 at 2:25 PM

When TJ's opens, you can get blue corn pancake mix there!

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Posted by Dillo on 02/14/2011 at 11:40 AM

Salty Iguana sucks. Tex-mex

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Posted by Abe on 02/14/2011 at 11:35 AM

"It's the Fritz's Railroad of Mexican restaurants."

Hysterical! That's about the only good dish on the menu. I had the spicy burrito con carne last time there. Imagine a pot roast burrito. Ugh!

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Posted by Gimme La Fuente on 02/14/2011 at 10:11 AM
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