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from June 2021 Murfreesboro Pulse

by The Murfreesboro Pulse

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Food  RESTAURANT

Dip the Taco at Murfreesboro’s Mexico Tipico

The Dish

RESTAURANT: Mexico Tipico LOCATION: 2021 S. Church St.

PHONE: 629-201-5074 HOURS: Daily, 8 a.m.–10 p.m. PRICES: Sope: $2.50; Mulita: $2.50; Birria quesa tacos (3): $10.99; Albondigas: $10.99; Birria de Res: $10.99; Burrito: $7.50; Chilaquiles: $10.99; Torta: $6.99

STORY BY BRACKEN MAYO PHOTOS BY SARAH MAYO

Hhave you tried birria quesa tacos? Ever heard of them?

Behold these delicious, juicy creations, like a meaty Mexican French dip sandwich of sorts, flavorful and cheesy.

Try three of these tacos, served with some lime, extra cilantro and onion and a large cup of beefy broth juice (also known as consomé . . . or consume, or consommé), for $10.99 at Mexico Tipico, located on Murfreesboro’s Church Street near I-24.

These birria quesa tacos, which include shredded beef, cheese, onion and cilantro stuffed into double red tortilla shells and toasted on the griddle, offer a comforting, meaty and moist pot-roast-sandwich kind of bite to them.

Birria quesa is a good thing.

One recent Mexico Tipico diner Rachel called them “marvelously delicious” and said “everything was phenomenal and packed with flavor,” at the restaurant, but that “The birria tacos were absolutely the star of the show. Crispy, cheesy, seasoned to perfection . . . The sopes were good too, but different level with the tacos!”

The birria quesa tacos have a fine flavor on their own, but some choose to spice the Mexico Tipico dish up a little. Both of the sauces, green and red, possess some spice.

A little pineapple agua fresca or horchata could then cool down diners at the establishment.

Mexico Tipico also serves tasty little mulitas, meats and cheese served toastedsandwich-style between two street tacosized tortillas. A few of the mulitas, available at $2.50 apiece, could make a filling meal.

Try these, and other items with chorizo, carnitas, pastor, pollo (chicken), pescado (fish), asada (steak), lengua (tongue) or tripa (intestine).

In addition to chimichangas, burritos, quesadillas, sopes, tortas and taco salads, find a meatball soup called albondigas, as well as mole and Jalisco-style enchiladas at Mexico Tipico, located in the restaurant space next to the Regal Inn on Church Street.

“I had the menudo, ceviche tostada and a lengua taco to try a variety. All were excellent . . . very good,” another recent customer, Billy, said. “This restaurant serves authentic Mexican food instead of the typical Tex-Mex.”

“Huge portions and tasty!” another Mexico Tipico diner reported after having a chimichanga.

The restaurant opens everyday for breakfast, with huevos, breakfast burritos and chilaquiles.

In fact, the spot is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week.

So a hungry Murfreesboro diner never has to worry about the restaurant being closed. Many independent restaurants in town either don’t open for lunch, or are lunch only, or take Saturday, Sunday and/or Monday off, or don’t do breakfast, or have certain days their hours are different, but not Tipico. It is there for you basically three meals a day, seven days a week.

The restaurant had very quick service on a recent Wednesday at 6 p.m., the team bringing out tacos, sope and mulitas. Very speedy in that instance.

Lambert, a customer from Smyrna, agreed that Tipico offers “good authentic Mexican food.”

He found the lengua “very delicious” with very tender pieces of meat and a mild flavor.

“Squeeze the lime and choose between the red or green sauce with a pickled carrot.

Clockwise from far left: Birria quesa tacos; cheese quesadilla with rice and beans; fish tacos with spicy green sauce; chirozo mulita; pineapple agua fresca; chicken sope

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Amazing!” the customer said.

Although the tripa may sound weird to some, the same customer said “The flavor is absolutely amazing! A little saltiness, very good crunch.”

Lambert also recommended the michelada, a beer-based drink with tomato juice and spices, somewhat similar to a bloody mary, with “tajin in the rim and a beer of your choice. I usually do Modelo. Good spices. Give it a try!” he said.

He put in his own praise for the birria quesa tacos, but added that a downfall he has noticed is that the asada can be inconsistent, sometimes juicy sometimes very dry. Some of the other items get mixed reviews.

Another customer, Salina, said that “the birria tacos are very good. Crunchy outside with a meaty inside. The red and green sauce were good too. They had a slight kick to them and were so flavorful. The carnitas really disappointed me though. They were extremely dry.”

The fish tacos, made with battered and fried fish, are topped with a sweet sauce and lots of lettuce and tomato. Pretty good, but other spots in town may have a better mastery of fish tacos.

And Bracken Jr. said the queso, while tasty, was a little thin and runny.

But with the large selection, most should be able to find a Mexican taste to suit them at Tipico.

“One of the best authentic Mexican restaurants in town! I definitely recommend getting some of their street tacos; my favorite meats are lengua, tripa and barbacoa,” Cesar said following a meal. “Don’t be scared to venture out and let your palate have some fun. Also this is one of the only places in Murfreesboro that has birria tacos. Don’t forget to top it off with some horchata!”

Those birria quesa tacos continue to earn lots of local fans.

“Don’t worry about what to order because I’m gonna tell you. Birria tacos. Rice and beans if you wanna round it out. And a michelada with your choice of brew for those over 21,” another Mexico Tipico patron, Ashton, posted in his Yelp review.