Street taco on organic corn tortilla with onions and cilantro.
Where this dish comes from
The pollo taco is the gateway taco — the one that every table with mixed preferences orders, the one that proves a taqueria can season properly even when not working with pork. At its best it is a marinated chicken thigh, grilled or cooked on the flat top until charred and slightly smoky, chopped and piled into a corn tortilla. At its worst it is a pre-cooked, underseasoned chicken breast that nobody wanted.