A tripleheader taco taste test between Del Taco, Taco Bell and Taqueria El Mercadito - Gainesville Times

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A tripleheader taco taste test between Del Taco, Taco Bell and Taqueria El Mercadito

Hot out of the foil, the tacos from Taqueria El Mercadito are fresh and tasty, earning the local restaurant the respect, and business, of the Gainesville community.

01092018 TACOS 2.JPG — Hot out of the foil, the tacos from Taqueria El Mercadito are fresh and tasty, earning the local restaurant the respect, and business, of the Gainesville community.

There’s a new kid on the Gainesville taco block this year: Del Taco. The chain is the latest to open in the city, so we decided to put it up against its fast-food rival, Taco Bell, and a local — and authentic — favorite, Taqueria El Mercadito.