{"id":19918,"date":"2022-11-30T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T08:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=19918"},"modified":"2022-11-30T18:50:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T02:50:42","slug":"naco-taco-thanksgiving-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/naco-taco-thanksgiving-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Naco Taco Thanksgiving Run"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Mike Huber<\/em><\/h5>\n

For most, Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family and friends watching football and performing the \u201ceat, drink, nap, repeat\u201d cycle.\u00a0 This is, of course, never a bad way to spend this holiday but finding myself in Bisbee, Arizona I thought changing it up from the traditional turkey feast would be beneficial.<\/p>\n

\"\" Bisbee, Arizona is a late 1880s copper mining town that turned in its explosives, shovels, and rock drills to grow into a more artistic town with historic hotels, quirky shops, and lots of festivals.\u00a0 Being that this tiny community is nestled in the canyons of southernmost Arizona (just minutes from the Mexican border), an idea struck me.\u00a0 I had not visited Mexico since February, and although this sounds crazy, I was craving tacos.\u00a0 Being this close to Mexico it felt almost a necessity to partake in a run to the border to extinguish my craving.<\/p>\n

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Fifteen minutes later I found myself parking the car and walking about 50 yards through a turnstile much like you would see in a New York City subway entrance.\u00a0 It was that easy and I was in Naco, Mexico.\u00a0 Another 200 yards and I was at a restaurant called Asadero Los Molcajetes which I had frequented several times when I crossed on my BMW GS to ride mainland Mexico.\u00a0 This restaurant to me always represented the gateway to Mexico and was a symbol of happiness.<\/p>\n

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Asadero Los Molcajetes is a perfect stop for when you are riding across and must get your visa stamped and the bikes inspected since it is right next to where you have those tasks completed.\u00a0 The restaurant provides you the opportunity to celebrate entering Mexico with some outstanding tacos (along with a cold Pacifico or margarita) to wash them down, while taking in that special moment to realize that your trip has officially begun.<\/p>\n

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The tacos were exactly what I had been craving.\u00a0 Even before the tacos were served, we had a large plate of several different hot sauces.\u00a0 Chips, cucumbers, and onions rounded out this first course.\u00a0 Usually, chips in any Mexican restaurant are one of my biggest diet downfalls.\u00a0 They put that bowl out and its rare I don\u2019t require it to be reloaded prior to my food arriving.\u00a0 By then I am much too full to fully enjoy the meal.\u00a0 This time, however, I managed what little self-control I have and made sure to go easy so that I could enjoy the carne asada tacos.<\/p>\n

The brilliance of Mexico is that when you order two tacos, there is an extra shell underneath.\u00a0 This is for when all that deliciousness of your fully loaded taco falls out. BOOM! You now have a third\u00a0taco!<\/p>\n

After four tacos (six with the extra shells and my sloppiness) I felt just as full as I would have had I eaten a normal Thanksgiving feast. It was time to burn off a few calories by walking around Naco before my 200-yard journey back to the United States. Returning to the United States was just as easy as entering Mexico. \u201cReason for your trip to Mexico, sir?\u201d.\u00a0 I simply stated, \u201cThanksgiving tacos, sir,\u201d and I was waved through.<\/p>\n

A unique Thanksgiving for sure and as I drove back to Bisbee, I could feel it was time for a solid nap. The nap would signify completing the \u201ceat, drink, nap, repeat\u201d cycle.\u00a0 I next started wondering how late Asadero Los Molcajetes was open for the possibly of Cycle Number Two.<\/p>\n

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