You can buy salsa chilena by the tub in KCK: Best of KC 2018

This month, we published The Pitch‘s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. 

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A significant percentage of Kansas City’s best taquerias are located in Kansas City, Kansas, and one of our favorites is El Torito II (which is not to be confused with I or III, which are located in KCMO). El Torito II is a little slice of heaven that combines a Mexican grocery store with a taqueria, which allows you to try the tacos al pastor and then cruise over to the meat counter and buy some to cook for yourself at home. The offering that sets El Torito II apart from all other metro area taquerias, though, is the salsa chilena. Mint green in color, the salsa is fiery (fresh serranos and jalapeños), creamy (Mexican crema and avocado), savory (chicken bullion, onions and garlic), and balanced with acid (tomatillos). Try it on your tacos first, then take a tub home to add over eggs, fish, chicken, chips, pizza — whatever. We’ll be over here eating it with a spoon.

El Torito II, 1409 Central Ave, KCK.