Tacos

Taco stands are certainly not glamorous, but what they lack in glamour they make up in awesomeness and taste.

One thing I didn't really notice before was that when you go to a taco stand, you don't only buy tacos, you also buy (in an indirect manner, at least) the taquero's company – something like the piano man in Billy Joel's song. Perhaps the metaphor only works to a short extent, but it's the closest thing I could think of at the moment. They have to be open to talk to people – it would be too awkward to just stand there preparing food, hearing the crackle of the lard and the street noise while people watch what they'll soon be eating. And the good ones hold interesting conversations, though most of them are light hearted and tend to end up in laughter, after all would you really go buy food from someone you hate and can't stand? Hmm... maybe if the food's tasty enough, but I digress.

Another thing I like about taco stands, besides the taste, is that they're convenient because you can get them quickly (faster than most fast food restaurants), cheaply (depending on where you go), and you can find them in many places. Granted you have to know where to go, figure out what the locals know, but you can't complain about variety