A Guide to Tacos in Denton

By: Tyler Choat, Dominic Nguyen, Haidyn Pyfer

iii Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................v Methods ......................................................................................................................1 Report .........................................................................................................................3 Taco Bell.................................................................................................................3 Taco Bueno .............................................................................................................4 Fuzzys Taco Shop .................................................................................................5 Rosas Caf Tortilla Factory ..................................................................................6 Conclusions ................................................................................................................7 Recommendation .......................................................................................................9 Index .........................................................................................................................11 Bibliography.............................................................................................................13

Introduction

Introduction
Two things are universally true for college students: they have little money and they love to eat. Faced with these two facts, students in Denton are always looking for the best, cheapest food they can find, and time and time again they find themselves returning to the humble taco. Tacos are both tasty and cost little money, but there are so many options available to students of where to get tacos that they are faced with a hard question: where can they find the best taco? This guide intends to answer this question by investigating various restaurants in the Denton area that provide tacos and evaluating their products to determine which is best.

Methods

Methods
The methods used to obtain the data presented in this report were through primary research. A team of individuals went to various fast food/quick service restaurants in the Denton area and tasted tacos. The data that was collected is solely based upon the opinions of the team who did the tasting. The tacos were given a score on a scale of 1-10 for each of the listed criteria. These scores were then summed together to obtain the overall score for each establishment. A few outside sources were used when putting together the facts in this report for the variety and nutritional factors of tacos. The ideas that follow reflect that of the tasters and not those of the general public.

Report

Report
Tacos are evaluated on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best quality/price and one being the worst quality/price.

Taco Bell
Criteria
Price: for a crunchy beef taco. Variety of Tacos: How many kinds of tacos are available? Speed of service: How long did it take to receive the taco? Nutrition: What is the nutritional value of a crunchy beef taco? Greasiness: How greasy is the taco? Taste: How well is the meat seasoned How fresh is the lettuce and the tomatoes? How is the quality of the cheese? Appearance: How does the shell look? How does the meat look? How do all other toppings look? Total: 41

Details
$.99 for one taco Taco Bell provides 20 types of tacos. It took less than a minute to receive taco. Serving size(g): 78 Calories: 170; Total Fat (g): 10; Cholesterol(mg): 25; Sodium(mg): 310; Carbohydrates(g): 12; Dietary Fiber(g): 3; Sugar(g): 1; Protein(g): 8 The taco is slightly greasy. The meat is savory and perfectly seasoned The lettuce and tomatoes are wilted and soggy. The cheese is average. No sauces accompany the tacos.

Ratings
9 8 10 2

4 4

The taco appears thin and slightly unappetizing. 3 The shell looks a slightly soggy, the meat looks mushy ad processed, and the lettuce and tomatoes did not look fresh.

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Taco Bueno
Criteria
Price: for a crispy beef taco. Variety of Tacos: How many kinds of tacos are available? Speed of service: How long did it take to receive the taco? Nutrition: What is the nutritional value of a crispy beef taco? Greasiness: How greasy is the taco? Taste: How well is the meat seasoned How fresh is the lettuce and the tomatoes? How is the quality of the cheese? Appearance: How does the shell look? How does the meat look? How do all other toppings look? Total: 45

Details
$1.09 for one taco Taco Bueno provides 15 types of tacos. It took less than a minute to receive the taco. Serving size(g): 93 Calories: 210; Total Fat (g): 12; Cholesterol(mg): 30; Sodium(mg): 440; Carbohydrates(g): 12; Dietary Fiber(g): 1; Sugar(g): 1; Protein(g): 13 The taco is not significantly greasy. The meat was slightly bland The lettuce, tomato and cheese were all fresh. No sauces accompanying the taco

Ratings
7 6 10 3

8 5

The taco looked as advertised. The shell was crunchy, the meat looked average, and the other toppings looked fresh. Overall, the taco appeared clean and organized.

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Fuzzys Taco Shop

Criteria
Price: for a special crispy ground beef taco. Variety of Tacos: How many kinds of tacos are available? 6Speed of service: How long did it take to receive the taco? Nutrition: What is the nutritional value of a taco (hard shell) Greasiness: How greasy was the taco? Taste: How well is the meat seasoned How fresh is the lettuce and the tomatoes? How is the quality of the cheese? Appearance: How does the shell look? How does the meat look? How do all other toppings look? Total: 50

Details
$1.99 for one taco. Fuzzys Taco Shop provides 24 types of tacos. It took three minutes to receive the taco. Service size(g): 112 Calories: 320; Total Fat (g): 21; Cholesterol(mg): 75; Sodium(mg): 830; Carbohydrates(g): 22; Dietary Fiber(g): 3; Sugar(g): 1; Protein(g): 24 The taco was not significantly greasy. The meat was seasoned perfectly. The lettuce and tomatoes were fresh and crisp. The feta cheese was flavorful. The garlic sauce that was put on the taco was delectable.

Ratings
6 9 8 4

8 9

The taco looked edible but not particularly 6 amazing. Shell seemed thin and greasy, but it was still crispy. There was a good size portion of meat in the taco. The other toppings were put on in a sloppy manner.

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Rosas Caf Tortilla Factory

Criteria
Price: for a crispy beef taco. Variety of Tacos: How many kinds of tacos are available? Speed of service: How long did it take to receive the taco? Nutrition: What is the nutritional value of crispy corn tortilla taco with ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar cheese Greasiness: How greasy was the taco? Taste: How well is the meat seasoned How fresh is the lettuce and the tomatoes? How is the quality of the cheese? Appearance: How does the shell look? How does the meat look? How do all other toppings look? Total: 48

Details
$1.99 for one taco. Roses Caf provides 4 types of taco. 2 minutes Serving size(g): 97 Calories: 180; Total Fat (g): 10; Cholesterol(mg): 40; Sodium(mg): 270; Carbohydrates(g): 11; Dietary Fiber(g): 2; Sugar(g): 1; Protein(g): 12 The taco was not greasy at all. The meat was seasoned perfectly with bits of potato. The lettuce, tomato, and cheese were fresh. No sauces accompanying the taco

Ratings
6 2 9 5

10 7

The taco looks better than advertised. The shell was a golden yellow color. The taco had a good size portion for meat, and the lettuce, tomatoes and cheese were fresh.

Conclusions

Conclusions
These conclusions are direct results based on the findings of this study: Taco Bell received the highest rating for the price of one crunchy beef taco for $.99. Fuzzys Taco Shop provided the most varieties of crispy/crunchy shell and soft tacos, offering 24 types of tacos. Taco Bell and Taco Bueno tied for providing the quickest service, making and serving one crispy/crunchy taco in less than one minute. Although no taco can be considered nutritional, Rosas Caf Tortilla Factory received the highest rating for nutrition by serving tacos with the least amount of calories, fat, sodium, and carbohydrates while having the most amount of dietary fiber and protein relative to the serving size. Rosas Caf Tortilla Factory received the highest rating for their crispy beef taco by having the least greasy taco out of the four restaurants. Fuzzys Taco Shop served the best tasting crispy/crunchy beef taco with well-seasoned meat, fresh lettuce and tomatoes, flavorful cheese, and a delicious, garlic sauce. Rosas Caf Tortilla Factory was given the highest rating for appearance for their crispy beef taco. The taco shell was perfectly cooked and the actual taco was put together better than the picture on the menu.

Recommendation

Recommendation
Based on our research and evaluations of the various restaurants, we recommend Fuzzys Taco Shop for the best taco experience. Though Fuzzys tacos did not have the best appearance and were tied with Rosas for the most expensive, they offered the most variety, the best taste, and relatively high speed of service, which contributed to them having the best overall score. Fuzzys Taco Shop offered the most valuable taco for the price, and therefore receives our recommendation for the best tacos for college students in Denton

Index

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Index
Appearance, 5, 6, 7, 8 Fuzzys, 7 Greasiness, 5, 6, 7, 8 Methods, iii, 1 Nutrition, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17 Price, 5, 6, 7, 8 Recommendation, 13 Rosas Caf, iii, 8, 11 Taco Bell, iii, 5, 11 Taco Bueno, iii, 6, 11, 17 Taste, 5, 6, 7, 8 Variety, 5, 6, 7, 8

Bibliography

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Bibliography
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