You can choose from tacos, quesa-tacos or a combo plate, filled with skirt steak, grilled chicken or mixed veggies. His menu is simple, and everything is made to order. Chavez-Garza and his team serve USDA Choice Angus skirt steak, marinated overnight in citrus juices and his own blend of traditional fajita seasoning.
The current home base for Tacos Bomberos is at Holler Brewing in the Sawyer Yards district. Tacos Bomberos does not serve "fast food," says chef-owner Isaac Chavez-Garza. Since that one fateful night at the now-defunct Satellite Bar, he has spent years bouncing from art shows to music venues, as well as other beloved bars such as Poison Girl, Tikila's, Social Beer Garden and Grand Prize. Today, Chavez-Garza is the owner and head chef of his very own Tacos Bomberos, a taco pop-up that is almost five years old. Chavez-Garza learned by watching, eating and sometimes helping in his abuela's kitchen. Even when Chavez-Garza told her he wasn't very hungry, she would still attempt to feed him: everything from caldos to tamales, entomatadas to asado de puerco-her grandson's favorite. He lived with his abuela Blanca Garza during this time, and as many Mexican grandmothers do, she was constantly cooking. Chavez-Garza had a dream of making it in the music industry, eventually working as a sound engineer, then playing drums and touring with several bands.īlanca Garza, Isaac Chavez-Garza's abuela, had a great influence on his food journey to Tacos Bomberos. His family later moved to Minnesota, before joining his grandmother in southeast Houston. They had a certain energy and language that enticed customers to keep coming back for more. Young Chavez-Garza was fascinated by the way the taqueros cut the meat and made it fly into the air before catching it onto the tortillas. He remembers eating at a taco stand there called Tacos Vitali that was located across the street from a fire station, resulting in the nickname Tacos Bomberos, meaning "firemen" in Spanish.
His journey began in Monclova, Coahuila, in northern Mexico.
It was his 34th birthday, and he was planning to celebrate by doing what he loves the most: making tacos. Last week, I visited with Chavez-Garza at his new home on a quiet street in Independence Heights.
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