The sadness, she is mucha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDuring our time at Tacos El Gordo, a few days after closing, there was a steady stream of disappointed fans of the restaurant, many of whom had been coming to Tacos El Gordo for years. The looks of shock and dismay were universal.<\/p>\n
One of the few bright spots in the closure is that the employees are being transferred elsewhere and will not be laid off.<\/p>\n
Taco lovers will also be happy to hear there’s another Tacos El Gordo location in Las Vegas. While not as accessible for those staying on The Strip, it’s a short taxi ride, and possibly worth the trouble, depending upon the depth of one’s desire for tasty, cheap tacos.<\/p>\n
The other location is at 1724 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104.<\/p>\n
The anguished wails following the closure of Tacos El Gordo are a reminder that in Las Vegas, it’s best not to get too emotionally attached to anything. The good news is that even when something worth loving goes away, Las Vegas always makes more.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tacos El Gordo, a Mexican restaurant with a rabid cult following, shuttered suddenly to just about everyone’s surprise on Nov. 30, 2014. Update (12\/5\/15): Just nevermind the rest, Tacos El Gordo is back! Here’s a look at Tacos El Gordo prior to the abrupt shuttering. Rumors flew that the restaurant would re-open again, but we’ve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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