I checked out the new Taqueria in downtown Sofia this weekend. It was pretty great. The Taqueria is on Shishman Street.

I'd heard about the shop. I'd read a blog post in Bulgarian about the post. For some reason, I thought it was next to (or near to) the sandwich/soup place <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2010/04/18/new-find-supastar/" target="_blank">SupaStar</a>.

Um, it's not.

Basically, I walked from the Sofia University metro station down Shishman and I spent the whole walk tripping on sidewalk tiles while I was looking for the Taqueria. I kept going because well, I am not about to be beaten by a taco shop. I also believe that I have a nose for tacos.

I kept thinking: I'll find it. I am American.

In hindsight, I have no idea what is means to have a nose for tacos. I also don't think that being an American makes me any better at finding a taco joint than anyone else.

I was just determined.

It paid off.

The Taqueria it turns out is 24 Shishman Street. That makes it much, much closer to Gurko than to Tsar Osvoboditel.  It's almost next door to the school on the block. Just so you know.

There are a lot of interesting options and choices to be made at the Taqueria.  Burrito or tacos? Quesadilla or nachos?

I picked the burrito. But for the record, I was torn. I thought pretty seriously about the tacos. The burrito won out.

The burrito was made on a, get this, Mission tortilla. I don't know who's importing Mission tortillas but it makes feel that much like my mom's burritos. (Oh and for the record, my MoM is not Mexican. She's a white middle-class American.)