Taco Week lures us to Limón y Sal

[Robin Garr]

Taco Week lures us to Limón y Sal

Limón y Sal's caldo de res, the classic Mexican beef soup, is rich, comforting, and very, very spicy.


By Robin Garr
LouisvilleHotBytes.com

Bam! The notification popped up on the top of my screen with an attention-getting tone: “Louisville Taco Week,” it read. “Because Taco Tuesday isn't enough! We're bringing you $2 tacos from some of Louisville's most popular taco joints.”

What’s not to like about that? Who doesn’t love tacos? It got my attention anyway, and sent me on a taco quest that ended up at the suburban Mexican eatery Limón y Sal. (I’m sorry to have to tell you that the April 12-18 feature ended before you saw this, but hey, tacos are good cheap eats even when they’re not on sale.)

Looking over the dozen “most popular taco joints” that participated with sponsors El Jimador Tequila and Gordon Food Service, I was a little disappointed to see that none of the little down-home, Spanish-speaking taquerias that I love were included.

But variety is the spice of life – a couple of Irish spots were even on the list. Heck, everybody loves tacos. When I spotted a place that I hadn’t tried named Limón y Sal, I figured a Spanish name was a good sign. I got about halfway out to its far northeast-end shop before it dawned on me that this is a margarita reference: lemon and salt.

Indeed, its expansive shopping center space provided a tasty Mexican meal, with tacos, and if I didn’t indulge in one of the seven margaritas (available in small, large, and pitcher sizes) for a work-day lunch, I admired the look of the massive bar that dominates one side of the room.

Kentucky’s pandemic-trimmed restaurant capacity was up to 60% at the time of our visit last week, which left plenty of open space around the tables. We felt even more secure, even with masks and vaccinations, in tall-backed booths topped by plastic dividers that turn them into virtual bubbles.

Lunch and dinner menus are similar in selection and price, with a few lunch items such as lunch fajitas, quesadillas, and specials aimed at quick, affordable midday meals priced under $10. Combination lunches offer a la carte options of taco, enchilada, tostada, cheese quesadilla, tamale, burrito, and chile poblano at $7.99 for any one, $9.99 for choice of two, rice and beans included. ...

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Limón y Sal
10000 Brownsboro Road
423-4604
http://limonysal502.com
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That Caldo de Rez photo looks awesome! I stop off at the restaurant in back of Mi Preferida from time to time for their caldos---good and filling stuff.
Everything else looks good as well.

[Robin Garr]

That Caldo de Rez photo looks awesome! I stop off at the restaurant in back of Mi Preferida from time to time for their caldos---good and filling stuff.
Everything else looks good as well.

It was good. It seems to me that it falls into a slightly new genre, a little closer to Mexico than Los Aztecas, El Nopal and their kin, but still non-threatening to Anglos and falling on the English side of the language balance.

The place behind Mi Preferida? El Mariachi? That is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants/taquerias in town. As I understand it, that whole strip is a connected business with owners from Guanajuato, and there are some Guanajuato dishes on El Mariachi's menu. I've found that some of the staff struggle with English, but have never been unable to get what I wanted.

I chose my description poorly now that I see it written. I meant to say the restaurant in the back end of the store. As for language.....that is the fun part!

[Robin Garr]

As for language.....that is the fun part!

Tú tienes razón, Diego.